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    the novel Amir is constantly vying for Baba’s attention and often feels like an outsider in his father’s life‚ as seen in the following passage: “He’d close the door‚ leave me to wonder why it was always grown-ups time with him. I’d sit by the door‚ knees drawn to my chest. Sometimes I sat there for an hour‚ sometimes two‚ listening to their laughter‚ their chatter.” (Pg 4-5). Discuss Amir’s relationship with Baba. Amir’s relationship with Baba is unique because right from the start Baba never accepted

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    THE KITE RUNNER- KHALED HOSSEINI I have chosen three characters from this novel. They are‚ AmirBaba (Amir’s Father) and Rahim Khan. Amir After reading about his childhood and the life-changing events that took place during it‚ my initial perception of Amir was that he was selfish‚ even though he did not mean to be. He did not want to be so cruel‚ but he was a young boy‚ he was a bit confused‚ and at times jealous too. He only thought about his own suffering. His greed to overcome

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    Baba and Me

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    I 12-6-2012 In this short story named Baba and Me written by Khaled Hiosseni‚ a main focus is on a relationship between a father and son. Baba is a rich merchant in Kabul‚ Afghanistan‚ before the soviet invasion. Amir adores his father Baba‚ but doesn’t feel that his love is reciprocated. He constantly tried to gain his fathers affection‚ but his father sees him as weak for never defending himself from other neighborhood boys. Amir also blames that for the fact that Baba’s beloved

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    The Writing Centre started the “You Read You Lead” Campaign this semester which aims to promote reading‚ whether fictional or educational books‚ throughout the semester. One way we plan on achieving this is by recognizing the influence of movies on the reading habits of students on campus. Everyone figures that the best way to get wind of and enjoy a good storyline is to watch an awesome movie; but what about getting that amazing story (and the juicier details) not from the movie‚ but its original

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    3500 B.C.E. They were both similar intellectually‚ because they both developed written language‚ and a similar alphabet. They were also similar religiously‚ because they both were polytheistic and believed their gods ruled them. Mesopotamia and Egypt were different with their achievements‚ because over time they gained knowledge of things that helped their civilizations‚ and helped them adapt to their environment. Mesopotamia and Egypt were both intellectually similar‚ because they both had a written

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    Explore how Hosseini portrays the character of Baba and his relationship with Amir in the opening chapters of ‘The Kite Runner’ Throughout the opening chapters Hosseini allows the reader to see the character of Baba from many different perspectives. The first and most obvious example of this is through the narration of the character Amir. Amir tells the reader during his dream that he ‘can never tell Baba from the bear.’ This gives the impression that Baba is strong and rugged in appearance. It

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    The relationship between Amir and his father is a tragic paradox‚ which has yet to be broken. As Amir tries harder and harder to win Baba’s pride and love‚ their bond loosens more and more. At this point in the book‚ family obligation is the only thing holding them together. Amir’s plan‚ whether is succeeds or not‚ will ultimately distance the two of them further. Looking back on some of their previous bonding attempts‚ we can see this paradox pushing them apart. When Amir took up soccer‚ hoping to

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    Amir and Hassan seem to have a "best friend" type relationship. The boys showed their trust for eachother by carving their names into a tree. The two boys‚ Hassan and Amir‚ are main characters in the book titled‚ The Kite Runner. The two boys have a relationship that is significantly different compared to most. The boys do write their names in a pomegranate tree as the "sultans of Kabul" (Kite Runner 27) but‚ their friendship is not strong and it is one sided. Hassan is seen as lower than human

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    How Is Odysseus Similar

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    the Sphinx and they needed help from him once more. During this plague‚ blight on the crops was present‚ children stillborn‚ women dying after giving birth‚ and cattle were sickened. The main characters in both epic poems were also very similar. Both King Oedipus and

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    Holding Amir accountable would be the first thing that most people do‚ thus making him look like a selfish child that is just a coward. However‚ when the audience or reader takes a deeper look into his life’s story and background‚ sympathy starts to pour out like a waterfall. Then a level ground is found; how can the reader hold this poor boy responsible for his troubled past? Amir has lived through severe and tragic events‚ some of which occurred during his childhood; most of these will never be

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