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    Lust in the Name of God

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    Devadasi system is not only exploitation of women‚ it is the institutionalized exploitation of women; it is the exploitation of Dalits‚ the lower class of untouchables; it is the religious sanction given to prostitution of helpless economically and socially deprived women; It is the glorification of humiliation of women. Inherent in this system is the fascistic belief that a certain section of human population‚ the lower caste‚ is meant to serve the ‘higher caste’s superior men’. Inherent in it is

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    by any other name

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    The title of Santha Rama Rau’s short story “By Any Other Name” refers to the character of Santha‚ who is a five and half year old Indian girl‚ which experiences discrimination for the first time while attending an Anglo-Indian school during the time period in which the British ruled India. Her mother had always home-schooled both her and her sister‚ Premila. When her mother gets ill‚ because her father is an officer of the civil service‚ they can attend this Anglo-Indian school for free. Her mother

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    never imagined that his life could actually change. Slathbog’s Gold by M.L. Forman is a good book because it is interesting and has a captivating plot. The theme of Slathbog’s Gold is that everything can change when you least expect it. Alex is a good person‚ but his character traits might betray him. M.L. Forman uses many literary devices to make this story better. He builds on his caricatures all through the book. In the book Slathbog’s Gold there are many parts that we can learn something from. Alex

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    bus and walking‚ just to get to Martin’s house to pass on the medicine bag. The medicine bag is about Grandpa passing on the family tradition‚ the medicine bag to Martin. The apache girl is about her celebrating her becoming a women. Theres plenty of similarities and differences between “The Medicine Bag” and “The Apache Girl”‚ here are some examples. There are many similarities and differences in the story “The Medicine Bag” and the short clip “The apache Girl”. For example‚ one similarity between

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    ALL THAT GLITTERS IS NOT GOLD Outward appearance can be greatly misleading. Gold is a very valuable metal. It has an attractive glittering appearance too. But it does not mean that everything which glitters like gold should be precious. There are utterly valueless things that look like gold and taking them on their face value is unwise. On the contrary‚ some of the dull looking things possess immense value. Their appearance is in no way proportionate to the great value they have. This is true of

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    The California Gold Rush Research Paper There are few events that inspire mass movement the way the prospect of wealth does. The California Gold Rush was a mass movement sparked by the spontaneous discovery of gold nuggets at Sutter’s Mill. The news of communal gold caused men and women nationwide to flock to the West Coast. Different ethnicities‚ religions‚ and social classes were drawn to the prospect of becoming successful in California. Though mining skills were not hard to develop‚ the work

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    What’s in a Name? By Delaney Hoke P6 My mother was at an ultrasound for me‚ and was reading a Reader’s Digest when she spotted a name of an author. And although Delaney was their last name‚ she loved it as a first name for me. She asked my dad about the name Delaney‚ and instantly loved it because his favorite musician‚ Jimmy Buffett‚ has a song called “Delaney Talks to Statues”. My parents had already agreed on the name even before they knew if I was a boy or a girl. My middle name Nadine‚ comes

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    Details of Lourdes Mata Central School 1. Name of the School with address                 : Lourdes Mata Central School‚ Kovilthottam [strictly as per Affiliation sanction                          Chavara‚ Kollam‚ Kerala - 691583 letter or as permitted by the Board]   (i)   Email               : lourdesmatacentralschool@gmail.com   (ii)  Phone Number  : 0476 2684301   (iii) Fax Number      : Nil 2. Year of

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    for better or for worst

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    Erica Robinson Mr. Varner Comp 102 1 March 2014 For Better or For Worse Ted Halstead is the found and CEO of the New America Foundation. He received his bachelors from Dartmouth College‚ and his Masters Degree from Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government. Halstead’s specialities are environment‚ economics‚ and energy. He has written articles and books on these subjects. In 2003‚ Halstead wrote an article in The Atlantic Monthly entitled The American Paradox. In the article Halstead tells

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    Geraldo No Last Name

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    Geraldo No last Name As civilizations transformed from barbaric societies into each individually modernized nations‚ social hierarchy proved to be inevitable. In the short story‚ “Geraldo No Last Name” by Sandra Cisneros‚ a fellow named Geraldo was killed in a fatal hit-and-run tragedy (though he could have been saved if the surgeon had no neglected him)‚ however‚ his background was a mystery‚ and no one knew his last name or his existence except for a girl he encountered at a dance‚ Marin

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