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     The Bhagavad Gita's translation by Jack Hawley was an amazing piece of Hindu Literature. This translation of the Bhagavad Gita is no different from the original piece of literature. The Bhagavad is in the perspective of a prince named Arjuna. Arjuna is about to fight in a massive war against is own kin and because they are his own kin he is extremely scared and doubtful to fight them asking himself is it right to kill my own family to reclaim my kingdom. Arjuna's chariot that is carrying him into battle is being controlled by the deity, Krishna. "Now that Arjuna has submitted himself as a pupil, Krishna transforms into His true role as the Divine Teacher. He tightens the reins in His hand, looks long into the crestfallen warrior’s eyes, and begins to speak"(Hawley 32). Krishna can sense these emotions in the distraught Arjuna. Mid battle Krishna begins to lecture Arjuna about his current emotions and encourages him to fight the battle. Krishna begins to enlight...

    Today I will be comparing and contrasting two sources of media talking about the Indus Valley Civilization. One of these sources is a textbook named " Awakening An Introduction to the History of Eastern Thought" by Patrick S. Bresnan. I will be using the first chapter, India Before the Vedas, for the comparison and contrast. The first chapter of the textbook talks about how the Indus Valley people began, their mark on Indian culture, their technological miracles, their downfall, and eventually their replacement. The other source is a video documentary, called Indus: An Unvoiced Civilization, of cities of the Indus Valley Civilization.  Ruins of an Indus Valley Civilization called Mohenjo-Daro https://www.worldhistory.org/Indus_Valley_Civilization/     A fact that I learned from the video that I did not learn from the text is that the early civilizations showed no signs of war and even children toys signifying they lived in peace and harmony w...