starts acting like an American (in Philippines) Confused about his identity: Beard‚ 9/11 attacks‚ “Princeton made everything possible…but it did not‚ could not‚ make me forget such things as how much I enjoy the tea in this‚ the city of my birth” Mohsin Hamid’s novel The Reluctant Fundamentalist‚ illustrates the conflicting struggle between the protagonist Changez and his ongoing pursuit to discover his identity throughout his peregrination. Through the duration of the novel‚ the reader is subjected
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The disturbing reality‚ revealed through Changez’s words‚ of a young Pakistani who was completely and utterly betrayed by the country (America) which encompassed his new life is made difficult to accept on many levels. The dramatic monologue form adopted by The Reluctant Fundamentalist raises doubts to the reader as Changez‚ the narrator‚ poses biased and unchallenged views on his ‘inflective journey’. The manner‚ in which Changez carries about his ‘history’‚ with such confidence and thorough knowledge
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“I had changed; I was looking about me with the eyes of a foreigner.” How does Changez change throughout the novel? The Reluctant Fundamentalist uncovers two failed love affairs‚ one with a person and the other with a nation. Changez - the brilliant boy from Lahore‚ who was brought up in a utopian background with a loving family yet who faced financial difficulty‚ manages to get into Princeton with a generous scholarship‚ and bags one of the most coveted jobs in the country
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19 April 2011 The Reluctant Fundamentalist Journal Entries (Pages 1-50) After reading for a few pages‚ it seemed almost as if the main character of the book‚ Changez‚ implicates the reader (us) as the person who he is talking to‚ and I thought that was a unique aspect of this book‚ unlike many other books. The American man that Changez is actually speaking to‚ I thought it was very strange how he was wearing a full suit‚ especially in a place like Lahore where the weather is extremely humid
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THE RELUCTANT FUNDAMENTALIST “It’s like I’m an oyster. I’ve had this sharp speck inside me for a long time‚ and I’ve been trying to make it more comfortable‚ so slowly I’ve turned it into a pearl.” ’The Reluctant Fundamentalist’ a ‘brief and charming story; a ‘seething commentary on the events of post 9/11 and the resentment it has created in the minds of non-western world for the way America has conducted itself after the attacks. A monologue narrated by a young bearded Pakistani man Changez
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Datuk Maznah Hamid was born in Air Hitam‚ Kedah Darul Aman. Dubbed as the ’Iron Lady’‚ she was the first woman to manage a security service company‚ whereby before her‚ this field was dominated by men only. Career: Chairman Danau Lumayan Chairman Securiforce Hi-Tech Cargo Board Member Golden Hope Plantations Berhad Board Member Perbadanan Usahawan Nasional Berhad (PUNB) Board Member Universiti Utara Malaysia Board Member Maznah Motivational Centre Advisory Board
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EGEE Document management Procedure Document identifier: 60a2b846c497b7d62beac0074bbb66aa.doc Date: 09/07/2012 Activity: JRA2: Quality Assurance Document status: DRAFT Document link: https://edms.cern.ch/document/414220/1 Abstract: This document describes the document management procedure for the EGEE project. It defines rules and procedures related to document production that all the partners should apply throughout the project. Document Log Issue Date
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Should the Afghan government provide health care? Health care is one of the most important side of campaign‚ health care is a branch which is provided by the government to the people‚ it consists of hospitals‚ pharmacies‚ insurance companies etc. I believe that the government should provide health care especially to the ones in need. As we see in our daily life‚ there are many people who cannot afford good health treatments but some rich people are able to take care of themselves. Therefore by the
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A top Afghan general has said his country may be dangerously exposed if a security pact with the US on its military withdrawal is not signed soon. Washington insists on a 31 December deadline for President Hamid Karzai to sign the pact‚ which sets the terms for US troops to stay on past 2014. Mr Karzai wants to wait until after he leaves office next year. But the head of ground forces‚ Lt Gen Murad Ali Murad‚ told the BBC the army would struggle without US support. Most Nato-led
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withdrawal of troops to be in sync with develo‐ pments on political front. The writer was Pakistan’s ambassador to the EU from 2002-2004 and to the US in 1999 tariq.fatemi@tribune.com.pk President Asif Ali Zardari’s meetings with Afghan President Hamid Karzai and US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in New York on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly session were claimed to have injected greater clarity to the US ‘endgame’ plans for Afghanistan. If so‚ there is little evidence of
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