Sunday Cricket Symbolism Cricket X game (“serious business”) imported in colonies from British Empire To British: demonstrate British superiority (cultural dominance) To colonized: unify the diverse people in Caribbean against Britain‚ for nationhood‚ freedom and independence show that they are as powerful as‚ or even better than the British (“Cricket in the Caribbean is in the blood) Church The Baptist church Christianity religious and cultural dominance by British Empire Risen
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The Cricket Boy (A Chinese Tale) A long time ago‚ cricket fighting caught on in the imperial court‚ with the emperor leading the fad. A local magistrate in Huayin‚ who wanted to win the favor of the monarch‚ tried in every way to get him the best fighting crickets. He had a strategy for doing so: He managed to get a cricket that was very good at fighting. He then made his subordinates go to the heads of each village and force them to send in a constant supply of
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My hobby (Pleasures of books reading‚ or how I spend my leisure time) Outline: 1. Introduction 2. Different kinds of hobbies 3. My hobby-book reading 4. Pleasures of book reading i. Illuminates ii. Gives knowledge iii. Treasure of wisdom and wise suggestions iv. A friend to the friendless 5. Selection of books 6. Bad effects of bad books 7. Conclusion It is said that an empty mind is devil’s workshop. The moment we sit idle‚ devil starts instilling
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Journal Writing – Thanh Tung Everyone has their own hobbies and so do I. Whenever I have spare time‚ I often do the following things. First of all‚ I like reading books. I started reading books when I was more than 5 years old. I enjoy reading because reading helps me relax after a hard-working day. Furthermore‚ reading books helps me improve my English and widen my social knowledge. Whenever I have free time‚ I often sit in my room and read books such as history books‚ novels‚ scientific books
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Exotic Hobbies around the World The dictionary definition of hobbies is an activity or interest pursued for delectation or felicity and not as a main vocation. On par with this theory‚ many would delegate many evanescent pursuits such as eating‚ talking or joking as one. On contrary to normal beliefs‚ people earn money doing their hobbies‚ which in other words means that somebody managed to turn a hobby into a job. Did you know that there are so many millionaires in this world‚ who would never have
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Hobbies and Happiness Looking back‚ I acquired most of my happiness and enjoyment through my hobbies. Even today‚ I continue these hobbies and have passed them on to my daughter‚ just as they were passed onto me. As far back as I can remember‚ as a young child I would help in the kitchen to prepare dinners or be at a table with Grandma Emma and Great- grandma Rose working on various arts and crafts. It was during these times that I developed my love for creative outlets‚ such as baking‚ sewing
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On the Grasshopper and Cricket By John Keats A grasshopper representing good times in the summer‚ and a cricket representing bad times that are associated with winter. In the first half of the poem ‘On the Grasshopper and Cricket’ Keats talks about the opulence of the summer season and deals with summer imagery and the grasshopper‚ similarly the second half is about the dullness of the winter season and deals with the cricket. “ How does Keats explore Romantic Ideals in his poem On the Grasshopper
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My Favourite Hobby My favourite hobby is all kinds of technology like cars‚ trains‚ planes etc. Mostly it’s cars. Everything begun when I was small. My father was repairing his car and I was always helping him. I was asking him so many questions about it‚ because I was so interested in techniques. I even started making my own lamps and it worked! All of my family was using it. List 1: What kinds? 2:How did it begun and who introduced me to it? 3: Lamps. 4: Why do
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My hobbies Billiards‚ family of games played on rectangular tables twice as long as they are wide‚ with balls propelled by tapered‚ leather-tipped rods called cues. Lining the perimeter of the tables are rubber cushions from which the balls rebound. Tables range in size from 0.9 to 1.8 m (3 to 6 ft) wide and from 1.8 to 3.6 m (6 to 12 ft) long. The level table surface‚ called the bed‚ is most often made of slate and is covered with a finely woven fabric‚ usually green in color. A typical cue
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Dangerous Hobbies Breanna Fowkes 401 November 6‚ 2013 Compare and Contrast Essay Final Copy Breanna Fowkes 401 11/4/13 C&C FC Dangerous Hobbies Everyone in the world has a favorite hobby‚ whether it is art‚ reading‚ sports‚ fashion‚ anything‚ everyone has at least one that they enjoy above all the rest. Each hobby is chosen for a different reason‚ sometimes it’s just because of the fun‚ other times the thrill‚ maybe relaxing‚ it all
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