Religion
Religion is a collection of , , and that establishes symbols that relate humanity to and moral values. Many religions have , , and sacred histories that are intended to give or to explain the or the .
Religion is that system of activities and beliefs directed toward that which is perceived to be of sacred value and transforming power.
An ideal type of religion includes:
- interaction with the supernatural
- a diagnosis of something essentially wrong with the human condition, and a prescription for salvation or liberation from it
- regular, repeated behavior (ritual)
- community practice
You are protected by law from discrimination because of your religion or belief if you:
- belong to an organized religion such as Christianity, Judaism or Islam
- Have a profound belief which affects your way of life or view of the world. This includes religious and philosophical beliefs, or a lack of belief, such as Atheism
- take part in collective worship
- belong to a smaller religion or sect, such as Scientology or Rastafarianism
- Have no religion, for example, if you are an atheist.
The law against discrimination because of religion or belief does not cover purely political beliefs unless they are also philosophical beliefs.
You are protected if someone discriminates against you because they think you are a certain religion, when you are not. For example, it's against the law for someone to discriminate against you for wearing a headscarf because they think you are a Muslim, even if you are not actually Muslim.
Discrimination by association is also against the law. For example, it is against the law to refuse to let you into a restaurant because of the religion of someone who is with you.
After Majella had gone to a residential home, the service users and the care workers always kept her unhappy, because she was the only one with different religion; the caseworkers treated her very differently from the other service user, they never listened to what she had to say, they always used to ignore her. Also her fellow service users used to make fun of her and tease her as she was the only Hindu in the residential home.
Education
Education gives us the knowledge of the world around us. It develops in us a perspective of looking at life. It helps us build opinions and have points of view on everything in life. People debate over the subject of whether education is the only thing that gives knowledge. Some say, education is the process of gaining information about the surrounding world while knowledge is something very different. They are partly right. But the conversion of information to knowledge is possible because of education. Education makes us capable of interpreting rightly the things perceived. Education is not about lessons and poems in textbooks. It is about the lessons of life.
Education is important because it equips us with all that is needed to make our dreams come true. Education opens doors of brilliant career opportunities. It fetches better prospects in career and growth. Every employer of today requires his prospective employees to be well educated. He requires expertise. So, education becomes an eligibility criterion for employment into any sector of the industry.
When Sanjit was younger he lived in India and was educated very little as his parents were really poor, due to very little education he can not speak or write English properly, so when he goes to the hospital for check ups, he can ask for a interpreter, and then it will be the professionals in the hospital responsibility to provide for him a interpreter, for having a interpreter this will make live easier for the doctors and himself.
Family
A family unit is the unit which builds up a person’s personality. How you behave and what you become in life is very much dependent on your family life. Psychologists believe that a child learns the most from his or her family life. The way your family members deal with you has a life long effect on your personality. Keeping in view all these facts the importance of your family life cannot be denied. Family unit happens to be the most important part of your life till you grow up. The children are usually closer to their parents and their siblings as compared to any other person in the world. As the children grow up they find good friends, spouses, their own kids and colleagues to share their lives with. Although time brings this change but the importance of family remains there. The children who have a sound family background and who belong to a family with strong family ties are almost always happier. Thus one cannot deny the importance of family life.
Coming from different background can affect the way people treat you, Sanjit and Majella are from an Indian family, people might prejudice them, and think that they have a big family, which most Indians do. And even before meeting them they might think they might smell of curry, as that is their culture food. Not all people from India have big families, and smell of curry, like Sanjit has a small family and he does not like eating curry.
Finances
Finance is important to business as without it businesses would not be able to start up or survive. In order to start a business sources of finance are needed such as grants or loans used to buy essential items such as vehicles, premises and other equipment. Finance is needed for businesses to continue running as money is needed to face running costs such as electricity and rent. Finance is also needed in expanding a business.
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In a very general sense, it's about intelligently handling your money. It involves understanding how a checking account works, how credit cards and charge cards work, how to understand different types of loans, income taxes, basics of investing, budgeting and being a smart shopper - and of course other things also.
It is extremely important! People, who don't have a grasp of these concepts get screwed when they get a mortgage, buy a car, get insurance, spend their money, and many other things. It's impossible to get through life without earning and spending money - and nobody is going to care about your finances as much as you are, so the smart thing to do is learn about it so you can protect yourself from scammers, bad investments and rip-off artists.
Here's an example: years ago, Sanjit once took out a loan to get new windows. It was a 5-year loan for $3,000. After making payments for 3 years, he wanted to pay off the loan early to save on interest cost. The amount he still owed was almost $2,000. How could that be? They had made way more than half the payments but still owed almost the entire amount they borrowed! It was because the loan was set up in such a way to penalize anyone who wanted to pay it off early. He got screwed because they didn't understand the loan documents, and just assumed if they paid it off early they would save some money.
In Majella residential home, one of the reasons why the service users and the care workers didn’t like Majella because she was from a poor country and she was very poor herself, for her being poor didn’t mean they treat her unfairly, it is against the law, all humans should be treated fairly with no injustice.
