A game of tigers and sheep Who has the tigers and who the sheep never seems to make any difference. The result is always the same: She wins‚ I lose. But sometimes when her tigers are on the rampage‚ and I’ve lost half my herd of sheep‚ help comes from unexpected quarters: Above. The Rusty Shield Bearer‚ neutral till then‚ para-drops a winning flower — yellow and irrelevant — on the checkerboard drawn on the pavement in charcoal‚ cutting off the
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Lapis Lazuli -An International Literary Journal (LLILJ) Vol.2/ NO.2/Autumn 2012 Emily Dickinson’s Perspectives on Death: An Interpretation of Dickinson’s Poems on Death. Omana Antony Suchi Dewan A Death blow is a Life blow to Some Who till they died‚ did not alive become — Who had they lived‚ had died but when They died‚ Vitality begun. (816) Emily Dickinson Emily Elizabeth1 Dickinson (1830-1886) has often been pictured as a sensitive but isolated poet. During her lifetime she was little
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Christianity Main articles: Exorcism in Christianity and Exorcism in the Catholic Church In Catholic Christianity‚ exorcisms are performed in the name of Jesus Christ.[3] A distinction is made between a formal exorcism‚ which can only be conducted by a priest during a baptism or with the permission of a Bishop‚ and "prayers of deliverance" which can be said by anyone. The Catholic rite for a formal exorcism‚ called a "Major Exorcism"‚ is given in Section 13 of the Rituale Romanum.[4] The Ritual
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enjoyed freedom and equal participation in public life in ancient India. In the Rig Veda‚ women are placed at the highest pedestal – ‘Yatr nariyastu poojayante ramante tatr devah’ or where women are worshipped‚ Gods preside there. The Taittriya Upanishad teaches us ‘Matridevo bhava’ or ‘Let your mother be God to you’. Swami Vivekananda rightly said‚ “All nations have attained greatness by paying proper respect to women. That country and that nation which does not respect women has never become
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ro & Con Arguments: "Should Abortion Be Legal?" PRO Legal Abortion The US Supreme Court has declared abortion to be a "fundamental right" guaranteed by the US Constitution. The landmark abortion case Roe v. Wade‚ decided on Jan. 22‚ 1973 in favor of abortion rights‚ remains the law of the land. The 7-2 decision stated that the Constitution gives "a guarantee of certain areas or zones of privacy‚" and that "This right of privacy... is broad enough to encompass a woman’s decision whether or
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Agama Shastra and Temple worship [pic] [pic][pic]Buzz up! [pic]ShareThisMar 5 2008 | Views 3773 | Comments (10) Tags: Agama Agama Shastra Temple worship [pic] The Hindu temples are complex institutions. They represent the culmination of social and religious aspirations of a society. Temple is the focal point in the life of a community and often represents its pride‚ identity and unity. It is also the index of the community’s wellbeing. It draws into its fold people from its various
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treatment‚ see South Asian Arts: Literature. The earliest Indian literature took the form of the canonical Hindu sacred writings‚ known as the Veda‚ which were written in Sanskrit. To the Veda were added prose commentaries such as the Brāhmaṇas and the Upaniṣhads. The production of Sanskrit literature extended from about 1400 bc to ad 1200 and reached its height of development in the 1st to 7th centuries ad. In addition to sacred and philosophical writings‚ such genres as erotic and devotional lyrics‚ court poetry
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Philosophy is a study that includes various diverse subfields such as aesthetics‚ epistemology‚ ethics‚ logic‚ and metaphysics. Various philosophical traditions use different methods and include different topics in their study. Some‚ for example‚ include politics‚ physics‚ or religion. The fundamental method of philosophy involves the systematic use of critical reasoning to evaluate arguments in defence of assertions of belief or opinion. The term philosophy comes from the Greek word "Φιλοσοφία"
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RABINDRANATH TAGORE Rabindranath Tagore (Bengali: রবীন্দ্রনাথ ঠাকুর‚ Robindronath Ţhakur) (7 May 1861 – 7 August 1941)‚ sobriquet Gurudev‚ was a Bengali poet‚ novelist‚ musician‚ painter and playwright who reshaped Bengali literature and music. As author of Gitanjali and its "profoundly sensitive‚ fresh and beautiful verse"‚ he was the first non-European to win the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1913. His poetry in translation was viewed as spiritual‚ and this together with his mesmerizing persona
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