Practice 1 Based on one novel above‚ discuss one of the themes in the story. Provide evidence from the text to support your answer The novel that I choose is The Curse by Lee Su Ann. The story is about the mysterious death of Azreen’s adopted sister‚ Madhuri‚ and how Azreen goes through everything to find out the truth behind the death. The theme that I would like to discuss here is gender stereotyping . In the novel‚ gender stereotyping is presented through how females should behave. This
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The Curse - Lesson - Write about a life lesson that you learnt from the novel... ‘The Curse’ is the novel written by Lee Su Ann which has many lessons that can be used in our lives. Today‚ I am going to write on one lesson which really captured my attention in the novel that is ‘courage’. The value of ‘courage’ can be seen clearly in Azreen’s character. Azreen was a good friend with the Old Lady who became a precious confidante and counsellor despite ignoring the warnings and prejudices of the
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’The Curse’; by Andre Dubus is about Mitchell Hayes‚ a forty-nine year old bartender who is witness to a rape. The rape occurs right before closing when five bikers rape a young woman while holding Mitchell at bay. After the rape‚ Mitchell is distraught over his decision of not making a stronger attempt to help the girl. Police‚ family and friends try to comfort Mitchell by telling him he made the right decision. However‚ he continues to feel guilt and self-doubt over whether or not he could have
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AN UNFORGETTABLE EVENT In the novel ‘The Curse’ by Lee Su Ann‚ an unforgettable event is when Puan Fatihah fainted out of shock when she sees a silhouette of a Pontianak that looks like Madhuri appearing from behind a pile of tree trunks. Firstly‚ this is an unforgettable event because it makes me sympathise Puan Fatihah. I find it sad that Puan Fatihah is a victim of her own belief in the supernatural. Prior to the encounter with the Pontianak‚ she has gone to seek out the bomoh to get a charm
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SYNOPSIS The story The Curse by Lee Su Ann is about a young girl who faces many painful issues in her life. There is an abusive parent‚ the burden of guilt‚ jeolousy and anguish‚ love that is unrequited‚ a hint of ghost and a murded to lend that aura of suspense and mystery to the story.The prologue with its discovery of a dead body sets the pace for the drama to unfold. Then the reader is thrust into London where Azreen‚ the main protagonist‚ is planning to leave for Langkawi because her sister
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In “Work Is A Blessing” by Russel Honore‚ he talks about how he found out that work really is a blessing. Living in a family of 12 children‚ he had to get a job and the age of 12‚ he complained about this job to his grandpa and dad. They told him that work is a blessing. It took him years to understand this statement. Russel attended college but he had to get a job to pay for it. The job at ROTC was a requirement at first‚ but later turned into a way of life. Honore was in Bangladesh and saw a
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Science and Its Blessing We live in the age of science. Science has provided means of communication. It has advanced agriculture. And introduced new concept in industrialization. We owe a lot to science has led to many inventions have revolution human life. The progress of science has led to many inventions such as those of those of team engine‚ electricity‚ etc. Electricity had brought wonders in our daily life. Big mills‚ manufacturing different goods are established with the help of
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Blessings in Disguise Learning how to interact with special needs children in the best life lesson I have ever learned. In many instances‚ it has taught me to be patient and caring. I have also learned not to be judgmental. While spending time with them‚ I have discovered many blessings in disguise. I will reflect on these valuable lessons for the rest of my life and I believe they will help me to be a better person. Generally‚ spending time with these special needs children has taught me
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produced deadly weapons. The destruction they cause is frightening. Now machines & robots have replaced man everywhere causing unemployment in all places. People will also lose their economic security & self-respect. Hence science is both a blessing & a curse to mankind August 6‚ 1945‚ is not a day to be forgotten. It marks the world’s first use of an atomic bomb‚ which was dropped on the Japanese city of Hiroshima by the U.S. Military. Three days later‚ the United States dropped a second atom
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The concept of civil society is elusive‚ complex and contested. There are different meanings and interpretations and over time different schools of thought have influenced theoretical debates and empirical research on their role in development. It is for this reason that this essay attempts to discuss why to some‚ civil society is considered a new broader paradigm of development which has been born‚ while to others‚ it is considered a symptom of intellectual fashion that has come to afflict
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