Amir Temur Timur was born in 1336‚ at a small town called Kesh‚ 50 miles south of Samarkand. A Chengezi Turk‚ he was the son of a minor chief who due to hard work and focused aims was able to become the ruler of a vast empire consisting of Transoxiana‚ a part of Turkistan‚ Afghanistan‚ Persia‚ Syria‚ Kurdistan and a major part of Asia Minor. The areas he conquered in his lifetime were only second to the conquests of Alexander. As a young man he received a serious leg wound while stealing sheep
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The Kite Runner Section B: 1. Summary The first section of the book was mainly about the call Amir received last summer from a friend in Pakistan named Rahim Khan. Rahim Khan asked Amir to come to Pakistan to see him. Next in the second section‚ while looking through history books‚ Amir discovered information on the Hazara. They had a war during the nineteenth century‚ but it was brutally suppressed by the Pashtuns. The book mentions some of the derogatory names they are called‚ including mice-eating
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Cooper Chisum Dimmesdale the Lying Coward In the book The Scarlet Letter‚ a character named Reverend Arthur Dimmesdale was considered to be‚ by most people in the Puritan community‚ a hero. Dimmesdale was an extremely religious man with great morals and values. Many people in the community looked up to him for his passion and truth about his religious beliefs. Dimmesdale was a very reserved man‚ and was thought to be an angel of God. People worshiped him‚ believed what he said‚ and looked at
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relationships these characters have with one another. The relationship between Amir and Hassan is quite different than the ideal friendship individuals see in today’s society. While Amir is a Pashtun‚ Hassan is Hazara which is not as accepted in their society‚ since the majority is Pashtun. Throughout the novel‚ readers learn more about how their religious differences separate and change their friendship. In the beginning of the novel‚ Amir shares how he and Hassan “would sit across from each other in a pair
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This essay is about conchies and if they were cowards or were the brave for what the believed no matter what happened to them. Source B1 was written by a historian who published a book in 1928 after some conscientious objectors were released from jail this was the nickname (conchies) for conscientious objectors this was too long for some people so they shortened it to conchies the book was about some conchies having a white feather it was a symbol of cowardess and failing ones country. This was
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Insanity: a derangement of the mind. Coward: someone who lacks courage and bravery in the face of danger‚ difficulty‚ hardships‚ opposition‚ or pain. Hamlet: a character that rapidly loses his sanity after a strange encounter with his father’s ghost and acts indecisively out of fear for his own fate. In Act 1 of Hamlet‚ the tragic hero‚ Hamlet‚ confides in his friends that he is going to begin to act mad. As the play progresses‚ it is obvious that Hamlet’s madness becomes a reality rather
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BULLY IS ALWAYS A COWARD “Someone with a pistol in his hand‚ power in his head‚ decided that a life was cheaper than a glass of drink‚” says the infuriated Sabrina Lall‚ full of anguish as her own sister Jessica Lall who was a celeb barmaid at a bar in India was murdered.1 Jessica was shot dead by a man already drunk by the power of gun and influence that money can buy‚ when she refused to serve him the last drink. The question is: Is life or reputation That cheap? Where can we expect the justice
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is a story about a boy named Amir. The book is in Amir’s point of view. The story follows the life of Amir from twelve year old boy to a thirty eight year old man. He used to live in Kabul‚ Afghanistan with Baba‚ his father. They had two servants‚ Ali and Hassan‚ his son. Throughout the story‚ both Amir and Baba made some questionable decisions to make Ali and Hassan quit their job. Baba and Amir have two very different personalities. Throughout the book‚ Amir is whom the readers feel compassion
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are we losing a lot of important material when we decide to hide us behind our screens and use a mouse as our representative? These are some of the central and important questions that arise from reading Jonathan Franzen’s essay ‘’ Liking is for Cowards. Go for what hurts’’ from 2011. The author is a 51-years-old man who puts our daily internet habits into perspective and makes us think critically about what happens to us while we are online. Jonathan Franzen start to hits around the bush for a
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Afghan boy‚ Amir‚ and his best friend‚ and illegitimate brother‚ Hassan. The story of Amir and Hassan is filled with adventure‚ secrets‚ love‚ loyalty and redemption. It is told through Amir’s perspective. Amir is raised in an affluent Afghani neighborhood in Kabul. Amir is very privileged in contrast to his servant Hassan. Amir is Pashtun‚ and Hassan is Hazara. Hazaras are discriminated against by most Pashtuns. Amir and Hassan are bullied for beings close despite their racial differences. Amir feels
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