different in term of races, genders, cultural beliefs, ideologies and the values within us. Diversity comes in many ways- each individual has his or her own principles; a society is made up of different races; a nation has its own political system, be it democratic or republic. This has left us to ponder about the importance of nurturing harmony within diversity. Let us delve into this intriguing matter by taking the memory lane down the past few decades. Back in 1957, we got independence we had been yearning
worldview, a perspective that may be extraordinarily diverse in different societies. Objects from different societies that are classified as fine arts from the Western viewpoint could possibly hold the same importance in their
it was practised as a religion but now it has become way of life. It is detailed code of interpersonal behaviour and pragmatic way to hold the country together. Confucianism states that social order peace and harmony could be achieved if every person knows his or her proper place in society and upholds the responsibilities
the basic unity among religions, one must not look to the forms, symbols, mythologies or rituals but to the sacred purpose, which underlined them. According to him, every religion, consciously or unconsciously is struggling upward towards God. The importance of Swami Vivekananda in national awakening lies in the fact that on one side he represented India with ancient glory of the Vedas, showing concern in its extreme form for the poor, downtrodden and oppressed and yet sincerely eulogizing American
to the laws, and although in a less institutional sense, we speak of justice in a sense of social justice that assume the fair distribution of economic wealth, power, rights and duties in society, justice in antiquity was highly different from its modern meaning and first thought as a virtue that provide harmony within the ideal state. Ancient philosophers such as Plato and Aristotle dealt with the question of justice and linked it to
a nation state. Sufis take the option of love and devotion to complete their utmost intention, because it is love which has fetched man from the world of unity to the world of variation, and the same force can take him back again to the world of harmony from that of diversity. Pakistan is a multilingual country. More than twenty four languages and dialects are spoken by the people of Pakistan. There are five regional languages. Punjabi, Sindhi, Pushto, Baluchi and Brahvi. These languages are rich
how backwards and primitive African cultures are he published ‘Things Fall Apart’” (SparkNotes Editors). The book showed the “culture clashes between the Native African culture and Traditional White culture of the missionaries” (Bio.). The African society was shown for what it was in the eyes of an actual African. However, the book focussed more on the superiority of men than the women did. They have been neglected and not given the value they deserved. Women are “a significant aspect of things fall
Dear Mr Tan, I am writing to talk to you about my views on the Speak Good English policy. I believe that this policy is not entirely beneficial to our community. In fact it may even be harmful to our society to promote such a policy. There are many hidden adverse consequences to this movement and I hope shed light onto them in the later part of this letter. As the Member of Parliament representing Tanjong Pagar Group Representation Constituency (GRC), your opinion is highly valued and as such I hope
values and ideals of a traditional Chinese society, which became known as Confucianism. Confucius’s philosophy is very powerful and is still referred to today in the lives of many. His philosophy explains that behavior determines the worth of an individual, not birth. Also included was the proper behavior of an individual in society. Confucius’s philosophy is something
Countries like Germany have a high score on this dimension which makes them individualistic society. Such people are considered to have tight circle involving just their immediate families, have weak relationships outside it and have higher competition between each other. Whereas Nigeria, for example, have a lower index of individualism which groups them as a collectivist country. Such societies accept and expect people close to them not only the inner family to be involved in their life, to