Thank you‚ Roland for inviting me to share my life experience with the Excellence Award recipients. I felt honored and would like to express my congratulations to them. I’m sure that all of you‚ the Excellence Award recipients‚ are smart‚ have excellent grades in high school‚ and have admitted to the top colleges. Your parents are proud of you and have the high expectations for your future. They have put lots effort supporting you for that goal and hope you have the best advantage
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Hinduism. A good way to explain this importance is through the Bhagavad-Gita. The Bhagavad-Gita explains in detail a tale of two ruling families in India and their struggles with an internal war. I will be looking specifically at the character Arjuna. Arjuna is given a dilemma in his life that forces him to question his Dharma. India was split in power between two related cousin family groups the Pandavas and the Kauravas. Even though the Pandava king was the younger of the two brothers he
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Arjuna thought Why would they do such a thing? The heartless villains! Rakshasas! The extension would completely kill the livelihood of the people living downstream. It is not as if they have a huge surplus but with common sense and wisdom‚ there was always enough for everyone. God! Why don’t you knock some sense in to those idiots? He opened his eyes a little and peered at the substantial statue of Lord Shiva‚ sitting peacefully before him with his eyes closed. What are you so pleased about
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The Indian honour system is broadly classified in five types - Leadership‚ Literature‚ Civilian‚ Patriotic‚ and Particular.Civilian awards Bharat RatnaThe Bharat Ratna [1] — ‘Bharat Ratna’‚ the highest civilian Award of the country‚ was instituted in the year 1954. Any person without distinction of race‚ occupation‚ position or sex is eligible for these awards. It is awarded in recognition of exceptional service/performance of the highest order in any field of human endeavour. The recommendations
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Arjuna and Beowulf vs Larger Society When looking at literature from the past‚ one can see the essence of what it meant to live back then. The text paints a portrait of the past‚ and lets us see some intricacies of their society. By looking at the individual characters specifically we can conclude a lot about the ideal person of that society. Much of ancient literature portrayed the main character as the perfect individual‚ and is a guide as to how people of the day should live. This
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advice to Arjuna and Socrates’ daimonion have several overlapping concepts‚ similarities‚ and differences. In the video‚ the conversation with Krishna and Arjuna almost immediately begins to show some similarities with Socrates’ daimonion. He starts by saying “victory and defeat are the same” meaning he is urging Arjuna to act. Socrates has a well known lack of fear for death because he believes you cannot fear what is not known. Krishna is attempting to instill a very similar concept to Arjuna‚ sometimes
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it. In the Bhagavad Gita‚ in teaching 13‚ Arjuna‚ a fearsome warrior‚ is at war. He is expected to fight in a war that kin is matched against kin in battle until the moment he sees his men. Then‚ he has second thoughts about the fighting. Arjuna is sad‚ confused‚ and stirred. Vishnu‚ his chariot driver‚ is really the great god Vishnu in disguised‚ is trying to persuade Arjuna to fight by offering him knowledge if he fights. According to Vishnu‚ Arjuna will become famous and well known and will
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Tribute speech Ladies and Gentlemen‚ Has anyone ever thought about being on stage at the MTV or Red Carpet Awards giving an award next to a famous person you would die to see laughing and making jokes? I HAVE‚ and I believe I would probably pass out cold. But honestly for me‚ standing here right now is a little bit better than that. It gives me great pride to be here today‚ awarding what must be the finest‚ most wonderful exponents of cheerleading in this country. They say fortune favors
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the foundation of life without which nothing can exist in its natural form. Dharma‚ for instance‚ guides both Rama and Arjuna through the journey of life despite its many harsh tests‚ obstacles‚ and the pains of time. Both Rama and Arjuna make decisions based of their conceptions of dharma. Rama‚ for example‚ goes into exile as he abandons his claim to Ayodhaya’s throne‚ and Arjuna must fight against his emotions and proceed into warfare against his family. This concept is partially
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Essay Comparing Arjuna and Rama Chris Brownlee World Lit. 11/27/02 In the Indian epics the Bhagavad-Gita translated by Barbara Stoler-Miller and the Ramayana translated by R.K. Narayan there are two heroes‚ both faced with difficult decisions that at times completely contradict the hero’s Dharma‚ or spiritual duty. The two heroes’‚ Arjuna Rama are forced to deal with their difficulties in separate but not unlike ways. In the Bhagavad-Gita‚ Arjuna has trouble fighting his friends and family
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