"Draupadi" by Mahasveta Devi Translated with a Foreword by Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak Translator’s Foreword I translated this Bengali short story into English as much for the sake of its villain‚ Senanayak‚ as for its title character‚ Draupadi (or Dopdi). Because in Senanayak I find the closest approximation to the First- World scholar in search of the Third World‚ I shall speak of him first. On the level of the plot‚ Senanayak is the army officer who captures and degrades Draupadi. I will
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witnessed relatives struggle with illnesses from influenza to being diagnosed with depression. Correspondingly‚ I felt a need to ease the pain but without proper skills‚ I helplessly watched. I felt similar with my aama’s (grandmother) situation‚ Rama Devi Karki‚ a strong and charismatic woman. She loved unconditionally and had a colossal hand in raising me. When I was 10‚ my family and I
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Mini Biography on Destery Smith (Moore) Destery Smith (aka Destery Moore) was born on February 19‚ 1991 in Bakersfield CA. From a young age Destery aspired to be a director in films and now at age 21 he has truly made a name for himself. He has a love for music‚ video games‚ making his own video’s‚ DJing‚ and making techno music and with his love for all of these things‚ he has become famous. He makes youtube videos with his best friend on a channel called DesandNate where they talk about anything and everything
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Biography – Dave Franco. The brother of other well-known film actor James Franco who has been in films such as spider man and rise of the planet of the apes‚ Dave Franco was born on June 12‚ 1985 in Palo Alto‚ California. He’s the son of Betsy a poet‚ author‚ and editor‚ and Doug Franco‚ who met as students at Stanford University‚ Franco’s father‚ was of Portuguese and Swedish descent. Franco’s mother is Jewish and Dave has stated that he is "proud" to be Jewish. Franco’s grandmother‚ Marjorie Franco
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Jack Welch Biography Jack Welch was CEO of General Electrics for 20 years and known as one of the best business leaders of all time. He made GE one of the most profitable companies in the world. Jack Welch was born in Salem‚ Massachusetts in 1935. During his schooling life he attended Salem High School and after graduating moved on to study for a Bachelor of Science degree in chemical engineering at the University of Massachusetts. Next Welch moved on to the University of Illinois to complete
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From the early ages of her life Purvi Patel has had an interesting life. From her very early years in India to parenthood‚ family has been has been the greatest aspect of her life. She was the oldest of four‚ two younger sisters‚ Pinku and Chacu‚ and a brother‚ Mitul. They lived in Nadiad a small town in Gujarat‚ India. While growing up there wasn’t much to do that was fun. Her parents‚ Surendra and Amita‚ were very strict and wouldn’t allow her to go anywhere or do anything after dark. As she
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Samantha Jones The Biography Of Brittany Murphy Like many actresses‚ Brittany Murphy started her career as a child. She started out at the age of 14‚ on the Fox sitcom‚ Drexell’s Class. Murphy played Brenda Drexell‚ who was the daughter of Mr. Drexell. She then got a part in the movie Clueless‚ as the new girl at Cher and Dionne’s school. The characters name was Tai; she was such an airhead‚ but sweet and funny. Murphy played in 8 Mile‚ Uptown Girls‚ Freeway‚ Little Black Book‚ and many other
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Woman and Marriage in the essay’s of Pandita Ramabai and Rassundari Devi Pandita Ramabai an eminent Indian Christian social reformer and activist in her book High Caste Hindu Women highlights subject matter relating to the life of Hindu women including child brides‚ marriage and widowhood. She talks about the money aspect when arranging a marriage‚ the young ages of the boy and the girl‚ the marriage rituals and the inhuman expectations that the women are faced with. According to her‚ marriage
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"The Essence of the Epoche" In the Supreme Court ruling of Davis v. Davis‚ Justice Daughtrey created an epoche of the law when she‚ unlike previous judges‚ based her decision on the recognition of a new category more relevant to the case rather than relying on one previously established. She casts aside conventional thoughts and residual knowledge by declaring the case to present a "question of first impression" which will require the court to act through common law. Although Justice Daughtrey relates
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Mahasweta Devi. This tells the story of a woman’s battle with her social class and a consequence she will suffer because she is a woman and an “untouchable”. Marilyn L. Barton states in the Britannica Encyclopedia‚ “Untouchable‚ also called Dalit‚
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