“LIKE THE SUN” by R. K. Narayan ABOUT THE AUTHOR. R. K. Narayan (1906–2001) was born in Madras‚ India. After completing his education‚ he taught in a small village school. Narayan left teaching to devote himself full time to writing‚ and in 1935 he published his first novel‚ Swami and Friends. Two other early works‚ The Bachelor of Arts and Mr. Sampath‚ helped establish his reputation internationally. The Financial Expert (1952)‚ his first novel to be published in the United States‚ was followed
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Rita Princ-Degen was a Jewish little girl during the time of World War II that had no idea of what was going on and wondered why they were always moving. Rita’s family went into hiding in 1942 in order for them to survive and see another day. Rita thought that she wasn’t loved simply because she stayed with and aunt and uncle thinking that her parents had abandoned her and did not love her. As a young child‚ Rita went through more than most people do during adulthood. Rita Princ-Degen’s life changed
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“Of all the nasty outcomes predicted for women’s liberation…none was more alarming than the suggestion that women would eventually become just like men.” This quote I thought about it as men are saying that is a bad thing that women COULD be just like men. I challenge this quote or the meaning that men are trying to say. I challenge because by their physical difference(which means the way they think also) and by the way the men do what women should be doing and the way women do what men should be
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strong‚ Out of the depthless matrix of your of your faith In us‚ and on the silent cliffs of freedom‚ We carve for all time your marmoreal dream! Until our people‚ seeing‚ are become Like the molave‚ firm‚ resilent‚ staunch‚ Rising on the hillside‚ unafraid‚ Strong in its own fibre‚ yes‚ like the molave! II. The youth of the land is a proud and noble appellation‚ The youth of the land is a panoramic poem‚ The youth of the land is a book of paradoxes‚ The youth of the land
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Note: Some names have been changed to protect the anonymity of the persons involved. Fake nose‚ fake lips‚ fake bust… Can anything stay natural these days? Surgeons have apparently achieved to change every part of the body and they ain’t going to stop. Indeed‚ another form of surgery has become widespread around the world: hymenoplasty. Morocco hasn’t escape from that trend. But why in the world a woman would want to have her hymen −the tissue that covers the external part of the vagina and is broken
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various literary means by which characters are presented Indirect Characterization: The author shows us the characters through their actions Direct Characterization: They tell us straight out‚ by exposition or analysis‚ what the characters are like‚ or they have another character in the story describe them. Dramatized: Shown as speaking and behaving as in a stage play Stock Character: Stereotyped figures who have recurred so often in fiction that we recognize them at once. Static Character:
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“You play ball like a girl!” [entire group stands in shocked silence] Phillips: “What did you say?” Ham Porter: “You heard me.” Phillips: “Tomorrow. Noon‚ at our field. Be there‚ buffalo-butt breath.” This is an excerpt from the film‚ “The Sandlot” that was released in 1993‚ but was set in the 1960’s. What you see here is an example of the phrase “like a girl‚” actually having reference and meaning from one young man to another. It’s stating that Phillips plays baseball like a young girl‚ which
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In the play As You Like It by William Shakespeare‚ love portrays and presents itself differently and in many forms to each character. The diverse attitudes towards love in this play are due to the dissimilar lifestyles‚ the court and nature‚ and backgrounds of each character The romantic notion of love is thwarted by Touchstone and Audrey‚ as their marriage is basically a contract. Audrey is attracted by courtly manners and as soon as she meets Touch stone she finds her way to court; and decides
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“Not Like the Movie”- Everyone has expectations but real-experiences is what counts. In her personal essay “Not Like the Movie‚” Melissa-Maurice P. Janse van Rensburg describes her journey and challenges she encountered while working as a nurse. She begins by expressing her dreams and expectations as a nurse‚ “I would be the best nurse ever; move over Florence.” She then describes in detail the tragedy and massacre she was faced with at the St. James church which nearly ended her career. Janse
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Significance and Relevace of ’’As You Like It" ’’ Shakespeare’s As You Like It is a good play for anyone to read or see. Some readers would enjoy one aspect of it‚ some would enjoy another. But all would‚ in general‚ enjoy the play. Albert Gilman says that Shakespeare intended to imply that all that people need to live together in harmony is "good sense‚ love‚ humor‚ and a generous disposition." (Gilman lxvii) This play is deeper than the surface‚ and that is part of its
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