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The way we talk, react or behave is the product of how we were raised and the beliefs that were built-in us. Although social status, economy, religion and the time during which you were born also play a huge role in our life, they do not affect our lives as much as our ethnic background. An ethnic group or ethnicity is a group of people having common social, cultural or even national background. Every ethnic group has some of their own unique characteristics that set them apart from the rest of…

Published in 1868, Wilkie Collins’ detective novel The Moonstone is unique in the mystery genre in that it does not have one primary detective. Instead, the story unfolds through the writings of eleven distinct characters. Approximately half of the story is narrated by Gabriel Betteredge, a man who is decidedly Anglocentric. Throughout the story, biases play a role in its deeper meaning with regards to India and its relationship with Britain. Gabriel Betteredge’s biased narration, Mr.…

Grand Canyon “Beautiful doesn't begin to describe it. A flower is beautiful. But this is beautiful the way that a person is beautiful- terrifying with its jagged edges, yet seductive with its crevices that hide so many secrets.” (Jeri Smith-Ready, Requiem for the Devil) This quote explains how beautiful the Grand Canyon is perfectly I think. Let’s look past how breath taking the Grand Canyon is for a moment and dig deeper in how it really became to be interesting landform it is now. So let us…

Many forms of religions cover the globe but not one sticks out as much as Christianity. At the most basic level, a “Christian” is anyone who professes that Jesus of Nazareth is the “Christ” .Leading into saying, most Christians of the past and present believe much more about Jesus: that he was not just a great prophet, or miracle-worker but that his relationship with God was so close and unique that he could rightly be called the Son of God,and given many other titles, some of which make him…

“Peace. It means not to be in a place where there is no noise, no trouble or hard work. It means to be in the midst of those things and still be calm in your heart.” - unknown. Peace is the basis of religious life- without teachings of peace, there would be very few followers of religion. At the centre of all religious teachings there is peace, in both monotheistic and polytheistic religions, but it plays a different role in each. In order for one to live a truly peaceful life, they must find…

The major religions of Judaism, Hinduism, Buddhism, Christianity, and Islam developed practices and beliefs that have been passed down and carried on throughout thousands of years. Working and evolving together, these religions have developed our world into a more varying and divergent place. Many of these religions have much in common, but several do not, and because of that, people can choose a religion that best fits who they are or who they want to be. Born the son of a respected family,…

Hinduism is the leading religion, or way of life, particularly in India. Although Hinduism contains an overall variety of philosophies, it is a family of connected religious cultures by shared concepts, rituals, cosmology, and shared textual means. What does it mean to be Hindu? Hinduism recommends the eternal duties, such as honesty, refraining from harming living beings, patience, mercy, self-restraint, compassion, among others. When people refer to being Hindu they refer to a certain god or…

Along with the differences in gender came a sexual want between a man and a woman, coming from both sides. When beings first started engaging in sex the others threw things at the couple saying that sex was a horrible thing to commit. During the time of rice the beings came to realize that they did not have to go get rice for every meal, but pick it in bulk and eat from that stash for longer, and have to do work less often. The creatures soon decided to set up sections for them to pick rice…

What is Hinduism? For some people, it’s a religion with multiple Gods while other see only one true God. Both ideas are correct, depending on which one you’re referring to. The three aspects are Vedic, Upanishad and Theistic/Classical. Although each aspect has its own identifying factors, they also flow and blend together. Like all complex and ancient religious tradition you can’t think that Hinduism is one monolithic religion. It is more than that with its different tradition involving arrays…

Hinduism The article on Hinduism was fascinating. I wish I had read it prior to going to India – a lot of things would have made more sense. One idea that struck me was the balance that one must find to exit the cycle of reincarnation. I assumed reincarnation was a series of rewards and penalties that one undergoes as they progress to the good, exiting the cycle by enlightenment and goodness. Queguiner wrote, “It is not enough for the good to outweigh the evil, that is that ther be no further…