Post colonialism should be referred to as the legacies of colonialism and not the end of colonialism. British interests in Indian languages arose from the necessity to cultivate the medium of intercourse between the government and its subjects. Lord Macaulay minute on Education 1835 very clearly signifies his agenda that is the Dissemination of the English language and English culture. The Englishmen wanted a class of persons who can act as interpreters between them and their subjects. People
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Post Modernism (1965-present): 1. responses to modernism‚ especially refusals of some of its totalizing premises and effects‚ and of its implicit or explicit distinction between ’high’ culture and commonly lived life 2. responses to such things as a world lived under nuclear threat and threat to the geosphere‚ to a world of faster communication‚ mass mediated reality‚ greater diversity of cultures and mores and a consequent pluralism 3. acknowledgments of and in some senses struggles
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In accordance with my Puerto Rican heritage‚ I chose the “Ballajá” sculpture created by Victor Ochoa and created in 1992. It currently resides near the Ballajá Barracks in San Juan‚ which is a military barracks that was built from 1854 to 1864 and used extensively during the Spanish-American War and World War II. The barracks is architectural art in itself‚ following the neoclassical style – along with other several famous buildings in Puerto Rico (San Juan Municipal Theater‚ Puerto Rico Academy
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Inspired by the article “How social networks can destroy your social life” by John Naughton ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- Komal Prakash Friday 8 November 2012 A collage of posts posted on 3 different
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Post-Colonial Literature Not losing one’s sense of identification/culture with the colonizer’s culture Language itself engages in the creation of an ‘other’ with inferior connotations/associations; terms like “vernacular” or “native”. Travel histories/writing creates notions and myths about other cultures and civilization. History and a sense of civilization comes in only with the influence of the colonizers. Justification of the empire brought forth as a civilizing mission – a creation of
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In this essay I will compare and contrast two ancient head sculptures. The first is a female head (Inanna) from Uruk‚ (modern Warka) Iraq. The artist is not very sure about the head that belongs to Inanna. The marble head dates back to c.a. 3200-3000 BCE‚ and is comprised of marble. The second image is the head of an Akkadian ruler‚ from Nineveh (modern Kuyunjik)‚ Iraq‚ c.a. 2250-2200 BC‚ and is constructed of copper. Both the sculptures contain very distinctive artistic features and were constructed
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distinctive style and developed important new techniques in the areas of theater‚ sculpture‚ poetry‚ painting and architecture‚ among others. ROMAN PORTRAIT SCULPTURE Roman Sculpture mainly includes portraiture‚ historical relief‚ funerary reliefs‚ sarcophagi‚ and copies of ancient Greek works. The Romans gave a lot of importance and value to the family lineage and ancestry and therefore‚ made portrait sculptures for their ancestors to keep their lineage alive and to show case
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Post is a governmental owned postal service operation. It is responsible for all Australia’s world wide delivery as part of its community service obligation. Post Master General Department was established in 1901 on the federation of Australia as part of Australia’s government. In the later years‚ Post Master General Department (PMG) was separated into two different sectors which consist of the Australian Telecommunications Commission which is to handle the telecommunication sectors and also Australian
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A post box (British English and others‚ also written postbox‚ known in the United States and Canada as collection box‚ mailbox‚ post box‚ or drop box) is a physical box into which members of the public can deposit outgoing mail intended for collection by the agents of a country’s postal service. The term post box can also refer to a private letter box for incoming mail. Contents [hide] 1 History of post boxes 1.1 Europe 1.2 Asia 1.3 North America 2 Types of post boxes 3 Clearance 4 Terrorism
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GENERAL AND POST ORDERS Instruction: General orders for security guard provide directions and instructions of general application of the job. Each security guard is responsible for being fully familiar with and responsive to the general orders. These orders will not be modified or revised without the written authority of Human Resources Department. 1. Manner of Performance of Duty and Uniform 1. Security personnel will be firm yet courteous‚ efficient and tactful at all times
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