"Draupadi" by Mahasveta Devi Translated with a Foreword by Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak Translator’s Foreword I translated this Bengali short story into English as much for the sake of its villain‚ Senanayak‚ as for its title character‚ Draupadi (or Dopdi). Because in Senanayak I find the closest approximation to the First- World scholar in search of the Third World‚ I shall speak of him first. On the level of the plot‚ Senanayak is the army officer who captures and degrades Draupadi. I will
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witnessed relatives struggle with illnesses from influenza to being diagnosed with depression. Correspondingly‚ I felt a need to ease the pain but without proper skills‚ I helplessly watched. I felt similar with my aama’s (grandmother) situation‚ Rama Devi Karki‚ a strong and charismatic woman. She loved unconditionally and had a colossal hand in raising me. When I was 10‚ my family and I
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Woman and Marriage in the essay’s of Pandita Ramabai and Rassundari Devi Pandita Ramabai an eminent Indian Christian social reformer and activist in her book High Caste Hindu Women highlights subject matter relating to the life of Hindu women including child brides‚ marriage and widowhood. She talks about the money aspect when arranging a marriage‚ the young ages of the boy and the girl‚ the marriage rituals and the inhuman expectations that the women are faced with. According to her‚ marriage
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The mother in their family has many roles. She is not just your mother‚ she is the nurturer‚ doctor‚ nurse‚ teacher‚ cab driver‚ cook‚ house keeper‚ homework helper‚ clothing washer‚ cheerleader‚ disciplinarian‚ just too many to type at this moment. We don’t realize just how important our mothers are. Mothers do and do and ask for nothing in return‚ we cry along with you when you are hurting‚ and will fight the biggest thing around defending you. You’re never “TOO OLD” to be mommy’s baby. There is
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Andrea Professor SMcCombs English 1301 15 October 2012 Mothers It is no question that mothers are utterly important in every child’s life. As far as I could remember my mother has always been there for me. For example one of the many times she has been there for me was when she taught me the difference between healthy food and junk food. Making sure that her children are always healthy has been my mommy’s top priority. When I was six‚ or seven I can recall going to the corner store with my
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Agatha Christie says‚ “A mother’s love for her child is like nothing else in the world. It knows no law‚ no pity. It dares all things and crushes down remorselessly all that stands in its path. “. Mother being the supreme lover‚ loves her child like nothing. A mother dissipates the clouds of darkness‚ and cause peace to return to our hearts when we are helpless in the wilderness life with her kind precepts and counsels. From the moment we are born till we are cradled in the chariot of death‚ we
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inspired me‚ my mother is the first person that comes to mind. My mother has been the biggest inspiration in my life. Everything that I am today is a result of the influence and the life lessons that she has taught me. She has made so many opportunities available for me‚ without her I do not know where I would be. My mother is a very inspiring person; the reasons for this are countless. For example‚ when I decided to run for Student Council and I didn’t think I could make it‚ but my mother was my biggest
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care and custody. Parents always play an important role in raising children.It is always the big question whether the father or mother is more important in the family. In my opinion‚ they are undoubtedly‚mothers. Women make better parents than men and this is why they have greater role in raising children in most societies. Firstly‚ the child was born of mother. The mother carried the child in her womb for nine months‚ which attaches both of them together. Furthermore‚ the child grow up by mother’s
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"The Essence of the Epoche" In the Supreme Court ruling of Davis v. Davis‚ Justice Daughtrey created an epoche of the law when she‚ unlike previous judges‚ based her decision on the recognition of a new category more relevant to the case rather than relying on one previously established. She casts aside conventional thoughts and residual knowledge by declaring the case to present a "question of first impression" which will require the court to act through common law. Although Justice Daughtrey relates
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“The Mother: Remember the children you got that you did not get” Gwendolyn Brooks’ poem “The Mother” is ambiguous and totally unexpected. The narrator starts by speaking about abortion in a very accusatory tone. In the first part of the poem the narrator uses second person language and accuses mothers of getting abortions and talks about how all the mothers will be missing out on seeing their children grow. She is talking to readers about abortions in general. She talks to mothers and patronizes
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