retarded fag!" at Arnold. The language is offensive. It’s hurtful‚ ignorant‚ and crude‚ but it’s not uncommon to hear young boys talk that way. Why does Rowdy use that language? In Sherman Alexie’s novel‚ The Absolutely True Diary of a Part Time Indian‚ Arnold’s best friend Rowdy calls him a “retarded fag” for transferring at the start of their freshman year of high school. Due to his background as a child‚ Rowdy uses cruel language and hurtful gestures anytime Arnold and Rowdy came face to face
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Girilal Jain – Times of India Girilal Jain‚ journalist: born Sonepat‚ north India 1922; editor-in-chief Times of India 1978-88; died New Delhi 19 July 1993. GIRILAL JAIN was a well-known‚ albeit controversial‚ Indian newspaper editor who espoused a strong‚ almost Fascist-like federal authority in India to help maintain its standing as the world’s largest democracy. As leader writer and later editor-in-chief from 1978 to 1988 of the influential and widely circulated Times of India‚ Jain firmly
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central figure in Indian politics for much of the 20th century. He emerged as the paramount leader of the Indian Independence Movement under Mahatma Gandhi and ruled India from its establishment as an independent nation in 1947 until his death in office in 1964. Nehru is considered to be the architect of the modern Indian nation-state; a sovereign‚ socialist‚ secular‚ and democratic republic. A committed nationalist since his teenage years‚ Nehru became a rising figure in Indian politics during the
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Following the French and Indian war of 1754-1763‚ the French withdrew from the North American continent‚ leaving large amounts of the land to both Great Britain and Spain. Up until the late 1760’s‚ the British and the colonists held a strong relationship‚ as well as being united against the threat of the French and their Indian allies. During this time‚ the British had a very calm and safe ruling approach in the colonies‚ contrasting from their ruling approach years after. As the French no longer
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people who were supportive of forcefully taking Indian land‚ but also those who were opposed to it. This clashing conflict between the two groups intensified as their differences developed. Americans believed the Indians absolutely could not become assimilated and civilized instead than savage. Native Americans would no longer be idle and acquiesce to the treaties forced upon them‚ nor would they meekly accept the abuse. A notable supporter of Indian Removal
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The French and Indian war (1754-1763) altered the relationship between Britain and its North American colonies. Assess this change with regard to TWO of the following in the period between 1763 and 1775. (Land acquisition‚ Politics‚ Economics) Thesis: After The French and Indian war and the relationship between Britain and the Northern American colonies worsened‚ land acquisition and economics made a great impact in the period between 1763 and 1775. In 1763 one of the first things on the
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5 Paragraph Essay: American Indian Genocide By Anna Reinhard When you think about Native Americans you think peaceful village people but that is far from what really happened. What happened in the Holocaust was genocide but would you consider what happened to the Native Americans was genocide? There are lots of opinions and feelings about what happened like the “Trail of Tears” in the “Indian Removal Acts” and the concentration camps where they were all moved from their land so the whites could
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will focus on Indian Americans and their assimilation in to the United States and its culture. Being a second-generation Indian American‚ I believe that I can relate to this subject well. I and other second-generation Indians Americans face a unique set of entirely different social issues. I will focus on the main social institutions of family‚ education‚ religion‚ politics‚ and compare and contrast the experiences of first generation Indian Americans and second generation Indian Americans. It
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Indian Air Force From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia Founded 8 October 1932 Country India Role Air superiority‚ reconnaissance‚close air support Size 127‚000 personnel Approx. 1‚622 aircraft[1] Part of Ministry of Defence Indian Armed Forces Headquarters New Delhi‚ India Motto "नभःस्पृशं दीप्तम्" ("Nabhaḥ spr̥śaṁ dīptam") "Touch the Sky with Glory"[2] Colors Navy blue‚ sky blue & white Anniversaries Air Force Day: 8 October[3] Engagements Notable Operations[show] Website indianairforce
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constitution of any sovereign country in the world‚ containing 448 articles in 22 parts‚ 12 schedules and 97 amendments. Besides the English version‚ there is an official Hindi translation. Dr B.R. Ambedkar is widely regarded as the father of the Indian Constitution. The Constitution was enacted by the Constituent Assembly on 26 November 1949‚ and came into effect on 26 January 1950. The date 26 January was chosen to commemorate the Purna Swaraj declaration of independence of 1930. With its adoption
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