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    India of My Dreams

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    rate. Every citizen in the country will be able to read‚ write and understand any one language including the farmers and slum-dwellers. India will not have any unemployment. The people will earn their bread and there shall be none called ‘beggars’. The beggars will also be employed at least as sweepers earning a small but a salary of their own. The people shall be above the poverty line.ndia in 2020 – A Vision It has always been the dream of every citizen of an economically backward and poor country

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    relating to the increasing population‚ leading to more homeless beggars struggling to support themselves let alone their many children. Swift’s clever use of irony‚ sarcasm‚ paralipsis‚ hyperbole and evocative language helps convey his point of view. Swift proposes that the poor should sell their children in order to obtain a profit. He utilizes his work to satirically place much of the blame on England in order to help the defenceless poor beggars. Swift is using the majority of satirical techniques

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    alliteration to effectively relay that war is cruel‚ and war is lied about. Through effective visual imagery‚ Owen shows the harsh reality of the war. Owen describes the soldiers as “bent double like old beggars under sacks…” (line 1). The connotation of the word beggars is not a positive one. Beggars are seen as poor and in desperate need. During the war the soldiers were not in the best condition‚ they would do almost anything to get food. The sacks being described in that quote are the bags that

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    Homer’s The Odyssey PLOT SUMMARIES AND STUDY QUESTIONS BOOK I: WHAT WENT ON IN THE HOUSE OF ODYSSEUS Athena appeals to Zeus for permission to help Odysseus reach home. Odysseus’s home in Ithaca is overrun with suitors who are trying to win Penelopeia’s hand. With the help of Athena disguised as Mentes‚ Telemachos finds the courage to confront the suitors. 1. Where is Odysseus? Odysseus is on the remote island Ogygia with the goddess Calypso. 2. What or whom is Athena disguised as? Athena

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    you think about all that the suitors did to Odysseus‚ like raping the maids‚ or drinking and destroying his home. Attempting to marry his wife‚ and was going to kill his son. Not to mention not being nice or hospitable Odysseus‚ or as they knew‚ a beggar.

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    and the Pauper was written by Mark Twin‚ a famous American Writer in the 19th century. It tells a story that happened in the time of King Henry VIII between a prince named Edward Tutor and a beggar boy named Tom Canty. In London in the year 1537,two boys were born on the same day.Tom was the son of a beggar,John Canty,and Edward was the son of King Henry.Because of some special reason‚ two of them looked amazingly alike. Although they were born on the same day‚ they lived different lives. Edward

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    ------------------------------------------------- UNIT QUESTIONS FROM THIS ACADEMIC YEAR: ------------------------------------------------- Short Stories: How are different cultures‚ attitudes and characters are expressed within the limits of a short story? ------------------------------------------------- Othello: How might interpersonal relationships be detrimental to one’s status? ------------------------------------------------- Nineteen Eighty-Four:  How does an individual respond to

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    sinderela aliw theatre A. Ballet in General According to the Oxford Dictionary‚ Ballet is an artistic dance form performed to music using precise and highly formalized set steps and gestures. Ballet originated in the Italian Renaissance courts of the 15th century. Noblemen and women were treated to lavish events‚ especially wedding celebrations‚ where dancing and music created an elaborate spectacle. King Louis XIV had a heartfelt influence on the development of ballet. He is passionate about

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    will give me an advantage when I go for an audition and interview at Dell’ Arte International located in California which is a school I’d very much like to attend. In this audition I will need to include my life story enacted by whatever means I chooser I must include my name‚ where I’m from‚ a song‚ and a movement sequence ranging from very simple to as complex as you can imagine (Dell’ Arte). I also need to perform two contrasting monologues‚ one from a classical drama and one from a contemporary

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    hierarchy and power structures which includes the authoritative role of the church. The first passage of chapter one entitled “The Pope and the beggar” highlights the impoverished nature of many during the middle ages. Understandably‚ faith was important to many that were deprived of wealth and so beggars looked to the church for guidance‚ help and comfort. Beggars attempted to meet with Popes in

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