The Miracle Worker’ from the point of view of language Helen Keller‚ blind‚ deaf‚ and mute since infancy because of a severe case of scarlet fever‚ is in danger of being sent to an institution as her inability to communicate has left her frustrated and violent. Unable to communicate her desires‚ the isolated Helen flew into uncontrollable rages that terrified her helpless family. In desperation‚ her parents seek help from the Perkins Institute‚ which sends them a "half-blind Yankee schoolgirl"
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What is “postcolonial literature”? Postcolonial literature‚ a category devised to replace and expand upon what was once called Commonwealth Literature. As a label‚ it thus covers a very wide range of writings from countries that were once colonies or dependencies of the European powers. There has been much debate about the scope of the term: should predominantly white ex‐colonies like Ireland‚ Canada‚ and Australia be included? why are the United States exempted both from the accepted list of former
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"Every event can be viewed from multiple perspectives". I agree entirely with this aphorism for the reason that I have experienced a situation in where my perspective was utterly changed. I used to think that by no means possible this could come about. But‚ as one can see; it came about to me. I had an idea in my head‚ an idea that was carved in stone. An idea that I thought would never change no matter what perspective I saw it from‚ the idea that abortion is wrong. Well‚ just because of a little
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Literature as Media for Developing Language Competence and Building Social Awareness By Fatchul Mu’in Faculty of Teacher Training and Education Lambung Mangkurat University Banjarmasin E-mail: muin_sihyar@yahoo.com Literature is a kind of the artwork which uses a language as a medium. If it said that literature is a language in one side‚ learning literature is‚ at the same time‚ learning a language in the other side. English literature is literature written in English language. In this relation
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learning from Indian religious traditions Vasanti Gupta Director of Insight India‚ Headington‚ Oxford‚ UK Keywords Ethics‚ Green issues‚ India‚ Tourism The context Pilgrimage to a sacred place as an act of religious devotion is an age-old tradition‚ followed by religions all over the world. The fact that it is often carried out on foot‚ is an older form and has many religious connotations‚ has made people overlook it as a form of tourism. Apart from the devotional aspect‚ looked at from the
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Cambridge International AS and A Level A passport to success in education‚ university and employment Contents 3 Welcome to Cambridge 4 Cambridge programmes and qualifications 7 Cambridge International AS and A Level 8 Our curriculum 13 Classroom support for teachers and learners 16 Our qualifications 18 Join the Cambridge community 19 What next? About us University of Cambridge International Examinations is the world’s largest provider of international education programmes and qualifications
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Literature has had a major impact on the development of society. It has shaped civilizations‚ changed political systems and exposed injustice. Literature gives us a connection to others through the emotions it creates. It can instigate and bolster whole social issues with nothing but words. Even though countless people do not even realize‚ literature has shaped and molded our society. Literature is something used every day to learn and improve intelligence. Textbooks used in school‚ even though
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Martin Luther King Jr’s “Letter from Birmingham Jail” is addressed to eight white clergymen who had composed a letter criticizing the protests for equal rights in Birmingham‚ Alabama. King‚ president of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference and Civil Rights activist‚ tries to battle the injustice and inhumane treatment towards the African-American society‚ which the clergymen tend to disregard. King’s efforts were devoted to bringing awareness to the nation about the prevalence of segregation
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Asia Country Official and national Languages Other spoken Languages Afghanistan Pashto (Pashtu‚ Pushtu) an Eastern Iranian language‚ it is the native language of the Pashtun people. Dari Persian (Fārsī-ye Darī) also known as Afghan Persian. other Turkic and minor languages. Armenia Armenian (Hayeren) is an independent‚ one-language subgroup within the Indo-European language family. The unique Armenian alphabet‚ which consists of 39 characters‚ was created in 405 AD by a monk named
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COMANCHE INDIANS The Comanches‚ exceptional horsemen who dominated the Southern Plains‚ played a prominent role in Texas frontier history throughout much of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Anthropological evidence indicates that they were originally a mountain tribe‚ a branch of the Northern Shoshones‚ who roamed the Great Basin region of the western United States as crudely equipped hunters and gatherers. Both cultural and linguistic similarities confirm the Comanches’ Shoshone origins
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