Lana Sara IB English HL Ms. Terry May 18th‚ 2014 “Bending” the Rules Cultural clashes are common in our world today. When two cultures come together‚ it would become difficult to integrate without losing original traditional and cultural values. Cultural clashes affect the lives of the younger and older generation by changing their personal views‚ which causes conflicts. The younger generation would have to incorporate the values of another culture‚ while still maintaining their cultural identity
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CORRESPONDENCE CORRESPONDENCE Impact Factor of Indian journals Of the 47 Indian scientific journals that find place in the Journal Citation Reports (JCR) on CD-ROM – 1999 Science Edition‚ Current Science tops the tally amongst Indian journals with an Impact Factor (IF) of 0.567. It is not only the most cited Indian Journal (1766 citations in 1999)‚ but also the largest journal in terms of number of articles (464) published during 1999. The other end of the 1999 spectrum includes the Indian Journal
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Secularism is the principle of separation of government institutions‚ and the persons mandated to represent the State‚ from religious institutions and religious dignitaries. In one sense‚ secularism may assert the right to be free from religious rule and teachings‚ and the right to freedom from governmental imposition of religion upon the people within a state that is neutral on matters of belief. In another sense‚ it refers to the view that human activities and decisions‚ especially political ones
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LeDrew 1 Sikhism in Canada: Past‚ Present and Future Sikhs Arrive to Canada In the world today there are many different religions‚ all of which have their own beliefs and traditions. Sikhism is one religion in Canada that has had many struggles to be accepted into society. In 1897 Sikhs began to arrive in Canada: “Up to 1950‚ Sikhs constituted more than 85% of all East Indian immigration to Canada.” (Brar 1) These Sikhs were not welcomed with open arms‚ however Canada was not happy with the amount
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Dear Harjinder Kaur‚ We are pleased to inform you that your application for a student visa has been approved in principle subject to submitting the following documents: · Tuition fee receipt‚ · ANZ-FTS funds transfer statement · Revised offer of Place Please provide the above stated document to me‚ within 30 days from the date of this email‚ for endorsement with a student visa. If the requirements are not met in 30 days‚ the application will be lapsed
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What is Sikhism? List the 5 K’s. Why are they important to Sikh? Sikhism is a monotheistic religion that split off of Hinduism. It believes in the one God. The book of Sikhism is the Guru Granth. It began and remains most prevalent religion in the Punjab region of India. It was started by Guru Nanak and combines the elements of Hinduism and Islam. They do not believe in the Caste System (like the Hindus)‚ reject the idea of a pilgrimage to the Ganges‚ but do believe in reincarnation.
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Essay on the Untouchability – The practice of ‘untouchability’ is a stigma attached to the Hindu society. It is an age-old one. It has its roots deep down in our social and religious system. Gandhiji regarded this practice as “a leper wound in the whole body of Hindu politic”. He even considered it as “the hate fullest expression of caste.” It is very difficult to give a clear definition of untouchability. The word ‘untouchable’ applies to the despised and degraded section of the Hindu population
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WOMAN’s ERA HAS COME OF AGE Woman’s essence lies in her innate ability to care and love. She plays an all-enveloping character of a mother‚ daughter‚ wife ‚ sister ‚ friend‚ nurturer‚ guide and partner. She can be strong and soft‚ hard but still delicate. Woman is indeed the most beautiful creation of the Almighty! The status of women in India has been subject to many great changes over the past few millennia. From equal status with men in ancient times through the low points of the medieval
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Book Review: An Introduction to Sytemic Functional Linguistics‚2nd Edition An introduction to systemic functional linguistics‚ 2nd edition‚ is an updated overview of the concepts and methods of linguistic analysis in the framework developed by M.A.K. Halliday. The book introduces the concepts and demonstrates how the techniques of systemic functional linguistic theory can be applied to the analysis of texts. Written in ascending order‚ the book begins with the general understanding of language
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RL ST 001: INTRODUCTION TO WORLD RELIGIONS STUDY GUIDE FOR THE FIRST EXAM The most consistent feature of the various religions that originated in India is belief in karma and reincarnation. HINDUISM Hindus call their religion Sanatana Dharma‚ which means Everlasting Teaching. Hinduism has no single founder‚ and is not centrally organized. Who is a Hindu? A Hindu is anyone who • accepts the authority of the Vedas. • is a native Indian and not a Parsee (Zoroastrian)‚ a Jew‚ a Christian
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