Salman Rushdie's The Satanic Verses

Reincarnation is, “The eternal cycle of birth, suffering, death, and rebirth,” (“Reincarnation,” 2014). Where the soul comes back to earth in a new human body or form,” (“What is Reincarnation?” 2014). In the United States, a survey was taken to see how many Americans in Western cultures believe in reincarnation. Twenty percent of the surveyed Americans stated they believe reincarnation exists. Twenty percent said they were unsure and sixty percent said reincarnation does not exist (Walter, 2012). Reincarnation is believed to have started in the east, however it remains a more popular belief in the Western society, (Alberecht, 1987). No earlier than 300 B.C did the idea of reincarnation reach some form of acceptance. The first complete mention of reincarnation was briefly stated in the Brihadaranyaka Upanishad, which is an advanced philosophical and mystical text (Swami Krishnananda, 2014). There are many religions and belief systems around the world that believe in reincarnation including, Hinduism, Buddhism, Sikhism, and Jainism, (“Reincarnation Facts and Resources,” 2013). In

Pakistan is about 96% Muslim. Religion shapes the lives of Pakistanis and is a part of their culture. Wherever a person lives, the environment becomes a part of their culture and life. A person’s thinking and understanding changes with time. The poetry of Imtiaz Dharkar, which was influenced by cultural background, has contributed the literary canon.

“Imagine there’s No Heaven” is a letter written by Salman Rushdie who is a British Indian novelist and essayist. He is an atheist and is known for his unflinching criticism of religion. Rushdie contributed this letter to a UN-sponsored anthology, addressed to the six-billionth human child who was expected to be born that year. He attempts to discuss and answer two fundamental questions of life. “How did we get here? And, now that we are here, how shall we live?” However he diverts from his central thesis and most of his text malign and smear all religions while the two questions go almost completely unanswered. His tone is demeaning, scornful and he presents religious beliefs as being ridiculous. He makes absolute statements without any

Over the past 30 years, technology has been evolving at a pace faster than we've seen before in recorded human history. The mathematical theory of the Zipf graph would once again be proven true if we could formally quantify these progressions into numbers. Unfortunately, the world isn't so binary. Not everything can be crunched down into pure numbers. What may be a life-saving invention to a farmer could very much be laughable to someone like Elon Musk, whose entire life is built on silicone and solder.

The Nation Of Islam was organized in on July 4th 1930s by Master W. Fard Muhammad in Detroit, Michigan. “The Official Name of the Nation of Islam is: The Muhammad Mosque and/or The LostFound Members of the Nation of Islam in the West”. The middle-eastern descent founder and self-proclaimed prophet known by his followers as a divine black messiah. Master W. Fard Muhammad appointed Elijah Muhammad to a minister his last messenger. Nation Of Islam will be boxed as an unorthodox version of Islam. Freedom North chapter seven by Ula Taylor states that “although their faith was not anchored in the recitation of Arabic prayers, Islam became an organizing force that produced a community of believers determined to resist the bulwarks of Jim Crow,

In Conclusion, I personally found the topic of reincarnation not true. I personally believed once one is dead, there is no possibility of life after. Once I heard Arna and Brian Weiss's stories of reincarnation, it had brought my phobias and anxiety’s to light as well as old repeating dreams. This did send chills down my back because the two do connect perfectly. This presentation as well as the guest speakers, have had an impact on not disproving so quick without investigating

In the novel The Kite Runner, it focuses on a young boy named Amir, and his servent Hassan who live in Afghanistan. Amir and Hassan grew up together and everything was fine until one day when the kite running tournament was taking place. When Hassan ran to get a kite that was cut off its string, Hassan was cornered in an alley and the town's bully, Asssef, raped him. Amir watched as Asef raped Hassan and yet he did nothing. Because of this, Assef could deal with what he did, or what he did not do, and wanted Hassan to punish him, but Hassan refused to hurt Amir. Amir and Hassan become distant from everyone and Hassan tells his dad about what happened. Hassan eventually moves away from the town where he was born and raised. Years later, Amir

“That was a long time ago, but it’s wrong what they say about the past, I’ve learned, about how you can bury it, because the past claws its way out. Looking back now, I realize I have been peeking into that deserted alley for the last 26 years.” (Hosseini). The Kite Runner, written by Khaled Hosseini, is the story of Amir, a Sunni Muslim, who struggles to find his place in the world because of the aftereffects and fallout from a series of traumatic childhood events. In addition to typical childhood experiences, Amir struggles with forging a closer relationship with his father, Baba; with determining the exact nature of his relationship with Hassan, his Shi 'a Muslim servant; and eventually with finding a way to compensate for pre-adolescent decisions that have lasting repercussions. Along the way, readers are able to experience growing up in Afghanistan in a single-parent home, a situation that bears remarkable similarities to many contemporary households. One of the biggest struggles for Amir is learning to navigate the multifaceted socioeconomic culture he faces, growing up in Afghanistan as a member of the privileged class yet not feeling like a privileged member of his own family. Hassan and his father, Ali, are servants, yet at times, Amir 's relationship with them is more like that of family members. And Amir 's father, Baba, who does not consistently adhere to the tenets of his culture, confuses rather than clarifies things for young Amir. Many of the ruling-class

A person’s childhood is the foundation that paves the way for the rest of one’s life. Memorable events can trigger certain emotions in a child and, as a result, change the nature of that person as an adult. Set in the 1970s in California, the novel The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini is told in flashbacks as the reader follows the main character through his resolutions to lifelong conflicts. The novel traces Amir’s mixed feelings of love and jealousy towards his best friend Hassan. Although they each came from different economic and social classes, they grew up in the same household facing hardships, resent, and deceit together. The two boys reach a turning point when the neighborhood bully savages

The book is consisting of three main characters, Amir, Hassan, and Baba. Amir who was born into a rich family and had everything handed to him, Hassan who is a friend of Amir but was born into a poor family. Baba who was the father of Amir but was disappointed in Amir and on and blamed him for his mother’s death. Baba has a problem with Amir being too soft because he allowed the other children in the area to pick on him and he will not fight back. In the book it shows the bond that Amir has with Hassan when they were growing up. The book was centered on the both Amir and Hassan childhood and the stuff their did while growing up and how they relationship changed because Amir has to move to America because of issues in Afghanistan. But after

Ram opens up about his culture and religion to the audiences. We also learn that all religions are similar, but all of them share the same concepts. But every culture is different from others. In the book it show us how people all around the world live on a daily basis. By reading this book, it tells us that religion plays a big part in people's life and how it affects them.

Connection is one of the most basic human needs that people require in order to live content and prosperous lives. It may not seem as vital in comparison to other primal needs such as sustenance or shelter, but it is absolutely essential in order to find the path to hope and happiness. In Khaled Hosseini’s book The Kite Runner, the author weaved a stirring tale of loyalty and betrayal, of how the bonds that bind could also easily be severed when one submits to fear and cowardice. The majority of this enthralling novel was focused on the main character Amir and his struggle to rein in the guilt he experienced after allowing his best friend Hassan to be raped. The book also revolved around Amir’s strained father-son relationship with Baba, his passion for writing which was only ever encouraged by Baba’s best friend, Rahim Khan and the gripping account of how he eventually ended up finding redemption for his past transgressions by saving the life of Sohrab, Hassan’s son. Throughout his life, Amir was heavily influenced by his relationships with Baba, Rahim Khan, Sohrab and Hassan, who all for better or worse, had a significant impact on the person he grew up to be.

Reincarnation is a belief system maintaining that the souls of long-deceased persons can begin life again but in a new body. Although reincarnation is part of many religions including Hindus, Buddhists, and some Celtic pagan sects, it is also popular among mystics and New Age thinkers.

In my opinion, the idea of reincarnation, in addition to the concept of karma, disparages our current life. Hinduism is a monistic doctrine which teaches every being is God, otherwise known as Brahman. Brahman “breathes out” existence, and eventually “breathes it all back in”. As such, it is the goal of the Hindu for one to look past their finite being, known as their atman, and find their inner divine self, their Atman. Our soul both originates from, and in fact is, Brahman itself. In order to be “re-absorbed” into Brahman, one must endure numerous reincarnations and travel through the stages and stations of life. The objective for one practicing Hinduism is moksha, liberation from the cycle of reincarnation and to merge back into Brahman. The primary reason I find the doctrine of Hinduism inadequate is because the concept of reincarnation lessens the significance of our current existence. One must “play the game” of life until they have accumulated enough good karma to finally achieve liberation and merge back into Brahman. As such, the penalty for one living immorally, such as Adolf Hitler, would be to diminish to a lesser reincarnated form like an insect or plant. Though a form of punishment, reincarnation does not establish justice, a virtue believed to originate and be wholly possessed by

Who knew that a couple of words could start a whole adventure? In Salman Rushdie’s, “Haroun and the Sea of Stories,” Haroun Khalifa makes the mistake of asking his father, Rashid Khalifa, ‘What’s the point of it? What’s the use of telling stories that aren’t even true?’ (Rushdie 22). By asking this, Rashid gets hurt and breaks down. He takes his son on a storytelling job he has, and when he tries to tell a story, nothing comes out. This is how the adventure begins and follows the hero’s quest, because it has a departure, initiation, and a return.