Monthly Archives: April 2009

‘Change We Can Believe In’

Sunday, April 26, 2009

On a typical day, from the time I wake up to the time I leave for class, I have a set routine that helps me to get ready before class begins. Generally, I follow the routine and manage to get to class on time. The other day, however, I overslept and my routine was [...]

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Gender and Misperceptions

Friday, April 24, 2009

I was procrastinating and I happened to see this article online: “Hindu Miss Great Britain says ’sexism’ spurred her success”. There’s a lot that can be discussed about the article, but a couple things stood out to me. I think it’s cool that an Indian/Hindu woman has been so successful in a pageant [...]

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Lying and the Mahabharata

Thursday, April 23, 2009

It’s funny how sometimes, we are put into situations where we are forced to reevaluate our morals, and it is often interesting to see how we work to uphold our sense of morality. As with many of our other morals, many of us were taught from a young age that lying is wrong. But, [...]

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