INDIAN ETHOS & VALUES BIOGRAPHICAL STUDY – SISTER NIVEDITA Sister Nivedita Personal Life: Margaret Elizabeth Nobel who is familiarly known as “Sister Nivedita” was born on October‚ 1867 in Ireland. Her parents are Samuel Richmond Noble and Mary Isabel Noble. Her grandfather‚ Mr. John Noble‚ was a priest in a church had brought her up by providing her the feelings of bravery and patriotism since Ireland was fighting for its freedom at that time since she lost her father when
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Virginia Woolf Have you ever wondered how an author’s personal life can influence their writing? Virginia Woolf‚ an English writer‚ is one of those authors because her personal life did influence her writing. Although Virginia is known to be a depressed author she did have positive things in her lifetime along with bad. Virginia Woolf had challenges in her early life‚ middle life‚ later life‚ had literary critics‚ and things that influenced her writing. Virginia Woolf was born on January 25‚ 1882
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1) Difference ; tragic‚ comedy‚ tragicomedy‚ history. Shakespeare’s Tragicomedy Plays The original classification of Shakespeare’s plays – ‘Comedies’‚ ‘Tragedies’‚ ‘Histories’ and ‘Roman plays‘ – don’t adequately describe all of Shakespeare’s plays‚ and scholars have come up with more names to do so. The most widely used categories are ‘Romance Plays’‚ ‘Problem Plays’‚ and Shakespeare’s ‘Tragicomedy Plays’. The plays in those categories have much in common‚ but there are enough differences to
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“Sister Flowers” by Maya Angelou What role did grammar play? Mrs. Flowers was a very important role model in the life of the young girl‚ Marguerite. She was a person whom she looked up to and admired. Mrs. Flowers is a beautiful and well educated black woman of their town‚ Stamps‚ Arkansas. She dressed very well and spoke proper English as well. Marguerite was often times embarrassed by her “momma” (which is her grandmother) because of the way she spoke to Mrs. Flowers‚ or as her grandmother
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Today‚ the Mirabal Sisters are honored and recognized as heroines in the Dominican Republic and in parts of the world. They are symbols of courage‚ love‚ and sacrifice. The Mirabal sisters were known for their courageous acts. Their names were Patria‚ Minerva‚ Maria Teresa‚ and Dede. The eldest three Patria‚ Minerva‚ and Maria Teresa were the ones who were involved in the protest. And were also the ones who ended up getting killed. Rumors say that a cab driver came to their home was hired by Trujillo
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WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE: An overview of his life and works Submitted to :- Ms. JYOTI HERMIT Submitted by:- TANISHA GUPTA Course :- BJMC (ASCO) WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE : AN OVERVIEW OF HIS LIFE AND WORKS CHILDHOOD William Shakespeare was born on April 26‚ 1564. William Shakespeare was the
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In the essay A Room of One’s Own‚ the author Virginia Woolf states that "a woman must have money and a room of her own if she is to write fiction." She believes that women need money as it would release them from their dependence on men; and a room of their own as it would provide them with the time and space in order to write with no interruptions. The money and the room are symbolic of greater issues‚ such as freedom‚ privacy and financial independence. In the early 20th century‚ due to their lack
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Stacy Frakes ENGL1213 23 October 2010 Who Am I Suppose to Be When I first read the poem “Lost Sisters‚” by Cathy Song‚ I was under the impression it was about a Chinese women who held great pride for her Chinese culture and who was frowning on the choice of her sister‚ who made the decision to move to America from China. After further investigation‚ I discovered that Song’s poem “Lost Sisters‚” explains the story of a woman who is facing the difficult realities of being a Chinese immigrant.
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‘Sister Maude’ by Christina Rossetti Learning objectives: AO1: respond to texts critically and imaginatively‚ select and evaluate textual detail to illustrate and support interpretations. AO2: explain how language‚ structure and form contribute to writers’ presentation of ideas‚ themes and settings. Pre-reading Activity P A I R Let’s focus on the word ‘sister’. Think of any fairy tales‚ films‚ books‚ celebrities‚ sports women‚ pop groups‚ songs or television programmes where there
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WHAT IF I MISSED THE TRAIN…. (A Recollection of a journey from Bodh Gaya to Patna Junction) The preaching hall overflew with the devotees with supreme mirth at their hearts to receive the sacred empowerment from His Holiness. It was on 10th January‚ 2012‚ the final day of His Holiness’s 32nd Kalachakra Empowerment at Bodh Gaya; the sacred seat of Buddha Dharma. Personally‚ it was my first ever journey to the place inside Bihar and so for Kalachakra. It enthralled me for being able to attend this
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