ABSTRACT: This paper is an exploration of the letter songs among the Mappilas of Kerala in the second half of the twentieth century. The letter songs are an indication of simultaneous deprivation and accumulation of power. On the one hand it displays a jealous guarding of boundaries‚ thus establishing the kernel of a capitalist economy‚ thus signaling a transformation from the earlier anti-capitalist ethic which characterized the community‚ and a newly acquired material prosperity. The locus
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the reader is presented with another set of text‚ the ‘Historical Notes’. This epilogue is a record of a lecture‚ lead by Professor Pieixoto‚ about The Handmaid’s Tale. It comes to light that Offred had actually recorded this diary-like story on cassette tapes and the historian‚ Professor Pieixoto‚ had to meticulously piece it together. The Historical Notes do not serve as an answer to what happened to Offred. Ironically it does not answer any of the questions the reader may have‚ although this is
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Essay on Illegal Downloading Record companies today believe that downloading music for free is a crime and hinders the sale of music in stores. Though it seems to be free‚ this paper present to the pros and cons of downloading music from the Internet. Important points will be discussed are the file sharing programs history‚ why downloading should be free and lawsuits for downloading music. Peer-to-Peer technology is a form of file sharing that enables the sharing of computer resources such as‚
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Cost is another component to assess when comparing two different modalities. It is an issue for many patients‚ as the patients are always concerned with the money required to use in the event where visitation to the hospital is inevitable. Cost-effectiveness in digital imaging comprises of direct and indirect effects (Sailer et al.‚ 2015). Hence‚ when accessing the cost-effectiveness‚ it is essential to understand that the imaging test must provide added value. Otero et al. (2008) state that the
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What is Piracy? What is Piracy? Piracy is the unauthorized duplication of an original recording for commercial gain without the consent of the rights owner. The packaging of pirate copies is different from the original. Pirate copies are often compilations‚ such as the "greatest hits" of a specific artist‚ or a collection of a specific genre‚ such as dance tracks. The problem of piracy has arisen with the rapid advance of technology. New techniques of printing‚ recording and fixation of broadcast
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Innocence and Childhood No More Allison Bauza Ms. Kaarto World Literature 10/1/12 Topic 3 When people talk about childhood it’s usually a happy conversation filled with lots of laughter‚ happiness‚ and remembering the innocence. In the memoir A Long Way Gone by Ishmael Beah‚ this is not the case. In the beginning it starts off with Ishmael as an innocent child who loves rap music‚ but
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2005 using 2004 prices. In 2004‚ there were 110 compact discs sold at $18.00‚ and 200 tennis racquets sold at $90.00. The nominal gross domestic product (110 compact discs * $18.00 compact disc’s pricing for 2004) + (200 tennis racquets * $90.00 tennis racquets pricing for 2004) = 1‚980 + 18‚000 = $19‚980 gross domestic product for 2004 using 2004 prices. The real gross domestic product for 2004 is $19‚980. In 2005‚ there were 120 compact discs sold at $20.00‚ and 210 tennis racquets sold
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INTRODUCTION: Meeting: In a meeting‚ two or more people come together to discuss one or more topics‚ often in a formal setting. Convention: A large gathering of people who share a common interest Exhibition: An exhibition‚ in the most general sense‚ is an organized presentation and display of a selection of items. In practice‚ exhibitions usually occur within museums‚ galleries and exhibition halls. Exhibitions include [whatever as in major art museums and small art galleries;
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Expressing and Purifying the Recombinant form of Green Fluorescent Protein (rGFP) from the E.coli strain using Ni2+ agarose affinity chromatography technology Abstract The purpose of this experiment was to express and purify the his6-tagged recombinant form of GFP (rGFP) from the organism E.coli using Ni2+ agarose affinity chromatography. The expression of rGFP was confirmed qualitatively using the UV light and was expressed in the E.coli strain BL21 (DE3) (-- removed HTML --) (-- removed HTML
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Sở GD-ĐT Tỉnh Phú Yên THI THỬ THPT QUỐC GIA LẦN I - 2015 Trường THPT Chuyên Lương Văn Chánh Môn: TIẾNG ANH Thời gian: 90 phút Mã đề: 138 I. Read the following passage and mark the letter A‚ B‚ C‚ or D to indicate the correct word for each of the blanks from (1) to (10). PROACTIVE JOB HUNTING Once upon a time‚ people left school or university‚ joined a company and stayed with it until they retired. The concept of a job for life is now long (1)_______‚ and nowadays many employees find it hard to
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