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    Narrative Techniques in The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas is a novel by John Boyne. This novel is set during World War 2 and explores themes such as prejudice‚ racism‚ war‚ innocence and friendship. What sets it apart from other novels is that it uses a third person limited point of view‚ and mostly depicts events as they are seen by a young and naïve boy. This was one of the main narrative conventions that engaged me in this novel. The point of view is the most

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    which the author wanted. John Boyne’s‚ "The Boy In The Striped Pyjamas"‚ is an example of a text in which numerous interpretations from both Boyne’s intention and the readers personal context can be gathered. "The Boy In The Striped Pyjamas" is a story set in World War II from the perspective of an nine year old boy named Bruno‚ who happens to be the son of Auschwitz’s commandant. He strikes an unlikely and forbidden relationship with a young Jewish boy named Shmuel who is imprisoned on the other

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    Change the charge and you would hear the same stereotyped phrases: ’the fair State of Alabama‚ foreigners‚’ and all the rest of that claptrap." "What is it but an appeal to prejudice‚ to sectionalism‚ to bigotry. What he is saying is‚ ’come on boys! We can lick this Jew from New York! Stick it into him! We’re among our home folk.’ " 
 
 "It was a speech of a man taking an unfair advantage-- a hangman’s speech. . . ." "Now‚ as for the Jew money from New York‚ let me say this: That

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    The boy that I felt the most sympathy for in The History Boys would have to be Posner. The portrayal of his character compared to that of the other boys is entirely different. Throughout the play‚ Posner is shown to be an outsider; "too young" to understand most things‚ and even to be included in Hector’s inappropriate behaviour. It is evident from the start that Posner has feelings towards Dakin‚ however Dakin’s behaviour towards Posner is far from romantic‚ hence we can sense that he doesn’t return

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    that we run after them to achieve it. Hence‚ reading “WINGS OF FIRE” is just like going to a pilgrimage and strengthening one’s spiritual soul and developing one’s mental ability. The narration in this book is simple and direct and shows how a boy from a humble background from a remote corner of India could dream of aeronautics‚ rocketry and missiles and make it to the top. The book also reveals the humanist in Kalam and how he was able to motivate and enthuse many young and old scientists to

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    Dr. Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam (born October 15‚ 1931) is an Indian scientist and engineer. He became President of India in 2002. He is well known as Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam or Abdul Kalam.DR. A.P.J. ABDUL KALAM .... Profile of India’a First Citizen Born on 15th October 1931 at Rameswaram in Tamil Nadu‚ Dr. Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam‚ specialized in Aeronautical Engineering from Madras Institute of Technology. Dr. Kalam made significant contribution as Project Director to develop

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    When I was a young child I would love to hear my parents tell me that we were going on a trip. I would be full of excitement‚ because I knew that we would be going to a place that I had never seen before. My parents‚ my brother‚ and I would pack our luggage and venture out in our small gray minivan. Three of my most cherished memories in our minivan are when we went to Disney World‚ the beach‚ and the mountains.  When I heard my parents talking about going to Disney World I was so excited. It

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    Essay – Avro Arrow Since the dawn of mankind‚ humans have always wanted to conquer the skies. After the Wright Brothers first flight‚ mankind has dreamed of bigger and better aircrafts. Shortly after World War ll a company named Avro Aircraft Limited was assigned the job by the Royal Canadian Air Force to build supersonic twin engine interceptor which could defend Canada against Soviet Bombers during the Cold War. With a plant in Milton‚ Ontario and 14 000 employees‚ Avro Aircraft Limited built

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    First flight of my life I couldn’t forget the day when I got a chance to travel by plane for the first time. I was in grade five and I was 10 years old. Unfortunately‚ I had to travel alone because my parents didn’t get a leave from their office. I was flying from my hometown of Kathmandu to Pokhara. Although‚ that was a domestic flight I was so excited while travelling to my maternal uncle’s house. The plane was shaking abnormally at the time of take off. I was so scared‚ for a while I thought

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