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    The Question of Ideology in Amitav Ghosh’s The Hungry Tide The stalwarts of Indian writing in English like Salman Rushdie‚ Khushwant Singh‚ Mukul Kesavan‚ Vikram Chandra‚ Amitav Ghosh and the like‚ are writing in a postcolonial space using novel as a means of cultural representation. Their novels are generally assumed to be engaged in postcolonial consciousness but a close study of the thematic range proves that the novels also attempt to universalized humanistic gesture‚ for human nature and social

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    Catherine Zeta-Jones Catherine Zeta-Jones released in the year 2011 that she battles severe depression caused from her bipolar II disorder. Catherine‚ most famous for her academy award for best supporting actress for Chicago in 2002‚ spoke out about her illness to rid the stigma of mental illness. She also spoke out to help other people know that there is help available. She also has spoken about how her illness has made her appreciate life so much more. For her to speak out about her illness helps

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    “Time after Time” A very direct use of language as well sets the tone and them for this piece. First stanza takes on more of a somber mood. Death equals loss. Catherine Davis villanelle piece reflect upon how we all generally deal or except death when it comes. She sets off her tone/response with the first two lines in the first stanza with an absolute statement that‚ “After a time‚ all losses are the same”‚ which she implies that no matter the type of loss‚ time is the ultimate healer. Although

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    Are You Hungry? My character in Hungry by H.A. Swain Thalia; also goes by the name of Apple‚ has grown throughout the novel because she has matured throughout the experiences she and Basil have gone through together.“You might be able to stop hunger and keep the world’s population under your thumb‚ but you can’t control my emotions. Those are mine. They are part of me no matter what you say!”(page 123 H.A. Swain) Apple didn’t understand that her body...wasn’t hers‚ but her families to experiment

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    The shimmering golden highlights from the halos behind their heads were captivating. The Mystic Marriage of Saint Catherine is an altarpiece that was painted by Benozzo Gozzoli and his assistants in 1490. Benozzo Gozzoli was an Italian Renaissance painter who is particularly known for his fresco painting style and his murals. This riveting piece he created only 7 years before his death‚ encapsulates the essence of the Renaissance time period. This paper will discuss in detail‚ a depiction of

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    Catherine Clinton’s biography “Harriet Tubman: The Road to Freedom” is an interesting and comprehensive biography on Harriet Tubman’s life. Catherine Clinton is a renowned historian with a special interest in black history. Many consider Harriet Tubman as the “Black Moses” of America and for good reason; she has lead hundreds of slaves to freedom‚ risking her own life for their welfare. This book is truly comprehensive and immersive and focuses on exposing the reality of Harriet Tubman’s life. Most

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    quote‚ Lady Catherine is speaking with her recently arrived guest‚ Elizabeth. They are conversing of the fact that the Bennet’s did not have a governess to educate daughters‚ clearly surprised. This quote can be seen as a characterization of Lady Catherine. It represents her high class demeanor‚ as she is always expecting top of the line service. It is also Austen’s representation of the wealthy‚ and how they hold high expectations for everything in their lives. This is why Lady Catherine seems to

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    Submitted By: Maryam bibi Subject: Organizational Behavior Topic: Powerpower gained and power lost Discipline: IMS Semester: 4th Dated: 15th April‚ 2013 Introduction This research paper is about powerpower gain and power lose. What is the effect on people’s behavior when power increase and decrease. In this research paper four experiments are taken. These experiment were design to investigate the effect of power lose and power gain and to test the specific proposition that in exchange interaction

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    Saint Catherine of Siena was born in 1347 in Siena‚ Italy. She was the youngest child of a very large family and grew up an intelligent‚ cheerful‚ and intensely religious person. At age six‚ she began having mystical experiences‚ seeing guardian angels as clearly as the people they protected. Saint Catherine was very in touch with God‚ even as a child. When Saint Catherine was twelve‚ her parents thought of engaging her in marriage. She wanted to devote her life to God‚ not to her husband. She disappointed

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    can be defined as the targeted killing of an individual for political reasons in peacetime. It can be undertaken by individual citizens‚ or by the agents of another state‚ but in either case it takes place without any legal process. Assassinating a dictator is often considered in the context of Hitler and Stalin‚ or of secret CIA action against foreign leaders such as Fidel Castro in the Cold War period (after this became public knowledge in the mid-1970s US Presidents have banned the use of assassination

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