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    Biography

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    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (27 January 1756 – 5 December 1791) was one of the most influential‚ popular and prolific composers of the classical period. He composed over 600 works‚ including some of the most famous and loved pieces ofsymphonic‚ chamber‚ operatic‚ and choral music. Music is my life and my life is music. Anyone who does not understand this is not worthy of god. Mozart was born in Salzburg to a musical family. From an early age‚ the young Mozart showed all the signs of a prodigious

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    Symbolism and Naturalism in Edward Albee’s The Zoo Story Author(s): Rose A. Zimbardo Reviewed work(s): Source: Twentieth Century Literature‚ Vol. 8‚ No. 1 (Apr.‚ 1962)‚ pp. 10-17 Published by: Hofstra University Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/440743 . Accessed: 03/02/2013 22:44 Your use of the JSTOR archive indicates your acceptance of the Terms & Conditions of Use‚ available at . http://www.jstor.org/page/info/about/policies/terms.jsp . JSTOR is a not-for-profit service that helps

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    a sunrise on the veld

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    Every night that winter he said aloud into the dark of the pillow Half-past four Half-past four till his brain had gripped the words and held them fast. Then he fell asleep at once‚ as if a shutter had fallen and lay with his face turned to the clock so that he could see it first thing when he woke. It was half-past four to the minute‚ every morning. Triumphantly pressing down the alarm-knob of the clock‚ which the dark half of his mind had outwitted‚ remaining vigilant all night and counting the

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    FEDERAL PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION FOR RECRUITMENT TO POSTS IN BPS–17‚ UNDER THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT‚ 2007 Roll No. ESSAY TIME ALLOWED: THREE HOURS MAXIMUM MARKS: 100 NOTE: Write a COMPREHENSIVE essay (4000 – 5000 words) on any ONE of the topics listed below. Make sure you use different forms of discourse; viz: exposition‚ argument‚ persuasion‚ description and narration. Q.1. Q.2. Q.3. Q.4. Q.5. Q.6. Q.7. ’The more developed a country‚ the more lethally it is armed

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    Introduction The terrorist attacks in America have since publicized controversial attitudes in understanding and defining terrorism. There is a misconception of terrorism as it was only in actuality brought to light after the attacks in America on 11 September 2001 (Best & Nocella‚ 2004); this has guided many to assume that terrorism arose in light of the 11 September attacks‚ when actually terrorism did not begin in 2001; nor is it restricted to extremists in the Middle East. Here is where much

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    . Make sure that you LINK to the text – this is not a new idea‚ so if you forgot to do that‚ you’ve instantly lost quite a few marks. It can be a superb piece of writing‚ but if you haven’t linked to the text‚ you can kiss a good third of your marks goodbye I reckon. – You can link OVERTLY – that is‚ use a character or set in 1930′s Australia to explore the conflict b/w white settlers and indigenous Oz (One Night The Moon‚ obviously!) – or more SUBTLY – using landscape metaphors from the film –

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    Philosophy: Mind Notes

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    The Mind Locke The notion of personhood was introduced by Locke. For him the stream/continuity of consciousness defines a person. In other words the memory‚ since being conscious of something implies remembering it. When someone is drunk and is not co Locke diverted from the traditional understanding of the self. In dualism it is the soul‚ which is conscious of what he is doing‚ then he will not remember the event. Thus whilst being unconscious of something‚ one is not a person. constant and

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    Haiku

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    Maryam Nasibzadeh/881131464 2013 Japanese Haiku vs. Western Haiku World Literature Master: Dr. Ali akbari Introduction Haiku is a form of poetry which concerns the relation between nature and its link to human condition‚ and is expressed in the smallest of literary fragments. A poem‚ which traditionally consists of only 17 syllables arranged in 3 lines of 5‚ 7‚ 5‚ is written in extreme briefness but makes clear statement and imagery to capture the moment. Originally

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    Cynicism

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    Cynicism Cynicism is one of the most striking of all the Hellenistic philosophies. It offered people the possibility of happiness and freedom from suffering in an age of uncertainty. Although there was never an official Cynic doctrine‚ the fundamental principles of Cynicism can be summarised as follows: 1. The goal of life is happiness which is to live in agreement with Nature. 2. Happiness depends on being self-sufficient‚ and a master of mental attitude. 3. Self-sufficiency is achieved

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    The Jacobean Era‚ Cromwell‚ and the Restoration Elizabethan literature generally reflects the exuberant self-confidence of a nation expanding its powers‚ increasing its wealth‚ and thus keeping at bay its serious social and religious problems. Disillusion and pessimism followed‚ however‚ during the unstable reign of James I (1603–25). The 17th cent was to be a time of great upheaval—revolution and regicide‚ restoration of the monarchy‚ and‚ finally‚ the victory of Parliament‚ landed Protestantism

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