In this poem‚ Derozio personifies India and talks to her in a monologue. Derozio talks about the glorious past of India. He tells her (while Derozio does not hint at what sex he personifies India as‚ I assume it to be a female because we always refer to a country as mother and in India we refer to our country as Bharat Mata (or mother India the diety)) that in her days of glory‚ she used to be regarded highly‚ worshipped and was considered sacrosanct. But now (at the time of writing the poem) all
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Saturday was market day in Cape Town and the streets were crowded with shoppers looking for bargains‚ meeting friends and lovers. Boers and Frenchmen‚ soldiers in colorful uniforms and English ladies in flounced skirts and ruffled blouses mingled in front of the bazaars set up in the town squares at Braameonstein and Park Town and Burgersdorp. Everything was for sale: furniture‚ horses and carriages and fresh fruit. One could purchase dresses and chessboards‚ or meat or books in a dozen different
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early films‚ Native Americans have historically been portrayed as uncivilized and dangerous. Many photographs from hundreds of years ago were staged – paying Natives to wear traditionally incorrect dress and costumes‚ like headdresses. Chiefs wore headdresses during special ceremonies and that was it. However‚ when someone dresses up as a Native‚ they wear a headdress because it’s their stereotypical image of a Native American. Most people don’t know the true history of the Native Americans (the
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Ahmedabad‚ the city of Ahmed Shah (Medieval ruler of Gujarat)‚ is known for its rich past and its association with the Mahatma (Great Soul) Gandhi. The city offers a unique style of architecture‚ which is a blend of Hindu and Islamic styles (Indo-Saracenic style of architecture). The monuments of Ahmedabad mainly date back to the 15th century. Ahmedabad has been known for its industry since medieval times. It used to be famous for its textile mills and hence often referred to as the ’Manchester of
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During the first half of my high school career‚ I was blindsided by a handful of life-altering events. As a freshman‚ I began struggling with severe anxiety‚ which has persisted ever since its conception; however‚ I have been working arduously to overcome this issue and have become significantly better at handling my anxiety and panic attacks. The summer before my sophomore year my mother remarried and moved me and my family from Atlanta to a small town in Northwest Georgia. This move was incredibly
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a breakthrough in the coffee industry. The Company single-handedly captured the original authentic taste of an otherwise localized white coffee‚ turning it into a mobile commodity - a fast moving consumer good (FMCG)‚ capturing the South East Asia market. As the owner of the well know OldTown Brand‚ the company strives to be Malaysia’s Leading White Coffee producer with profitable growth through a combination of organic growth coupled and strong aftermarket business. Besides‚ global synergies and
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River Town: Two Years on the Yangtze Peter Hessler’s memoir River Town: Two Years on the Yangtze chronicles his two-year experience as a Peace Corps volunteer teaching at the Fuling Teachers College in Fuling‚ a remote village in China’s Sichuan province. In addition to writing about his life and experiences in Fuling‚ Hessler provides detailed descriptions of the landscape‚ its people‚ and history. The village of Fuling had not seen foreigners in at least fifty years prior to the arrival of Peter
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This town I found myself in right now was unique. For some reason‚ it felt different from all the rest. Sure‚ it was breathtaking‚ but that was not what was bringing on this feeling. I tried to observe my surroundings carefully for this loose thread. The red cobblestone was lowly lit in the warm glow of the Christmas lights that hung everywhere. Explosions of red and green and blue and yellow filtered everything in sight like 3D glasses. Tinsel and garland wound around the support columns of
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Advantages of a Small town There are a lot of advantages of a small town. First of all‚ when you live in a small community‚ you can enjoy a better quality life than you will find in most large cities. In addition‚ you can get closer to nature when living in small towns. You will also be able to avoid the frustration of dealing with large volumes of traffic. You can enjoy hunting or fishing on a regular basis because living in a small town makes it easier for you to enjoy some of your favourite
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A native speaker refers to a person who speaks a language as his or her first language whereby it is also own of the certain someone’s mother tongue. Usually‚ the language is the language that their parents’ speak and the language of the country that they have been residing since they were born. According to Cook‚ she stated an important fact that to be a ‘native speaker’ of a language a person must have learnt the particular language from birth (Cook‚ 1999). A non-native speaker refers to someone
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