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    Cabuliwallah cabuliwallah‚ penned by rabindranath tagore‚ explores the complexities of human relationships through the story of rahmun and the narrators daughter mini. Rahmun‚ the cabuliwalla does not belong to Calcutta and is always treated as an outsider . he is subjected to the mistrust ‚ curiosity and suspicion of the locals. mini was initially frightened by the cabuliwallah‚ rumoured to be a child abductor ‚who actually peddled dry fruits and went door to door in the hopes of earning a few

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    Reservation realism The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian is a young adult-novel written by the multi-artist Sherman Alexie. The book was published in 2007 and has since then been critically acclaimed‚ winning a National Book Award. In the novel‚ we get into the life of a fourteen-year-old Native American named Arnold Spirit‚ also called Junior. He lives with his alcoholic mother and father and a depressed sister on the Spokane Indian Reservation in Willpinit. Junior is‚ besides being

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    is 200 mg/L‚ and the BOD removal efficiency in that tank is 35 percent. Compute the organic load on the trickling filter. 2. A grit of specific gravity 2.8 flows into a grit chamber‚ 1.5-m wide‚ 10.5-m long and 2.5-m deep. The flow-rate of wastewater into the chamber is 2 m3/s. What is the minimum radius of the grit (in mm) if it was to be captured by the grit chamber? Assume the flow is laminar and Stoke’s Law is applicable. first‚ I need to find the value of horizontal velocity

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    People today typically do not have grit‚ as it is not ordinary for someone to choose an easy major because they are not determined to follow their passions. But people need to realize that if that is truly a passion in life‚ they will have enough grit to achieve their passion. The author‚ Angela Duckworth describes what grit is by giving an example in the novel “Grit” which one girl named‚ Chia had a strong passion for music ever since she was a little girl. Chia would practice the piano quite frequently

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    The most important lesson I would teach my students is to always have grit. Grit can be described as perseverance plus resilience. As a special education teacher‚ I must teach my students to continue on despite any obstacles or circumstances they may face. Students with special needs often experience times of discouragement. Throughout their lives‚ my students will face many trials whether school-related or home-related. I will teach them to believe that they can persevere and experience success

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    A growth mindset and grit connect to each other in some sort of way. A person with a growth mindset can take up a challenge and not complain about it. The person wants to learn and overcome obstacles when faced with them. A growth mindset allows the person to think of the future and not just the moment. On the other hand‚ there is a fixed mindset. A fixed mindset isn’t a terrible thing‚ but it does set you back. A person with a fixed mindset will not take up challenges or face obstacles‚ they think

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    problem‚ they’ll tend to give up and fail. Growth mindset is when people believe that their most basic abilities can be developed through dedication and hard work. Grit is perseverance and passion for long-term goals. Grit and growth mindset has been proven to help one achieve in academics‚ personal life‚ and career. Studies have shown that grit and growth mindset help people improve in academics. Stanford professor‚ Carol Dweck‚ did a study on fixed and growth mindset which proved that over the years

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    Grit is described as courage and resolve and strength of character. My definition of grit is the ability to overcome challenging obstacles that appear in life. These definitions both sound like my dad. My dad has gone through a lot in life and has shown more grit than anyone I know. He is to this day my role model and an inspiration for all the grit he has shown. My dad’s grit story started at really young age. It wasn’t like he was drafted into the army at any young‚ but the worst thing happened

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    The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian “It was the opposite of me. I didn’t deserve to be there. I knew it; all of those kids knew it. Indians don’t deserve shit” (Alexie 56). In the book The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian‚ Junior (Arnold Spirit) decides he needs to make a few changes in his life. During this journey he faces many challenges‚ self deprication‚ isolation‚ and loss. Junior continues to make friends along the way‚ and he starts finding himself. There are many

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    The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian Alexie Sherman “I have to prove that I am stronger than everybody else. I have to prove that I will never give up. I will never quit playing hard.” pg (132). Junior is an intelligent Native American teenager that wishes for nothing more than a hopeful future. Though the story is written with a humorous tone the message of the novel is tragic. The tragedy that Alexie through the voice of Arnold presents in his story is that Native American have

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