In “Postcards from Chinatown”‚ the poet examines how‚ in a place that had been renovated as a tourist attraction‚ the past lurks in the shadows of the present‚ which is unauthentic and seemingly all just a performance for entertainment. “An Empty Cinema”‚ on the other hand‚ laments the vanishing of Singapore’s past and heritage‚ likening the past to no more than just a cinematic film‚ where it is just a hologram projected onto a screen. In “Postcards from Chinatown”‚ the poet calls our daily
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Postcard from a travel snob First thoughts 1. The poem decides two very different types of holiday. a. What general impression do you get of each type of holiday? The first reference sets an image of your average holiday resort. The other however‚ portrays the accommodation as ‘peaceful’. b. Which does the writer seem to prefer? The writer seems to prefer the sound of a normal holiday resort‚ filled with drunken tourists etc. Looking more closely 1. ‘Wish you were here!’
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India-Pakistan On Kashmir It all started back in 1947. All regions of Pakistan and India were divided along religious lines. Because of its location‚ Kashmir could not choose to either join India or Pakistan. Maharaja Hari Singh‚ the ruler of Kashmir‚ was Hindu while most of the population was Muslim. Unable to decide which region to join‚ Maharaja Hari Singh decided to remain neutral. India and Pakistan fought their first war over Kashmir in 1947-1948. On a resolution dated August 13‚ 1948
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Joseph Moseley ES 394 Final Paper Elena Poniatowska In 1968‚ the world was politically on fire. The atrocities being reported about the Viet Nam war began to touch every corner of the globe and young people everywhere began challenging their governments demanding change‚ equality and peace. Mexico was no exception and in this particular year of unrest‚ they were going to be the first Spanish-speaking developing nation to hold the Olympic Games. Tensions were high and police brutality‚ hostility
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Kashmir conflict One of the most intractable and long standing conflicts in the world is the conflict between India and Pakistan over Kashmir. This conflict started in 1947‚ on the day after India and Pakistan simultaneously became independent. After a brief war in 1947-48‚ Kashmir was divided between Pakistan and India administered territories. A ceasefire line was agreed under UN supervision‚ which has since been renamed the “Line of Control”. Around one third of the territory has since been
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Background to the Problem The Kashmir territorial dispute between India and Pakistan is among the modern world’s longest running conflicts. Since 1947‚ the region has witnessed a recurring series of unstable confrontations. South Asia as a result has being widely considered one of the most dangerously unstable and crisis-prone regions. Three major wars‚ in 1947-48‚ 1965‚ 1971 and a limited war in 1999 have been fought over Kashmir. Currently crisis still escalates in Kashmir and if the problem remains
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THE LOGIC OF THE KASHMIR CONFLICT? Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION The president of United States‚ Bill Clinton once said that Kashmir can be considered as the most dangerous place in the world. He also added that the moot point is the line of control in the Indian subcontinent across Kashmir. He made this comment in March‚ 2000 (HAMID NASIR CHATTHA‚ 2006). These conflicts were made loud and clear throughout the world in the dawn of 21st century. It has become an international issue from a bilateral conflict
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1 Poem Compare and Contrast EO4 20/11/13 Word count: Compare and Contrast of War Poems The poems “Dulce et Decorum Est” by: Wilfred Owen and “The Charge Of The Light Brigade” by: Alfred‚ Lord Tennyson demonstrate images of war in many different and similar ways. War is a subject that often relies on many emotions with those directly or indirectly involved in the countries at war. It usually brings tears and memories of suffering‚ loneliness‚ struggles‚ or victories. Such disturbance of
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16‚ January 2015 My Dearest‚ Classmates: I just got back from my virtual field trip to the National Institute of Nursing Research! I could go on and on about all the fun I had! The NINR takes pride in their mission to support and enhance the wellbeing of every individual in America through nursing research (National Institute of Nursing Research‚ 2011‚ para. 1). The most exciting bit of information that I found made this cardiac nurse’s heart flutter when the NINR included heart failure patients
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Save girls From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia Save girls‚ save the girl child‚ is a campaign in India to end the gender-selective abortion of female fetuses‚ which has skewed the population towards a significant under-representation of girls in some Indian states. The "Beti Bachao" campaign is supported by human rights groups‚ non-governmental organizations‚ and state and local government in India. Female foeticide[edit] Sex-selective abortion‚ or female foeticide‚ has led to a sharp drop
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