knowledge that we have gained throughout the course of the semester. The main discussion topic in this essay will be why geography matters and the return of history. This essay will go in the order of the following subtopics: Defining geography and an illustration of my understanding of the spatial perspective. Next will be the notion introduced by Kagan that history is returning. Lastly‚ I will show how geography and history can help us understand the transformations human beings have created on Earth
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who we are in the future. Both Kamau in The Return and the narrator in A Marker on the Side of the Boat portray how they dealt with changes around them as a result of a war that occurred in their beloved home places. Their passive decision to accept reality lead to a positive outcome that has not made their lives miserable‚ but instead those depraved memories remain as an experience to move on and find more meaning with life. In the short story‚ The Return‚ Kamau contemplates and distinguishes the
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candidates sit an examination. The distribution of marks is shown in the following grouped frequency table. Marks|1–10|11–20|21–30|31–40|41–50|51–60|61–70|71–80|81–90|91–100| Number of candidates|15|50|100|170|260|220|90|45|30|20| (a) Copy and complete the following table‚ which presents the above data as a cumulative frequency distribution. (3) Mark|£10|£20|£30|£40|£50|£60|£70|£80|£90|£100| Number of candidates|15|65|||||905|||| (b) Draw a cumulative frequency graph of the distribution‚ using a
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In The Odyssey‚ Odysseus’ Nostos‚ return home‚ is more theatrical and elaborate than it should be. His return home‚ however‚ is not as glamorous as he thought it would be‚ with all of the suitors trying to win over his wife. He spends a great deal of time plotting vengeance of the suitors. Odysseus is determined to purify his home of all unloyalties and regain control over his kingdom. This results in a barbaric slaughter of innocent foreigners and citizens of Ithaca. Odysseus’ central goal is to
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you receive from others can greatly impact your final choice and feelings toward it. Considering different backgrounds and life situations‚ support may be a help or a hinderance. During Tim O’Brien’s On the Rainy River and Ngugi wa Thiong’o’s The Return‚ both of the main characters need to make a tough decision. These decisions don’t come easy. Although Tim and Kamau receive different degrees of support‚ both of them are able to resolve their situations. As Tim attempts to make his choice about
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What is loneliness? Some definitions in the literature are detached whereas others appear to show that the authors have themselves experienced the pain of loneliness. Loneliness is unique for every individual their for it can be difficult concept for everyone to understand. In this paper I hope to find what a true meaning of loneliness. I want to inform all readers to ponder this question and to find their own answers. Rokach states that ‘loneliness is as natural and integral a part of being human
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returns to Phillotson and he tries to kiss her‚ ’Sue imperceptibly shrank away‚ her flesh quivering under the touch of his lips’. Nevertheless‚ they remarry. Sue is more relaxed when Phillotson reassures her that ’I shan’t expect to intrude upon your personal privacy any more than I did before. It is for our good socially to do this’. On Jude’s side of the story‚ Arabella calls on Jude‚ saying that she is penniless after quarrelling with her father‚ and begs Jude to take her in. Through his kind-heartedness
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When I decided to return to school‚ I applied with an excitement and eagerness I had not experienced before. I had a new yearning to learn as much as I could. Still to this day‚ I have that yearning. I enjoy every minute of my classes‚ working diligently in my time off to succeed in each course. I meet with my professors if I feel as though I do not have the full grasp of the content‚ or occasionally just to say hi and stay visible. Evidence of change in my academic behavior is in my transcripts
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the law of diminishing returns. David Ricardo is responsible for the creation as well as the development of a number ofkey economic theories which allowed past and current economist to better understand todaysever changing economy. The three accomplishments that Ricardo has received most credit for arethe labor theory of value‚ the law of diminishing return as well as the Barro Ricardo equivalence4. The labor theory of values are a set of theories that suggests that the value of any good orservice
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Jealous Husband Returns in Form of Parrot was a very interesting read for me. Robert Olen Butler masterfully pieced together this tale of a jealous husband who‚ in his human life‚ refused to put a voice to his insecurities and feelings towards his wife and‚ ironically‚ in his parrot life‚ wished nothing more than to be able to communicate to her exactly what he was feeling. The jealous husband parrot is a dynamic character because he comes to realize his flaws in their relationship. He realized
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