This gift giving created "patron-client" relationships that allowed the elite class to indebt and control their subjects through each ruler's chakra. ... The emperor derives his power from his relationship with this common ancestor, and at times claims that he himself is the ancestor, or god. ... Both it and power are closely related, for power and wealth are derived from the ownership of material goods and the ownership of a large labor force that the elite could tax. ... Firstly, the rise of Hinduism, and its system of hierarchical separation known as varna, or the caste ...

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Caste, derived from the Portuguese, meaning a system of rigid social stratification, is the distinct system in which India depends on for its social order. ... The first class contains the Brahman, said to have emerged from the mouth of God. ... Being of this class relives them of taxes and any corporal punishment. ... Even a Braham expelled from his caste will not be able to join into a lower class. ... The sudras emerged from the feet of god only to serve the classes above them. ...

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The caste system of India is an original and ancient way of seperating the upper class snobs from the less fortunate. The caste system seperates the people of India into four classes. ... First of all it's distinctiveness comes from the fact that it's the only class system in the world that is derived from some mythical giant that was part of the whole creation process. More importantly however is it's the only class system created from a religion, rather than by an aristocracy or an oligarchy. ...

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The caste system of India is an original and ancient way of seperating the upper class snobs from the less fortunate. The caste system seperates the people of India into four classes. ... First of all it's distinctiveness comes from the fact that it's the only class system in the world that is derived from some mythical giant that was part of the whole creation process. More importantly however is it's the only class system created from a religion, rather than by an aristocracy or an oligarchy. ...

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Hinduism Hinduism does not have a starting point in history, it is not mentioned in any of the old texts, it is thought to be derived from a name that was used to refer to the inhabitants of the region based along the Indus river. ... The Brahmins are the priest of the society and are at the top of the pyramid. the next class is the Kshatriyas which is the nobility such as kings, landowners and warriors and those thought to be courageous. ... The next class is the Vaishayas, which is mainly merchants and farmers, who are right above the Shudra caste, which is the manual laborers. ... Th...

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The evolution of such similar vocabulary and grammar within the Indo-European language derives from the posterity of ancestors with common languages from the move from their primitive land. ... Bentley states, "The term caste comes from the Portugese word casta, and it refers tot a social class of hereditary and usually unchangeable status" (98). ... Although, color distinctions were probably already made prior to the Caste System, the Aryan word "varna" (meaning color) created major social classes in early Vedic times. ...

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The present study has been conducted to derive the information on the trends of AII through analyzing the present and future aspects. ... From the past few years fashion retailing sector is aligning with global trends with retailing firms such as Shoppers Stop, and Crossroads entering into middle class segment. ... The change in the lifestyle of the Indian consumer, increasing working class, higher disposable incomes, dual career families, and many other social and economic changes offer a wide array of opportunities, and contribute in accelerating the pace of growth of AII. ... A country of o...

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There are also six main deities all deriving from the one and only Brahman or the Supreme God. ... The pattern of social classes in Hinduism is called the "caste system." Orthodox Hindu society in India was divided into four major hereditary classes: (1) the Brahmin (priestly and learned class); (2) the Kshatriya (military, professional, ruling, and governing occupations); (3) the Vaishya (landowners, merchants, and business occupations); and (4) the Sudra (artisans, laborers, and peasants). ... Observance of class and caste distinctions varies throughout India. ...

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These movements were derived from the Brahmanic tradition of Hinduism but were also reactions against it. ... Both schools fostered good relations with the shoguns and became closely associated with the Japanese military class (Berry 127). ...

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The word Hindu is derived from the Sanskrit word sindhu; the Persians in the 5th century BC called the Hindus by that name, identifying them as the people of the land of the Indus. The Hindus define their community as "those who believe in the Vedas or "those who follow the way (dharma) of the four classes (varnas) and stages of life (ashramas)."" ...

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Afrikaans, is one of the 11 official languages of South Africa, or Cape Dutch, is principally derived from the Zuid-Holland dialect of mid- 17th century Dutch settlers in South Africa. ... The languages of the Americans are divided into hundreds of families and even more individual tongues usually classed as Amerindian. ...

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Individuals in today's society now depend on more concrete scientific items like sonograms, prescribed medicine, yoga classes, and eating well. ... The name Easter is derived from Oestre, the Anglo- Saxon goddess of fertility (http://arar.essortment.com/fertilitysymbol_ricd.htm ). ...

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The Hindus believe in four class structures within society; first being the Brahmins, literate priests and teachers, the military Kshatryas, the Vaishyas or merchants, to which Gandhi belonged. ... Subsequently, he gave a new name to the untouchables, the Harijans or Children of God as a way to illustrate his belief that the untouchables derive from Brahman and should be considered at one with the caste members of society. ...

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Aspects of Ethnicity, Nationalism and Nation State: The word ethnic is derived from the Greek word eethnos, which originally meant heathen or pagan. ... Influenced by the Marxist philosophy of class struggle and the happenings of then Russia, people of Finland were divided into two camps namely Red guards- pro-Russian, and White guards- anti-Russian. ...

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The name "Indus civilization" was derived from the main river of that region "Indus". ... The civilization was considered as a militaristic aristocracy, assumingly which mean there were some class variations among the people of the civilization. ...

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She was sitting in a room quietly trying not to pick up her head, afraid of what she might see if she will. Hiding in a place of her clothing and wishing she was back in her environment with her people who were not that much different from her. Feeling uncomfortable from all the glances people were...

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