Nepal

In America, it is a standard procedure that shortly before or after a woman gives birth to a baby boy at a hospital, she is given a pile of papers. One document inquires as to whether or not she wants her infant boy circumcised. At that point, if the doctor explains the procedure, which a national survey conveys that approximately fifty percent of the physicians who perform circumcision do not educate the parents in advance of the surgery, it’s likely that the mother is told that it is simple,…

According to Ariany (2013, p.537-538), CEDAW is the least respected human rights treaty, since many states parties made their reservations to CEDAW. Bangladesh, Egypt, Iraq, the Kingdom of Bahrain, Kuwait, Libya, Malaysia, Maldives, Morocco and Oman made reservations to CEDAW, due to its contrary to Shari’a. While Algeria, Indonesia, Jordan, Pakistan, Turkey and Yemen made reservations to CEDAW due to religious justifications. And the most reserved article is Article 16 on marriage and family…

The tiger is the largest of the 37 species of cats in the world and unfortunately has recently become the most endangered of all the large wild cats. All tigers face two major threats. One is habitat destruction. This not only results in less territory for the cats to live in but also leaves the tigers' territory fragmented into separate islands making is hard for tigers to mate, which make it difficult for the species to survive. Conservation efforts are often aimed at creating sanctuaries,…

to get the enormous warmth of my mum’s love and care as I was living the modern life alone to make my career. The journey begins as soon as I left the Kathmandu where I lived for almost three years to further my studies. Kathmandu the capital of Nepal, is a very congested city which lies in the lap of mountains. I started my journey along with my best friend Sushanta who wanted to visit my home with me. We decided to go Pokhara by Himalayan metro train. It takes almost one day to reach Pokhara…

In the documentary “Girl Rising” , Suma, a girl from Nepal, was a victim of kamlari, until Suma found a way to be freed and continued to go with other victims and speak about the issue an attempt to free others. Suma was continually taking some girls out their miserable everyday kamlari life by standing up…

Matthiessen was no different. Matthiessen dreamt of the elusive and beautiful snow leopard, and longed to lay his gaze upon it, a sight that only a lucky few have ever been blessed with. This was Matthiessen’s unattainable dream, which took him through Nepal, across the Himalayas and through the Tibetan Plateau, which Matthiessen detailed the journey in his novel The Snow Leopard. When George Schaller and Peter Matthiessen set out from Annapurna on September 28th, 1973, in The Snow Leopard,…

At the late of 20th century, Mao Zedong, communist leader, organized the Cultural Revolution in order to assert the authority over the Chinese government. He declared that the nation’s youth to purify the “impure” elements of Chinese society and to revive the revolutionary spirit that lead to victory in the civil war 20 decades earlier in order to restore the China’s reputation and power. However, his leadership position in government as in the Soviet Union was weakened and failed his Great Leap…

qualities of awareness, kindness, and wisdom. Buddhism, founded in the late 6th century B.C. by Siddhartha Gautama (known as the “Buddha”), is an important religion in most of Asia. The Buddha was born as a royal prince in Lumbini which is now part of Nepal. People also refer to the Siddhartha as Buddha Shakyamuni. ‘Shakya’ is the name of the royal family he was born into, and ‘Muni’ means “Able One”. Later on in his adult life, he retired to the forest where he followed a spiritual meditation.…

Asian Elephant The Asian Elephant (Elephas maximus) is largest land mammal on Earth, slightly smaller than its cousin the African Elephant. The Asian elephant is considered to the a single species, Elephas maximus with four subspecies, these include the “E.m. hirsute (Malaylan elephant), E.m. indicus (Indian elephant), E.m. maximus (Sri Lankan elephant), and E.m. sumatranus ( Sumatran elephant) (Asian Elephants, n.d). Asian Elephants have been domesticated for thousands of years doing hard…

Through the comparison and contrast of Buddha and Christ as religious teachings, figures, and livelihood, distinct similarities and differences can be found. I am a Methodist-Christian and after reviewing the Eastern and Western religions and cultures, I came to conclude the two religious figures are completely different. They are fundamentally more different than alike, historically and spiritually. Jesus Christ, the founder of Christianity, is the Son of God, the Father. The founder of…