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influenced by Buddhism (for Maurya, at the least). Maurya India reigned in the same era as both Han and Rome, but despite this, India's technological attitudes far differed from Rome, namely. As mentioned before, the Han built watchtowers, tools, weapons, and complex roofs, particularly due to the Confucian encouragement of effectiveness. Maurya India directed more towards places of worship, such as monasteries and temples. Both the Han and Maurya India crafted stupas, since both Buddhism and…

This is reflected through the Renaissance period in particular. The central figure of this culture and religious awakening was Rammohun Roy, who is known as the “father of the modern India.” Rammohun Roy was also a great scholar, linguist, patriot and humanist. Roy was a primarily a Westernised Indian who succeeded in mediating between Western and Indian moral and religious beliefs. As a pioneer of Indian religious reforms, Roy had…

it was a special day in memory ,and it was not expected for a real historical event to turn into a myth remember for decades, Indian Mutiny has its results and impact on the Victorians in their own homes ,not only on the British community in India, or even on the Indians themselves ,as the first serious attempt for independence from the British presence or uprising in 1857, as a result of the cultural and intellectual…

Alan Taylor’s interpretation of history in American Colonies, is the most effective analysis of push factors that drove Europeans to immigrate to the New World. This source contains the reasons of immigration and the success of the colonies one established. During the 1600’s, the Netherlands were a very liberal place to inhabit- compared to nations surrounding it. The Dutch empire was welcoming to outcasts that were not welcome in their own country. Even in New Netherland, the Dutch exhibited…

Active Euthanasia, Legal Murder Recently, the question on whether the state of California should legalize euthanasia, intentionally ending a life to prevent pain and suffering, arises. On October 5, 2015, governor Jerry Brown of California put an end to that question by signing into law the End of Life Option Act. The law allows “terminally ill people to be prescribed the drugs that will end their life” (All things considered). It is written: “provide that nothing in its provisions is to be…

On October 2 1869, Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was born in Porbandar, India. As his mother was devoted to religion, his lifestyle was heavily impacted on by teachings of mutual tolerance non-injury toward living things and the practise of vegetarianism, coming from the beliefs of Jainism. His father being Chief Minister of Porbandar, meant that Gandhi was fortunate enough to be born into a high caste of Indian society. Gandhi received a thorough education however proved to perform no better than…

everyone…The root of nationalism…simply means not allowing such people to seize our political power” (Strayer, 964). The India’s modern leader Gandhi said that India was in a sad condition and “India is being ground down, not under the English heel, but under that of modern civilization…So understanding and so believing, it behooves every lover of India to cling to the Indian civilization even as a child clings to the mother’s breast” (Strayer, 920). Eight Sun or Gandhi inspired the idea of…

The governments of Argentina, Australia, Brazil, India, and Mexico, among others, are also organized along federalist principles. Federalism may encompass as few as two or three internal divisions, as is the case in Belgium or Bosnia and Herzegovina. In general, two extremes of federalism can be distinguished: at one extreme, the strong federal state is almost completely unitary, with few powers reserved…

Active Euthanasia, Legal Murder Recently, the question on whether the state of California should legalize euthanasia, intentionally ending a life to prevent pain and suffering, arises. On October 5, 2015, governor Jerry Brown of California put an end to that question by signing into law the End of Life Option Act. The law allows “terminally ill people to be prescribed the drugs that will end their life” (Unknown). Passing the bill means active euthanasia, which is defined as “taking measures…

the East India Tea company wanted passed were passed and the ones they didn’t were not. An example of their power was the American colonies buying “Black Market” tea from the Dutch. The East India Tea company pushed the British government to pass the “Tea Act of 1773” (Tom Standage, p.204). The demand for tea enabled the East India Tea company to gain power in the British government because they controlled the supply. Even though the British don’t make as much revenue as the East India Tea…