Literature Volume : 3 | Issue : 3 | March 2013 | ISSN - 2249-555X Familial Relationships in Anita Desai’s ‘Cry‚ the Peacock’ Keywords Dr. Mrs. Asha Sharma Asso. Professor in English Law Faculty‚ M.D. University‚ Rohtak Pin-124001 ABSTRACT Anita Desai holds a significant place as modern Indian English novelist. Most of her critics have focussed their attention on the psychological and existentialist approach in her novels. For them ‘existentialism’ seems to be a favourite subject of Anita
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In the 1600’s‚ the Dutch Republic was one of the world’s strongest and prosperous nations founded upon their superior navy. Making the most of their convenient geographical location‚ the Netherlands had control of many important trade routes‚ particularly in the North Sea. However‚ this period of peace and economic prosperity who come to and end and the Netherlands would start to decline. The security‚ unity‚ and prosperity of the Dutch Republic was challenged by hostile foreign nations‚ economic
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The atlantic slave trade between western Europe and the Caribbean happened throughout the time period of 1440 to 1700. During this time Europeans were moving and settling in the Caribbean and they needed laborers to help tend to land. Which created the atlantic slave trade.This vast trade route expanded across the atlantic and left staples on both the Americas and western Europe. All the trading and interaction with new civilizations led to inflation of european currency‚ spread of foreign diseases
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Between 1450 and 1700‚ attitudes toward the European poor changed dynamically‚ roughly following a three-part cycle. In the late 1400’s‚ the poor were regarded with sympathy and compassion; generous aid from both public and religious institutions was common. By the 16th Century‚ however‚ the poor were treated with suspicion and harsh measures‚ to ensure that they were not becoming lazy‚ using welfare as a substitute for labor. Beginning in the 17th Century‚ the attitudes toward the poor again shifted
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The Omaha Indians The Omaha Indians has their own way of doing things based off of their culture. In this essay I will cover when they were first discovered‚ where they lived‚ how they got their food‚ what they ate‚ what they wore and so much more. The Omaha tribe was first discovered in the 1600‘s near the Missouri river in present northwestern Iowa. The tribe covered land on both sides of the Missouri river from the mouth of the Platte river as far north as the Little bow river in Cedar
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Two American Indian Stories From Marxist ’s Perspective “Roma and Julie: Indians in Duality” by Barney Bush and “Looking for Hiawatha” by Andrew Connors are two short stories selected from “Blue Dawn‚ Red Earth‚” a collection of contemporary Native Indians literatures (Trafzer). Bush is a Shawnee who grew up in Karber’s Ridge in Hardin County‚ Illinois (Bush). Connors is a Bad River Ojibwe from Wisconsin (Trafzer). In both of these stories‚ the theme of
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Land Ownership in America During the 1700’s Native Americans in the early 1700’s saw land as a communal matter‚ while European people viewed land as an entity to be possessed and sold. To Native Americans‚ the concept of exchanging currency for land was undiscovered; property was to be used by all peoples of a tribe without tariff. However‚ Europeans had been doing this for a protracted period of time and the idea of boasting a plot of land was commonplace. When the British landed in Maryland
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Industrial Relations Industrial relation means the relationship between employers and employees in course of employment in industrial organisations. However‚ the concept of Industrial Relations has a broader meaning. In a broad sense‚ the term Industrial Relations includes the relationship between the various unions‚ between the state and the unions as well as those between the various employers and the government. Relations of all those associated in an industry may be called Industrial Relations
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retarded fag!" at Arnold. The language is offensive. It’s hurtful‚ ignorant‚ and crude‚ but it’s not uncommon to hear young boys talk that way. Why does Rowdy use that language? In Sherman Alexie’s novel‚ The Absolutely True Diary of a Part Time Indian‚ Arnold’s best friend Rowdy calls him a “retarded fag” for transferring at the start of their freshman year of high school. Due to his background as a child‚ Rowdy uses cruel language and hurtful gestures anytime Arnold and Rowdy came face to face
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Under the impulse of money‚ people may act somehow unethical. For example: Benefit themselves from prejudicing the interests of others. The financial term economic bubble is refers to “the temporary condition caused by unjustified speculation in the price of a stock or commodity to a level that bears no relation to its real worth or potential.” (business dictionary.com) Throughout the history of finance‚ there are many notable bubbles. Numerous people paid heavy prices to endure the consequences
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