The Bridge Between Eras: How Haydn’s Creation Oratorio Displays both Enlightened and Romantic Qualities

The English Enlightenment was an all encompassing ideology, affecting many different fields such as science, religion, and the arts. Focus on supernatural stories and divine miracles gave way to rational thought, furthering science and promoting stories about the triumphs of humanity. Music was likewise affected by this new movement, catering itself to the interests of society; instead of depicting humanity as sinful and ignorant, compositions centered on the glory of creation and the strength and intellect of humanity. Haydn’s Creation Oratorio is a prime example of Enlightenment values, depicting the creation story as a triumph of both God and man together. However, because Haydn’s career was at the end of the Enlightenment era, his compositions often reflect elements of Romanticism. The Creation, while primarily an Enlightened work, has notions of Romantic era compositional techniques, reflecting its place in time and compositional ingenuity

Child Labour and Education in Nepal

Children are the source of humanity, human civilization and development (Pradhan, 1994). However, a recent data about child labour says 168 million children are working as a labour and in Asia child labour is about 78 million that are engaging in harmful situation, children at risk and that directly affecting children’s education, health and development (ILO, 2013) and see figure no. 1). However, children work and live in most health hazardous and risk conditions and they are exploited of their right to social, emotional, physical, moral development and basic right to education. So, this paper is highlighted existing situation of child labour, law and policy, challenges and difficulties, and possible solution for reducing child labour in Nepal. Keywords: Child labour, humanity, development health hazard and risk.

Emergence of wellbeing in community participation

This paper explores and reflects upon the literature and several mini case studies to recommend a change of focus for the linking management and development of community participants and community organisations. This change of focus looks at complexity and patterns that arise from the multitude of social interactions; the support and development of individuals and the effect this can have on an organisation’s wellbeing; and the effect a community organisation can have on that of the individual. To gain insight into wellbeing, people need to be aware of their mind, body and energy and how they affect others. There is evidence that terminally ill people who have found new beliefs have experienced a spontaneous remission of disease. Humanity evolves in the same way as we control our destiny. We can learn to love, respect, trust, and commit to each other and work in harmony, or we can foster disharmony resulting in failure and negative feelings. As the economy changes, community organisations are under threat of extinction. Just as species and humanity evolve, we suggest that community organisations need to evolve to ensure wellbeing

Globalization and Cosmopolitanism: Tracing a Kantian Trajectory to Peace

Photograph of Pat Collins' Lakin Waltzer W16 box truck, taken Forest site, 3 October 1960 whole side view

Dying for the bonds of marriage: Forced marriages as a weapon of genocide

‘Forced marriages’ involve a woman or girl being abducted and declared the ‘wife’ of her captor without her consent or her family’s consent. The practice generally occurs during wartime and the ‘wife’ is normally subjected to rape, forced impregnation and sexual slavery. Moreover, she is coerced into an intimate relationship with a man who is often the perpetrator of crimes against her and her community. While forced marriages have recently been recognised as a crime against humanity, this Article contends that this does not constitute full recognition of the destructive nature of forced marriages. Instead, this Article mirrors and extends the Akayesu decision that rape can be used as a tool of genocide and maintains that forced marriages can also be a form of genocide

The basis of equality

It is often said that justice requires equality. Which kind of equality justice requires is, of course, a matter of dispute: it is widely held that in a just society there must be equality before the law, and equality of opportunity; many have claimed that justice requires equality of concern for the welfare of each person; and some have argued that significant inequalities in the allocation of resources must be avoided. And, of course, many believe that justice requires public affairs to be conducted through democratic institutions-for only such arrangements express an equality of political status, and seek to provide an equality of influence

Ahead of the Curve: Insights for the International NGO of the Future

International NGOs have a unique and important role to play in addressing today's complex global challenges. But few of them are living up to their full potential. With support from the Hewlett Foundation, FSG researched how the most innovative INGOs are adapting to the disruptions in the global development sector and embracing four approaches to create greater impact