A husband murdered his wife based on a dream that she had betrayed him. A young woman's throat was slit in the town square because a love ballad had been dedicated to her over the radio. A teenaged boy is sent by the family to murder his sister because she was rapped. All three woman murdered, all three in the name of ‘honor’. Now to understand why this happens we first must understand what honor killings are and why they occur. Honor killings come from tribal law, in tribal law a man's honor ...
Essays on Asia
Many people from different countries have asked the same problem, “Is the caste system still exist nowadays?”. To answer this question, a journalist from Buzzorange asked five Indian friends in 2017. In terms of law, the caste system was abolished more than 60 years and the Indian friends mentioned that they would not discriminate people from any occupation and family. However, from the real lives they told the journalist, we can know that the caste system is still affecting their daily lives. ...
In this research, I analyze the ethics of the One Child Policy and how this authorities mandated populace coverage influences its people. The paper starts offevolved with the introduction of the coverage with the historic origins of the coverage and how it used to be implemented. Then I cross into how this coverage illustrates that populace manipulate is now not simply a count of limiting reproduction, however has essential social and cultural implications that will be later addressed in this ...
Tokyo is known as one of the busiest cities in the world. In 2018, Tokyo has ranked as the most populous metropolitan area in the world (Citymayors.com, 2019). However, Tokyo is not just a busy city but there are many places where you can experience and explore Japanese traditional cultures, cuisines and modern cultures as well.I chose my destination as Tokyo because Tokyo is the city I have lived for the longest. For this reason, Tokyo is a city I am most familiar with. In addition, I find ...
It has been estimated that 1.1 billion young people (aged between 12–35 years) are at risk of hearing loss due to prolonged noise exposure in recreational settings. So, we can see that youths are having unsafe listening practice in the world today and hence they are putting themselves at risk for noise-induced hearing loss. According to American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL) happens when humans are exposed to loud sound. The sound can be short or long ...
As students in schools of modern Singapore, we see many videos or even documentaries about how other countries combat the effects of climate change and their existing features how to combat climate change however for Singapore, we are only shown what we can do to combat climate change but rarely have we been told on what has already been done to combat climate change. Upon research and general knowledge, I feel both ways on how ready Singapore is to combat the effects of climate change and ...
Do you know the real reason behind Hiroshima and why it happened? A lot of things have lead up to Hiroshima and why the decision to drop the atomic bomb was finally made. When America decided to actually drop the atomic bomb on Hiroshima, of course, a lot of thought went into it. After Japan didn’t surrender when the first atomic bomb was dropped. They decided to drop another atomic bomb on a different location, Nagasaki. After Japan had finally surrendered, the war had ended but the bombings ...
Over the past few decades, technological advancement has directed us to easier and reliable communication and interaction among countries. It has also contributed in the growth of financial and cultural exchanges across national boundaries. Globalization has helped to develop many countries, including India by creating economic interdependence among them. Indeed, globalization has proven favourable to India and hence has improved the country’s economic development. This reflection paper we ...
The absolutely true diary of a part-time Indian showed the reader that hope could never be in poverty as it would only be a dream for Junior. Through Junior’s experience of education, the poverty of the Reservation, and complicated childhood friendships, Sherman Alexie reveals that poverty dampens one’s sense of hope.From the beginning of the novel, Arnold Spirit Jr is a person that loves to draw and learn. Junior’s favourite subject in school is geometry. As a learner in Wellprinit high ...
A big island that has thousands of little composed islands in it to make one whole nation. Capitals of the Philippines were once some of its own cities. For example Baguio and Cebu. Those are a few capitals of Philippines according to worldatlas.com but there were more capitals. This nation got its names from the king from Spain King Philip II. The official name is Republic of the Philippines. The Philippines has over 105 million people, it has increased a lot since 1960 from 30 million to ...
John Fitzgerald Kennedy once said about education, “The goal of education is the advancement of knowledge and the dissemination of truth.” The questions which now comes up is, ‘Does ‘teaching’ or ‘instructing’ become education?’, ‘Can developing the child into good human being known as education ?’, ‘Is education only confined to children ?’ or can there is more than one meaning for ‘Education’.Etymologically speaking, the word education is derived from the Latin word ‘educare’ meaning ‘to ...
Education, especially higher education, is a great need for a prosperous, advanced nation like India. Education is recognized worldwide as an important investment in human capital. It is the key to new technologies and economic growth. Government has a responsibility to provide access not only to all its citizens but also reasons of the pursuing of higher education. Significant investment is needed to address these needs. In India, however, shortages continue to be a major obstacle. The Indian ...
In book 1 of the Confucian Analects, Confucius is adamant in bolstering the Chinese philosophies of faithfulness, respect, and sincerity among all followers of the Confucian religion. According to him, listening and adhering to the advice of superiors who are knowledgeable of both the Chinese righteous ways of life and the religiousness of action are tantamount to leading a meaningful life of prosperity, respect, and virtue. In chapter 2 of the Dao De Jing, Lao Zi seeks to instill discipline ...
On March 8, 2018, Donald J Trump, current president of United States, has launched a trade war between the United States and China by placing tariffs on billions of dollars’ worth of goods from the EU, Canada, Mexico and more specially in China. A trade war occurs when countries retaliate against each other by imposing tariffs or quota restrictions to try to protect their own economies. On June 16, 2018, President Trump announces 25 percent tariff on products worth US$50 billion imported from ...
Frederick Douglass said 200 years ago “It is easier to build strong children than to repair broken men “and today Amy Chua adapt the same concept which she writes about in her 2011 article for The Wall Street Journal, “Why Chinese Mothers Are Superior “Chua argues that strict parenting methods are the way to successful well-adjusted kids. According to Chau, there are 3 major differences between Chinese and Western parents. Firstly, she claims that western parents focus more on building their ...
