In his essay” What are we fighting for‚” Rex Murphy discusses what he sees as the most compulsory reasons Canadian troops are in Afghanistan‚ to support some form of democracy that can resist malevolent influences and provide for its citizens‚ basic civil opportunities. Murphy begins his discussion with recapping the events leading up to our involvement in the Afghanistan operations‚ primarily 911‚ and supporting our ally‚ the United States in removing a government that supported such atrocities
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Notices: 1. You are Ranjit / Rajita‚ Head Boy / Head Girl of DAV Public School‚ Kapurthala. A few students of your school have not deposited their exam fees. Draft a notice in not more than 50 words for the deposit of the same. Ans: DAV PUBLIC SCHOOL‚ AJMER NOTICE EXAMINATION FEES 23 JANUARY 2011 A few students of the school have not deposited their examination fees as yet. It is essential to deposit the same before the issue of Hall Tickets. Hence‚ the defaulters
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In Chinua Achebe’s No Longer at ease Obi Okonkwo is a Nigerian man who gains a scholarship from the U.P.U to study in England. Upon his return to Africa he is confronted with the corruption that exist within the Nigerian government. In this essay I will look at the conflict that exist within Obi after he accepts his first bribe. Also there will be looked at how the guilt that Obi experiences because he is caught between two worlds‚ impacts said conflict within him. Furthermore I with look at how
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To what extent is manipulation central to the play as a whole? William Shakespeare’s eponymously titled play ‘Othello’‚ manifests greed‚ ambition‚ jealousy‚ revenge and most of all‚ manipulation. Iago’s skillful manipulation of protagonist‚ Othello‚ eventually leads Othello to self destruct. The once “noble and valiant moor” is transformed into the “blacker devil” as he kills his beloved Desdemona due to her supposed infidelity with lieutenant Cassio. This is an illusion that Iago had created
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The year 2012 marks the fiftieth (50th) anniversary of the culmination of the Women’s Suffrage Movement in the Bahamas. In the Bahamas the movement took place against the dramatic backdrop of the Burma Road Riots of 1942‚ the General Strike of 1958‚ the Labour Movement of the 1950s‚ the majority rule and civil rights movements. Bahamian women worked tirelessly along with men to resist and redress the racial discrimination and the political and economic inequities that permeated Bahamian society.
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injuries of the First World War. Having experienced war himself‚ he had a realistic view of the war and tried to convey this to others before he died at twenty-five years old. Dulce et Decorum Est focuses on a gas attack‚ and portrays that war is not honourable and sweet‚ as the title suggests in Latin. The poem begins by describing the physical state of the soldiers. The poet uses similes to convey the ill-health of the men. The soldiers are described as being “Bent double‚ like old beggars” which
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ENGLISH MODULES Wilfred Own Poetry Wilfred Owen was a war poet. Unlike many other poets of the first world war‚ Owen wrote about the hellish nature of war. He sought to reveal the horrors of war and became the spokesmen for men at the front. Common views of war at that time was that it was a patriotic thing to do‚ the honour and glory it would bring‚ the music and the drums. Wilfred thorugh his poems aims to encourage readers that war is not something to be glorifying‚ men‚ even teenagers are
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also used ethos when he says‚ "O masters‚ if I were disposed to stir/Your hearts and minds to mutiny and rage‚ /I should do Brutus wrong‚ and Cassius wrong‚ /Who‚ you all know‚ are honourable men:/I will not do them wrong; I rather choose/ To wrong the dead‚ to wrong myself and you‚/ Than I will wrong such honourable men" (Act III‚ Scene ii‚ Line 121-127). When Antony said this‚ he again said that he had no intention of talking badly of Brutus‚ Cassius‚ and the other conspirators. This‚ again‚ made
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Modern American honor is viewed as bravery‚ freedom and hard work. Honor has been expressed differently for years and years in different countries. Honor is defined as someone having high respect‚ courage and being selfless. Honor can also be viewed as someone sacrificing something or themselves; like our US soldiers. Nothing stays the same‚ and honor is no exception. History tells its own story from different perspectives of honor just from over time. For centuries‚ women weren’t able to leave
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The genre of gothic literature contains both elements of horror and romance‚ with an innocent female‚ a powerful male (usually the quintessential villain)‚ as well as themes to do with the supernatural as key features included in the novel. In this chapter‚ elements of the gothic begin in the very title of the book: the ‘bloody’ in ‘The Bloody Chamber’ associates the idea of death and gore‚ a more horrific element of the gothic genre; the ‘Chamber’ itself now sounds more claustrophobic and similar
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