The Island of Nantucket is mostly known for its whaling businesses. With a great history and fascinating stories‚ Nantucket is a lot more than a whaling island. Located off the southeast coast of Massachusetts‚ Nantucket is a beautiful island that anyone would want to visit. Bartholomew Gosnold‚ an English explorer‚ discovered Nantucket during his voyage to New England. Thomas Mahew bought Nantucket but it was not settled until Thomas Macy led a group of Quakers to a settlement near Capaum. The island
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Kamala Markandaya’s Nectar in a Sieve portrays its positive woman characters as ideal sufferers and nurturers. "[T]he cause of her suffering springs mainly from poverty and natural calamity. The women are from the rural sections of society. They are the daughters of the soil and have inherited age-old traditions which they do not question. Their courage lies in meek or at times cheerful way [sic] of facing poverty or calamity" [Meena Shirdwadkar‚ Image of Woman in the Indo-Anglian Novel (New Delhi:
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Nectar in a Sieve is a powerful‚ moving narrative highlighting the struggles and prosperity of one woman as she strives to hold tightly on to tradition in her rapidly shifting world. Written by Kamala Markandaya‚ the author was raised in a middle class family which gave her many opportunities for travel and a higher education. It is seen in the first moments of the novel that the author seems thrust herself into the main character‚ Rukmani‚ who leaves her well educated and wealthy upbringing to
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For centuries‚ Europeans have colonized in developing countries and impacted the lives of civilians within these areas. In the book‚ Nectar in a Sieve by Kamala Markandaya‚ a man named Kenny is a British doctor who attempts to help India adapt to Western medicine. He was a man of great generosity since he cared for the villagers. But‚ despite all of his sacrifices‚ some people viewed him as an arrogant and racially prejudice colonizer. Even though some villagers viewed Kenny as a white supremacist
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Nectar in a Sieve shows the impact of modernization on rural India through the story of Rukmani and her husband Nathan‚ and their struggle with the change that happened all around them‚ yet seemed to leave them behind. The book shows the effect that change had on their family‚ their village‚ and how it shaped their lives. Modernization played a significant role and had a big impact on family life‚ social and class division‚ and the land in rural India. Once the tannery moved into their small Indian
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Running head: CASE STUDY SUMMARY Summary: "Read-Only Participants: A Case for Student Communication in Online Classes" In 2009‚ L. Nagel‚ A.S. Blignaut‚ and J.C. Cronje developed a case study to show the importance of quantity and quality of participation in an online classroom. The case study was composed of 22 graduate level students at the University of Pretoria ranging in ages 30 to 50. Weekly‚ topics were researched and students were to participate in online discussions
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some teenagers‚ it means getting a job. In the books Nantucket Blue and Nantucket Red‚ Cricket Thompson‚ a teenager from Providence entering her senior year‚ went all the way to Nantucket for a summer job with hopes to make some fun memories and leave her problems back at home. Hope is a goal or dream for Cricket in her future that is going to sometimes not be in reach‚ be within reach‚ or what is not ultimately right for her in the end. Nantucket‚ a small vacation island off of Cape Cod‚ was the
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From: Subject: Proposal to Recycle in Nantucket Cove Apartment Complex Everyone is continuously coming up with ways to Go Green that help the environment. Many believe that something as simple as recycling a water bottle and a newspaper can improve our planet. This proposal provides a general idea to recycle in the Nantucket Cove Apartments. Problem There is a problem with the regular trash dumpster overflowing constantly. Nantucket Cove apartment complex does not recycle and thus
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Entrepreneurial Management Case 11 - Nantucket 01/14/2014 I. Identify/Define the Key Issues/Situation Analysis A. Key issues that will impact the focal firm’s ability to survive‚ thrive and grow. First Nantucket Nectar has to decide on a strategy on how to achieve increased growth in future. This may include an IPO‚ being bought by one of the big players in the beverage market or growing organically. Independently on how they achieve this goal‚ it is most important that they preserve the
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Cape Wind Environmental Science The purpose of this research paper is to identify the environmental impact of the purposed offshore wind farm going in the Nantucket Sound located in Massachusetts. Key environmental issues will be discussed based on the effects of other wind farms from around the world. Government officials‚ organizations‚ and people who oppose the wind farm will also be discussed or how these people are trying to prevent this wind farm from being constructed. Technology
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