Cradled in the arms of the mighty Himalayas‚ Kashmir is the jewel of India and the Heaven on Earth. Writing about my visit to Kashmir in 2010 brings back the nostalgia of each day spent there. All across Kashmir you can see the CRPF‚ Army‚ and the local police on their toes‚ ready for action at any moment‚ guarding every temple‚ mosque‚ market and every nook and cranny. Kashmir is the place of contrasts and irony. It is the land of rivers‚ streams‚ the Dal Lake‚ gardens and flowers‚ old pines and
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of not more than 1‚500 words compare and contrast ONE PAIR of the two pairs of poems printed below. Your answer should exhibiy a clear understanding of each poem’s meaning and tone‚ and you should consider the effect and importance of formal features‚ such as rhyme scheme‚ sound patterning‚ word choice‚ figurative language and punctuation. Date handed in : 31st January 2011 This essay will compare the poems “On Passing the New Menin Gate” by Siegfried Sassoon (1927) and “Anthem For Doomed
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juxtaposition to contrast Santha’s association to the name Cynthia‚ given to her by the principal‚ which she never took to heart‚ and her real name; in contrast‚ Mora’s use of indirect characterization and imagery shows that despite Both Rau and Mora employ indirect characterization to enhance their character’ development‚ which reveals how others influence
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Kashmir a beautiful mountain state with clear rivers‚ evergreen forests and one of the highest death rates in the world. It is at the center of an age-old dispute between Pakistan and India that has dragged on from the independence of both nations over fifty years ago to the present time‚ with no resolution in sight. The combined population of the two nation totals over a billion‚ so no conflict between them is of passing importance‚ especially when nuclear weapons are involved. Pakistan and India
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seventeen-stanza poem several functional devices become apparent with defamiliarisation being the most prominent. Raine also utilises alienation to enable the audience to observe Earth and human behaviour from a Martian ’s "alien" point of view. Marxist theories aid in the interpretation of this poem in that Raine suggests that the printing presses rule the world- or at least its censorship. Freudian literary theories also come in useful when analysing "A Martian Sends a Postcard Home" especially
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The two poems‚ Plug In‚ Turn On‚ Look Out and Portrait of a Machine both talks about machines and they are related to our everyday lives. There are quite a few differences and similarities in the two poems‚ Plug In‚ Turn On‚ Look Out and Portrait of a Machine. To start off with‚ the poem Plug In‚ Turn On‚ Look Out is warning everyone about how the machines would take over the world and teaching all of us what we should do usually to prevent them taking over and hurting us. The poem picks out all
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movie I could not stay awake to save my life. Then in 2007 another movie with the story of Beowulf came out and I was excited as it got great reviews. Now when I watched the movie‚ I noticed many similarities and differences from the poem and the movie. So with what I can recall from the story line and the movie I will give a brief explanation of what these two
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Muhammad Ali is one of the most famous boxers of all time. His conversion to Islam and draft evasion conviction surrounded him with controversy and even exile from boxing for three years. Despite the hiatus‚ his quick reflexes and strong punches helped Muhammad Ali become the first person in history to win the heavyweight champion title three times. At the lighting ceremony at the 1996 Olympics‚ Muhammad Ali showed the world his strength and determination in dealing with the debilitating effects
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in1960 Early life Muhammad Ali was born on January 17‚ 1942 in Louisville‚ Kentucky. His father painted billboards and his mother was a house wife. Ali and his older brother Rehman before converting to Islam‚ were named after their father as Cassius Marcellus Clay. He is considered one of the greatest athletes in boxing history‚ Growing up in the segregated South‚ Ali experienced racial prejudice which likely contributed to his early passion for boxing. At the age of 12‚ Ali discovered his talent for
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Leader for ALL Humans In his famous letter to Malik al-Ashtar upon him taking governance over Egypt‚ Imam Ali (A) writes: “Remember‚ Malik‚ that amongst your subjects there are two kinds of people: those who have the same religion as you have; they are brothers to you‚ and those who have religions other than that of yours‚ they are human beings like you. Men of either category suffer from the same weaknesses and disabilities that human beings are inclined to‚ they commit sins‚ indulge in vices
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