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    Love Across the Salt Desert K N Daruwla The story "Love Across the Salt Desert" is set in the village of Khavda‚ located in the Desert of Kutch‚ Gujarat‚ India. The author has used this backdrop to effectively symbolize the thirst that the two protagonists feel for one another--so the scorching sun of the desert becomes a metaphor for their parched lives which were looking for satiation. He also extends the drought prevailing in the land to be an expression of the same deprivation and with the

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    word mirage is used to imply that the life he is living is all one big illusion. He uses this word at the time when all the Jews are reciting the Kaddish. The reason why he chose to use it is because as they were reciting the Kaddish there was a sense of peace and happiness that was only there for a split second‚ but then faded away in despair and agony. In that moment then and there people felt as if there was tranquility and peace but before they realized it‚ it turned out just be a mirage.

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    is only one way out and that is to survive/win. One thing they have in common is the setting. For example‚ they are both isolated. "Countryside-on the moving train"(Foreman 326). The only way out of Hadleyville is the train. "Mirage" thought Rainsford but it was no mirage‚ he found when he opened the tall spiked iron gate. The stone steps were real enough; the stone steps were real enough; the massive door with a leering gargoyle for a knocker was real enough; yet it hung in all unreality" (Connell

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    Beauty by Jane Martin

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    IT’S A MIRAGE We live in a country where television and advertisement is designed to entice people into always wanting more than what they already have. This enticement is achieved by feeding into the human desire for happiness. Advertisers create persuasive campaigns that inundate the public with images of societies narrow interpretation of success and beauty. These images are then presented as a precondition to the happiness that human beings are searching for. When a person’s reality does not

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    ‘We see and understand things not as they are but as we are’ Discuss this claim in relation to at least two ways of knowing The typical description of a nice day outside includes lush green grass and clear blue sky. Everyone can relate to it‚ we see the colour‚ we can smell the scents and we can feel the texture. Yet do we see colour and smell the scents? Or does colour and scent exist in the world and all we as humans do is simply comprehend them? Is the day really a nice day? Or are we just in

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    would destroy the environments storage of water and affects the rest of the state. Another example is a picture of Rancho Mirage by the New York Times showing how in the left side of the photo is a desert with shrubs‚ which is the original way the environment looked like. The right side is where the residents lived and is covered with grass‚ golf courses‚ and houses. Rancho Mirage used lots of

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    channel 7 network‚ Mirage resorts and a number of extravagant houses across the world. <br> <br>Christopher Skase was born on the 18th of September 1948 in Melbourne‚ Australia. He grew up in a rich family going to Malvern and Caulfield Grammar Schools. He first started making money as a stockbroker and then as a finance journalist. In 1975 he bought a small Tasmanian based company called Quintex. Borrowing heavily the Company expanded into resort developments including 5 Mirage resorts and the media

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    Preface Throughout the past block‚ MRT Management has been working on a business plan which from MRT Management prospective will have great an opportunity to become a successful business. MRT had to implement all the knowledge gained during the past three years at the Hotelschool The Hague in order to accomplish this report. Furthermore‚ personal experience and knowledge as well as intensive research were the foundation of this report. The following Business Plan is written for the benefit of

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    The Incredibles- “we can all be heroes” The Incredibles‚ directed by Brad Bird‚ follows a group of superheroes forced to live normal lives after 15 years of helping others in the community using their superpowers. Although each character had superpowers it was their character traits that were more influential in categorising them as heroes in the eyes of the viewer and supports the idea that we can all be heroes without being super. Characteristics such as bravery‚ teamwork‚ unity and a strong sense

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    Gender inequality

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    Is Gender Equality Still a Mirage? In today’s global society‚ it is apparent that gender inequality is still in existence in contemporary America. Helen Clark once said‚ “Any serious shift towards more sustainable societies has to include gender equality.” Societies have come a long way when it comes to women’s rights. In Countries like Sweden‚ Finland and Norway gender equality has emerged. While‚ countries in the Middle East and Asia still need to close as much as 50% of their gender gaps. Despite

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