Shiva

On a warm, beautiful spring afternoon, sixteen years ago, my mom was expecting a baby as fresh as a spring flower. My grandparents and father accompanied my mother on her way to the hospital. They were cheering my mother before reaching the hospital. My parents knew that they will be having a baby girl. While my mom was crying in pain, my dad said, “You are going to give birth to an angel who will bring sunshine in our lives! You are going to give birth to an adorable baby who will make our…

“In many families, the woman who becomes active is seen as a threat to the strong male. He feels that he is losing control over ‘his woman’ and might feel that he is being outdone or outshined by his mate, a problem that is exhibited if she is successful….Pressure begins to build on her side as she tries to balance her commitment to the cause with the conflicting demands that come out of her mate’s emotional needs.” (Mary Mellor, 2013, p. xx) Women liberation, in other words, is feminism. It is…

An Argument for Industrial Farming The world’s population is projected to reach nine billion people by 2050. More concerning is the fact the future global population growth is projected to be concentrated in parts of the world already experiencing difficulties feeding its current populations, including parts of Latin America, Africa and South Asia (Bowman 2007). Industrial farming and its enhanced methods are the only way will be able to feed the world’s population in the coming years. The…

The slave trade was simply a way of recruiting labor for the purpose of exploiting the great natural resources of America This trade did not develop because Indians and Negroes were red or black...but simply because they were the best workers to be found for the heavy labor in the mines and plantations across the Atlantic (Caste, Class, and Race p.332). And other words, people of color were sold because of their capacity and their strength to handle works that white people wouldn’t do or were…

"Hinduism (World Religions: A Whirlwind Tour" was not what I expected. I appreciated Professor LD Russell's attempt to try and get the audience to put themselves in Hindu's shoes. It is easy to think that the Trimurti may not be "good" gods because Shiva is the destroyer but if we really stop to think about it, it is not all that different from our God. However, he was all over the place and it was difficult to follow his train of thought. I attempted to watch the video on four separate…

Hindu belief is that gods or divinities can take many forms, but all form one universal spirit called Brahman. The three most important representations of Brahman are Brahma, the creator of the universe, Vishnu, the preserver of the universe, and Shiva, the destroyer of the universe. The Hindu belief involves reincarnation…

Hinduism was started in India but there was no founder that can be traced back to. Shockingly Hinduism is polytheistic and has over 33 million gods. However the most common include Brahma, Shiva, and Vishnu. Hinduism’s holy text is Vedas. One big things in Hinduism is the caste system. They put everyone in a cast and you are in that caste your whole life. Lastly in Hinduism they believe in reincarnation and the afterlife. But their ultimate goal in life is to achieve a perfect understanding of…

Art classifies a civilization; it distinguishes the difference in culture made by sculpture, paintings, and tapestry. Today I have attended the Metropolitan Museum of Arts, to visualize art in Ancient times from different civilizations. By observing each civilization sculpture, I would distinguish the difference between appearances of religious leaders or gods. Thus, furthering information learns from History class and comparing it to the sculptures I 've chosen. Egypt was a civilization where…

One of the most diverse regions in the world when it comes to religious beliefs is Eastern Asia. There are many different religions that are found in East Asia and some of them tend to be quite similar to other notable practices. For example, Daoism is not only very significant to the people of China, but it also has many similarities with religions such as Hinduism and Buddhism. With that being said however, there are also multiple differences among these practices. The history of Daoism dates…

Art through India The excitement had been growing as I landed at the airport in Mumbai, India. I would to get see new sights, experience new culture and learn where my roots had originated. As I left the airport I was culture shocked by what I was witnessing. The sceneries, the people, the environment was so different from what I had been use too. The architecture had been ancient and had so much meaning. The temples or known as mandir’s carried sacred meaning. My experience with the different…