There is a prehistoric tribe of about 100 people who sacrifice one member every year for the purposes of a religious ritual. There is no way to disobey this ritual because otherwise God would become angry with the tribe and destroy it completely. God will not retaliate regardless of who dies.

You live in a silo, in a supposedly post apocalyptic world, where it is believed that the radiation outside the silo will kill you. The silo is run by a private company which has a history of cracking down on dissent. You are the sheriff of this silo who enforces the company's rules onto the people and you are in charge of the people's well being. Your parent was the sheriff before you, who spent their entire life pursuing some secret information for which they were executed in front of you. On your parent's 20th death anniversary, you stumble upon some evidence in your parent's belongings that undeniably proves that the world outside is habitable and goes against the company's current narrative

You are X, a devout Christian woman belonging to a Catholic family. You fall in love with Y who is in your college, and is an atheist. If you choose to marry him, you will be excommunicated from the Church

Nyaya Panchayats are the judicial components of the panchayat system, dispensing justice at the local level. Membership to the nyay panchayat is based on nomination and election by the composing gram panchayats, and is therefore consituted by local villagers. It has judicial functions both in civil as well as in criminal fields.

Short-selling is the practice of selling a (borrowed) stock in the open market, and buying it later at a cheaper price. Activist short-sellers actively try to lower the price of a stock by directly influencing the perception of the market on a company commonly through investigative journalism. Activist short-sellers publish research reports which highlight deficiencies in the company’s management, overall corporate strategy, and any scandals the company may be involved in. In January 2023, the activist short-selling firm Hindenburg Research published a report on the Adani Group from India. The stock prices of seven Adani group companies have lost significant value, with Adani Total Gas shares taking the biggest plunge of 56%.

Balanced growth refers to a strategy of simultaneously making investments in multiple sectors of the economy to ensure an even distribution of funds across sectors.

Unbalanced growth refers to a strategy of concentrating investments in certain strategic sectors which have linkages to other parts of the economy.

‘Leave no man behind’ is a military code often repeated and adhered to by various units and soldiers, most notably the US military. The interpretation of the phrase is applied to the treatment and extraction of the seriously wounded, the recovery of the body of military members killed in action, and the attempts to rescue or trade for prisoners of war.

Indian English Literature refers to works written in English by Indian writers (eg: Arundhati Roy, Salman Rushdie) as opposed to translated works which are written in a local Indian language and then translated to English (Perumal Murugan, OV Vijayan, Premchand).

Paris is Burning is a seminal documentary, made by Jennie Livingstone, a white woman. The documentary explores the lives of black, latinx drag queens and trans women, and is set in the ballroom culture of 1980s New York. The film has been deemed aesthetically, culturally, and historically significant, because of the ways in which it foregrounds the precarity, violence, and vulnerabilities marking the lives of these communities, many of whom died tragic deaths. Harshly criticizing the documentary, bell hooks, writes that the film not only creates a spectacle of their death, but also critiques drag more broadly as reaffirming patriarchal conceptions of feminine beauty, as black and latinx drag performers try to mimic the beauty standards of white women (for example, black drag queens dressing up as popular white celebrities such as Judy Garland or Bette Davies, and even hiding their afro hair).

As the popularity of big budget superhero films dwindles, Hollywood is now seeing a rise in blockbuster biopics such as Oppenheimer, Maestro, Elvis,

Priscilla, and many more.

Ashok the Kind, is a forest worker, and is a deeply ethical and empathetic individual who believes that animal life is equal to human life. While foraging through a forest, Ashok happens to come across two surely deadly traps some distance away. In a bizzare situation that (you hope and pray) will never happen in real life, a tiger cub is ignorantly ambling towards one trap, while a human baby is crawling towards the second. Ashok has to make a choice.

Examples of past "disruptive mass participation actions" include but not limited to: Extinction Rebellion protestors targeting the London underground train networks to raise awareness, climate activists occupying airports and runways to disrupt flight take-offs and landings, anti-fossil fuel protestors blocking entrance to an Oil and Gas company headquarters, Just Stop Oil destroying significant paintings, etc

Demand-side climate control policies focus on reducing the consumption of fossil fuels and hence greenhouse gas emissions by influencing consumer behavior and policy formation to limit corporate’s exploitation. Examples include implementing carbon taxes on corporates or cap-and trade systems to increase the cost of carbon emissions, providing financial incentives or subsidies for the adoption of renewable energy sources etc. Supply-side climate control policies, on the other hand, focus on regulating and reducing emissions directly from producers and suppliers. Examples include limiting the amount of extraction or requiring a certain percentage of energy production to come from renewable sources etc.

A parasocial relationship occurs when an individual forms a strong emotional relationship with an online figure or celebrity that simulates a real-life relationship (such as a romantic or friendship relationship), despite limited real-world interaction with them. Examples of parasocial behavior include thinking of a Twitch streamer you watch regularly as a friend, and Taylor Swift fans signing a petition to get her to dump Matt Healy.