Hinduism and the paths of liberation

According to Hinduism, liberation does not mean dying and going to heaven. Heavenly life is as desirable or undesirable as earthly life because in the ultimate sense, heavenly life is also limited and transient, thought compared to earthly life it may be longer and more intense. True liberation means liberation of the individual soul from the cycle of births and deaths, from the sense of duality and separation, and union with Brahman, the Supreme Soul. 

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Joan adopted six children, according to L.A. Times articles from the time, though she kept only four. The first was Christina (born June 11, 1939), whom Crawford adopted in 1940 while she was single. The second was Christopher (born April 1941), whom Joan adopted in June of that year. In 1942, Christopher's biological mother found out where he was and managed to get him back. The third child was an 8-year-old named Phillip Terry, Jr. (born 1935), whom Joan and then husband Phillip Terry adopted in April 1943, but did not keep. The fou ...

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Joan Crawford, Joan Crawford - Early life, Joan Crawford - Career, Joan Crawford - Marriages, Joan Crawford - Adopted children, Joan Crawford - Religion, Joan Crawford - Work at Pepsi, Joan Crawford - Final Years, Joan Crawford - Legacy, Joan Crawford - In pop culture, Joan Crawford - Filmography

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All My Children - Current cast members. Julia Barr (Brooke English) Jeff Branson (Jonathan Lavery) Justin Bruening (Jamie Martin) Ian Buchanan (Dr. Greg Madden) David Canary (Adam Chandler/Stuart Chandler) Natalia Cigliuti (Anita Santos) Kate Collins (Janet Green Dillon) Bobbie Eakes (Krystal Carey Chandler) Colin Egglesfield (Joshua Madden) Connie Fletcher (Erin Lavery) Kelli Giddish (Di Henry) Alexa Havins ( ...

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All My Children, All My Children - History, All My Children - Title sequences, All My Children - Cast, All My Children - Current cast members, All My Children - Recurring cast members, All My Children - Coming and going cast members, All My Children - Deceased cast members, All My Children - Celebrity guests, All My Children - Awards, All My Children - Daytime Emmy Awards, All My Children - Soap Opera Digest Awards, All My Children - Soapy Awards, All My Children - GLAAD Media Awards, All My Children - Gracie Allen Awards, All My Children - ALMA Awards, All My Children - Writers Guild of America Awards, All My Children - Young Artist Awards, All My Children - Spoofs

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This is just a typology with some well-known examples. For a more exhaustive traetment follow the links, and for a more extensive list, use the category:punishments. Punishment - Judicial and similar i.e. for crimes. Socio-economical punishments: fines or loss of income confiscation demotion, suspension or expulsion (especially in a strict hierarchy, such as military or clergy) restriction or loss of civic and other rights, in the extreme even ...

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Punishment, Punishment - Scope of application, Punishment - History and rationale, Punishment - Types of punishments, Punishment - Judicial and similar i.e. for crimes, Punishment - For children, Punishment - Other, Punishment - Possible reasons for punishment

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Children have been both participants in and victims of atrocities. The recruitment of children as soldiers is a practice that has survived into modern times. Children have been used as spotters, observers, message-carriers, and even as human shields. The last case is particularly problematic: if the hostage value of the child is respected, children will be increasingly used as human shields, and the soldier is placed at a tactical disadvantage. If not, soldiers must suffer the morale effects of wounding and killing children in self-defense. In any case, a great deal of propaganda value can be gained from ...

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Military use of children, Military use of children - History, Military use of children - International law, Military use of children - Modern developments, Military use of children - United States in Vietnam, Military use of children - Israeli-Palestinian conflict, Military use of children - Soviet Union in Afghanistan, Military use of children - Iran, Military use of children - Other conflicts, Military use of children - The military use of children by western countries, Military use of children - United Kingdom, Military use of children - United States, Military use of children - Movement to stop military use of children

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Nativist linguistic theories hold that children learn through their natural ability to organize the laws of language, but cannot fully utilize this talent without the presence of other humans. This does not mean, however, that the child requires formal teaching of any sort. Chomsky claims that children are born with a hard-wired language acquisition device (LAD) in their brains. They are born with the major principles of language in place, but with many parameters to set (such as whether sentences in the language(s) they are to acquir ...

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Language acquisition, Language acquisition - Nativist theories, Language acquisition - Non-nativist Theories, Language acquisition - The Critical Period Hypothesis, Language acquisition - Additional arguments for nativism, Language acquisition - Bibliography

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In the USA, the children's rights movement was born in the 1800s with the orphan train. In the big cities, when a child's parents died, the child frequently had to go to work to support him or herself. Boys generally became factory or coal workers, and girls became prostitutes or saloon girls, or else went to work in a sweat shop. All of these jobs paid only starvation wages. In 1852, Massachusetts required children to attend school. In 1853, Charles Brace founded the Children's Aid Society, which worked hard to take street chi ...

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Children's rights movement, Children's rights movement - History, Children's rights movement - Present, Children's rights movement - Controversy

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Wang Mang (王莽, pinyin: Wáng Măng) (45 BC–October 6, 23), courtesy name Jujun (巨君), was a Han Dynasty official who seized the throne from the Liu family and founded Xin (or Hsin) Dynasty (新朝, meaning "new dynasty"), ruling AD 8–23. The Han dynasty was restored after his overthrow, and historians have traditionally viewed Wang as a "usurper," while some others have portrayed him as a visionary and selfless social reformer. Though a learned Confucian scholar who sought to implement the harmonious society he ...

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• Wang Mang - Early life and career
• Wang Mang - First tenure as the commander of the armed forces
• Wang Mang - Retirement during Emperor Ai's reign
• Wang Mang - Regency and buildup of personality cult
• Wang Mang - As acting emperor
• Wang Mang - Early reign: mistakes
• Wang Mang - Economic policies
• Wang Mang - Deterioration of the relationship with Xiongnu and other vassals
• Wang Mang - Paralysis and corruption of the government
• Wang Mang - Middle reign: agrarian rebellions
• Wang Mang - Late reign: hopelessness
• Wang Mang - Reasons for Wang Mang's failure
• Wang Mang - Personal information

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Children's Day is a holiday in many countries around the world. Children's Day - International Children's Day. The International Children's Day (ICD) is celebrated in numerous countries, usually (but not always) on June 1 each year. The ICD had its origin in the World Conference for the Wellbeing of Children in Geneva, Switzerland in 1925. It is not clear as to why June 1 was chosen as the ICD: one theory has it that the Chinese consul-general in San Francisco (USA) gathered a number of Chines ...

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• Children's Day - International Children's Day
• Children's Day - Japan
• Children's Day - South Korea
• Children's Day - Germany
• Children's Day - India
• Children's Day - Turkey
• Children's Day - Thailand
• Children's Day - Singapore
• Children's Day - Taiwan Republic of China
• Children's Day - Hong Kong

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The American Academy of Pediatrics ("AAP") is an organization of pediatricians. Its motto is: "Dedicated to the Health of All Children." The AAP and its member pediatricians dedicate their efforts and resources to the health, safety and well-being of infants, children, adolescents and young adults. Most American pediatricians are members of this physician-focused organization. The AAP is an organizational member of the Coalition to Stop Gun Violence, which advocates gun control. American Acade ...

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• American Academy of Pediatrics - History
• American Academy of Pediatrics - Mission Statement
• American Academy of Pediatrics - Fellows
• American Academy of Pediatrics - Corporate funding

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Deadly nightshade or belladonna (Atropa belladonna) is a well-known, hardy perennial shrub, a member of the nightshade family. It is native to Europe, North Africa, and West Asia, and has become naturalized in parts of North America. The plant is not as common in the wild as many field guides may suggest, as it is readily attacked by mint flea beetles and has a very low tolerance for sunlight. In areas where it has become naturalized it can often be found in shady, moist areas with a limestone rich soil. Including:

• Deadly nightshade - Description
• Deadly nightshade - Toxicity
• Deadly nightshade - Uses
• Deadly nightshade - Cosmetics
• Deadly nightshade - Witchcraft
• Deadly nightshade - Modern medicine
• Deadly nightshade - Recreational drug

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Bleeding is the loss of blood from the body. Children are put more in danger by bleeding as they have less blood to lose. The average adult human will be in medical danger after 2 liters (2 quarts) and could die of hypovolemic shock if more blood is lost. The complete loss of blood is referred to as exsanguination. Bleeding - Types of bleeding. minor traumatic bleeding: bleeding from small and superficial wounds; the loss of blood is not dangerous and the bleeding will stop spontaneously; the m ...

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• Bleeding - Types of bleeding
• Bleeding - First aid
• Bleeding - Minor traumatic bleeding
• Bleeding - Severe traumatic bleeding
• Bleeding - Externalised bleeding
• Bleeding - Internal bleeding
• Bleeding - Risk of blood contamination
• Bleeding - Medical care

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Cáo Pī (曹丕, 187 - 226), formally Emperor Wen of (Cao) Wei (曹魏文帝), courtesy name Zihuan (子桓), was born in Qiao County, Pei Commandery (modern Bozhou, Anhui). He was the second son of the Chinese politician and poet Cao Cao and was the first emperor and the real founder of Cao Wei (also known as "Kingdom of Wei") (see Three Kingdoms). Cao Pi, like his father, was a poet. The first Chinese poem using seven syllables per line (七言詩) was the poem 燕歌行 by Cao Pi. He also wrote ...

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• Cao Pi - Family background and early career
• Cao Pi - Events of 220: inheritance of his father's position and seizure of the imperial throne
• Cao Pi - As emperor of Cao Wei
• Cao Pi - Failure to take advantage of the conflict between Liu Bei and Sun Quan
• Cao Pi - Domestic matters
• Cao Pi - Marriage and succession issues
• Cao Pi - Era name
• Cao Pi - Personal information

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Children's street culture refers the cumulative culture of rhymes, songs, jokes, taboos, games, folklore, and places (e.g., places "known" to be "haunted" or "a den" or "forbidden"), etc. among young children. Collectively, this body of knowledge is passed down from one generation of urban children to the next, and can also be passed between different groups of children (e.g. in the form of crazes, such as making guys for Bonfire Night — see Beck 1984). It is often strongest in urban working class industrial districts, where children are traditionally free to ...

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• Children's street culture - Resources
• Children's street culture - Non-fiction
• Children's street culture - Photography books
• Children's street culture - Television documentaries

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The children's rights movement is a historical and modern movement committed to the acknowledgement, expansion, and/or regression of the rights of children around the world. Children's rights movement - History. Main articles: Child labor, and [[{{{2}}}]], and Including:

• Children's rights movement - History
• Children's rights movement - Present
• Children's rights movement - Controversy

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Physical abuse Torture / Severe Corporal punishment Psychological abuse Humiliation / Intimidation / Bullying Hate speech / Manipulation / Stalking / Coercive persuasion Sexual abuse Sexual assault / Rape Sexual harassment Child abuse / Domestic violence Prisoner abuse / Elder abuse Animal abuse Police brutality Human experimentation Punishment is the practice of imposing something unpleasant on a wrongdoer as a response to som ...

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• Punishment - Scope of application
• Punishment - History and rationale
• Punishment - Types of punishments
• Punishment - Judicial and similar i.e. for crimes
• Punishment - For children
• Punishment - Other
• Punishment - Possible reasons for punishment

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Swimmer’s itch, or cercarial dermatitis, is a short-term, immune reaction occurring in the skin of humans that have been infected by water-borne trematode parasites. Symptoms, which include itchy, raised papules, commonly occur within hours of infection and do not generally last more than a week. The trematodes that cause swimmer’s itch are schistosomes that mostly parasitize snails and birds, particularly waterfowl (one exception is Schistosomatium douthitti, which infects snails and rodents). These groups ar ...

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• Swimmer's itch - Life cycles of non-human schistosomes
• Swimmer's itch - Risk factors
• Swimmer's itch - Control measures

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A consensual or victimless crime is behavior that is considered a crime, even though all of those involved in the act give consent, and no third parties suffer as a direct result. Political leaders may justify criminalizing such behavior because of indirect effects on third parties, or because of offense to cultural norms, or because the law assumes that one of the parties to the ac ...

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• Consensual crime - Giving consent
• Consensual crime - Examples
• Consensual crime - Arguments for banning some consensual acts
• Consensual crime - Arguments against banning some consensual acts
• Consensual crime - Legalization of consensual acts

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Scissors are a tool used for cutting thin material which requires little force. They are used for cutting, for example, paper, cardboard, metal foil, thin plastic, food, cloth, rope and wire. They are also used for cutting hair and nails. Unlike a knife, scissors have two pivoted (or hinged ) blades. Most types of scissors are not particularly sharp; it is primarily the shearing between the two blades which cuts. Children's scissors are even less sharp, and are often protected with plastic. Although often used interchangeably with "scissors", the term shears are reserved by those in ...

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• Scissors - Left handed scissors
• Scissors - Specialized scissors
• Scissors - Other meanings

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F4J is a political pressure group. It aims to engineer a radical reform of the rapidly expanding Family Division of British Law, to the extent of its virtual abolition. As of 2005, its biggest gains have stemmed from lobbying the opposition Conservative Party. It has targeted Departments within the Labour Government (such as CAFCASS and the CSA) with protests, as well as Prime Minister Tony Blair and Children’s Minister Patricia Hodge. In 2003 the board of CAFCASS was forced to resign by the Lord Chancellor, Lord Falconer of Thoroton, following a select committee report ...

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Fathers 4 Justice, Fathers 4 Justice - History, Fathers 4 Justice - Politics, Fathers 4 Justice - Structure and Membership

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Donations to the group go to a non-profit limited company owned by O’Connor. F4J are denied charitable status, but as of the 17th of June 2005 launched a charitable foundation, Fathers 4 Justice Foundation to work with Young Offenders from fatherless families. The group makes an unsubstantiated claim (2005) to have approximately 12,500 members in the UK and 3,500 members in the Netherlands. The group's Dutch and Canadian branches were founded ...

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Fathers 4 Justice, Fathers 4 Justice - History, Fathers 4 Justice - Politics, Fathers 4 Justice - Structure and Membership

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F4J is a political pressure group. It aims to engineer a radical reform of the rapidly expanding Family Division of British Law, to the extent of its virtual abolition. It has targeted Departments within the Labour Government (such as CAFCASS and the CSA) with protests, as well as Prime Minister Tony Blair and Children’s Minister Patricia Hodge. In 2003 the board of CAFCASS was forced to resign by the Lord Chancellor, Lord Falconer of Thoroton, following a select committee report that sharply criticised the agency's methods. ...

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Fathers 4 Justice, Fathers 4 Justice - History, Fathers 4 Justice - Origins, Fathers 4 Justice - Activities, Fathers 4 Justice - F4J disbands, Fathers 4 Justice - Politics

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