Train to Pakistan One of the most brutal episodes in the planet’’s history‚ in which a million men‚ women‚ and children were killed and ten million were displaced from their homes and belongings‚ is now over half a century old. Partition‚ a euphemism for the bloody violence that preceded the birth of India and Pakistan as the British hurriedly handed over power in 1947‚ is becoming a fading word in the history books. First-hand accounts will soon vanish. Khushwant Singh‚ who was over thirty at the
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An obvious yet very effective theme in Hitchcock’s Strangers on a Train is that of “criss-cross” and doubles. The list could be endless with mentions of double crossing‚ and criss-crossing‚ however each example is very effective and important to the film. One double that truly sticks out is that of Bruno and Guy. “Doubled” together in the film‚ they constantly are double crossing each other‚ and yet are completely opposite personalities shown in the film. One could argue that this is shown in the
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How to train your Arabian horse for showing. Arabians are hard work to show. You have to train them‚ keep them in shape‚ and bring them to shows and prepare them for shows and keep on schedule. There are several different styles of showing. The three main ones are Western‚ saddleseat‚ and Huntseat. To train your western Arabian horse for showing‚ you have to make sure you start out training your horse to have a soft mouth and hold their head by themselves. “Never wrap the rope around your hand.”
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Why people travel by train. The first reason is the speed. The Second one is that you don’t have to drive. Third is to take the time to view the countryside. In my country‚ the first reason is a waste due to the slow speed of an over 80-year-old system. Therefore the proposition to improve the rail system would meet this purpose. But what about the disadvantage of that fast travel‚ the costs must increase so travelers pay more for the convenience of speed. However rail travel also has
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THE GIRL ON THE TRAIN an original screenplay by Larry Brand 8180 Films P.O. BOX 975 Leland‚ MI 49654 Copyright 2011 Larry Brand THE GIRL ON THE TRAIN WHITE SPACE and the distant WHOOSH of the WIND. A few beats‚ then: MAN’S VOICE (OVER) You’re not real.... WOMAN’S VOICE (OVER) How do you know? MAN’S VOICE (OVER) Weren’t your eyes blue? A WOMAN’S EYES HOVER huge and luminous before us. Light brown. Haunting. THE MAN is OUTSIDE and VERY HIGH UP. A distant matrix of BRIDGES frames him like a
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WORLD CIVILIZATIONS SINCE 1500 Instructions for Paper #3 (Due Friday‚ May 11) Read Khushwant Singh’s Train to Pakistan and answer ONE of the following questions in an essay of at least six pages‚ being sure to support your argument with specific evidence from the text‚ and to use footnotes where necessary: 1. How do different visions of identity and community come into conflict in Train to Pakistan? Which one wins out? Why? What caused this conflict? 2. Compare the experience of independence
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Travelling by trains is cheap and comfortable compared to buses and planes. So we find a railway station a place of great hustle and bustle. We come across people from different parts of the country‚ in different fashions and colours in the station. Once I happened to be at the Old Delhi Railway Station to see off my friend. He was going to Kolkata by the Kalka Mail. The waiting hall was fully crowded with passengers. There was a long queue in front of the booking window. Everyone seemed to
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Potty Train in 3 Days? Never Give Up On It! How do you define a successful potty training? This is not an easy task for parents. Even worse‚ toddlers are not comfortable in sitting to poop and pee on a potty‚ either. Specifically for one-year-old toddlers‚ who have just ’passed’ their level from infants. Most parents consider that potty train in 3 days is almost impossible. For some parents who have failed in applying this method‚ there is only one reason: GIVE UP. I don’t mean to blame parents
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High Speed Rails Contents High Speed Rails 3 Chapter I - Introduction 3 I.1 Statement of the Problem 3 I.2 Question of the Study 3 I.3 Objective of the Paper 3 I. 4 Significance of the Study 4 Chapter II - Literature Review 4 II.1 Introduction and a Short Page of History 4 II.2 What is it exactly? A Definition 5 II. 3 What Are the Costs? 6 II. 4 Advantages of High-Speed Rails 8 II. 5 Disadvantages of High-Speed Rails 12 II. 6 Pollution 13 Chapter III – Methodology 18 Chapter IV
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In both A Seperate Peace and “A Poison Tree”‚ the authors explore how anger can change the way a person deals with a situation. Both Authors claim that Anger can seek into you and change how you act as a person. Many people deal with their anger by holding grudges against people to cope. Passage one shows how the narrator let his grudge toward his foe grow until the problem was unfixable. In the passage “i was angry with my friend:/i told my wrath‚ my wrath did end:/ I was angry with my
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