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I. Culture Culture, as explained in the textbook, is “The language, beliefs, values, norms, and even material objects that characterize a group and are passed from one generation to the next.” The definition sounds good, but what does it even mean? Culture is a word so broad that it is broken up into groups to better understand it. The material culture consists of characteristics of a culture that can be visualized; examples include jewelry, architecture, clothing, and inventions. Nonmaterial…

After studying two classes about Hinduism, I visited Hindu Temple in Halifax this Monday morning. When I arrived there, the first thing jump into my sight is a statue, which a great man stands and erects in the front of the temple. It says that he called Swami Vivekananda (1863-1902), who a famous India monk and philosopher. During 1893 to 1900, he preached Vedanta philosophy in North America and inspired millions people in the service of humanity around the world. Under the culture of Hindu…

The Ink talks by Arunima Sinha, first female amputee to climb Mount Everest leaves a deep impact on your mind and makes you want to salute her courage which is taller than the highest peak in the world. I also look up to my cousin who is a major in the Indian Army. He has mentored me by iterating the hard truths. He is closest to a role model I have. 10. Give a brief write-up about your background, including how it has impacted the choice of your present course of study. Prepare a SWOT…

Balinese architecture is a vernacular style of architecture wherein designers use local materials to help construct buildings, structures, and houses, as well as reflecting local tradition. It is a centuries-old style of design that’s heavily influenced by Bali’s Hindu traditions, as well as ancient Javanese elements. For the materials that are required for Balinese homes and buildings mostly will be thatch roofing, coconut wood, teak wood, stone, bamboo and bricks. Balinese architecture has…

ends by start of August. The fleshy, juicy fruit palm sugar is probably the only thing you need to eat on a hot summer afternoon. It is translucent and pale white in color and resembles a litchi in texture. The fruit is called tadgola in Marathi and Hindi, Tamil and is Taati Nungu Munjali in Telugu. It regulates body temperatures and also prevents dehydration and fatigue. The fruit is also used to make Toddy, a local alcoholic…

Sartre would say, “man is condemned to be free” , he means that we are thrown in this world in our own and be responsible for everything we do. Instead of realizing our identity as free beings we often pretend as determined objects. Refusing to take the responsibility of making fully out of ourselves on what we are, we impersonate as if we are pre-determined objects of the society we are born in. People tend to uphold on the outside circumscription rather making fully out of themselves. This…

My fourteenth birthday was a landmark day for more reasons than I can count. Besides being a day of receiving blessings from elders, gifts from family and friends; sitting in at the ‘havan’ whose sacred fire would purify my soul; protect me, 7th of April of 2010 is etched in my mind and heart. That day I visited Kanya Ashram, a shelter for orphaned girl children, in my neighborhood. Being a teenager, friends and sports took center stage in my life, which were interspersed with bouts of teenage…

Buddhism can be defined as the life-long and devoted endeavor to become fully acquainted with, observant of and exemplary of the enlightened knowledge of the Buddha (Jacobson 36). Even more, Buddhism is unlike any other religion in that it does not attempt to put forth any conceptual system by which man is provided a reason for his existence or a means for understanding “the deepest secrets of life” (Jacobson 37). Buddhism supports man’s needs for dealing with the realities of life as they…

Sports drew my attention along with inventing, while music was something I overlooked easily. My parents would listen to Arabic and Hindi music which I found annoying along with most pop music. I’m not trying to bash pop music, it just did not float my boat for the most part. Pop was considered girly in my dad’s eyes who would listen to hard rock music whenever he would drive anywhere…

What is your equation with your friends and professional colleagues? Is it something like this? You feel that your office colleagues or friends don’t give you the kind of attention you would like to have from them? Your boss or seniors at workplace don’t take you very seriously? If it so, then it is clear that your presence fails to make an impact when you are with an individual or in a group. Simply put you need to develop your personality to the extent that there is a marked improvement in…