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    MERCHANT SHIPPING ORDINANCE 1952 MERCHANT SHIPPING (CENTRAL MERCANTILE MARINE FUND) RULES 1984 In exercise of the power conferred by subsection (8) of section 467 of the Merchant Shipping Ordinance 1952‚ the Minister makes the following rules: 1. These Rules may be cited as the Merchant Shipping ( Central Mercantile Marine Fund) Rules 1984 . 2. In these Rules‚ unless the context otherwise requires- "adopted children"- (a) in relation to a seaman who does not profess the religion of Islam‚

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    Shadows in Thousand Cranes In Thousand Cranes by Yasunari Kawabata‚ Kikuji is mentioned as living in the shadow of his father. Kawabata uses shade as a leimotif to signify the guilt Kikuji has to live with. Not only does the shade represent guilt‚ it represents a sense of bewilderment and corruption. The shadow from Mr. Mitani—Kikuji’s father—cast on Kikuji denies Kikuji a life with happiness and excitement. The shadow—Mr. Mitani’s affairs with Mrs. Ota and the other one with Chikako—isolates

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    myths throughout history. In "The Merchant of Venice"‚ religion‚ the three caskets‚ and the pound of flesh are the main ideas that can be used with mythological criticism to help show connections with other legends or stories that have a similar meaning. The main connection in the novel portrays to the three caskets that Portia uses to select her future husband. This symbolism can be connected to other myths and legends. Sigmund Freud also connected "The Merchant of Venice" to the ageless tale

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    The Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare Key Quotations Act One Scene One 1) Antonio- In sooth‚ I know not why I am so sad. 2) Salerio- Your mind is tossing on the ocean 3) Antonio- I hold the world but as the world‚ Grationo; a stage where every man must play his part and mine a sad one. 4) Bassanio- Grationo speaks an infinite deal of nothing. 5) Antonio- My purse‚ my person‚ my extremist means‚ lie all unlocked to your occasions. Scene Two 1) Portia- The brain may devise laws for

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    The main theme in The Merchant of Venice is the way money and love is viewed by each character. The Christian characters in the play value human relationships over business ones‚ whereas Shylock is only interested in the money. Antonio lends money without interest and puts himself at risk for the people he loves. Shylock destructs over the loss of his money and runs through the streets saying‚ O‚ my ducats! O‚ my daughter!Skylock apparently values his money more than he values his daughter‚ meaning

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    The resiliency of Mariam in A Thousand Splendid Suns and Aminata in The Book of Negroes To many people‚ resiliency is the human capacity to face‚ overcome and be strengthened by the adversities of life. Such resiliency allows an individual to resume a previous state of normal functioning. In Lawrence Hill’s Book of Negroes Aminata’s resiliency is evident throughout her journey from being free‚ to being a slave‚ to being an abolitionist. Aminata’s resiliency unravels throughout the story as she deals

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    After Eliezer’s father was beaten by Idek‚ a Kapo‚ Eliezer says‚ “I had watched the whole scene without moving. I kept quiet. In fact I was thinking of how to get farther away so that I would not be hit myself. What is more‚ any anger I felt at that moment was directed‚ not against the Kapo‚ but against my father. I was angry with him‚ for not knowing how to avoid Idek’s outbreak. That is what concentration camp life had made of me.” Eliezer’s complete outlook on life has changed since things started

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    and the Taliban; they also learn to endure poverty. Considering this‚ it is no wonder why Afghanistan is in the terrible position it is in now. Many Afghan cities like Kabul are filled with things like violence and discrimination‚ and the book A Thousand Splendid Suns‚ by Khaled Hosseini takes place in Kabul. This book follows the lives of two Afghani women‚ Mariam and Laila‚ as they suffer pain and discrimination received from the Taliban and their husband‚ Rasheed. The women are forced to clean

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    effort to protect his/her “untarnished” reputation in the eyes of the outside world. Such efforts also cause restricted freedoms for those around the person; they might be oppressed for reasons that they are not the cause of. The novel A Thousand Splendid Suns

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    completely different lives when others view them differently in the play The Merchant of Venice. In the play‚ Bassanio‚ Antonio’s friend‚ needs money to pursue his love. They seek a loan from Shylock‚ a Jewish moneylender in Antonio’s name. The contract is for three times the value of the bond in three months or else Shylock cuts off a pound of flesh from Antonio. While all this is happening‚ there are love plots going on. One of which is for Shylock’s daughter to elope with Lorenzo‚ a Christian. Later

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