RUSHDIE‚ SALMAN. Salman Rushdie papers‚ 1947-2008 Emory University Manuscript‚ Archives‚ and Rare Book Library Atlanta‚ GA 30322 404-727-6887 marbl@emory.edu Descriptive Summary Creator: Title: Call Number: Extent: Abstract: Language: Rushdie‚ Salman. Salman Rushdie papers‚ 1947-2008 Manuscript Collection No. 1000 106.25 linear ft. (215 boxes) and 55 oversized papers (OP) Papers of British Indian writer Salman Rushdie‚ including writings‚ correspondence‚ photographs‚ audio-visual material
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After Salman Rushdie wrote The Satanic Verses in 1988‚ the Ayatollah Khomeini placed a fatwah upon him‚ causing Rushdie to adopt a life of separation and hiding. During his hiding‚ Rushdie broke his silence with Haroun and the Sea of Stories (1990)‚ a children’s book written as a means of explaining his situation to his son‚ largely through the use of his allegory. Rushdie’s experiences with censorship appear in the novel under the guise of the Old Zone section of the Sea of Stories and the division
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Say what you mean and mean what you say; this simple phrase has been reinforced to the youth of society for years. This and the inverse can be found in a story written by Salman Rushdie. Haroun and the Sea of Stories tells the tale of the journey of a boy called Haroun and his father‚ Rashid who is a storyteller. They adventure into the hidden moon of Kahani to redeem the story-telling power of Rashid‚ which he has lost. There‚ Haroun and his father find that the moon spins in a certain way that
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Haroun and the Sea of Stories is a magical realism novel in which elements of Salman Rushdie’s imagination are put together to demonstrate the importance and significance of storytelling. Through the story‚ Rushdie conveys to the reader what his notion of good story elements are. One of these elements is a story’s ability to possess antithetical relationships. Haroun and the Sea of Stories contains many symbols alluding to the value of complementary elements of a story; these symbols also being
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Terrorism in the novel Shalimar the Clown by Salman Rushdie Postmodernism is a concept that can be defined as the direct outcome of this modern Post-Colonial world‚ a world that has been witness to mass migration‚ cross-cultural conflict and amalgamation of various cultures into a hybrid multicultural society. Terrorism‚ the unofficial use of violence and intimidation in the attempt to gain the political aims of selfishness is the main fold of Post-modernism. Salman Rushdie’s fictions borrow a lot of ideas
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religion has only caused harm to society. Salman Rushdie wrote an article discussing how the world would benefit from not having a religion. Rushdie sends a negative message to society as he suggests eliminating religion altogether. Rushdie begins by stating his theory to the six billionth living person “How did we get here? And‚ now that we are here‚ how shall we live?” He tells the six billionth person to imagine a heaven with at least one God. Rushdie proceeds to explain the different ways of
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us the finishing status of our elementary years is the start of another journey towards the new world and towards another encounter for success. In the years to come‚ we will be living on the reality that holds true of the theme of this year’s commencement exercises: “Saktong Buhay: Sa Dekalidad na Edukasyon‚ Pinanday”. I must say that behind every success of every professional is a successful teacher – a teacher that hones to grow young minds towards that goal of success. Six years may have been
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Dearest Graduates‚ First of all‚ I would like to congratulate you for this milestone in your life. You are all here today because you all made it‚ and all of you are on the precipice of the future. It’s not a distant reality anymore. It begins here. It begins today. You all entered STI Calbayog with young minds and fragile hearts‚ but you are now leaving its portals as adults equipped with the necessary skills and knowledge to succeed. You have completed advanced technical education that will serve
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Kenyon Commencement Speech David Foster Wallace brings a completely different approach to commencement speeches in his “Kenyon Commencement Speech.” He strays away from the typical commencement speech topics on “extraordinary wealth‚” “comfort‚” or “personal freedom” (208). Instead Wallace emphasizes the real value of a liberal arts education‚ which is learning “how to think” (199). When Wallace mentions “how to think” he is taking a different stance to the idea of education. He doesn’t feel
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Obama’s Speech Everybody knows how good of a speaker Obama is. His speeches always seem to convince the audience‚ but it is not by everybody understood what distinguishes him from other speakers. Certain skills he frequently uses help him reach his main purpose‚ but the question remains what these skills include. Therefore‚ the aim of this commentary is explain how the use of rhetorical devices makes Obama’s speeches stand out and memorable. Rhetorical devices are techniques that an author or speaker
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