Socrates describes a perfect city in Plato’s The Republic. Many questions are asked in the book‚ such as “What is an ideal city?” Or‚ “What is justice?” And‚ “Is justice in the city possible?” Socrates tries to find the real meaning of the word justice. He starts with justice within a single person‚ and then he tries to take that concept and apply it to the city. Then‚ to figure out the perfect city‚ he goes back to the single person to find justice there. He shows that the perfect city needs the
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Adventure: Been living on the farm‚ Dorothy has an internal call to adventure in that she wishes to view a land (sings about it) and life greater than what she has living on the farm • Siddhartha lives in a relatively wealthy city in India with his Brahmin parents‚ but has a thirst for knowledge. He wants to join the wandering squad of possession-less Samanas (tells his father) • Refusal to Call: Dorothy is transported to Oz‚ “We’re not in Kansas anymore”‚ and at first she is scared that she is essentially
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“Siddhartha‚” he said‚ “why are you waiting?” “You know why.” “Will you go on standing and waiting until it is day‚ noon‚ evening?” “I will stand and wait.” “You will grow tired‚ Siddhartha.” “I will grow tired.” “You will fall asleep‚ Siddhartha.” “I will not fall asleep.” “You will die‚ Siddhartha.” “I will die.” Siddhartha is a spiritual pilgrim‚ and though it is clear he earnestly desires to seek truth and transcendent knowledge‚ Hesse does not yet reveal the full extent of his convictions
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Argumentative Essay Hinduism came about very long ago by a nomadic tribe known as the Aryans. Hindus believe in many gods and goddess making Hinduism a polytheistic religion. Hindus also believe in the caste system which is a system based on what family you were born into and segregated against people who weren’t in a high enough class. Siddhartha Gautama was a very wealthy Hindu in one of the highest classes. He had anything that he could have asked for but somehow was not fulfilled and happy. Siddhartha
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established and the practice of selective abortion becomes popular from late 1970s. Data Latest census shows a decline In sex ratio from 927/1000 to 914/1000. 527/1000 (0-6) age group in fatehgarh sahib region of Punjab‚ 300/1000 in upper-class Hindu Brahmins in urban regions of Punjab. Consequences : 1) Less no of females as compared to males in population. So‚ there will some unmarried young men. This can result in abduction of females. Recently‚ Hindustan times reported that young girls from
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The story is about people that live in Miguel street Author + background : V.S. Naipaul Sir Vidiadhar Surajprasad "V. S." Naipaul‚ TC (born 17 August 1932) is a Trinidadian-British writer of Indo-Trinidadian heritage of Bhumihar Brahmin[1][2] known for his novels focusing on the legacy of the British Empire’s colonialism. He has also written works of non-fiction‚ such as travel writing and essays. Naipaul was born in Chaguanas‚ Trinidad and Tobago‚ to parents of Indian descent.[1]
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government was more flexible and was set up in the 5 relationships (ruler and subject‚ father and son‚ husband and wife‚ oldest son and younger brothers‚ and friend and friend) whereas India’s hierarchy was rigid and created through the Caste System (Brahmin‚ Kshatriyas‚ Vaisyas‚ Sudras‚ and finally the Pariah). Ultimately‚ both hierarchical bureaucracies were led by a king. In China‚ the Han dynasty was able to create a strong centralized government led by kings who claimed the divine right to rule China
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Hum2410-02409 Susan McClung 09/22/2010 Hyosoon kwak A Movie about Widowed Children in India I recently watched a shocking movie in class about an eight-year-old widow that never got to meet her husband‚ and she is deposited in an institution for widows called a widow’s ashram to spend the rest of her life. According to Indian tradition‚ these widows must remain in seclusion‚ apart from the rest of the world‚ until the end of their lives and are forbidden of ever re-marrying. An impressive
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Religions come from all different places and have different backgrounds. That being said‚ the culture can be drastically different from one religion to the next. However‚ that is not always the case. Some religions can be quite similar. An example of that would be the ancient religions Hinduism and Buddhism. Although Hinduism and Buddhism are similar‚ they have their differences‚ but what exactly makes the two different religions alike and different? In order to understand this question‚ we need
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A system by which a society ranks categories of people in a hierarchy is called stereotyping. social mobility. social stratification. social inequality. What system of castes is composed of Brahmin‚ Kshatriya‚ Vaishya‚ and Shudra? the Indian caste system the South African system the British class system the British estate system In 1948 in South Africa‚ the white minority ensured their political control
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