Train to Pakistan One of the most brutal episodes in the planet’’s history‚ in which a million men‚ women‚ and children were killed and ten million were displaced from their homes and belongings‚ is now over half a century old. Partition‚ a euphemism for the bloody violence that preceded the birth of India and Pakistan as the British hurriedly handed over power in 1947‚ is becoming a fading word in the history books. First-hand accounts will soon vanish. Khushwant Singh‚ who was over thirty at the
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towards a group of young girls‚ or a single girl in particular‚ then read To the Virgins‚ to Make Much of Time or To Coy His Mistress. They are creepy‚ weird‚ but yet at the same time‚ actually leaves somewhat of a decent message. The two poems are very good‚ and thoughtful poems. The general subject to both of these poems is the fact that they both have to do with love‚ and sex. Although in the poem To the Virgins‚ to Make Much of Time the writer is talking about all young girls to lose their
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The Virgin Queen “I know I have the body of a weak and feeble woman‚ but I have the heart and stomach of a king‚ and of a king of England too; and think foul scorn that Parma or Spain or any Prince of Europe should dare invade the border of my realm.” These famous words were spoken by Queen Elizabeth I while addressing English troops before defeating the Spanish Armada. Queen Elizabeth I is one of the most iconic British rulers and has become a modern feminist hero. The fascination with Queen Elizabeth
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1 AEM 4160: STRATEGIC PRICING PROF.: JURA LIAUKONYTE VIRGIN CELL CASE: EXCERCISES Pricing Structure from the Carrier Perspective ¨ Contracts: ¤ ¤ ¤ Annual churn rate WITH contracts Annual churn rate WITHOUT contracts The difference: =2% * 12 months = 24% (p.8) =6% * 12 months = 72% (p.8) 72% - 24% = 48% Take AT&T example: customer base = 20.5 million If AT&T abandons the contract based plan how many new customers would it need to acquire to offset customers from an
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Why people travel by train. The first reason is the speed. The Second one is that you don’t have to drive. Third is to take the time to view the countryside. In my country‚ the first reason is a waste due to the slow speed of an over 80-year-old system. Therefore the proposition to improve the rail system would meet this purpose. But what about the disadvantage of that fast travel‚ the costs must increase so travelers pay more for the convenience of speed. However rail travel also has
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WORLD CIVILIZATIONS SINCE 1500 Instructions for Paper #3 (Due Friday‚ May 11) Read Khushwant Singh’s Train to Pakistan and answer ONE of the following questions in an essay of at least six pages‚ being sure to support your argument with specific evidence from the text‚ and to use footnotes where necessary: 1. How do different visions of identity and community come into conflict in Train to Pakistan? Which one wins out? Why? What caused this conflict? 2. Compare the experience of independence
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The Virgin Suicides is about the deaths of five young sisters in the Grosse Point‚ Michigan neighbourhood where they lived during the 1970s. The five young sisters were thirteen-year-old Cecilia Lisbon‚ fourteen-year-old Lux Lisbon‚ fifteen-year-old Bonnie Lisbon‚ sixteen-year-old Mary Lisbon‚ and seventeen-year-old Therese Lisbon. The four older girls‚ particularly Lux‚ who caught the attention and desire of the young men in the area. This novel has an extremely odd first person plural written work
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The Virgin of Guadalupe 1. What does the image represent? The image represents the end of suffering and sacrifice‚ the conquering of the Aztecs‚ the combining of Aztec and Spanish cultures along with their different religious aspects‚ the conversion of Mexico‚ Central‚ and South America to Catholicism‚ and is the national symbol for Mexico. 2. Describe the symbols that form the composition. The crown‚ ray of light‚ roses‚ stars on the robe‚ crescent moon‚ angels‚ sash‚ dress‚ roses‚ prayer hands
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Choice (Kerima Polotan Tuvera’s The Virgin: A Feminist Approach) Kerima Polotan Tuvera is a Filipino female author who wrote The Virgin which won two first awards in the Philippines. The story can be narrated both man and woman. The text shows that the character‚ a woman who likes to wear flurry-colored clothes‚ Miss Mijares—a 34 year-old submissive daughter‚ sacrificing herself (she spent most of her life caring for her ill mother that’s why she’s still a virgin). She is a spinster who has strength
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(ASSIGNMENT TEMPLATE – ENGLISH VERSION) STAKEHOLDERS (COVER PAGE) OUMM 3203 Tables Of Contents Part A: Introduction – Organisation background Part B: Market Stakeholders for BIFF Sdn Bhd 1. Supplier 2. Customer 3. Employer Part C: Non Market Stakeholders for BIFF Sdn Bhd 1. Local Community 2. Media 3. Government Part D: Suggestion on how to develop and maintain the relationship with identified stakeholders 1. Have a direct dialog 2. Provide variety of monitoring method
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