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    vulgar language as he is only a boy at this point. The fact that Baba and Amir left the country for America proves that life in Afghanistan under the Taliban rule is not desirable or fulfilling‚ Baba “loved” the idea of America; the fact that it was free and people were not getting shot in the streets for having an opinion – in America‚ people had freedom of speech‚ which is very desirable. This relates to the American Dream – Baba believes that he can get a better life for himself and his son in

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    which defines that good deed can erase all the bad ones. Every person in his life at some point tries to attain redemption. It is an old concept but no one knows if it’s true or just a myth. In the novel “The kite runner”‚ you see redemption with Amir‚ Baba‚ Soraya and even Rahim Khan. In his first novel “The kite runner”‚ Khaled Hosseini features the protagonist Amir’s desire for redemption after betraying his servant and best friend Hassan in the worst possible way. He stands by

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    How to Write a Text Response AIM Your aim is to show that you can: * Analyse and understand the topic * Know the plot and characters * Know the themes‚ message and key issues * Understand the topic in relation to the text‚ characters and key themes * Draw upon appropriate evidence from the text and use quotations to support your argument. Throughout your essay you should show that you can: * Write a sustained interpretation * Develop a point of view * Support that

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    zhaopian. (yes‚ this is my family’s picture) zhe ghe shi wo baba‚ mama‚ yi ghe mei mei‚ yi ghe gege he wo. M: ta men shi zuo shenma de? (what do they do?) E: Wo baba shi yisheng‚ wo mama shi lushi‚ wo gege‚ wo jie jie he wo dou shi daxuesheng. M: Ni jia dou shi zhongguoren ma? (is all of your family Chinese?) E: Wo jia bu dou shi zhongguoren. Wo baba shi meiguoren. (my family is not all Chinese. My father is American.) M: Shenma? Wo baba ye shi meiguoren. (Really? My father is also American.)

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    cops and robbers‚ cowboys and Indians‚ insect torture – with our crowning achievement undeniably the time we plucked the stinger off a bee and tied a string around the poor thing to yank it back every time it took flight "Think of something good‚" Baba said in my ear. "Something happy." Something good. Something happy. I let my mind wander. I let it come: Friday afternoon in Paghman. An open field of grass speckled with mulberry trees in blossom. Hassan and I stand ankle-deep in untamed grass

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    Betrayal or Love? THE KITE RUNNER Essay “There are only really a few stories to tell in the end‚ and betrayal and the failure of love is one of those good stories to tell”- Sean Lennon. Khaled Hosseini’s ‘The Kite Runner’ is a story that really is quite relevant to this quote. People might say that it isn’t‚ but there betrayal in almost every nook and cranny of the story. Betrayal is simply defined as being disloyal to someone‚ yet it is so much more than that. Betrayal can cause the greatest

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    Two Africans Recall the Arrival of the Europeans Baba and Ilanga bot remembered the event of the Europeans coming to their villages. The villagers sat and wondered what it would be like when the Europeans came. Before they came Baba and Ilanga lived in their village where they both worked out in their fields‚ or hoeing their plantation. Everyone had different opinions of what life would be like once they arrived. Some thought that it would be good and that the Europeans would take care of them‚

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    guilt and redemption. To begin with‚ Amir’s character is remarkably complex. It is difficult to identify sometimes whether he is playing the role of a protagonist‚ or an antagonist—due to some of his decisions or choices. Amir growing up always had Baba to rely on and fight his battles. But when Amir is alone he lacks knowledge or power to protect himself. Considering this‚ it is why he could not stand up for Hassan during the traumatic rape.

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    from a poor Hazara family. Amir lived with his father‚ Baba‚ in a lavish home in Kabul. Meanwhile‚ Hassan and his father‚ Ali‚ lived in a small mud hut on the grounds of Baba’s estate‚ and Ali worked as Baba’s servant. Hassan is very poor while Amir is rich. Rahim khan is babas business partner and a father figure to amir when baba isn’t present during amirs conflicts. 3. Rahim khan is babas business partner and a father figure to amir when baba isn’t present during amirs conflicts. 4. Amir’s mother

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    down upon by the Pashtuns. ’I work always. In Afghanistan I work‚ in America I work. Thank you very much‚ Mrs. Dobbins‚ but I don’t like it free money.’....’Fifteen years I been doin’ this job and nobody’s ever done this‚’ she said. And that was how Baba ended those humiliating food stamp moments at the cash register and alleviated one of his greatest fears: that an Afghan would see him buying food with charity money

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