Kim Thuy’s novel Ru follows the life of a Vietnamese family escaping the war-torn country. The story is told through the eyes of a girl named Nguyen An Tinh and she takes us through the journey of being a Vietnamese refugee. From her childhood life in Vietnam and Malaysia to Canada we witness her transformation from a young girl to a woman. She takes us through her story of finding her identity amidst all the chaos and eventually returning to Vietnam. Throughout her life Nguyen realized that she
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A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess portrays the problem between order in society and the freedom of individuals. The novel represents the universal values and dangers of all societies due to this fundamental conflict of choice and individualism. The freedom of individuals must be limited in order to achieve stability and order within society. The antagonist of A Clockwork Orange is fifteen year-old Alex‚ a vicious boy with constant violent impulses. Alex rapes‚ steals‚ and murders because it
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celebrated. It is not something of which to be proud. World War I affected the lives of everyone who fought in it. New weapons and new tactics were being used for the first time‚ and every country wanted to play a role in this new type of warfare. Erich Maria Remarque was one of the unfortunate people to be dragged into this war to fight for Germany. After the war was over‚ he wrote a book about the realities of war from the perspective of the soldiers fighting in it. On the first page‚ he wrote‚ “This
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Although there are many famous mathematicians that I do not know of‚ Maria Gaëtana Agnesi is an important mathematician of the Renaissance period. Born on May 16‚ 1718‚ Maria was the oldest of twenty one. “She was the daughter of Pietro Agnesi who came from a wealthy family who made their money from silk.”(O’Connor and Robertson) Recognized as a child prodigy‚ early‚ Maria’s father made sure to provide the finest tutors for his daughter. All of Maria’s tutors were men educated by the Church
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magnified some things and blotted out others hung over the whole Gulf so that all sights were unreal and vision could not be trusted....There was no certainty in seeing‚ no proof that what you saw was there or not there [emphases added]. The novel I have chosen is ’The Pearl’. I will discuss the setting from three aspects - historical‚ social and geographical. From the historical aspect‚ the story is set in Mexico. The country has been colonised by the Spanish. The town of La Paz
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Coming of age novels‚ Cold Sassy Tree and To Kill a Mockingbird introduce readers to 14 year old Will Tweedy of Cold Sassy‚ Georgia and 5 year old Jean Louise “Scout” Finch of Maycomb County‚ Alabama. Both characters were brought up in small‚ close-knit southern towns‚ with false views of the world‚ and ignorance to knowledge and experience. As the stories progess however‚ the two gain a new type of knowledge and realization of the world. Experiences dealing with love‚ death‚ racism and discrimination
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Describe the life and work of Dr. Maria Montessori . One of the world greatest educators Maria Montessori ‚ gave us the method of teaching children popularly known after her own name . She believed God had invested human beings with the urge and the power to fulfill themselves . In finding a way to liberate this power ‚ she gave the world a new approach to education ‚ as a joyful process of self discovery and self realization . She was born in july ‚ 1870 in Italy . She
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Many harmful ideologies plague our society‚ distorting our perception of reality and fostering intense hate. These mindsets‚ like racism‚ extremism‚ or sexism‚ often lead to destructive‚ disturbing actions‚ like hate crimes. These concepts attempt to distinguish the “other‚” to create sense of superiority by degrading fellow humans. They create enemies where there should be unity in our common humanity‚ similar to how the true essence of patriotism disrupts the common effort for peace by functioning
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travel guide‚ with accounts of local history of places along the route‚ but the humorous elements eventually took over‚ to the point where the serious and somewhat sentimental passages now seem like an unnecessary distraction to the essentially comic novel. One of the most praised things about Three Men in a Boat is how undated it appears to modern readers. The jokes seem fresh and witty even today. The three men were based on the narrator (Jerome himself) and two real-life friends‚ George Wingrave
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the life and works of Dr. Maria Montessori Born 31st August 1870 in Chiaravalle‚ Ancona‚ Italy‚ Maria Montessori grew up as the only child of educated parents. Because of his military profession‚ her father‚ Alessandro‚ was often transferred‚ giving Maria unequalled opportunity of education in larger Italian cities. Unlike Alessandro‚ her mother‚ Renilde Stoppani‚ was less conservative supporting Maria’s strong‚ lively character and unconventional convictions. Maria was not an outstanding student
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