INTERVIEW 1 Shacochis’ new novel‚ The Woman Who Lost Her Soul‚ fuses his narrative versatility and his deep understanding of multiple cultures into what Robert Olen Butler calls hismagnum opus. Its suspense revolves around the murder in Haiti of stunningly beautiful Jackie Scott‚ but before its far-reaching web of interactions ends‚ it brilliantly unveils the darker regions of human sexuality‚ evoked inside a historical build-up of international political deceit—deceit with present-day consequences
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Rasipuram Krishnaswami Narayan‚popularly known as RK Narayan‚was born in 1906 in Madras(India).As is the custom in south India‚’R’ in his name stands for Rasipuram‚the name of the village to which his family belonged.though his family originally belonged to Rasipuram‚long before Narayan’s birth it had moved to Madrasand it was here in 1906 that RK Narayan was born.soon after his birth his father got a job as a teacher in Mysore and the family shifted to Mysore.while his brothers and sisters went
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Technology: Friend or Foe? The majority of western culture seems to be reliant on technology‚ but does technology facilitate or hinder us? As a biased approach I would strongly suggest that technology improves our quality of life to the extent that if it were removed from our society‚ our quality of life would suffer dramatically. In my life I am aided by technology every day so I have chosen three of the most essential and life altering pieces of technology that affect me at present: Printers‚
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statement. “I could use some ‘ Dalmore 62’.” She swiveled‚ the ends of her hair flying madly in her pupils‚ eyes rolled behind her head . “Real insensitive‚ Elizabeth.” I reclined my forehead back‚ blankly staring at her wall. “ You’re a better friend when you’re drunk.” She bit the underside of her coated tongue‚ trying to ignore me. Lengthening out my limbs‚ I stood up and combed my nails through the wrinkles of my skin.I ever so carefully
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Leela’s Friend – R.K.Narayan Sidda was hanging about the gate at a moment when Mr Sivasanker was standing in the front veranda of his house brooding over the servant problem. “Sir‚ do you want a servant?” Sidda asked. “Come in” said Mr Sivasanker. As Sidda opened the gate and came in‚ Mr Sivasanker subjected him to a scrutiny and said to himself‚ “Doesn’t seem to be a bad sort ... At any rate‚ the fellow looks tidy.” “Where were you before?” he asked. Sidda said‚ “In a bungalow there‚” and indicated
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I began fussing with the Epic of Gilgamesh and the Enuma Elish because a group of people with whom I work were curious about Noah. And I can’t‚ of course‚ teach about Noah and the Flood without teaching about the different creation stories in Genesis 1 and 2. And I most assuredly can’t do them any credit if I don’t make a nod to other Ancient Near East literature. (Utterly unrelated to the task at hand‚ this little nugget from Gilgamesh [and I love it that my spell-checker knows this word without
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About the author RK Narayan brought Indian writing in English to western nations. He was helped in the venture by Graham Greene. Narayan’s stories mostly have the fictional town of Malgudi as their geographical reference point. Malgudi could be anywhere in India. It is a microcosm of the huge country. Even today there are readers who believe that Malgudi exists; so realistically did Narayan describe the place. Narayan’s stories were brief‚ some barely ten pages long‚ but within this he was able
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A true friend is one who stands by us during good times as well as bad times.Based on this criterion we may regard trees as our best friends‚because they have stood by us for centuries‚providing us with food and fuel‚and meeting many of our other needs. Trees serve us in a variety of ways.They provide us with medicinal herbs‚fruits‚nuts‚rubber‚oil and many other useful articles.They keep our environment clean and fresh.They use up the carbon dioxide during photosynthesis and give out oxygen.They
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A FRIEND IN NEED IS A FRIEND INDEED Meaning Almost always it is the origin of a phrase or saying that requires the most research; the meaning being well understood. This phrase is interesting because there are various interpretations of its meaning. Firstly‚ is it ’a friend in need is a friend indeed’ or ’a friend in need is a friend in deed’? Secondly‚ is it ’a friend (when you are) in need’ or ’a friend (who
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Philippine Christian University Common Errors in Learning English Survey Question Name: Course: Year: Instructions: Shade the circle that corresponds your answer. You may choose more than one answer. Read carefully. 1. What is/are the common errors in learning English? * Grammar errors * Misspelled words * Mistakes in verb tenses * Capitalization * Misusage of punctuation marks 2. What is/are the causes of errors in
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