Chinese ghost festival – A ritual that embodies Buddhist and Chinese values The Ghost festival‚ the second most important festival of the year‚ is an event in which features of Buddhism are most relevant in Chinese culture. The ritual‚ by essence‚ belongs to the living and the dead – it creates a harmony between the two‚ as well as that between the individual‚ society and nature in its performance. Its Chinese term‚ Yu lan pen hui‚ is composed of the foreign word “yu lan” that refers
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Discuss the Russian war in Afghanistan and the subsequent rise of the Taliban. Address the primary causes of the war‚ the key players involved‚ and the Taliban’s effect on the country’s cultural landscape. What did the United States do right and/or wrong? In 1979 there was a war between the Soviet’s and the Afghani’s in which the Soviet Union attacked Afghanistan in order to back up the people’s democratic party of Afghanistan (PDPA) because they wanted Afghanistan to be run by socialism instead
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and traces its roots to the silver standard currency basket of the colonial rule. Originally produced in India in the 15th and 16th centuries by Mogul rulers‚ the currency shifted to Gold Standards in 1898 with the British dominance of the subcontinent. The currency is controlled by the Reserve Bank of India that manages the policies through its broader mandate as the acting central bank of India. Historically‚ the currency has been pegged to the British sterling and then to the US Dollar until 1971
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Nguni sheep and cattle as well as the inter-regional trade of other goods like copper‚ iron‚ dagga‚ and tobacco (Shillington‚ 2012). In the 16th century‚ European sailing ships – specifically the Dutch and English – began traveling around the southern tip of Africa in order to get to India‚ south-east Asia‚ and Indonesia to trade. They saw this area as a “useful half-way house” (Marks‚ 1972) and by the 17th century‚ began porting at the Table Bay along the Cape to replenish supplies from the local
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constitute an independent ‘UN army’ as the UN does not have such a force. History and Background of Peacekeeping United Nations Peacekeeping began in 1948 when the Security Council authorized the deployment of UN military observers to the Middle East. The mission ’s role was to monitor the Armistice Agreement between Israel and its Arab neighbours – an operation which became known as the United Nations Truce Supervision Organization (UNTSO). History of Peacekeeping is broked into three parts:
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Kashmir conflicts is a major contention between India and Pakistan over control of the region of Kashmir which was located on the Northern border of India and the Northeast of Pakistan. Both Pakistan and India lays claim over Kashmir due to nationalism and the controversial politics of the region as well as other reasons including the religion issues‚ the water issues‚ border crossing issues and the strategic location of Kashmir which are vital to both India and Pakistan‚ which will be summarized in the
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RESEARCH Analyzing Cigarette Consumption in India 2014 -15 No Content Page no: 1 Introduction 3 1.1 Weather & climate 3 1.2 Religion & language 3 1.3 Indian economy 4 2 Tobacco in India 4 2.1 Introduction of tobacco 4 2.2 Market leader 5 2.3 International
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Every artist has a story behind his/her painting. I believe every person sees a painting with different view and experience it differently. Each color the artist choose in every painting has message that he or she is trying to send to the viewers. One of the common color in my ten art work is gray. Gray is seen by people as unemotional‚ cold‚ and boring color because it is neither black nor white. I believe gray can deliver many emotions and not just depressed feeling. In each one of my painting
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topics from these sources with the British Empire in India and the events that took place in relation to democracy. The rule of the British in India may be the most controversial aspect of the British Empire‚ aside from their rulings other continents. They’re presence in India for nearly 200 years‚ which was known as British Raj‚ displays the efforts of the people of India revolting and sparking a revolution
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two types of inflation: 2 1.2.1Creeping inflation 2 1.2.2.hyperinflation 2 1.3 Causes of inflation 2 1.4 Measure of inflation. 3 2.0 India ’s economy ‚ history of inflation and inflation rate. 3 2.1 Causes of inflation in India 4 2.1.1 Shortage of food 4 2.1.2 Population rise. 4 2.1.3Weak Indian rupee. 4 2.2 Impact of inflation in India 5 2.2.1 Low standard of living 5 2.2.2 high transportation cost 5 2.2.3 High interest Rate 5 2.2.4 Unemployment. 6 2.3.5 Import and
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