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    To understand the concept of nostalgia and how it is a theme in ‘The Reluctant Fundamentalist’. A warning: This will stray a little into ‘Whose Reality?’ territory‚ but remember that this is a text response and whenever you mention nostalgia in a text response essay‚ it must be when directly discussing the text. NO general discussion of the concept is allowed! Definition The term nostalgia describes a yearning for the past‚ often in idealised form. Nostalgia is often triggered by something

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    Marva Collins Biography

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    Marva Collins Marva Collins was born in Monroeville‚ Alabama on August 31‚ 1936. She grew up in a wealthy family‚ and her father was one of the richest black men in town (“Collins‚ Marva‚” 2011). He was extremely supportive of Marva and her younger sister‚ Cynthia. Marva’s father challenged her to use her mind. She was greatly influenced by her father because he gave her “a strong sense of pride and self-esteem” (“Marva Collins Biography”‚ 1992). When Marva was growing up in Atmore‚ Alabama‚ segregation

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    Nostalgia and the yearning to go back to “better times” in a way motivates the idea of covering the wounded present. Speaking on the Great War‚ Katherine Feo’s article; “Invisibility: Memory‚ Masks‚ and Masculinities in the Great War” asserts that looking at the past played a big role in creating a mask for the soldiers who came back with wounds on their faces. Feo writes “As fundamental uncanny objects‚ the mask were invented to cover the shocking reminder of violence apparent in disfigurement

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    Treacher Collins Syndrome

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    Errors Treacher Collins Syndrome is believed to be caused by a change in the gene on chromosome 5‚ which affects facial development. About 40 percent of the time‚ one parent has the Treacher Collins Syndrome gene. Geneticists can now determine whether the Treacher Collins gene is a new mutation or one that has been passed on. There are new studies being done to see about the possibilities of there being other genes that could be involved with this syndrome. Treacher Collins Syndrome is believed

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    Patricia Hill Collins

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    The Life The Life of Patricia Hill Collins Patricia Hill Collins was born May 1‚ 1948 in Philadelphia‚ Pennsylvania. She was the only child born unto her mother Eunice Hill and father Albert Hill. Her father was a veteran who had me her mother in Washington‚ DC. Patricia was born during the time of World War II‚ so it affected her family’s lifestyle dramatically. She had once said that "Beginning in adolescence‚ I was increasingly the "first‚" "one of the few‚" or the "only" African American and/or

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    Mr Collins Proposal

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    For Mr. Collins and Mr. Darcy‚ one believes in marrying for a wife and one believes in marrying for love. Jane Austen explains this in chapters 19 and 34 of Pride and Prejudice as she describes both men’s equally awkward and sudden proposals to Elizabeth. Timing plays a major role in the failed proposals of both Mr. Collins and Mr. Darcy. Both men propose to Elizabeth unexpectedly‚ catching her off guard and feeling cornered. To Elizabeth’s surprise‚ shortly after a family breakfast‚ Collins asks

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    Reading response: Collins and Solomos Upon reading the Collins and Solomos introduction to their Handbook of Race and Ethnic Studies‚ I soon realized that the field of race and ethnicity is a diverse‚ living thing that is constantly evolving. The authors make reference to the fact that the civil rights movement has been working for decades and it appears at times that no progress has been made. They make this point by mentioning the nightly newscasts on television that show global atrocities

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    The Minds of Billy Milligan Out of all the classes that I have taken here at Westfield State College‚ I can honestly say that Abnormal Psychology has been by far the most interesting. Since this course has had such a major influence on me this semester‚ I am strongly considering continuing my education in this field of psychology. Throughout the semester‚ we studied a number of intriguing disorders. The disorder that really seemed to catch my attention was the Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID)

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    Hotel and Dave Collins

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    H.I.D. Dave Collins‚ president of H.I.D.‚ sat down at the conference table with his management team members‚ Karen Setz‚ Tony Briggs‚ Dave King‚ and Art Johnson. H.I.D. owns ten Holiday Inns in Georgia‚ eight hotels of different types in Canada‚ and one property in the Caribbean. It also owns two Quality Inns in Georgia. Dave Collins and his managers got together to define their mission and goals and to set strategic plans. As they began their strategic planning session‚ the consultant

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    Justice In Billy Buddd

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    novel Billy Budd‚ Sailor‚ as Captain Vere executes foretopman Billy Budd for what seems like a justifiable crime to the reader‚ under an undiscriminating law. The idea of capital punishment for laws that do not take into account anything but pure facts has long been debated on moral and ethical grounds‚ and Melville explores both sides; the side of justice‚ which would have let Billy live‚ and the side of the law‚ which condemned Billy to death. Through the character of Captain Vere‚ “Billy Budd‚

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