heartbroken and distraught that her stepfather had done that to her . She has so many questions for her stepfather trying to understand. Lakshmi was sold to a lady named Mumtaz . Mumtaz was the owner of the “Happiness House“ and she was explaining Lakshmi how things were run in the house and if she didn’t follow as she was told bad things will happen to her . Lakshmi was new to this lifestyle. She felt that she was too young to be having sex with
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Morning in the Burned House Margaret Atwood “Bare child’s feet on the scorched floorboards (I can almost see) In my burning clothes‚ the thin green shorts And grubby yellow T-shirt Holding my cindery‚ non-existent‚ Radiant flesh. Incandescent.” Morning in the Burned House by Margaret Atwood is a poem describing the mind of a burned house and of how it is tormented by pain and evil; and yet‚ in the midst of this darkness‚ there is light to guide the soul of the house to safety and into
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Dream House House is a place where we can shelter and it gives us a protection from rain‚ heat‚ storm etc. Everyone has their own choice on what type of house they feel comfortable to live in‚ so do I. I enjoy living in a calm and open environment‚ so house built on small land (I’m not sure what you mean by ’small land’ here) won’t be my choice. I want a large open space surrounded by compound‚ where I can stroll‚ especially when I feel bored on at my job. I want a garden in front of my house‚ which
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hatreds‚ but between two hopes”. Correspondingly‚ Andre Dubus III introduces two hopes in the novel House of Sand and Fog written in 1999. Behrani and Kathy‚ two determined yet fragile individuals‚ come from different backgrounds that meet in the California hills struggles to gain social stability. The competing desires for the house leads to Behrani’s ultimate downfall. His obsession with the house comes from the ambition to procure a large sum of money to ameliorate the family’s social status in
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History of The White House: An American Treasure For almost 200 years‚ the White House has stood as a symbol of the Presidency‚ the United States government‚ and the American people. Its history and the history of the nation’s capital began when President George Washington signed an Act of Congress in December of 1790 declaring that the federal government would reside in a district "not exceeding ten miles square . . . on the river Potomac." President Washington‚ together with city planner Pierre
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Philip Johnson’s Glass House: Beyond Mies and the Modern Movement Philip Johnson (b. 1906) began his career in the 1930s as a critic and curator. In 1932‚ during his time at The Museum of Modern Art‚ he oversaw an exhibition he titled The International Style‚ which featured the work of the avant-garde architects‚ designers and theorists of Europe led by Le Corbusier‚ Walter Gropius and his mentor‚ Ludwig Mies van der Rohe. It was Johnson and this exhibition that helped to define and articulate
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alleyway‚ past all the gated post-modern mansions that seem to each exist in their own worlds behind lines of lush green foliage and stark white concrete walls. At the end of the road is The Eames House‚ Case Study House #8—the archetypal symbol of post-modernism. The moment you walk onto the grounds of the house‚ the world changes—removed from the bustling traffic of Pacific Coast Highway‚ away from the beachgoers indulging in the California summer in the middle of winter. The birds chirp‚ sing‚ and flutter
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Korean Traditional House: Grass Roofed House In Korea there was a traditional house called ‘Choga house’ which ‘Choga’ means grass roof and it had a lot of benefits for poor people. It is made of red clay so it was cool in summer and warm in winter. Also it was really easy and cheap to get those materials so many poor people used to make Choga house. The roof was made of grass so it was easy to get it‚ and it was good in both summer and winter because it protected hotness in summer and
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Burning House In the parable of The Burning House it explains a story about a father saving his children. It pictures a neighborhood with a huge mansion that only has one entrance. The mansion is in poor condition‚ the pillars are tilted‚ the walls and fences are crumbling‚ and one day the house catches on fire. The father knew that he was capable of leaving the burning house safely‚ so he went outside. From outside the house the father told his children that the needed to leave the house because
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The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros is a series of 44 vignettes describing the adolescence of Esperanza. These 44 vignettes‚ though at some points seem unconnected and unrelated‚ come back to the central symbol of the house. The homes described are a symbol of poverty and shame as well as a symbol of imprisonment‚ and this symbol reveals Esperanza’s future aspirations and themes of spousal abuse. The houses on Mango Street are a symbol of poverty and shame‚ and Esperanza realizing this
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