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    girl child

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    THE GIRL CHILD------- A BOON NOT A CURSE..... INDIA A LAND OF TRADITIONS‚ CONCEPTIONS‚ MISCONCEPTIONS AND A LOT MORE. HERE THERE IS A COMMON MISCONCEPTION THAT A GIRL CHILD IS A LIABILITY TO THE FAMILY‚ AND HENCE EVERY YEAR WE SEE MANY GIRL CHILD DEATHS IN INDIA. IS THIS JUSTIFIED. IS IT TRUE THAT A GIRL CHILD IS A LIABILITY TO THE FAMILY? DO GOVERNMENT POLICIES AGAINST THIS ISSUE WORK OUT PROPERLY? IF NOT THEN WHY NOT? SO MANY QUESTIONS BUT WHEN I ASKED THEM I HEARD NO ANSWERS. IN THIS ADVANCED

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    An Unknown Girl

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    An  Unknown  Girl          In  the  poem  ‘An  Unknown  Girl’‚  Moniza  Alvi  uses  poetic  techniques  such  as   metaphors‚  personification‚  alliteration‚  repetition  and  similes  in  order  to  depict   her  struggles  in  rediscovering  her  cultural  identity.  Along  with  references  to   India  and  the  scenery  surrounding  the  narrator‚

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    The British colonization of Jamaica started in 1655 (Jamaica EB) and British rule lasted until 1964(Jamaica: History CW). British colonization of Jamaica benefitted the economy which created many haves; however‚ the Europeans and natives inability to coexist made many have nots. Colonization allowed Britain to produce sugar and jobs for Europeans. Britain tried to force their culture on Jamaican natives and African Jamaicans‚ in addition to creating one of the largest slave trade operations at the

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    Girl in Translation

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    The Message in Girl in Translation There always have been immigrants since the early days in the United States. The number of immigrants continues to grow throughout periods of time. “As in 2006‚ the number of immigrants is 37.5 million. After 2000‚ immigration to the United States numbered approximately 1‚000‚000 per year. A recent survey by Gallup showed that there are about 165 million adults worldwide named the United States as their top country where they would like to migrate permanently”

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    Bad Girls

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    Comprehension Bad Girls PART A 1. What is the main idea of the passage? The main idea or the message that is in the passage is that‚ the publisher is trying to inform the public about how crimes amongst teenage girls are increasing. He presented the information he addressed with real life examples to highlight that teenage girls are being influenced‚ to believe that revenge through violence is the only solution to their problems. Therefore‚ there are an increased number of teenage girls that are relying

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    Jamaica: Bad Government‚ Small Country Jamaica is an example of bad government in a small country. The government has lost control of its people and its function due to the spread of criminal organization that is revered by the citizens. Collier’s “The Bottom Billion” discusses the effects of bad governance on a small country. Thomas More’s “from Utopia” explains an ideal government from the perspective of More‚ who was fed up with the English government. This all shows how bad government can

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    The Girl And The Elephant

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    October 28‚ 2014 The Girl and The Elephant Ernest Hemingway’s short story "Hills Like White Elephants" illustrates his expertise at combining dialogue‚ setting‚ and symbolism with conciseness. The intense plot portrays a point in a man (called the American) and a girl’s life where they are at crossroads with one another. They dispute and make much effort to converse and challenge their standpoints about whether or not they should keep their unborn child. The man wants the girl (called Jig) to proceed

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    The Girls of Casterbridge

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    Tessa Fraser Composition one Ms. Dundas 1/31/13 The Halot‚ Elizabeth-Jane and Their Gender Roles “Don’t be the girl who fell. Be the girl who got back up.”-Jeanette Stanley. The Mayor of Casterbridge by Thomas Hardy introduces the readers to Elizabeth-Jane and Lucetta‚ two girls of both different means personalities. The comparison by Thomas Hardy of Elizabeth-Jane and Lucetta reveals two different sides of the gender barriers that faced young women in the 1800’s. This comparison shows that

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    believes in the child impressive physical capability. Moreover the word ‘’fabulous’’ highlights the fact that the reader thinks that whatever the child has made and put together is worthy of praise. This shows that the speaker is very proud of the boy. In the first stanza alliteration is used to emphasise key points: sighing and shaking his head like an old man‚ it encourage the readers to think of shivering‚ as if the boy gets confronted with reading‚ he shivers with fear. When she describes him

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    ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- (i) ------------------------------------------------- AN INVESTIGATION INTO FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO LOW INTAKE IN HIGHER INSTITUTION OF LEARNING AND HIGH DROPOUT OF FEMALE STUDENTS (A CASE STUDY OF NAROK UNIVERSITY COLLEGE) ------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------

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