“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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Robert Smithson remains one of the most influential and original artists of modern times who has had a major impact on artists of his generation‚ and continues to do so today. Smithson’s provocative works‚ made in the mid-sixties to early seventies‚ redefined the language of sculpture. He was one of the founders of the art form known as earthworks or land art‚ and is most well known for the Spiral Jetty‚ 1970‚ located in the Great Salt Lake‚ Utah. This monumental earthwork was inspired in part
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The quote above is by Robert Rodriguez from the movie Spy Kids 2. It has become a joke on the Internet in the intervening time leading to many people discarding the deep meaning of the quote and analyzing it in a hollow fashion. However‚ the quote asks a deep psychological question from the reader. It refers to humans as a dangerous species‚ so dangerous that even someone as powerful as God is afraid of them. The quote looks at humans in a demeaning fashion treating them as a horrible entity. Moreover
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United States‚ and that Congress was powerless to abolish slavery.” (Kaczorowski‚ p. 45) Was this true? Could slavery really never be abolished? In his article “To Begin the Nation Anew: Congress‚ Citizenship‚ and Civil Rights after the Civil War”‚ Robert J. Kaczorowski shows the process of the abolishing of slavery in the United States. Kaczorowski discussed the reactions of the Republicans‚ Democrats‚ and the Federal Judges on the major political issues of the Civil War‚ specifically: slavery‚ civil
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CASE ANALYSIS “ROBERT PRINCETON AT FALLS VIDEO” Introduction Falls Video had been founded by “Momma and Poppa” Valencia in 1983. It started as a small video rental in a corner of their Glens Falls grocery store. After some successful years‚ Momma decided to separate them into two independent businesses. Then Valencias had 4 grocery stores which were managed by Momma and 8 video stores which were managed by Momma’s son‚ Mario Valencio. As the expanded video business‚ problems had begun to
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Euripides. Robert’s final act on earth captures his essence. All the characters who have a transcript in this novel remember Robert Ross in different ways‚ depending on their relativity of truth; some consider him a hero‚ and some a traitor. Although he is dead‚ the metaphorical footprint he leaves on the world in his final act‚ remains in the mind of all those who knew him. Robert Ross’ eventual demise at the end of the novel‚ is a result of the reoccurring mental conflicts of his id and superego‚ resulting
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Robert Ariail’s role-swapped characters depict the fallacies of social security and medicare as the baby is the one who must accept two new mouths to feed while the grandparents are the ones who are helpless to feed themselves. The grandparents lie in one basket each‚ labeled “Social Security” and “Medicare‚” and wail on the doorstep of the baby. This may appear satirical at first‚ but it is actually sad and people will empathize with the baby if they view the cartoon logically. The artist’s point
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The Great Depression is one of the hardest times that Americans had to face. Countless people lost their jobs. The poor suffered‚ while the rich thrived. In the story‚ ¨President Cleveland Where Are You?¨‚ by Robert Cormier‚ a boy named Jerry and his family lived during the Great Depression. As a hobby‚ he collected cards. He felt torn between making his family happy or keeping up with the card competition‚ which as a result‚ caused him to make a final decision. The family also faced many obstacles
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Most people know the poem “Fire and Ice” by Robert Frost. It is pretty famous. But do most people know the meaning of this unique poem? What does Robert Frost mean when he writes “if the world had to perish twice?” Although it is short‚ “Fire and Ice” is a puzzling poem filled with words that hold a meaning that we have to unlock. In the poem‚ Frost is the narrator and he is speaking to the readers. The issue that Frost discusses is if the world will end in a blazing fire or in freezing ice. Based
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