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    Jainism & Sikhism

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    2/28/12 Jainism & Sikhism Jainism is generally a religion that surfaced from India. This religion follows the idea of peace and non-violence towards not only humans but‚ all the living creatures of the world. It is also known as Shraman‚ Dharma‚ or Nirgantha because it teaches self reliance. According to this religion‚ a person or soul has to conquer his inner enemies in order to get to the state of Jina. This is essentially a “superior human being”. Also‚ they have a comparative smaller number

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    Comparing and Contrasting Spontaneous and Scripted Talk – Harry McDowell Matthew McConaughey’s scripted Oscar acceptance speech took place on main stage at the eighty-sixth Oscar award ceremony in Hollywood whereas his press interview was held backstage afterwards. The form of McConaughey’s acceptance speech is scripted with very well prepared sentence sequencing which is the opposite to his backstage interview that has a spontaneous form which shows that he was giving non-scripted responses to

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    Jainism Notes

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    starting with “Jainism” through 222 to answer the following questions. 1. According to legend‚ how did Mahavira start Jainism? A. According to legend‚ Mahavira started Jainism by leaving his home at the age of thirty to seek salvation by escaping from the cycle of incarnation‚ he lived an ascetic life in the Ganges Valley in which he achieved enlightenment‚ and he then taught an ascetic doctrine of detachment from the world‚ to followers who were called Jains‚ thus starting Jainism.

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    Hinduism sacred scriptures state “death is certain for the one who is born‚ and birth is certain for the one who dies (Bhagavad-Gita 2:27). The Hindus call life and death Maya‚ a grand illusion. They believe that death is both an end as well as a beginning. After death your atman moves on to merge with the divine it belongs in depending on the karma or state of mind of the individual. Instead of a heaven or hell they believe that there are 14 realms of existence‚ seven are lower than the human realm

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    Both Jainism and Sikhism have arisen as alternatives to Hinduism within India. As Molloy highlights‚ they both share a belief in karma with Hinduism‚ but both reject the polytheistic and ritualistic elements of Hinduism. Despite these similarities‚ Jainism and Sikhism are different in their emphasis. The founder of Jainism was named Mahavira. He was the twenty fourth‚ in a succession of saints‚ called tirthankaras. Mahavira was born into an aristocratic family‚ and much of his life is shrouded

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    Tradition Versus Technology: Comparing and Contrasting the United States and China A young girl in the People’s Republic of China drops out of school so that she can care for her aging parents. She will stay with them and carry out many of the household chores while her brother is away getting an education. She wanted nothing more than to stay in school and perhaps go on to college‚ but this is a dream she may as well forget. Besides‚ if her parents can only afford to educate one of their

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    Kaisit Udomkunnatum 9 June 2014 Comparing and Contrasting Herzberg’s Two-Factor Theory with Vroom’s Expectancy Theory Being a leader in modern day society‚ coupled with the competition and constant changes in your environment‚ one is required to not only be an expert in one’s job‚ but to be a motivator of man and women. Passive leadership skills supported by staff-focused company policies are now prerequisites in becoming a successful leader. Herzberg’s Two-Factor Theory (Motivation Hygiene Theory)

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    Comparing and Contrasting the Novel “Atonement” to its Film In class‚ we have been reading the novel “Atonement”‚ by Ian McEwan. This novel was made into a film in 2007 and won many awards for its acting‚ music‚ and many other categories. In general‚ the film was extremely loyal to the plot and character development in the novel. The director made sure that many of the little details that were present in the novel were in the film. I think this is what made the film so notable; the filmmakers

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    Buddhism and Jainism

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    and the consumption of food using only one’s cupped hands). Ultimately‚ the Buddha abandoned reliance upon these methods on his discovery of a middle way. In Jainism‚ there exists a non-extreme pathway for Sravaka laypersons with minor vows. Some Buddhist teachings‚ principles‚ and terms used in Buddhism are identical to those of Jainism‚ but they may hold different or variant meanings for each. Although both Buddhists and Jain had orders of nuns‚ Buddhist Pali texts record the Buddha saying that

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    COMPARING AND CONTRASTING FIRST AND SECOND LANGUAGE ACQUISITION Types of Comparison and Contrast | The Critical Period Hypothesis | Neurological Considerations  Psychomotor Considerations Cognitive Considerations Affective Considerations Linguistic ConsiderationsIn the Classroom: The Audiolingual Method | The increased pace of research on first language acquisition in the 60s and 70s attracted the attention not only of linguists of all kinds but also of educators in various language-related

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