Amrita Pritam born as Amrita Kaur (31 August 1919 – 31 October 2005) was a Punjabi writer and poet‚ considered the first prominent woman Punjabi poet‚ novelist‚ and essayist‚ and the leading 20th-century poet of the Punjabi language‚ who is equally loved on both the sides of the India-Pakistan border‚ with a career spanning over six decades‚ she produced over 100 books‚ of poetry‚ fiction‚ biographies‚ essays‚ a collection of Punjabi folk songs and an autobiography that were translated into several
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It was the 14th of August when the Muslims of the subcontinent were able to get a land of their own‚ where they could live life according to their religion. 14th August 1947‚ Pakistan gained Independence after remarkable efforts made my Mr. Muhammad Ali Jinnah who was a man of great caliber and had the belief that Muslims could only live happily when they would own a country led by their own people and a country that would be according to the ideology of Islam. The Muslims of the subcontinent gave
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Abraham Lincoln‚ First Debate with Stephen A. Douglas at Ottawa‚ Illinois‚ August 21‚ 1858 (excerpt) I hate [indifference to slavery] because of the monstrous injustice of slavery itself. I hate it because it deprives our republican example of its just influence in the world-enables the enemies of free institutions‚ with plausibility‚ to taunt us as hypocrites-causes the real friends of freedom to doubt our sincerity‚ and especially because it forces so many really good men amongst ourselves into
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be called up. In this essay‚ I will explore how the use of emotional memory‚ and truth and the magic ‘if’ can be used as the ‘inner stimulus’ for an actor to characterize Miss Julie. Miss Julie is the protagonist in the play Miss Julie written by August Strindberg in 1888. The play explores the themes of class‚ love and lust‚ the battle of the sexes‚ and the interaction among them. Miss Julie is the daughter of the count‚ a strong-willed woman who was raised by her mother to abhor men. She is fresh
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A COMPARITIVE STUDY OF POTRAYAL OF WOMEN IN HENRIK IBSEN’S A DOLL’S HOUSE AND AUGUST STRINDBERG’S MISS JULIE The aim of our present study is to make a comparative study of women characters in Henrik Ibsen’s A Doll’s House and August Strindberg’s Miss Julie from a naturalistic point of view. Henrik Ibsen is known to be one of the most eminent playwrights of his time. He is often called the ‘father of the modern drama’ because he had helped to popularize realism. Practically his whole life
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How Did Hitler Establish A Dictatorship In Germany From 30th January 1933 To August 1934? On The 30th of January 1933‚ President Hindenburg appointed Hitler as Chancellor. In the 18 months succeeding this‚ Hitler became‚ essentially‚ a dictator. This essay will look at what a dictatorship is and how it operates‚ how the population is brought to a point where they accept a dictatorship‚ and examine and analyze the vital events that took place in Germany which lead to Hitler assuming dictatorial
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How successful was the National (constituent) Assembly in satisfying the demands of the third estate between August 1789 and September 1791? The National Constituent Assembly was created by the Third Estate deputies on the 10th June 1789 when the deadlock was broken. A motion was passed saying that the deputies would have to start verifying their credentials‚ eventually priests started to agree with this idea and after a debate where the third estate voted 490 to 90 to call themselves the National
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Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. WC&M Enterprises‚ Inc. 496 F.3d 393 (5th Cri. 2007) EEOC v. WC&M Enterprises‚ Inc.‚ 496 F.3d 393 (5th Cir. August 10‚ 2007) Facts: This is a Title VII action alleging harassment based on national origin and religion. The facts are set forth in the light most favorable to Rafiq. On May 11‚ 2001‚ Mohommed Rafiq was hired as a car salesman. Rafiq was born in India and is a practicing Muslim. The alleged harassment began on September 11‚ 2001. When he
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EN BANC [G.R. No. L-9396. August 16‚ 1956.] MANILA MOTOR COMPANY‚ INC.‚ Plaintiff-Appellee‚ vs. MANUEL T. FLORES‚ Defendant-Appellant. BENGZON‚ J.: Facts: In May 1954‚ Manila Motor Company filed in the Municipal Court of Manila a complaint to recover from Manuel T. Flores the amount of P1‚047.98 as chattel mortgage installments which fell due in September 1941. Defendant pleaded prescription:chanroblesvirtuallawlibrary 1941 to 1954. The complaint was dismissed. On appeal‚ the Court of
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How far do you agree that Hitler’s consolidation of power between January 1933 and August 1934 can be described as a “legal revolution” It is to a certain extent that Nazi consolidation of power in 1933 was due to the use of terror and violence. However the terror and violence was very limited because the Nazi’s weren’t in a strong enough position to exert terror and violence alone. Nazi propaganda against the communists made most Germans fearful of Communism therefore allowing Nazis to consolidate
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