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    The Role of Teachers Throughout history there have been countless numbers of teachers: artisans‚ craftsmen‚ ideologist‚ to name a few. They have all master some skill‚ gained some wisdom‚ or comprehended an idea. These teachers have achieved knowledge which allows them to excel and to be above and beyond regular people. Knowledge is something everyone strives for‚ and many desire. To achieve knowledge‚ one must have an eye-opening experience‚ and epiphany that leads to the increase of one’s intellect

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    Nationality: Indian Religion: Hindu Political Ideology: Indian National Congress Born On: 19 November 1917 AD Zodiac Sign: Scorpio    Famous Scorpios Born In: Allahabad Died On: 31 October 1984 AD Place Of Death: New Delhi Father: Jawaharlal Nehru Mother: Kamala Nehru Spouse: Feroze Gandhi (m. 1942–1960) Children: Rajiv Gandhi‚ Sanjay Gandhi Education: University of Oxford‚ Badminton School‚ Somerville College‚ Oxford‚ Visva-Bharati University Works & Achievements: First Woman Prime Minister of India;

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    OPPRESSION BY MEN In the book‚ The Kept Woman (Kalyani’s Story)‚ by Kamala Das‚ she writes about how the police in southern states of India‚ are acquaintances of women trafficking. It illustrates how woman are oppressed by men of older age. The time period the book has been written is in the late 20th century‚ when women trafficking in southern India was a substantial issue. Das portrays the idea that male authority can lead to the oppression of woman through forced labor‚ this idea is shown through

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    Blair 1 Megan Blair Mr. Kirby English 1 October 9th‚ 2013 The journey of enlightenment The few first steps are the hardest in the universal journey of life. In Herman Hesse’s book‚ Siddhartha‚ the main character named Siddhartha sets out on a life-changing journey striving for enlightenment. Symbolism is used in the story to give a deep understanding of life and wisdom to the reader. Throughout the journey‚ Siddhartha encounters many events that help him achieve his self-goal. The river

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    dead end‚ he quickly alters his course. He is willing to abandon the path of the Brahmins for the path of the Samanas‚ to leave the Samanas for Gotama‚ and then to make a radical departure from spiritual teachers and search in the material world with Kamala and Kamaswami. He does not relent in his search and instead continues to follow whatever path becomes available if he has clearly not yet reached Nirvana. Govinda is much less flexible in his quest for spiritual enlightenment. In his quest‚ he restricts

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    "Siddhartha" is one of the names of the historical Gautama‚ and the life of Hesse’s character resembles that of his historical counterpart to some extent. Siddhartha is by no means a fictional life of Buddha‚ but it does contain numerous references to Buddha’s philosophies and his teachings. Although Hesse’s Siddhartha is not intended to portray the life of Gautama the Buddha but he used the name and many other attributed to reflect the legendary atmosphere and the pattern of his heroes transformation

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    Constructivism Assignment Part 1: Declarations of Independence The Declaration of Independence was established on July 4 of 1776. It had many purposes such as getting other colonies to side with them‚ to explain their view of the purpose of human rights‚ to turn the colonists against King George and side with them etc. Thomas Jefferson was given all credit for writing the DOI when really it was Robert Livingston‚ Roger Sherman‚ Benjamin Franklin and John Adam who started the DOI. Not only was Jefferson

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    Essay Topic #1 Day after day‚ we are under the impression that we have to strive to conform to a strict set of religious‚ political‚ and social mindsets. It seems that it is imperative that we do not differentiate ourselves from others. A seeker’s journey is different‚ however. Seekers are individuals who look for meaning in life through their actions and through their journeys‚ not because of the ideals that they were brought up with. When seekers break away from the norms of society‚ they become

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    Search For Meaning‚ Step By Step “What are we living for?” People throw these profound questions often. As modern time improves its quality of life‚ people attach great importance to search for meaning. In the process of searching for meaning‚ there are mainly 3 steps that many people go through; formative period influenced by surroundings‚ transition period encircled by lures and sins‚ and the completion along with a mentor. Yet‚ everyone experiences these steps different and produce diverse consequences

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    She led him into thinking that he would be happy if he had money‚ nice clothes‚ and her. Siddhartha became a successful merchant and loved money. He believed that with money‚ he could have what he wanted. After all‚ was it not money that got him Kamala in the first place? The money that had gotten Siddhartha what he wanted began to destroy him. Siddhartha began to think that this world of the riches he had become

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