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    writers in India who write in the English language and whose native or co-native language could be one of the numerous languages of India. It is also associated with the works of members of the Indian Diaspora‚ such as V. S. Naipaul‚ Kiran Desai‚ Jhumpa Lahiri and Salman Rushdie‚ who are of Indian descent. It is frequently referred to as Indo-Anglian literature. As a category‚ this production comes under the broader realm of postcolonial literature-the production from previously colonised countries

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    COVER PAGE NAME : IMMACULATE SUWIRA BOTTOMAN POSTAL ADDRESS : C/O WORLD VISION MALAWI P O BOX 692 LILONGWE MALAWI STUDENT NO : 35890347 MODULE : GROUP DYNAMICS MODULE NO : SOC 306B SEMESTER : 00 ASSIGNMENT NO : 02 Table of Contents Assignment Questions iii A. ROLE OF GENDER AND EMPLOYMENT IN INDUSTRIAL AND POST INDUSTRIAL 1 SOCIETIES IN RELATION TO POWER 1 1.0 INTRODUCTION 1 2.0 GENDER DEFINED 1 3.0 ASPECTS OF GENDER 2 4.0 GENDER AND POWER RELATIONS

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    Molly Suminski Honors Project: Caste System and Religious Implications The Caste System of Ancient India is a major pillar of Ancient Indian History. This social structure of class was formed by the religion‚ philosophy‚ racial demographics‚ and economic structure of the time. It’s roots are extensive‚ claiming grounds and validation in all aspects of life. mirroring it’s impactful origins‚ the effects of the Caste System are numerous and unavoidable. This system of social relations determines everything

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    similarities. Literary devices and similar themes allow a deeper interpretation of both stories by comparing and contrasting them. Immigration‚ harsh situations experienced by immigrants and the arduously discussed how-will-I-adapt question. Indeed‚ Jhumpa Lahiri’s “The Namesake” and Sandra Cisneros’ “The House on Mango Street” both use description‚ imagery‚ and settings. A wide panorama including identity which plays an immense role in the stories. In the namesake‚ confusion and disconcert reign alongside

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    Throughout both “Interpreter of Maladies” and “Sexy”‚ Jhumpa Lahiri’s exhibits an ironical emphasis on the idea that while loneliness pushes people towards keeping secrets‚ it is those secrets that add to their loneliness in return and create greater damage to the highlighted relationships. While both stories hone on an unfaithful marriage‚ in “Sexy”‚ the perspective is given through the ‘other woman’ with whom the husband‚ Dev‚ cheats his wife. Throughout the story‚ Miranda seeks a connection to

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    hood in spite of the fact that she is a married woman that she’s as far along in her studies as she is that Nikhil has a respectable if not terribly lucrative job. It would have been different with Graham-he’d made more than enough for both of them” (Lahiri 254) | One of the main themes in this story is pressure. Throughout the story Gogol feels pressured by his parents to follow the Bengali culture‚ to marry a Bengali girl‚ to eat Bengali food and to live the Bengali lifestyle. Myself being of the South

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    A bildungsroman novel‚ also called a coming-of-age story‚ contains plots and obstacles that cause the characters to develop and change throughout the entire novel. There are many different characteristics in order to make up a bildungsroman novel. However‚ in The Namesake‚ the character that developed and changed throughout their life into adulthood was Gogol. Gogol’s coming of age was made evident by the bildungsroman’s genre conventions of social isolation and a conflict of generations. In Buckley’s

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    stood at the opposite end of the bridge (about thirty feet apart) they could hear each other whisper to each other and he told her she was sexy. 6. Different geographical places that are mentioned include India‚ Michigan‚ Boston‚ and Bengal. Again Lahiri refers to the region of India and the East Coast of the U.S. for her story.

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    Bernard Malamud 1914-1986 American novelist and short story writer. The following entry provides criticism on Malamud’s works from 1975 through 1999. See alsoBernard Malamud Criticism (Volume 1)‚ and Volumes 2‚ 3‚ 5‚ 9‚ 11‚ 27. INTRODUCTION Malamud is considered one of the most prominent figures in Jewish-American literature. His stories and novels‚ in which reality and fantasy are frequently interlaced‚ have been called parables‚ myths‚ and allegories and often illustrate the importance of

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    Introduction to Creative Writing‚ Spring 2013 University of Miami English 209‚ Section F Essy Stone s.stone5@umiami.edu office #: (305) 284-4673 Class: MM 114 MWF 1:25-2:15 pm Office hours: W 2:30-3:30 pm (or by appt) in room 110 ECC Pentland House 1238 Dickinson Dr. “You have all these ingredients‚ the details of your life...you must add the heat and energy of your heart.” —Natalie Goldberg “It’s hard for me to believe that people who read very little (or not at all in some cases) should presume

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