This ritual is similar to other religions in the sense that worshipping Hindu gods is the same as Morning Prayer. ... Hindus believe that a deity named "Chitragupta " is the one responsible for noting all of the good or bad deeds that people commit in their lifetimes. ... It was not common for women for women to be enrolled in school, it was common for them to sit down in informal lectures and study their religion at mosques. ...

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Unfortunately ignorance is bliss and the consequences of this so common ideology are so horrifying that many cannot even bear to believe entirely factual statistics. ... The most fundamental argument for pro lifers, in a sense that it is so basic and logical that it can really not be refuted. ... All one really has to note is that we have whatever rights we have because of whatever it is that makes a human. ... As one can see, the main pro-abortion argument can easily be refuted using logic and common sense, however, the main reason against abortion is extremely solid, therefore one should co...

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A social conversion towards the common good of all in our society "locally and globally, and towards harmony with mother earth and the environment is necessary. ... In dictionaries of Christian social thought, the term does not exist as a developed concept, and it is not identified as a common experience or praxis. ... How do we talk about Jesus' way of life, options, teaching, works, death and resurrection in relevant political, economic, cultural and ecological terms which make sense to us and to our society today? ... (5) How do we evoke a sense of ethical responsibility among t...

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Bokonon claimed that he created Bokononism because he " wanted all things/to seem to make some sense, /so we all could be happy, yes, /Instead of tense. ... The short chopped sentences remind the reader of how a scientist's notes would be. ... This is common in scientific speech and writing to thoroughly explain ideas and concepts. ...

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After killing the insect, he notes that: I felt better and was able to go back into the shack and look at it. It was quite dead, but I had already made up my mind that I was not going to sleep alone in this shack. (151) The author gives little detail of the actual appearance of the insect, but rather relies on the reaction of the protagonist to create a sense of mystery and fear around it. ... As humans become increasingly civilized, we project empathy more readily onto life forms that do not necessarily share our sphere of common experience, therefore expanding our capacity to grow and love...

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CUBAN SANTERIA Santeria, which literally means, way of the saints', originated in Cuba. Santeria is considered an Afro-Cuban religion. It has roots in Africa, specifically the Yoruba people in southwestern Nigeria. When Africans were brought to the New World as slaves, they brought with them their Yoruba religious traditions (Nunez: 3). Slave owners forced them to give up their beliefs and convert to Christianity. ...

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