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    In my english class we are reading the book called the “Kite Runner‚” written by Khaled Hosseini. This book itself is about fierce cruelty and fierce love. This book can also be considered to be a journey novel. A journey of redemption and self- awareness. This novel is different because it starts at the end‚ meaning that when you read the book the “Kite Runner‚” Khaled Hosseini starts to like give flashbacks on the things that happened in his life and the things he wished he could’ve done differently

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    There has always been a long and never ending debate of what really affects personality is it with a person’s genetic makeup or with his environment. Many researchers have agreed that personality is both influenced by nature and nurture. But I will still stand that nurture has bigger impacts than nature. If environment didn’t play a part in determining an individual’s traits and behaviors‚ then identical twins should‚ theoretically‚ be exactly the same in all respects‚ even if reared apart. But

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    The Kite Runner: Influences Khaled Hosseini arguably a very strong and powerful Arthur. From his very first novel The Kite Runner‚ he was able to make a really good name and impression for himself. This all allowed him to keep writing more and more novels. When writing The Kite Runner Khaled Hosseini had many possible events that have influenced him to write the novel. Hosseini grew up in a small village of Kabul Afghanistan‚ his father was a part of the government so living in Afghanistan was never

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    Symbolism in The Kite Runner Every single day of your life‚ you observe different things and objects that can spark different memories or emotions. Sometimes these memories can be happy ones; for example‚ your grandparent’s house may remind you of your carefree childhood. However‚ sometimes certain things may cause bad memories or emotions to arouse‚ such as being in a war. In Khaled Hosseini’s The Kite Runner‚ the main character‚ Amir‚ is constantly reminded of the wrongs he has committed by noticing

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    The Kite Runner demonstrates that people are motivated more by self-interest than by honour. Discuss. In the novel ‘The Kite Runner’ By Khaled Hosseini‚ people are motivated by self-interest rather than by honour. There are many instances throughout the book where the characters take actions that are selfish and only benefit themselves. They know what the right thing to do is but don’t do it because it may hurt their own reputation. Amir frames Hassan‚ Baba keeps a huge secret and Assef treats

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    event kite fighting in the next few paragraphs. It also stated that all the boys are passion about it‚ its not just a game between each pair of kids‚ it’s a battle. On the last paragraph on page 49 the writer used “every winter” to begins‚ because the writer wants to show that this is one of the biggest that will happen in Kabul‚ everyone looks forward to it. The story continues by Amir describing how nervous he is from a first person point of view. His father baba also looks forward to the kite-fighting

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    Bettina De Mesa Mrs. Mo AP English 23 Sept. 2010 The Kite Runner “I stopped watching‚ turned away from the alley.... was running down my wrist. I blinked‚ saw I was still biting down on my fist‚ hard enough to draw blood from the knuckles. I realized something else. I was weeping. From just around the corner‚ I could hear Assef’s quick‚ rhythmic grunts. I had one last chance to make a decision. One final opportunity to decide who I was going to be. I could step into that alley‚ stand

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    a certain amount of compromise when it comes to love someone — but are the costs sometimes too great? Love does not always brings happiness it can be painful‚ sad and upset. Strong love involves sacrificing your own happiness and you may even pay the price of life because of it. In The Kite Runner‚ the thematic relationship between self sacrifice and love is best shown through the character of Amir and Hassan. Love hurts you when you sacrifice your innocence but another person ignore your devotion

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    Andrew R. Dulya Mrs. Spaugh AP Literature Period 4 29 March 2017 Kite Runner Analysis The feeling of guilt is a feeling that he/she either did something you shouldn’t have‚ or didn’t do something you should have‚ and he/she is aware of the mistake. Guilt can often lead to depression‚ anxiety‚ feeling worthless‚ and even suicidal thoughts or actions. Even as horrible as the feeling of guilt is‚ the aftermath of feeling redeemed can be rewarding. The only was that a person can feel redeemed is by feeling

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    The Kite Runner Reading logs NV1D Reading Log Task One‚ Part I. [13.01.12] The author of The Kite Runner‚ Khaled Hosseini‚ I think can be portrayed as the protagonist Amir for several reasons one of which is that he himself was born in Kabul‚ Afghanistan‚ in 1965. I think that‚ because of the fact that he was born in Afghanistan‚ it has contributed to the novel in the aspect of which that the place is not entirely random. Like‚ if I wrote a book I wouldn’t write a story based in perhaps the United

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