For a majority of my childhood I thought that Indiana was India and became utterly confused when someone talked about the long journey to the motherland. I knew that I was Indian and that my family was Punjabi Sikh‚ but beyond that I was disconnected and confused about the world and the culture that my parents and ancestors came from. When I was approached with the opportunity of volunteering as a summer camp counselor at the India Community Center‚ I was hesitant at first because I didn’t know how
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What is scripture and why is it important to us as human beings? Scriptures are not only something that you read‚ but it is a way of life. We think of scriptures as the holy writing‚ the sacred text of religion. Most scriptures are closed canons which means they are fixed religion. Some scriptures tell historical narratives. They tell an event in story form. Other scriptures have comparatively few narratives or none at all. Scriptures comes in many forms; myth‚ legend‚ prophecy‚ sermons‚ love poems
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CONFLICT: BASIC CONCEPT The word conflict has been derived from the Latin word ‘Confligere’; which means to Strike or attack altogether. In the present world‚ there are conflicts found everywhere. Each conflict has a reason behind it. these conflicts usually occur when two or more individuals or groups feel they have irreconcilable differences‚ or they feel that there needs‚ interests or wants are threatened by the existence of the other groups demands. Hence clashes become inevitable. People
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including Catholics. Christians constitute about 14% of the population of Singapore. Most Malays are Muslims‚ who constitute about 15% of the population‚ while most Indians are Hindus‚ constituting 7%. There is also a sizable number of Muslims and Sikhs in the Indian population. Religion As a result of this diversity‚ there are a large number of religious buildings including Hindu temples‚ churches and mosques‚ some
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origin (EEOC). The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission‚ state and local fair employment practices agencies have documented that many of the charges that were filed were by individuals who are or are perceived to be Muslims‚ Arab‚ South Asian‚ or Sikh (EEOC). These charges most commonly allege
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honoring the Virgin Mary‚ and even look for bombs on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel. Although the sikh does not share these people’s faith‚ he does everything he can to protect it. Hana and Caravaggio talk. She tells him that she was pregnant and used to talk to the baby all the time‚ but lost the baby in an abortion when she got to Sicily‚ as the baby’s father was dead anyway. Hana tells Caravaggio all she has learned about death in her work as a nurse. She tells him that‚ after a while‚ she
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Pakistan‚(Karachi‚ oxford university press 1996) 60 As in colonial Punjab Hindu patshalas‚which taught mantras and basic knowledge of the shastras‚ Muslims Quran schools‚ and Sikhs educational institutions which taught the sacred text of Sikhism‚ the Granth ‚and the Gurumukhi Script of the Punjabi language used by Sikhs. The stand read spoken language of north India in the British period was referred to interchangeably as Urdu‚ Hindi. Paul Brass‚ language‚ religion and politics in north India
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Ethics and Law: Basic Concepts‚ Cases‚ and Dilemmas Baruch College Zicklin School of Business Department of Law W. Ray Williams This compilation[1] is intended for use during “Ethics Week.” The Law Department is firmly committed to exposing its students to ethical considerations when making legal and business decisions. As a result ethics is a component of all its course offerings. To the extent that students
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Terrorism is generally defined as the killing of civilians for political reasons. Going by this definition‚ the British Raj referred to Bhagat Singh‚ Chandra Shekhar Azad and many other Indian freedom fighters as terrorists. These were Hindu and Sikh rather than Muslim. In 1881‚ anarchists killed the Russian Tsar Alexander II and 21 bystanders. In 1901‚ anarchists killed U.S. president McKinley as well as king Humbert I of Italy. World War I started in 1914 when anarchists killed Archduke Ferdinand
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just being around Indian food. She is constantly trying to teach Jess how to cook‚ but when Jess shows no desire to learn how to cook‚ Jess is removing herself from the traditional ways of a Sikh woman. Sikh women are traditionally housewives‚ and by Jess refusing to learn to cook goes against the ways of Sikh culture. In contrast to Mrs. Bahamra‚ Jess is going against the ways her parents have taught her‚ becoming less integrated in Indian culture and bringing shame to the family. She is bringing
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