Here are three articles regarding Jainism and the importance of their special diet and the discipline it takes to follow the dietary restrictions. How is food related to the practice of ahimsa? How ccould the expansion of a religion make following certain dietary practices more difficult? What is your response to these articles and how do they relate to the class?

The Incredibly Strict Diet of a Jain Monk

https://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-magazine-monitor-32037919

Tiny Religious Sect Thrive in Chicagoland Despite Culture Clash

https://www.wbez.org/news/culture/tiny-religious-sect-thrives-chicagoland-despite-cultural-clash-110712

Jain Monk Hunger Strike Leads to a Vegetarian City

https://www.worldreligionnews.com/issues/jain-monk-hunger-strike-leads-vegetarian-city

You have the choice of either addressing each question separately, or just incorporating all questions into a paper. “Good” current event write-ups are usually around four pages double spaced. “Excellent” write-ups are usually five or more pages double-spaced.
1. What countries border the Aral Sea?
2. Describe the natural hydrologic cycle of the Aral Sea environment (i.e., where does it get its water from and where does that water go).
3. Why is the sea now shrinking?
How/why have humans modified the hydrological cycle, give me a brief history lesson.
4. What have been the environmental and economical effects of the shrinking sea?
Be sure to relate the effects back to the loss of water in the Sea. For example, don’t just say the local climate is changing. Tell me how the loss of water influenced this change, and how the change is impacting the local population.
5. Was this a good idea by the USSR?
This is your opinion, but I expect you to back it up.
List sources (see citation guideline under content).