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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anywhere. During prayer‚ a Muslim feels a direct link to God. Giving Zakat is the third pillar of Islam. Zakat simply means giving support to the needy. Muslims recognize that everything belongs to Allah and no one really owns anything in the world. Fasting the month of Ramadan is the fourth pillar of Islam. During this time‚ all Muslims must refrain from food‚ drink‚ or sexual relations. These actions begin in the month of Ramadan from dawn to sundown. The fifth and last pillar of Islam is the pilgrimage
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termed Mukti. STRUCTURE OF RELIGION:- Religion has following elements in its structure: 1) Ritual:- All religions observe ceremonial practices called rituals. Ritual refers to “symbolic action concerning to sacred”. Sacrifices‚ prayers‚ hymns‚ fasting‚ feasting‚ writing‚ festivals and reading
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One character is clearly central to the story with all major events having some importance to this character – he/she is the Protagonist. The opposition of the main character is called the Antagonist. Setting of “The Games at Twilight” By Anita Desai Time: The story taking place in a hottest summer time (Afternoon) of a day. Place: The story set in an urban house in India. Character: In this story we found only four characters. Protagonist: In this story the most important and protagonist
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They were relegated to the household‚ and made to submit to the male-dominated patriarchal society‚ as has always been prevalent in our country. Indian women‚ who fought as equals with men in the nationalist struggle‚ were not given that free public space anymore. They became homemakers‚ and were mainly meant to build a strong home to support their men who were to build the newly independent country. Women were reduced to being second class citizens. Sprawling inequalities persisted in their access
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The History of Thanksgiving Bobbie A. Harjo In Plymouth‚ England‚ during September 1620‚ a ship slowly sailed out to sea. This ship was named the Mayflower‚ and it was on a very special trip. The Mayflower’s passengers were headed to the New World‚ America. These people were called the pilgrims‚ and they were leaving England to begin new lives. This was one of the things that they were thankful for‚ and one of the reasons they celebrated the first thanksgiving. The Pilgrims set ground at Plymouth
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In the modern world‚ there are hundreds of different religions and people follow all the different religions. Two of the major religions that dominate the world are Christianity and Islam. Christianity has 33.39 percent of the population declaring itself such‚ while 23 percent of the population declare themselves as Islamic (Johnson). There are three religions that begin a monotheistic faith meaning that they believe in one God. These religions are Islam‚ Christianity‚ and Judaism. Islam and Judaism
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and transformation. The Bible and historical examples for achieving this kind of environment‚ begin by positioning oneself spiritually and in some cases physically in spaces that will foster practicing the core ascetic exercises—silence‚ solitude‚ fasting‚ undergirded by the supplemental practices. Each of these practices could also work a training ground for the believer who is trying to navigate the waiting process‚ learning to remove distractions‚ quiet the mind‚ still the heart and control the
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writing in English had finally arrived in 1930’s after a marginal existence for over a century. Mahatma Gandhi: Though Gandhi used his mother tongue‚ Gujarati‚ to write his famous autobiography‚ later translated into English by his secretary Mahadev Desai under the title The Story of My Experiments with Truth (1929)‚ he used Hindi and English with masterly skill and use. As he lived through a eventful life among his people‚ who were attempting to liberate themselves from moral decadence‚ economic exploitation
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