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    Do you have the experience that you deny something which is true for self-preservation? When some unavoidable things happen and we can’t accept the truth‚ in this case‚ refuse it may the best choice to comfort ourselves. In the novel The Kite Runner‚ Amir who is the protagonist‚ in order to protect himself from consequences‚ he refuses to acknowledge the truth‚ such as the jealousy‚ father’s prejudice and the guilty. Firstly‚ throughout the whole novel‚ the story is always linked with the

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    In the novel‚ The Kite Runner‚ by Khaled Hosseini‚ the attack of Hassan is a significant event as it is the beginning of Amir‚ the narrator’s search for redemption. The opening chapter of the novel starts with Amir who lives in Pakistan with his father‚ Baba‚ and his servant‚ Hassan. Amir starts by retelling his childhood memories‚ particularly‚ his regrets for not rescuing Hassan who is his friend and secretly his half brother during the attack from Assef. Through Hosseini’s clever use of circular

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    The novel The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini presents an enriching story about love‚ guilt‚ and redemption. Hosseini uses real‚ relatable characters by recognizing and honoring the flaw in human nature. He takes you on an eye-opening journey of self-discovery and teaches us that good can always bloom from bad. In the first part of the book there is a kite tournament‚ which the characters Amir and Hassan attend. In the competition many brilliantly colored kites with razor sharp string‚ fly magnificently

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    Kite Runner Questions 1-3 1.The book doesn’t really give a detailed description of Amir but he is referred to as a Pashtun and pashtuns have dark hair and eyes and olive colored skin .In my opinion Amir is a coward and this is evident by the way he renounces Hassan as a friend and referrers to him as a mere servant because he fears what Assef would do to him if he was truly friends with Hassan ‚does nothing to help Hassan when he is raped and after that instance Amir is too afraid to face Hassan

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    for their own actions because of their troubling conflict (Barth). Numerous people feel like they should do acts of kindness as a way to redeem themselves‚ but to truly become good again one must try to change their own character. Amir from The Kite Runner‚ recognizes his error and fights to become better when he is given the news of his nephew. He torments himself daily until he decides to take action on doing justice. Hosseini uses Amir

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    Amir is a person with darkness looming inside of him. Since he was a boy‚ he faced his darkness‚ his guilt‚ differently from when he was a boy compared to his adulthood. In Khaled Hosseini’s book‚ The Kite Runner‚ Amir at first glance does not seem to grow in character. He lived a privileged childhood‚ but did not take advantage of it because he was overcome by the anguish of his inner guilt of taking his mother’s life by being born. His guilt of taking his mother’s life was an excuse to abandon

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    crying. We were not in the same social class‚ but at least we were in the same bed (p.37).” This section discusses Marjane’s friendship with their maid Mehri‚ who was ten when Majane was born. Mehri was an extremely influential figure in Marjane’s childhood before the war‚ when she served as a nanny and confident‚ as well as a maid. This chapter discusses the time when Marjane was first beginning to understand the influence of an individual’s class on their social life. This

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    In the Kite Runner and Persepolis parent/child relationships were a great running theme. The environment that their parents raised them in was prevalent in shaping Amir and Marji. Throughout The Kite Runner‚ Amir and Baba’s relationship grows and changes and Amir realizes they are not too different after all. In Persepolis‚ Marji’s relationship with her parents is tense but also filled with love at a time when their country is going through so much. Throughout Persepolis‚ Marji often feels the need

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    The Kite Runner‚ written by Khaled Hosseini‚ and The Crucible‚ written by Arthur Miller‚ share many similar themes‚ characters‚ and ideas. One particular theme that is present throughout both of these written pieces is love. Defined by the Oxford Dictionary‚ love is a strong positive emotion of regard and affection. It can be found in moments of one’s life‚ through relationships‚ and through people. In The Kite Runner and The Crucible‚ one can see the similarities of love through friendship‚ paternal

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    SUMMARY OF DIPLOMACY IN HISTORICAL CONTEXT Jean-Robert Leguey-Feilleux Diplomacy has existed ever since the beginning of civilization‚ it can be divided into Mesopotamia Civilization‚ Ancient India‚ Roman‚ and Greece‚ Italian Renaissance‚ and the world war period to the present. Some evidence of diplomacy has been found in inscriptions such as El Amarna.. Other inscriptions such as Bogazkoy‚ Mari (Tell Hariri)‚ Ugarit‚ and Ebla also discuss the behavior of the representatives in how interact

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