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    Beloved and the Past

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    lives become miserable as they are unable to move onto the past. Beloved by Toni Morrison takes it one step further and discusses ex-slaves attempting to recover from this traumatic past in different ways. However‚ simply than just ignoring their past‚ Beloved argues that to overcome a traumautic past we must confront the past and move towards the future. The past helps to construct our identity as seen by Denver’s obsession with the past. Denver frequently urges Sethe to tell her about her birth;

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    Physics in the Past

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    PHYSICS OF THE PAST One hundred years ago‚ in a poky apartment in Bern‚ Switzerland‚ Albert Einstein‚ then just a 26-year-old patent office clerk still working part-time towards his PhD‚ published five ground breaking scientific papers. Each of these papers‚ written during Einstein’s annus mirabilis ‚ has become a "classic" in the history of science: On a Heuristic Viewpoint Concerning the Production and Transformation of Light ‚ which discusses optical photons and photoelectric effects. Molecular

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    Exploring the Past

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    Exploring the past is a purposeless activity All of us have little secrets which we don’t want to share with others – things which we are ashamed of‚ things which are too intimate to tell or just things which happened in the past and we don’t want to tell them because they may hurt someone or they may cause troubles to us. I have the perfect example that exploring the past sometimes may be painful. I have a friend – Lora- which is very amorous and gives all of herself for her boyfriend. But

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    Past and present McCarthyism affected the lives and political thinking of people in the U.S. during the 1950’s. With the Soviets declaring their intentions of exporting revolution throughout the world‚ McCarthyism effectively used the fear and hatred Americans had of communism in order to manipulate the American public and sway political decisions. After America learned‚ from Britain‚ that Klaus Fuchs‚ had spied for the Russians while working on the Manhattan Project‚ Senator McCarthy

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    Our Past

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    L-2 – On the Trail of the Earliest People – CBSE – Our Past Q.1 Complete the sentences: Ans. (a) Hunter-gatherers chose to live in caves and rock shelters because they provided shelter from the rain‚ heat and wind. (b) Grasslands developed around __12000__years ago. (c) Early people painted on the walls of caves. (d) In Hunsgi‚ tools were made of limestone. Q.2 Look at the present-day political map of the subcontinent on page 136. Find out the states where Bhimbetka‚ Hunsgi

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    Past Paper Questions Theme 1- The Indigenous Peoples and the Europeans 1. Read the passage below‚ and answer the questions that follow. The Taino (Arawak) and Kalinago (Caribs) were similar in many ways‚ but different in others. For example‚ their technology was quite similar‚ but their political organization was to some extent different. Their technology was not as advanced as that of the Maya. a) Explain why Mayan technology is considered more advanced than the technology of the Arawaks and

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    UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL EXAMINATIONS General Certificate of Education Advanced Subsidiary Level and Advanced Level PHYSICS Paper 2 AS Structured Questions 9702/02 October/November 2006 1 hour Candidates answer on the Question Paper. No Additional Materials are required. w w w e tr .X m eP e ap .c rs om READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST Write your Centre number‚ candidate number and name on all the work you hand in. Write in dark blue or black pen. You may use a soft pencil for

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    UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL EXAMINATIONS General Certificate of Education Ordinary Level BIOLOGY Paper 1 Multiple Choice October/November 2005 1 hour Additional Materials: Multiple Choice Answer Sheet Soft clean eraser Soft pencil (type B or HB is recommended) 5090/01 READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST Write in soft pencil. Do not use staples‚ paper clips‚ highlighters‚ glue or correction fluid. Write your name‚ Centre number and candidate number on the answer sheet in the spaces provided

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    # answer question 1 to 8 only. Topic: Arithmetic and geometric series. 1. Determine the number of terms and the sum of the sequence: 5‚ 11‚ 17‚ … ‚ 83. (14‚ 616) 2. The fourth term and the 8th term of an arithmetic sequence are 16 and 32 respectively. Find: a) Common difference (4) b) the sum of the first 20 terms of this

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    THE UNIVERSITY OF ZAMBIA IN ASSOCIATION WITH TECHNICAL AND VOCATIONAL TEACHERS’COLLEGE‚ LUANSHYA DECEMBER‚ 2010 FINAL DIPLOMA EXAMINATIONS SUBJECT: Educational Psychology COURSE: Education DURATION: Three hours (3) TOTAL MARKS: 100 INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES I. There are four(4) sections in this examination paper (A‚B‚C and D) Section A has twenty (20) multiple choice questions. Attempt all by writing down the question number and letter you think is a correct response. Your responses should be written

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