The novel “Broken April” by Ismail Kadare‚ has given me a deeper insight of how violently the Albanian’s culture is‚ as my experience is exposed to its context‚ themes‚ and ideas. Ismail Kadare presents us a close up view through a character‚ Gjorg‚ to show how the isolated people of the High Plateau live under its traditions‚ laws‚ and cultures known as the Kanun. Throughout the novel‚ Gjorg seems to feel hopeless‚ helpless and pressured as his bessa is coming to an end and knowing he will never
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Broken Bangles "Women are not given the right to instigate divorce because they are prone to emotional and irrational decision making. A husband‚ however‚ can divorce his wife at any time he so wishes." Ayatollah Ali Moghtadai. With all due respect‚ after reading the Ayatollah’s comment‚ I could not help but wonder at how an Islamic leader could come up with such a ridiculous and demeaning statement regarding women. But what was more frustrating was the fact‚ that even though Islam exerts
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FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS‚ JUVENILE DELINQUENCY‚ AND ADULT CRIMINALITY* JOAN McCORD Temple University Home observations during childhood and criminal records 30 years later are used to address questions of relative impact among features of child rearing influencing male criminal outcomes The results suggest two mechanisms: Maternal behavior appears to influence juvenile delinquency and‚ through those effects‚ adult criminality. Paternal interaction with the family‚ however. appear to have a more direct
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Jordan Vickery Mr. Watson Honors English 11 7 May 2012 A Broken Dream Deep inside the heart of every human being lives a dream so all consuming that the person would go to almost any length to achieve it. In the novel The Great Gatsby‚ by F. Scott Fitzgerald‚ Jay Gatsby has an ambition that completely consumes every inch of his being. It drives him to such extremes that he becomes a slave to his lust for success. The story begins with Nick Carraway‚ a Midwesterner now living on Long Island
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Destroyed Relationships by the Kanun Broken April was written by Ismail Kadare‚ the novel takes place in the mountainous regions of Albania during the 1920’s. The Kanun is an ancient set of rules that controls the daily lives of the people in the mountains. Such as Gjorg a 26 year old mountaineer‚ who is pressured by his family to seek vengeance for the death of his older brother. A newspaper writer Bessian and his wife Diana Vorpsi are from the city who are very intimate newlyweds having their
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gods on the field of battle. She warns him‚ however‚ not to challenge any of them except Aphrodite. Diomedes fights like a man possessed‚ slaughtering all Trojans he meets. The overconfident Pandarus meets a gruesome death at the end of Diomedes’ spear‚ and Aeneas‚ the noble Trojan hero immortalized in Virgil’s Aeneid‚ likewise receives a wounding at the hands of the divinely assisted Diomedes. When Aeneas’s mother‚ Aphrodite‚ comes to his aid‚ Diomedes wounds her too‚ cutting her wrist and sending
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The Amazing Adventures of Spear and Shadow Chapter One: Discovery “Done!" cried a young wolf named Spear‚ as he lifted a small dagger. He heard the leader‚ Rough‚ calling him. He hurried outside his tent‚ and he said‚ “Yes‚ Sir?” “Last night‚ I saw a young wolf steal our food. You must go to explore the woods. If you find anything‚ report back here. Understand?” said Rough. “Yes‚ Sir‚” said Spear. Spear went out into the woods alone. He heard many strange sounds. He heard CRACK‚ CRACK‚ CRACK! and
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"Give me your tired‚ your poor‚ Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free‚ The wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these‚ the homeless‚ tempest-tossed to me‚ I lift my lamp beside the golden door!" This is an excerpt from the sonnet by Emma Lazarus‚ New Colossus‚ which is located on the pedestal where the Statue of Liberty now stands. It is an invitation for all immigrants to come through the “Golden Door” and receive America’s promise of freedom and liberty from oppression
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Love is a word that can be described in many ways. In the song “Toxic” by Britney Spears‚ poison is defined as love‚ an addiction that one cannot escape. When one is in love‚ one is usually in a state in which they are oblivious of all their exterior surroundings and can only focus on one thing: the person they love. In fact‚ that love develops into an addiction. That is where I believe the problem lies. Adolescents and young adults throw their lives away in the early stages of their lives because
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In the beginning‚ he loses his beloved ship‚ Napoleon Solo. Then‚ of course he’s adrift on a lifeboat with no idea how or if he’ll get to land. At many points‚ he feels completely hopeless. For example‚ when his spear gun broke‚ or when his water filtration system didn’t work. The most prominent example of this was when his boat flooded because of a hole in the tube. He does have moments of hope‚ when he catches a dorado or a ship passes. However‚ these moments
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