Sri Lanka’s Continual Civil War The ethnic tension between Sri Lanka’s majority and minority populations‚ the Sinhalese who are mostly Buddhists being the majority and the minority being mostly Hindu and are called Tamil‚ has been going on for many of years. Finally in 1983 the ethnic tensions finally spilled over into civil war. The civil war has been mostly between the government of Sri Lanka and the militant organization called the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam. The LTTE are fighting for
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The Rabbits John Marsden & Shaun Tan Name of the text‚ its composer‚ its origin‚ its date and its form The Rabbits is a picture book written by John Marsden and drawn by Shaun Tan published 9/1/2000. Write an explanation of the text‚ mentioning its purpose and audience and showing the relevance of the text to the concept of Belonging or Not Belonging. The rabbits is about the arrival and colonisation of the British and the progression that took place during and
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Using a subtle blend of aspects borrowed from sequential and storybook art‚ The Arrival is a graphic novel which explores the journey of a migrant. The experiences are conveyed through illustrations that‚ through the monochromatic sepia color palette‚ crinkled texture and page layout‚ resemble old memories and photographs; lending the story the authenticity and inclusivity that are associated with family albums. The wordless nature of the story emphasizes the protagonist’s inability to communicate
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Introduction Tan Hiep Phat Established in 1994‚ Tan Hiep Phat‚ its precursor being Ben Thanh beer and beverage workshop‚ has become the strong beverage group now with a series of healthful products. Tan Hiep Phat is the pioneer company in changing the Vietnamese drink habit: familiar with healthful bottled drink. The products such as Khong Do (Zero degree) green tea‚ Dr Thanh herbal tea‚ or newly I-kun carbonate green tea…are the leading brand name in the Viet Nam market‚ have showed the stature
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created an impact of the educational policy. “Mother Tongue” by Amy Tan describes the discourse community that she faces as a daughter of Asian immigrant who speaks limited English through a thick accent. She realizes
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Nowadays more and more youngsters become addicted to obtaining tanned skin in order to look better despite even lethal consequences. The weekly newsmagazine Maclean’s via its article Kids Want to Tan provides readers with the information about the risks related to indoor and outdoor sunbathing resulting in skin damages. According to the different sources‚ a number of young people in the age of 12 to 17 (79%) realize the drawbacks of tanning; moreover‚ nearly 81 percent of them find it possible to
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The Arrival‚ by Shaun Tan‚ is a book that I found to be very interesting. I have never read a book without words before‚ so this was a new experience for me. During the times I read it‚ evaluated it‚ took notes on it‚ and read it again‚ I questioned how something so complex could be a part of children’s literature. I began to ask myself what age group would be able to look at this book and understand the story within. Children’s literature is usually seen as simple‚ straight forward‚ and easy to
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NATIONAL YOUTH POLICY The final DRAFT prepared by The Committee appointed by the Hon. Minister of Sports and Youth Affairs MEMBERS Prof. Lakshman Jayatilleke (Chair) Prof. Siripala Hettige Prof. M T M Jifffry Mr. O Arumugam Ms. Sriyanie Wijesundara (Convener) CONTENT Abstract Page 1. 2. Preamble Introduction 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 Background Purpose and Rationale Definition of Youth Historical Contemporary issues affecting young women and men Youth Profile Background to the
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After reading the strongly written “Mother Tongue” by Amy Tan‚ it shows a great deal of strength from the Asian American culture. Throughout the reading it showed how hard it was and still is for Asian Americans to work through the difficulties of the English language. The essay talked first about the different languages of English that this young lady learned and used through her life. The second part was about the difficulties that she had through school because English wasn’t here strongest subject
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