Nana is a golden example of the arranged marriages. She if forced to marry a boy at the young age of 15 without her approval. If that’s not shameful enough‚ she ends being rejected by him‚ because he doesn’t think she is healthy enough to give birth. “Like a compass that always points North‚ a mans accusing finger always finds a woman (Chapter 1‚ pg. 7).” These words are spoken from Nana to Mariam as a heads up to what she’s going to find out about life later on in modern day
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example is “Beat! Beat! Drums!” by Walt Whitman. Whitman was 42 years old when the civil war started and though he never fought in the war‚ it was a big part of his life. Whitman uses many literary devices to bring the image of war to the reader’s mind and adds to poems meaning. Whitman‚ through
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had killed herself thinking that Mariam had betrayed her. Her father then makes an arranged marriage to a man who is 30 years than her. This book is rather long‚ but in my opinion it is worth reading. Khaled Hosseini style of writing that had moved me a lot. It was strong and powerful. It is where the Taliban ruled over Afghanistan‚ where there were loud sounds of gunfire and bombs in Kabul‚ where Mariam and Rasheed (her husband) lived. ”With passing of time comes Taliban rule over Afghanistan‚
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Poet Walt Whitman was born in Westhills‚ Long Island‚ May 31‚ 1819. Walt Whitman lived in Brooklyn as a child‚ his childhood was unfortunately unhappy and boring. He finished education at the age of eleven‚ he then found a job for extra income. As a poet he was not afraid to write about anyone or thing. In the poems “O Captain! My Captain!” and “To You” Walt Whitman uses punchuation and writing about dramatic things to get his points about life across. I think this makes him a good poet because
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Walt Whitman has a perspective of America that can distribute a goal or even an idea to people. And that is the equality of men in the nation. People should be treated and passionate among each other and not have hatred amongst themselves. America is a place where everyone should be accepted: no matter what race or nationality a person is. Everyone should feel loved around others and form together to become a union. In America‚ all men are created equal‚ as stated in the US Constitution. With that
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unfathomable? Have you been caught in the darkest time of despair‚ and received no help from anyone else? Have you ever struggled through a life altering hardship‚ and only have yourself to fall back on? The women of Afghanistan as pictured in A Thousand Splendid Suns have. This novel written by Khaled Hosseini carries a theme of contrasting companionship throughout. Hosseini focuses on the beautiful and evil sides of companionship‚ and contrasts the admirable with the atrocious. These women presented in the
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Walt Whitman was a man who believed in individuality and self-teaching. This is displayed throughout many of his poem and literary works. In Walt Whitman’s America: A Cultural Biography‚ it is said that Whitman was a teacher of others‚ even though he did believe in a method of self-teaching. (Reynolds) He saw self-education as a very productive and effective way of being taught. While this was one view‚ he also believed being taught by another was beneficial. Walt Whitman’s pedagogy involved the
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Many characters in A Thousand Splendid Suns have troubled pasts that affect their decisions and the way they interact with others. However‚ the two characters that are affected the most by their pasts are‚ Laila and Mariam. Their past decisions mostly affect their lives negatively. Mariam’s past experiences as a “harami” does not prepare her for her future. Laila’s loss of Tariq causes her to lose hope in her children and act negatively toward Rasheed. Mariam’s mother‚ Nana‚ had a
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Walt Whitman Whitman’s different views of writing Walt Whitman is one of the first great American poets. He was born in 1819 on Long Island and he was one of ten children. Whitman only went to school for a few years until he turned eleven and concluded formal schooling. He then attempted to find work to support his future family. He found a job as an office boy and then moved on to be an apprentice with a local paper where he learned all about the printing press. The following summer he joined
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The novel “A Thousand Splendid Suns” is divided into four parts. Part one is mainly about a girl named Mariam who later met briefly a cheerful young mother of two boys Ahmad and Noor‚ Fariba. The second part is introduced by Fariba’s daughter‚ Laila. Laila is an ethnic Tajik born in 1978‚ and is a very intelligent‚ beautiful girl with aspirations to finish school and be as her father‚ Hakim‚ who is a teacher and university educated. Everything changed when Laila’s brothers‚ who she did not even
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