19 April 2011 The Reluctant Fundamentalist Journal Entries (Pages 1-50) After reading for a few pages‚ it seemed almost as if the main character of the book‚ Changez‚ implicates the reader (us) as the person who he is talking to‚ and I thought that was a unique aspect of this book‚ unlike many other books. The American man that Changez is actually speaking to‚ I thought it was very strange how he was wearing a full suit‚ especially in a place like Lahore where the weather is extremely humid
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THE RELUCTANT FUNDAMENTALIST “It’s like I’m an oyster. I’ve had this sharp speck inside me for a long time‚ and I’ve been trying to make it more comfortable‚ so slowly I’ve turned it into a pearl.” ’The Reluctant Fundamentalist’ a ‘brief and charming story; a ‘seething commentary on the events of post 9/11 and the resentment it has created in the minds of non-western world for the way America has conducted itself after the attacks. A monologue narrated by a young bearded Pakistani man Changez
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In many ways‚ in Mohsin Hamid’s novel The Reluctant fundamentalist‚ the relationship between Changez and Erica mirrors that the failed love affair between Changez and the United States. Throughout the novel these two idea’s run parallel to each other‚ for example when Changez and Erica make love she can only accept him if he pretends to be Chris‚ Not unlike how Changez can only be accepted into America society if he possesses an American degree an American job and supresses his Pakistani identity
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Changez finds his identity throughout his journey. Discuss. Contention: Did he have identity to start with? Did he lose his identity throughout his journey? Changez does find his identity throughout his journey‚ however‚ at time he loses himself and is confused about where he belongs. Ideas: Finding his identity: Realisations‚ moves back to Lahore Losing his identity: Pretending to be Chris‚ starts acting like an American (in Philippines) Confused about his identity: Beard‚ 9/11 attacks‚ “Princeton
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Abdulhamid II‚ The Final Autocrat The Ottoman Empire had many autocratic rulers from origin of its empire; some were prosperous while others were failures. Abdulhamid II was last autocratic ruler for the empire‚ and did not prosper. He was declared as a tyrant for suspending the Ottoman constitution. Abdulhamid II motivations for such actions were his needs for absolute power while there was opposition to the Ottoman Rule. When Abdulhamid II came into power he used sly tactics to stay in power and
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4/1/2015 Butler Lumber Case Discussion | Fathuddin Hamid Academia.edu Search... Log In Sign Up Butler Lumber Case Discussion 1) Is Butler Lumber Case just a bank lending / finance case? Butler Lumber Case is not just a bank lending / finance case. Though this case requires the financial analysis of the company‚ we should also consider other factors such as the establishing the long-term relationship between the bank and Butler Lumber Company. Through thiscross long-term relationship‚
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plastic shopping bags have been dropped off every month or so at the offices of Afghanistan’s president—courtesy of the Central Intelligence Agency [CIA]. All told‚ tens of millions of dollars have flowed from the CIA to the office of President Hamid Karzai.... An American official said‚ ’The biggest source of corruption in Afghanistan [is] the United
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Sexual crimes against women‚ gang raping‚ lust murders‚ abductions of young females‚ and blackmail of families with eligible daughters were common during the rule of the pre-Taliban fundamentalists‚ who now have high positions in the government of Hamid Karzai and are free to brutalize Afghan women in areas under their rule. The Taliban and Al-Qaida are again in power and generously supported by the US government. It has completely shattered the dream of the people for liberation from the Taliban tyranny
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1 ARTICLE WITHDRAWAL OF U.S TROOPS FROM AFGHANISTAN AND ITS IMPACT ON REGION WRITTEN BY: USAMA PERVAIZ OUTLINE 1.COMPLETE BACKGROUND OF THE SITUATION 2.PLAN OF REMOVAL OF FORCES 3.POST REMOVAL PLAN 4.IMPACT ON INDIA‚PAKISTAN AND TAJIKISTAN 5.FUTURE RELATIONS OF PAKISTAN AND AFGHANISTAN 6.CHALLENGES AND OPPURTUNITIES FOR PASKISTAN 7.SOME RECOMMENDATIONS 8.SCENARIOS OF AFGHANISTAN 9.CONCLUSION. ______________________________________________________________________________ The Withdrawal of U.S.
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of various regimes in Afghanistan; from the end of the monarchy to the Soviet-backed government of the 1980s to the fundamentalist Taliban government of the 1990s. The action closes soon after the fall of the Taliban and alludes to the rise of Hamid Karzai as leader of a new Afghan government in the wake of the events
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