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Makara (Hindu Mythology)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. According to Hindu mythology, Makara, a mythical creature, is the vahana of Ganga and Varuna. It is also the insignia of Kamadeva, a god representing love and lust, and Kama's flag (dhwaja) is known as Karkadhvaja, that is, a flag having makara depicted on the flag. Traditionally, a makara is considered to be an aquatic creature, and some traditional accounts identify it with crocodile, whereas some other accounts identify it with dolphin. Still others portray it as a fish body with an elephant's head. The tradition identifies the makara with water, the source of all existence and fertility. In astrology, it is the sign of Capricorn, one of the twelve symbols of the Zodiac.

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. According to Hindu mythology, Makara, a mythical creature, is the vahana of Ganga and Varuna.

The Lontar Anthology of Indonesian Drama Volume 2

Building a National Theater

The first four decades of the national art theater in Indonesia (1926-1965) were a period of fascinating experimentation undertaken by elite intellectuals heavily influenced by, and attempting to come to terms with, the forms and styles of western theater. These experiments ranged chiefly from hybrid anti-colonial allegories and grand historical epics to psychological and social realisms. The present volume contains a selection of dramas representative of this exciting and pivotal era in the construction of Indonesia's modern national art theater. It begins with nationalist allegories, then moves to psychological and social-realist works. The plays at the end of the period covered by this volume will later influence a new direction of theater; a new dominant current of drama that would flow into the New Order period, beginning in 1966.

The plays at the end of the period covered by this volume will later influence a new direction of theater; a new dominant current of drama that would flow into the New Order period, beginning in 1966.

Mahatma Gandhi, Nelson Mandela

Mahatma Gandhi, forced to live under British rule, was determined to organize his countrymen and work for India's independence. Would he achieve his goal? Nelson Mandela lived most of his life under apartheid—a segregated society. Not even imprisonment could destroy his belief in the equality of all South Africans. What was his struggle like? Read these biographies to find out.

y the end of World War II, Mohandas Gandhi, known to the world as Mahatma, or
“Great Soul,” had spent over two years in jail for organizing massive peaceful
protests calling for the independence of his homeland, India, from British rule.

Mahatma Gandhi and the Environment

analysing gandhian environmental thought

The book presents a selection of Mahatma Gandhi's views on the environment and elaborates on their relevance today. It is particularly relevant now when the threat of climate change looms large and natural resources are fast depleting. The book is of interest to all concerned in protecting the earth's environment and its natural resources. The book presents Mahatma Gandhi's views on sustainable use of resources and minimal damage to the environment for the sake of future generation. The need for a significant synergy between rural development and industrial development has also been highlighted. The book has a detailed foreword by Dr R K Pachauri, Director-General, TERI, and Chairman, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.

The book presents a selection of Mahatma Gandhi's views on the environment and elaborates on their relevance today.

Mahatma Gandhi

An American Portrait

Much against the entreaties of the police, Gandhi refused to file a complaint
against his assailant. (D) As for Gandhi having been insulted in public, mortified
and humiliated, let us recall that the lot of the Asian as of the African in South
Africa ...

The life & acts of Matthew Parker. 1821

... en quelque maniere que ce soit, en leur enioignant penitence salutaire selon
la mesure de leurs faultes (hors mis toutes fois les heretiques, et ceux qui
empeschent l'office de la saincte Inquisition) et qu'ilz puissent changer leurs
BOOK IV.

Developing Student Criticality in Higher Education

Undergraduate Learning in the Arts and Social Sciences

Critical thinking is a major and enduring aspect of higher education and the development of criticality in students has long been a core aim. However, understandings of criticality are conceptually and empirically unclear. The book combines a well developed conceptual discussion of the nature of criticality appropriate for the twenty-first century, the extent to which it is attainable by arts and social science undergraduates, and the paths by which it is developed during students' higher education experiences. Drawing upon empirical accounts and case studies of teaching and learning in different disciplines, this book critically analyses higher education curriculum and policy documentation to explore higher educational processes, encouraging a re-evaluation of practice and educational values, and enabling the development of curricula which incorporate systematic attention to the development of student criticality. This book proposes a rounded conceptual vision of criticality in higher education for the twenty-first century.

In this chapter we focus on criticality development in student writing. We start from
the assumption that the extent and nature of student criticality depends partly on
the intellectual and personal resources that students bring to university, but that ...

Developing Writing Skills

Helping to develop essential writing skills progressively, this resource builds on students' knowledge to fully equip them for the Year 7 and 8 English tests. It covers the framework objectives linked to the optional tests, using the KS3 strategy's recommended approach to teaching and learning.

Helping to develop essential writing skills progressively, this resource builds on students' knowledge to fully equip them for the Year 7 and 8 English tests.

Introduction to the Analysis of Metric Spaces

Assuming a basic knowledge of real analysis and linear algebra, the student is given some familiarity with the axiomatic method in analysis and is shown the power of this method in exploiting the fundamental analysis structures underlying a variety of applications. Although the text is titled metric spaces, normed linear spaces are introduced immediately because this added structure is present in many examples and its recognition brings an interesting link with linear algebra; finite dimensional spaces are discussed earlier. It is intended that metric spaces be studied in some detail before general topology is begun. This follows the teaching principle of proceeding from the concrete to the more abstract. Graded exercises are provided at the end of each section and in each set the earlier exercises are designed to assist in the detection of the abstract structural properties in concrete examples while the latter are more conceptually sophisticated.

Although the text is titled metric spaces, normed linear spaces are introduced immediately because this added structure is present in many examples and its recognition develops an interesting link with linear algebra.

Introduction to Calculus and Analysis I

From the Preface: (...) The book is addressed to students on various levels, to mathematicians, scientists, engineers. It does not pretend to make the subject easy by glossing over difficulties, but rather tries to help the genuinely interested reader by throwing light on the interconnections and purposes of the whole. Instead of obstructing the access to the wealth of facts by lengthy discussions of a fundamental nature we have sometimes postponed such discussions to appendices in the various chapters. Numerous examples and problems are given at the end of various chapters. Some are challenging, some are even difficult; most of them supplement the material in the text.

From the Preface: (...) The book is addressed to students on various levels, to mathematicians, scientists, engineers.