CheckPoint: Eastern Religious Philosopher Quotations Siddhartha Gautama Buddha - "Health is the greatest gift‚ contentment the greatest wealth‚ faithfulness the best relationship." o I chose this quote because Siddhartha devoted his life to find balance and clarification. He grew up with wealth and being shielded from human suffering‚ and wanted to search for something deeper. This quote shows that he found something deeper from the materialistic life he led early on (s9.com‚ 2009). Lao Tzu
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Essay on John Finger‚ "Termination and the Eastern Band of Cherokees" The Eastern Band of Cherokees resisted termination of tribal status and federal responsibilities in Indian affairs during 1940s and 1950s. “For the Eastern Cherokees‚ the battle over termination began in January 1947” (Nichols‚ 328). House Concurrent Resolution 108 was an act that called for the abolition of several Indian offices and termination trust responsibilities for certain specified tribes. The Public Law 280 was passed
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INTRODUCTION TO INDIAN RAILWAYS Indian Railways‚ a historical legacy‚ are a vital force in our economy. The first railway on Indian sub-continent ran from Bombay to Thane on 16th April 1853. Fourteen railway carriages carried about 400 guests from Bombay to Thane covering a distance of 21 miles (34 Kilometers). Since then there has been no looking back. Today‚ it covers 6‚909 stations over a total route length of more than 63‚028 kilometres. The track kilometers in broad gauge (1676 mm) are 86‚
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Associate Level Material Appendix G Eastern Religion Elements Matrix | Hinduism | Buddhism | Confucianism | Daoism | Countries of origin | It started in India and was spreading through the East Asia area. | Like Hinduism this also started in India and spread through the East Asia area. | This started in China and then later spread to Japan and Korea. | Like the Confucianism it started in China and later spread to Japan and Korea. | Historical figures and events | Vyasa is the founder of
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Indian cuisine consists of the foods and dishes of India (and to some extent neighboring countries)‚ is characterized by the extensive use of various Indian spices‚[1] herbs‚[1] vegetables[1] and fruit‚ and is also known for the widespread practice of vegetarianism in Indian society. Each family of Indian cuisine includes a wide assortment of dishes and cooking techniques. As a consequence‚ it varies from region to region‚ reflecting the varied demographics of the ethnically-diverse subcontinent
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Proud to be an Indian India‚ a country with a culture having more than ten thousand years has enriched the global scientific‚ educational‚ economic and cultural scenario significantly. That is the reason why mark Twain has stated “India is the cradle of the human race‚ the birthplace of human speech‚ the mother of history‚ the grandmother of legend and the great grandmother of tradition.” Being born in such a great country‚ you have millions of reasons to feel proud as an Indian. Some of them
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The Cherokee Indians The American Indian History in the Eastern part of the country is always associated with the Cherokee Indian nation. The Cherokee’s were by far the largest and most advanced of the tribes when Europeans first arrived and came in contact with Native Americans. There are too many tribes to go over background on every one of them‚ so I’m going to focus on the Cherokee’s since many of their ways and customs are so similar to all the other tribes in the East. When Europeans
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Features of Indian Society Society is group of people interacting with each other due to similarities among them as well as differences among them. Our Indian society is said to have “Unity in diversity”. Our preamble recognizes India as a Union of States only because of the vast diversity. some of the features of Indian society are as follows: Hindu way of life: Hindu religion is the indigenous religion of India. And it is said that tolerance and non-violence of Hindu way of life shape the nation
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fundamental to the lives of Indians today as sources of spiritual inspiration‚ cultural expression and pure entertainment. India is made up of several dozen ethnic groups‚ speaking their ownlanguages and dialects‚ having distinct cultural traditions. Classical music The two main traditions of classical music are Carnatic music‚ found predominantly in the peninsular regions‚ and Hindustani music‚ found in the northern and central regions. Hindustani music Hindustani music is an Indian classical music tradition
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Indian Navy From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia Indian Navy Bharatiya Nau Sena Indian Navy crest Active Country Branch Size 1947–Present India Navy 58‚350 active personnel 190 aircraft List of active ships Part of Ministry of Defence Indian Armed Forces Headquarters Motto New Delhi शं नो वरुणः Transliteration: Sham NoVarunah (May the Lord of the Oceans be auspicious unto us) Anniversaries Engagements Navy Day: 4 December Portuguese-Indian War Indo-Pakistani War of
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