Amir Temur Timur was born in 1336‚ at a small town called Kesh‚ 50 miles south of Samarkand. A Chengezi Turk‚ he was the son of a minor chief who due to hard work and focused aims was able to become the ruler of a vast empire consisting of Transoxiana‚ a part of Turkistan‚ Afghanistan‚ Persia‚ Syria‚ Kurdistan and a major part of Asia Minor. The areas he conquered in his lifetime were only second to the conquests of Alexander. As a young man he received a serious leg wound while stealing sheep
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Amir Khusrow Amir Khusrow | Amir Khusrow surrounded by young men. Miniature from a manuscript of Majlis Al-Usshak by Husayn Bayqarah | Background information | Birth name | Ab ’ul Hasan Yamīn al-Dīn Khusrow | Born | 1253 Patiali‚ Etah‚ Uttar Pradesh‚ India | Died | 1325 (aged 72) | Genres | Ghazal‚ Khayal‚ Qawwali‚ Rubai‚ Tarana | Occupations | Musician‚ Poet | Ab ’ul Hasan Yamīn al-Dīn Khusrow (1253-1325 CE) (Persian: ابوالحسن یمینالدین خسرو; Hindi: अबुल हसन यमीनुद्दीन ख़ुसरौ
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The Kite Runner Section B: 1. Summary The first section of the book was mainly about the call Amir received last summer from a friend in Pakistan named Rahim Khan. Rahim Khan asked Amir to come to Pakistan to see him. Next in the second section‚ while looking through history books‚ Amir discovered information on the Hazara. They had a war during the nineteenth century‚ but it was brutally suppressed by the Pashtuns. The book mentions some of the derogatory names they are called‚ including mice-eating
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Throughout my life there have been many activities that have influenced me. Some of my activities range from sports to community service. These activities I had to learn how to adjust to. There is one aspect in my life that would not be evident in my record. It has influenced and changed me as a person in many ways. It has allowed me to take the best and worst of myself and make it better. During my two years in Civil Air Patrol I have broadened my understanding about the world and its systems
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What I believe that Horace is trying to say through “Adversity has the effect of electing talents which in prosperous circumstances would have lain dormant” is that challenges bring about innate talents in individuals which would have otherwise been undiscovered. Through personal experiences and the novel “The Scarlet Letter” I can certainly justify why this quote is not completely accurate. Adversity is merely a stimulant‚ but a person’s own character is what drives him to be successful. One of
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Eminem Adversity Everyone is affected by adversity and everyone tends to overcome and recover from adversity. One guy that a lot of people look up to and that had faced adversity is Eminem. His real name is Marshall Bruce Mathers III and he is like an idol to people who have drug problems or family problems. He grew up with nothing and came from an absentee father and a cruel mother. He always appeared to be angry and it was even felt through his music. He has a disillusioned wife and lived life
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is a story about a boy named Amir. The book is in Amir’s point of view. The story follows the life of Amir from twelve year old boy to a thirty eight year old man. He used to live in Kabul‚ Afghanistan with Baba‚ his father. They had two servants‚ Ali and Hassan‚ his son. Throughout the story‚ both Amir and Baba made some questionable decisions to make Ali and Hassan quit their job. Baba and Amir have two very different personalities. Throughout the book‚ Amir is whom the readers feel compassion
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“The Role Adversity Plays in Shaping an Identity” Chase Broderson In the movie Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring Peter Jackson shows multiple times the role that adversity plays in shaping an individual’s identity. Frodo goes through a lot of adversity throughout the movie. The biggest misfortune that occurred for Frodo was when he was given the ring. Numerous times he had wished that he had never received the powerful ring from Bilbo. Frodo also had to fight against adversity when
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A STUDY OF THE ADVERSITY QUOTIENT OF SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS ON THE BASIS OF THEIR ATTITUDE TOWARDS SCHOOL GUIDED BY MRS. KALPAN CHAVAN SUBMITTED BY Ms. Manjula S. Gaikwad A Project submitted as Part fulfillment of the Bachelor of Education Degree Course of the university of Mumbai ST. XAVIER’S INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION 2010-2011 CERTIFICATE This is to certify that the thesis titled “A STUDY OF THE ADVERSITY QUOTIENT OF SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS ON THE BASIS OF THEIR ATTITUDE
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the A team for hockey. As I stepped onto the ice‚ I saw the judges sitting in the stands‚ staring. I took a deep breath‚ and started to skate. While going through this adversity‚ I used two life skills to help me overcome trying to make the A team; insight and independence. One of the causes that made me go through this adversity is that since we had a lot of kids on our team‚ the coaches wanted everyone to be able to play. Not every kid would be able to play if we were all on one team and if we
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