In this classic novella‚ which established him as one of the world’s most celebrated writers‚ John Steinbeck tells the story of two friends in 1930’s California. John Steinbeck wrote a naturalistic novel that dealt with three powerful and universal themes‚ imperative in the latter success of the novel. These themes were the value of dreams and goals‚ hopes and friendship. The novel also illustrates the importance of moral responsibility‚ and veracity of social injustice. His book Of Mice and Men
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Why is Frankenstein considered a Gothic novel and Great Expectations considered realist? The Gothic sub-genre takes its name from the medieval or Gothic architecture of the oppressive castles favoured by novelists such as Horace Walpole (Walder‚ The Realist Novel‚ p.28). Walpole’s Castle of Otranto (1764) is usually considered the first Gothic novel‚ introducing familiar elements such as the isolated‚ atmospheric setting for sinister‚ supernatural occurrences‚ the obsessive‚ solitary hero tortured
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The Indian Mutiny‚ which occurred in 1857‚ was the consequence of a number of problems that had arisen as a result of the British occupation of India. It began as a mutiny of the sepoys‚ a class of soldiers. However‚ it soon escalated into other mutinies and civilian rebellions in the northern and central parts of India. The British occupation caused political‚ economic and cultural problems in India. This led to disharmony between the two sides. Political forces were a main cause of the Indian
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Project 6 Research the background of counselling and develop a 500 word report to be presented to the class. The report needs to cover all of the following topics: • the purpose of counselling The purpose of counselling is to help individuals‚ couples or families to work towards living in a way that is more satisfying‚ rewarding and resourceful. Including physically‚ mentally‚ spiritually and/or emotionally depending on the clients wants and/or needs. The modern consensus as to what
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Sari: Origins and history The word ’sari’ is believed to derive from the Sanskrit word ’sati’‚ which means strip of cloth. This evolved into the Prakrit ’sadi’ and the sound later decayed into ’sari’. Some versions of the history of Indian clothing trace the sari back to the Indus valley civilization‚ which flourished in 2800-1800 BC. Some costume historians believe that the men’s dhoti‚ which is the oldest Indian draped garment‚ is the forerunner of the sari. They say that until the
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Assess the causes of the Indian Mutiny Throughout the Indian mutiny there were numerous factors‚ mainly due to British imperialism‚ that caused and had significant impact on the Indian nation. Through the course of the Indian mutiny economic‚ Cultural‚ Armies and the Enfield rifle incident caused the Indian Mutiny. These factors bundled together and impacted together which contributed to widespread uprising and the India Mutiny. British Imperialism caused economic and political strain on the
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THE SHIVA PURANA The Shiva Purana has twenty-four thousand shlokas. These are divided into six samhitas or sections. The names of the sectiosn are jnana samhita‚ vidyeshvara samhit‚ kailasa samhita‚ sanatkumar samhita‚ vayaviya samhita and dharma samhit. Each samhita is further subdivided into chapters (adhyaya). Jnana samhita has seventy-eight chapters‚ vidyeshvara samhita sixteen‚ kailasa samhita twelve‚ sanathkumar samhila fifty-nine‚ vayaviya samhita thirty and dharma samhita sixty-five. The
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Total quality is an approach of doing business’s that attempts to maximize the competitiveness of doing business by continual improvement of its products ‚ services people processes and environment.Tq is achieved by strategic planning‚ long term commitment‚continual improvement‚education and training‚ unity of purpose‚ fact based decision making process and customer focus. It includes activities that include everyone in the company manager and workers jointly working to improve quality in the
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The Role of Women in India Synopsis:- Introduction Women of the Vedic period Women in modern India Women empowerment Conclusion Introduction:- The status of women in any civilizations shows the stage of evolution at which‚ the civilization has arrived. The term “status” includes not only personal and proprietary rights but also duties‚ liabilities and disabilities. In the case of an Indian woman‚ it means her personal rights‚ proprietary rights‚ her duties‚ liabilities and disabilities
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Great Expectations From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia This article is about the Charles Dickens novel. For other uses‚ see Great Expectations (disambiguation). Great Expectations Title page of Vol. 1 of first edition‚ July 1861 Author Charles DickensCountry United Kingdom Language English Series Weekly: 1 December 1860 – 3 August 1861 Genre Realistic fiction‚ social criticismPublisher Chapman & HallPublication date 1861 (in three volumes) Media type Print Pages 544 Great Expectations is Charles
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