The Arabic word Jihad literally means "holy struggle". It is not holy war. War is war. No war can be holy. The blood of humans is holy and sacred. The Quran says unjust killing of one man means the killing of the whole mankind. What is just killing and what is unjust killing. When some body kills a man without any reason or justification it is unjust killing. When the judge gives the capital punishment to this murderer and issues the order of his death‚ it is a just killing. Similarly‚ when
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Hughes was fascinated by the ’animism’ of ancient cultures‚ especially American Indians. Animism is the belief that spirits live inside all the parts of nature. Hughes poem seems to conjure the fierce spirit of a kind of Hawk God. In this poem‚ Hughes writes in the imagined voice of a hawk. The hawk‚ in other words‚ is personified. For the sake of simplicity‚ I will call the hawk ’he’. The hawk’s tone of voice is proud‚ arrogant‚ he thinks of himself as master of his world. Indeed‚ like a God
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The Dictator The Dictator movie is the heroic story of a dictator by the name of General Aladeen. The general does all he can to make sure that his country is not democratic. He oppresses people‚ with his eccentric desires. In the last one year‚ the movie has received both negative and positive reviews from viewers. It has been described as funny‚ obscene and disgusting. Despite the negative criticism‚ the movie plays a major role in presenting political satire. Satire is a form of comedy‚ that
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Shakespeare’s The Tragedy of Julius Caesar is a play about the assassination of Julius Caesar‚ an act that changed the face of Europe. Caesar’s rise to power threatens the interests of multiple senators‚ as well as the security of Rome’s people. Thus‚ Caesar is killed by Brutus and his fellow senators on the Ides of March for the greater good of Rome. The aforementioned playwright uses multiple symbols to advance his message — that it is the duty of the individual to revolt against oppression. On
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place‚ people like Vincent Oge carried the enlightenment’s ideas to Haiti. Oge was a mixed raced plantation owner in Haiti. He came from France and was well aware of the enlightenments ideas and their cause of the French Revolution. Like other enlightened revolution starters‚ Oge was upset that his government was not providing him with equal rights and government representation. So he started a revolution in Haiti with 300 followers. This revolution was fought on the basis of equal rights for free
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stated that interdependence is the goal‚ harmonizing the rights of individuals with the well-being of the community. My classical values are Prudence and Fortitude which showa I demonstrate wisdom in practical matters and foresight as I act with enlightened self-interest in each circumstance. It stated that I manage to avoid rash actions while bringing the gift of entrepreneurship to the table. I stated that I also bring optimism‚ imagination and courage in the face of obstacles. I found my blind
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Siddhartha how he should carve out his own crevice to be able to satisfy all his needs. He learns from watching the river‚ that once you have a set direction‚ nature will guide you without hesitation. What Siddhartha needs to focus on to be enlightened‚ at this point of his life‚ is becoming one with himself. One must be able to define the separations of shadows of the past
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great song of the thousand voices consisted of one single word‚ and the word was OM: perfection” (Hesse 106). At this moment Siddhartha was enlightened as this lesson of unity showed the connection of everything‚ and how it makes the world perfect. This lesson had the most profound impact on him as it was the final lesson that allowed him to become enlightened through this unified experience that showed him the true value of
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tied by blood‚ economic interests‚ and social connections 3. A properly qualification‚ years of residence within the city‚ and social connections 4. In the 15th century‚ political power and elite culture entered on the princely courts of despots and oligarchs C. The Balance of Power Among the Italian City States 1. Passionate attachment to their individual city states 2. The kingdom of Naples had long been disputed by the Aragonese and by the French. 3. In the peace treaty
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In the play "Macbeth" and the novel Lord of the Flies‚ the prospect of power and the corruptive nature that it has on man affects his relationship to power. Power is defined as‚ "the ability or capacity to exercise control; authority." This authority ultimately leads to the unveiling of the characters’ true temperament. In Shakespeare’s "Macbeth" and William Golding’s‚ Lord of the Flies‚ Macbeth and Jack are used to portray the distressing truth that power corrupts all those who seek it. In "Macbeth"
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