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    My second group observation called Hope Seekers Group‚ Initiated with the facilitator Nadine introducing the new members that were joining for the first time. Nadine started by reading the declaration of Unity. “This we owe to A.A.’s future to place our common welfare first; to keep our fellowship united. For on A.A. unity depend our lives‚ and the lives of those to come.” She also advised the new comers that they were responsible for seeking help if they ever felt the need to drink and to consult

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    About Iyers. Iyers — like all other Brahmins — trace their paternal ancestors to one of eight rishis or sages. Accordingly they classify themselves into eight gotras‚ based upon the ancestor rishi. The term Iyer derives from the term Ayya used by the people of the Tamil regions to denote a respected person and are seen as representatives of Vedic Culture. The term is believed to have originated from the Sanskrit word ’Arya’ which means a ’noble person’. Iyers have many sub-sects among them

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    that he did such an amazing job on the lion that some one would pay a good price for it “and round the neck of the thing‚ a piece of fur (rat? rabbit? meerkat?); a real mane‚ majestic‚ telling you some how that the artist had delight in the lion” (Gordimer‚44). The woman tries to bargain with the old man and stops because he won’t lower his price. The husband then bargains with the old man giving him a fraction of what he was asking for. She feels bad after she and her husband bought the lion for a

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    wedding ceremony began with the father of a bridegroom choosing a bride for his son. However‚ the father of an ancient Jewish bridegroom could have also sent a representative to secure a bride for his son. We see this occur when Abraham sent his servant‚ Eliezer‚ to secure a bride for his son‚ Isaac‚ in Genesis 24. In Genesis 24:58‚ Rebekah consented to marry Isaac before she ever met him. Rebekah represents a form of church‚ because she had not seen her bridegroom‚ but she was willing to go with him.

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    Choose only two of the works within your selected theme. •Race / Ethnicity ◦Country Lovers (Gordimer) ◦The Welcome Table (Walker) ◦What It’s Like to Be a Black Girl (Smith) ◦Child of the Americas (Morales) •Gender Roles / Marriage ◦The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (Thurber) ◦The Story of an Hour (Chopin) ◦The Necklace (de Mauppassant) ◦The Proposal (Chekhov) ◦Country Lovers (Gordimer) •Creativity / The Creative Process ◦Poetry (Neruda) ◦Constantly Risking Absurdity

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    Class discussion: The Moment Before the Gun Went Off 1. How would you interpret the meaning of this story? a. In the story‚ Gordimer connects the two races as victims of the injustices of apartheid. The protagonist‚ Marais Van der Vyver’s shows interest in the “black boy‚” Lucas a victim of freak accident‚ negligence‚ and ultimately apartheid. In the story Gordimer’s shows how apartheid has become more than legislation; it has become a mentality that segregates and prejudges. More than just

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    Markus Clancy Evangelism Luke Fetters Blue Like Jazz essay December 9‚ 2010 In the book Blue like Jazz there is a couple of conversion stories I would like to talk about. The first one comes from Chapter 4. It is the conversion of Millers friend Penny. Penny was a person who did not like Christians and Christianity based on the stereotypes that she had seen and the world has given to them. In the chapter it says that Penny wanted nothing to do with Christianity until she met a friend from

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    sweetness. My friend Nadine knocked at my house she said‚ “Get your bike.” So I asked my mum if I could take it out‚ terrible decision. Nadine had long blonde hair and her skin was tanned. She had ocean blue eyes. Nadine was usually kind and patient. She didn’t have a tendency to lose track of time‚ but she was willing to help others. She had a peanut allergy‚ and whenever she saw an injured or homeless pet‚ she tried to help it. She loved cats‚ gardening‚ and singing. Nadine wasn’t the closest friend

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    Symbolism Nadine Gordiner’s story Once Upon a Time contains lots of symbols. Amongst these symbols‚ the house represents the society she is in and the underground mines and foundation of the house represents the apartheid. This story is built based on fear‚ racial tension‚ and the apartheid. To begin with‚ the house or society is supposed to protect and shelter the people living within it. The house is supposed to be stable‚ but in paragraph 7 of Once Upon a Time‚ Nadine mentioned that

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    Girls under pressure The story starts where Ellie and her two best friends‚ Magda and Nadine‚ are Christmas shopping at the Flowerfields Shopping Centre. While they shop‚ they notice a large buzz of an event going on upstairs. Nadine wonders if it is television. Magda replies‚ "Wow‚ I hope so" and steers the other two upstairs. It turns out to be a modelling competition for Spicy magazine‚ which Ellie discovers after seeing a lot of pretty and thin teenage girls getting their photos taken. Ellie

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