The name Mata Hari is common with spying‚ intelligence‚ trickery‚ and sensuality. The woman who adopted this name is Margaretha Zelle who was born on August 7‚ 1876 in Netherlands. She was the second child of Adam Zelle and was the only girl in a family of four boys. Adam Zelle had a successful business where he kept his family in comfortable circumstances. When Adam Zelle went bankrupt‚ the family moved from its large house in one of the better parts of the city to a tiny‚ shabby house in
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further to make a difference in the world. The term hero does not just come to someone because they do something benevolent to the community or someone else. The term hero is something that one has to earn by pushing oneself over the limit. Daoud Hari is a prime example of a hero because he went where no other man in Darfur was willing to go. Another example of a hero is Martin Luther King Jr. because he surpassed what was expected of him and eventually died because of helping the world for a better
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Hari Merdeka (Independence Day) is a national day of Malaysia commemorating the independence of the Federation of Malaya from British colonial rule‚ celebrated on August 31. In a wider context‚ it is to celebrate the formation of Malaysia. This year 2010‚ Malaysia will celebrate it’s 53rd Independence Day ( Hari Kemerdekaan Malaysia ) on celebrated on Tuesday‚ 31 August 2010 with the theme 1 Malaysia Menjana Transformasi (1Malaysia Transforming the Nation) . The national independence celebration
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siblings of the family. There are Bim‚ Tara‚ Raja and Baba. At first‚ the links between these characters seem really unclear. Their relationship looks knotty and messy. The atmosphere is gloomy and dark. Firstly‚ even though it is very early in the novel‚ the reader can already see that the family is used as a symbol of Indian Muslim microcosm (the country get slip up to India and Pakistan as the family blow up). Maybe it’s due to the huge difference of maturity between the two sister (the one who
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Anita Nair is a popular Indian English writer. She was born at Shornur in the state of Kerala. She was working as the creative director of an advertising agency in Bangalore when she wrote her first book‚ a collection of short stories called Satyr of the Subway‚ which she sold to Har-Anand Press. The book won her a fellowship from the Virginia Center for Creative Arts. Her second book was published by Penguin India‚ and was the first book by an Indian author to be published by Picador USA. She has
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SOUTH ASIAN WRITING HOME ASSIGNMENT: Diaspora In South Asian Literature- As seen in Meera Syal’s “Anita and Me” Submitted by : 08/EL/47 Urmimala Bhattacharjee The mention of ‘home’ and ‘outside’ is not a specification of India at all‚ but rather
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Summaries and review the novel Eden Close by Anita Shreve. Eden close is the first novel by acclaimed romance author‚ Anita Shreve. In this novel‚ Andrew returns to his childhood home to bury his mother and prepare the house for sale. The more time Andrew spends in this home he has rarely visited in nineteen years‚ the more memories of his childhood flood his mind. Many of these memories centre on Eden close‚ his childhood friend and neighbour. Eden was blinded the summer Andrew left for college
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promotion will be all over the shopping malls and supermarkets. The Muslims will buy new clothes and supplies. This is the best part where last time I will go to the ‘Pasar Hari’ with my father to buy some new clothes and it is the time where I can choose ‘Baju KURUNG’ for my ‘Hari Raya’ day. Everything will be new.The ‘Hari Raya’ songs will be played in the radio and the television.The town people traditionally return to their hometown to celebrate Eid ul-Fitr with their family and friends. The
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In Hemingway’s The Old Man and the Sea‚ we meet the old man Santiago‚ who is a persistent‚ hardy‚ and prideful individual. He exemplifies these character traits in his struggles to earn back the respect and reputation among the local fisherman. To do this‚ he sails out much farther than the other fishermen‚ in hopes if finding a big fish to bring back – bigger than any of the fish they have caught. Overall‚ Santiago exhibited all of the traits of any great fisherman; persistence‚ hardiness‚ and pride
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Aidilfitri’s Day Hari Raya Aidilfitri.........the moment that all muslims wait .. Muslims in Brunei‚ Indonesia‚ Malaysia and Singapore celebrate Eid like other Muslims throughout the world..it’s a very important occassion.It is also known as the festival that marks the end of one month of fasting. The words ‘Hari Raya’ mean ’day of celebration.’ ..I can’t wait to celebrate Hari Raya because I can meet my family‚relatives and friends....Before I can celebrate Hari Raya‚I have to go through
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