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    ROTAIRO‚ Sam Rian S. Hum10 / A4 Ms. Bantay Part 1 : 1. What is Ahimsa? Why did Gandhi say that it is always equated to truth? Explain briefly your point. Ahimsa is an act of achieving things without violence involved. Violence is an act of hurting or harming people. And I think ahimsa can be achieved by always telling the truth. Lying is one of the factors that can start a violent situation among people and I think being honest to other people is the key for a peaceful surrounding. Do you think

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    Additional Chapter 2 Notes Ways that show how “the desire for God is written on the human heart.” Two examples are: Looked for God through meditation: Saint Thomas Aquinas made up five proofs of the existence of God. Saint Paul thought about God and wrote about Him in letters to Christians around the world. Looked for God through prayer: Teresa of Avila‚ known for prayer and writings. Hildegard of Bingen wrote sacred music and meditations. Looked for God through sacrifices: Therese

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    Indigenous storytelling can be understood as a way of both resisting and amending the dominant colonial histories that inform the subaltern position of Indigenous people within Canada‚ alongside a means of reclaiming identity and sovereignty within a globalized neoliberal political economy. These practices are narratives of resistance‚ which symbolize the cultural‚ political and intellectual struggles of the Indigenous people in Canada‚ subsequently redefining their position within society. By examining

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    rative religin Agnosticism Literally meaning "not know"; a position asserting that the existence of God cannot be proven. Animism From the Latin anima‚ meaning "spirit‚" "soul‚" "life force"; a worldview common among oral religions (religions with no written scriptures) that sees all elements of nature as being filled with spirit or spirits. Atheism Literally meaning "not God"; a position asserting that there is no God or gods. Deconstruction A technique‚ pioneered by Jacques Derrida‚

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    Abigail Rockwell Due Date: February 15‚ 2014 Jamaica Water Properties Case Study During a time in our recent history when greed and self promotion was the benchmark that most financial and managerial directors of companies‚ both public and private‚ seemed to strive for‚ David Sokol stands out above the crowd. Instead of looking to further his own self-image‚ career‚ or standing‚ instead of taking what most people would view as the easy road‚ Mr. Sokol did the right thing. He chose ethics‚ morals

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    Studies of Religion 1. What are the functions of religion? 2. Is it possible to be religious and accept the teachings of modern science? Based upon my opinion and research I believe that it is not possible to be religious and at the same time‚ accept the teachings of modern science. As explained in the two questions below‚ the idea of a religion is to seek the answer to the meaning of life‚ and after death‚ live in an eternity with their God. Many religions outline the beginning of the world

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    residential use. The island is mountainous and mostly forested that made some farmers in the community to engage in some forest activities such as kaingin (slash and burn) to expand cultivation (Mencias‚ 2008). PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY The Indigenous People (IPs) in Palaui Island are a mixture of Dumagats and Aetas who indefinitely came from different places in the region. A certain Pastor Cortez‚ according to the IPs during the interview‚ organized the people in the community with the help

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    January 25‚ 2013 Indigenous Peoples Movement: Okinawans (Ryukyuans) I decided to do my report on the Indigenous Peoples of Okinawa because I am full Okinawan and I am very interested in my people! Okinawans‚ also known as Ryukyuans live in the Ryukyu islands also known as the Okinawa Island and it is the largest and most populated island of the chain. Although considered by the Japanese as a speaking a dialect‚ the Okinawans speak separate languages such as Okinawa‚ also known as Uchinaguchi and

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    problem of indigenous welfare policy. It begins with a brief overview of the historical context of the literature and the effect policy has had on social outcomes to date. It moves on to look at the contemporary literature and discuss three key themes common to the reviewed literature‚ being poverty and how it is defined and measured; what causes poverty‚ and; what has been done to address it so far. The review then moves to the introduction of the concept of welfare and discusses how indigenous leaders

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    Indigenous people had and still have lasting effects on how imperialism affected them. It took a part of their history‚ heritage and a part of who there were when the europeans came to Canada. The main ideas that I’m going to talk about are; assimilation on the indigenous people and what strategies the europeans used to assimilate them‚ eurocentrism and how it affected their lives than and how it’s still affecting them in the present day and the last idea I am going to focus on is how imperialism

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