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    kings that ruled the states of what was once the Western Roman Empire. Despite the rule of the Germanic people, the fusion of the Romans and the Germanic people allowed for the warrior caste system of the Germans to dominate, but the Romans were able to underline their structure of government underneath the warrior caste. As history has shown us, the Germanic people’s rule was not successful because the only kingdom that lasted was that of the Franks. Clovis, who set the Frankish kingdom, was a…

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    In Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World, The World State uses a number of very effective methods to control its citizens such as: soma, hypnopedia, the caste system, promiscuous sex, etc. On this essay it would be specified how they uses those methods and what are the effect of the use. The World State uses soma to Control its citizens. First, they uses soma to make the people happy and focused. In World State they are always happy because they are conditioned to be, but if you are not, they teach…

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    Brave New World Vs Gattaca

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    as well as Conditioning. The DHC first introduces the bokanovsky process to only be used on the lower castes, “standard Gammas, unvarying Delta’s, uniform Epsilons”(Huxley 5) and ninety-six identical embryo’s was the limit for the Bokanovsky process. Discrimination is shown through caste system and whether a person is born naturally or unnaturally. The caste system is divided into five main castes; Alphas, Betas, Gammas, Deltas, and Epsilon. Naturally born is where one is born from two members…

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    and the possibility of liberation from suffering and rebirth and the attainment of a permanent state of bliss (Smith, 991). The Hindu belief system is based on a social structure, or what is commonly referred to as the caste system, where there is a specific hierarchy for the castes where the Brahmans…

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    self-discipline. The ultimate objective of Buddhism is to attain Nirvana, which is a state of total spiritual bliss – satisfaction (Humanosophy 1). Like Hinduism, Buddhism allows religious divergence. Unlike it, though, Buddhism rejects ritual and the caste system. Buddhism acknowledges the same teachings (doctrine) of Buddha, namely the purification of consciousness through the Four Noble Truths: 1.) Life is suffering, 2.) Suffering is cause by desire, 3.) The way to overcome suffering is…

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    Buddhism Creation Story

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    It is also pointed out that the trader caste becoming rulers is a bad thing too. In the Buddhism creation story the end is supportive of the castes mixing and traders becoming priests and other transitions as well. The Hinduism story has meditation, and sacrifice as the two big ways of following the religion and showing the gods affection, and…

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    Bhagavad Gita Notes

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    Bhagavad-Gita as Guide India is one of the biggest countries in the world with a long history of great Indian civilization. It contains many important historical events, the rise and decline of empires, prolonged wars, establishment of their own religion, language, social structure, own philosophy and cultural values that were passed from generation to generation. There are several world known ancient Indian texts that contain all the wisdom and teachings of the Indian civilization that were…

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    previously slaves got where they are today because of the slavery system. The knowledge bestowed upon them provides guidance in the slave’s live. Being a slave means that you are at the bottom of the caste. Persons at the bottom of the caste are known to climb to the top. The slaves are at the bottom of the caste learning so that they can move up. It is how societies work. In order to rise you must work for it, it does not come free. The slaves are working to be able to go places in life.…

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    is no hero to the public’s interest. India’s first Law Minister and the chief architect of the Constitution of India Bhimaro Ramji Ambedkar’s conflicts with Gandhi lies in several differences of understanding and opinion of Indian society, the caste, the Poona Pact, and the question of whether Gandhi…

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    Ah Rass Poem Analysis

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    he has been though. The quote ‘Explain yuself wha yu mean’ implies that Agard wants answers to all of the hardships that he has been facing, calling out to all of those who have called him ‘half-caste’ that they are stupid and narrow-minded. He also uses the quote ‘England weather nearly always half-caste’ the technique is the use of personification, classing England as being multi cultural which can also imply that he wants to say that the weather is natural and so is being mixed race. Both…

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