The shriners are a fraternity based on the masonic principles of brotherly love, relief, and truth. they have roughly 375,000 members and 191 temples in the united states, canada, and mexico. the shriners support shriners hospitals for children, a system of 22 hospitals dedicated to improving the lives of children by providing specialty pediatric care. what prohibits the shriners from being a social movement?

a. it’s very hard to imagine membership in the shriners transforming anyone’s life.

b. they aren’t dedicated enough to their work.

c. they do not seek to fundamentally alter the status quo.

d. they aren’t organized enough.

e. they don’t have an ideological commitment.

The answer is e.

Explanation:

A social movement, such as the masons, has an ideological manifesto that guides all of it's activities. This manifesto should be clearly stated and every member must follow what it staates. The Shriners, on the other hand, provide pediatric care to children, but they lack a ideological manifesto, or commitment. So they are not a social movement.

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the correct answer is "c": the pillars proclaimed his regret at the bloodshed at the battle of kalinga and his conversion to buddhism.

the kalinga war is considered as one of the largest battles in the history of india. it was fought between the between the maurya empire, which ruled the lands of what is now known as india at the time, and the independent feudal kingdom of kalinga.

the army of maurya empire, led by its king ashoka, fought a prolonged war against kalinga. the war ended around 262 bce with the victory of the maurya empire. it is believed that ashoka, after having witnessed the loss of many lives during this war, felt deep responsibility and eventually converted into buddhism.