Salman Rushdie’s The Satanic Verses addresses much more than the infamous controversy within Islam. It is about nationalism‚ migration‚ religion‚ postmodernism‚ politics‚ rebirth‚ hybridization‚ transformation‚ compromise‚ and Islam. However‚ the great controversy of the Satanic verses‚ as portrayed in Rushdie’s novel‚ serves as the template from which all the other issues can be examined. Ayatollah Khomeini’s fatwa‚ likewise‚ can be seen as an expected response that seems to fit the themes addressed
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President Bush quoted‚ "Clearly‚ our children are our future Too many of our neediest children are being left behind" (www.ed.gov). The "No Child Left Behind" Act expands the federal government’s role in elementary and secondary education. The NCLB emphasizes accountability and abiding by policies set by the federal government. This law sets strict requirements and deadlines for states to expand the scope and frequency of student testing‚ restore their accountability system and guarantee that
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Controversy over Biotechnology Biotechnology has been the source of lots of controversy. There are those that love Biotechnology and dream of all the great things it could bring to mankind. There are also those who see it as threat to mankind‚ something that could possibly overthrow our current society. James Watson‚ who along with Francis Crick discovered the double helix structure of DNA‚ exerts that this controversy is not deserved. He believes that it is pertinent for our future‚ that it could
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National Artist Award Controversy The National Artist Award is one of the prestigious awards given to people who are considered as national artists for their contribution in the different field of arts. It is the highest state of recognition given to Filipino artists. Just recently‚ this year’s awarding was full of controversies and issues that left the people questioning if the awardees deserved the recognition given. Among the seven awardees of this year’s National Artist are;
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THE CONTROVERSIES ASSOCIATED WITH THE DISNEY PRINCESS FRANCHISE SAMANTHA GARCIA HARMON 05/04/2012 Princess themed fairytales have great influence on children’s books‚ movies‚ and television shows. In 1937 Disney released ‘Snow White and the seven dwarfs’ the first full length cell-animated film in motion picture history. It is based on the Brothers Grimm German fairytale‚ and it is also the debut of Disney’s very first marketed princess. Since then Disney has created their own princess line
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The Controversy of Medication Angie Johnson August 26‚ 2012 The Controversy of Medication Many students today who were diagnosed with EBD or ADHD were prescribed some type of medication to help manage their symptoms. In my opinion I feel as though many children benefit greatly from these medications‚ especially those with severe cases. On the other hand I also feel as though we are depending too much on these medications‚ which leads to some children receiving medications they may not need
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This book is about Nelly and her mother hiding from the Nazis in a friend’s house. They hid in a little window that had been closed off to keep the house warmer in the winters. They only went into the window when someone came into the house‚ so no one would know that they were hiding there. For around three years Nelly and her mother hid there. Nelly was constantly wondering if her father would come and join them. For these three years they passed the time by talking with each other‚ knitting‚ or
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Bottled water‚ it seems such an unlikely culprit for such massive deterioration. Bottled water‚ as simple and convenient as it is‚ is the beginning of a large controversy. Behind it is not only a story of pollution‚ but also a story of the damage from the production. “... many had an incomplete understanding of the total environmental impact of bottled water production” (Saylor‚ et al. 599). The environment is being destroyed by the plastic and the wastes of oil. Not only is the environment being
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Do you enjoy music? Have you ever questioned the lyrics you’ve sung along with your favorite artists? If you answered yes‚ I have the perfect website for you! I also found myself wondering if I was singing the correct words to my favorite songs. To clarify‚ I searched for a lyric engine through google search and found www.musicmademe.com. Despite the website’s lack of graphics and minute print‚ it’s still a great music guru site because of its wonderful organization‚ easy navigation‚ and wide selection
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On November 9‚ 1989 when East German citizens poured through border crossings in the Berlin Wall‚ the event marked a new beginning for East Europeans. Under strict control of the Soviet Union‚ life in Eastern Europe had been restricted‚ with little freedom and or luxury (Cernich). The unstoppable flow of East Germans fleeing to West Germany began the Soviet Union’s decline in power‚ and it floundered until dissolving on December 25 in 1990 (Montgomery). The Berlin Wall had separated countless families
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