“Shooting an Elephant” Response Orwell did not get along with the Burmese‚ nor did he like them because they would make fun of him and enjoyed insulting him while on duty. As for the British Raj‚ he felt as if the Raj was a cruel and aggressive government ruler and that his hatred towards him was so great that he would “drive a bayonet into a Buddhist priest’s guts.” (pg.3). Therefore Orwell being a white man has a great conflict with the Burmese. In paragraph 2‚ he began to talk about how
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Unit 21 Aspects of Contract and Business Law assignment BTEC National Diploma in Business ------------------------------------------------- Unit 21: Aspects of Contract and Business Law ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- Tutor: ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- Learning Outcomes: -------------------------------------------------
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known as Vastu Shastra. In Sanskrit the word “vaastu” means a building or structure and so the expression “vaastu shastra” is the science of structure (Raj Kumar 2003). Hindu Architecture addresses two kinds of buildings‚ religious structures including temples and shrines and non-religious structures including civic buildings and residential homes (Raj Kumar‚ 2003). It is believed that astrology plays an important part in Hinduism theology and also Hinduism architecture and follows three principles
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Jātis. The Jātis were grouped by the Brahminical texts under the four well-known caste categories (the varnas): viz Brahmins‚ Kshatriyas‚Vaishyas‚ and Shudras. Certain people were excluded altogether‚ ostracized by all other castes and treated as untouchables. Although identified with Hinduism‚ caste systems have also been observed among other religions on the Indian subcontinent‚ including some groups of Muslims‚ Buddha. Caste is commonly thought of as an ancient fact of Hindu life‚ but various contemporary
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also at this lower end have a more miserable life and die sooner. An example would be India’s old caste system. People in the lowest caste were the “untouchables” and undesirable. In a caste system‚ the caste you’re born into determines the rest of your life. Those who were in a higher caste system live a simpler life and live longer. The untouchables are ranked in hundreds of categories and live miserably by being scavengers. Doing the dirty work such as cremation‚ or cleaning sewers. So‚ a person
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were the herders and merchants‚ which also meant that they farmers‚ artisans‚ craftsmen‚ and more. The fourth major group was the Shudras‚ who were servants. The last major group of the caste system was the untouchables. By reading the name‚ you probably know what their job was. The Untouchables had to do other peoples jobs that were considered “dirty”. For example‚ taking out the garbage or handling dead animals. Also‚ all existing things get three qualities. The first quality was the Sattva Quality
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e brides are forced to give large sum as dowry to fix the marriage. “they have to cover the girl’s neck with jewellery‚ give them cash in their hand‚ and write off property and land in their names” (Sangati‚ 12). On the contrary in the Dalit community it is the bridegroom‚ who gives parisam (gift) to marry the bride It’s certainly not like that in our streets. We give girls what we can afford-earrings and nose rings-and leave it at that. The family will see to all the wedding expenses. We don’t
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Departments and all States/UTs. Based on comments received‚ some modifications were made in the Draft Bill. The Draft NP Bill is again being circulated for inter-ministerial consultations. The above information was given by the Minister of Panchayati Raj Shri V. Kishore Chandra Deo in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha. Amendment to Article 243 D of the Constitution of India for enhancing reservation for women in Panchayats The Cabinet today approved the proposal
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the world; there are people‚ cultures‚ and ethnicities from the all over the Middle East‚ Europe‚ and Asia. Even with all of the diverse cultures‚ races‚ and ethnicities there is still discrimination against the lower caste Dalits once considered"untouchables". India is the oldest continuous civilization in the world‚ and this has enabled India to absorb a variety of cultures from all around the world (Singh‚ Bhatia‚ Chaubey‚ Datta‚ and Samson‚ 1989). There is no such thing as "Indian Food". The country
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