The Shadow Lines by Amitav Ghosh Such moments are rare indeed these days when one takes a book in the hand and is completely captivated by it after reading the first few pages. That happened to me recently when I started reading "The Shadow Lines" by Amitav Ghosh. "The Shadow Lines‚" Ghosh’s second novel‚ was published in 1988‚ four years after the sectarian violence that shook New Delhi in the aftermath of the Prime minister‚ Indira Gandhi’s assassination. Written when the homes of the Sikhs were
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The Line to the Lunches Think back to when you were a kid and you waited anxiously for the whole school year to be over with so you could do that one special thing. For my friends and I it was going to the big‚ red bricked church down the road and getting free sack lunches. The older I got the roles had been switched‚ from receiving the lunches‚ to providing the lunches for the anxiously waiting kids. Community service changes the life of you‚ and also the lives of others. Even though it is cliché
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Racial And Ethical Dilemma in “Country Lovers” and “What it’s like to be a Black Girl” In the short story about the “Country Lovers” and the Poem “What it’s like to be a Black Girl”‚ the actions of a racial background and ethical dilemmas are both represented and distinguished by the representation of a black female. Which is the main dynamic character seeded in both literary works. Both of these female static characters deal with to some suppressed amount of discrimination from society‚ because
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After reading many novels throughout my life I would place‚ The Shadow Lines‚ by Amitav Ghosh‚ in my top 10 list. The novel is based on the narrator who was English educated but Indian born. The narrator illustrates and shares his views of foreign countries which he has never been to with other characters in the novel. Even though the narrator is English educated his values‚ ethics‚ and culture is more Indian than an American. Many of us now notice that when a person migrates from one country
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To me‚ time management means being able to manage your daily activities in a manner that make the most effective use of your time. In order for time management to work you need to a have a plan. When you don’t plan ahead‚ daily interruptions can cause your plans to get push aside and lead to unnecessary stress. A major problem in my day-to-day life I would like to solve is better time management. Basically‚ I manage my time by taking care of issues as they come up. Currently‚ I have a general
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The Study of Waiting Line Management With Reference To Big Bazar Submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements For the award of the degree of Master of Business Administration In Software Enterprise Management Under the guidance of Internal Guide and Supervisor Mrs. Shipra Sharma ABSTRACT Pantaloons Retail Limited is India’s leading retailer that operates multiple retail formats in both the value and lifestyle segment of the Indian consumer maker. Pantaloons
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Blurred Lines: the most controversial song of the decade Another student union has banned Robin Thicke’s party track. How did it become such a lightning rod for moral outrage and censorship? This week‚ University College London student union (UCLU) took the unusual step of banning a single song‚ Robin Thicke’s Blurred Lines. It joins around 20 other UK student unions to do so. This is the latest development in the story of how the biggest song of the year became the most controversial of the decade:
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Horace claims that due to bad things happening it brings out the good in people. This is said to be true. In the book ’Bleed Like Me’ by C. Desire‚ the character in the book‚ Amelia‚ has done a lot of terrible things. Amelia meets a boy‚ she decides to run away with him and leave everyone knows behind. By doing that she meets new people and she changes for the better. She respects people‚ and she follows her dreams to be a journalist‚ something she’s always wanted to be but couldn’t because of the
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“Music is to the soul what words are to the mind”. To me‚ music is beautiful and it’s also a way of expressing the way you feel about something. I love music‚ I listen to music almost everyday. The song I selected reflects my life because in the song‚ the artist is talking about love‚ heartbreak and betrayal. She also talks about trust issues. This song is obviously about two people in a relationship. The song I chose is “Treat Me Like Somebody” by Tink. Her real name is Trinity Home. She was born
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Millennials: The Me Me Me Generation by Joel Stein The term Millennials (also known as generation Y) generally refers to the generation born in the years between 1980 and 2000. As a member of this generation‚ it’s interesting to read about the thoughts that professionals have about us. The Millennial generation has many issues and many advantages‚ both of which are addressed in Joel Stein’s‚ “Millennials: The Me Me Me Generation.” In this review‚ I will be discussing
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