The enormous diversity of Hinduism reflects its long history of more than 3000 years and the hundreds of millions of people who follow Hinduism (Colledge, 1999).

Introduction The enormous diversity of Hinduism reflects its long history of more than 3000 years and the hundreds of millions of people who follow Hinduism (Colledge, 1999). There is no single right pattern of being a Hindu, as the religious experiences and the traditions people have received are heterogeneous (Killingley, 2003). Thus, one must be open to the diversity and flexibility of Hinduism, and bare in mind that any general statements about Hinduism are subject to exceptions (Killingley, 2003). Hindus began appearing Britain in significant numbers from 1950s onwards, and a new wave of Hindu immigration came from East Africa due to the 'Africanisation' policies in the 1960s and 1970s (Colledge, 1999). As Hindu communities have established themselves by opening houses of worship within their new host countries, Hinduism has transformed into an international religion with "international notions of space" (Caswell, 1996: 1). The first generation of immigrants had difficulty of coping with English language and customs; where as the British born generations may find it difficult to retain their sense of Hindu identity (Colledge, 1999). This background provides an interesting setting for research and we took the opportunity to study the only Hindu temple in Glasgow: Hindu Mandir, in order to investigate how Hindu identity and Hindu traditions continue in the British

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The Story of Great Flood of Manu

The Story of Great Flood of Manu In the morning they brought Manu water for ablution, just as they bring this washing for hands. As he was washing, a fish came into his hands and said, 'Care for me and I will save you.' 'From what will you save me?' 'A flood will carry away all the creatures; I will save you from it.' 'How should you be cared for?' 'As long as we are tiny,' said the fish, 'our destruction is great, for fish swallows fish. Care for me at first in a pot, and when I outgrow it, dig a trench and care for me in it. And when I outgrow that, then take me down to the ocean, for then I will be beyond destruction.' The fish grew steadily into a Jhasa, for that grows largest. It said, 'In a certain yea, the flood will come. Then you will build a ship and come to me, and when the flood has risen you will enter the ship and I will save you from the flood.' Manu cared for it in this way and carried it down to the ocean. And in the very year the fish had indicated, he build a ship and came to him, and when the flood had risen he entered the ship. The fish swam up to him, and he fastens the rope of the ship to the horn of the fish, and with it sailed through to the northern mountain. 'I have saved you,' said the fish. 'Fasten the ship to a tree, but do not let the water cut you off when you are on the mountain; as the water subsides, keep following it down.' And he kept

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In support Of Gun Ownership

In support Of Gun Ownership Specific Goals: I want to encourage gun ownership. Introduction I. What is the foundation of modern technology? It's the history of the gun. Thesis Statement: I will persuade you in that, (1) federal gun control laws are unconstitutional, and (2) I will prove the 2nd Amendment is both a "State" and "Individual Right." Body I.The foundation of our country is based in English Bill of Rights and the American Revolution. A. What is the difference between the Declaration of Independence, the U. S. Constitution and the "Bill of Rights?" . The Declaration of Independence gives the reasons, as to why America wanted seperation. 2. The Constitution gives the federal government certain powers. 3. The "Bill of Rights" limited the power of the federal government. B. The views of gun control advocates. . Gun control saves lives. 2. When America was founded guns only shot one bullet at a time. 3. Gun control will keep guns out of the hands of criminals. 4. Children should not have guns. 5. Gun control will reduce the hazards to law enforcement. 6. If citizens carry guns, there will be daily shoot-outs in the streets. 7. We don't want to ban deer rifles, just assault rifles. 8. Why do you need an assault rifle? 9. The entertainment industry is not at fault, it's the gun's fault! 0. The 2nd is a collective right and not an "Individual Right."

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Do stricter gun control laws correlate with less violence in society?

Guns kill 34,000 Americans a year, including almost 5,000 young people under the age of 20. At the current rate, guns will be the leading cause of injury-related fatalities in the U.S. by 2003.For many years there has been an ongoing debate over what to do about gun control. Handguns kill between 20 and 25 thousand people every year, and that includes the 15,000 annual suicides as a result of these weapons. The reason so many of these suicides are successful is because of the presence of a gun. (Cochran, 189) Bad things can happen with guns, but guns can also make it easier for people to defend themselves and prevent bad things from happening. Potential victims use guns more than 2 million times a year to stop violent crimes. Crimes are stopped by defensive gun uses about five times as frequently as crimes are committed with guns. In this paper I will give an overview of the present gun control issues and try to answer the question do stricter gun control laws correlate with less violence in society. According to the Violence Policy Center (VPC), "the United States has not so much a firearm problem as a handgun problem." Clarke Cochran, et al, says in his book, American Policymaking: An Introduction, that the FBI data shows that "a handgun used in self-defense is 100 times more likely to kill or injure its owner than it is to stop a potential criminal." (193). What are the

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Why There Should be Gun Control in the United States

Why There Should be Gun Control in the United States On the 20th of April, 1999, in a little town called Lilleton in the U.S, two students from the Columbine High School committed a massacre. During a period of three hours, Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold killed twelve students and one teacher, and injured dozens of others. Finally, they shot themselves in the head. Later the police detected over 900 bullet holes in the school (Bowling for Columbine)1. Apart from this horrible crime, the macabre fact is that all of the involved guns which had killed these innocent people were legally purchased, and the huge amount of bullets was bought at the K-Mart down the street (Bowling for Columbine). It is true, nobody will ever know if this disaster could have been prevented by a general gun control at that time, but one thing is for sure: it would have been a lot more difficult to purchase the used firearms and bullets if a general gun control would have been enacted before. Although, a comparison between the USA and the UK, where gunposession was prohibited in 1997, shows that after enacting the law, the crime rate surprisingly went up instead of down, still more than 10.000 humans die because of guns in the States every year. That number represents the highest death rate in developed countries and can only be reduced by a stricter enforcement of gun control. As a result, the crime

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A content analysis of gun and gun violence references in fifty-cent lyrics

A content analysis of gun and gun violence references in fifty-cent lyrics. ABSTRACT This study examined the references to guns and gun violence in fifty cent songs on his breakthrough, mainstream success, 'Get rich or die trying'. Altogether over eighteen tracks, there were 84 references to gun violence. 45% of songs contained 5 or more separate references. This was compared to Kanye West's album 'The college dropout' which had only two references over 21 tracks. It should be noted that while 50 cents references were all very violent, the two references on Kanye West's album had an anti-gun message, and specifically anti -gun in the hip-hop music scene where violence is increasingly becoming a problem, perhaps in part to rappers like 50 Cent. The research showed why there is so much controversy surrounding 50 Cent and that the allegations of him being an irresponsible gun-toting role-model are not totally unfounded. The research only focused on one 50 cent album, and the way I measured what was a reference and what wasn't could be seen as vague or at least open for debate. However further research has been suggested. INTRODUCTION Recent growth in gun crime, and gun culture have turned attention to reasons behind this trend. Hip hop has always been an easy target for groups who say that the music scene exerts a negative influence over those who listen to it. Nearly

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No Guardian, No Shepherd.

No Guardian, No Shepherd As humanity moved to twenty first century, violence in society has been remained as an unsolved and international problem and yet the blame for this problem has been put on many different ideas, ideologies, beliefs, international and nationwide decisions, laws, people, politicians, policies, traditions, cultures and so on. Even religions and religious beliefs have been the target of some of this blames and of course some of these blames are fair and right. On the other hand, in most cases these are people and their beliefs and the decisions made by them and the actions taken by them have been considered as the causes of violence or in a wider consideration the causes of any problem or disaster in any scale. But yet there are some people who ridiculously blame the tools, instruments, devices, and equipment for all the problems they face. They consider tools as the direct and sometimes, the only causes of the problems that humanity faces. These people considered firearms as the direct causes of violence in societies and from the last decays of the nineteenth century, in some sort of international action, they began to limit the usage of firearms by civilians by passing laws in almost all over the world which are known as gun control laws. These laws limited or in most cases, forbided using, keeping, carrying, producing and trading firearms by

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Krishna's development as God in Mahabharata

Krishna’s development as God in Mahabharata. Krishna is an enigma in Mahabharata. In this paper I’ll talk about the development of Krishna’s character from being a Yadava chief to the creator and God in Mahabharata. I’d like to begin with examples that are there throughout Mahabharata that depict Krishna as a normal human being and how slowly his position as God is revealed in the epic. We see Krishna first appearing in Mahabharata during Draupadi’s swayamvara. He witnesses it as Arjuna’s distant cousin and makes all the arrangements for it. He is shown as the head of Yadava clan which traces its lineage from Yadu, who was the son of Devyani and Yayati. Krishna is raised by milkmen and has had a miraculous childhood which is added later on in Mahabharata as a separate appendix called as Harivamsa. Krishna acts as Arjuna’s dear friend who guides him at every step and takes the responsibility of Pandava’s actions. He is a great statesman and if anything, he appears to be a devious diplomat. His flaws are human, and he bends Dharma conveniently to make Pandavas win the war and establish the higher good. Krishna’s is a very utilitarian perspective as he also states in one of his sermons to Arjuna during the war; he says that means don’t matter till the end is good. He is a manipulator and adjusts Dharma according to his will. One of the best examples of this

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America and Gun Control.

Rachel Corbin Social Problems Gun Control 2 February 2003 America and Gun Control Amendment II A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed. The debate of gun control laws ignites a volatile controversy amongst the American people. Fewer topics raise more emotional debate than the subject of gun control. The Second Amendment grants the "right to bear arms" however, the question remains about who is given this right. Is the right to bear arms given exclusively to the militia or to all the people? This question brings the issue of who should be trusted with fire arms, the people or the government? There is no evidence from the writings of the Founding Fathers that one must belong to a well regulated militia in order to have the right to keep and bear arms. The Founders were simply expressing a preference for a militia over a standing army. The first clause regarding the militia is merely one, and not the only, rationale for preserving the right to own firearms. The second clause, granting "the right of the people to keep and bear arms" applies to our nation on the individual level. We have the right to own guns for recreational purposes, such as hunting, and for self defense against intruders, or corrupted governments. It is our duty as citizens of the United

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How has the character of warfare evolved in the modern and contemporary world?

How has the character of warfare evolved in the modern and contemporary world? Ed Skinner (0349801) Tutor: E Balabanova Warfare changed forever in 1861 when Dr Richard Gatling patented the world's first effective machine gun, known as the Gatling gun. It was capable of firing 200 rounds per minute. The Gatling gun, whilst not being the first machine gun, was the first machine gun to have a widespread impact on the military establishment.1 It was invented during the American Civil War, and Dr Gatling sincerely believed his invention had the ability to end wars forever due to the destruction each gun could cause. His hopes were very idealistic, and with hindsight very misguided. The development of the machine gun started an effective arms race between inventors, all trying to win lucrative military contracts by inventing guns capable of firing more and more rounds per second. In 1879, the Gardner machine gun was produced and immediately purchased by the British Army. This gun had almost twice the power of the Gatling gun and was able to fire 370 rounds per minute.2 By 1889, the Maxim machine gun was firing 500 rounds per minute. At the outbreak of the First World War in 1914, the Vickers machine gun could fire 600 rounds per minute. Modern machine guns such as the 5.56mm small machine gun used by the British Army can fire 1000 rounds per minute. These machines automated war.

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