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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capitalaim.com There is a blurring of lines between the urban and rural consumers in the country after economic reforms and it is necessary for companies to engage consumers online‚ according to Jotsna Mukherjee‚ a professor in Texas A & M Intl. University in the US and an expert on consumer behaviour. She was delivering a lecture on the subject here at the Integral Institute of Advanced Management on Wednesday at a programme jointly organised by Business Line and the State Bank of Hyderabad (SBH)
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Mohammed A. Haque Mr. Huth A Historical Dinner Party It is December 31st‚ 1914‚ just a couple more hours until the New Year. The loud sound of cars and taxis honking could be heard from all over. Times Square was as vibrant as ever during this time of the year with its streets and buildings all still lined up with Christmas and winter decorations. The window displays of department stores showcased their after-Christmas sale specials. However‚ some stores were thinking ahead and already had Valentine’s
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One day in the past when Fazzbear’s Family Dinner was open‚ A kid (codename: Golden Freddy) saw his Father (Pink Guy) kill a kid‚ G.F. saw this through the car window. When he saw this he wanted to try it himself so‚ he invited his friends (Codenames: Freddy and Bonnie). This party was later in G.F.’s life after Fazzbear’s Family Dinner was closed and‚ Freddy Fazzbear’s Pizzeria was open. G.F. brought Freddy and Bonnie to the kition and killed them. The kids souls went into the Freddy’s and Bonnie’s
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then there is no hope for it.” Absurd Flash Fiction is taking many different normal things or ideas‚ and blowing out of proportion to make a story. Two great examples of absurd flash fiction pieces are‚ “Dinner Time” by Russell Edson‚ and “The Piano Player” by Donald Barthelme. To start off‚ “Dinner Time” is an absurd flash fiction piece about an old couple filled with rage. It gets to the point where they go crazy and it does not end well. But‚ “The Piano Player” is about a husband and wife and the
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es were poor. Thus‚ he argued that the cause of trauma was not in the caste system‚ but elsewhere. Judged by the standards being applied to India‚ Gandhi claimed‚ every human society would fail. He acknowledged that the caste system in India spiritually blinded some Indians‚ then added that this did not mean that every Indian or even most Indians blindly followed the caste system‚ or everything from ancient Indian scriptures of doubtful authenticity and value. India‚ like any other society‚ cannot
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Dequantes Lamar dropped the summer hip-hop hit "Type of Way" in 2013 under his teenage nickname‚ Rich Homie Quan. He first considered a career in professional baseball‚ but in 2008‚ the Atlanta native dropped the single "Stay Down" featuring the Stack Money Boyz. Things came to a halt when he landed in jail for a year on burglary charges‚ but upon his release in 2011‚ Quan began to make up for lost time. Hooking up with the Atlanta crew Loyalty Ova Royalties and becoming quick friends with member
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HISTORY 212-2 Primary Source Analysis #2 Significant Lines for Discussion Chapter 16: America’s Gilded Age‚ 1870-1890 Thorstein Veblen‚ Excerpts from The Theory of the Leisure Class (1899) * “By a further refinement‚ wealth acquired passively by transmission from ancestors or other antecedents presently becomes even more honorific than wealth acquired by the possessor’s own effort.” Luther Standing Bear‚ excerpt from My People the Sioux (1928) * “These people cared nothing for
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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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IN THE LINE OF FIRE 1. Name. In the Line of Fire 2. Author. Pervez Musharraf 3. Chapters 22 4. Pages 237 5. Price. Not Known 6. Year of Pub 2006 Introduction 7. With the publication of his memoir‚ In the Line of Fire‚ Pervez Musharraf has virtually launched his campaign for the next presidential election due towards the end of 2007. Through the medium of this book he intends to convey to the people of Pakistan what he has accomplished for his country
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