dropped missionary as its mascot name last week‚ and are trying to find a new name. The Walla Walla Union-Bulletin said that the "Fighting Missionary" as mascot‚ which honored two murdered missionaries‚ was not "appropriate" for the college. The college had taken the decision after surveying 18‚000 alumni and current students‚ out of which 62 percent said that they thought missionary was not appropriate for college. Another news release by the Whitman College said that the missionary name was
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The missionary position got its name because missionaries reportedly insisted to their heathen flocks that all other sex positions were sinful‚ and that sex only serves one purpose‚ to get pregnant and that this face-to-face coital arrangement was the only acceptable among all sex positions to get pregnant.. In the traditional missionary position‚ the woman lies on her back with her legs spread and both of her knees bent and her feet firm on the bed. The man is on top facing her. There are also
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had similarities in that the diffusion was attributed through missionary work and conquest. Meanwhile‚ Christianity spread through the down fall of Rome and Buddhism spread by Ashoka who sent monks to share the teachings of the Buddha. Christianity and Buddhism both spread through missionaries. Specifically‚ Buddhism‚ towards part of South and Southeast Asia and‚ Christianity the Middle East through Europe. Buddhism’s missionaries were in forms of monks that lived in monasteries and taught the
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St. Francis Xavier is famous for his missionary work in the Far East during the 16th century‚ shortly following the opening of Western trade routes in the east. Based in Goa‚ he worked with an unparalleled apostolic zeal‚ preaching‚ converting natives‚ founding schools and missions‚ and forming novitiates. He was aided by a number of western priests‚ but also recruited dozens of talented native believers into the priesthood. He learned numerous languages‚ translated hundreds of documents into native
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face destruction with the arrival of white missionaries from England. It begins by centering on Okonkwo‚ an ambitious and strong man who rose to great standing despite his shameful father‚ in order to give background to the customs of the area and the thoughts behind his actions. It then follows Okonkwo through his demise and banishment due to an unfortunate incident. Partway through this story‚ a parallel story is introduced involving the white missionaries that come to the area and forcibly implement
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CSR PRACTICES OF INDIAN FIRMS In order to have some insight into the various practices and initiatives taken by the corporates some leading Indian firms were selected which are Hindustan Unilever Ltd‚ ACC Ltd‚ Ashok Leyland Ltd.‚ Apollo hospitals Enterprise Ltd.‚ DLF ltd.‚ Ultratech Cement‚ Pepsi Co. India. HINDUSTAN UNILIVER LTD. Hindustan Uniliver Ltd. 4 is the India’s largest Fast Moving Consumer Goods Company with a heritage of over 75 years in India. With over 35 brands spanning 20 distinct
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When Christianity was introduced to Africa it was well-received by the indigenous people of the land. However‚ conflict between the native Africans and the missionaries who brought Christianity to the continent led African Christians to break away from missionary churches and establish their own churches. Over the past century‚ there has been a multiplicity of African Christian movements‚ some of which differ vastly. However‚ despite these differences‚ scholars call these churches African Independent
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their own countries and believed that they needed to spread their greatness. The most powerful political force was Social Darwinism‚ the most powerful economic force were wanting resources that they can use‚ the most powerful social forces were missionaries. Social Darwinism is what drove the political forces of imperialism. Social Darwinism is referred to as the “survival ofthe fittest” but between countries. According to Document 1 the reason that social darwinism was introduced and used‚ was
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Jesus and Mohammed Jesus and Mohammed shared an ancestral heritage that had a significant impact in the times in which they lived. The comparison between Jesus and Mohammed begins in Mesopotamia with Abraham over 4000 years ago. Abraham was the ancestral father of three major world religions; Christianity‚ Judaism‚ and Islam. The monotheistic legacy of Abraham’s religion remained unchanged for nearly 2000 years until the time of Jesus when the legacy of Abraham created a new branch in Christianity
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origin of Christianity in India. According to one‚ the foundation of Christianity in Indian‚ the first is laid by St. Thomas and St. Bartholomew. The other view would ascribe the arrival of Christianity in India to the enterprise of merchants‚ and missionaries of the East-Syrian or Persian Church. Now‚ firstly ewe ill trace back the first view‚ the tradition of St. Thomas and Bartholomew‚ did they really carry‚ the Gospel into India or not by using different accounts of individual and groups. Now let
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