The point of this essay is to compare and contrast the given readings and show how the individuals throughout the text show the value of non‐attachment in the Monk's Tale, The Nun's Tale & Therigatha through religious practice.The three texts will demonstrate the concept based on non-attachment. The Monk’s Tale is about a monk named Tashi Pasang who becomes a devotional monk whereas the Nun’s Tale is about a Jain woman named Prasannamati Mataji who felt that attachment can lead to suffering…
Dahlstrom is a senior examiner at the US Small Business Administration. He earned a PhD from Arizona State University. His research has covered areas in leadership and management as well as other important business sectors. He is also a faculty associate at Arizona State University. The article covers the contingency model of leadership by Fiedler. Although at first glance, this seems irrelevant, it is relevant. The contingency model of leadership discusses leadership styles that are better…
R.K.Narayan’s ‘Talkative Man’-A Mini Novel of Many Characters: A Study A. Phaniraja Kumar Abstract: Talkative Man is a short novel based on a man’s life in his struggle to make his reputation as a renowned journalist(TM) in the well-known modern town of Malgudi. It also describes the charisma of born flirt Dr. Rann and his Home Guard wife, Sarasa. In this novel R.K.Narayan focuses on characters rather than incidents. It is an entertaining read with humorous moments juxtaposed…
Introduction: The advancement in the internet technologies (2G, 3G) as well as the mobile communication industry along with the increasing popularity of mobile communication devices such as smart phones, tablets, net books and laptops, has led to the emergence of mobile commerce as an alternative business model. Mobile phone today is considered as a lifestyle device and not just a tool to connect (Thakur & Srivastava, 2012). Its functionality has gone far beyond the function of merely connecting…
is significantly. Policies such as the one child policy, child benefits, abortion and contraceptive methods directly impact the decision making and planning process of a couple. Although China’s harsh one child policy sparked controversy on human rights, it is estimated that the policy successfully prevented 400 million births (Wang, Z., Yang, M., Zhang, J., & Chang, J., 2016). However, the aftermath of this policy is continuing to be seen today; as problems like gender and age gap inequality,…
religious ideas. Confucian concerns are ethical and considered the family the basic unit of society. Elders were respected, and men were made, not born. These beliefs led to the mandate of Heaven which said “a good ruler was thought to possess a divine right to govern,” and “If a ruler governed…
However, a disruption to the national sovereignty of states violates one of the fundamental principles of the UN. In 1991, Somalia became one of the first states in which the UNSC interfered and further violated the state’s sovereignty under Article2 (7) of the UN charter. Somalia’s dictator, Said Barre, experienced a coup, after which…
opposition may say that the right to health care lead to a socialist system where it should be an individual’s responsibility, nor the government 's role to secure health care. However, the U.S already provides free public education, public law enforcement, public road maintenance, and other public services to its citizens to promote a just society that is fair to everyone. So why not to provide an affordable health care where everybody could have access as a human being rights? The World Health…
countries feel the effects of patriarchy more intensely than women in developed nations such as the United States. The proportionally high cost of education through tuition, school supplies, and low parental income in developing countries, such as India, Ethiopia and Pakistan, restricts the education of girls in impoverished families. If education is available, families in developing countries choose to give it to boys instead of girls. Since in many developing countries women hold subservient…
OUTLINE: Introduction I. Leadership requirements II. Challenges of modern military leadership III. Possible solutions/ training course for young cadets Conclusion Bibliography Introduction: Since the early beginnings of societies as we know them, the interaction between a leader and his team has always raised controversy and been subject of countless debates. Even the Neanderthals, who lived over 20,000 years BC, were organized in clans, with a leader, most likely the wiser, or the…