What are the three most important themes raised by the novel Parvana by Deborah Ellis? In the novel‚ Parvana‚ it has been suggested that there are a number of themes‚ however there are three themes which are more significant than the others. Having to masquerade as a boy to gain access to the outside world‚ is a sure sign of courage‚ one of the major issues of the novel. With this courage‚ come various forms of rebellion against the Taliban‚ an issue vital for an understanding of this text. The
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analysis and interlanguage. Oxford: Oxford University Press. Chomsky‚ Noam and Morris Halle. (1968)‚ The Sound Pattern of English. New York: Harper and Row. Crystal‚ David. (1985)‚ A dictionary of linguistics and phonetics. 2nd edition. New York: Basil Blackwell. Crystal D. (2005)‚ The Cambridge encyclopedia of the English language - 2nd edition. Cambridge: CUP. Ellis‚ R. (1985)‚ Understanding second language acquisition. Oxford: Oxford University Press. Harmer‚ J. (2007)‚ The Practice of English Language
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biology‚ and is closely linked to what once were called minority (black and women’s) studies and now gender studies. Most of the disciplines involved belong to the humanities and social sciences: language and literature‚ history‚ cultural and communication studies‚ sociology‚ anthropology and political sciences‚ philosophy. Sociology had a late start although some of the key figures in the field were sociologists (Mary McIntosh‚ Ken Plummer‚ Jeffrey Weeks)‚ but their work was seen as primarily historical
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When talking about The Declaration of Independence‚ you can’t fail to mention the reasoning behind this important document of American history. It all began when the original thirteen colonies wanted their independence from Great Britain. This led to a war‚ known as the American Revolution. It was a long fight for freedom that lasted eight years. However‚ a little bit over a year into the war‚ the Continental Congress appointed five men to draft a formal statement that will later become known as
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There are many important important events in history. One of the most important to me is 9-11. That was crazy. On September 11‚ 2001‚ Osama Bin Laden was the stupid mastermind behind this attack. He had his men hijack 4 commercial planes‚ two of which crashed into the Twin Towers. The other two were planned for the Pentagon and the White House. They both failed for the Pentagon and White House. Some of the people on board of the plane put a stop to the hijackers and made them crash into a field
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..............................Page 8-15 Conclusion...................................................................Page 16-17 Bibliography:................................................................Page 18 Abstract In this extended essay I chose to research about the effects that Stalin’s policy of collectivisation had on the USSR‚ both short-term and long-term. I chose the topic of collectivisation because it is a very interesting subject‚ as it had major impacts on the USSR‚ both
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would have to go with the Hard Drive and RAM for being the most important hardware innovations. The two most important software innovations I would have to go with inventing the web and network operating systems. I believe the Web is a very important innovation because it connects the whole world together through this technology. Anyone that has access to a computer and internet can search for any information at anytime. It doesn’t matter what time of the day it is‚ there are no holding for the next
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Times are Changing The Renaissance was a time of discovery and exploration for its people. People became curious about the world around them. Idealistic governments were imagined instead of the present monarchies and absolute rulers. Literature was written to symbolize the problems in their current society. A new invention‚ The Gutenberg Press‚ allowed people to indirectly discuss these controversial issues across the globe. New ideas about government‚ science‚ and the arts paved the way for the
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Since the bill of rights‚ the 14th Amendment is perhaps the most important amendment to the U.S. Constitution. Although the 13th Amendment is very significant because it abolishes slavery‚ the 14th Amendment provided citizenship for the former slaves and provided the same legal benefits as the rest of the Americans. Also‚ the 14th Amendment can be seen as a foundation for follow on Amendments and policies that were passed to remove restrictions on voting by other races‚ allow women to vote and
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How important was the Privy Council It could be argued that the monarch was an important member of government however some may disagree and put forward the idea that the Privy Council was more important. This is for several reasons the first reason (for the monarch) was the fact that she could decide who could become a member of the Privy Council this is because it meant that she had total power over those who that would help run the country. However this did not mean that the monarch was the most
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