Poverty with Many Faces: a Case Study of Malaysia‚ by Ataul Huq Pramanik‚ IIUM Press‚ 2008‚ 157 pages. Reviewed by Nor Nazirah Mohamed. Introduction The book ‘Poverty with Many Faces: a Case Study of Malaysia’ by Ataul Huq Pramanik is one of the results of the hard works that elaborate the issue significantly both in theoretical and practical perspectives. The author is a distinguished economist who has a sound background both from conventional and Islamic perspectives with a special expertise in
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Mark Twain: A Man of Many Tales Mark Twain‚ the father of American literature‚ was a prominent figure in the writing world. He used realism in his works and created American based tales drawn from his own life and experiences. It can also be said that Twain was a humorist. Some may ask why is Mark Twain considered to be the father of American Literature? The only way to answer this question is to analyze Mark Twain‚ his life‚ and his works. Before Mark Twain became a brilliant and successful
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How many miles to Babylon? Quotes How many miles to Babylon? – Ordinary Level Quotes List How many miles to Babylon? Fourscore and ten‚ sir. Will I get there by candlelight? There and back again‚ sir “I love no living person. P 1 – Now that Jerry is dead there is no one left that Alec cares about‚ not even his parents. “He may be better off dead. My heart doesn’t bleed for her.” P 1 –This quote shows how bad the relationship between Alec and his parents is‚ he pities his father
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captivity in Neruda first poem "We Are Many" when the narrator explains himself becoming more relevant in the world. "But when I call upon my dashing being‚ out comes the same old lazy self"(Neruda 346). This implies that he is captivating himself and needs to let him so go. The next example is in the poem "Too Many Names". The author writes about what he experienced while captive‚" I know only the skin of the earth and I
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Are too Many Kids Going to College? In this debate there is the topic of whether or not too many kids are going to college. There are two speakers on each side each with different approaches to the subject. There are both very strong arguments as well as weak ones on both sides. The first speakers defend that too many kids are in fact going to college. The first speaker states that not going to college does not mean automatic failure. Success and prosperity are still definite possibilities. He uses
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The reason that so many people will cheat when they are on a "diet‚" is because of the fact that the diet is way too restrictive. Some of these fad diets that people choose won’t allow several groups of nutrients‚ such as the low-carbohydrate diets for instance. After you have been on plans like these‚ or say for example‚ plans like those single food diets‚ it is very easy to cheat. When you are not satisfied day after day of being on a diet plan‚ then you will have all the more reason to go off
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Essay of: Save as Many as You Ruin A short story by Simon Van Booy Every person will throughout their life have a lot of different experiences‚ and acquire a lot of different memories. Some of them might be good and some might be bad but it is for certain that a lot of them will stay with us for a long time. An experience can be ruined when it is actually happening and then it will turn in to a bad memory‚ but if you keep this bad memory within‚ you will be able to learn from it‚ and it will
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however‚ being immature and impatient‚ longed to be a REAL boy. He could‚ the fairy promised‚ if he proved himself worthy. The remaining story sends Pinocchio on many adventures. From being kidnapped and forced to perform as a marionette‚ to being invited to a decadent island of hedonistic pleasures‚ fate threw Pinocchio many opportunities to show his worth. He continues to fail however because he cannot quell his immoral‚ selfish‚ immature desires. The tale of Pinocchio is‚ in may
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Problem of the extinction of many rare species The problem of the extinction of many rare species is becoming more and more serious in the recent years‚ so the governments of the world have established many nature reserves to protect these species. Chongming Dongtan Nature Reserve is one of the most important wetland kinds of national nature reserves. Chongming is the world’s largest alluvial island which is formed by the mud and sand silt where the Yangtze River and East China Sea collide‚ is growing
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In the book‚ Many Waters‚ Madeleine L’Engle‚ the author‚ uses words of advice from Aariel to Yalith to develop the theme of love. In the book‚ the main characters‚ Sandy and Dennys‚ were messing around in their parents’ lab when they are suddenly sent back to an oasis thousands of years ago. One character on the oasis named Yalith falls in love with the twins. Later on in the book‚ the god that they call El tells them that a deadly flood is coming to the oasis. Sandy and Dennys will have to leave
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