Karachi U. Biotechnologists seek drought‚ stress tolerant crops Friday‚ January 15‚ 2010 Real issues should be focused with mission oriented vision said Vice Chancellor University of Karachi Prof. Dr. Pirzada Qasim Raza Siddiqui while addressing the concluding ceremony of a five-day workshop titled Green Spin in Biotechnology organized by Dr. A. Q. Khan Institute of Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering (KIBGE) from January 9th to 13th 2010. VC further said that problems related to food security
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The emergence of socialism can be split into three categories based on the reason that it was advocated or as part of a struggle against something. But at first we need to understand where its key tenets originated from. Tracing back to its origin we can look at references made by Plato in his book ‘Republic’. Another extremely important contribution of Plato would be his theory on the ‘Five types of Government’ i.e. Timocracy‚ Oligarchy‚ Democracy and Tyranny. This would be of significance given
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1 International Baccalaureate History of the Americas HL Required Summer Reading Study Guide Born in Blood and Fire: A Concise History of Latin America By John Charles Chasteen Foreign Affairs November/December 2000 states: Born in Blood and Fire is a briskly written yet sophisticated introduction to Latin America that will be greatly welcomed by non-specialists and experts alike. Chasteen paints on a very broad canvas‚ but he succeeds in capturing with enviable conciseness the major ingredients
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mysterious person she has been called ‘Clara the clairvoyant’ (allende‚ 92) she has the power to read dreams and know the future she is said to be very organised ‘she was in the habit of writhing down important matters and after words‚ when she was in mute‚ she also recorded trivialities...” (Allende‚ 11) Magical realism‚ a major part of both the books. Allende and Susskind both use magical realism as a major theme and style of the book. Allende has used magical realism as a simple straight forward presentation
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personality‚ is meaningful through the use of small details. Every tiny detail in the short story “Uncle Marcos”‚ written by Isabel Allende‚ significantly
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to actual events using the only means of expression at their disposal. Most probably Allende wrote about the pre-coup period for two reasons‚ firstly to display the traditional patriarchal society in Chile‚ and secondly - with the overthrow of the government - to raise awareness of that experience that might happen in other countries. Chile is not one of the leading countries of the world‚ and therefore Allende felt that the world was inattentive to the actions taking place in her country. The overthrow
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"Che" (Italian origin meaning chum or buddy)‚ first experienced the depth of poverty and suffering of his fellows. In 1951‚ after taking his exams‚ he made a much longer journey. He visited southern Argentina‚ Chile‚ where he met Salvador Allende‚ and Peru‚ where he worked for several weeks in the San Pablo leprosarium. He then was in Colombia at the time of La Violencia‚ and Venezuela and Miami where he was arrested but soon
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his life. As he dies‚ he journeys to Mount Kilimanjaro‚ which is representative of heaven (or an afterlife)‚ where he sees the legendary leopard mentioned at the beginning of the story. In contrast‚ the short story “Two Words‚” written by Isabel Allende explores the life of Belisa Crepusculario who makes a living dealing in spoken words. The story opens with a description of her rough childhood and goes on to explain how she learned to read‚ write‚ and share stories. The men of a powerful bandit
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Throughout the ensuing paper we will dive into a country of rich heritage‚ beautiful landscape‚ and an extraordinary people with a very promising future. Chile is the longest country in the world geographically speaking with a majority of the population residing in the central region‚ specifically Santiago‚ the capital‚ and Viña del Mar. The official language is Spanish‚ although in some regions a couple of other languages are still prevalent. Politically‚ the country has gone through many transitions
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A Tale of "Two Words" Have you ever read a story where the theme is not really apparent‚ or it is hidden in a cryptic passage of text? The short story‚ "Two words" by Isabel Allende is a story that is unclear in many aspects. There is a message that comes across when you look close at the text as if you would need a magnifying glass to see the hidden theme. The theme is seen in the story when you look at the idea that a whole heart will bloom like a flower while a half-heart will only wilt. This
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