Oppression Taslima Nasrin once said: “Those religions that are oppressive to women are also against democracy‚ human rights‚ and freedom of expression.” This quote also applies to a book called a thousand splendid suns by Khaled hosseini and Deepa Metha’s Film Water. A thousand splendid suns in a book about two women in Afghanistan with an abusive husband. They struggle for survival and for their human rights that have been overlooked by the Taliban and a patriarchal society. Water is a movie about
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1st Quarter: Notes to Remember… Figurative Language Simile- A simile compares two things using the words “like” and “as.” Examples: busy as a beeas dry as a bone clean as a whistle brave as a lion stand out like a sore thumbthey fought like cats and dogs Metaphor- When you use a metaphor‚ you make a statement that doesn’t make sense literally‚ like “time is a thief.” It only makes sense when the similarities between the two things become apparent or someone understands the
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The same cannot be said for How Many Miles to Babylon‚ which ends in a pessimistic and gloomy scene. Alec Moore is awaiting execution‚ as the novel comes full circle. He is given “a pen and paper” because he is an “officer and a gentleman”. He has nothing to do but wait. Alec refused to kill Jerry by firing squad‚ so in a sense‚ he asserted his own humanity in the face of war. However‚ this noble act is detrimental‚ as this act of compassion tragically costs him his life.Johnston’s outlook is in
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What is a mile stone? Well‚ in olden days‚ a mile stone was a sign on the road to mark the distance to a place‚ actually made of stone. However‚ today we speak of mile stones as events marking a significant change or stage in development: an achievement‚ watershed event or benchmark. For example‚ Sam Wilson is celebrating 30 years of employment with Kemira this month. Congratulations Sam‚ that is quite an achievement. For those of you that have not noticed‚ Kemira‚ here at Bushy Park‚ is approaching
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Three mile Island What is Three Mile Island? Three Mile Island occurred on March 28‚ 1979 at 4 a.m. It is a accident‚ a partial nuclear meltdown‚ in reactor number 2 of Three Mile Island Nuclear Generating Station also known as the TMI-2 in Dauphin County‚ Pennsylvania‚ United States. It is known to be the most significant accident in U.S. commercial nuclear power plant history. The incident began when a pressure valve in the Unit-2 reactor failed to close‚ Cooling water‚ contaminated with radiation
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The movie "Off and Running" is about an African American teenager named Avery‚ who was adopted by a Jewish lesbian couple‚ alongside with her Korean and biracial brother‚ Rafi. Despite being raised and growing up in the same environment‚ Avery and Rafi have different views on the definition of identity. Rafi believes that identity is something that you can change in order to be someone you want to be‚ while Avery believes that identity is something you are born into. I agree with Rafi’s definition
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volcanic hazards include gases‚ lava and pyroclastic flows‚ landslides and earthquakes and explosive eruptions. The eruptions‚ while sometimes are relatively quiet they produce lava flows that creep across the land moving between 2 and 10 miles per hour. These resulting lava flows stream molten rock which destroys everything in its path. It usually moves slowly enough the people can move out of its way. These eruptions can trigger other natural hazards such as earthquakes‚ mudflows and
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happens to the best of us. To be specific‚ this is exactly what happens to John Coffey in Stephen King’s novel‚ The Green Mile. In the novel‚ John‚ a giant 6’8” African American‚ is sent to death row at Cold Mountain Penitentiary for his alleged rape and murder of two young girls. He ends up in the care of Paul Edgecomb‚ supervisor of Cold Mountain’s death row‚ nicknamed “The Green Mile” after the color of the linoleum tiles. During John’s
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reading A Thousand Pieces of Gold. Simply written and easily comprehendible‚ the book is more than worth reading. All characters in the novel are unique and their personalities were fitting for the dates and settings. The main character’s many convincing hardships give the book realistic appeal. The main character‚ Lalu‚ shows her confusion in many ways‚ one is by describing the Americans as "white demons". A Thousand Pieces of Gold also vividly describes the lack of rights for women and freedom in
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PRODUCTS Running Adidas currently manufactures several running shoes‚ including the adiStar Control 5‚ the adiStar Ride (the replacement for the adiStar Cushion 6)‚ the Supernova Sequence (the replacement for the Supernova Control 10)‚ and the Supernova Cushion 7 (which will soon be replaced by the Supernova Glide)‚ among others. In addition‚ their performance apparel is widely used by runners. Adidas also uses kangaroo leather to make their more expensive shoes. Association football One of the
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