A Matter of Time By Shashi Deshpande. Feminist Press at the CUNY‚ 1999. Reviewed by Sudha S. Balagopal I first read a A Matter of Time a few years ago‚ when it was published in India. The book made a deep impression on me‚ with its sensitive story of rebuilding and hope. After its more recent release in the US‚ I read it again‚ enjoying it even more.Very few books can lay claim to that fact for me. In A Matter of Time‚ a father‚ named Gopal‚ with three almost-grown girls‚ decides he has had
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Post-apartheid Society “A Matter of Taste” by Alex La Guma Alex La Guma’s short story “A Matter of Taste” talks about the post-apartheid social relationships and conflicts between the mixed races‚ also known as the coloureds and the whites. Through the observation of John‚ the narrator‚ the American Dream is interpreted differently by Whitey and Chinaboy; in other words‚ by the wealthy and respectable whites and the poor non-whites. Throughout the short story‚ various examples of characterization
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From the very first few pages of Heart of the Matter‚ by the help of Greene’s writing techinques‚ the reader manages to start forming a very basic but clear impression of Henry Scobie‚ the protagonist of this novel and his wife Louise. Although all throughout the novel‚ Louise is seen from Scobie’s eyes‚ we can still illustarte a brief image of her‚ both physical as well as character wise. Scobie‚ describies contantly Louise as very unattractive human being with pale skin‚ ‘a white skin had
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Subject:Chemistry Topic:States Of Matter What is matter? Matter is anything that has mass and occupies space. All matter can exist in three(3)states. There are: solid‚ liquid and gas. In addition‚ all matter is made up of particles: atoms‚ molecules and ions. Solids In the solid state state‚ the particles are packed closely together in a regular manner. The focus of attraction between these particles are very strong and as a result solids are usually very hard and very difficult to compress
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The Nature of Dark Matter We observe the universe around us through many scientific means. However it is through the electromagnetic spectrum‚ that is everything from radio waves to gamma waves‚ that we learn about the objects in our world and beyond. However we can also learn about our universe through indirect means‚ such as the effect of gravity on light as well as larger objects like our galaxy. In fact it is this indirect method of observation that has led us to the discovery of extra-solar
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Family Matters The definitions of a family today and a family in the past are far from similar. The definitions may have some similarities but they have changed dramatically in many more ways. 50 years ago‚ families had rules that were stricter and families were closer in the sense of a relationship. Although some families today are more distant from each other and have fewer rules to maintain order‚ there are still some that maintain the same styles of the families 50 years ago. Families have
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_________ relational type is the “relational ideal.” | 1:1 | M:1 | 1:M | M:N | Any attribute that is part of a key is known as a __________. | Key attribute | Key determiner | Logical attribute | Selector | The attribute B is _________ the attribute A if each value in column A determines one and only one value in column B. | Logically dependent on | Determined by | Owned by | Functionally dependent on | All primary key entries are unique‚ and no part of a primary key may be __________
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Matter of Mogharrabi‚ 19 I&N Dec. 439 (BIA 1987) Decided by Board June 12‚ 1987 FACTS: Mogharrabi and his wife were permitted into the United States from Iran as nonimmigrant students. They stayed in the United longer than the initial time allowed and arrangements were made for them to be deported. Mogharrabi filed for asylum to void the deportation for fear of his persecution because of his political opinion if he were to return to Iran. He claimed a well-founded fear of persecution based
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What was the most import thing in the session? “Most: Dr. Merrill stated writing is thinking. When you put things down on paper‚ it should talk to you.” I truly enjoyed meeting Dr. Merrill‚ and just listening to him talk. He really was willing to share his faith and how family is very important to him. I had asked him what conversations that he has with his children‚ grandchildren‚ and great grandchildren about life. He shared with me how not everyone was accepting of his new wife‚ but
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Unit 1 Notes Chapter 3 Matter Observation v. Inference • Observation: • Quantitative or qualitative • ___________________________________________________ • Inferences: • Something that you know from ____________________________ • Ex. “made of wood”‚ “wax” Physical v. Chemical Properties • Physical Properties: • Can be observed without changing the chemical makeup of a substance • Examples: • Chemical Properties: • Describes a chemical change & the kinds of chemical reactions that
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