“I was never an American. I was immediately a New Yorker.” How is Changez’s sense of identity altered over the course of the novel? In Mohsin Hamid’s 2007 thriller novel ‘The Reluctant Fundamentalist’ we’re told the story of a young scholar‚ Changez‚ and his troubles as a Pakistani during his time before and after the 9/11 terror attacks in America. This turmoil is allegorically simplified by Changez’s own personal relationship with his love interest‚ Erica‚ evident given that her name is a
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A Boundless Moment He halted in the wind‚ and -- what was that Far in the maples‚ pale‚ but not a ghost? He stood there bringing March against his thought‚ And yet too ready to believe the most. "Oh‚ that’s the Paradise-in-bloom‚" I said; And truly it was fair enough for flowers had we but in us to assume in march Such white luxuriance of May for ours. We stood a moment so in a strange world‚ Myself as one his own pretense deceives; And then I said the truth (and we moved on). A
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enforceable? a. Offer‚ entitlement‚ majority‚ legality b. Offer‚ acceptance‚ consideration‚ morality c. Terms‚ configuration‚ timeliness‚ legality d. Aggrement‚ consideration‚ capacity‚ legality 3. At what point is a contract implied? a. When written terms of the contract are approved by the parties’ attorneys b. When all important terms of the contract are expressed in writing c. When the conduct of the parties indicates the terms of the contract d. When contract terms are explicitly stated
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Role of Non-state Actors in International Relations Introduction International relations (IR) is like a stage where actors are needed to put on a show. Actors are any person or entity which plays a role that is attributable in international relations. There are two kind of actors in the world of International Relations which are states and non-state actors. States are territories run by a government and have a permanent population. Although states are the most important actors in IR‚ they are strongly
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Having a dream. Putting in work. Achieving your goal. By doing these three things you will end up seeing success in your life. It does take time and dedication‚ but the outcome is really what counts. This is what Robert Frost‚ one of the best poets of the twentieth century‚ did to become a well known American poet. From back in the high school days he was one of those students who enjoyed writing‚ reading‚ and the sound of poetry. As the years went on‚ he worked very hard to be able to live and
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businesses need to be well organised to achieve their aims and objectives. Certain tasks‚ or functions‚ must be done regularly and these are usually grouped into specific types of activities. In a large organisation like Tesco PLC‚ people work together in functional areas. Each functional area has a specific purpose. Below are the main functional areas: Finance The main activities of the finance department are: * To record all the business transactions This means
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On December 30‚ 1691‚ the influential and scholarly Robert Boyle left science with a strong legacy of discoveries and experiments. The Irish physicist‚ chemist‚ and natural philosopher brought significant discoveries to chemistry‚ the theory of matter‚ and pneumatics. With much of his time being devoted to writing and studying‚ Boyle became interested in natural philosophy‚ religious topics‚ and ethical issues; even though some of these topics did not have much of an overlap with science‚ Boyle found
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Robert Yates was an American politician and was part of the Philadelphia Convention. Yates was born on January 27‚ 1738 in Schenectady‚ NY. Between 1771 and 1775‚ Yates sat on the Albany board of Alderman. Robert Yates spent most of his political life as a judge‚ and was well regarded by New Yorkers of all political casts. During the pre-revolution years‚ Yates was one of the Radical Whigs‚ but once the revolution did break out he served on the Albany committee of safety and represented his county
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When a social actor is activated‚ he or she is the dynamic force behind a social practice or agent of a process. Meanwhile‚ in many instances of representation‚ often a social actor gets passivated; participants are on the ‘receiving end’ of a process or activity due to the intent of a text writer to serve or perpetuate certain ideologies. Passivation of a social actor can be either subjected or beneficialised. A social actor is subjected when he or she takes the role of a goal in a process‚ as in
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Robert Klippel Robert Klippel was an Australian constructivist sculptor. Born in 1920 in Sydney and dying in 2001 he is widely recognised as one of the greatest Australian contemporary sculptors. Klippel’s works are abstract and innovative. They are made of found pieces that could be quite random but through the assemblage Klippel makes his sculptures portray qualities such as balance and structure. Klippel’s works are abstract but not at all random‚ ‘The New McCullochs’s Encyclopaedia of Australian
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