No. Books Authors 01 My experiments with Truth Mahatma M.K.Gandhi 02 Far from the Madding Crowd Thomas Hardy 03 Geetanjali Rabindra Nath Tagore 04 One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovitch Alexander Solzhenitsyn 05 The Merchant of venice William shakespeare 06 The Moon and Six pense Somerset Maughan 07 Pilgrim’s Progress from this world to that which is to come John Bunyan 08 A Tale of Two Cities Charles Dickens 09 Utopia Sir Thomas Moor 10 Origin of species charles Darwin
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Multiplicity of voices in Indian English novels:A Postcolonial study A foundational text in the discussion of postcoloniality is Edward Said’s Orientalism. Said identifies how the western world “spoke” for and represented the Orient‚ while the Orient was kept silent to maintain and allow this position of power for the westerner. In Said’s Orientalism‚ he gives a brief history of these phenomena he identifies and describes. He says‚ [t]aking the late eighteenth
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Muslim festivals which are celebrated in India are Muharram and Id-ul- Fitr. Muharram commemorates the martyrdom of Imam Hussain‚ Prophet Muhammad’s grandson‚ while Id-ul-Fitr celebrates the end of Ramzan‚ the Muslim month of prayer and fasting. It is an occasion of feasting and rejoicing. The main Christian festivals are Christmas and Easter. Christmas marks the birth of Jesus Christ‚ the founder of Christianity. Easter commemorates his death and resurrection. Both festivals are characterised by joy
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Shrove Tuesday‚ Pancake Tuesday‚ Fat Tuesday‚ (or in French‚ it’s Mardi Gras)‚ and Carnival. Whatever one calls it‚ it adds up to a day‚ for some‚ of pure debauchery. For most‚ it’s a day marked by parades‚ costumes‚ gatherings‚ dancing‚ and lots of feasting. (Coming from someone who while in college experienced Canal and Bourbon Streets and the French Quarter during this celebration that could be putting it mildly.) It’s the day before the solidarity act of “giving up” as on Ash Wednesday the 40-day
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Megan Wilkerson Andrea Moudarres Italian 110 4 November 2012 Midterm: Ugolino In Canto 33 of Dante’s Inferno‚ the Pilgrim enters Antenora and sees the sinner‚ Ugolino‚ frozen in a hole and feasting on the head of his nemesis‚ Ruggieri. Although the reason for his damnation in the realm of Antenora is the sin of political treachery against Pisa‚ there seems to be something else he grieves and feels the need to explain to Dante: while Ruggieri locks Ugolino and his sons in a tower with no food
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The main religion in the country of Greece is Greek Orthodox. In fact‚ Greek Orthodox is the religion that about 98% of the population celebrates. Because of this vast amount of followers of this faith‚ the Greek Orthodox religion plays a very important role in the lives of its people. Festivals and Saint’s days‚ as well as other holidays on the religious calendar in Greece‚ throughout the year characterize this religion. Food plays a key role in society‚ particularly in respect of these holidays
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religious fast. Days of fasting and thanksgiving on an annual or occasional basis became common practice in other New England settlements as well. During the American Revolution‚ the Continental Congress designated one or more days of thanksgiving a year‚ and in 1789 George Washington issued the first Thanksgiving. [3
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Judaism Darlene Branconier REL/134 July 31st‚ 2012 David Gainey Judaism Judaism is among the oldest of the world’s major living religious cultures of the Jewish. Rich in culture and history Judaism is the first of three (including Christianity and Islam) monotheistic religions; teaching in the belief in one God. There is a cultural and religious spirit that contributes to the characterization of the Jewish people and the Jewish lifestyle. Influenced by Jewish history‚ the Jewish festival
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w w ap eP m e tr .X w om .c s er UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL EXAMINATIONS International General Certificate of Secondary Education 0486/41 LITERATURE (ENGLISH) Paper 4 May/June 2010 2 hours 15 minutes Additional Materials: Answer Booklet/Paper *5658250374* READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST If you have been given an Answer Booklet‚ follow the instructions on the front cover of the Booklet. Write your Centre number‚ candidate number and name
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India is poised to be the worlds next superpower with sound and transparent financial system‚ flourishing IT industry and a well-regulated stock market .It has been active politically and economically in the past decade as well. Indians. Its core institutions from independent judiciary and free press to military are secured by its more than half century old roots. India is on the verge of becoming a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council. Its scientists are planning to launch
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