The Not so Holy Matrimony By Roshan Rathod Gender‚ Culture and Development University of Pune Introduction: The theme of this essay is to highlight the modernity of the traditional ‘arranged marriage’ practices and its economics in the Marwari Jain community while looking at the larger Indian (read Hindu) culture. It is with the motive of highlighting the ‘structural violence’ that one is subjected to as a result of this practice by legitimizing it with culture. Structural violence refers to
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Not So Wonderful Wonderland. Mad·ness/ˈmadnəs/ noun:1.The state of being mentally ill. 2.Extremely foolish behavior‚ this is the theme of many classic novels. The theme of madness can be found everywhere you look‚ at work‚ school but most importantly in yourself. Although everyone thinks they have made foolish decisions at one point in their life‚ nothing is comparable to the madness in Lewis Carrolls most well known series. Alices Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass have a strong
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Deep DEEP LOVE : “Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength‚ while loving someone deeply gives you courage.” Do you know what Love is? Of course all of you are familiar with it and also some of you have known it very well already. Then supposing that I change the question to how much have you known about the love? Can you distinguish between shallow love with impermanent enchantment and deep love abounding with energy? In this busy world‚ “Love is all around us” and Deep love is truly
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The Red Panda can be an odd name for an animal that doesn’t even look like a Panda. It may also be odd that the scientific name of the Red Panda‚ Ailurus Fulgens‚ means shining cat when it is not related to the feline. In fact‚ isn’t it odd that the Red Panda was found is 1864 before the Giant Panda was discovered? There are many different oddities about the Red Panda including its diet‚ habitat‚ and behavior. The Red Panda‚ much like the Giant Panda‚ relies heavily upon bamboo for its diet‚ but
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Cillian Murphy From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation‚ search Cillian Murphy Murphy at the N.Y. Film Festival premiere of Breakfast on Pluto‚ 1 October 2005 Birth name Cillian Murphy Born 25 May 1976 (1976-05-25) (age 31) Douglas‚ Cork‚ Ireland Occupation Actor Years active 1996present Spouse(s) Yvonne McGuinness (2004present) [show]Awards IFTA Awards Best Actor in a Film 2007 Breakfast on Pluto Cillian Murphy[1] (born 25 May 1976) is an Irish film and
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Goldfish‚ Would You Wish and The Brother’s Grimm Version of The Three Wishes is the way the wishes are used. In Etgar Keret’s story‚ most of the wishes are used intentionally and with a certain purpose. Most of the wishes seem to vary depending on what a person in that given situation would want – an elderly lady wants a child‚ a Holocaust survivor wishes for world peace‚ and a Russian migrant just wants something to talk to. In contrast‚ within the Grimm story‚ all the wishes are used unintentionally
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"Why was the civil war so long and so bloody?" In 1860 the average American believed that they were living the happiest and luckiest a person could be. They were generally living better than their fathers‚ and looked forward to their children prospering more than themselves. However‚ at the time America had developed into two very different societies between the North and the South. These changing societies were beginning to adjust to the start of the industrial revolution in separate ways. In
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So Much Water So Close to Home By Raymond Carver Raymond Carver 1939-1988 Raymond Carver (United States) is one of the world’s most respected writers of short fiction. The motto for his fiction might be: “I’ve seen some things.” “So Much Water” was adapted to a screen play by Australian Andrew Bovill and then directed in an Australian film by Ray Lawrence (“Jindabyne”). The Story Four buddies – Stuart‚ the husband of the narrator Claire; Gordon Johnson; Mel Dorn; and Vern Williams – encounter
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Ripped jeans‚ skateboarding‚ revolution‚ and so much more Punk Rock was an iconic moment in not only music but also in history itself. Punk Rock started in the mid-1970s and its new revolutionary style and music would last an eternity. This new age was the result of a disaffected few who’s desire to revolt would be a catalyst that ignited a movement that would fluctuate continuously for 40 years. One might ask: why was Punk Rock so prominent‚ so everlasting? In order to answer this‚ one must consider
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The Central Conflict in “The Shroud” by the Brothers Grimm‚ how it develops‚ and how it is resolved. A conflict can shortly be defined as a struggle between two forces. These forces can also be internal or external. An internal conflict is when a character in a story is struggles with himself either psychologically or emotionally‚ meaning that the conflict is within the character alone‚ while an external conflict is when a character is struggling with an outside force which is possibly another character
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