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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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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Living with Strangers - Siri Hustvedt In all cities and cultures around the world are there unwritten rules‚ who people outside this place will not understand. That was what has inspired Siri Hustvedt about New York City. She moved from her little hometown Minnesota to New York‚ which was a big difference from the life she used to live. Especially the unwritten law: "PRETEND IT ISN’T HAPPENING-Law" fascinates her the most. That is how many in New York are thinking‚ even though most of them actually
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Travelling by trains is cheap and comfortable compared to buses and planes. So we find a railway station a place of great hustle and bustle. We come across people from different parts of the country‚ in different fashions and colours in the station. Once I happened to be at the Old Delhi Railway Station to see off my friend. He was going to Kolkata by the Kalka Mail. The waiting hall was fully crowded with passengers. There was a long queue in front of the booking window. Everyone seemed to
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Living with Strangers – Siri Hustvedt Every society and culture have their own way of behaving among one another. In a rural community‚ it is usually a custom to greet bypassing people politely‚ when it might seem as a strange gesture in the eyes of an urbanite. These norms are discussed in Siri Hustvedt’s essay‚ “Living with Strangers” (2002). Through descriptions of her own personal experiences‚ the surroundings and life in the city‚ Hustvedt reflects upon urban life and how society has developed
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Potty Train in 3 Days? Never Give Up On It! How do you define a successful potty training? This is not an easy task for parents. Even worse‚ toddlers are not comfortable in sitting to poop and pee on a potty‚ either. Specifically for one-year-old toddlers‚ who have just ’passed’ their level from infants. Most parents consider that potty train in 3 days is almost impossible. For some parents who have failed in applying this method‚ there is only one reason: GIVE UP. I don’t mean to blame parents
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THE STRANGER and THE ALCHEMIST Belief and Response Essay As one would make it through The Alchemist or The Stranger they would start to notice a clear separation of what each of these books portray. On one side you have The Alchemist which represents more of a positive outlook on life and following your dreams. On the other you have The Stranger which depicts more of a negative connotation on life. Although these two accounts seem far from each other‚ they present themes throughout the text that
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and from home daily. This inconvenience made it hard for me stay connect with my classmates in the afterschool extracurricular activities. Changing schools meant meeting a new group of people I did not know. Joining the school mid-year I was the stranger that came in knowing nothing about how the school worked. Most people had already formed their little friend groups and created their own schedules. On the other hand‚ the large amount of people at this school meant that some students still had time
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The kindness on strangers Blanche is a fading‚ but nevertheless attractive Southern belle‚ whose pretensions to virtue and culture only thinly mask her alcoholism and delusions of grandeur. Her poise is an illusion she presents to shield others‚ and most of all herself‚ from reality to try to make herself still attractive to new male suitors. Blanche arrives from her hometown of Auriol‚ Mississippi at the apartment of her sister‚ Stella Kowalski (Kim Hunter)‚ in the French Quarter of New Orleans
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