Introduction The story of coins is interwoven with the history of mankind. To trace its story‚ one has to look back to the remote past. When people settled in localities and the communities grew in size‚ the exchange of products became a necessity; then the mutual exchange of things took the shape of trade and the system of barter was evolved. In course of time‚ certain commodities got preference over others and a higher value was attached to them. They assumed the character of a medium of exchange
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OLD COINS BRASS TANKA OF DELHI SULTAN MUHAMMAD III Muhammad III bin Tughluq ruled much of India from 1325 to 1351AD. He was a scholar‚ calligrapher and an innovative monarch. Unfortunately he did not always consider the consequences of his innovations. Vast amounts of his treasury was spent trying to expand and consolidate his realm. This only encouraged numerous revolts throughout his realm. He forcibly moved his entire capital and all its inhabitants from Delhi to a more central
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Individual who possesses a strong and unique personal or cultural identity will intensify their sense of belonging or not belonging. In the novel‚ the China Coin‚ by Allan Baillie‚ explores how personal and cultural identity of the protagonist‚ Leah Waters‚ could be changed from alienation of not belonging to acceptance of belonging by experiencing physical and inner journeys. In the beginning of the novel
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The China Coin By Allan Baillie A half of a broken coin is the only connection Leah and her mother Joan have with their lost family in China. They discover not only their extended family‚ but also their extensive family history. This ultimately gives them a sense of identity and belonging‚ which brings a positive change in both of them. At the beginning of the narrative it is clear Leah’s relationship with her mother Joan is tensed‚ since she refers to her as the ‘evil aunt’ and ‘Joan’. It is
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still suffered from racism. Ralph Ellison touches on this topic in his short story “Battle Royal” which portrays the life of a young African American post-civil war. Before the narrator in Ralph Ellison’s “Battle Royal” was an “invisible man” he was a young African American who had to deal with oppression in order to survive in his modern time. Ralph Ellison uses symbolism‚ metaphors‚ and imagery in “Battle Royal” in order to enhance the portrayal of the life of a young African American male who
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Battle Royal Competition has always been a part of human nature. We compete to show dominance upon one another. Times were tough for African American slaves‚ whom were freed from slavery. In Ralph Ellison’s Short story‚ Battle Royal‚ the author uses the main character to demonstrate how difficult it is to break a never-ending cycle. The story of Battle Royal is a depiction of what many black men faced in that time. The narrator is living a 1930’s Alabama and has recently graduated from high school
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machines cannot be replaced by human in exact recognition of coins. Nowadays‚ most of the work of the human is replaced by machines. The coin classification of various denominations and finding the sum of the coins is a tedious process. Coin counting machine is user friendly and makes customer operation a breeze. This machine is equipped with an operating system. This counting machine has a display and prompts the customer to operate the system. Coin sorting machine is attached with required number of tagged
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China Coin Politics in Children’s Novels: The China Coin by Suzanne Wilson Novels for children which encompass notions about history‚ about culture‚ and about politics‚ have been around ever since a ’children’s literature’ was recognised as something distinct from books for adults. Indeed it is difficult to imagine something more political in its content and aspirations than Charles Kingsley’s The Water Babies. But what is interesting today in the light of books for children now being
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Autobiography of a Coin I was born in Mint near Mumbai. I am twelve years old and I was sent to Kolkata from Mumbai. You know who I am? Guess! I am a two rupee coin. I am telling you the days that I nearly spent. When I was made I was bright and shiny‚ but the man who was carrying me was careless and dropped me accidentally. I was sad. No one saw me and walked over me‚ without noticing me. Soon my shine also faded away. Days passed and I still lay in the corner unnoticed. But one day a girl’s
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Compare and contrast Alonzo with unnamed narrator "Battle Royal" by Ralph Ellison is a story about an unnamed black youth who was invited to give a speech at the gathering of the town’s leading white people due to his well-received speech which urged humility and submission at graduation. The unnamed narrator was invited to participate the brutal battle loyal with other 9 black young boys which was a part of the evening’s entertainment before his speech. "Training Day" by Antoine Fuqua is a film
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