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    The university of Tripoli The English department Postgraduate program The fall semester 2012 Course in Contrastive analysis A research on what is Contrastive analysis Extracted by Abo-ajela.M. Attamimi Academically supervised by Dr. Habeeb Alramaash Table of contents 1- What is Contrastive Analysis? Page 3 2- Types of Contrastive analysis Page 4-5 3- History and development

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    The history of African American struggle to become free and equal is the most intriguing and heart-breaking history of our time. Most African Americans are still being discriminated and oppressed even though the law of the land says otherwise. I have seen several movies in the past about Africa Americans life during the slavery‚ but I have never read a book before. On the novel “Fences” by August Wilson‚ he wants his audience to be part of a regular African American family and witness the struggle

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    Using Aristotle’s descriptions of Tragedy‚ I classify Fences by August Wilson as a tragic play. The elements of tragedy‚ Troy Maxson as a tragic hero‚ and tragic plot were evident throughout the play. Also‚ the feeling of catharsis at the end-which is proper of tragedy‚ was clearly identifiable. I. Fences fits into the tragic genre based on the points given by Aristotle. In Poetics‚ he defines tragedy as "the imitation of an action that is serious and also as having magnitude‚ complete in itself

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    ‘Rabbit proof fence’ Knowledge and understanding The film ‘Rabbit Proof Fence’‚ Directed by Phillip Noyce‚ has created a powerful and moving film based on the true story of three young aboriginal girls who were forcibly taken from their families in Jigalong‚ W.A‚ 1931. The film gives the audience an insight into the aboriginal culture and spirituality. It also exposes the racist government policies that were applied to the aboriginal people and resulted in what

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    Downloaded From: http://www.sscportal.in (Solved Paper) :– 26-06-2011 SOLVED PAPER SSC COMBINED GRADUATE LEVEL EXAM Held on:– 26-06-2011 (First Sitting) PART A GENERAL INTELLIGENCE & REASONING Directions: In questions no. 1 to 9‚ select the related letters / words / numbers from the given alternatives. 1. 6 : 64 : 11 : ? (1) 144 (2) 169 (3) 121 (4) 124 2. 123 : 4 : : 726 : ? (1) 23 (2) 26 (3) 14 (4) 12 3. Fish : Scale : : Bear : ? (1) Feathers (2) Leaves (3) Fur (4) Skin 4. Writer : Pen

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    In the play “Fences” by August Wilson he uses the title fences metaphorically to describe a African American family. He uses the word multiple times in multiple ways. Some of the most important ways fence is used to be symbolic is by protection‚ Troy and Rose’s relationship‚ and Troy against death. It’s obvious that the title Fences comes from Cory and Troy spending a lot of time building a fence. It’s more than just a regular fence. The fence their hinting at it is more symbolic. In the play

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    Joseph Fernandez Ms. Reilly World Lit 27‚ January‚2010 The Isolation and Alienation of Troy in Wilson’s Fences          August Wilson’s Fences is a play about life‚ and an extended metaphor Wilson uses to show the crumbling relationships between Troy and Cory and Troy and Rose. Troy Maxson represents the dreams of black America in a majorly white world‚ a world where these dreams were not possible because of the racism and attitudes that prevailed. Troy

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    written by August Wilson’s‚ “Fences”‚ we see the significance of the fence throughout the play. The fence is a symbol which means something more meaningful then it appears in the play. The play actions and choices the characters make depends on the situation of the fence and how its current situation is . Rose the one who wants to break the curse of the men of her family who constantly cheat. She believes the fence will keep the loved ones in and the undesired out. The fence symbolizes her love for her

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    and down‚ up and down‚ my paintbrush went‚ rubbing along the fence in my backyard. Making the white paint thicker and more distinct streak after streak. I remember hating myself for doing whatever I did to deserve this grueling work. Every time I stood in front of the fence separating my neighbors house from mine‚ I regretted the bad decisions I had made earlier that year. The way it felt wasting my summers away painting that privacy fence was something that I look back on in sorrow. Throughout elementary

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    Frank A. Clark once said‚ “A father is a man who expects his son to be as good a man as he meant to be.” In the book Cry the Beloved Country and the play Fences by August Wilson‚ this statement is made true. Stephen Kumalo‚ the father of Absalom in Cry the Beloved Country‚ is a Zulu pastor in a small town in Ndotsheni who‚ over the last few years‚ has grown distant from his son who moved to an urbanized city called Johannesburg. He leaves his house‚ after receiving a letter that his sister is sick

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