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    Film Review

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    The review of film "Ostrov". "Ostrov" was directed /daɪˈrekt/ by Pavel Lungin. It stars Pyotr Mamonov who plays the part a monk Father Anatoly and who is very interesting person in private - formerly /ˈfɔːməli/ one of the few rock musicians in the USSR‚ converted to Eastern Orthodoxy in the 1990s and lives now in an isolated village. Pavel Lungin said about him that "to a large extent‚ he played himself." The film won the Nika Awards of the Russian Academy of Cinema Arts and Sciences for

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    Ambedkar on Buddhism

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    Ambedkar on Buddhism 14 October 1956 holds a special significance for the Dalit community in India. On that day‚ Bhim Rao Ambedkar‚ by all accounts the most influential Dalit intellectual of the 20th century publicly renounced Hinduism and converted to Buddhism. He told it was his “rebirth” in his speech over there. Actually Dr. B.R. Ambedkar was born in 14th April 1891. He was born in lowly Mahar Caste in the western state of Maharashtra. The caste Mahara was untouchables according to the varn

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    Little Buddha

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    first half being set in modern times. Long story short‚ several Tibetan monks travel to Seattle in search of a boy. According to their dreams‚ he is the reincarnation of a Buddhist lama. The boy whom they are searching for is a ten year old named Jesse. The monks befriend Jesse and his parents and try to convince them to let Jesse return to Nepal with them. Jesse’s parents are very skeptical. Upon leaving Jesse’s home the monks give Jesse a children’s book entitled Little Buddha. My problem with

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    Origin of the Triads

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    radical Chinese who recognized that the Ching was losing the Mandate of Heaven and so they organized rebellions against the Ching. The other theory states that it was the survivors of a massacre organized by the Ching Emperor‚ five disgruntled Shaolin monks that went into hiding and established several secret societies to rebel against the Ching (Liu 20). As Manchuria was not part of China‚ when they took

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    Women in Buddhism

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    Women were looked so down upon‚ that the moastic culture believed that if you had a girl‚ it brought bad luck to the family. Although‚ Women were invited to participate in the religion by Gautama Buddha‚ Ladies in the Buddhist religion couldn’t become monks. The Buddhist founders believed that women should have equal rights to men when it came to worshiping. But‚ they were uncertain that women could uphold the Buddhist communities strong patrons. Eventually‚ Buddhism came around and allowed women to

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    Iglesia ni Cristo who are not allowed to eat “Dinuguan” and Muslims who are not allowed to eat meats (tradition in the Philippines); has hospitality to the visitors is also the same in Philippine culture; has a “betrothal ceremony” has a similarity in courting before the agreement to be married‚ in the Philippine culture; in Indian culture‚ the oldest woman in the house became the head of the family while in the Philippine culture‚ the father is the head of the family; in Indian culture‚ the bride must

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    Business Hours There is a different work hours between government and private offices. For government offices‚ the routine work hours is on Monday- Saturday since 7.30am until 4.30pm with breaking for the lunch time while private offices normally have no break by use working on one’s shift instead to keep longer hours for example; shops‚ supermarket‚ etc. How to Work Cambodian have customs and tradition to have long and suitable relationships in any business. They trust having proper behavior

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    peace of mind‚ and escaping misery and warfare. At this time‚ religion was a central part of people’s lives‚ whether they be rich or poor. For Christian’s in this Era‚ it was commonly believed that only those who had devoted their lives to God‚ namely monks and nuns‚ were guaranteed salvation. The threat of an eternity burning in hell acted as a strong incentive to seek out an ascetic life. Also‚ those of the Christian community found themselves living lives that were full of excess and sin.

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    Discussion Question #4 The first time I read the poem‚ the first thing that went through my mind was Zhou Yu was courting or asking a girl for her hand in marriage. Since Zhou Yu served as the state’s general and military strategist‚ it only seemed fair that he was to be wed with a girl whom has royal blood. After reading a few history books in the De La Salle Library‚ I take back my previous impressions on the poem. After reading a book about early Chinese history‚ it gave me a whole new perspective

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    In the modern age‚ person perception can be formed in a variety of different ways and be created over an extended amount of time or done in a second. Person perception does not just include forming these perceptions but involves conclusions that we make based off of these impressions. This process can be both beneficial from a survival point of view but can also be incredibly harmful because these impressions can develop into stereotypes and biases that can percolate through societies view of the

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