Increasing use of DNR

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Write a proposal about Increasing use of DNR ( do not resuscitate) orders in the elderly palliative Sample Solution

the terms “śrūti” and “smṛti”

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Discuss the terms “śrūti” and “smṛti” (as discussed in class and yourtextbook) in reference to all the different kinds of sacred literature thatwe have readthus far in the class. Why have Hindu texts beenorganized into these two groups and what are the implications of this?For instance, what are the historical orreligious implications of thesecategories? Do […]

the “Birth of Gaṇeśa” story from the Śiva Purāṇa

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In the “Birth of Gaṇeśa” story from the Śiva Purāṇa there is a lot of violence described inthe story, from Gaṇeśa’s battle with Śiva’s gaṇas (chapters 15-16)to the beheading ofGaṇeśa by Śiva (chapter 16) to Pārvatī’s threat to destroy the universe through herśaktis (chapter 17) afterwards. Why do you thinkreligious texts sometimes describe thedivine (God, […]

Hinduism best described as Polytheistic

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Is Hinduism best described as Polytheistic, Monotheistic, orHenotheistic or something else? Did Hinduism possibly emphasize different kinds of “theisms”at different times in its history? Answerthese questions using concrete examples (citations) from primarysources (Hymns of the Vedas, the Bhagavad Gītā,etc.) to prove yourpoint. Do all these texts share the same cosmology or do they differ insignificant […]