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    The Serpent and the Rope, winner of the Sahitya Academy Award in the year 1963, is considered a milestone in Indian-English fiction, its form showing a successful orchestration of Indian and Western methods. The Cat and the Shakespeare, a metaphysical comedy, is an exemplar of theoretical fiction. The Chessmaster and His Moves are characterized by a range of momentous symbols. Here ‘The Chessmaster’ himself and his ‘moves’ are what he makes man do. Raja Rao’s place in the empire of Indian…

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    ecosystems. Someones, different culture has a different belief in nature and ecosystem, but if the economic growth can destroy their cultural values of many people, and then it is unethical. A quote from the book, "The bald eagle in American, the Ganges River in India, Serengeti Plain in Africa all have significant cultural meaning for many people. Treating them merely as resources to be used for economic growth would destroy something of immense value." Sometimes, the earth's biosphere needs…

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    Gleeson, 2004, Under "G" titled "Some Conclusions" Schroeder-Sheker, Music for the Dying, 44. 110.43 - Addressed in clinical narrative #49 110.44 - My internship experience did not lend itself to working with a wide range of religious and cultural systems. However, I have a deep appreciation for the individuality of others in regards to beliefs and values. One of my greatest fears is playing or singing in a vigil, material that may be insulting or offensive. Having a solid sense of my own…

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    established Congress. The BJP took 31% of India’s votes in comparison to Congress’s 19%. Modi and the BJP party won on the principles of keeping established traditions, while also revamping the country’s industry and cleaning the sacred and filthy Ganges River. He was popularly elected on the premise of promoting industry and getting urban city-dwellers to work so that India would be a true economic competitor. His promises to keep religion sacred, well also jumping economic growth, and…

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    Regardless of the geographically restrictive natural features and distance between India and China, there are several similarities between the Chinese philosophy of Confucianism and and the religion of Buddhism. However, there are some important differences as well. In this essay, we will compare and contrast the differences and similarities between Buddhism and Confucianism by analyzing their essential teachings, appeal and proliferation along with the impact they made. Like many other…

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    Sheikh Hasina Wajed Prime Minster of Bangladesh Bangladesh is located in south Asia and has had a long and varied history. Over the past hundred years, Bangladesh has been a part of three septate states the British partisan of India, India, and Pakistan. While Bangladesh was part of Pakistan it was known as East Pakistan and was physical separated from Pakistan proper by India. At many times East Pakistan (Bangladesh) was at odds with Pakistan proper. Because of East Pakistan’s tension with…

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    and important contacts with Hellenistic culture were presented to India due to it proximity to influences. On the other hand, the Himalayas led to a division between the subcontinent that led to weaker political unity. Furthermore, The Indus and Ganges rivers played a role in farming and transportation. In conclusion, geography and environment majorly affected how Indian civilization formed and expanded. Aryan society became very influential to many other civilizations and had many religious…

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    Funeral Rituals

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    oldest son performs a ritual circling the body three times, each time a family member hits a kumbha knocking a hole in it, releasing water signifying the soul leaving the body. Twelve hours later the men return to gather the ashes to spread in the Ganges river, or the family spreads the ashes in a local significant river. As the Jewish family members enter the funeral home, they rip the clothing covering their heart to give a visual for the pain and suffering they feel inside, and the final…

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    is committed to Shiva, and a progression of reliefs identifying with this god and his love embellish the dividers of the buckle. On the dividers, Shiva speaks to the god's diverse perspectives. Different reliefs portray Shiva getting the waterway ganges in his hair the earth. Other pieces containing Shiva then shows up in his half-male half-female shape. On different dividers, Shiva is appeared with his partner Parvati, and decimating the devils Andhaka and Gaja (fig. 1). At the deogarh…

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    In Emily Bronte 's novel "Wuthering Heights", there are two houses: Thrushcross Grange and Wuthering Heights, both located in Yorkshire. The two houses symbolize the people living in them. Thrushcross Grange is home to the pure, caring, and well-mannered, and Wuthering Heights is home to the malevolent, cunning people. That the two houses are so different contributes to the author’s meaning of the work because the two houses are opposing forces and are what causes the conflict and plot the story…

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