Introduction Cinema is meant and believed to entertain. It is a popular media of mass consumption which plays a key role in molding opinions‚ constructing images and reinforcing dominant cultural values. The representation of women characters in the main stream bollywood movies. Hindi cinema has been a major point of reference for Indian culture in this century. It has shaped and expressed the changing scenario of modern India to an extent. Bollywood cinema has influenced the way in which people
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Sthanapati: Did you ever set up an Astronomical Observatory in the planetarium? Subramanian: Till now we are not having an observatory as such. Some 20 years ago‚ I had moved for procurement of Celetron C14 telescope‚ which is manufactured in USA. I wrote several times to them‚ on some excuse or the other‚ they were not giving me the quotation. Then I wrote to some German firm‚ who immediately responded. That is how I imported it‚ though American equipment from Germany. It has got several attachments
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Study Questions 1. What role does religion play in the lives of Baba‚ Amir‚ and Assef‚ and in the novel as a whole? * Though it is rarely the main focus‚ religion is nearly always present in Amir’s narrative. It is part of the culture of Afghanistan‚ and it is accordingly a fixture of the everyday life Amir describes. Amir creates a complex portrait of both the positive and negative traits of religion‚ with the negative always stemming from fundamentalists who use their beliefs as an excuse
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zoologist. On her first day‚ Cady was introduced to Janis and Damian‚ the friendly outcasts; furthermore‚ they warned Cady of the plastics‚ which was a clique of 3 girls known as Gretchen Wieners‚ Karen Smith‚ and their leader Regina George. The plastics were the most popular and proportionally meanest girls on campus and Cady’s attractive looks got her to click with this clique. Next‚ upon the news of Cady’s new friends‚ she is asked by Janis to sabotage and destroy the plastics; moreover‚ Cady
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tells us how he is caught up in his past‚ how the event that took place in 1975 made him who he is and how he see’s kites flying and is reminded of his friend Hassan‚ who he calls a kite runner. 2. Hassan is the son of Ali who is the servant for Baba. Hassan is a childhood associate of Amir’s‚ Hassan is also a servant so Amir doesn’t consider him a “friend” although he is. Him and his father live in a shack in the back of Baba’s land. Hassan has a round face and a flat‚ broad nose. His eyes are
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being Baba’s (Amir’s father) servants. Hassan is physically strong and has confidence and a backbone whereas Amir is witty and not confident in himself at all. He is also very weak and has no backbone. Amir is jealous of the relationship Hassan and Baba have. 3. What does the narrator‚ Amir‚ recall about the moment he became “what he is today (p2)? What do you think that happened that day? Amir recalls kite running with Hassan and a dark alley. I think something very traumatic is going to happen
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at large that in order for their survival‚ a degree of freedom must be relinquished to the state. In contrast‚ readers become increasingly aware that Baba‚ the protagonist’s (Suleiman) father‚ is a source of political rebellion and consequently threatens the safety of not only himself‚ but also of his family. However‚ it can also be noted that Baba is not always a source of danger. He at times is shown to also provide security and comfort within the family dynamic. Further‚ he alone does not
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has a very tough childhood. However‚ her grandfather‚ Ye Ye‚ and her aunt‚ Aunt Baba‚ continuously support her‚ and Adeline would not have risen above her abusive childhood without them. Throughout Adeline’s life‚ Ye Ye demonstrated his support and belief in Adeline. Ye Ye always tried hard to let others know of Adeline’s abilities. “Let her study! She won’t disappoint you. When you’ve reached my age‚ you know
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residence with his father‚ whom he called Baba‚ and their servants‚ Ali and Hassan. - Ali and Hassan were Hazaras‚ an ethnic minority‚ which means they do not have the same status as Amir and Baba. - Both Hassan and Amir have lost their mothers. They have only their fathers and each other. Amir’s mother died giving birth to him‚ and Hassan’s mom ran off with a group of travelling performers soon after he was born. - Amir had an intense craving to gratify Baba‚ whom he views as a role model he can never
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is a persecuted ethnic group in Afghanistan‚ while Amir and Baba are Pashtuns. Once while Amir And Hassan were walking a solider yells at Hassan saying he had sex with his mother. Since the boys both didn’t have a mother Baba found a nurse for the boys to feed off. They both shared the same breast. “ He wouldn’t deny me. Hassan never denied me anything.” Pg 4 “ People say that eyes are the windows to the soul.” Pg 8 “Mine was Baba. His was Amir. My name. Looking back now on it ‚I think the foundation
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