Interview with Anita Desai Magda Costa interviewed Anita Desai in Barcelona‚ 30 Jan 2001. Desai was in Spain to launch the Spanish and Catalan translations of Fasting‚ Feasting. -How was it to grow up in a family like yours‚ with a German mother and a Bengali father‚ in India? -When you are a child you take for granted what your family is; you don’t question it. The fact is that my mother adapted so completely to the Indian way of life that nobody thought of her as a foreigner anymore. It’s true
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twenty-four hours following death. Death is considered the starting point for rebirth. Hindus are mainly strict vegetarians. They refuse to consume any meat or animal by-products including medication that are produced using animals. Fasting is a common
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The Five Pillars of Islam could be seen as the structure or framework to the Muslim life. Islam consists of five key obligations‚ or “pillars of faith‚” that each Muslim follower must accomplish by the end of his or her life. The five pillars are the following: reciting the act of faith‚ pray five times daily in Makkah’s direction‚ giving “zakat” (help to the poor or needy)‚ fast (abstain from food) during Ramadan‚ and every Muslim must at least make one pilgrimage to Makkah during their lifetime
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Determinism currently takes two related forms: hard determinism and soft determinism [1][1]. Hard determinism claims that the human personality is subject to‚ and a product of‚ natural forces. All of our choices can be accounted for by reference to environmental‚ social‚ cultural‚ physiological and hereditary (biological) causes. Our total character is a product of these environmental‚ social‚ cultural‚ physiological and hereditary forces‚ thus our beliefs‚ desires‚ values and habits are all outside
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Contrast Buddhism and Christianity What is the best religion in the world? It is the question that everybody argument. Each country has its own culture with different religions. That’s why there are many religions in the world‚ such as: Buddhism‚ Christianity‚ Islam‚ Judaism‚ and Hinduism. Each religion has its own featured‚ so nobody can’t choose which one is the best religion in the world. Religions are different in a lot of ways‚ for example‚ the places that they are popular. Christianity and
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The main religion in the country of Greece is Greek Orthodox. In fact‚ Greek Orthodox is the religion that about 98% of the population celebrates. Because of this vast amount of followers of this faith‚ the Greek Orthodox religion plays a very important role in the lives of its people. Festivals and Saint’s days‚ as well as other holidays on the religious calendar in Greece‚ throughout the year characterize this religion. Food plays a key role in society‚ particularly in respect of these holidays
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and poor cognitive abilities with either long-term (36 hours and longer) food deprivation or fasting for several days. Further findings shed some light on four discoveries of why past research was not concise with the current hypothesis in the research article‚ and according to some researchers‚ most of the results so far indicate that cognitive function is not affected significantly by short-term fasting. The participants in the study were expected to rate from weak to strong regarding their mental
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Which patient(s) had glucose reading(s) in the diabetic range? Can you say with certainty whether each of these patients has type 1 or type 2 diabetes? Why or why not? _Patient 3 and 5 had fasting plasma glucose in the diabetic range. its not possible to tell if they have type 1 or type 2 with just their fasting plasma glucose. ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ 3. Describe the diagnosis
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as angina pectoris‚ were studied over a period of five years. After adding the “Husk of Isabgol” and “Aloe vera” (an indigenous plant known as ghee-guar-ka-paththa) to the diet‚ a marked reduction in total serum cholesterol‚ serum triglycerides‚ fasting and post parandial blood sugar level in diabetic patients‚ total lipids and also increase in HDL were noted. Simultaneously the clinical profile of these patients showed reduction in the frequency of anginal attacks and gradually‚ the drugs‚ like
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1. Atherosclerosis is a disease of large and medium-sized muscular arteries Characteristics: endothelial dysfunction vascular inflammation buildup of lipids‚ cholesterol‚ calcium and cellular debris within the intima of the blood vessel wall. The build up results in atheroma (plaque formation). It is a fatty deposit in the intima of an artery‚ resulting from atherosclerosis. Atheroma/Plaque is made up of: fatty substances Cholesterol Waste products from cells Calcium
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