The title of Santha Rama Rau’s short story “By Any Other Name” refers to the character of Santha‚ who is a five and half year old Indian girl‚ which experiences discrimination for the first time while attending an Anglo-Indian school during the time period in which the British ruled India. Her mother had always home-schooled both her and her sister‚ Premila. When her mother gets ill‚ because her father is an officer of the civil service‚ they can attend this Anglo-Indian school for free. Her mother
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Geraldo No last Name As civilizations transformed from barbaric societies into each individually modernized nations‚ social hierarchy proved to be inevitable. In the short story‚ “Geraldo No Last Name” by Sandra Cisneros‚ a fellow named Geraldo was killed in a fatal hit-and-run tragedy (though he could have been saved if the surgeon had no neglected him)‚ however‚ his background was a mystery‚ and no one knew his last name or his existence except for a girl he encountered at a dance‚ Marin
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Many of them struggled with different languages‚ different cultures‚ different beliefs‚ and different customs. They tried to mingle in the mainstream of Canadian society as well as to keep their own characteristics. Naheed Mustafa‚ the author of “My Body is My Own Business”‚ feels that wearing hijab gives her freedom in Canada. Almas Zakiuddin‚ the author of “Rediscovering Christmas”‚ believes that anyone could be free to celebrate Christmas in Canada. Both of the two authors are well educated Muslim
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Abstract This article is about Ernest Hemingway’s Hills like White Elephants. It is regarding its feministic aspect mostly about the power and assertion of Jig the female character. Since Hemingway’s texts often are ambiguous and open for interpretation i have found many different sources and likewise opinions of the text. However many of the latter texts that i found point to the assertion of Jig and that she is enigmatic. This is what interested me because in the texts of Hemingway that i have
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In Charles‚ we have seen how a traditional housewife being restricted in family trifles; and in The Haunting of Hill House‚ we read a young woman who was alienated from the society‚ failed to find her self-identity and company of others‚ ended her life by suicide. Both the two stories reveal the physically and mentally vulnerable of women‚ as well as their unconsciously helpless and anxiety; depend on male‚ while yearn for freedom. In Jackson’s last novel‚ it surprised us with a convert‚ by depicting
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Running head: The Domain Name System The Domain Name System MISM 5306 – VC02 The Domain Name System Imagine surfing the internet and trying to find a website by using Internet Protocol (IP) addresses? Most people today can’t remember their own telephone number‚ much less‚ a 192.154.20.3. The internet works due to a Domain Name System (DNS). DNS is a service provided by the internet to identify domain names by Internet Protocol (IP) addresses. This is what keeps us from having to
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A lot of people isn’t familiar with the name of Langston Hughes. Probably just a regular name to most ears. However‚ his name is huge and known to states all over the world. Who is he? What is he known for? What impact did he have om upcoming poets and writers? These are questions that expect an answer along with information we all need to know about this young man and how he became known to the world. James Mercer Langston Hughes was born on February 1st‚ 1902. An African American man born in
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The excerpt “My English Journey” from the book New Voices by student writers is about a young girl who moved to the United States to study. The story begins as she explains the 2+2 program they had at her school back in China. This program allowed her to study in the United States for two years. Although all of her friends didn’t like the idea of her moving to the United States to finish college‚ she was excited to come and learn about the culture and new setting. Her friends warned her about the
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2 pip Getrude‚ my child‚ you have issues to deal with. Wandile is not the answer. - Instead‚ he’ll bring you more problems. - You don’t know that! That Kgosi... I don’t care about him. He can go to hell! It’s like this... Either we sell all those drugs... or we starve. I’m not the starving type. We’re the new kids on the block. How will we know which territory is safe? Relax. Yster will tell you which streets are safe and which ones to avoid. Understand? I will? Mazwi is... He’s infertile
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Scout. The lesson of Walking in someone else’s shoes. The metaphor of walking in someone else’s shoes indicates the understanding of a person by seeing things from his or her perspective. These three texts are set in the 20th Century‚ during a time of great racial inequalities and discrimination in society. To Kill a Mockingbird explores the idea - walking in someone else’s shoes‚ through the issue of racism. Rabbit Proof Fence ponders the idea - walking in someone else’s shoes‚ though the subject
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