...A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Houssenni documents the lives of two Afghani women as they face a landscape dominated by discrimination and riddled with adversity. Prior to the great cultural and political upheaval that was the Aghanistam civil war and subsequent arrival of the Taliban, women enjoyed many freedoms in society similar to those found in western society today. Women were able to walk unescorted down the streets of Kabul, dress freely, wear makeup, and even smoke. In addition, "50% of the students and 60% of the teachers at Kabul University were women, and 70% of school teachers, 50% of civilian government workers, 40% of doctors in Kabul were women." (Feminist Majority Foundation) as soon as the militaristic Taliban came into power however,...
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...List all the possible THEMES of your book. Write them in COMPLETE SENTENCES. Then give supporting evidence from the book that proves that these are messages the author intends. loyalty devotion discrimination of women inner strength of women pregnancy and children shame A Thousand Splendid Suns consist of many different themes. These themes consist of loyalty, discrimination of women, inner strength of women, pregnancy and children and shame. In this book, loyalty and devotion is expressed through the relationship between Laila and her father as well as the relationship between Mariam and Laila. Laila loves her father to death. She loves him to death and understands why he believes its so important that she becomes educated so she commits to that and finds a way to get an education. Laila and Miriam’s loyalty is shown to each other in the book by going forth with their confronting of the abusive husband they once shared as well as helping each other raise their kids even though they have to practically do it on their own. Discrimination of women is a major theme in this book. This is a result of the Afghanistan society that is surrounded by this book. This book takes place solely in Afghan during a harsh period of women discrimination. Men have complete power over their wives and in this book, the Taliban makes it law that men have complete power over their wives. These women experience heartbreaking attributes such as abuse, murder and humiliation which is completely...
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...A Thousand Splendid Suns – Khaled Hosseini & The Pangs Of Love: The Pangs Of Love The extract from A Thousand Splendid Suns shares an omniscient third person narrative perspective which provides greater breadth of character analysis. This third person allows the extract from A Thousand Splendid Suns is able to present the manipulation of Rasheed and the Seventh Mermaid to the fear and vulnerability of Laila and the Prince. ‘RASHEED TOOK HER to his shoe shop one day.’ Opens the extract, ‘RASHEED TOOK HER’ is stressed and emphasises the stolen possession that she is in the novel. It also objectifies her because Rasheed ‘took her to his shoe shop’. The use of pronouns also shows the power and control in the relationship. ‘took her to his shoe shop’ and ‘he walked alongside her’ are used as apposed to ‘they went’ or ‘walked together’. ‘RASHEED TOOK HER’ can be compares to how the prince was taken by The Seventh Mermaid through manipulation. However, the views from the reader contrast as the protagonist and antagonist in each story are swapped over. The manipulation of the prince by the seventh mermaid through intelligent, premeditated thought and to justify her sister’s death is shown as an amiable goal for the protagonist representing female empowerment. This is contrasted with the physical and mental abuse to manipulate and own Laila which makes Rasheed a more detestable antagonist. The innoncene of Laila and the prince is exposed in the extract to make the audience...
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...important current events and contemporary issues about ethnic tension, women, family ties, Afghan immigrant, political and social transformation of Afghanistan from 1970s to 2013. Certainly, the war of Afghanistan are encompassing in all three novels. Hosseini had received many awards for his work, all of his novels became bestsellers and the first two novels The Kite Runner and A Thousand Splendid Suns had been adapted into movies. In this thesis, I will analyze the abuse of power in Khaled Hosseini's novels. The first novel is The Kite Runner (2003). This novel presents a story of strained family relationships between a father and a son, and between two brothers. How they deal with the guilt and forgiveness. The novel sets the interpersonal drama of the characters against the backdrop of Afghanistan, sketching the political and economical toll of the instability of various regimes in Afghanistan from the end of monarchy to the Soviet –backed government of the 1980s to the fundamentalist Taliban government of the 1990s.it also includes the events of September 11,2011. The second novel is A Thousand Splendid Suns (2007) traces socio- political and cultural history of Afghanistan, and illustrates excesses and abuse of government and family itself against women. Through Feminist viewpoint, the novel provides problems of struggle of Afghan female in a patriarchal male dominated society to find their identity. It...
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...Quote | Analysis | Comment on the use of surveillance (both person – to – person, and technological) in dystopian societies. Does this portrayal mimic our own society’s obsession with “knowing all”, all the time? | The next moment a hideous, grinding speech, as of some monstrous machine running without oil, burst from the big telescreen at the end of the room. It was a noise that set one's teeth on edge and bristled the hair at the back of one's neck. The Hate had started. As usual, the face of Emmanuel Goldstein, the Enemy of the People, had flashed on to the screen. | * The method which Party used to control citizen is to designate a specific scapegoat to vent people’s anger. * Misleading and spread incorrect information to citizen in order to * Unanimously is the best way to solve internal contradictions.Connection: During the World War, no matter how much conflict are occur in one country, people chose to defeat the intruder subconsciously instead of continue civil war.Real life example: There are two parties in China keep fighting to each other in a long time, but after World War 2 was started and Japan irrupt, both party put down the internal disputes and against foreign invaders together. | "Comrade Ogilvy, who had never existed in the present, now existed in the past, and when once the act of forgery was forgotten, he would exist just as authentically, and upon the same evidence, as Charlemagne or Julius Caesar.” | * A visual character Winston make...
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...the global consumption of coal needs to be restricted. The balance between economy and environment is hard to maintain. Burning coal for energy has lots of advantages and disadvantages. There are two opposite opinions towards dealing with excess consumption of coal. According to objective global circumstance, it is impossible to ban coal directly. So a debate about whether to restrict coal makes more sense here. The consumption of coal is a fact and there must be a substitute for coal if people want to restrict it. Renewable energy is the most foreseeable energy consumption to take the place of coal for its ability of being renewable. Coal is a solid black substance that comes from organic matter that was compressed underground for thousands of years. When burning coal, heat and energy will be released, so coal is considered a good fuel for energy generation...
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..." Topic * India Cricket A Test match lasts five days and, if it goes the distance, 2,700 legal deliveries are bowled through that period. In one-day internationals (ODIs), it is 600 balls, and in Twenty20 (T20) the number is 240. If someone could get a cricketer to fix just five or six balls in a match, they could collect huge gambling profits without anyone noticing. And the possibilities for fixes are almost endless. Before the match Bets are taken on predicting the playing squad, and fixers have allegedly prevailed upon players to pull out minutes before the start of a game. The toss comes next, and, in the past, a corrupt captain could fix even that, by quickly picking up the coin and congratulating the opposing captain on his "winning" the toss. Bets can also be placed on who will open the batting and from which ends, and on who is going to bowl the first over. Such decisions are somewhat random and therefore fixes are hard to detect. During the match Punters can wager on any event and on every ball. Examples: how many runs a batsman will score; if he will hit the next ball for a six, four, single or simply pat it back to the bowler; the mode of his dismissal; which bowler is going to get him out; or when a bowler will deliver a no-ball or wide. "The odds of a batsman getting out hit-wicket are as high as 80 to one," a Mumbai bookmaker said. "So imagine the money to be made if a punter or bookmaker could convince a batsman to get out in that mode." The same...
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...Tourism in Bangladesh Bangladesh as a vacation land has many facets. Her tourist attractions include archaeological sites, historic mosques and monuments, resorts, beaches, picnic spots, forest and wildlife. Bangladesh offers opportunities for angling, water-skiing, river cruising, hiking, rowing, surfing, yachting and sea bathing as well as bringing one in close touch with Mother Nature. She is also rich in wildlife and game birds. HISTORY: The history of Bangladesh has been one of extremes, of turmoil and peace, prosperity and destitution. It has thrived under the glow of cultural spiendour and suffered under the ravages of war. The earliest mention of Bangladesh is found in the Hindu epic, the Mahabharata (the story of Great Battle-9th century B.C). Evidence also suggests that there was a strong Mongoloid presence as well. Soon after, in the 5th and 6th centuries B.C. came the Aryans from Central Asia and the Dravidians from Western India. Then came the Guptas, Palas, Senas, who were Buddhist and Hindus. From the 13th century A.D. the flood of Muslim invaders and the tide of Islam swamped the Buddhist and Hindus untold 8th century. Sometimes there were independent rulers like the Hussain Shahi and Ilyas Shahi dynasties while at other times they ruled on behalf of the imperial seat of Delhi. From 15th century the Europeans, namely; Portuguese, Dutch, French and British traders exerted an economic influence over the region. British political rule over the region...
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...MYTHOLOGY IN MODERN SOCIETY [pic] [pic] [pic] |Mythology is everywhere! Daily you run across instances of words, city names, companies, | |literary allusions - and even planets and constellations - that take their name or borrow | |their theme from myths. Because of your many requests, I've provided a couple of thousand | |excellent examples to help you get started in your research. Remember, you're surrounded | |by mythology in today's society, whether you realize it or not! | Mythological Influence on Modern... |[pic]Companies & Groups |[pic]Planets & Constellations | |[pic] Words & Expressions |[pic]Literary & Pop Culture | [pic]American Cities Named From Mythology [pic] COMPANIES & GROUPS |Mythology is everywhere! There are hundreds of companies, groups and corporations that take their name, logo or theme from ancient mythology. | |I've provided a variety of examples to help you in starting your research. Some are well-known international companies, others are of a more | |local nature. | |Aegis - Zeus and Athena's protective shield; modern group of insurance companies (The Aegis Group). | |Ajax - Greek warrior in the Trojan War, who "cleaned up" in...
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...The Garuda Purana This is a translation of an abridged version of the Garuda Purana. The Garuda Purana is one of the Vishnu Puranas. It is in the form of a dialog between Vishnu and Garuda, the King of Birds. The second section of this Purana (given here) deals with issues connected with death, particularly funeral rites and the metaphysics of reincarnation. Portions of the Garuda Purana are used by some Hindus as funeral liturgy. Indeed, some consider it unlucky to read this text except during funerals. Of interest are the intermediate states between birth and rebirth, which roughly correspond to the western concepts of Hell and Heaven. Since this was written during the medieval era, it is possible that the writer of this text had contact with Christianity. Earlier Hindu texts do not elaborate about 'hell' and 'heaven,' at least not to this extent, and the subject is completely absent in the oldest texts. Here, the torments of Hell are described in terms that would not be out of place in a Baptist revival tent (or Dante, for that matter). In addition, the four-square city of Yama, the God of Death, is reminiscent of the heavenly city in Revelation. However, these are way stations between incarnations (or, as termed in the Tibetan Book of the Dead, Bardos), not a permanent destination. The Garuda Purana starts with the details of the afterlife. Following this is an account of funeral procedures, including rituals, the astrological timing of the post-death observances, and ritual...
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...established multinational organizations; its items are accessible in around 190 countries. Unilever claims more than 400 brands, yet concentrates on 14 brands with offers of more than 1 billion. Unilever is sorted out into their fundamental divisions - Foods, Refreshment (drinks and frozen yogurt), Home Care, and Personal Care. It has innovative work offices in the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, China, India, and the United States. Unilever is a multinational consumer goods company. It recruits hundreds of valuable and skilled professionals in every country. Unilever items touch the lives of more than 2 billion individuals consistently – whether that is through feeling awesome in light of the fact that they've got gleaming hair and a splendid grin, keeping their homes new and clean, or by appreciating a some tea, fulfilling dinner or solid nibble. Unilever is a company has global impact on people’s life. It brings many benefits and conveniences for people all around the world. The aim of this report is to focus and discuss about the objectives and missions of the company and analyses about their business activities in order to achieve their successes. (Unilever Homepage) Company’s objectives: Unilever – A clear direction The mainstays of their vision set out the long haul bearing for the company – where to go...
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...Fifteen Thousand Useful Phrases 1 Fifteen Thousand Useful Phrases Fifteen Thousand Useful Phrases Project Gutenberg's Fifteen Thousand Useful Phrases, by Greenville Kleiser This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.org Title: Fifteen Thousand Useful Phrases A Practical Handbook Of Pertinent Expressions, Striking Similes, Literary, Commercial, Conversational, And Oratorical Terms, For The Embellishment Of Speech And Literature, And The Improvement Of The Vocabulary Of Those Persons Who Read, Write, And Speak English Author: Greenville Kleiser Release Date: May 10, 2006 [EBook #18362] Language: English Character set encoding: ASCII *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK FIFTEEN THOUSAND USEFUL PHRASES *** Produced by Don Kostuch [Transcriber's Notes] Original "misspellings" such as "fulness" are unchanged. Fifteen Thousand Useful Phrases Unfamiliar (to me) words are defined on the right side of the page in square brackets. For example: abstemious diet [abstemious = Eating and drinking in moderation.] The blandness of contemporary (2006) speech would be relieved by the injection of some of these gems: "phraseological quagmire" "Windy speech which hits all around the mark like a drunken carpenter." [End Transcriber's Notes] BY GRENVILLE KLEISER HOW TO BUILD MENTAL POWER...
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...A ROOM OF ONES OWN [* This essay is based upon two papers read to the Arts Society at Newnharn and the Odtaa at Girton in October 1928. The papers were too long to be read in full, and have since been altered and expanded.] ONE But, you may say, we asked you to speak about women and fiction--what, has that got to do with a room of one's own? I will try to explain. When you asked me to speak about women and fiction I sat down on the banks of a river and began to wonder what the words meant. They might mean simply a few remarks about Fanny Burney; a few more about Jane Austen; a tribute to the Brontës and a sketch of Haworth Parsonage under snow; some witticisms if possible about Miss Mitford; a respectful allusion to George Eliot; a reference to Mrs Gaskell and one would have done. But at second sight the words seemed not so simple. The title women and fiction might mean, and you may have meant it to mean, women and what they are like, or it might mean women and the fiction that they write; or it might mean women and the fiction that is written about them, or it might mean that somehow all three are inextricably mixed together and you want me to consider them in that light. But when I began to consider the subject in this last way, which seemed the most interesting, I soon saw that it had one fatal drawback. I should never be able to come to a conclusion. I should never be able to fulfil what is, I understand, the first duty of a lecturer to hand you after an hour's discourse a...
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...2013 Thapar University [Marketing Management Project Report On] Marketing Strategies for Northeast India Tourism Submitted To : Dr. Girish Jaswal (Marketing Management Professor) Submitted By : Amit Gill (501204003) Gaurav Bisht (501204009) Savpreet Ramana (501204040) Shivam Kohli (501204042) Sumit Vyas (501204047) CERTIFICATE TO WHOM SO EVER IT MAY CONCERN This is to certify that the project report Marketing Strategies for Northeast India Tourism submitted by Amit Gill, Gaurav Bisht, Savpreet Ramana, Shivam Kohli & Sumit Vyas students of MBA 1st year bonafide work carried out by them. During their tenure at the project, they were found to be sincere and meticulous in their work. I appreciate their enthusiasm & dedication towards the work assigned to them. I am hopeful that they will prove to be a good professional and wish them grand success for the future. Date: 3 April 2013 i|Page ACKNOWLEDGEMENT The success of any research study depends upon a number of factors among which the proper guidance from the experts in the industry and a faculty plays an important role. We would like to express our heartfelt thanks to many people. This Project is an effort to contribute towards achieving the desired objectives. In doing so, we have optimized all available resources and made use of some external resources, the interplay of which, over a period of time, led to the attainment of the set goals. We take here a great opportunity to express our sincere...
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...content in a trusted digital archive. We use information technology and tools to increase productivity and facilitate new forms of scholarship. For more information about JSTOR, please contact support@jstor.org. . Society for Military History is collaborating with JSTOR to digitize, preserve and extend access to The Journal of Military History. http://www.jstor.org This content downloaded from 140.182.176.19 on Sun, 25 Jan 2015 15:31:46 PM All use subject to JSTOR Terms and Conditions Kadesh Revisited: Reconstructing the Battle Between the Egyptians and the Hittites Antonio Santosuosso QCHOLARLY interest in the battle of Kadesh, probably fought at the iend of May of the year 1300 B.C. between the Egyptians of Pharaoh Ramesses 11 (1304-1237) and the Hittites of King Muwatallish (13151296), dates from the latter part of the nineteenth century.1 But the first scholar to set the terms on which the encounter would be assessed by future generations of historians was the American Egyptologist James Henry Breasted in 1903.2 His analysis, based on the Egyptian documents, reigned supreme for almost two decades. Initially his conclusions on the battle's location were strengthened by the discoveries of the French archeologist Maurice...
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