Trading for trust In first few years after indepe ndence‚ 60% of Pakist an’s total trade was with India‚ today it is less than 3%. By Farooq Tirmizi Published: September 23‚ 2012 In first few years after independence‚ 60% of Pakistan’s total trade was with India‚ today it is less than 3%. It is one of the most ridiculous sights in the world: at the Wagah border crossing that links Pakistan to India‚ several trucks stand on the Pakistani side‚ with labourers unloading 50-kilogramme sacks
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The first episode of Star Wars to ever be released‚ - A New Hope‚ - was a huge success. Directed by George Lucas‚ the princess-protecting tale takes a typical storyline and adds a pinch of the impractical to create a beautiful and magical world with a compelling plot line and relatable characters. The way that Star Wars delivers fantastic creatures and devices through an approachable human lens helps make it the success it is. There is a scene of A New Hope where Luke realises something bad could
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Horror King Stephen King Known as the Horror King‚ Stephen King has earned that title with his award winning novels such as Carrie‚ The Dead Zone‚ and The Shining. Stephen King has written more than two hundred works of literature including his novels‚ short stories‚ and poems‚ one hundred and seventy eight of which were turned into works of film. Born on September 21‚ 1947 in Portland‚ Maine‚ Stephen King was raised by a mostly single parent. Stephen’s father “left the house to buy a pack of
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Marlowe - The Big Sleep What are my traits? Marlowe runs a single man operation out of the Cahuenga building in Los Angeles. He is tall and big enough to take care of himself. And his interests are Liquor‚ women‚ reading‚ chess and working alone. He is educated enough that he can speak English if he’s required to’. Marlowe used to work for the district attorney‚ but was fired for insubordination. Philip Marlowe‚ a private detective. Tall‚ dark‚ and rugged‚ with a poker face and a quick
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Thesis: Through the use of symbolism‚ Hawthorne portrays Arthur Dimmesdale as a hypocrite in order to show the contrast between a person’s life with society knowing their sins‚ like Hester’s‚ and a person’s life with concealed sins‚ like Dimmesdale’s‚ as well as exhibiting the negative effects that hypocrisy can have on someone’s conscience. Body: Throughout the novel‚ Dimmesdale exhibits his life of hypocrisy more and more as he struggles to deal with its negative effects on his conscience. From
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The Once and Future King King Arthur of the Arthurian legends is one of the most unique characters in the history of literature. Since he has been depicted by a variety of writers‚ there is more than a single description of his personality. The Arthur we know is actually a conglomerate of many different interpretations of one character. For this reason‚ his character and very person haven ’t been too consistent through the legends. The earliest Arthurian Legends which are also some of the earliest
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Lady Macbeth Lady Macbeth is cunning. As quoted “ You want to have the greatest prize in life‚ but you act like a coward. You are like a silly cat who wants to catch fish‚‚ but is afraid to get it’s feet wet.” This shows that Lady Macbeth is very scornful over Macbeth and know that his weakness is him not being able to stand people’s insults of him. Lady Macbeth gains control of Macbeth thoughts through insulting him‚ which makes him want to prove her wrong by doing things lady Macbeth ask him to
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“Prejudice is a learnt attitude. You are taught to be prejudice‚ you are not born prejudice.” Prejudice is the quality or condition of judging someone or a group of people before you meet them‚ usually by using stereotypes. People are not born to be prejudice; they are taught and influenced by their parents‚ friends and surroundings. Furthermore‚ prejudicial attitudes stem from ignorance and this leads to an unbreakable chain. People are not born with the mentality of hating someone because of
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Loyalty‚ courage and honor are all traits that define the greatness in a person‚ but to obtain all of these attributes is very difficult. To be loyal is to give unending support towards someone or something. When a person is courageous‚ he or she is brave in a way that is heroic. Honor is having high respect and admiration. In the novel The Eagle of the Ninth by Rosemary Sutcliff‚ protagonist Marcus Aquila shows flawless loyalty‚ courage and honour throughout the book. Marcus’ loyalty shines through
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a greedy‚ ambitious and brave king. Ultimately because of his overconfidence‚ he dies devastatingly. . Macbeth bumped into three witches after his battle. The three witches tell Macbeth he will become thain of cawdor and glamis‚ and then king. He then becomes the thain which opened up an opportunity for him to become king. He then writes a letter to his wife in which he wrote to her about everything that was going on and she decides they need to kill the king in order for him to seize the throne
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