inter-caste and inter-religious marriages has doubled in the last two and half decades. The study reveals that a very few women have the freedom to choose their spouse. These findings assume importance in the context of an increasing number of ‘honour killings’ in India in the recent years. Inter-marriages have attracted considerable research attention all over the world since the beginning of the twentieth century. Social scientists have shown keen interest in the study of different forms of inter-marriages
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to identify himself with anyone, and simultaneously also be able to elevate himself from the general population, in order to create distance from the violence-torn local society. With no repository of justice, this man must therefore be “…a man of honour, by instinct by inevitability, without thought of it, and certainly without saying it.” (p. 197) , he is the one individual who must serve justice, when society does not. Chandler applies with claiming that Hammett’s writings show us “the seamy side
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reasoning rationality; it definitely promotes evil in the society. It narrows the outlook of the people who believe in it promoting it so vehemently that if someone tries to break its clutches, he is shunned by one and all. Certain traditions like honour killing, marriage of girls to the Holy Quran or old men without the consent of the girls and Watta Satta are a curse and all very evident examples which have stopped us from progressing to the 21st century. Finally I quote: “Do not believe in anything
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Essay on Baby Girl. These days gender imbalance is becoming a grave problem especially in India. Girls are either aborted from mother’s womb or killed after birth. This gives rise to crimes like rape and killing. Write an essay emphasizing importance of women in the society. In ancient time birth of a girl child was considered as auspicious. As per an Indian proverb, “A home without a daughter is like a body without soul”. The birth of a daughter in the house was compared with the advent of Goddess
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Hamlet Final Essay What do you think makes Shakespeare’s Hamlet such a powerful and enduring play? Thesis William Shakespeare’s Hamlet (1603) explores the intrinsic aspects of humanity creating a powerful and enduring play by subverting the audiences’ expectation of a revenge tragedy play. Shakespeare enables universal anthropological appreciation through the emphasis on the thematic concerns of: the mystery and transcendental nature of death, clouded grey areas in between the dichotomy of good
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a reaction to the Enlightenment era- understanding reason to reject the Church in favour of liberty. Probably his most famous contribution to philosophy (Nietzsche, 1882/2006, p90) ‘God is dead’ uses a parable of a madman accusing the atheists of killing God without realising. He calls this
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respectable in certain conditions, such as in remonstrate to persecution like hunger strike, suicide pilots and suicide bombers as part of combat or resistance in olden days for protecting one’s country from being ruled by intruders. Killing oneself to protect the honour or safety
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master’s degree in zoology from Johns Hopkins in 1932. Several decades later in 1962, Carson made her first big debut by publicizing her revolutionary story called ‘Silent Spring’ – an ecological tale exploring the impacts of pesticides such as DDT. In honour of her efforts to preserve the environment, there is an international environmental
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her to do several good things. History is strewn with the names of famous people who have given large donations to charity: Bill Gates, Andre Agassi, etc. Sometimes, these people may not only be motivated by sheer conscience, but also the public honour and fame of having a foundation, a charity, or a building named after them. But people also give anonymous donations - in 2009, an anonymous donor gave a million dollars to some American universities. As no-one knew who they were, money, fame, and
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WHEN THE BLOOD TURNS SAFFRON OR GREEN SUMIT DALAL Assistant professor Delhi University Abstract – India being home to countless communities and religion, taking pride in its diversity, is yet to fulfil the dream of secularism in a real sense. Even in 21st century when communal riots can be the potent way to settle political scores, it takes no time to understand that there is something severely wrong at the top level. Therefore the masses need to understand that ultimately its they who suffer
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