Every culture contains heroes. In epic tales/stories‚ this is an individual to admire and to live by their ways‚ and because of this he/she is the embodiment of the values and concerns of the culture of the author that created him/she. The values of every culture were shaped by the social conditions of that time and different attributes became valued. Cultural values are expressed in both actions of a hero and his motivations. As heroes‚ Gilgamesh and Rama reflect the values of the cultures that
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The issue of war had been relevant in all ages which also figures prominently in the Immortals of Meluha. It seems to question war on the one hand and draws attention towards the present on the other. Wars are an organized and prolonged conflict that is carried out by states. It is generally characterized by extreme violence‚ social disruption and economic destruction. It is an intentional widespread conflict between political communities. War leads to destruction of human and natural resources.
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W.B Monday October 1‚ 2012 Compare / Contrast Essay The differences and similarities between Ramayana and Gilgamesh are very noticeable. In my opinion Ramayana and Gilgamesh are like water and wine. While they both fight battles and they are both important people in their home lands‚ they have totally different ways of going about life and totally different views on their power as king. “To bad as well as good‚ to all‚ A generous man compassion shows; On earth no mortal lives‚ he knows‚ Who
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Waiting line management: unit 11. The waiting line is a list of customers who remains waiting for getting certain goods or services from service center. Understanding waiting lines or queues and learning how to manage them is one of the most important areas in operation management. In organizations or in personal life‚ there are examples of processes which generates waiting lines or queues. Such waiting lines occur because the current services facility is insufficient to provide service at that
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Introduction “The emotional‚ sexual‚ and psychological stereotyping of females begins when the doctor says‚ “It’s a girl”. ” – Shirley Chisholm Shirley Chisholm was an American politician‚ educator and author. She was the first black woman to be elected to Congress and she was also the first major-party black woman candidate for President of the United States. In 1982 Chisholm told the Associated Press: "I’ve always met more discrimination being a woman than being black. When I ran for the
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Of all the contemporary Indian English novelists Anita Desai is‚ perhaps‚ the most perceptive and consistent explorer of the inner life‚ especially that of Indian women‚ convulsed by an acute sense of helplessness in the face of onslaughts of an unfeeling world and the resultant mental agony. Anita Desai in most of her female protagonists‚ by a variety of factors – the most prominant being the marital dischord. This paper puts forward the portrayal of marital dischord in Anita Desai’s Cry
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called Shri or Thirumagal because she is endowed with six auspicious and divine qualities‚ or Gunas‚ and also because she is the source of strength even to Vishnu. When Vishnu incarnated on earth as avatars Rama and Krishna‚ Lakshmi incarnated as his consort. Sita (Rama ’s wife)‚ Radha (Krishna ’s lover)[2][3][4] andRukmini and the other wives of Krishna are considered forms of Lakshmi.[5] Lakshmi is worshipped daily in Hindu homes and commercial establishments as the goddess of wealth. She also enjoys worship
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Timeless Qualities As human beings‚ we have traits that are looked up to‚ no matter what time period‚ or culture. The qualities that make a hero may change a bit‚ but being willing to sacrifice yourself‚ having courage‚ and being able to overcome an immense challenge are traits that make a hero regardless of culture or time period. Bravery and courage are thought to be admirable traits to human beings‚ which is why they are hero traits. One hero that possesses this quality is Gilgamesh. When Gilgamesh
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the Government of India ratified the International Convention for the Suppression of Immoral Traffic in Persons and the Exploitation of the Prostitution of others. In 1956 India passed the Suppression of Immoral Traffic in Women and Girls Act‚ 1956 (SITA). The act was further amended and changed in 1986‚ resulting in the Immoral Traffic Prevention Act also know as PITA. PITA only discusses trafficking in relation to prostitution and not in relation to other purposes of trafficking such as domestic
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Outsourcing of IT operations Cathay Pacific for long has been known as an Asian airline. Since its establishment‚ Cathay Pacific has been a profitable company with periodical growth. Cathay Pacific was one of the first to outsource its telecom networks to SITA to establish global linkages. This was a significant step that made Cathay more of an international carrier than a regional carrier. Cathay was highly vertically integrated and used to do so many things in-house which could have been outsourced. Due
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