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    Bihar: Maternity huts set up for flood-hit | © UNICEF/India/2007 | Bihar Chief Minister Shri Nitish Kumar inspecting the maternity huts during his visit to the Baragawan Gachi flood relief camp in Kalyanpur block‚ Samastipur district. | Samastipur‚ Bihar‚ 30 August 2007: UNICEF and the Bihar government have come together with an innovative idea for providing medical care facilities to expecting mothers in the flood affected areas and set up maternity huts. Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar

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    and messages throughout her poems. These themes underlying message is the loss of innocence‚ that is seen throughout Glen Harwoods “ Barn Owl” and “Mother who gave me life” poems. The evidence of the key theme of loss of innocence can be clearly seen throughout Glen Harwoods poem “Barn Owl”. A key example of the loss of innocence in “Barn Owl” is where the child who is at first described as an “innocent child” then as the poem progresses and the child loses their innocence by killing the barn owl

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    Loss of Innocence in A Separate Peace One of John Knowles’ philosophies was that‚ “Loss of innocence is not only a necessary evil‚ but it is vital to spiritual growth‚ as the loss of the umbilical chord is to physical growth”. This‚ along with many of his other philosophies‚ can be seen through his writing. In A Separate Peace this can be seen in World War II‚ Devon‚ and Finny and Gene. First of all‚ A Separate Peace is set amidst the chaos of the time of World War II. The effects of the war can

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    Friedman gives a message of the innocence stripped away by the Holocaust. He uses the metaphor of a butterfly to portray such a loss of innocence. His use of adjectives also emphasizes his view of the scene. The statement “Butterflies don’t live in here‚ in the ghetto” is the most cogent line of the poem. Children cannot survive in the ghetto‚ just like butterflies cannot survive in an enclosed area for too long. In other words‚ the butterfly is a metaphor for childlike innocence. Friedman accentuated this

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    of his crimes and more of a victim of his fate. Oedipus was not knowing about his true origins when he defeated his father‚ Laius‚ and wedded his own mother‚ Jocasta. He is morally blameless and so destitute of his offenses. If the basis of his innocence was his willingness to do the crimes‚ then he could be seen as not guilty at all. He had committed the unethical wrongdoings unknowingly‚ it was not his intention to do it so.

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    the year 1933. The author Harper Lee describes how life was like in Alabama during The Great Depression. Life during this time was very harsh. Especially for African Americans. What is Destruction of Innocence? This can only mean one thing. The destruction of your or someone else’s innocence. Here is an example.

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    A characteristic that Scout has is that she is curious. This curiosity stems from her being young‚ talked down to and not knowing much about the people around her. Scout is interested in knowing more about her mother‚ so she can feel closer to her. She asks about how her mother looked‚ how she acted and if she loved her mother. Noticeably‚ she is curious about her mother and she is looking for a connection between her and herself. Along with being curious scout can also be described as a tough person

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    Golding‚ the presentation of the setting effectively developed the main themes of civilization and the loss of innocence. The physical location (the remote island) which this novel was set in helped serve the theme of constructing civilisation. However‚ as the stranded boys progressed on this island savagery overwhelmed their instincts and this helped develop the theme of loss of innocence. "Lord of the Flies" was set on an isolated tropical island which has fresh water‚ fruit‚ wood for shelter and

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    that he is‚ inevitably‚ not normal as he comes from a different planet. With his true origin in mind‚ Clark starts to use his powers to do what is right and for the good of others. Clark’s indirect characterization is elicited through the trope innocence to experience in the first episode of Smallville. In the beginning‚ Clark is unsure of his powers - he is untested. He carelessly uses his powers because he does not understand the

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    Loss of innocence 1942 was a difficult year for all Americans. World War II brought changes to every citizen. However‚ in the protected world of Devon‚ Phineas and Gene started junior year with their innocence and optimism intact. During their junior year‚ Phineas and Gene experienced tragedies that led to their loss of innocence. These tragedies made the boys realize that they would never again feel the purity of their younger days. While Phineas is at Devon‚ he attempts to convince himself

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