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Why The Handsomest Drowned Man In The World
In Gabriel García Márquez's story, "The Handsomest Drowned Man In the World," the geography
was crucial to the story because it upended reader's expectations that the villagers would reject the
stranger. When Márquez chose a remote coastal village for his story, he did so for a reason. Because
it was a tiny village, there were less people living there, and since it was next to the coast, the
village had less neighbors. All of these factors meant the community was small and tight knit. It was
so small, when they discovered the dead body on the shore, "They simply had to look at one another
to see that they were all there." (Paragraph 3) One would assume that a small community like that
would be hesitant to welcome strangers, let alone a dead
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Biomedical Ethics Involving Cultural Research
Biomedical Ethics Involving Cultural Research
One Benin girl stood at the shinny bared glass window looking out at the luscious green trees and
bright grass. She itched and itched and itched, all the while looking out at what she could not have.
The doctor came in saying, "I'm sorry but you just can't go outside. With your Buruli Ulcer case,
you could die within minutes by an infection." There was nothing she could say, so she just nodded.
His footsteps echoed as he walked out of her stainless white room, with a sullen expression on his
face. She knew that he just wanted to help her but every time she heard those footsteps it crushed
her heart because there was always bad news. With her arms bare of skin she sat down on the bed
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One hypothesis is that since it is so easy to transmit to animals this may be why so many people
have gotten BU.
Even though BU has been reported in 33 countries there are only 15 that have been documented as
having a significant amount of cases. In those 15 countries there have been between 5,000–6,000
reported/documented cases of BU (Mycobacterium, www.who.int). Most patients, with this disease,
are younger than 15 years old (Buruli Ulcer, Nigeria). In Benin over half of the BU patients are
children.
There are so many poor families in Benin, and that makes it hard for them to take their children to
hospitals, which is why a lot of the patients that go to the hospitals have already had the disease for
2–4 months (Small). If the patient was caught in the early stages of the disease then about 80% of
those patients could be cured by a combination of antibiotics (Mycobacterium, www.who.int). For
poor families it isn't only that they may not have insurance but it is also the traveling that is an issue.
In 1993 Colombia introduced a program called Colombia Regimen Subsidiado (SR)
(http://www.nber.org/bah/2009no4/w15456.html). This program was introduced in the hopes that
more preventative care would occur, and thus cut down on the expensive costs that occur when a
patient already has a disease. This was a great
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Traveling to Spain- Personal Narrative Essay
Traveling to Spain– Personal Narrative
Spain. A wonderful country with a different culture to any other in the world. With its wonderful
scenery jumping out at you and its surprisingly unfamiliar ranges of spicy foods, this and the
relaxation was why I wanted to go. But with all its exciting features I was barely able to relax at all.
My journey started when I left the plane. The hot breeze immediately hit my soft pink skin and left
me with a silent shiver up my spine. I looked around and the setting was beautiful, all I could see
was lush green fields, and silent hills with the sun just rising over the top. I stopped staring in
amazement and walked over to the airport. It was very neat and ... Show more content on
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I ordered an exotic squid and salad dish, with silky red wine and ice. Later on, the order I made
arrived the smell was sensational. The freshly caught octopus had a strong scent and was very salty,
and the feeling of the ice cold red wine hitting the back of your throat on scorching hot day was
breathtaking. After I had finished my dinner I went for a quiet walk through the woodland. I listened
to the weird and wonderful sounds of the animals living in there. The sounds were very surprising
but they made it very calm and peaceful which was very enjoyable. It began to get dark and the sun
was beginning to fall so I headed back to the villa. When I got there I was ready for some supper but
the owners left me nothing so I decided to go to a little restaurant in the village. The day had been
very hot and left me feeling clammy and tired, so I had a cold shower to wake me up and make me
feel refreshed. I then got dressed up and headed to the restaurant. When I got there the waiter asked
me if I would like some French bread with salmon paste for a starter, I agreed to this , and when I
tasted the soft and crumbly bread I felt like a spoilt king. And then to top this of the soft salmon
paste on the bread was delicious and left me on edge as to what I would choose for main course. I
decided on having the
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A Review of Toshie: A Story of Village Life in...
In Toshie: A Story of Village Life in Twentieth–Century Japan, published in 2004, author Simon
Partner offers an insight on the transformation that underwent Japan through the mid–twentieth
century through the life of Sakaue Toshie, a woman born and raised on a farm in the Kosugi hamlet
of Yokogoshi, Niigata–a rural region almost 250km from the capital of Japan. Toshie was born in
1925–a year before the 64–year reign of Showa Era by Emperor Hirohito. This was a time when
"two out of every ten babies died in childbirth or infancy,"(1) and Toshie's family, who were poor
tenant farmers renting a mere one acre of land, "were not far above"(2) those that were "literally
unable to support themselves."(2). Kosugi was virtually isolated especially ... Show more content on
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Her father, Kurakichi, made enough of an income to provide rice for his family throughout the year
despite economic hardships and its geographic location in northern Japan. (24). The Kosugi village,
before the financial difficulties of the Great Depression in the 1930s, had "harmonious relations
prevailing between landlords and tenants." (40). While the two million Japanese farmers were
unaware of "how dependent they were on market forces operating in distant lands,"(42) the collapse
of the stock market in the United States generated a domino effect on the Japanese silk industry.
This affected the millions of small Japanese villagers, effectively causing a devastating reduction of
wages, and thus accelerating the unrest between landlords and tenants. Even before the rapid
industrialization of Japan in the mid–twentieth century, even small and isolated villages like that of
Kosugi were unknowingly–or at least amongst the farm villagers–connected to the urban cities of
Japan and the world. When Japan entered the Asia–Pacific War against China in 1937, there was "an
unprecedented level of mutual involvement between the state and the daily lives of ordinary
villagers." (60). The Sakaues, like many other families, sent off their sons to the military. Toshie,
too, participated in the war efforts
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Cultural Changes From The 1960 ' S
Conrad Phillip Kottak has visited the small village of Arembepe numerous times over the years. His
visits were frequent, but spaced out over a couple years, which caused him to begin to notice some
very dramatic changes from the Arembepe he came to know. The development of a more stratified
society caused for some major changes coming to the small community. This essay is going to
address the major cultural changes from the 1960's to the 1980's and whether or not the
suburbanization of this village community was good or bad.
Arembepe in the 1960's consisted of only 159 households (730 people), which made up the small
village community. Malnutrition, poor public health, and high infant mortality struck the village
during this time. Traveling to and from Arembepe proved difficult because it lacked paved roads.
Hardly any people ever visited the village, which is why Kottak often referred to it as being isolated
from the rest of the world. Having no electricity in the village also proved a real struggle for
communication to the outside world. 74% of men in Arembepe worked as fishermen and 11%
worked in business (Kottak 50). In order to make a good living, it was very common for men to
have more than one job. Women would cook, clean, make items for fishing, and help run stores.
Overall, Arembepe in the 1960's was not a stratified society, but that was soon going to change.
All Arembepeiros were baptized as Catholics, so prior to the 1980's, Arembepe was mostly ritual
free.
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The West Bank
Mas–ha
Mas–ha is a small village, probably the size of the Consumes River College campus; however, the
meaning to me is greater than the whole state of California. Mas–ha is special to me because it is my
hometown. Mas–ha is located within the disputed side of the West Bank in Palestine. Its population
is about one thousand two hundred people. In the whole village there are two major families. The
size of Mas–ha is approximately two square miles. This village is very prized to me, because of its
distinctions such as the religion, the location, the culture and family. My hometown village Mas–ha
only has one religion, Islam. The people of Mas–ha wake up before sunrise to the voice of the
Sheikh, who is the man who calls us for prayer. Due to the small size of the village, everyone hears
the call to prayer; the Sheikh doesn't even need to use the microphone. To call the villagers to
prayer, the Sheikh stands in the high tower of the mosque and recites the Athan, which is the formal
call for prayer in Arabic. When everyone lines up for prayer, if some one is missing, it is noticed
quickly. Once everyone is accounted for, the people line up in a straight line side by side and begin
the prayer. After prayer is finished, everyone returns home for a simple breakfast before the
workday begins. The men head out to their fieldwork, the kids go to school, and the mothers do the
housework. During the workday there are two more prayers that they attend, Duhr and Asr, and one
more
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Coulthard's Evilness In 'The Lottery'
Coulthard bring new meaning to the evilness found within "The Lottery". This evilness begins with
"such a transparent attack on blind obedience to tradition" (Coulthard). The reasoning for the
villagers behind such a horrific attack is not because of the "tradition", but because of their cold
hearts and evil spirits that "keeps the custom alive".
The villagers feel no remorse, they thrive off of the kill. An idea of a small town/village is present,
but there is no love or loyalty in the community. Even Tessie taps "her friend Mrs. Delacroix on the
arm" (Jackson) almost to say "goodbye" when she is the one gets killed in the end. Coulthard goes
to describe how even the youngest of children collect stones because they cannot wait for the kill.
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It is a grim, even nihilistic, parable of the evil inherent in human nature" (Coulthard). This evil has
been passed on from generation to generation. The oldest generation is represented by Old Man
Warner who believes religiously in the sacrifice. He always makes it known that the lottery has
always been a tradition saying, "Used to be a saying about 'Lottery in June, corn be heavy soon"
(Jackson). Just like the rest of the villager he thrives off of the wicked act of the lottery, but his
explanation for killing seems more honest.
The middle–age generation is the most important in "The Lottery", composed of the most villagers.
This generation only half – listen to the directions when the lottery starts, they wet their lips silently
waiting for anyone's name to be picked waiting for their prey to be selected (Jackson). Tessie
Hutchinson, the most prominent representative of this generation comes to kill. But, instead she
finds herself in the opposite position. Using her killing instincts she offers her children as an
alternative, "There's Don and Eva, Mrs. Hutchinson yelled. "Make them take their chance!"
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The City Of Southern Mexico ' Los Lobos ' Meaning The...
There once was a small village in Southern Mexico called "Los Lobos" meaning The Wolves. The
village was named that because the hills that the village were built on, it was inhabited with wild
wolves and the people had to be careful where they went. A family was going down there to visit
their relatives including Bryan and his nephew Miguel. They were very excited since it was their
first time visiting Mexico, but it all changed once they got closer to the small village which was
filled with dirty streets and homeless families begging for food. The sad scenery looked like
something you would see only on T.V, but it was worse and the saddest thing he had seen. They
finally arrived in the state of Guanajuato where the village was at. They ... Show more content on
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The house had an unusual smell to it that Bryan couldn't quite his finger on it. Miguel had never
minded any of the people in the village had always believed the story ever since they were a young
child, but there showed no evidence of this so called "Witch". old lady on the corner of Babylan St.
because he always knew it was just a folktale,so they wouldn't go into a stranger 's house.
Many of the old people in the village had claimed they had been marked by the witch when they
were little while sleeping in their very own homes including Bryan's Grandma Mrs. Ojeda. The
family was enjoying their first chilly night under the stars that were clearly visible unlike how they
were back home. It was a perfect time for Bryan and his nephew to ask their grandmother to tell
them the story of the witch on the corner of Babylan St. that was just 4 houses away. Bryan finally
broke the silence of the night by telling his grandma, " Grandma can you tell us the story of the
witch on the corner of the street?" Bryans Grandma had agreed but told us not to tell their parents
she had told them the story. She said," The rumors began when a family had moved into the house a
week before Christmas. Time had passed and the day was Christmas Eve and as traditions went,
they would blow fireworks starting at midnight and burn the dummies they had made of hay and
fireworks with old clothes they saved all year. The family did not want to do fireworks that night so
they stayed inside the house for
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The Importance Of Japanese Culture And Society
In societies across the world, religion has always had the ability to unite the people into
communities through its rituals and celebrations. Japanese society is a major example of how people
can join together as a community to celebrate their unique beliefs. However, this would then often
raise the question of which came first; the close–knit community who started the religion, or the
religion that jumpstarted everything and brought people together. The truth of the matter is, if one
were to look at Japanese culture and society, it is rather apparent that ancient religions such as
Buddhism and Shinto form rituals and traditions which would then later shape the ceremonies that
the community partake in. These ceremonies are essentially festivals that villages put together to
show respect and acknowledgement for a certain religion or an important event. Festivals are done
with the most dedication among everybody in a village or town, and it is this dedication that proves
how important festivals are to the community. Essentially, the religion is the driving force behind a
culture's communal bond, and it is the festivals such as the Kenka Matsuri, Namahage Matsuri, and
the Gion Matsuri that are physical representation of this union. However, these religious festivals
have proven to lose its religious background and tradition and start to converge into a celebration of
the community itself. A very well known festival that Japan usually takes pride in is the Kenka
Matsuri, or also
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Essay Writing: Empress Nova's Backwards
The next morning, the four ate their morning meal and were off. They walked out of the house
grounds and went on their way. To get to the castle, they had to go through what there was of their
kingdom beyond the wall, go through villages to get to Nova's castle grounds, and through the
grounds and passed the guards. They made their way out of their kingdom, passing all of the locks
and traps for the enemy. They had been walking for a while when they began to approach a large
area of woodland with hills and lots of grass. "I've never been in here before, we should probably go
around in case it's dangerous," Rayne said. "Nah, let's go through. It's a shortcut," Calliope said.
They continued through the woodland. Getting g about halfway through, they heard some rustling ...
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"My dearest princess Farryn," she said officially. "My fellow friends and I are on a quest. We are
from the kingdom of Azadi, going to Empress Nova's castle. We are going to fight for freedom and
wellbeing of the empire." "Why are you talking that way? And how do you suppose you will get this
freedom and wellbeing?" she asked. "We are going to defeat Empress Nova and imprison her,"
Calliope said simply. The princess laughed. "How are people like you going to defeat the most
powerful woman in the dimension?" she asked. "Told you," Calliope said to Echo. "And for your
information, we are not normal people, we are some of the most powerful creatures of our species,"
Rayne said proudly. "Oh really?" she asked, intrigued. "Yeah, I'm the most powerful weatherman
alive, Calliope is the second most powerful siren in the realm, Quin is the most powerful Fauness
who has ever lived, and Echo is a Wenderlen and everyone knows how powerful they are," Rayne
said. "Are you serious?" Farryn asked, surprised. "Yeah, and we can imprison Nova if we work
together," Rayne said. "Is there any way we could help?" Farryn asked as her men lowered their
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Speech On Panacea
Panacea.Doc
In a city like Guwahati, it has been the dream of many people to escape the urban sprawl and settle
down in the countryside where the air is cleaner, and the life is quieter, and healthier.
Realistically saying it's just not possible to leave everything and embrace such a lifestyle away from
the chaos of a city.
But every once and a while you need to recharge your batteries, breathe the fresh air and listen to the
peace and quiet of country life. You probably don't have weeks and weeks of vacation time in your
schedule, so you need to use your weekends creatively in order to both explore the countryside and
relax a little!
So, you want to experience the charm of the ethnic and cultural diversity of Assam devoid of much
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Sounds impossible to find such a getaway near Guwahati?
What if we say, it's possible!!
Now with Panacea where you can spend some beautiful time amidst the beautiful kaleidoscope of
unadulterated natural environment, modern amenities, and traditional ethnic lifestyle and eco–
adventure sports tailor made according to you preferences. Bestowed with natural spaces and
various fun activities, it is offering the best alternative for the people who prefer to spend some
peaceful time far from the agitated city life.
At the centre of every culture is always food; At Panacea you can get a taste of authentic and rich
Assamese cuisine; right from Duck meat, Pork meat, fresh water fishes to Barbe–qued in
"BahorSunga"; each one representing different facets of social and cultural life of Assam.
You don't need to travel for hours to enjoy an outdoor getaway removed from the frenzy of city life.
It is located a sprawling 5 acres of virgin land, about 24 kilometers from Guwahati in a corner of the
foothills in a small village hamlet called Erabari in Sonapur. It has got calm, pure and peaceful
scenery where everything is open and calm, giving you a good sense of freedom and
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Essay on Witchcraft in the Small Village of Salem
Witchcraft was as a capital crime in seventeenth–century New England. Madness over witchcraft
was caused by a group of girls (Kent 95). Witchcraft was considered a terrible crime throughout
Europe; its punishment was death by hanging or burning (Dolan 8). Everyone in the village of
Salem believed in witchcraft, and only a few had tried to use it (Kent 18). In 1692, Salem Village
panic was a major event in United States history which will never be forgotten. The people of Salem
were caught up in a hysteria of accusing many innocent woman of witchcraft, even though it started
as just a couple young girls who had acted strangely. In the village of Salem news spread fast,
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Betty was nine years old, and Abigail was eleven (Dolan 4). Both girls lived with Reverend Samuel
Parris, Betty's father, the village minister (Dolan 4). The people of Salem believed in witches and
their witchcraft. A witch is a woman who professes or practices the use of magic. A witch was
believed by witchcraft experts to leave his or her body at night and travel freely (Kent 26). Due to
witchcraft in the Salem Village, many women were accused of being witches ("Salem Village"). It
was believed that the victims of witches had a special power (Dolan 31). Witchcraft and witches
were believed by many people in the Salem village. The belief of witchcraft was thought of as an
evil in the Salem Village. There was always danger that an innocent person might be accused of
witchcraft (Kent 15). Witchcraft was one of the highest crimes in the colonies (Kent 15). Everyone
in the village of Salem believed in witchcraft, and only a few had tried to use it (Kent 18).
Witchcraft in the Salem Village was caused by a group of young girls which wanted to have fun
until the situation got out of hand. The hysteria in the Salem Village was caused by young girls. A
couple of young ladies in Salem Village began to get strange symptoms that were quickly
interpreted by their parents as a result of witchcraft ("Witchcraft in Salem Village: Intersections of
Religion and Society, Divining America, TeacherServe"). In January of 1692, Betty Parris and
Abigail Williams began to have strange fits
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The Importance Of Equality And Equality
We have shifted into an age of acceptance, diversity and equality. However we don't all agree the
best way to become equal. Many believe we should all be the same to be equal, some believe we
should be boosted to all have the same outcome, but in that they are giving different chances. This is
a long standing debate and it will take a society coming together and agreeing to fix these issues.
Whether or not we have the answer these ideas were explored by cell phone manufacturers in recent
years. With their two advertisements, they both share themes of acceptance and diversity, however
they have different ways of coming to that conclusion. Early in May of 2016, Google had released
an advertisement for their operating system, Android. This advert was the story of a piece of paper
on his first day as a new student in high school. This paper person walked into the school and was
immediately ostracized by the majority of the scissor students, they all glared at him as he walked
down the hall. Not having any reprieve he looked around and got hope when he saw more paper
people. He walked towards them, and they turned to him, exposing drawings on them, implying they
are bad paper people, and they are bullies in this school. They then proceeded to assault him, hitting
him with a spitball, pushing his books on the ground, shoving him down, then shaking him for all of
his paper clips. Then he opened his eyes from his punishment to see an angry pair of scissors
walking his way. Scared
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Analysis Of The Film ' Chocolat '
The foreign film that I chose to review was Chocolat, which was released in 2000 and was directed
by Lasse Hallström. This film followed the story of Vianne Rocher (Juliette Binoche) and her young
daughter Anouk (Victoire Thivisol), set in France about fifteen years after World War 2. They
wandered around Europe, guided by the north wind, and they come across a small village. There,
they opened up La Chocolaterie Maya, a chocolatier. The mayor, Comte de Reyaud (Alfred Molina)
was very displeased with this since the town was steeped in strict tradition and was just starting to
observe Lent. Her chocolate began to change the lives of everyone in the town, broke down barriers,
renewed marriages, and freed people. The film ended with Vianne and her daughter settling down in
the town for the first time, instead of moving on with the north wind and the town was changed
forever. This film was based in France and the majority of the film was shot in the village of
Flavigny–sur–Ozerain in Burgundy, France. The language that was spoken in the film was English
with a strong French accent. There were some French words throughout the film and all the names
such as the people, the village, and the businesses were French.
There were several messages that the filmmakers were trying to communicate. One of these
messages was that stereotypes are not always correct. According to the book, Communication
Between Cultures, when people are confronted with a lack of familiarity or similarity, they
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Chapter Notes On The Summer Village
Chapter 1: Mission to the Summer Village
"Neji, Tenten, Shino, you three must head to the Land of Summer. There seems to be trouble and we
must put an end to any disturbance that could lead to danger." Tsunade, the fifth Hokage said. "Neji,
you will be team leader."
"Yes, my lady." Neji said politely.
"This mission was sent to us by the Hikage, the Sun Shadow, greet him as if he were any other
kage."
"Does the Sun even have a shadow?" Tenten asked.
The three headed out, swiftly moving through the forest as smoothly as the fish glide through rivers.
"What is the Land of Summer anyways? Isn 't summer just a season?" Tenten questioned.
"I 'm not sure, I suppose we 'll find out." Neji answered.
"I hear it is the land where the sun shines brightly everyday." Shino added.
"Wow! Wouldn 't that be beautiful!" Tenten exclaimed.
The three continued their journey across the land, eventually crossing the border from the Land of
Fire to the Land of Earth. Noticing the beautiful scenario as they ventured out into the new land. As
they scoured this strange area, they began to speed up their pace. They were having second thoughts
about this land and wished to bypass the forest quickly. It was strange however, for they had always
moved through forests with no sign of fear, or any kind of suspicion. However, this time they felt
different, as though all the Land of Earth civilians had peered into their souls. Nonetheless, the
journey must continue, and the three held back their
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Summary Of A Look At Masonburge
THE GROUND VIBRATED in a thunderous roar as several steeds sprinted through the thick mist
of Clays Waterfall, and down a winding road to the village of Masonburge. An unbearable stench of
rotting animal carcasses greeted King David's Kingsmen upon entering through an opening in a
wobbly wooden fence. Their armor of chain mail, flexible metals, and wool–dye the color purple
(the Callaghan's military colors)–is glistening in the fading sunlight, as the party rode on horseback
to the marketplace with the image of a lion's face on their chest plate. The people of Masonburge are
mere peasants who pride themselves on being hard workers and have embraced the feeling of
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"I counted eighteen homes on our ride in, which matches the description the Royal Seeker gave."
Where he stood, Tocharian begins scanning the villager's homes, halting his gaze on one: similar in
shape and size to the detailed descriptions, listed on the parchment given to him by Royal Seeker
Gawin–before the first commander and his men left the castle. He double blinks, due to the extra
folds above his eyelids, and breathes in the bitter stench of decay, wafting through the air, from the
parts of the land, which has never healed–even after the battles have long since ended. He continues
to stare forward, eyeing children whose parents are pushing them away from the small, glassless,
cutouts in the wall of their peasant's home, which made up their windows. "Surely sir, you do not
think the villagers will assist our men–" Tocharian scowls his brows, peeking back to Herbert, who
immediately swallowed the rest of his words. Without saying anything, he then walked away, taking
a more commanding stance in the center of the marketplace. His stature was of a man, fiercely loyal
to his kingdom, and more importantly to his King. "People of Masonburge," he hollers in a
commanding tone. "I, First Commander Tocharian Blackburn, am not here to deal with the
aftermath of our past, nor discuss the history of our present. I am here to address the order placed in
front of me; by
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Called to Service a Life of Missionary Service
After I turned sixteen (16) years of age, I felt the presence of the Holy Spirit calling to me and
directing me to serve as a missionary in the field. My internal strength is always my sense of faith
since I feel so strongly that my destiny lies in helping my neighbour as well as seeking a higher
purpose that my faith leads me towards a path of tranquillity and harmony with my Father. As a
result of my predilection of helping others, I have decided to act onto God's will and gravitate
towards missionary service rather than talking but, in fact, executing my quest. In addition, the
realization of assisting altruistically my fellow man on a global basis added another layer of purpose
that serves my Father on several levels towards my missionary life. For example, I've always felt a
need to help other to seek a better life for themselves spiritually, physical, and mentally since I have
made a consciousness decision to follow my desire help others for the greater need of others rather
than my own needs that is more than satiating my need to work with those in need of life skillsets.
On 2010, I turned eighteen (18) years of age. I remember this time frame only in that I served on my
first international missionary trip in Jakarta, Indonesia for two (2) weeks of my life at a small village
that was thirty (30) minutes from Jakarta, the capital of Indonesia. During my time at the small
village, I had to overcome feelings of discomfort since this was my first time outside my
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village life is better than city
when the research don't work it should be think by mind.
Today's life has many difficulties and people are the victims, so they plan to make it easy as they
canother. So they can reach a good position. They have more friends in the community since it is
small. The village people always try to protect their traditional habits and culture. The village has
clean air and the environment is very beautiful. The village has less noise and rush. So the pollution
is less. The village has not lot of vehicles. So roads are less dangerous for driving cycling. They can
get fresh vegetables and fresh fruits. The environment of the village is pleasant and silent and it has
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Although living in the city has many advantages there are some disadvantages too, the cost of the
living is very high in the city, the city is always noisy, no fresh air and pure water. So it is hard to
lead a healthy life. On other hand the village the undeveloped area for example, we cannot easily get
many facilities the insufficient medical and education facilities, few opportunities to make money,
little entertainment, no or little public transportation, also less facilities than a big city offers.
Over all there are some similarities between both locations with big differences. But for each lives
there is lovers who cannot switches lives to the other city, at the end, I see that Living in a village
near the city is the best way to combine the benefits of this two lives.
City Life Vs Village Life
"who can describe the pleasures and delight, the peace of mind and soft tranquity
One would feel in the balmy air, green hills and rich woods of a village."–these
Lines are rightly said by great English writer–"Charles dickens". villages are generally very
beautiful with green hills, clean air and peace. In villages people care and help each other. Cities are
normally very crowded places as compared to Villages. In the city, one might not have the privacy
that one wish for. One would not be able to go outside without bumping into people. One have 10
people living in a small one room
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Army Duty
In this scenario, where a platoon of enemy combatants has taken refuge inside a school in a nearby
village, any law enforcement assistant is needed to save as many civilians as possible. As an officer,
it is my duty to follow the laws and punish those who break the law. I also must follow orders from
a higher officer, but for this scenario, my morals come first and I cannot just sit at the base and wait
for people to die. My decision is to go to the nearby village and help the as many as I can villagers
from the enemies. The plan is to form a group with other soldiers who have the same mindset as me.
With the group, we can move swiftly and form a plan. This would mean the soldiers are risking their
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The enemies are going to be alerted at this point that they are being attacked because of the bombs
that have been exploded. They will use villagers as human shields to protect themselves against
possible gunfire, which makes it difficult to save the villagers unharmed. Our movements around the
school need to be quiet and unrecognizable. We know these enemies are not afraid to kill so, we
approach them with caution. A couple of soldiers from the group will be left outside to take down
any enemies who try to escape from the school. Negotiating with the main leader is our first option,
telling the leader that he will have a surplus amount of money with a "safe" getaway for the safety of
the villagers. If the leader refuses, they could most likely try to kill us. However, warning the leader,
they only have 10 mins to get out the building, if not, the whole building is blowing up with preset
bombs located in the middle of the building. This action is to show the leader we are not afraid to
die, which in actuality, there was no bomb. Gunfire is bound to happen, lives are going to be brought
to an end, and traumatic experiences will never be forgotten. Being trained soldiers, we have enough
potential to make it out of the battle with more injured than dead. Some mothers sacrifice their lives
to save their children and some men gave their lives to recuse their families. Soldiers have lost their
lives; however, they will not be
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Objectives Of Urban Planning
3. Urban planning and informality, a Proposed Urban Model
The effectiveness of urban planning is the key factor in regulating villages and settlements
uncontrolled informality. The main objective is to Plan an integrated and sustainable human
settlements that demonstrate a certain amount of resilience towards to increase environmental, social
and economic challenges and improve the rural community quality of life. Figure 4, a Design
Methodology
3–1 Goals
3–1–a Environmental
– Improve environmental sustainability and village's resilience about climate change.
– Reduce pollution and greenhouse gas effects on rural settlements.
– Increase environmental awareness towards renewable energy resources.
3–1–b Economic.
– Promote economic growth by encouraging productivity for a better economic quality of life.
– Create an attracting economic environment to reduce urban migration.
3–1–c Socially
– Promote equality in access to social and cultural services/ education.
– Promote cultural identity and social integration by providing a physical space with means of
interaction.
– Increase a sense of security by eliminating violence and crime.
3–2 Mechanisms
3–2–a Environmental
– Encourage energy and water saving through adapting certain on site renewable mechanism and
recycling facilities.
– Increase environmental awareness and educate rural inhabitants affordable means of maintaining
such systems.
– Prevent hazardous and polluting materials.
– Promote sustainable and low Carbone
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The Theme Of Life In Village By The Sea By Anita Desai
In the novel "Village By The Sea" by Anita Desai, focus mainly on the social dynamics and it
condition in which the children lives. The book deals with the rural life and the lower classes of
society. Anita Desai criticizes the society not taking better care of those who are unable to care for
themselves. It is incredibly hard to write a book about such deep topics as poverty and the hope of
life, especially with children as main characters. It is a unique blend of description and a good story
of hope, despair, poverty and how life can change with the simplest of things. In this novel we
experience the impact of the modern technological development on a traditional community of
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I would not say that it is a problem, but there are definitely advantages and disadvantages to
urbanization. The advantages can be that the country will be more economically competitive as
contrasted to other which are not so developed countries. It will also have more cleaner and more
efficient manufacturing and will be more potential in controlling their resources. In addition, when
the country is very developed, they will be very successful to safeguard themselves. When more
people live in cities or upper class apartments, there will be more capacity for other development.
More lenders will want to invest in the country and more tourists will want to come to the country,
because of these factors. The disadvantages of urbanization are– the air quality of the area will
certainly be affected, because of the smoke from the exhaust of vehicles and the pollutants from the
factories. This may affect the health of the people living in the cities. The environment of the
country may also be affected by the country's
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Summary Of ' The Elephant 's The Village Of The Blind '
In the short story, The Elephant in the Village of the Blind, there are a group of blind villagers that
come across a conflict amongst themselves. The villagers are being introduced to an elephant for the
first time in their lives. In curiosity, they all feel different parts of the elephant, observing the
different textures and body parts. As they discuss their different views and experiences from
touching the elephant their personal ideas created conflicts. As they disagree, it creates an interesting
representation of human interaction. In this story, the conflicts that arise between the villagers
represent the small bubble of human observation and subjectivity, and how much of human
interaction is about competing to be correct in our beliefs because ego and self worth drive how we
interact with each other.
The villagers in the story represent different aspects of humans in society. One of the things they
represent is ignorance. The first clue the author gives that symbolizes their ignorance is by
describing the setting to the story. The location in the village is "high in the mountains" (line 1) in a
"remote mountain village"(5). This displays that they are essentially isolated from the world and
their peers. With their blindness limiting their vision, and their apparent seclusion from the world,
they are ignorant to the things going on around them. The relationship between the villagers
represent how humans believe that the things surrounding them are all there is in the
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Child Policy And Child Policies
"Chen, Come! Look at this!" Said a boy during our class recess. He stood there wide–eyed,
trembling with his mouth wide open. "Let me see! Me first!" Said another classmate. Before I knew
it, I was standing there with half the 5th Grade class staring into a ditch in dismay. There lied the
dead body of what appeared to be a newborn child. It was a deep, overgrown ditch filled with rocks
and debris along with a blood soaked quilt. It was 1991, in a small village in northern China. It was
a rough time period in China a little over 10 years after the infamous One Child Policy was
introduced. I had never witnessed a dead body before, and couldn't help but stare at the lifeless body.
"How could this happen?" "Who could do something so evil?" As children, we never fully
understood what exactly happened regarding the One Child Policy. I heard stories of forced
abortions, and government interventions to female children, or those attempting to have multiple
children. But it was crazy to actually witness it first hand. I was a mistake; my parents always
wanted a boy, as did every other person in China. Everyone knew Chinese parents did not wish to
have daughters; they needed a son that could work to support not only himself but also his parents,
as a lot of the economy was agriculture/labor based. Females were simply useless outside of
reproducing. It was a simple concept, if you were only allowed one child, you chose a son. "Ling!
Please get up and get ready for school" Chen said.
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The Elizabethan Era Essay
Significant, Magnificent, Excellent, there is honestly just too many words to describe the amazing
work of architecture during the Elizabethan Era. These buildings were built out of wood, were
decorated nicely, and were mostly built on hills in a village format. A common question asked,
"What were these buildings made out of?" Most of these buildings were Half Timbered. Made up of
mostly wood and had extremely large windows. The timbers that the architects used were usually
very tall and widely spaced out.( Alchin, 1) Individual's houses consisted of high chimneys, pillared
porches, overhanging first floors, galleries, and vertical and diagonal timbers. These aspects made
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Most if not all, of the furniture was made of wood. These people used two specific types of wood.
The two types were Oak and Walnut Wood. In the Elizabethan Era wood was the most popular
building supply known to man.(Deason, 1) A good amount of flowers was used in decorating the
houses. Most of these homes and buildings had at least one big chandelier. It was shown as the
biggest decoration of all the ones inside of the house. The chandelier was in the most decorative part
of the house which was the gallery. The gallery was like a long hallway that was used for
entertainment and as a family area. A good amount of these homes had a big open living area with a
huge fireplace. The fireplaces in these homes would usually run the entire length of the floor.
(Deason, 1)If people could afford it, people would either start their home with brick or stone floors.
For those who could not afford brick or stone, they would have used wood for their floor. The most
common decorative motif was definitely Strapwork. Another big thing to do to your house around
this time was black and white chequerboard patterns. (Media, 1) These historic houses had some
nice things on the inside, especially the decorations. The decorations, combined in a village format
were something different. Beautiful and amazing are the words that describe these villages and
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Internal Identity Conflicts In Lord Furnival, By Nathaniel...
Crispin's identity is something that he struggles with throughout the book. At the beginning of the
book, his name is Asta's son since he lives with his mother and never knew his father. He grew up
with no personal name and little dignity because he and his mother were so poor. Later, he becomes
the servant of Bear and finds out he is the son of Lord Furnival, the Lord of his small village and
various others throughout England. Simply because of the fact he is Lord Furnival's son, he is
sought to be silenced and killed. At the end of the book, he chooses to become what he wants to
really be, a free man who decides where his own path will take him. Crispin realizes that he
ultimately decides who he will serve while doing what action. The social restrictions that previously
bind him are cut off and he begins his new life. The picture with the question mark in the man's head
represents the internal identity conflict.
When John Aycliffe, the steward from Crispin's village, declares Crispin a wolf's head, it becomes
legal for anyone to kill Crispin. Whoever spots him, may kill him and reap a monetary award.
Crispin does not realize until the end of the book why he is to be killed. Much conflict of the book
stems from the escaping and dodging of men searching for Crispin. He always has the fear that he
will be spotted in one of the towns while he and Bear are performing. His fears become true when
he is spotted in Great Wexley. The picture used to represent this key event in the
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Internal Identity Conflicts In Lord Furnival, By Nathaniel...
Crispin's identity is something that he struggles with throughout the book. At the beginning of the
book, his name is Asta's son since he lives with his mother and never knew his father. He grew up
with no personal name and little dignity because he and his mother were so poor. Later, he becomes
the servant of Bear and finds out he is the son of Lord Furnival, the Lord of his small village and
various others throughout England. Simply because of the fact he is Lord Furnival's son, he is
sought to be silenced and killed. At the end of the book, he chooses to become what he wants to
really be, a free man who decides where his own path will take him. Crispin realizes that he
ultimately decides who he will serve while doing what action. The social restrictions that previously
bind him are cut off and he begins his new life. The picture with the question mark in the man's head
represents the internal identity conflict.
When John Aycliffe, the steward from Crispin's village, declares Crispin a wolf's head, it becomes
legal for anyone to kill Crispin. Whoever spots him, may kill him and reap a monetary award.
Crispin does not realize until the end of the book why he is to be killed. Much conflict of the book
stems from the escaping and dodging of men searching for Crispin. He always has the fear that he
will be spotted in one of the towns while he and Bear are performing. His fears become true when
he is spotted in Great Wexley. The picture used to represent this key event in the
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Postmaster Poem
The story revolves around life of postmaster who is appointed in a small village to play a role of the
postmaster. Originally from the busy city of Calcutta, he tries to adapt his new lonely life in a
remote village. Tagore who is known to be the lover of nature uses words such as postmaster's green
office slimy pond which is surrounded by dense vegetation to describe the surroundings. But the
postmaster doesn't know how to survive with nature as companion and hence doesn't appreciate the
beauty of it. In a small village he doesn't have much work to do so he tries to portray his longing
emotions by writing poetry.
Ratan an orphan girl in village helps him run the household. Eventually they start sharing meals and
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– The reciprocal relationship
The lonely chat that Ratan and postmaster have every night , the time they spent together, calling the
postmaster dada Babu, looking at him like a parental figure and finally teaching Ratan how to read,
portray reciprocal relationship between postmaster and Ratan.
Literary Criticism Theories
–Marxist Criticism It focus on how works, mirror complex, historical, social, cultural realities and
its concentration on the plight of marginalized in society
–Post Colonial Criticism It focuses its attention in two directions
Literary texts currently being produced in former colonial regions to discover the ways in which
they respond to the impact of colonialism and its aftermath on its culture, and at canonical texts to
discover evidence of colonial themes.
–Title of the story
There is no proper noun is used for the main character except Dada Babu. The social position
represents superiority, class, caste.
Characters and Characterization
The Postmaster
– Early twenties not married the youngest in his family like Tagore
–Educated/Privileged background/High
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The Little, Big Village Of Perrinton Michigan
The Little, Big Village of Perrinton Michigan
Migrating from one place to another is never easy, especially when the overall experience and
change is so drastic. Looking out the window and having everything change can be scary. For
example, when I was just a lad, about eleven years old, I moved from the great big city of Athens,
Georgia, to the little, big village called Perrinton, Michigan. Although it was very scary at first and I
did not like the big change; I did not like the location, or the smell, or the fact that everyone called
soda "pop", or the fact that I had to beg my parents to drive so long in order to get anywhere. I
eventually came to love being in the quietness and contentment the countryside gave me. From the
research I have come across, it is quite apparent to me, that Perrinton has had many fans since day
one. Welcoming people from all over, year after year with its festivals, a school, and little
businesses. Many businesses started up and plenty of businesses burned down. Like many other
small villages, Perrinton developed during time, and with time many things happened. Perrinton has
seen many changes over the years to make it the village it is today.
Perrinton was one of the many villages to initiate with only a little bit of land, a purpose and a goal.
Perrinton was built in 1886 in the Gratiot County area. Oddly enough, Perrinton is not the original
name of the small village. The original name is "Perrin". It was named Perrin in honor of a
prominent
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Bewitchment In Salem
It was a cold and average winter in our small village. In Salem Village, most of the inhabitants are
poor and live a hard life (Kallen 14). Our village is part of Salem Town, but the two are separated by
distance, class, and style (Kallen 14). Our village is small and pretty calm and simple. The children
here have easy lives. By the time they turn six though, children are expected to do household chores
(Kallen 21). On Sunday, I was playing in the yard after church like always with Abigail and
Elizabeth, my two closest friends. Abigail was always first to grow cold and beg to go in, which we
always complied. We first pulled off our heavy down coats to hang, then we cleaned up our shoes so
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My father thought it was ridiculous, causing my mama to give him a strange look. We were hungry,
but mother made us continue praying and fasting. My little brother would whine and squirm in
mama's arms. Everyone in our small house was in a bad mood. Mama didn't talk much to papa, and
I was left alone most of the day. Later in the week, father came home with something important to
tell mother. He took her into their room and shut the door behind him. I tiptoed to the wall, pressing
my ear to it, listening to the news. This time father's voice was louder and seemed more energetic. I
heard something about Elizabeth's father, and how he made a witch cake. I couldn't hear the rest. I
leaned too hard on the bench, dropping one of pa's heavy boots. I knew they heard me when I felt
large callused hands grab my arms. Whap! Whap! My bum stung and my as throat sore I ran to my
room, whimpering. I just wanted to hear what happened. They are my friends! I need to know what
is going on with them. Just a few days after the witch cake incident, the so called afflicted girls
named three women they believed were bewitching them: Tituba, Sarah Good, and Sarah Osborne
(Brooks). When father said this, it wasn't in private. He said that the other girls told first. My friends
told later that the slave, Tituba, and the same two other women bewitched them
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A Summary Of Crispin
This story is set in England in the Middle Ages in the year 1377. It is about a young boy called
Crispin, who is declared a fugitive by the steward of his village. He runs away and is hunted by the
steward and his men. He meets a friend called Bear and travels with him to the city, where he learns
the truth about himself and manages to win his freedom.
Crispin is a thirteen–year–old boy who lives with his mother in the small village of Stromford,
which is part of Lord Furnival's land. He has no father and is known simply as "Asta's son." When
his mother dies, he is so upset that he runs into the woods. There he accidentally overhears a
stranger and John Aycliffe the village steward discussing "a great danger." They see Crispin and
attempt to kill him, but he runs away. Crispin goes to the village priest and finds out that he has been
declared a "wolf's head", which means that anyone can kill him as if he is a wild animal. The priest
gives Crispin a cross of lead that his mother owned. He tells Crispin that his mother could read and
write, and that she wrote the words on the cross. He then tells Crispin that he must flee the village
and head for a city. He will meet Crispin that night and give him more information about his father
and mother. Crispin takes this advice, but as he flees the village he sees the body of the priest. He
has been murdered.
Crispin wanders alone until he comes to an abandoned village. Here he meets a man called Bear,
who makes Crispin his servant.
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New York : A Small Village With A Large Population
March on Washington
Pulaski is a small village with a small population. You might have heard small murmurs of the town
over the news because of five feet of snow, or due to an increase of salmon swimming upstream.
Most of its income comes from the annual salmon run that attracts thousands of fisherman to the
river where the fishing is easy. Most people outside Central New York has never heard of Pulaski,
unless they are fishermen. Even now in Utica, not even an hour and a half away, the village seems to
not exist in people's minds. I have to relate its position to in between Watertown and Syracuse. My
graduating class was around 80 kids, not even enough people to fill a movie theater. Who would
have thought that this small school had the ability to represent New York in the national
Independence Day parade in Washington D.C.? I certainly did not.
Pulaski High School has a small marching band; it includes all high schoolers that want to join.
There are 100 people in it and we go to Washington D.C every 4 years to represent New York in the
national Independence Day parade. Our marching band has two directors, one is Mr. Jennings, and
the other is Mr. Whaley. They are both extremely passionate about marching band. In June 2014 we
started to train for our trip to Washington. The upperclassmen were particularly harsh this year. They
kept repeating statements of how important this parade was and they looked very nervous. I thought
nothing of it because we go to the Sherburne
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The Alchemist ( Book )
The Alchemist (Book)
The Alchemist (Book) Archetype
Pyramid/
Triangle
Three (Number)
Context
In Santiago's dreams, he sees that he must travel to the Pyramids of Giza in order to find the treasure
that is hidden for him. After meeting with Melchizedek, he realizes that it is his "Personal Legend"
to reach the Pyramids and decides to sacrifice everything that he had to accomplish it.
Santiago is given three days to turn himself into the wind after making a deal with the chief. During
this time, he manipulates the wind and sun and connects with the "Soul of God" to accomplish his
superhuman task.
Meaning
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Meaning
If Santiago is lost or confused during journey, he will always have Urim and Thummim to guide him
and help him understand where the omens want him to be. They also act as a reminder that he
cannot complete his quest alone and must call for help at times in order to be successful.
His ability to respond omens and ask for help is critical to his success and willingness to fight
through the hardships of his journey.
The alchemist is testing Santiago to see if he will give up because he believes that the challenge is
impossible or fight through it despite the odds. In the end, Santiago decides to ignore his fear that he
will fail and decides to use all possible means to accomplish the impossible. When he finally
manages to turn into the wind, he learns that he must continue to fight for whatever he wants to
achieve, even when hope seems to be gone.
Source
Temple of Doom (Movie)
Temple of Doom (Movie)
Archetype
Hero
The Quest
Context
After Indy's plane crashes, he finds himself in a small village in northern India. The villagers believe
that he was sent by Shiva to save their abducted children and retrieve the Sivalinga stone from the
wicked forces in the Pankot Palace.
After the Sivalinga stone is stolen from the village, all of their crops burn and the village enters an
extreme famine. The people ask Indy to help them retrieve the sacred stone and free their children
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Foreshadowing in Three Dirges Essay
Foreshadowing In "Three Dirges"
A sense of ominous foreboding permeates the woeful passage from "Three Dirges." The conflict is
immediately apparent
: "Don Lazaro, you've got five boys in Comitan teaching the campesinos how to read. That's
subversive. That's communist. So tonight, you have to kill them." Don Lazaro, the mayor of the war
torn village, San Martin Comitan, seems to have no choice but to carry out this heartless command.
His response is indicative of a desperate man searching for answers, yet already resigned to carrying
out the task at hand. "What can I say? ––you tell me!" cries an anguished Don Lazaro to the
villagers. Is he pleading for their understanding, or asking for a miraculous solution that would alter
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The feeling of fear and sadness is further portrayed by the crying of the village women, ". . . a
woman's anguish pierced the still, early morning, followed by yet a duet of wails, and then a full
chorus of cries." Clearly, these women intuitively or otherwise , know of wrenching torment
awaiting the village. The somber mood continues with the procession of religious officials making
their way to the same destination as the wailing women. In contrast, however, the religious
principales have assumed a formation of some sort; "marching in six files, two abreast,"
ceremoniously fulfilling their obligation as if all hope had already eroded.
That hope further dissipated when the young men, now being led each by an older man, made their
way to the cemetery. The cemetery was an eery prediction of what was surely now about to happen.
Don Lazaro has protested so much that there is nothing he can do, it now borders on the pathetic.
Does he know of some additional harm that would befall him if he doesn't carry out this sinister
plan? The young men, now willing to sacrifice their lives, and resigned to doing so, bravely meet
their fate. "The five young men, each escorted now by an older man, followed the cofrades over the
ridge of the hill and dropped down on the other side just out of sight." Certainly the reader can see
that, with the movement of the young men out of sight, the terrible command is surely about to be
carried out. Still there may be time to
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Role of The Tannery in the novel Nectar in a Sieve Essay
Question: What role does the tannery, in Rukmani's city, have throughout the book? Explain. Also,
be sure to discuss what effect it had on the people. In almost every novel, there is at least one culprit
or menace. He or she usually causes problems and in more exciting works, ends up murdering one
of the protagonists. Hence, in the erratic novel Nectar in a Sieve, which is set in India during the
early 1950's, there has been a troublemaker, just hidden and extremely indirect in his actions.
"What's his name?" one might ask. The answer: the tannery. This corporation alone forces Rukmani
and her husband Nathan off their land, takes away Rukmani's sons, and ultimately, kills her
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As the quote states, Rukmani's hunch did come true and the tannery buys Rukmani and Nathan's
land. To the affect of this, Nathan and Rukmani decide to reside with their most successful son, or so
they would think. Murugan mysteriously disappears and leaves the couple homeless. Living with no
roof over his head, and eating miniscule portions, Nathan becomes horribly sick and ends up dying.
It is important the reader connects Nathan's death to the tannery buying his land. This quote shows
the harsh conditions Rukmani and Nathan had to deal with to survive. "[Rukmani Narrates] We ate
once a day and that was all: when the day for buying cloth to cover ourselves with, or a mat to lie
on, or medicines for Nathan while he fevered, there would be nothing (Markandaya 175). All these
sufferings and poverty are the effect of Nathan and Rukmani not being able to compensate for the
loss of their land which was brought by the tannery. So, the tannery assumes the role of bully in this
situation by killing the father of a family. This depicts how the tannery is the indirect murderer in
Nectar in a Sieve, making it the antagonist. Although the tannery did murder Nathan and throw a
family on the streets, the pioneer business did shed some light on the industrial side of India. For
over 80 years, Great Britain colonized India. The novel's time period is set up just after India gains
its
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Themes Of Necttar In The Village
Modernisation to the Village
The way of living of people in villages is the culture of a society. Village way of life in India is
considered to be full of cultural rituals and beliefs. People mostly work on plantations to earn a
living for themselves and the family. Whereas modernization is the current term for an old process,
the process of social change whereby less developed societies acquire characteristics common to
more developed societies. This essay will discuss a theme of Nectar in a Sieve which is the tension
between modernization and traditional ways of life. It will also discuss how different characters
respond to elements that represent the coming of the modern world to the village.
To begin with, Rukmani's curiousness on the arrival of the men to build tannery, changed to anger as
she saw the effect of tannery on the village's way of life. Rukmani and some of the onlookers are
somewhat taken aback when the newcomers boldly told them what to do in their own village. When
at long last the tannery is finished, some people are unhappy to see the workers go, but Rukmani is
not. She says, "They had invaded our village with clatter and din, had taken from us the maidan
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Nathan's hopes are crushed when his son, Thambi points out that he never did, and never will, own
the land. However, Nathan was assuring Rukmani that the tannery was there to stay. He encourages
her to go with the flow, saying "Bend like the grass, that you do not break" (Markandaya, 20).
Seeing the negativity of Rukmani, Nathan was only comforting her with the truth of life. Nathan
bears the results of the strike at the tannery more graciously than anyone. He declares that their
children must do what they do for their benefit, not for their parents. He quiets everyone with his
authority
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Book Review : Sugar Cane Alley And Masters Of The Dew
In both the movie "Sugar Cane Alley" and the book Masters of the Dew by Jacques Roumain, they
focus on people who lived in countries that was once colonized by the French. The characters face
many trials and tribulations such as poverty, lack of education and even death throughout the stories.
Although "Sugar Cane Alley" and Masters of the Dew had happy endings there were many conflicts
that lead to this event. "Sugar Cane Alley," focuses on a group of people in the county of Martinique
and the many conflicts they faced because of their skin color. In the movie an old man name
Medouze tells a story about the people who were brought to Martinique from Africa to work on the
sugar plantations. Although slavery had ended during the time period of the movie, all the people in
the village toiled on the planation all day in the very difficult conditions to only make about 18
francs a week. They were forced to work on the plantation because that is all they knew how to do
and while working on the plantation they were mistreated by their white boss or the middle class
black folk. The people in charge of those that worked on the plantation were black as well but much
lighter in akin color that gave them a sense of superiority. Many of the people in the village could
hardly afford food with the little money they made and struggled to make it through the day.
In the movie they mainly focus on a young boy, Jose and his grandmother Ma'Tine. Jose's parents
passed away and he became
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Isabel Allende's The Handsomest Drowned Man
In the story "The Handsomest Drowned Man," by Gabriel Garcia Marquez, I sense a religious
revival in the village as they discover the drowned man. The drowned man was a symbolic hero that
brought unity to a small desert–like village that was on the banks of a river. The presence of his
body brought change to the villager's way of thinking, their expectations, and their way of life. The
transformation started with the women as they prepared the body for burial. The women's feelings
went from lust to compassion as they discovered the man's complexion and his masculinity and
viewed him as a god. For the men, it was not as much as compassion, but for the search to find out
where the man came from and how this had happened and with jealousy ... Show more content on
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She was the only one to survive a horrific flood that claimed the lives of her four siblings. It was
those trials in her life that strengthen her beliefs and her will to overcome the obstacles she faces
when she set out to leave her home, crossing the desert, in the direction of the sea and in search of a
better way of life. As she made that journey, she discovered herself and writing, a skill that would
bring her fortune. Her motivation for survival and the trials she had already faced as a child and
through her journey brought her out of the aggressive kidnapping when she was struck in the head,
with her hands and feet bound and thrown on the back of a horse like a sack and taken to serve the
colonel. After she had helped the colonel write his speech and left him with two words, he was to
the point of insanity until they were reunited. Her two words brought him misery, but when she is
finally back with him, he is at peace. This story is a story of inspiration to withstand the elements
against you and fight accomplish more in life. The journey is not easy, but is worth it in the end.
This story goes along with the saying," That which does not kill us, makes us
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Bluffton, Ohio: A Short Story
I don't get why people like to hate so much on Bluffton. Sure its a small town, well village, but
there's nothing wrong with it. There isn't much to do here if you're a college student, I get that, but
there's so much the Bluffton offers us that we just choose to ignore on the daily. We don't think
about this, but how many other college kids could go to school and not really need a car. We're lucky
that everything that we could possibly need is within walking distance and if you do have to drive
somewhere, well you don't have to worry about using too much gas because it will take you less
than five minutes to get there. Another thing that we don't have to worry about is crime. You're able
to go out at night and not have to worry about anything happening to you. There's even some people
who don't even lock their doors because that's how much they trust the people here in the village.
Ok, sometimes its hard not having anything to do here on the weekend, but the community that
Bluffton has makes up for it. ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ...
Founded in 1831 by Swiss Mennonites, German Reformists and Irish Catholics, this small village is
the home to 4,125 citizens. Known for its Mennonite ties, the small welcoming village is the perfect
place to go if you're looking for a relaxing weekend. Built around Bluffton University, the village
holds a college town feeling while also providing to its permanent residents as well. A nice blend
between new and old residents, Bluffton is the perfect definition of friendly small town. There are
many small local businesses and restaurants located on Main street that are a wonderful place to go
shop and walk around. Fan favorites include Shirley's Popcorn, LuLu's and Luke's. The village host
many annual actives throughout the year including Blaze of Lights Festival, Freedom Fest, Festival
of Wheels Car Show and the Trout Derby. Located between Findlay and Lima, Bluffton is certainly
a place you can't drive through without
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The Importance Of Social Practices In Young Goodman Brown
In any society, fictional or nonfictional, there is always one thing that is constant – social practices.
The social practices within a society drive how people within the community interact with one
another through family relationships and values, the relationship within the community and often
they will create a social hierarchy within the society. Although no matter where you go you will find
social practices they can vary based on where you are in the world but this is not always the case.
The story social practices in Young Goodman Brown by Nathaniel Hawthorne displays a town
working together as a tightly knit community even if it is all just a facade. Set in the small village of
Salem in colonial Massachusetts. The town is very puritan and the prominent people in the town
have close ties to the church. Throughout the story we see how small the town is, everyone knows
everyone else's life story and people take pride in their family name, Young Goodman Brown is no
exception to this rule "'My father never went into the woods on such an errand, nor his father before
him. We have been a race of honest men and good Christians since the days of the martyrs;"
(Nathaniel Hawthorne 2) Although shortly after proclaiming that his family is made up of pure
Christians he finds out it is all a lie the sense of community in the village of Salem is something that
never leaves the story. The sense of community is also very much present in A Piano in Arkansaw
written by Thomas Bangs
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  • 1. Why The Handsomest Drowned Man In The World In Gabriel García Márquez's story, "The Handsomest Drowned Man In the World," the geography was crucial to the story because it upended reader's expectations that the villagers would reject the stranger. When Márquez chose a remote coastal village for his story, he did so for a reason. Because it was a tiny village, there were less people living there, and since it was next to the coast, the village had less neighbors. All of these factors meant the community was small and tight knit. It was so small, when they discovered the dead body on the shore, "They simply had to look at one another to see that they were all there." (Paragraph 3) One would assume that a small community like that would be hesitant to welcome strangers, let alone a dead ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
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  • 3. Biomedical Ethics Involving Cultural Research Biomedical Ethics Involving Cultural Research One Benin girl stood at the shinny bared glass window looking out at the luscious green trees and bright grass. She itched and itched and itched, all the while looking out at what she could not have. The doctor came in saying, "I'm sorry but you just can't go outside. With your Buruli Ulcer case, you could die within minutes by an infection." There was nothing she could say, so she just nodded. His footsteps echoed as he walked out of her stainless white room, with a sullen expression on his face. She knew that he just wanted to help her but every time she heard those footsteps it crushed her heart because there was always bad news. With her arms bare of skin she sat down on the bed and lay ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ... One hypothesis is that since it is so easy to transmit to animals this may be why so many people have gotten BU. Even though BU has been reported in 33 countries there are only 15 that have been documented as having a significant amount of cases. In those 15 countries there have been between 5,000–6,000 reported/documented cases of BU (Mycobacterium, www.who.int). Most patients, with this disease, are younger than 15 years old (Buruli Ulcer, Nigeria). In Benin over half of the BU patients are children. There are so many poor families in Benin, and that makes it hard for them to take their children to hospitals, which is why a lot of the patients that go to the hospitals have already had the disease for 2–4 months (Small). If the patient was caught in the early stages of the disease then about 80% of those patients could be cured by a combination of antibiotics (Mycobacterium, www.who.int). For poor families it isn't only that they may not have insurance but it is also the traveling that is an issue. In 1993 Colombia introduced a program called Colombia Regimen Subsidiado (SR) (http://www.nber.org/bah/2009no4/w15456.html). This program was introduced in the hopes that more preventative care would occur, and thus cut down on the expensive costs that occur when a patient already has a disease. This was a great ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
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  • 5. Traveling to Spain- Personal Narrative Essay Traveling to Spain– Personal Narrative Spain. A wonderful country with a different culture to any other in the world. With its wonderful scenery jumping out at you and its surprisingly unfamiliar ranges of spicy foods, this and the relaxation was why I wanted to go. But with all its exciting features I was barely able to relax at all. My journey started when I left the plane. The hot breeze immediately hit my soft pink skin and left me with a silent shiver up my spine. I looked around and the setting was beautiful, all I could see was lush green fields, and silent hills with the sun just rising over the top. I stopped staring in amazement and walked over to the airport. It was very neat and ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ... I ordered an exotic squid and salad dish, with silky red wine and ice. Later on, the order I made arrived the smell was sensational. The freshly caught octopus had a strong scent and was very salty, and the feeling of the ice cold red wine hitting the back of your throat on scorching hot day was breathtaking. After I had finished my dinner I went for a quiet walk through the woodland. I listened to the weird and wonderful sounds of the animals living in there. The sounds were very surprising but they made it very calm and peaceful which was very enjoyable. It began to get dark and the sun was beginning to fall so I headed back to the villa. When I got there I was ready for some supper but the owners left me nothing so I decided to go to a little restaurant in the village. The day had been very hot and left me feeling clammy and tired, so I had a cold shower to wake me up and make me feel refreshed. I then got dressed up and headed to the restaurant. When I got there the waiter asked me if I would like some French bread with salmon paste for a starter, I agreed to this , and when I tasted the soft and crumbly bread I felt like a spoilt king. And then to top this of the soft salmon paste on the bread was delicious and left me on edge as to what I would choose for main course. I decided on having the ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
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  • 7. A Review of Toshie: A Story of Village Life in... In Toshie: A Story of Village Life in Twentieth–Century Japan, published in 2004, author Simon Partner offers an insight on the transformation that underwent Japan through the mid–twentieth century through the life of Sakaue Toshie, a woman born and raised on a farm in the Kosugi hamlet of Yokogoshi, Niigata–a rural region almost 250km from the capital of Japan. Toshie was born in 1925–a year before the 64–year reign of Showa Era by Emperor Hirohito. This was a time when "two out of every ten babies died in childbirth or infancy,"(1) and Toshie's family, who were poor tenant farmers renting a mere one acre of land, "were not far above"(2) those that were "literally unable to support themselves."(2). Kosugi was virtually isolated especially ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ... Her father, Kurakichi, made enough of an income to provide rice for his family throughout the year despite economic hardships and its geographic location in northern Japan. (24). The Kosugi village, before the financial difficulties of the Great Depression in the 1930s, had "harmonious relations prevailing between landlords and tenants." (40). While the two million Japanese farmers were unaware of "how dependent they were on market forces operating in distant lands,"(42) the collapse of the stock market in the United States generated a domino effect on the Japanese silk industry. This affected the millions of small Japanese villagers, effectively causing a devastating reduction of wages, and thus accelerating the unrest between landlords and tenants. Even before the rapid industrialization of Japan in the mid–twentieth century, even small and isolated villages like that of Kosugi were unknowingly–or at least amongst the farm villagers–connected to the urban cities of Japan and the world. When Japan entered the Asia–Pacific War against China in 1937, there was "an unprecedented level of mutual involvement between the state and the daily lives of ordinary villagers." (60). The Sakaues, like many other families, sent off their sons to the military. Toshie, too, participated in the war efforts ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
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  • 9. Cultural Changes From The 1960 ' S Conrad Phillip Kottak has visited the small village of Arembepe numerous times over the years. His visits were frequent, but spaced out over a couple years, which caused him to begin to notice some very dramatic changes from the Arembepe he came to know. The development of a more stratified society caused for some major changes coming to the small community. This essay is going to address the major cultural changes from the 1960's to the 1980's and whether or not the suburbanization of this village community was good or bad. Arembepe in the 1960's consisted of only 159 households (730 people), which made up the small village community. Malnutrition, poor public health, and high infant mortality struck the village during this time. Traveling to and from Arembepe proved difficult because it lacked paved roads. Hardly any people ever visited the village, which is why Kottak often referred to it as being isolated from the rest of the world. Having no electricity in the village also proved a real struggle for communication to the outside world. 74% of men in Arembepe worked as fishermen and 11% worked in business (Kottak 50). In order to make a good living, it was very common for men to have more than one job. Women would cook, clean, make items for fishing, and help run stores. Overall, Arembepe in the 1960's was not a stratified society, but that was soon going to change. All Arembepeiros were baptized as Catholics, so prior to the 1980's, Arembepe was mostly ritual free. ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
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  • 11. The West Bank Mas–ha Mas–ha is a small village, probably the size of the Consumes River College campus; however, the meaning to me is greater than the whole state of California. Mas–ha is special to me because it is my hometown. Mas–ha is located within the disputed side of the West Bank in Palestine. Its population is about one thousand two hundred people. In the whole village there are two major families. The size of Mas–ha is approximately two square miles. This village is very prized to me, because of its distinctions such as the religion, the location, the culture and family. My hometown village Mas–ha only has one religion, Islam. The people of Mas–ha wake up before sunrise to the voice of the Sheikh, who is the man who calls us for prayer. Due to the small size of the village, everyone hears the call to prayer; the Sheikh doesn't even need to use the microphone. To call the villagers to prayer, the Sheikh stands in the high tower of the mosque and recites the Athan, which is the formal call for prayer in Arabic. When everyone lines up for prayer, if some one is missing, it is noticed quickly. Once everyone is accounted for, the people line up in a straight line side by side and begin the prayer. After prayer is finished, everyone returns home for a simple breakfast before the workday begins. The men head out to their fieldwork, the kids go to school, and the mothers do the housework. During the workday there are two more prayers that they attend, Duhr and Asr, and one more ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
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  • 13. Coulthard's Evilness In 'The Lottery' Coulthard bring new meaning to the evilness found within "The Lottery". This evilness begins with "such a transparent attack on blind obedience to tradition" (Coulthard). The reasoning for the villagers behind such a horrific attack is not because of the "tradition", but because of their cold hearts and evil spirits that "keeps the custom alive". The villagers feel no remorse, they thrive off of the kill. An idea of a small town/village is present, but there is no love or loyalty in the community. Even Tessie taps "her friend Mrs. Delacroix on the arm" (Jackson) almost to say "goodbye" when she is the one gets killed in the end. Coulthard goes to describe how even the youngest of children collect stones because they cannot wait for the kill. Shirley Jackson received much ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ... It is a grim, even nihilistic, parable of the evil inherent in human nature" (Coulthard). This evil has been passed on from generation to generation. The oldest generation is represented by Old Man Warner who believes religiously in the sacrifice. He always makes it known that the lottery has always been a tradition saying, "Used to be a saying about 'Lottery in June, corn be heavy soon" (Jackson). Just like the rest of the villager he thrives off of the wicked act of the lottery, but his explanation for killing seems more honest. The middle–age generation is the most important in "The Lottery", composed of the most villagers. This generation only half – listen to the directions when the lottery starts, they wet their lips silently waiting for anyone's name to be picked waiting for their prey to be selected (Jackson). Tessie Hutchinson, the most prominent representative of this generation comes to kill. But, instead she finds herself in the opposite position. Using her killing instincts she offers her children as an alternative, "There's Don and Eva, Mrs. Hutchinson yelled. "Make them take their chance!" ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
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  • 15. The City Of Southern Mexico ' Los Lobos ' Meaning The... There once was a small village in Southern Mexico called "Los Lobos" meaning The Wolves. The village was named that because the hills that the village were built on, it was inhabited with wild wolves and the people had to be careful where they went. A family was going down there to visit their relatives including Bryan and his nephew Miguel. They were very excited since it was their first time visiting Mexico, but it all changed once they got closer to the small village which was filled with dirty streets and homeless families begging for food. The sad scenery looked like something you would see only on T.V, but it was worse and the saddest thing he had seen. They finally arrived in the state of Guanajuato where the village was at. They ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ... The house had an unusual smell to it that Bryan couldn't quite his finger on it. Miguel had never minded any of the people in the village had always believed the story ever since they were a young child, but there showed no evidence of this so called "Witch". old lady on the corner of Babylan St. because he always knew it was just a folktale,so they wouldn't go into a stranger 's house. Many of the old people in the village had claimed they had been marked by the witch when they were little while sleeping in their very own homes including Bryan's Grandma Mrs. Ojeda. The family was enjoying their first chilly night under the stars that were clearly visible unlike how they were back home. It was a perfect time for Bryan and his nephew to ask their grandmother to tell them the story of the witch on the corner of Babylan St. that was just 4 houses away. Bryan finally broke the silence of the night by telling his grandma, " Grandma can you tell us the story of the witch on the corner of the street?" Bryans Grandma had agreed but told us not to tell their parents she had told them the story. She said," The rumors began when a family had moved into the house a week before Christmas. Time had passed and the day was Christmas Eve and as traditions went, they would blow fireworks starting at midnight and burn the dummies they had made of hay and fireworks with old clothes they saved all year. The family did not want to do fireworks that night so they stayed inside the house for ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
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  • 17. The Importance Of Japanese Culture And Society In societies across the world, religion has always had the ability to unite the people into communities through its rituals and celebrations. Japanese society is a major example of how people can join together as a community to celebrate their unique beliefs. However, this would then often raise the question of which came first; the close–knit community who started the religion, or the religion that jumpstarted everything and brought people together. The truth of the matter is, if one were to look at Japanese culture and society, it is rather apparent that ancient religions such as Buddhism and Shinto form rituals and traditions which would then later shape the ceremonies that the community partake in. These ceremonies are essentially festivals that villages put together to show respect and acknowledgement for a certain religion or an important event. Festivals are done with the most dedication among everybody in a village or town, and it is this dedication that proves how important festivals are to the community. Essentially, the religion is the driving force behind a culture's communal bond, and it is the festivals such as the Kenka Matsuri, Namahage Matsuri, and the Gion Matsuri that are physical representation of this union. However, these religious festivals have proven to lose its religious background and tradition and start to converge into a celebration of the community itself. A very well known festival that Japan usually takes pride in is the Kenka Matsuri, or also ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
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  • 19. Essay Writing: Empress Nova's Backwards The next morning, the four ate their morning meal and were off. They walked out of the house grounds and went on their way. To get to the castle, they had to go through what there was of their kingdom beyond the wall, go through villages to get to Nova's castle grounds, and through the grounds and passed the guards. They made their way out of their kingdom, passing all of the locks and traps for the enemy. They had been walking for a while when they began to approach a large area of woodland with hills and lots of grass. "I've never been in here before, we should probably go around in case it's dangerous," Rayne said. "Nah, let's go through. It's a shortcut," Calliope said. They continued through the woodland. Getting g about halfway through, they heard some rustling ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ... "My dearest princess Farryn," she said officially. "My fellow friends and I are on a quest. We are from the kingdom of Azadi, going to Empress Nova's castle. We are going to fight for freedom and wellbeing of the empire." "Why are you talking that way? And how do you suppose you will get this freedom and wellbeing?" she asked. "We are going to defeat Empress Nova and imprison her," Calliope said simply. The princess laughed. "How are people like you going to defeat the most powerful woman in the dimension?" she asked. "Told you," Calliope said to Echo. "And for your information, we are not normal people, we are some of the most powerful creatures of our species," Rayne said proudly. "Oh really?" she asked, intrigued. "Yeah, I'm the most powerful weatherman alive, Calliope is the second most powerful siren in the realm, Quin is the most powerful Fauness who has ever lived, and Echo is a Wenderlen and everyone knows how powerful they are," Rayne said. "Are you serious?" Farryn asked, surprised. "Yeah, and we can imprison Nova if we work together," Rayne said. "Is there any way we could help?" Farryn asked as her men lowered their ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
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  • 21. Speech On Panacea Panacea.Doc In a city like Guwahati, it has been the dream of many people to escape the urban sprawl and settle down in the countryside where the air is cleaner, and the life is quieter, and healthier. Realistically saying it's just not possible to leave everything and embrace such a lifestyle away from the chaos of a city. But every once and a while you need to recharge your batteries, breathe the fresh air and listen to the peace and quiet of country life. You probably don't have weeks and weeks of vacation time in your schedule, so you need to use your weekends creatively in order to both explore the countryside and relax a little! So, you want to experience the charm of the ethnic and cultural diversity of Assam devoid of much artificiality without ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ... Sounds impossible to find such a getaway near Guwahati? What if we say, it's possible!! Now with Panacea where you can spend some beautiful time amidst the beautiful kaleidoscope of unadulterated natural environment, modern amenities, and traditional ethnic lifestyle and eco– adventure sports tailor made according to you preferences. Bestowed with natural spaces and various fun activities, it is offering the best alternative for the people who prefer to spend some peaceful time far from the agitated city life. At the centre of every culture is always food; At Panacea you can get a taste of authentic and rich Assamese cuisine; right from Duck meat, Pork meat, fresh water fishes to Barbe–qued in "BahorSunga"; each one representing different facets of social and cultural life of Assam. You don't need to travel for hours to enjoy an outdoor getaway removed from the frenzy of city life. It is located a sprawling 5 acres of virgin land, about 24 kilometers from Guwahati in a corner of the foothills in a small village hamlet called Erabari in Sonapur. It has got calm, pure and peaceful scenery where everything is open and calm, giving you a good sense of freedom and ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
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  • 23. Essay on Witchcraft in the Small Village of Salem Witchcraft was as a capital crime in seventeenth–century New England. Madness over witchcraft was caused by a group of girls (Kent 95). Witchcraft was considered a terrible crime throughout Europe; its punishment was death by hanging or burning (Dolan 8). Everyone in the village of Salem believed in witchcraft, and only a few had tried to use it (Kent 18). In 1692, Salem Village panic was a major event in United States history which will never be forgotten. The people of Salem were caught up in a hysteria of accusing many innocent woman of witchcraft, even though it started as just a couple young girls who had acted strangely. In the village of Salem news spread fast, because of its size. The spread of news was an important issue due to ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ... Betty was nine years old, and Abigail was eleven (Dolan 4). Both girls lived with Reverend Samuel Parris, Betty's father, the village minister (Dolan 4). The people of Salem believed in witches and their witchcraft. A witch is a woman who professes or practices the use of magic. A witch was believed by witchcraft experts to leave his or her body at night and travel freely (Kent 26). Due to witchcraft in the Salem Village, many women were accused of being witches ("Salem Village"). It was believed that the victims of witches had a special power (Dolan 31). Witchcraft and witches were believed by many people in the Salem village. The belief of witchcraft was thought of as an evil in the Salem Village. There was always danger that an innocent person might be accused of witchcraft (Kent 15). Witchcraft was one of the highest crimes in the colonies (Kent 15). Everyone in the village of Salem believed in witchcraft, and only a few had tried to use it (Kent 18). Witchcraft in the Salem Village was caused by a group of young girls which wanted to have fun until the situation got out of hand. The hysteria in the Salem Village was caused by young girls. A couple of young ladies in Salem Village began to get strange symptoms that were quickly interpreted by their parents as a result of witchcraft ("Witchcraft in Salem Village: Intersections of Religion and Society, Divining America, TeacherServe"). In January of 1692, Betty Parris and Abigail Williams began to have strange fits ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
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  • 25. The Importance Of Equality And Equality We have shifted into an age of acceptance, diversity and equality. However we don't all agree the best way to become equal. Many believe we should all be the same to be equal, some believe we should be boosted to all have the same outcome, but in that they are giving different chances. This is a long standing debate and it will take a society coming together and agreeing to fix these issues. Whether or not we have the answer these ideas were explored by cell phone manufacturers in recent years. With their two advertisements, they both share themes of acceptance and diversity, however they have different ways of coming to that conclusion. Early in May of 2016, Google had released an advertisement for their operating system, Android. This advert was the story of a piece of paper on his first day as a new student in high school. This paper person walked into the school and was immediately ostracized by the majority of the scissor students, they all glared at him as he walked down the hall. Not having any reprieve he looked around and got hope when he saw more paper people. He walked towards them, and they turned to him, exposing drawings on them, implying they are bad paper people, and they are bullies in this school. They then proceeded to assault him, hitting him with a spitball, pushing his books on the ground, shoving him down, then shaking him for all of his paper clips. Then he opened his eyes from his punishment to see an angry pair of scissors walking his way. Scared ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
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  • 27. Analysis Of The Film ' Chocolat ' The foreign film that I chose to review was Chocolat, which was released in 2000 and was directed by Lasse Hallström. This film followed the story of Vianne Rocher (Juliette Binoche) and her young daughter Anouk (Victoire Thivisol), set in France about fifteen years after World War 2. They wandered around Europe, guided by the north wind, and they come across a small village. There, they opened up La Chocolaterie Maya, a chocolatier. The mayor, Comte de Reyaud (Alfred Molina) was very displeased with this since the town was steeped in strict tradition and was just starting to observe Lent. Her chocolate began to change the lives of everyone in the town, broke down barriers, renewed marriages, and freed people. The film ended with Vianne and her daughter settling down in the town for the first time, instead of moving on with the north wind and the town was changed forever. This film was based in France and the majority of the film was shot in the village of Flavigny–sur–Ozerain in Burgundy, France. The language that was spoken in the film was English with a strong French accent. There were some French words throughout the film and all the names such as the people, the village, and the businesses were French. There were several messages that the filmmakers were trying to communicate. One of these messages was that stereotypes are not always correct. According to the book, Communication Between Cultures, when people are confronted with a lack of familiarity or similarity, they ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
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  • 29. Chapter Notes On The Summer Village Chapter 1: Mission to the Summer Village "Neji, Tenten, Shino, you three must head to the Land of Summer. There seems to be trouble and we must put an end to any disturbance that could lead to danger." Tsunade, the fifth Hokage said. "Neji, you will be team leader." "Yes, my lady." Neji said politely. "This mission was sent to us by the Hikage, the Sun Shadow, greet him as if he were any other kage." "Does the Sun even have a shadow?" Tenten asked. The three headed out, swiftly moving through the forest as smoothly as the fish glide through rivers. "What is the Land of Summer anyways? Isn 't summer just a season?" Tenten questioned. "I 'm not sure, I suppose we 'll find out." Neji answered. "I hear it is the land where the sun shines brightly everyday." Shino added. "Wow! Wouldn 't that be beautiful!" Tenten exclaimed. The three continued their journey across the land, eventually crossing the border from the Land of Fire to the Land of Earth. Noticing the beautiful scenario as they ventured out into the new land. As they scoured this strange area, they began to speed up their pace. They were having second thoughts about this land and wished to bypass the forest quickly. It was strange however, for they had always moved through forests with no sign of fear, or any kind of suspicion. However, this time they felt different, as though all the Land of Earth civilians had peered into their souls. Nonetheless, the journey must continue, and the three held back their ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
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  • 31. Summary Of A Look At Masonburge THE GROUND VIBRATED in a thunderous roar as several steeds sprinted through the thick mist of Clays Waterfall, and down a winding road to the village of Masonburge. An unbearable stench of rotting animal carcasses greeted King David's Kingsmen upon entering through an opening in a wobbly wooden fence. Their armor of chain mail, flexible metals, and wool–dye the color purple (the Callaghan's military colors)–is glistening in the fading sunlight, as the party rode on horseback to the marketplace with the image of a lion's face on their chest plate. The people of Masonburge are mere peasants who pride themselves on being hard workers and have embraced the feeling of abandonment by their newfound King. By the laws of both realms, to strike ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ... "I counted eighteen homes on our ride in, which matches the description the Royal Seeker gave." Where he stood, Tocharian begins scanning the villager's homes, halting his gaze on one: similar in shape and size to the detailed descriptions, listed on the parchment given to him by Royal Seeker Gawin–before the first commander and his men left the castle. He double blinks, due to the extra folds above his eyelids, and breathes in the bitter stench of decay, wafting through the air, from the parts of the land, which has never healed–even after the battles have long since ended. He continues to stare forward, eyeing children whose parents are pushing them away from the small, glassless, cutouts in the wall of their peasant's home, which made up their windows. "Surely sir, you do not think the villagers will assist our men–" Tocharian scowls his brows, peeking back to Herbert, who immediately swallowed the rest of his words. Without saying anything, he then walked away, taking a more commanding stance in the center of the marketplace. His stature was of a man, fiercely loyal to his kingdom, and more importantly to his King. "People of Masonburge," he hollers in a commanding tone. "I, First Commander Tocharian Blackburn, am not here to deal with the aftermath of our past, nor discuss the history of our present. I am here to address the order placed in front of me; by ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
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  • 33. Called to Service a Life of Missionary Service After I turned sixteen (16) years of age, I felt the presence of the Holy Spirit calling to me and directing me to serve as a missionary in the field. My internal strength is always my sense of faith since I feel so strongly that my destiny lies in helping my neighbour as well as seeking a higher purpose that my faith leads me towards a path of tranquillity and harmony with my Father. As a result of my predilection of helping others, I have decided to act onto God's will and gravitate towards missionary service rather than talking but, in fact, executing my quest. In addition, the realization of assisting altruistically my fellow man on a global basis added another layer of purpose that serves my Father on several levels towards my missionary life. For example, I've always felt a need to help other to seek a better life for themselves spiritually, physical, and mentally since I have made a consciousness decision to follow my desire help others for the greater need of others rather than my own needs that is more than satiating my need to work with those in need of life skillsets. On 2010, I turned eighteen (18) years of age. I remember this time frame only in that I served on my first international missionary trip in Jakarta, Indonesia for two (2) weeks of my life at a small village that was thirty (30) minutes from Jakarta, the capital of Indonesia. During my time at the small village, I had to overcome feelings of discomfort since this was my first time outside my ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
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  • 35. village life is better than city when the research don't work it should be think by mind. Today's life has many difficulties and people are the victims, so they plan to make it easy as they canother. So they can reach a good position. They have more friends in the community since it is small. The village people always try to protect their traditional habits and culture. The village has clean air and the environment is very beautiful. The village has less noise and rush. So the pollution is less. The village has not lot of vehicles. So roads are less dangerous for driving cycling. They can get fresh vegetables and fresh fruits. The environment of the village is pleasant and silent and it has scenic beauty. The village has not only good points, but also it has bad points. ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ... Although living in the city has many advantages there are some disadvantages too, the cost of the living is very high in the city, the city is always noisy, no fresh air and pure water. So it is hard to lead a healthy life. On other hand the village the undeveloped area for example, we cannot easily get many facilities the insufficient medical and education facilities, few opportunities to make money, little entertainment, no or little public transportation, also less facilities than a big city offers. Over all there are some similarities between both locations with big differences. But for each lives there is lovers who cannot switches lives to the other city, at the end, I see that Living in a village near the city is the best way to combine the benefits of this two lives. City Life Vs Village Life "who can describe the pleasures and delight, the peace of mind and soft tranquity One would feel in the balmy air, green hills and rich woods of a village."–these Lines are rightly said by great English writer–"Charles dickens". villages are generally very beautiful with green hills, clean air and peace. In villages people care and help each other. Cities are normally very crowded places as compared to Villages. In the city, one might not have the privacy that one wish for. One would not be able to go outside without bumping into people. One have 10 people living in a small one room ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
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  • 37. Army Duty In this scenario, where a platoon of enemy combatants has taken refuge inside a school in a nearby village, any law enforcement assistant is needed to save as many civilians as possible. As an officer, it is my duty to follow the laws and punish those who break the law. I also must follow orders from a higher officer, but for this scenario, my morals come first and I cannot just sit at the base and wait for people to die. My decision is to go to the nearby village and help the as many as I can villagers from the enemies. The plan is to form a group with other soldiers who have the same mindset as me. With the group, we can move swiftly and form a plan. This would mean the soldiers are risking their lives with no available backup. Our families ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ... The enemies are going to be alerted at this point that they are being attacked because of the bombs that have been exploded. They will use villagers as human shields to protect themselves against possible gunfire, which makes it difficult to save the villagers unharmed. Our movements around the school need to be quiet and unrecognizable. We know these enemies are not afraid to kill so, we approach them with caution. A couple of soldiers from the group will be left outside to take down any enemies who try to escape from the school. Negotiating with the main leader is our first option, telling the leader that he will have a surplus amount of money with a "safe" getaway for the safety of the villagers. If the leader refuses, they could most likely try to kill us. However, warning the leader, they only have 10 mins to get out the building, if not, the whole building is blowing up with preset bombs located in the middle of the building. This action is to show the leader we are not afraid to die, which in actuality, there was no bomb. Gunfire is bound to happen, lives are going to be brought to an end, and traumatic experiences will never be forgotten. Being trained soldiers, we have enough potential to make it out of the battle with more injured than dead. Some mothers sacrifice their lives to save their children and some men gave their lives to recuse their families. Soldiers have lost their lives; however, they will not be ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
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  • 39. Objectives Of Urban Planning 3. Urban planning and informality, a Proposed Urban Model The effectiveness of urban planning is the key factor in regulating villages and settlements uncontrolled informality. The main objective is to Plan an integrated and sustainable human settlements that demonstrate a certain amount of resilience towards to increase environmental, social and economic challenges and improve the rural community quality of life. Figure 4, a Design Methodology 3–1 Goals 3–1–a Environmental – Improve environmental sustainability and village's resilience about climate change. – Reduce pollution and greenhouse gas effects on rural settlements. – Increase environmental awareness towards renewable energy resources. 3–1–b Economic. – Promote economic growth by encouraging productivity for a better economic quality of life. – Create an attracting economic environment to reduce urban migration. 3–1–c Socially – Promote equality in access to social and cultural services/ education. – Promote cultural identity and social integration by providing a physical space with means of interaction. – Increase a sense of security by eliminating violence and crime. 3–2 Mechanisms 3–2–a Environmental – Encourage energy and water saving through adapting certain on site renewable mechanism and recycling facilities. – Increase environmental awareness and educate rural inhabitants affordable means of maintaining such systems. – Prevent hazardous and polluting materials. – Promote sustainable and low Carbone ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
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  • 41. The Theme Of Life In Village By The Sea By Anita Desai In the novel "Village By The Sea" by Anita Desai, focus mainly on the social dynamics and it condition in which the children lives. The book deals with the rural life and the lower classes of society. Anita Desai criticizes the society not taking better care of those who are unable to care for themselves. It is incredibly hard to write a book about such deep topics as poverty and the hope of life, especially with children as main characters. It is a unique blend of description and a good story of hope, despair, poverty and how life can change with the simplest of things. In this novel we experience the impact of the modern technological development on a traditional community of fishermen and farmers at Thul. And also problems faced by in Indian ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ... I would not say that it is a problem, but there are definitely advantages and disadvantages to urbanization. The advantages can be that the country will be more economically competitive as contrasted to other which are not so developed countries. It will also have more cleaner and more efficient manufacturing and will be more potential in controlling their resources. In addition, when the country is very developed, they will be very successful to safeguard themselves. When more people live in cities or upper class apartments, there will be more capacity for other development. More lenders will want to invest in the country and more tourists will want to come to the country, because of these factors. The disadvantages of urbanization are– the air quality of the area will certainly be affected, because of the smoke from the exhaust of vehicles and the pollutants from the factories. This may affect the health of the people living in the cities. The environment of the country may also be affected by the country's ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
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  • 43. Summary Of ' The Elephant 's The Village Of The Blind ' In the short story, The Elephant in the Village of the Blind, there are a group of blind villagers that come across a conflict amongst themselves. The villagers are being introduced to an elephant for the first time in their lives. In curiosity, they all feel different parts of the elephant, observing the different textures and body parts. As they discuss their different views and experiences from touching the elephant their personal ideas created conflicts. As they disagree, it creates an interesting representation of human interaction. In this story, the conflicts that arise between the villagers represent the small bubble of human observation and subjectivity, and how much of human interaction is about competing to be correct in our beliefs because ego and self worth drive how we interact with each other. The villagers in the story represent different aspects of humans in society. One of the things they represent is ignorance. The first clue the author gives that symbolizes their ignorance is by describing the setting to the story. The location in the village is "high in the mountains" (line 1) in a "remote mountain village"(5). This displays that they are essentially isolated from the world and their peers. With their blindness limiting their vision, and their apparent seclusion from the world, they are ignorant to the things going on around them. The relationship between the villagers represent how humans believe that the things surrounding them are all there is in the ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
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  • 45. Child Policy And Child Policies "Chen, Come! Look at this!" Said a boy during our class recess. He stood there wide–eyed, trembling with his mouth wide open. "Let me see! Me first!" Said another classmate. Before I knew it, I was standing there with half the 5th Grade class staring into a ditch in dismay. There lied the dead body of what appeared to be a newborn child. It was a deep, overgrown ditch filled with rocks and debris along with a blood soaked quilt. It was 1991, in a small village in northern China. It was a rough time period in China a little over 10 years after the infamous One Child Policy was introduced. I had never witnessed a dead body before, and couldn't help but stare at the lifeless body. "How could this happen?" "Who could do something so evil?" As children, we never fully understood what exactly happened regarding the One Child Policy. I heard stories of forced abortions, and government interventions to female children, or those attempting to have multiple children. But it was crazy to actually witness it first hand. I was a mistake; my parents always wanted a boy, as did every other person in China. Everyone knew Chinese parents did not wish to have daughters; they needed a son that could work to support not only himself but also his parents, as a lot of the economy was agriculture/labor based. Females were simply useless outside of reproducing. It was a simple concept, if you were only allowed one child, you chose a son. "Ling! Please get up and get ready for school" Chen said. ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
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  • 47. The Elizabethan Era Essay Significant, Magnificent, Excellent, there is honestly just too many words to describe the amazing work of architecture during the Elizabethan Era. These buildings were built out of wood, were decorated nicely, and were mostly built on hills in a village format. A common question asked, "What were these buildings made out of?" Most of these buildings were Half Timbered. Made up of mostly wood and had extremely large windows. The timbers that the architects used were usually very tall and widely spaced out.( Alchin, 1) Individual's houses consisted of high chimneys, pillared porches, overhanging first floors, galleries, and vertical and diagonal timbers. These aspects made them strike into these individuals. The most popular ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ... Most if not all, of the furniture was made of wood. These people used two specific types of wood. The two types were Oak and Walnut Wood. In the Elizabethan Era wood was the most popular building supply known to man.(Deason, 1) A good amount of flowers was used in decorating the houses. Most of these homes and buildings had at least one big chandelier. It was shown as the biggest decoration of all the ones inside of the house. The chandelier was in the most decorative part of the house which was the gallery. The gallery was like a long hallway that was used for entertainment and as a family area. A good amount of these homes had a big open living area with a huge fireplace. The fireplaces in these homes would usually run the entire length of the floor. (Deason, 1)If people could afford it, people would either start their home with brick or stone floors. For those who could not afford brick or stone, they would have used wood for their floor. The most common decorative motif was definitely Strapwork. Another big thing to do to your house around this time was black and white chequerboard patterns. (Media, 1) These historic houses had some nice things on the inside, especially the decorations. The decorations, combined in a village format were something different. Beautiful and amazing are the words that describe these villages and ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
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  • 49. Internal Identity Conflicts In Lord Furnival, By Nathaniel... Crispin's identity is something that he struggles with throughout the book. At the beginning of the book, his name is Asta's son since he lives with his mother and never knew his father. He grew up with no personal name and little dignity because he and his mother were so poor. Later, he becomes the servant of Bear and finds out he is the son of Lord Furnival, the Lord of his small village and various others throughout England. Simply because of the fact he is Lord Furnival's son, he is sought to be silenced and killed. At the end of the book, he chooses to become what he wants to really be, a free man who decides where his own path will take him. Crispin realizes that he ultimately decides who he will serve while doing what action. The social restrictions that previously bind him are cut off and he begins his new life. The picture with the question mark in the man's head represents the internal identity conflict. When John Aycliffe, the steward from Crispin's village, declares Crispin a wolf's head, it becomes legal for anyone to kill Crispin. Whoever spots him, may kill him and reap a monetary award. Crispin does not realize until the end of the book why he is to be killed. Much conflict of the book stems from the escaping and dodging of men searching for Crispin. He always has the fear that he will be spotted in one of the towns while he and Bear are performing. His fears become true when he is spotted in Great Wexley. The picture used to represent this key event in the ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
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  • 51. Internal Identity Conflicts In Lord Furnival, By Nathaniel... Crispin's identity is something that he struggles with throughout the book. At the beginning of the book, his name is Asta's son since he lives with his mother and never knew his father. He grew up with no personal name and little dignity because he and his mother were so poor. Later, he becomes the servant of Bear and finds out he is the son of Lord Furnival, the Lord of his small village and various others throughout England. Simply because of the fact he is Lord Furnival's son, he is sought to be silenced and killed. At the end of the book, he chooses to become what he wants to really be, a free man who decides where his own path will take him. Crispin realizes that he ultimately decides who he will serve while doing what action. The social restrictions that previously bind him are cut off and he begins his new life. The picture with the question mark in the man's head represents the internal identity conflict. When John Aycliffe, the steward from Crispin's village, declares Crispin a wolf's head, it becomes legal for anyone to kill Crispin. Whoever spots him, may kill him and reap a monetary award. Crispin does not realize until the end of the book why he is to be killed. Much conflict of the book stems from the escaping and dodging of men searching for Crispin. He always has the fear that he will be spotted in one of the towns while he and Bear are performing. His fears become true when he is spotted in Great Wexley. The picture used to represent this key event in the ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
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  • 53. Postmaster Poem The story revolves around life of postmaster who is appointed in a small village to play a role of the postmaster. Originally from the busy city of Calcutta, he tries to adapt his new lonely life in a remote village. Tagore who is known to be the lover of nature uses words such as postmaster's green office slimy pond which is surrounded by dense vegetation to describe the surroundings. But the postmaster doesn't know how to survive with nature as companion and hence doesn't appreciate the beauty of it. In a small village he doesn't have much work to do so he tries to portray his longing emotions by writing poetry. Ratan an orphan girl in village helps him run the household. Eventually they start sharing meals and he finds a companion in her. ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ... – The reciprocal relationship The lonely chat that Ratan and postmaster have every night , the time they spent together, calling the postmaster dada Babu, looking at him like a parental figure and finally teaching Ratan how to read, portray reciprocal relationship between postmaster and Ratan. Literary Criticism Theories –Marxist Criticism It focus on how works, mirror complex, historical, social, cultural realities and its concentration on the plight of marginalized in society –Post Colonial Criticism It focuses its attention in two directions Literary texts currently being produced in former colonial regions to discover the ways in which they respond to the impact of colonialism and its aftermath on its culture, and at canonical texts to discover evidence of colonial themes. –Title of the story There is no proper noun is used for the main character except Dada Babu. The social position represents superiority, class, caste. Characters and Characterization The Postmaster – Early twenties not married the youngest in his family like Tagore –Educated/Privileged background/High ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
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  • 55. The Little, Big Village Of Perrinton Michigan The Little, Big Village of Perrinton Michigan Migrating from one place to another is never easy, especially when the overall experience and change is so drastic. Looking out the window and having everything change can be scary. For example, when I was just a lad, about eleven years old, I moved from the great big city of Athens, Georgia, to the little, big village called Perrinton, Michigan. Although it was very scary at first and I did not like the big change; I did not like the location, or the smell, or the fact that everyone called soda "pop", or the fact that I had to beg my parents to drive so long in order to get anywhere. I eventually came to love being in the quietness and contentment the countryside gave me. From the research I have come across, it is quite apparent to me, that Perrinton has had many fans since day one. Welcoming people from all over, year after year with its festivals, a school, and little businesses. Many businesses started up and plenty of businesses burned down. Like many other small villages, Perrinton developed during time, and with time many things happened. Perrinton has seen many changes over the years to make it the village it is today. Perrinton was one of the many villages to initiate with only a little bit of land, a purpose and a goal. Perrinton was built in 1886 in the Gratiot County area. Oddly enough, Perrinton is not the original name of the small village. The original name is "Perrin". It was named Perrin in honor of a prominent ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
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  • 57. Bewitchment In Salem It was a cold and average winter in our small village. In Salem Village, most of the inhabitants are poor and live a hard life (Kallen 14). Our village is part of Salem Town, but the two are separated by distance, class, and style (Kallen 14). Our village is small and pretty calm and simple. The children here have easy lives. By the time they turn six though, children are expected to do household chores (Kallen 21). On Sunday, I was playing in the yard after church like always with Abigail and Elizabeth, my two closest friends. Abigail was always first to grow cold and beg to go in, which we always complied. We first pulled off our heavy down coats to hang, then we cleaned up our shoes so we wouldn't track water in the house. Elizabeth and ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ... My father thought it was ridiculous, causing my mama to give him a strange look. We were hungry, but mother made us continue praying and fasting. My little brother would whine and squirm in mama's arms. Everyone in our small house was in a bad mood. Mama didn't talk much to papa, and I was left alone most of the day. Later in the week, father came home with something important to tell mother. He took her into their room and shut the door behind him. I tiptoed to the wall, pressing my ear to it, listening to the news. This time father's voice was louder and seemed more energetic. I heard something about Elizabeth's father, and how he made a witch cake. I couldn't hear the rest. I leaned too hard on the bench, dropping one of pa's heavy boots. I knew they heard me when I felt large callused hands grab my arms. Whap! Whap! My bum stung and my as throat sore I ran to my room, whimpering. I just wanted to hear what happened. They are my friends! I need to know what is going on with them. Just a few days after the witch cake incident, the so called afflicted girls named three women they believed were bewitching them: Tituba, Sarah Good, and Sarah Osborne (Brooks). When father said this, it wasn't in private. He said that the other girls told first. My friends told later that the slave, Tituba, and the same two other women bewitched them ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
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  • 59. A Summary Of Crispin This story is set in England in the Middle Ages in the year 1377. It is about a young boy called Crispin, who is declared a fugitive by the steward of his village. He runs away and is hunted by the steward and his men. He meets a friend called Bear and travels with him to the city, where he learns the truth about himself and manages to win his freedom. Crispin is a thirteen–year–old boy who lives with his mother in the small village of Stromford, which is part of Lord Furnival's land. He has no father and is known simply as "Asta's son." When his mother dies, he is so upset that he runs into the woods. There he accidentally overhears a stranger and John Aycliffe the village steward discussing "a great danger." They see Crispin and attempt to kill him, but he runs away. Crispin goes to the village priest and finds out that he has been declared a "wolf's head", which means that anyone can kill him as if he is a wild animal. The priest gives Crispin a cross of lead that his mother owned. He tells Crispin that his mother could read and write, and that she wrote the words on the cross. He then tells Crispin that he must flee the village and head for a city. He will meet Crispin that night and give him more information about his father and mother. Crispin takes this advice, but as he flees the village he sees the body of the priest. He has been murdered. Crispin wanders alone until he comes to an abandoned village. Here he meets a man called Bear, who makes Crispin his servant. ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
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  • 61. New York : A Small Village With A Large Population March on Washington Pulaski is a small village with a small population. You might have heard small murmurs of the town over the news because of five feet of snow, or due to an increase of salmon swimming upstream. Most of its income comes from the annual salmon run that attracts thousands of fisherman to the river where the fishing is easy. Most people outside Central New York has never heard of Pulaski, unless they are fishermen. Even now in Utica, not even an hour and a half away, the village seems to not exist in people's minds. I have to relate its position to in between Watertown and Syracuse. My graduating class was around 80 kids, not even enough people to fill a movie theater. Who would have thought that this small school had the ability to represent New York in the national Independence Day parade in Washington D.C.? I certainly did not. Pulaski High School has a small marching band; it includes all high schoolers that want to join. There are 100 people in it and we go to Washington D.C every 4 years to represent New York in the national Independence Day parade. Our marching band has two directors, one is Mr. Jennings, and the other is Mr. Whaley. They are both extremely passionate about marching band. In June 2014 we started to train for our trip to Washington. The upperclassmen were particularly harsh this year. They kept repeating statements of how important this parade was and they looked very nervous. I thought nothing of it because we go to the Sherburne ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
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  • 63. The Alchemist ( Book ) The Alchemist (Book) The Alchemist (Book) Archetype Pyramid/ Triangle Three (Number) Context In Santiago's dreams, he sees that he must travel to the Pyramids of Giza in order to find the treasure that is hidden for him. After meeting with Melchizedek, he realizes that it is his "Personal Legend" to reach the Pyramids and decides to sacrifice everything that he had to accomplish it. Santiago is given three days to turn himself into the wind after making a deal with the chief. During this time, he manipulates the wind and sun and connects with the "Soul of God" to accomplish his superhuman task. Meaning The pyramids symbolize Santiago's aspirations and the enlightenment that he will ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ... Meaning If Santiago is lost or confused during journey, he will always have Urim and Thummim to guide him and help him understand where the omens want him to be. They also act as a reminder that he cannot complete his quest alone and must call for help at times in order to be successful. His ability to respond omens and ask for help is critical to his success and willingness to fight through the hardships of his journey. The alchemist is testing Santiago to see if he will give up because he believes that the challenge is impossible or fight through it despite the odds. In the end, Santiago decides to ignore his fear that he will fail and decides to use all possible means to accomplish the impossible. When he finally manages to turn into the wind, he learns that he must continue to fight for whatever he wants to achieve, even when hope seems to be gone.
  • 64. Source Temple of Doom (Movie) Temple of Doom (Movie) Archetype Hero The Quest Context After Indy's plane crashes, he finds himself in a small village in northern India. The villagers believe that he was sent by Shiva to save their abducted children and retrieve the Sivalinga stone from the wicked forces in the Pankot Palace. After the Sivalinga stone is stolen from the village, all of their crops burn and the village enters an extreme famine. The people ask Indy to help them retrieve the sacred stone and free their children ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
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  • 66. Foreshadowing in Three Dirges Essay Foreshadowing In "Three Dirges" A sense of ominous foreboding permeates the woeful passage from "Three Dirges." The conflict is immediately apparent : "Don Lazaro, you've got five boys in Comitan teaching the campesinos how to read. That's subversive. That's communist. So tonight, you have to kill them." Don Lazaro, the mayor of the war torn village, San Martin Comitan, seems to have no choice but to carry out this heartless command. His response is indicative of a desperate man searching for answers, yet already resigned to carrying out the task at hand. "What can I say? ––you tell me!" cries an anguished Don Lazaro to the villagers. Is he pleading for their understanding, or asking for a miraculous solution that would alter the path ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ... The feeling of fear and sadness is further portrayed by the crying of the village women, ". . . a woman's anguish pierced the still, early morning, followed by yet a duet of wails, and then a full chorus of cries." Clearly, these women intuitively or otherwise , know of wrenching torment awaiting the village. The somber mood continues with the procession of religious officials making their way to the same destination as the wailing women. In contrast, however, the religious principales have assumed a formation of some sort; "marching in six files, two abreast," ceremoniously fulfilling their obligation as if all hope had already eroded. That hope further dissipated when the young men, now being led each by an older man, made their way to the cemetery. The cemetery was an eery prediction of what was surely now about to happen. Don Lazaro has protested so much that there is nothing he can do, it now borders on the pathetic. Does he know of some additional harm that would befall him if he doesn't carry out this sinister plan? The young men, now willing to sacrifice their lives, and resigned to doing so, bravely meet their fate. "The five young men, each escorted now by an older man, followed the cofrades over the ridge of the hill and dropped down on the other side just out of sight." Certainly the reader can see that, with the movement of the young men out of sight, the terrible command is surely about to be carried out. Still there may be time to ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
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  • 68. Role of The Tannery in the novel Nectar in a Sieve Essay Question: What role does the tannery, in Rukmani's city, have throughout the book? Explain. Also, be sure to discuss what effect it had on the people. In almost every novel, there is at least one culprit or menace. He or she usually causes problems and in more exciting works, ends up murdering one of the protagonists. Hence, in the erratic novel Nectar in a Sieve, which is set in India during the early 1950's, there has been a troublemaker, just hidden and extremely indirect in his actions. "What's his name?" one might ask. The answer: the tannery. This corporation alone forces Rukmani and her husband Nathan off their land, takes away Rukmani's sons, and ultimately, kills her husband. By being the culprit in the book, the tannery ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ... As the quote states, Rukmani's hunch did come true and the tannery buys Rukmani and Nathan's land. To the affect of this, Nathan and Rukmani decide to reside with their most successful son, or so they would think. Murugan mysteriously disappears and leaves the couple homeless. Living with no roof over his head, and eating miniscule portions, Nathan becomes horribly sick and ends up dying. It is important the reader connects Nathan's death to the tannery buying his land. This quote shows the harsh conditions Rukmani and Nathan had to deal with to survive. "[Rukmani Narrates] We ate once a day and that was all: when the day for buying cloth to cover ourselves with, or a mat to lie on, or medicines for Nathan while he fevered, there would be nothing (Markandaya 175). All these sufferings and poverty are the effect of Nathan and Rukmani not being able to compensate for the loss of their land which was brought by the tannery. So, the tannery assumes the role of bully in this situation by killing the father of a family. This depicts how the tannery is the indirect murderer in Nectar in a Sieve, making it the antagonist. Although the tannery did murder Nathan and throw a family on the streets, the pioneer business did shed some light on the industrial side of India. For over 80 years, Great Britain colonized India. The novel's time period is set up just after India gains its ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
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  • 70. Themes Of Necttar In The Village Modernisation to the Village The way of living of people in villages is the culture of a society. Village way of life in India is considered to be full of cultural rituals and beliefs. People mostly work on plantations to earn a living for themselves and the family. Whereas modernization is the current term for an old process, the process of social change whereby less developed societies acquire characteristics common to more developed societies. This essay will discuss a theme of Nectar in a Sieve which is the tension between modernization and traditional ways of life. It will also discuss how different characters respond to elements that represent the coming of the modern world to the village. To begin with, Rukmani's curiousness on the arrival of the men to build tannery, changed to anger as she saw the effect of tannery on the village's way of life. Rukmani and some of the onlookers are somewhat taken aback when the newcomers boldly told them what to do in their own village. When at long last the tannery is finished, some people are unhappy to see the workers go, but Rukmani is not. She says, "They had invaded our village with clatter and din, had taken from us the maidan where our ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ... Nathan's hopes are crushed when his son, Thambi points out that he never did, and never will, own the land. However, Nathan was assuring Rukmani that the tannery was there to stay. He encourages her to go with the flow, saying "Bend like the grass, that you do not break" (Markandaya, 20). Seeing the negativity of Rukmani, Nathan was only comforting her with the truth of life. Nathan bears the results of the strike at the tannery more graciously than anyone. He declares that their children must do what they do for their benefit, not for their parents. He quiets everyone with his authority ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
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  • 72. Book Review : Sugar Cane Alley And Masters Of The Dew In both the movie "Sugar Cane Alley" and the book Masters of the Dew by Jacques Roumain, they focus on people who lived in countries that was once colonized by the French. The characters face many trials and tribulations such as poverty, lack of education and even death throughout the stories. Although "Sugar Cane Alley" and Masters of the Dew had happy endings there were many conflicts that lead to this event. "Sugar Cane Alley," focuses on a group of people in the county of Martinique and the many conflicts they faced because of their skin color. In the movie an old man name Medouze tells a story about the people who were brought to Martinique from Africa to work on the sugar plantations. Although slavery had ended during the time period of the movie, all the people in the village toiled on the planation all day in the very difficult conditions to only make about 18 francs a week. They were forced to work on the plantation because that is all they knew how to do and while working on the plantation they were mistreated by their white boss or the middle class black folk. The people in charge of those that worked on the plantation were black as well but much lighter in akin color that gave them a sense of superiority. Many of the people in the village could hardly afford food with the little money they made and struggled to make it through the day. In the movie they mainly focus on a young boy, Jose and his grandmother Ma'Tine. Jose's parents passed away and he became ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
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  • 74. Isabel Allende's The Handsomest Drowned Man In the story "The Handsomest Drowned Man," by Gabriel Garcia Marquez, I sense a religious revival in the village as they discover the drowned man. The drowned man was a symbolic hero that brought unity to a small desert–like village that was on the banks of a river. The presence of his body brought change to the villager's way of thinking, their expectations, and their way of life. The transformation started with the women as they prepared the body for burial. The women's feelings went from lust to compassion as they discovered the man's complexion and his masculinity and viewed him as a god. For the men, it was not as much as compassion, but for the search to find out where the man came from and how this had happened and with jealousy ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ... She was the only one to survive a horrific flood that claimed the lives of her four siblings. It was those trials in her life that strengthen her beliefs and her will to overcome the obstacles she faces when she set out to leave her home, crossing the desert, in the direction of the sea and in search of a better way of life. As she made that journey, she discovered herself and writing, a skill that would bring her fortune. Her motivation for survival and the trials she had already faced as a child and through her journey brought her out of the aggressive kidnapping when she was struck in the head, with her hands and feet bound and thrown on the back of a horse like a sack and taken to serve the colonel. After she had helped the colonel write his speech and left him with two words, he was to the point of insanity until they were reunited. Her two words brought him misery, but when she is finally back with him, he is at peace. This story is a story of inspiration to withstand the elements against you and fight accomplish more in life. The journey is not easy, but is worth it in the end. This story goes along with the saying," That which does not kill us, makes us ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
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  • 76. Bluffton, Ohio: A Short Story I don't get why people like to hate so much on Bluffton. Sure its a small town, well village, but there's nothing wrong with it. There isn't much to do here if you're a college student, I get that, but there's so much the Bluffton offers us that we just choose to ignore on the daily. We don't think about this, but how many other college kids could go to school and not really need a car. We're lucky that everything that we could possibly need is within walking distance and if you do have to drive somewhere, well you don't have to worry about using too much gas because it will take you less than five minutes to get there. Another thing that we don't have to worry about is crime. You're able to go out at night and not have to worry about anything happening to you. There's even some people who don't even lock their doors because that's how much they trust the people here in the village. Ok, sometimes its hard not having anything to do here on the weekend, but the community that Bluffton has makes up for it. ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ... Founded in 1831 by Swiss Mennonites, German Reformists and Irish Catholics, this small village is the home to 4,125 citizens. Known for its Mennonite ties, the small welcoming village is the perfect place to go if you're looking for a relaxing weekend. Built around Bluffton University, the village holds a college town feeling while also providing to its permanent residents as well. A nice blend between new and old residents, Bluffton is the perfect definition of friendly small town. There are many small local businesses and restaurants located on Main street that are a wonderful place to go shop and walk around. Fan favorites include Shirley's Popcorn, LuLu's and Luke's. The village host many annual actives throughout the year including Blaze of Lights Festival, Freedom Fest, Festival of Wheels Car Show and the Trout Derby. Located between Findlay and Lima, Bluffton is certainly a place you can't drive through without ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
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  • 78. The Importance Of Social Practices In Young Goodman Brown In any society, fictional or nonfictional, there is always one thing that is constant – social practices. The social practices within a society drive how people within the community interact with one another through family relationships and values, the relationship within the community and often they will create a social hierarchy within the society. Although no matter where you go you will find social practices they can vary based on where you are in the world but this is not always the case. The story social practices in Young Goodman Brown by Nathaniel Hawthorne displays a town working together as a tightly knit community even if it is all just a facade. Set in the small village of Salem in colonial Massachusetts. The town is very puritan and the prominent people in the town have close ties to the church. Throughout the story we see how small the town is, everyone knows everyone else's life story and people take pride in their family name, Young Goodman Brown is no exception to this rule "'My father never went into the woods on such an errand, nor his father before him. We have been a race of honest men and good Christians since the days of the martyrs;" (Nathaniel Hawthorne 2) Although shortly after proclaiming that his family is made up of pure Christians he finds out it is all a lie the sense of community in the village of Salem is something that never leaves the story. The sense of community is also very much present in A Piano in Arkansaw written by Thomas Bangs ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...