red wedding dress with the red wedding veil‚ the red banners‚ the red palanquin‚ and finally the red candle. I found this as a motif because it appeared in almost every section of the 3rd chapter. Ying-Ying also explains that her mother gave her a necklace made out of red jade. Red was a traditional color in Chinese culture‚ possibly a powerful color‚ as purple was to Europe. Another motif is the five elements. These five elements‚ wood‚ fire‚ water‚ earth‚ and metal‚ seem very important to Chinese
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inclusive language to persuade the reader of his independence being breached by the unethical mayor and his acquaintances. ‘The radical environmentalists don’t care about anyone but themselves.’ The writer attacks the environmentalist on their selfishness and careless behaviour towards the residents of Greenville. Sure they are concerned about the environment‚ but they should also focus on the rights of the Greenville residents‚ Furthermore‚ Greenville is only responsible for a tiny fraction of household
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wealth". The identified characters will have their lives evaluated‚ and how greed has caused them to suffer a great downfall. The stories I have derived the characters from are "A Rose for Emily"‚ "Good Country People"‚ "Story of An Hour"‚ "The Necklace" and "Godfather Grimm". In "A Rose for Emily" Miss Emily Grierson grows to be extremely selfish and covetous after her father dies. Her greed begins to surface when she denies her fathers death‚ and refuses that he be buried for three days
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(1915) and The Necklace (1884)‚ the authors Tristan Bernard and Guy de Maupassant were able to show‚ through their use of literary words‚ what role each spouse plays in the marriage and how each spouse in turn treats the other. In one story‚ “I’m Going”‚ the reader finds a husband who obviously runs the house and is able to guilt his wife into staying home while her husband is only out for “his” own pleasure and who really doesn’t care how he has made his wife feel. In “The Necklace” the reader finds
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Part I: Character Behavior Consequences Jay Gatsby Self absorbed He’s let down when all of his action don’t give him the results he wants. Daisy Buchanan Careless‚ selfish She gets the attention she seeks and the guilt becomes too much; especially when the tables turn and she finds out Tom is cheating. Tom Buchanan Firm‚ barbaric He loses his mistress and his wife begins to have an affair. Jordan Baker Self-centered ‚ dishonest Nick leaves her forever. Myrtle Wilson
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The hyena is the cook and he personifies selfishness‚ cruelty‚ and violence. The zebra is the injured Chinese sailor and he personifies fear and desperation. The Mother is the orangutan and she personifies motherly love and affection and the Tiger‚ Richard Parker was Pi and he was the personification
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Aravind Adiga’s The White Tiger shares the debauchery‚ fraud and cancer-like corruption dominating Indian society. With constant references to the corrupt practices existing in schools‚ hospitals‚ elections and the entirety of the government; Adiga explores the injustice common amongst all characters. Corruption can be seen through Balram’s twisted and warped morals to progress towards wealth‚ power and freedom commonly known as the ‘light’. Politicians‚ police and judges are easily bribed with a
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SONG’S LYRICS: WHERE IS THE LOVE What ’s wrong with the world‚ mama People livin ’ like they ain ’t got no mamas I think the whole world addicted to the drama Only attracted to things that ’ll bring you trauma Overseas‚ yeah‚ we try to stop terrorism But we still got terrorists here livin ’ In the USA‚ the big CIA The Bloods and The Crips and the KKK But if you only have love for your own race Then you only leave space to discriminate And to discriminate only generates hate
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Stella-Rondo should come to me this minute‚ on bended knee‚ and attempt to explain the incidents of her life with Mr. Whitaker‚ I’d simply put my fingers in both my ears and refuse to listen" (153). That statement alone defines her jealously and selfishness towards her sister‚ because it seems Mr. Whitaker is the only thing she is really upset about for she makes no mention about any of the other family members‚
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ZAKAH : THE THIRD PILLAR OF ISLAM VOCABULARY:- 1. Zakat – Zakah literally means purity and growth. 2. Zakat-ul-Mal – the 2.5% of the money that is paid. 3. Zakat-ul-Fitr – the zakah or purifying dues paid after Ramadan. 4. Nisaab – the minimum extra wealth a person should save over a year in order to pay Zakah. 5. Al Fuqaraa’ – the needy people who have faced recent hardships and may receive zakah. 6. Al Masakeen – the poor people who should receive Zakah. 7. Al Aamiloon Alayha
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