stayed with Calypso forever‚ but since Penelope and Odysseus shared a familial love for one another‚ she confounded the suitors‚ and he came home to her. Same thing could be said for Sita when she was held as a prisoner at Ravana’s palace. Even when Ravana expressed his desire for her and tried to seduce her with his all of his glamour and material objects‚ Sita refused his advances and struggled to maintain her chastity; which severely shapes Rama’s fate and drives him towards defeating the evil and
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Pietas? Dharma? Let’s Call the Whole Thing Off! Written in 29 B.C.E. by the famous poet‚ Virgil‚ The Aeneid tells the legendary story of Aeneas‚ a Trojan warrior who travels to Italy to find a new home. As Aeneas makes his way across the ocean‚ he encounters a plethora of complications. In the face of all this adversity‚ Aeneas continues to exhibit the principal Roman virtue‚ pietas‚ which comprises the concepts of piety‚ public virtue‚ and duty. The idea of pietas bears an uncanny resemblance
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A family’s heritage is their sense of culture and traditions. Every family has their own unique values and beliefs. I created a flag that encompasses words‚ colors‚ and symbols to represent my family’s heritage. In my flag‚ I used the words educated‚ traditional‚ creative‚ and ambitious to represent my family. I said educated because people in my family have grown up to be very successful. I have had members that were famous lawyers‚ teachers‚ and doctors. Creative because everyone in my family
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Vishnu SUMMARY Vishnu: The preserver and protector of the universe He is part of the Hindu triumvirate‚ which includes Brahman (creator of the universe)‚ Shiva (the destroyer)‚ and Vishnu. His role is to return to the earth in troubled times and restore the balance of good and evil. So far‚ he has been incarnated nine times‚ but Hindus believe that he will be reincarnated one last time close to the end of this world. Some people consider him the greatest god and therefore only worship him
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from the Ravana’s Lanka. Why Lord Rama‚ another avatar of lord Vishnu‚ was skeptical of Sita‚ his own wife? Even after she is proved pure and honest‚ lord Rama banishes her from Ayodhya? What was Sita’s fault if she was kidnapped by Ravana? She didn’t even look at Ravana during her stay in Lanka and suffers the banishment for no reason. Why did lord Rama travel all the way to Lanka to rescue Sita‚ if he was to banish her
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below is information on the celebrations of Diwali. Stories & Legends of Deepavali Return of Shri Ram To Ayodhyaa The most famous legend behind the celebrations of Diwali is about the prince of Ayodhya Nagri - Lord Shri Ram. The king of Lanka‚ Ravana‚ kidnapped Ram’s wife - Sita from the jungle‚ where they were staying as per the instructions of King Dashratha‚ father of Lord Ram. In order to freed Sita from Ravana’s custody‚ Ram attacked him. This was followed by a war‚ in which‚ Ram defeated
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Sita stops him and says‚ “I’m coming with you; my place is at your side‚ wherever that may be” showing her utmost devotion to Rama‚ and her willingness to sacrifice her lifestyle to be with him(Narayan‚ p.72). Similarly‚ when she is kidnapped by Ravana‚ she portrays her virtue of pureness. She keeps to herself all the while waiting for Rama to rescue her. When he does‚ and doubts her pureness‚ she exclaims‚ “Light a fire at once‚ on this very spot...O Agni‚
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Website credibility is important today because the web has become a major information source for many people. When searching for information‚ how does one determine if the information is reliable? Since I am anticipating becoming a Nurse Practitioner in the future‚ the rationale for selecting this site was to access evidenced based information regarding quality measures for diseases and treatment plans. I used Google as the search engine to locate a website related to evidence based guidelines
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As will be explored in this essay‚ from Ramayana‚ one can derive many of the virtues of the Hindu culture such as perfectionism‚ honesty‚ order‚ obedience and respect‚ and active asceticism. All these characteristics make a human being perfect and are achieved through the practice of dharma‚ as explicitly shown by the main character of Ramayana - Rama. Rama is indeed a perfect man in the eyes of the Indian people. Many Hindus even regard him as an incarnation of the god Vishnu. The main reason for
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members and friends. Most Indian business communities begin the financial year on the first day of Diwali. Diwali commemorates the return of Lord Rama‚ along with Sita and Lakshman‚ from his fourteen-year-long exile and vanquishing the demon-king Ravana. In joyous celebration of the return of their king‚ the people of Ayodhya‚ the Capital of Rama‚ illuminated the kingdom with earthen diyas (oil lamps) and burst firecrackers.[5] In Jainism‚ Diwali marks the attainment of moksha or nirvana by Mahavira in
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