A.K. Ramanujan’s poem “A River Theme The poet levels a scathing criticism against poets‚ both old and new poets‚ who eulogize the external beauty of nature while ignoring the deeper significance or the humanitarian aspect of the floods which destroy life and property. The old and new poets find the violent mood of the river more sensational and exciting and fail to write about the malignant aspect of nature .They are insensitive and callous towards human suffering. He criticizes the attitude of
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The Significance of the River in Siddhartha In the book Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse the significance of the river is displayed throughout the experiences that Siddhartha has next to the river and the things that by listening to the sound he comes to understand. Siddhartha is learning something from the moment he rides the ferry to the time when Govinda lays on the ground with tears flowing uncontrollably. Siddhartha admits to having no money to pay for the voyage‚ but the Ferryman says
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River in Siddhartha is not only the river which we see as usual. It is not only the river which water flows in the same direction. Siddhartha comes twice to the river‚ he has nothing‚ he wants to change his life. But river itself‚ all the time‚ more and more‚ has awaken him‚ lightened him to the enlightenment. The first time he goes to the river is when he wants to change his path after his awakening. He wants to get through the river. River is like a wall which separate his old life and his
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Chiderah Onyeukwu Appling LIB 100 22 August 2011 Summer Reading Essay Prompt #2 Saints At the River is the fictional account of the death of young Rachel Trois‚ renamed Ruth Kowalsky in the novel‚ and the subsequent fight over the recovery of her remains. The differences between the factual account of the events and author Ron Rash’s take‚ although minute‚ are detectable. The most obvious difference between the two accounts is that in the novel‚ the girl’s body is recovered while in the factual
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Twain’s main point in Two Ways of Seeing a River is to express to the readers that there is more than one way of looking at something. He starts off by directing the reader’s attention to the beautiful Mississippi River and gives the readers a vibrant outlook on it. Twain uses compare and contrast to describe the same thing in two completely different ways. First‚ he uses many detailed examples to paint a perfect picture in the reader’s head of the beautiful river. For example‚ the “opal tinted‚ tumbling
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by: Mr. Amphaivanh KEOMANIVONH World Cultures Ganges and Yangtze Rivers According to what I have seen in the documentaries of the Ganges and the Yangtze Rivers‚ I realize how these two rivers have had great impacts to its people. In fact‚ rivers have been considered being the most important natural resources for people and all living things from the past until now. The Ganges River in India is the most sacred river of the Hindus‚ flows from the southern parts of Himalayas in Northern
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All 44 rivers in Kerala are highly polluted due to inflow of untreated domestic‚ industrial wastes and agriculture runoff. Most of the industries are near the thickly populated riversides‚ often near cities and towns. There is no efficient water treatment system in industries and city municipalities. Pollution level in some of the sites is far above permissible limits. Close proximity of increasing numbers of leach pit latrines under varying soil conditions‚ late rite (midland) and sandy soils
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Pearl River delta The Pearl River Delta is the low-lying area surrounding the Pearl River estuary where the Pearl River flows into the South China Sea. Plans for the area City planners in south China have laid out an ambitious plan to merge together the nine cities that lie around the Pearl River Delta. The "Turn the Pearl River Delta into One" scheme will create a 16‚000 sq mile urban area that is 26 times larger geographically than Greater London‚ or twice the size of Wales. The new mega-city
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A River Runs Through it A River Runs Through it is a story about the relationship between two brothers. The younger brother Paul has problems. He is a gambler‚ a drinker‚ and is short on cash‚ but his main problem is that he will not allow his older brother‚ Norman‚ to help him. Paul refuses to accept his older brothers aid and moreover refuses to even listen to what his brother has to say. In order to make his brother listen Norman will be forced to confront his brother‚ something that he is
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Introduction and Situational Analysis Merck and River Blindness ethical dilemma is whether to pursue research that may or may affect the profits‚ or to choose a safer choice and go for profit rather than researching the drug. The outcome from researching the drug could possibly lead to healing the deadly and dangerous disease known as River Blindness. This drug is known to kill the parasite that has caused the disease. The problem with this situation was that the consumers of the drug could not pay
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