land where rockets did not land on my house in the middle of the night and hold my arms wide and say‚ ‘Here I am. My name is Najaf Mazari. Do you have a use for me in this country?’ p. 2 What a country I come from! Strangers to the idea of queue-‐jumping‚ and on top
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In times of conflict‚ ordinary people do extraordinary things. During times of conflict‚ we see how ordinary people can do extraordinary things. It is when we are placed in such situations‚ similar to Najaf in ‘The Rugmaker of Mazar-Sharif’ that we see these things reveal themselves. Najaf experiences‚ life threatening situations during the war and experiences the effects of the tragedies. Extraordinary acts of humanity are also seen when people of opposing views of the conflict come together
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The conflict of war had changed him from an attractive ladies man to nothing but a saddened and crippled figure left to spend years in an institution. For Najaf‚ on the other hand‚ life was altered in a different manner‚ he was forced by conflict to take a massive risk and flee from his country to seek asylum in Australia. The fact that Najaf saw that stepping onto a rickety old boat was a better option to staying in his own country just shows the severity of the dangers to living in Afghanistan
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will draw on ideas from the memoir “The Rugmaker of Mazar-E-Sharif” such as the setting and not to mention using a Najaf-like character who has similar history (dealing with the effects of conflict that is not of his own making). From the memoir‚ I will attempt to sway the audience to feel empathy for the Najaf-like character and change their mindset about asylum seekers. The Najaf-like character will have vulnerable and powerless qualities which hopefully the audience will understand better after
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Conflict is an inherit part of life; it isn’t necessarily negative. I am writing in response to the prompt ‘conflict is an inherit part of life; it isn’t necessarily negative. Based on my knowledge of the text‚ The Rugmaker of Mazar e Sharif I will write an expository piece in the form of an analytical essay to highlight to the readers that conflict isn’t necessarily negative. I have chosen to do this because I believe that conflict is a part of life as it can bring good and bad for individuals
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David is known as an ordinary Australian. Steady job as a carpenter‚ married with 2 kids and lives in the city. David Smith is recognized by his mates as a ‘racist’ as his knowledge on other cultures is low and has carried morals from the generation before him who were also racist. After a hard day of work David arrives home to realize the ‘For sale’ advertisement next to his house was removed. Entering his house he is greeted with his two children James Smith and Destiny Smith James: “Dad
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ReseaRch PaPeR Tourism Volume : 3 | Issue : 3 | March 2013 | ISSN - 2249-555X Monumental Heritage in Lucknow: Is Host Population Aware of Monumental Heritage ? Keywords Monuments of Lucknow‚ tourism product‚ tourism development etc. Jatashankar R. Tewari Assistant Professor and Coordinator- Hotel Management‚ School of Tourism and Hotel Management‚ Uttarakhand Open University‚ Haldwani District –Nainital Uttarakhand (India) ABSTRACT Monumental heritage constitutes a great opportunity
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1-Brief overview about the chapters: In Woomera Najaf is depressed because he is alone and feels isolated. He doesn’t understand why he doesn’t get instant citizenship and is put into a detention centre. He tells the story of when his house blew up and people died. Reflecting on his old life and kinds of things he had to deal with every day in Afghanistan. He is sad because people died. 2-What types of conflict? Give quotes to support this • Conflict of the mind-loneliness and sadness ‘I did not
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Victorian Certificate of Education 2011 ENGLISH (ESL) Written examination Thursday 3 November 2011 Reading time: 9.00 am to 9.15 am (15 minutes) Writing time: 9.15 am to 12.15 pm (3 hours) TASK BOOK Section Number of questions A – Text response (Reading and responding) B – Writing in Context (Creating and presenting) C – nalysis of language use (Using language to A persuade) 20 4 2 Number of questions to be answered 1 1 2 Marks 40 30 30 Total
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Afghan Pagan dance. It is usually performed with a Dhol‚ which is a double-headed barrel drum. The dance can be anywhere from 5 minute to 30 minutes long. There are many different regional variations of Attan‚ the most famous being Kabuli‚ Paktiyaya‚ Mazari‚ Kandahari‚ Sistani‚ Herati‚ Pashayi‚ and Nuristani. During King Yama’s time‚ Attan was performed before going to a war because it used to give the army the confidence that they could win the battle. Attan began as a folk dance conducted by afghans in
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