In the story “By any other name” by Santha Rama Rau‚ two Indian girls’ culture is disrespected as much as they are. In the story‚ the girls’ names are Premila and Santha. On the first day of school‚ they’re headmaster‚ who isn’t native to India‚ was the one who disrespected the Indian girls
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Throughout short story “By Any Other Name‚” Santha Rama Rau suggests that identity plays a big role on the way people are treated‚ and the impact on others. Premila and Santha have just arrived at their new school. They have just been introduced to the the head mistress. She’s just decided to change their names because she hasn’t bothered to learn India’s language. The head mistress states‚ “Oh‚ my dears‚ those are much too hard for me. Suppose we give you pretty English names”(p.1). This reveals
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thats his/her next supper. Another example would be fashion‚ in the modern day people dress flashy and purchase expensive brand name items. But people from certain cultures see that as stupid and don’t think it makes sense. By Any Other Name By Santha Rama Rau is a great example of how culture greatly influences the way they view others. This essay is about two indian girls Premila and Santha. They switched schools‚ her new school is Anglo-Indian day school. On the first day of school the teacher says
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apart from that‚ there’s also the fact that people come from different countries. People from other countries will have a difference in culture‚ because traditions and customs are completely different. Looking at the memoir “By Another Name” by Santha Rama‚ there are two Indian girls‚ and the headmistress of their Anglo-Indian day school is a white woman who came from Britain. According to the third paragraph of this memoir‚ “The
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Bang! The deafening explosion was just a few metres behind them. Both Lightning and Mater could not believe how the race of the century could turn into a battle scene in just one press of a button. Lightning looked behind him using the brand new side mirror that he had just been given by his pit crew. The thugs were closing in on them fast. The thugs were both armed with machine guns and grenades‚ whereas all Lightning and Mater had were speed and a rope. But speed was the least important thing that
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Viswamithra takes Rama and his brother Lakshmana from their home. He is taught by Viswamithra how to use divine weapons or deities of various weapons. Rama falls in love with Sita who because of a pledge is to be married only to somebody who can lift‚ bend and string the giant bow of Shiva. The task presents no problems for Rama. After the wedding of Rama‚ Sita and Lakshmana go back to Ayodhya‚ where the King Dasaratha (Rama’s father) announces his resignation in favor for Rama as his successor
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Narayana is an epic tale of the protector god Vishnu in his human form as Rama. Ramayana is not just a story about Rama’s journey to abolish evil but it also deals with conquering the five fold evils and reaching a higher level of one’s own spirituality. Lust is one of the main fold evils and is a very common subject in the epic tale. In many instances and situations‚ Rama conquers it to save many lives including his own. First‚ Rama learns about the sin of lust‚ how people involved in the story should
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became the king of the kingdom of Thonburi. He was eventually executed in 1782‚ which was the end of the Thonburi period. At that time‚ the present day Chakri dynasty was established. King Ramathibodi ascended the throne and was named the Great King Rama I or Pra-Bath-Som-Dej-Pra-Put-Tha-Yod-Fah-Chu-La-Lok_ma-Ha-Raj. He was the king of the Chakri Dynasty. He ruled the country from 1782 to 1809. After his coronation‚ he decided move the capital city across to the east bank of the river since
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author that created him/she. The values of every culture were shaped by the social conditions of that time and different attributes became valued. Cultural values are expressed in both actions of a hero and his motivations. As heroes‚ Gilgamesh and Rama reflect the values of the cultures that created them. First epic hero to be discussed is Gilgamesh. The epic of Gilgamesh allows us to see the values and concerns about Mesopotamian culture. This epic shows us that one strong male leader‚ advised
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appropriate example of this quality of “RAM”. RAMA was an excellent motivator as is evident from the fact that he motivated the army of disarrayed monkeys and bears against the formidable might of RAVANA. He persuaded them for a betel which everyone would have backed out otherwise. RAMA was well known about his army that what are their want and needs‚ same as a good leader knows that what is the want and the need of his co-worker or the subordinates. And RAMA as being a good always tries to fulfill
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