“The Pakistani Bride” is one of the modern novels written by Bapsi Sidhwa. INTRODUCTION OF THE WRITER: Bapsi Sidhwa is a Pakistani-American novelist who writes in English and is a resident of the United States. Bapsi Sidhwa was born on 11th August, 1938. At the tender age of nineteen, Bapsi fell deeply for a well-known businessman in Bombay and tied…
Act I Questions Match characters: Which characters use the words “fair” and “foul” in scenes i and iii? Why would these characters be connected? In the beginning of the play, in Scene I three witches are talking about Macbeth and towards the end of this scene they say, “Fair is foul, and foul is fair…
Lamb to the Slaughter is a story about the murder of Mr. Patrick Maloney, a police official who chooses to leave his pregnant wife, Mary. His pregnant wife, in shock, murders him. In this story, Mrs. Mary Maloney is placed in the setting as a housewife. By choosing to leave Mary, Patrick places her in…
Big Jesse Little Jesse is a story about a man named Jesse, his separated wife Corina and his son Jesse. In the story, readers can see the struggle that Jesse goes through in attempting a relationship with both Corina and his son. It is observable the way that Corina makes Jesse out to seem like…
Brownsville is a story collection based around the people and experiences Oscar Casares grew up around. RG is about a man who lends his neighbor a hammer. Year after year, he thinks about this hammer that has yet to be returned, but he refuses to ask for it back. In the particular short story, RG,…
Chango is a story about a man named Bony, who found a dead monkey’s head and begins to take the monkey head around him. Although this is perceived to be strange, the true meaning of the story comes out when you examine the relationship between Bony, the dead monkey, and his late friend Mando. Viewing…
In Oscar Casares’ collection of short stories, he explores many topics including grief. Domingo is a story about an older man that finds himself working in America, as an illegal immigrant unable to go and visit his wife on a day of significance to them. The day was the birthday of their only daughter, who…
In An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge, the theme is evident. The story is about the peril of a man, Peyton Farquhar, a white farm owner in the South during the Civil War. At the beginning of the story, he finds himself about to be hung and it explores how he got there and his…
Realism can be defined according to various disciplines but In International Relations, political realism is a tradition of analysis that stresses the imperatives states face to pursue a power politics of the national interest. Political realism or realpolitik is the one of the oldest and most frequently used theories in international relations when dealing with…
What is Feminism? Feminism according to Luglio, 1970 is a collection of movements aimed at defining, establishing and defending equal, political, economic and social rights of women. In addition, feminism seeks to establish opportunities for women in education and employment. Feminism according to different authors stand as a domain to achieve a stand against patriarchy…
Colour blindness is a condition which occurs when people are unable to see colours normally or not at all. There are many forms of colour blindness, the two most common being red-green colour blindness and blue-yellow colour blindness. A person with normal colour vision could probably see about 1-10 million distinct colours, whereas a colour-blind…
“Mid Term Break” by Seamus Murphy is a poem in which the speaker gives an account of the aftermath of a family tragedy. In this poem, he expresses feelings of grief. As well as these feelings, Heaney also comments on ideas such as various emotions including sadness, anger, detachment, and the responses of his family…
Canada has gone from a colonial country to a continental superpower. It cannot be denied that globalization has been an internal part of today’s society. Globalization is a worldwide phenomenon, through the expansion of transportation and communication networks from post-World War 2. This allows countries and people to exchange information and goods more quickly and…
Anatomy: There are two main sections to the ear the central and the peripheral hearing parts. The peripheral hearing parts consist of the outer, middle, and inner ear. The outer ear contains the pinna/auricle, the eardrum, and the ear canal. The middle ear is a small space filled with air, that contains 3 tiny bones…
What is the role of apparitions in Macbeth? Throughout the play, Macbeth sees various apparitions, each at an important point in his story. The apparitions can be perceived as a visual manifestation of his declining mentality. When Macbeth feels most guilty and remorseful of his actions, he hallucinates, and these visions symbolize his compunction. When…
“Disabled” is a Poem about a Soldier who lost his limbs in World War I. It was written by Poet Wilfred Owen in 1917 during World War 1. “Out Out” is about a Boy who loses his life because of a tragic accident with him having his hand cut off. “Out Out” is based on…
Define Organizational Structure An organizational structure is a system of how certain activities are directed down in order to accomplish the goal or task of a certain organization. The organizational structure is a hierarchy which identifies the job and function of each level. Flat Structure One characteristic of a Flat Structure is that it has…
Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Cask of Amontillado,” is a sinister tale of revenge. Betrayal and retaliation are horrific ways to express anger toward friends, but what happens when they lead to a painful death? “I must not only punish, but punish with impunity” (Poe 328). This is how Montresor explained the importance of killing his…
Oxymoron – a figure of speech in which contradictory terms are used in the same sentence/ subject. “I must be cruel, only to be kind” (Hamlet; 3; 4; 180) Hamlet is speaking to the ghost of his father and himself. He is talking about being cruel to others, more specifically his mother, in order to…
The soldier is highly revered when he dies for his country. He is labeled as a “true patriot”, a man that went to ultimate lengths for his nation. While the term “patriot” is used ubiquitously, its meaning remains in fluctuation. According to renowned former first lady Eleanor Roosevelt, “[t]rue patriotism [is the] belief in the…