happen when a person decides to take control of something in his or her life. Whether it be good or bad‚ there will be consequences for every decision one makes. Both “Once Upon a Time” by Nadine Gordimer‚ and Haroun and the Sea of Stories by Salman Rushdie‚ use allegory to show the dangers of wanting and having control. “Once Upon a Time” shows the power and dominance of control through a real-life situation and a fairytale. Gordimer writes about apartheid‚ a situation going on in her life that
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Haroun’s Heroic Feat A tale of adventure can pertain to an individual’s journey‚ whether it is a story in which the character physically journeys from one place to another‚ or a story encompassing a journey within the character. Salman Rushdie’s Haroun and The Sea of Stories takes readers on a journey of their own as they experience the enchanting tale of a young boy‚ Haroun‚ and his heroic journey from one realm to another. In a way‚ this story amounts to the structure of the standard hero’s
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Cat Stevens was one of the most successful singer/songwriters of the first half of the 70s‚ and several of his soft‚ romantic‚ and sometimes mystical singles were Top 10 hits. After eight gold albums in a row‚ his star began to fade‚ and in the late ’70s‚ following a near-drowning‚ he converted to Islam‚ changed his name to Yusef Islam‚ and dropped out of music. The son of a Greek father and Swedish mother‚ Stevens spent his early youth developing a love of Greek folk songs and dances. By the
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the main characters of each story have to make many important decisions/choices. The choices that are made change how other characters see the main character as well as how they react to them. In the short story‚ "The Free Radio‚" by Salman Rushdie‚ Ram has many choices to make throughout the story. Ram who could have had anything in the world he wanted made many poor choices. Ram was the cutest guy in the town; he had everything going for him. Then he met the widow and her five
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Post-Colonialism: Definition‚ Development and Examples from India 1. Post-colonialism in general 1.1 Definition Post-colonialism is an intellectual direction (sometimes also called an “era” or the “post-colonial theory”) that exists since around the middle of the 20th century. It developed from and mainly refers to the time after colonialism. The post-colonial direction was created as colonial countries became independent. Nowadays‚ aspects of post-colonialism can be found not only in sciences
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expression of these "cultural bastards". The term refers to cultural expressions which don’t have historical roots‚ but are the result of global interconnections. More and more Individuals stress their multicultural biographies‚ from writers like Salman Rushdie to Tiger Woods‚ shooting star of the internation golf sport‚ who calls himself "Cablinasian" to point out his ancestry in black‚ indian and asian cultures. Writers with a multicultural biography were among the first to express those changes called
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Complete in Cornell Format- Store in Binder Notebook MUST HAVE! Critical lens Essays provide a quote‚ which the student must connect to literature read. The literature must be that read in class. It consists of 5 paragraphs = Introduction‚ 3 body paragraphs‚ conclusion. The student must discuss 2 pieces of literature and three literary terms. Students must know the correct titles of the literature and punctuate it correctly. All titles are capitalized. Book titles are underlined
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category. I enjoy reading good books particularly novels‚ short stories‚ plays‚ etc. The world famous literary works of great authors such as‚ Charles Dickens‚ Tolstoy‚ Dominique Lappiere‚ Rabindranath Tagore‚ R. K. Narayan‚ Arundhathi Roy‚ Salman Rushdie‚ etc. have always charmed and thrilled me‚ giving waves of delight‚ leisure‚ relaxation and mental refreshment. My favourite book is ‘City of Joy’ written by Dominique Lappiere. The book is a touching description of the lives of the slum-dwellers
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Censorship on the Internet Five years after the first world wide web was launched at the end of 1991‚ The Internet has become very popular in the United States. Although President Clinton already signed the 1996 Telecommunication ActI on Thursday Feb 8‚ 1996‚ the censorship issue on the net still remains unresolved. In fact‚ censorship in cyberspace is unconscionable and impossible. Trying to censor the Internet its problematic because the net is an international issue‚ there is no standard for
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Border Transformation In Several Decades With the signing of the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo on February 2‚ 1848‚ the border dividing the Mexican people was formed. The Mexican border means various things to different people. To date‚ 600 miles of border wall has already been built. This wall would extend from California‚ to El Paso‚ to the valley. The first reason given by the government for construction of the wall was to prevent terrorist attacks‚ the next was to keep illegal Mexicans out‚ and
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