Sikh

In Second Night, Balram figures out that his future will be based off his destiny “What caste is that top or bottom? And I knew that my future depended on that question” (Adiga 53) In the beginning of Second Night Balram tries to learn how to drive, but the first thing that is asked of him by the old man “What caste are you?”(Adiga 47). The old man’s tone seems to be authoritive and skeptical because he asks nothing about Balrams education, experience, background, but his caste. As soon as he…

society, which leads to assigning each of the gender a specific role that are made specially for them. Bend it like Beckham shows an Indian girl named Jesminder that is super passionate about soccer but the only thing that stands in her way is her Sikh parents who believe that Indian girls shouldn’t play sports. This movie tries to enlighten the audience about how Indian girls are seen as; just a puppet that is suppose to follow rules. The film outlines the pros and cons of gender role. The…

combat as well. Therefore, some Bowie knives have a serpentine piece between the handle and the blade. It is there to protect your hand from an opponent's blade. Bowie was not the only person to use knives have served purposes other than hunting. The Sikhs carry a religious weapon called the Kirpan as a symbol of their faith. Blood brother ceremonies were performed by the North American Indians. Asian cultures have used them for loyalty covenants. During the 18th century cutlerers used springs…

is still unthinkable. Indeed, even to Jess. It is seen as an outside issue, one that doesn 't exist in the Sikh society. Despite everything they choose not to see to it happening in their home. This is showed when Jess talks to her friend Tony. Tony says, “No Jess, I really like Beckham,” Jess responds with, “but you’re Indian”. Tony tells Jess that he is gay. Jess is stunned because in Sikh culture it is not even a question for homosexuality to be accepted. However, being from a modern…

The United States has a high crime rate in which many victims are affected psychologically, mentally and emotionally. There are families that either lose a loved one or are simply traumatized by an event that scar them for the rest of their life. The criminal justice system in the U.S. is more concern on preventing crimes around the communities, but are they also trying to help the victims of these crimes? It is crucial to prevent crimes on the cities and towns, that way people will not be…

Personal narrative As a child I use to see the beach on TV never got to see it in person, used to see kids playing having fun living their dreams never got to live my own. I grow up in a land where I was treated as a second citizen or even less. My people had orange ID cards, green car tags. the beach belonged only for blue ID card people with yellow car tags. I grow up knowing that the we can't walk or drive on the well braved roads, or have a walk at the public garden or play ground. Well,…

Introduction Religious fundamentalism, according to Riesebrodt, quoted by Samuel (2015),is an urban movement directedprimarily against dissolution of personality, patriarchal notions of order and social relations and their replacement by depersonalized principles. There are different types of religious fundamentalism too: Islamic fundamentalism According to Munson (2014), there is a variation of the character of Islamist movements throughout the world. While some Islamists resort to terrorism,…

In the speech “Breathe and Push” by Valarie Kaur, it discusses the fight for equality, especially for Sikh-American Civil Rights. Kaur is a lawyer for 15 years, and continuing, and she is also a filmmaker. When her grandfather came to American, he was put into prison for months due to his appearances and belief. It was not until Henry Marshall, a white lawyer, filed a “writ of habeas corpus” that her grandfather was released on Christmas Eve. She continues her narrative of her family and said…

Indira Gandhi: A Controversial Woman in Power A fascinating paradox of modern India was the rise to power and the turbulent rule of Indira Gandhi. She was one of the most politically powerful women in the world, and definitely the most powerful in India's history. But she ruled in a country where women lived in poverty, were neglected, and heavily discriminated against. How is that Indira Gandhi was India's prime minister for four terms while most other women in India were unaware they…

category is called, "Jainism". Hidnus are uncertain of who was thier founder is. The second last religion i'm about to write is called, "Sikhism". The founder for Sikhism is called,"Guru Nanak" and this is a monothiesetic religion. Guru Nanak taught the sikhs that if they whated to be saved, they would have to meditate in thier gods name and in thier gods word. Now I am going to be writeing about the last religion that fall's in this category,"Jainism. Jainism was founeded by a person named,…