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    “Darius III- Noble Enemy or Incompetent Coward?” The Persians King Darius of Persia was mostly known as Darius Codomannus at the time of his reign. He was the cousin of Artaxerxes III who was murdered by a eunuch named Bogoas. Bogoas raised Darius Codomannus to the thrown after killing Artaxerxes III and his son Arses. Bogoas tried to also murder Darius by poisoning him but he was forced to drink the poison himself by Darius. Due to the circumstances of his accession as king the empire he

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    Quote from Hamlet "Thus conscience does make cowards of us all". These words said by Hamlet are very strong in meaning and really do make a lot of sense. I agree with this quote. I really do believe that a person’s guilty conscience may cause them to have fear of doing what is right or of telling another person the truth or what needs to be said. A person’s conscience is what tells the person what is right and it lets the person know when he or she has committed something that is morally wrong

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    A House for Mr. Biswas

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    A House for Mr. Biswas (Naipaul) Summary The early masterpiece of V. S. Naipaul’s brilliant career‚ A House for Mr. Biswas is an unforgettable story inspired by Naipaul’s father that has been hailed as one of the twentieth century’s finest novels. The book that first brought Naipaul worldwide acclaim‚ this richly comic novel tells the moving story of a man without a single asset who enters a life devoid of opportunity‚ and whose tumble-down house becomes a potent symbol of the search for identity

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    outlook. The book is written in the first person narrative voice and Naipaul uses descriptive passages very well to outline his themes. The title ‘’An Area of Darkness’’ refers to India and many of the negative aspects of the Indian culture is highlighted and Naipaul seems to see the whole bleakness of the culture at every stage. Naipaul gives the reader a vivid insight into the various sects and cultural systems dominating India. Naipaul analyses the whole colonial process and there is a copious references

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    One Out Of Many Analysis

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    the same. First of all‚ In “One out of Many” Santosh struggles with wanting to go back to Bombay or to stay in America. He spends half of his advance pay on a movie‚ cake‚ and coffee. After that Santosh tells his boss‚ Sahib‚ “I want to go home” (Naipaul 1666). Sahib‚ means master in Hindi‚ refuses to let Santosh go telling him that he will have to work six to seven years without salary if he goes back to Bombay. Santosh is desperately stuck between choosing to go back to Bombay where he will have

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    Miguel Street by V.S. Naipaul The History of Trinidad Trinidad was inhabited by Carib and Arawak people long before Christopher Columbus arrived‚ but the recorded history of Trinidad and Tobago begins with the settlements of the islands by Spanish. Both islands were encountered by Christopher Columbus on his third voyage in 1498. Tobago changed hands between the British‚ French‚ Dutch and Courlanders‚ but eventually ended up in British hands. Trinidad remained in Spanish hands until 1797‚ but

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    VS ART OF CHARACTERIZATION

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    primitive vitality of his art. Naipaul’s characters represent a world not moved by love but dominated by greed‚ conflict and futility. As a satirical artist‚ he aims to provide a kind of hurtful laughter that may offer catharsis but not redemption. Naipaul observes‚ “My world is more confused than that of the other writers; I’ve had to fit in as part of the background” (Drozdiak 17). It is easy to recognize that the miseries and sufferings faced by Naipaul’s protagonists have natural conformity with

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    S. Naipaul Sir Vidiadhar Surajprasad "V. S." Naipaul‚ TC (born 17 August 1932) is a Trinidadian-British writer of Indo-Trinidadian heritage of Bhumihar Brahmin[1][2] known for his novels focusing on the legacy of the British Empire’s colonialism. He has also written works of non-fiction‚ such as travel writing and essays. Naipaul was born in Chaguanas‚ Trinidad and Tobago‚ to parents of Indian descent.[1] He is the son‚ older brother‚ uncle‚ and cousin of published authors Seepersad Naipaul‚ Shiva

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    A Pen to Fight

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    People often get options what to do or not to do in life; I always choose my options freely without any pressure. But there are some people in this world who are “genius” but their abilities are often “shortened” or “greatened” by some ill choices or imposed choices. Shortened because they feel problematic with a sense of loss and greatened because that choice or loss leads them and their work to a massive acknowledgement. It can also be again their long fascination which turns to be against own

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    explore the autobiographical elements in A House for Mr. Biswas.Naipaul’s autobiographical narration in A House for Mr. Biswas is a “private epic” and is to be taken as a literal version of his life.This novel is the fictional version of experiences Naipaul has recalled in later autobiographical surveys which he describes as “very much father’s book...written out of his journalism and stories‚out of his knowledge...” Mr. Biswas as Naipaul’s autobiographical revealation appears not only as an over-reaction

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