CURFEWED NIGHT: BASHARAT PEER‚ RANDOM HOUSE INDIA‚ 2009‚ 239 pp. The Kashmir conflict is not new for the people of the world and more so for a Kashmiri. Yet‚ as the author rightly points out‚ hardly any work exists in the canon of Indian Literature in English about this issue. Basharat Peer‚ in his debut book Curfewed Night‚ sets out to change exactly that. Whether he succeeds or not depends on what the author aspires for; to be a narrator presenting a true and holistic picture of the tragedy
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discussed was what happened in the story so far. We talked about how the book‚ “The Night Circus”‚ is a fairytale most likely set in the Victorian Era . The description of the way the characters talked‚ the scenery‚ clothing described as long dresses that went down to the ankle worn with gloves‚ and the girls hair was styled up in a bun all gave a old time feeling. The book mostly takes place at a magical night circus‚ which is only open to the public from sunset to sunrise. But we recently learned
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history. Book’s such as Maus (Art Spigealman) and Night (Elie Wiesel) were written so that these horrors would not be re-lived. Six months into his dictatorship‚ Hitler began systematically stripping the Jews of their basic privileges and rights. The right to own land‚ hold health insurance‚ serve in the military‚ or seek legal counsel was all seized from Jewish life‚ (History). Thus leaving them homeless and with no-where to go. In the novel Night by Elie Wiesel‚ Elie writes of how his family was
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A Night of Violence According to my history instructor‚ Adolf Hitler once said that he wanted to sign up ‘’ brutal youths’’ to help him achieve his goals. If Hitler were still alive‚ he would not have any trouble recruiting the brutal youths he wanted; he could get them here in Algeria. I know‚ because I was one of them. As a teenager‚ I ran with a gang. And it took a frightening incident for me to see how violent I had become. The incident was planned one Thursday night when I
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The Museum of Curiosity project requires a symbolic donation of an object that represents an event that is historically important. My donation is a handpainted propaganda sign from the secret‚ government town of Oak Ridge‚ Tennessee. The decision to choose this as my donation was simple considering the way that the compound of Oak Ridge has changed both Tennessee and the world. But how does this particular sign represent the secrecy and importance of the goings on in Oak Ridge? This sign was constructed
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Starry Night is a beautiful painting‚ representational in the type of art. The size of the painting is 29 in. by 36 ¼ in.‚ and oil on canvas were the materials used. Van Gogh is using an expressive quality and an emotionalism viewpoint. On the left side of the painting‚ there is a group of black lines that curve in waves upward‚ coming to a point. To the lower right‚ there is a small town that leads up to hills and then mountains. The painting is set at night‚ and the sky is a wondrous swirl of bursting
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Shakespeare’s the Twelfth Night is a classic comedy filled with lies‚ misunderstandings and many love triangles. One example of this may be the Orsino‚ Olivia‚ Viola‚ Sebastian triangle. Although Orsino seemed to have a passionate love for Olivia‚ Viola is another obvious candidate for his affection. Through out Viola’s time as Cesario‚ Orsino’s feelings for her seem to come out more and more. Viola is a good friend to Orsino‚ knows him quite well and likes him for himself‚ not his money or looks
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The Arabian Nights and Arab Culture Arabian nights which known as “ Alf Layla Wa Laylah” have a huge impact and relation to Arab culture. Arabian nights are a collection of old stories include pre-Islamic culture‚ historical tales‚ love‚ crimes‚ poetries‚ music and literature. These stories were derived from the west and south Asia where a lot of translators and scholars collected the work over many centuries. The tales themselves are affected back to the ancient Arabic‚ Persian‚ and Indian traditions
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BY PICASSO WEEPING WOMAN Composition and Brushstrokes The weeping woman portrays a woman who is in deep despair. Throughout the painting‚ we are able to see quite a lot of sharp edges and contrasting colours. The woman’s black piercing eyes are wide-opened‚ her tears running down in clear drops‚ and she is biting a handkerchief which she grips tightly in her hands. Placed on the top of her head is a black‚ yellow and red hat with a blue flower on top. Her shattered image reminds us almost of a
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Period 1 “Faith is Lost in the Night” The horrible accounts of the holocaust are vividly captured by Elie Wiesel in Night‚ an award winning work by a Holocaust survivor. It describes his time in the Holocaust and helps the reader fully understand the pain he went through. In the text‚ Elie continuously mentions how he is losing his faith to god. It is evident that he has nearly‚ if not completely lost his faith during the events of the holocaust. In the memoir‚ Night‚ Elie Wiesel’s faith changes
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