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    V.S. Naipaul

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    17 April 2013 V.S. Naipaul The Effect of Colonialism in V.S Naipaul’s Miguel Street “The man is so colonized that he abandons his native Trinidadian identity” (Beck‚ 2002). Although pertaining to the character B. Wordsworth‚ in V.S. Naipaul’s Miguel Street‚ this quote can be used to describe the very meaning of the book itself. It can be used to provide a clear picture of what was happening in British occupied Trinidad. Other characters such as George‚ a raging drunk who beat his wife and children

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    Leadership - V.S. Naipaul

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    Description/Synopsis: Sir Vidiadhar Surajprasad “V.S.” Naipaul was born in Trinidad on 17th August 1932‚ the descendant of indentured labourers shipped from India‚ this dispossessed child of the Raj has come on a long and marvellous journey. His upbringing familiarised him with every sort of deprivation‚ material and cultural. A scholarship to Oxford brought him to this country. Nothing sustained him afterwards except the determination‚ often close to despair‚ to become a writer. Against all likelihood

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    Liking is for cowards

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    Liking Is for Cowards. Go for What Hurts “Liking Is for Cowards. Go for What Hurts” is an essay by Jonathan Franzen. It is based on his speech at Kenyon College‚ Ohio‚ USA. And the essay was published in The New York Times‚ May‚ 2011. “Liking Is for Cowards. Go for What Hurts” deals with the differences between peoples care and love for consumer technology and real life‚ such as love and nature. Jonathan Franzen starts by talking about his relationship to his smartphone. He is impressed how

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    Liking Is for Cowards

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    Jonathan Franzen wrote the article‚ “Liking is for Cowards. Go for what Hurts.” This article caused extreme interest and controversy by the topic of his argument. The purpose of Franzen writing the article was to challenge us to get back to the true meaning of love and not being so terrified of rejection. He feels that we had become too comfortable just liking what people expect us to and have lost the real understanding of the word love. Franzen stated‚ “If you dedicate your existence to being likable

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    Dimmesdale Is a Coward

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    Nathaniel Hawthorne portrays Arthur Dimmesdale‚ an eminently respected reverend in The Scarlet Letter‚ as a coward whose actions towards Pearl‚ Hester‚ and himself.By refusing to acknowledge Pearl as his daughter‚ allowing Hester to remain culpable for adultery‚ and by hiding behind his reputation‚ the reverend behaves cowardly. Invision this: you live your entire life being unaware of your paternity. Worse yet‚ your father refuses to accept you as his daugher. Unfortunately Pearl has to

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    Hero or Coward

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    Bryan Dietz Mrs. Collier 10/24/2011 Essay# 4 hero or coward It is sometimes difficult to distinguish between a hero‚ a coward or perhaps somewhere in between. A hero is someone whom goes above and beyond the actions of an ordinary citizen. On the other hand a coward is someone whom is presented the opportunity to do something great and be a hero and steps down instead of up. Norman Bowker can be justifiably called all of these at different times in his life. Norman Bowkar fought in a war which

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    True Cowards

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    implemented in our country and these people‚ who were judged as cowards and are not honest‚ are the ones who truly care for this country. These are the professors and students who belonged to a Catholic school or university yet they have forgotten and left behind their beliefs just to sign a law that would give our country a chance to improve and develop. That is why I disagree to those who thought that these people are dishonest and cowards because they are the real brave ones who stepped out of their

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    V. S. Naipaul Presentation Reflection One of my contributions to our V. S. Naipaul presentation was the explanation of Naipaul’s past and how it impacted the writing he would later produce. This is significant‚ as the themes of alienation‚ deprivation and colonialism found in One Out of Many stem from his early life in Trinidad‚ his relationships and his travels abroad. Naipaul felt estranged in his native Trinidad‚ as he abandoned the Hindu beliefs of his ancestors for agnosticism. Additionally

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    Buddy Coward Teacher

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    My teacher‚ Mr. “Buddy” Coward‚ has impacted my life the most through his ninth-grade Physical Science class‚ eleventh grade Chemistry I class‚ and how he prepares his students for college. The first time I had Mr. Coward as a teacher was for my ninth-grade Physical Science class. From the first day‚ I could tell that his class was going to be much harder than any other science class I have ever had. My entire class and I struggled with understanding dimensional analysis. Since we had never encountered

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    One Out Of Many Naipaul

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    " One Out Of Many " By: V.S Naipaul’s Fatmeh Tatour ID: 208864702 The struggles of Santosh in adjusting to a new country V.S Naipaul’s story " One Out of Many"‚ consists of different characters and struggles. The story talks about an Indian cook called "Santosh"‚ who migrates from Bombay to Washington D.C with his employer. The writer presents in the story the struggles of Santosh in adaptation to a new country that has different traditions and cultures. The story reveals how an Indian

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