This book is the first English language translation of the famous Tibetan …
This book is the first English language translation of the famous Tibetan death text, The Great Liberation upon Hearing in the Intermediate State. Also known as the Bardo Thodol which means "liberation by hearing on the after death plane" (Bardo: after death plane, Thodol or Thotrol: liberation by hearing), it was originally written in the Tibetan language and is meant to be a guide for those who have died as they transition from their former life to a new destination. Links to additional resources are also included.
Students will summarize the treatment of North African women by both North …
Students will summarize the treatment of North African women by both North African men and the colonial powers. Students use primary text and visual sources to evaluate the multiple perspectives of the treatment of North African women. Students will write an essay summarizing the lesson.
Students will examine several documents related to the life of Solomon Northup, …
Students will examine several documents related to the life of Solomon Northup, whose life story is told in his autobiography Twelve Years a Slave: Narrative of Solomon Northup, a Citizen of New-York, Kidnapped in Washington City in 1841 and Rescued in 1853, from a Cotton Plantation Near the Red River in Louisiana.
This is the first volume of the Sacred Books of the East …
This is the first volume of the Sacred Books of the East and contains the introduction to the entire series, and explains the methodology and conventions used in the rest of the SBE. The Upanishads translated here are the Chandogya, Talavakara, Aitreya-Aranyaka, the Kaushitaki-Brahmana, and the Vajasaneyi Samhita.
Students will use primary text and visual sources to determine the effect …
Students will use primary text and visual sources to determine the effect of gender on point of view. Students will participate in a roundtable discussion on Western views of the status and role of Chinese women in their society and then write an essay summarizing the lesson.
In this lesson, students explore basic beliefs and practices of Islam and …
In this lesson, students explore basic beliefs and practices of Islam and examine the different views of women's roles in Islam and modern American society in this lesson. They look closely at two issues that affect American Muslims: hijab and prayer. Students will learn how Muslim women have had some rights for centuries that American women did not have until the 19th and 20th centuries.
This lesson uses primary sources, in order for students to cite reasons …
This lesson uses primary sources, in order for students to cite reasons why nuclear weapons pose a growing threat to humankind; recount information about the membership of the “nuclear clubâ€; and analyze information from various websites to describe present status of nuclear weapons disarmament.
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