In any part in the world‚ there is no place to be but home. Home is a place where we feel safe and take refuge. But how we will feel if this is taken from us? The essay by Edward Said‚ “States‚” narrates the story of about his country‚ Palestine‚ and the struggle of his countrymen. He also shares the passion of his homeland which we can relate to. “States” exemplify the experiences and perceptions of how important a home is to a common Palestinian. Our country is a big part of who we are. As we
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article “Boy‚ you fight like a girl”. Both men and women are a part of this online community consisting of thousands of gamers that face several challenges. Among them are men who play as women not being taken seriously while women who play as men might lose respect by fellow gamers if their identity is revealed. The online gaming community is increasing‚ therefore resulting in more gender switching. Such trends have strong impacts on the gaming community because of real-life like graphic representations
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Q. Comment on Act 2‚ Scene 1. Ans: this passage is an extract from Shakespeare play “as you like it” and this scene takes place in the Forest of Arden. The scene begins with the entrance of the exiled duke and lord Amiens who are dressed foresters. The change in clothing immediately signals to the audience a change in environment and is also a direct contrast to the previous act in which everyone is dressed as courtiers. The duke begins to talk about pastoral life which is a major theme in the
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Alex Pham‚ a LA Times writer‚ uses in her article‚ “Boy‚ You Fight Like a Girl‚” different experiences told by online gamers to display effectiveness of anonymity. Gender switching has become a rapidly increasing trend in the online gaming world. Pham states‚ “Often‚ players who gender-swap online are reluctant to talk about their reasons” (WRAC 158.) The few shared motives include: to explore sexuality‚ to break away from real world stereotypes‚ or to learn about the opposite sex. As a result
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Talk about the things you like most. There are so many things around us that one finds it hard to have a special preference for a few particular things. I‚ however‚ take a special interest in motor-car and television. Motor-cars have always fascinated me. Since my childhood I have been traveling in motor-cars‚ and I have visited hundreds of places in this country. I have been to remote villages and almost all the towns‚ large and small. Travel has broadened my outlook on life. I have met various
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Which Dress Do You Like Best? The following memory I will outline may seem an excessively informal anecdote for a paper as such but it reveals truth in the point I will be presenting. When I was a senior in high school and prom season arrived it was a common practice among me and two other friends to go shopping for our dress on Saturdays. The drill consisted of trying on several dresses and asking the two other friends their opinion‚ when we found a dress that all three agreed on (given the price
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in King Lear) or as a device to deflate and expose the pomposity of characters who overstep their proper positions (for example‚ in Twelfth Night). Additionally‚ Shakespeare’s fools amuse with their convoluted logic and witty plays on words. In As You Like It‚ Touchstone‚ although he delights with his wit‚ serves a somewhat different purpose. A "touchstone" was a stone that was used to determine if metals were precious. Rubbed against a touchstone‚ gold and silver would leave a distinguishable mark
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and attributes perfectly and has characteristics that I would love to call my own. The African Lion has been called “the King of Beasts” for centuries‚ due to its majestic appearance and the fact that it is at the top of the food chain. I too would like the respect the African Lion receives and the title that it has been given. If I were an African Lion I would be able to bake in the African sun all day‚ lounge around‚ sleep and enjoy all the beauty that the Savannah has to offer. I would be able
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Would you like to know when you are going to die? Most of the people afraid to die to include me. Every living thing in the Earth undergoes death and death is the final gateway of our life. Some people want to know when they are going to die but some people don’t. Both things have pros and cons. Although it could induce frustration‚ despair‚ and sorrow‚ I would want to know when I am going to die because accomplish to live a meaningful life‚ gives a chance to say goodbye to my fellows‚ and it
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Edward Lee Thorndike was a son of a Methodist minister in Lowell‚ Massachusetts. He became an American pioneer in comparative psychology and was a typical late 19th century American scientist. He grew up in an age when scientific psychology was establishing its place in academic institutions and attracting college graduates‚ Thorndike being one of them. He became interested in the field of psychology after reading William Jame’s "Principles of Psychology" and after graduating from Weslyan University
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