HISTORICAL BACKGROUND The Kashmir tragedy began when under the Treaty of Amritsar in 1846; the British sold the state of Jammu and Kashmir to Gulab Singh‚ a Hindu Dogra chieftain for the sum of 7.5 million rupees. Lord Lawrence who negotiated this treaty‚ termed this transaction as “iniquitous arrangement” The sale of such a vast area with a predominantly Muslim majority was justified by the Viceroy Lord Hardinge ‚ in his correspondence with Queen Victoria ‚to recover the losses in wars against
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mener‚ at en person har forsøgt på at omgå loven. Forfatteren Franz Kafka‚ som har skrevet dette essay‚ blev født i 1883 og døde i 1924. Han blev født i Prag‚ Tjekkiet og han var jøde. Han var tysksproget og offentliggjorde kun få af hans værker bl.a. fortællingen ’In der Strafkolonie’ og novellesamlingen ’Ein Landartz’. De værker som han ikke selv fik udgivet‚ udgav hans ven Max Brod efter Franz Kafkas død. Alt hvad Franc Kafka har skrevet afspejler en ’pessimistisk livsanskuelse og giver i fortættet
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understand the story‚ so if something were to be paced fast it’s very likely that the reader won’t be able to understand the story at all or only understand bits and pieces of it. Evidence of pacing in stories could be found in “The Lottery”‚ “Metamorphosis”‚ “Carry”‚ and “Without a title.” Let’s start with Carry. In “Carry” it’s a poem about self-reflection and how all life is connected. To get the meaning of a story the story would have to be placed out in a way for the reader to grasp the information
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William Shakespeare’s The Tragedy of Othello: The Moor of Venice is being brought to life in the blockbuster Deception. In this new age film‚ the FBI has spent countless hours hunting for Al Capone. It is suspected he is going to Chicago to help mobster Johnny Torrio carry out his operations. Othello is selected as the Unit Chief of a special FBI task force to investigate Al Capone and Johnny Torrio. Part of his job is to select the people who will be working with him on this task force. He chooses
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Inequality also thrives as capital is generally concentrated in wealthy classes generating fewer opportunities for poorer classes. Po’s “metamorphosis” is also indicative of Chinese societal regression into philosophical presidency. Although worldly significance continued to exist within society‚ philosophy and religion slowly reintegrated themselves as pillars of society. The value of poetry
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SHORT STORY “EDUCATING RITA” A Literature Class and a “Social” Comedy It is a British movie based on a play written by Willy Russell that narrates the relationship of the two main characters: Susan (who asks to be called as Rita at the beginning of the story) and Dr. Frank Bryant. Susan is a young lady who belongs to the working-class‚ she works as a hairdresser and is about to get marry with her boyfriend‚ even though‚ after knowing Dr. Frank Bryan‚ she experiences a sense of freedom that leads
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the story seems to change. His sister grows from a child to a young woman that is ready to be married. Gregor’s parents adapt and change their roles to accommodate their son’s situation. In contrast‚ Gregor’s mind remains the same‚ as the “metamorphosis” only changes his body. He chooses to stay inside the apartment and isolate himself. This is exactly the same imprisonment he felt prior with his job as a travelling salesman. He was a slave to the work‚ and
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“I cannot make you understand. I cannot make anyone understand what is happening inside me. I cannot even explain it to myself” (Kafka). Gregor dosent know what happened to him nor does he ask. No one else has asked either nor do they want to understand what is happening to him. In Franz Kafka novella‚ Metamorphosis‚ he examines what happens to a family when the social constructs are corrupt. This essay will examine the corrupt social constructs impact on Gregor’s life Gregor states “On the contrary
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY FOR THE BHOPAL TRAGEDY HISTORY AND BACKGROUND Bhopal is the capital city of Madhya Pradesh‚ the largest and one of the most economically depressed states in the nation. At 1970s‚ the public health infrastructure‚ sewage and waste system in Bhopal are still in very poor condition . Besides‚ mass casualty emergency response system also lacking in Bhopal. Union Carbide Corporation is one of the largest chemical and polymer companies in the united state. In 1984‚ Union Carbide operated
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Tragedy at Lumba’s Bend Tragedy at Lumba’s Bend By: Delfin Fresnosa Five men were killed early this morning by a prematurely-exploded blast. Words flew fast in the village‚ and before long there was a crowd gathered near the scene of the accident. However‚ not one of them could come very near because the rocks and earth on the mountain side still rolled every now and then. We know were working in the mines did not yet know that there had been an accident. We only came to know of it when we are having
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