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    Religious Discrimination

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    The Importance of Religious Discrimination & Sexual Harassment Laws in the Workplace The Importance of Laws in the Workplace Rights as an employee vary from job to job‚ however there are basic rights that exist for all employees. All employees have a right to be treated fairly‚ have a safe environment to work in‚ be free from discrimination and to be free from harassment. There are laws that have been established to insure that these basic rights are protected. Among these are laws against

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    one point in history. Though most religion seems to want to be moral‚ they’ve created the exact opposite in modern day life‚ most war arises from religion and seeing different levels of morality and not wanting the other person to continue their practices that way. The way that history has such a mass effect on our modern day lives religion wise could almost be seen as extraordinary. Buddhism founded by Siddhartha Gautama. The Buddha lived and taught in the eastern part of India around between

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    “Gandhi was a good man who used his Hindu and religious beliefs in a brilliant way” To what extent do you agree with this statement? Gandhi was never known as just a bad person. He always had the reputation/view of being either all good – or some good some bad. He was a major asset to the struggle of independence in India. And had inspired many other speeches today. All in all‚ I think the father of four born in the second of October 1869‚ Gandhi... was a good man – however has a lot behind the

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    the African continent in three stages. The first stage which is early Christianity‚ makes Christianity in Africa qualify to be as old as Christianity itself. The second stage involves the Portuguese patronized Christianity in Africa. The third stage of the Christian extension in Africa is marked by circumstances of contemporary modern times. Though the concept of Christianity in Africa is as old as Christianity itself‚ there are very few figures in its long history that are more influential

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    In Northern Africa and the Middle East‚ where political unrest has caused violent civil wars and riots‚ climate change has deteriorated people’s lifestyles and drastically changed the weather. According to Christopher Schär‚ a rise in temperature and humidity around the Persian Gulf will create extreme conditions that are intolerable to humans within the next century. Statistically‚ with the temperature rise of 0 .65°C for the past century‚ nearly 200 million people are living in regions that are

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    For years religion has been an integral custom of all people throughout time‚ and across the world. Nearly every civilization known to man practiced some sort of religion. Mankind has always wondered about the purpose‚ nature‚ creation and morality of the universe. This may be simply explained by human curiosity and the need to understand the complex and unexplainable. Most interestingly‚ as time went on these theories evolved and people from different parts mingled and further built upon new ideas

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    who died were buried in shrines known as Kramats or Mazaars‚ of which there are about 30 in and around Cape Town. Kramats in South Africa can be found from Muizenberg to Mowbray‚ with four on signal hill alone. The most visited by pilgrims is that of Sheikh Yusuf of Macassar in the dunes near Macassar Beach. He was the first to read from the holy Koran in South Africa‚ and is regarded as the father of local Islam. Other important Kramats are those of the last Malaccan sultan‚ Sheikh Abdurahman Matebe

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    References: 1. American Society on Aging. "Continuity theory: How elders find wisdom in spite of it all". http://www.asaging.org/at/at-214/continuity.html. Retrieved 2007-12-16. 2. Atchley R. C. (1989). "A continuity theory of normal aging". The Gerontologist 29 (2): 183–190. PMID 2519525. 3. Richard Schulz‚ Linda S. Noelker‚ Kenneth Rockwood‚ Richard L. Sprott‚ ed (2006). "Continuity Theory". Encyclopedia of Aging. 1 (4th ed.). Springer Publishing Company. pp

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    Religious Traditions

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    Elements of Religious Traditions Marion White REL/133 April 19th‚ 2011 Susan J. Johnson Elements of Religious Traditions “A set of beliefs concerning the cause‚ nature‚ and purpose of the universe‚ especially when considered as the creation of a superhuman agency or agencies‚ usually involving devotional and ritual observances‚ and often containing a moral code governing the conduct of human affairs is a religion” (“religion‚” 2011). Molloy (2010) stated‚ “Religion answers the questions

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    Addressing Malnutrition In South Africa. Gary Klugman South Africa is getting set to embark on a visionary National Food Fortification Program to address nutrient deficiencies. Scientists however‚ are beginning to question whether the program will actually achieve its objective of redressing nutrient deficiencies in children. Gary Klugman takes a look at the chemistry of the proposed national food fortification program and the anticipated efficaciousness. Get the facts and enter the debate. A

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