A Parable on Populism (and American Monetary Policy) This popular and well-documented reading sees The Wizard of Oz as being about the collapse of the Populist Movement in the United States at the turn of the twentieth century. In this scenario‚ Dorothy represents the common citizen‚ the Tin Man is the industrial worker‚ the Scarecrow is a stand-in for farmers‚ and the Cowardly Lion is politician William Jennings Bryan (seen by many at the time as being all talk and no action). They travel along
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stories? Objectives: To recognize and emulate different types of storytelling To gain knowledge of the archetypal hero’s journey and the journey hero To read and annotate text for understanding Texts: Haroun and the Sea of Stories by Salman Rushdie “Where I’m From” by George Ella Lyon Excerpt from The Odyssey by Homer Table of Contents Vocabulary Words 2 “Where I’m From” 3 Poem Pre-writing & Brainstorming 4 Visual Poem 5 Poem Rubric 6 Hero’s Journey
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English like his ancestors such as Mulk Raj Anand‚ R.K. Narayan and Raja Rao‚ but this liking of Chetan Bhagat to portray Indian reality can be considered even an extension and partially extermination of his immediate predecessors like Vikram Seth‚ Salman Rushdie‚ Arundhti Roy who changed the face of Indian novel in English with their continue practice of shattering the standard of westernized looking as ‘other’ and ‘substandard’ discussed in Edward Said’s famed treatise Orientalism as he seems to be adopting
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1. What happened after Oscar Wilde’s The Importance of Being Earnest opened? 2. ( T or F ) Arthur Miller’s The Crucible has one set: a courtroom during the HUAC hearings. 3. ( T or F ) Ballet companies of today are afraid the public will boycott The Rite of Spring. 4. Calling a wife "the little woman" and saying that certain minorities exhibit recognizable traits such as laziness or stinginess are examples of: 5. Identifying closely with minorities was Edmonia Lewis‚ whose talent
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There are many discussions about the effects of reality TV on society. Positive and negative effects of reality TV are two parts of a coin. Unfortunately the coin mostly falls on the negative side. Many reality TV shows are created purely for profit without thinking about its consequences on the mindsets of viewers‚ especially young viewers . Media companies accept that they make these shows for profit and they do not care about the
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FLIPKART * Flipkart went live in 2007 with the objective of making books easily available to anyone who had internet access. Today‚ we’re present across various categories including movies‚ music‚ games‚ mobiles‚ cameras‚ computers‚ healthcare and personal products‚ home appliances and electronics‚ stationery‚ perfumes‚ toys – and still counting! * With over 11.5 million book titles‚ 14 different categories‚ more than 3 million registered users and sale of 30000 items a day‚ we can
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The Essay “Luka and the Fire of Life” is a nove written by Salman Rushdie. The novel is about a twelve year old boy named Luka Khalifa‚ and his father‚ Rushid Khalifa. His father had fallen into a very deep coma‚ hearing nothing and no one. Luka met a holographic version of his father‚ named Nobodaddy. Nobodaddy knows the only method to retrieve Luka’s father back to life‚ or awaken him. He has to steal the fire of life from the world of magic. Luka‚ Nobodaddy‚ his pet bear and dog set forth
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The concept of globalisation has delimited the distance of the world‚ and it opened the numerous paths for every human being to get suitable opportunity for his livelihood in any part of the world. The migrates make efforts to adapt the culture of their inhabiting countries‚ and also try to get habitual with the mores of there. But the inherent culture makes them close to the spirit of their native countries‚ and originates the sense of cultural conflicts. They make every possible effort for sustaining
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Section A: Fiction Assignment This is an extract from the‚ Midnight’s Children‚ by Salman Rushdie. In this extract‚ the protagonist‚ Saleem Sinai shares the history about his birth and the significance of why his birth is considered as a historical event. He explains how on the 15th of August 11947‚ he was born but at the very time of his entrance into the world‚ India gained its independence from the British. The rest of the extract is focused on his concerns and feelings about sharing his monumental
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CHENNAI / KOLKATA / DELHI: Cultural intolerance stalked the world’s largest democracy on Wednesday. The ban on Kamal Haasan’s new movie was upheld‚ prompting him to consider moving to another country‚ and internationally acclaimed writer Salman Rushdie was stopped from attending Asia’s largest book fair in Kolkata. J Jayalalithaa’s Tamil Nadu government was quick to ban the screening of Haasan’s new movie Vishwaroopam after certain Nadar: Queen-in-waiting ROSHNI NADAR NEXT HCL CHAIRMAN
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