Links: to other stories Immigration: Although it is not a central issue‚ Spark`s “The Black Madonna” also deals with immigration. However‚ it shows the racism which some immigrants experienced when they entered Britain‚ whereas Rushdie underlines the fact that immigration is not always the ideal solution. Stereotyping: This also an issue in Qaisra Sharaz`s “A Pair of Jeans”: in the eyes of the future in-laws Miriam
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What were the causes of WW1? In 1914‚ World War I broke out. It involved around 100 countries around the world. Between 1914 and 1918‚ over 59 million troops were used‚ over 8 million died and over 29 million were injured. This is the biggest war anyone has any witnessed yet; this is why WW1 is also known as the Great War. The main reasons why WW1 broke out were the Alliance System‚ Imperialism‚ the arms race‚ the Schlieffen Plan‚ and the trigger of this war was the assassination of Franz Ferdinand
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Various Types of Drivers Drivers come in many different forms and each carry their own characteristics. When on the road‚ one can experience several different drivers and their driving habits. The different drivers you experience during your journey may result in many things such as you being late to your destination or even become part of a car crash. Most motorists would like to make it to where they need to go on time‚ but how they get there depends on their style of driving as well as the types
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book yet how we still strive for major differences and social improvements. To Kill a Mockingbird shares many examples of discrimination and stereotypes that formed around others during the 30’s. Black people were looked down upon for everything‚ although the equal rights
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Journey To The West 西游记 Growing up‚ we all had our favorite stories. My personal favorite was the Harry Potter series; I spent hours and hours immersed in those books. For a lot of Chinese children however‚ the story they grew up with was called Journey to the West‚ or XiYouJi. This story was written by Wu Cheng’en‚ an author who lived during the 16th century in the Ming dynasty. A very famous piece of literature‚ it is considered one of the Four Great Classical Novels of Chinese Literature. The
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them carries some risk. 1. Fixed Income Instruments – These instruments deliver a committed rate of return to the investor. Due to the rate of return being fixed‚ fixed income instruments are low risk options. a.Public Provident Fund – PPF[->0] is a government backed long term scheme. The minimum tenure for PPF is 15 years. It serves as a great retirement planning tool while providing tax rebate at the same time. PPF account can be opened at select post offices‚ SBI‚ ICICI and some nationalized
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Some Like It Hot is a very comical farce where two men cross dress and join an all girl band to avoid being caught by gangsters. Little did these two men know‚ they would highlight the feminine attributes of their personalities opening an entire new outlook upon themselves. After witnessing a brutal gangster murder‚ Joe and Jerry played by Tony Curtis and Jack Lemmon‚ flee for their lives and temporarily change their names. This was one of the first times Jerry showed femininity as he chose the
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faces of the individuals in the metro were best put into a poem not with a description but with an "equation". (Wikipedia‚ 2013) Quote: “The apparition of these faces in the crowd.” Question: How are the people in the station like petals on a wet‚ black bough? 2. “Fog” by Carl Sandburg Comment: I think it’s very creative how he compared a fog to a little cat’s feet. Knowing that cats are very quiet and elegant creatures‚ it is very easy to understand what Sandburg meant in this poem. Fun
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South America and in colonial possessions in Africa and Asia. Like most colonies‚ these three had a few similarities in addition to many contrasting differences. A main similarity between the early American‚ African‚ and Asian colonies was their administration system. The early American colonies were formed by small bands of adventurers loosely controlled by European administration‚ which compares to African and Asian territories in which administration remained limited.
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colonial expansion by the European powers‚ United States and Japan in late 19th and early 20th century. The reasons for the New Imperialism include economic‚ exploratory‚ ethnocentric‚ political‚ and religious motives. The number of changes in politics‚ economy‚ and social were drastic. Overall‚ social consequences of imperialism were most significant because Kikuyu peoples ways of life were drastically changed and exploited. Imperialism had a highly negative effect on the economic growth of colonized
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