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    3) turned * 4) was moving * 5) were waving * 6) was * 7) stopped * 8) was * 9) was covered * 10) was assassinated 2. Inset the appropriate article. Azerbaijan is located on (1….) western shore of (2….) Caspian Sea at (3…) southeast extremity of (4…) Caucasus. (5….) region is (6 …) mountainous country.(7….) Kura River Valley is (8….) major agricultural zone. Azerbaijan has (9….) ancient and historic culture.Azerbaijan is (10….) unitary constitutional republic

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    Review of World Literature in English‚ Vol. 1‚ No. I – Jan‚ 2005 EXISTENTIALISM IN ANITA DESAI’S FIRE ON THE MOUNTAIN NAGAPPAN SETHURAMAN Existentialism as a philosophy is historically and culturally of European origin. Ever since it was recognised as the dominating philosophy of the West in the midtwentieth century‚ it has left “its impact on literature [which] has both been substantial and significant” (Chatterji 10). Existentialism does not offer a set of doctrines or a single philosophy system

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    Generally speaking‚ Hemingway’s The Old Man and the Sea may be seen as a culmination of his long-drawn experiment spanning over 25 years and speculations towards finding out the means through which the “closed literature” can be converted into “an open one”‚ that is‚ to universalise the significance of the themes. He was very much aware of the danger in and difficulties with “closed literature” which in its factual texture‚ so lightly woven‚ presents such opacity of vision that the reader is unable

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    A Pride Filled Journey During a hardship‚ facing reality is very difficult. Yet this is only half the battle. Struggling to fight the force‚ one’s will eventually overpowers them. Santiago‚ an old fisherman who has not caught anything for eighty-four days‚ struggles to fight his pride. A tragic hero is a respectable character who is destined to downfall. Santiago is compared to a tragic hero; his hardships force him to face reality in its cruelest sense. Following Santiago and his hubris throughout

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    Old man and the Sea: Parable of Man’s Struggle with Natural Forces The "Old man and the sea" is about ‘life’‚ which is the finest and most ambitious thing for a parable to be about. Hemingway has written about life: a struggle against the impossible odds of unconquerable natural forces in which-given such a fact as that of death-a man can only lose‚ but which he can dominate in such a way that his loss has a dignity‚ itself the victory. Santiago is Hemingway’s code hero who illustrates the values

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    Existentialism The term existentialism has been applied to the human subject in all aspects of the individual. Through the ideas of existentialism‚ philosophers have looked at the existence of the human being. An existential attitude of the world is one of confusion and belief in a meaningless world. The beliefs of existentialism came about as a complete change from the beliefs of periods like the Romantic period. This philosophical view of life came about in the 19th century. These ideas

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    YourMomsFantasy Mr. YourMoms 4th Block English III Honors August 29‚ 2012 The Old Man and the Sea‚ written by Ernest Hemingway‚ was a story about an old fisherman named Santiago who lived in Cuba. Santiago went eighty-fourdays without a single catch. Hemingway uses great description when he describes the old man in the beginning of the story as “thin and gaunt with deep wrinkles in the back of his neck. His hands had deep-creased scars from handling heavy fish on the cords.” Using great

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    ESSENCE Reviews of the episode were mostly positive. In a pre-broadcast review‚ Terry Ramsey of The Daily Telegraph labelled the story’s shift from a Gothic house to a military research base "an inspired piece of modernisation". He praised the two lead actors‚ and say that "the script is sharp and witty and the updating is clever‚ while remaining true to the original. A modern classic."[26] Serena Davies‚ also of The Daily Telegraph praised the episode for being "pacy‚ sharp and witty‚ as we’ve

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    Asanda Biyana EXISTENTIALISM IMPROVISATION REFLECTION ESSAY Existentialism as a philosophy is concerned with the meaning of our existence and the non- existence of a spiritual figure to mould our being. This philosophy was created as early the early 1900s‚ but mid 20th Century Philosophers Albert Camus and Jean Paul Sartre are seen as the fathers the movement. Existentialism can be seen as a major influence on the Theatre of the Absurd as it is uses theatrical effects in order to show the way in

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    The Old Man and the Sea is a novel with infinite interpretations. In fact‚ one of the most remarkable aspects of this book is its ability to allow the readers to construe the piece any way they see fit. It is written in such a way that the audience can have their own personal take on it‚ regardless to what Ernest Hemmingway was trying to say. The Old Man and the Sea can be inspirational to anyone willing to decide for themselves what it means. The readers are immediately drawn into Santiago’s story

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