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    Franny and Zooey

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    1. What role does conflict‚ both internal and external‚ play in the novella’s character development? Give two examples to support your response. Conflict helps to shape the characters in this novella. It is through conflict that the character of Zooey can be seen and developed. Throughout the whole Zooey section‚ Zooey is fighting with his mother (external conflict). This gives an insight to the characterization of Zooey and shows the reader how Zooey thinks and acts. Without this conflict‚

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    Illiteracy in Australia

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    go back and see what happened and what has changed to create such a tragedy. In place for the high rate of functional illiteracy in Australia to decline‚ folks are ought to change their conduct which does not think about any reading whatsoever‚ the "Zen" perspective of realizing‚ which expresses that the educator shows up when the students are prepared‚ should to be deserted‚ and reading is ought to be given a more paramount need in Australian schools. First of all‚ we need to start at home. Australian

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    Vol 14‚ pp. 32-72. • Norman‚ Ken. “The Bonsai Handbook: A complete guide to the selection‚ cultivation and presentation of miniature trees and shrubs‚ with a comprehensive plant directory”. London: Southwater‚ 2006. • Nagatomo‚ Shigenori. “Japanese Zen Buddhist Philosophy”. The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (Fall 2008 Edition). Edward N. Zalta (ed.). Jun 28‚ 2006. Web. Dec 15‚ 2009. . • Olsen‚ Erik. “Bonsai Tree Meaning”. 2008. Web. Dec 14‚ 2009. • Olsen‚ Erik. “Geeks Turning to Bonsai to

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    B.R. Ambedkar

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    of Chaturvarna – the categorization of Hindu society into four varnas – and the Hindu caste system. He converted to Buddhism and is also credited with providing a spark for the transformation of hundreds of thousands of Dalits or untouchables to Theravada Buddhism. Ambedkar was posthumously awarded the Bharat Ratna‚ India’s highest civilian award‚ in 1990.[5] Overcoming numerous social and financial obstacles‚ Ambedkar became one of the first Dalit (untouchable) to obtain a college education in India

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    ETH/125 WEEK 4

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    Christianity Evangelical Protestant Mainline Protestant Historically Black Churches Roman Catholic Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) Jehovah’s Witnesses Orthodox (Greek‚ Eastern) Judaism (Orthodox‚ Conservative‚ or Reform) Buddhism (Theravada or Mahayana) Islam (Sunni‚ Shia‚ Sufism) Hinduism Racial/ethnic groups (based on divisions in U.S. Census Bureau documents) Asian (Asian descent) Black (African descent) Hispanic and Latino (South or Central American descent) Pacific Islander

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    Buddhism is a philosophy/religion that was created by Siddhartha Gautama (Buddha) over 2500 years ago‚ founded on Hindu beliefs. There are two major divisions: Mahayana and Theravada‚ and many subdivisions. Fundamentally‚ Buddhists believe that one must rise above desires‚ to reach a state of enlightenment. Buddha was idolized‚ and subsequently deified‚ but he never claimed to be anything more than a man (dictionary.com‚ 2005). The goal of this paper is to answer the following questions based on

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    Tibet

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    For over 2000 years Buddhists in Tibet have lived freely and independently‚ but in 1949-50 that all change when China invaded and took control.1 All of their traditions and customs‚ government‚ environment and rights were taken away and destroyed by this tragic invasion.2 The majority of Tibetans were either killed or exiled‚ but the ones exiled have been very strong throughout all of this and stayed true to their beliefs and themselves. After enduring the exile to India‚ Tibetan Buddhists

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    Thai Culture

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    Thailand Religion plays a very important role in the Thai society. Religion has helped mold the country it is today by creating freedom‚ individualism and liberal people in the Thai society. The national religion in Thailand is Buddhism of the Theravada tradition‚ however there is total religious freedom in Thailand and many other religious practices can be found. Thai Buddhism has changed over many years including many regional beliefs originating from animism as well as ancestor worship. Ninety-five

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    "AYUBOWAN" May you have the gift of long life! It is with this traditional greeting‚ that everyone is welcomed to Sri Lanka‚ the paradise island. For a small island Sri Lanka has many nicknames; Serendip‚ Ceylon‚ Tear drop of India‚ Resplendent Isle‚ Island of Dhamma‚ Pearl of the Indian Ocean. This colorful collection reveals its richness and beauty‚ and the intensity of affection it has evoked in visitors. Many travelers‚ from ancient mariners and merchants‚ to modern astronauts and business people

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    UNIT 3 GARDEN DESIGN IN HISTORY  Landscape and garden design in history  Garden design in French  Garden design in English  Garden design in Japanese‚ Renaissance  Garden design in Mughal “ ART IS A CONTINUOUS PROCESS . HOWEVER NEW CIRCUMSTANCES MAY BE IT IS VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO CREATE A WORK OF ART WITHOUT ANTECEDENTS. THE CHALLENGE OF HISTORY IS NOT WHETHER IT SHOULD BE STUDIED‚ BUT RATHER THE INTERPRETATION OF WHAT IS CONSTANT AND THEREFORE ALIVE TODAY . ALL DESIGN

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