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    portray different aspects of Afghan Culture in chapters 1-6? Hosseini uses a variety of literary devices‚ syntax features and different feelings and attitudes to portray different aspects of afghan culture. Different characters seem to have different views towards cultures‚ such as Assef and the Hazara’s and Baba’s views of Muslim tradition and the Mullah Fatiullah Khan‚ with Hosseini using literary devices such as Foreshadowing to portray these views. Amir believes in a lot of Afghans culture and

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    Did you know that somewhere between 15‚000 to 18‚000 new creatures are discovered each year? Out of those animals how about many land animals out of these animals do you think there are? Out of the land animals‚ what sort of animals do you think could someday get discovered? Possibly even mythical beings could be discovered some day. Not just monsters‚ but maybe even peaceful creatures. Are you thinking about what creature I am thinking of? I’m thinking of a creature that has the body of a

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    Oral myths existed throughout the history of humankind regardless of place‚ culture or language spoken‚ and they don’t obligatorily relate back to an objective reality. The nature of human being always remained the same‚ curious and eager to explore‚ but most of the time they were not able to explain the things surrounding them. That is the time when myths came on the stage‚ incarnating values and interpreting the origins of nature processes into the clear and accessible for everybody language. Myths

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    NAME: ALICE SENAMNIMOH-APPEA CANDIDATE NUMBER: FINAL TOK ESSAY DRAFT QUESTION: “There are only two ways in which humankind can produce knowledge: through passive observation or through active experiment.” To what extent do you agree with this statement? Knowledge as a whole is the total information one has acquired. Passive observation is the process of observation that one is not experiencing the event. It is not as dynamic as active experimentation because one just perceives the event and not

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    A clash of two complete opposite worlds is the only manner in which I could describe the difference between Chapters one and two of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s “The Great Gatsby”. In the first we find glamour and high class parties‚ the next a moral wasteland painted in a shade of grey were we find futile attempts at a better life. Looking over all the inappropriate choices is Doctor T.J. Eckleburg…or is it? The narrator Nick Carraway kicks off the book by telling us a bit about his past and how he

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    There are so many life lessons that you can learn from in books. Upon completing 3 different books; The Middle of Everywhere‚ Wonder‚ and A Path Appears‚ I was able to find similar themes throughout these books. These similar themes include to love others‚ we can all make a difference‚ and to find joy in the little things in life. Loving others is something we should all try and become better at. We see some wonderful examples of this in all three books. In the Middle of Everywhere we saw it when

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    Culture and Politics Culture and politics: An interesting concept‚ the idea of culture is hard to define. What exactly is culture? How does it affect us? In J. Harry Wray’s book Sense and Nonsense: American Culture and Politics‚ he says culture is "a shared symbol system‚ linking members of a group to each other and to history‚ thus providing them with an identity." What this means is that culture is how different groups respond to and interpret symbols. As examples Wray talks about a aboriginal

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    Myth and legends have been of much fascination theme among Iranian authors. This seems to arise from the fact that the stories appeal to children who always want explanations about the puzzling reality around them. Children normally marvel at things their minds find complex and their inquisitive minds long to discover and explain the intriguing reality. For instance‚ children are fascinated by the appearances and actions of especially animals; why are they of different colors‚ shapes and sizes? Why

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    today to talk about maori myths and ledgends and their role in society. I would also like to tell you about a demi god Maui who influences many Maori myths and also share to you a particular myth about maui and the sun. Myths and legends have been apart of maori culture for thousands of years. They are set in the past and often have to do with the supernatural. In traditional times the stories were used to remember important events or teach important lessons. These myths present ideas about the

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    compare and contrast the views and writing styles of these two readings. Katharine talks about the celebrity magazines and other magazines read by the younger generations. Her article involves the influence of these magazines on ordinary people. She talks about how the editors are in constant search for some new gossip and other stories related to celebrities or something which might be interesting for the reader. She also used quotes by different people in her article. Peter Stiglin on the other hand

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