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Autobiographical writings have been a major cultural genre from antiquity to the present time. General questions of the literary as, e.g., the relation between literature and reality, truth and fiction, the dependency of author, narrator, and figure, or issues of individual and cultural styles etc., can be studied preeminently in the autobiographical genre. Yet, the tradition of life-writing has, in the course of literary history, developed manifold types and forms. Especially in the globalized age, where the media and other technological / cultural factors contribute to a rapid transformation of lifestyles, autobiographical writing has maintained, even enhanced, its popularity and importanc...
This report includes the findings and conclusions as well as the Executive Summary of the final Study on the CIA's Detention and Interrogation Program, with additional and minority views of members of the U.S. Senate. The full Committee Study, which totals more than 6700 pages, remains classified as of 2015.
In the midst of a global clash between international terrorism and an American congressman's peacemaking effort, a poor Muslim-majority neighborhood in Indonesia holds the keys to victory. While some in the neighborhood are making efforts to understand the truth behind the Muslim-Christian divide and build new bridges across it, others are determined to perpetuate and intensify the hatred that has plagued the region for years. When a tragedy reveals an unexpected villain, it will be up to two unlikely heroes to set aside their differences and save the day. What will it take to keep hope alive? And who will be willing to make the ultimate sacrifice for the sake of peace? This intense thriller will encourage you to reexamine your understanding of love and forgiveness, and reconsider what it means to be a true hero
They are the lay people of Jammu & Kashmir. Living under the shadow of militancy and ever present violence, they try to go on with their quiet lives against fierce odds. Majid, the tailor, prays for nothing but peace and happiness for his wife and family, Salma belongs to the high Padri, Gopal falls deeply in love with Gauri in a remote valley, Mushtaq and Sajjad see what’s not to be seen, ever smiling Saifullah loses an eye, Shabina, the bride to be, gets surprised, Faizaan, the young boy, has a heart of gold, Dharmu goes for a hunt in the snow with his friends, Saleema, the young girl, loves the smell of wood and the old Pir with miraculous powers lives in a dark forest. It is a book about myth, faith, love and above all, about the courage and hopes of ordinary people when faced with extraordinary situations.
First published between 1985 and 1987, this set of books attempts to tackle some of the complex issues implied by the title Language, Education and Society. For example how is language related to learning? Or to intelligence? Do regional and social accents and dialects matter? What is meant by standard English? Do immigrant children require special language provision? Why are there so many adult illiterates in Britain and the USA? Although the importance of language to education is agreed there is still a lot to learn about how language is related to either to educational success or to intelligence and thinking — both fields to which this collection contributes valuable research. Some of t...
Anthropogenic transformation of the coastal zone continues at a steady pace, especially in the developing maritime countries, where coastal resources are often crucial to national economies. However, exploitation of these resources is often indiscriminate, ill planned, or carried out without adequate scientific knowledge. This leads to rapid resource depletion, and often irreversible environmental degradation. The 1992 Rio de Janeiro UN Conference on Environment and Development recognized the expediency of an integrated and sustainable use of all coastal resources, functions and services grounded on sound scientific data. The present volume is based on the 1994 international workshop Integra...
1. GODAM – Fitri Hussin SINOPSIS : Sekumpulan saintis melayu, Lokman, Saifullah dan Amran berjaya mencipta satu cip canggih yang dapat memulihkan memori pesakit-pesakit alzheimer, trauma otak, trauma perang dan sebagainya. Kejayaan mereka itu mendapat liputan luas media tempatan dan luar negara. Mereka menjadi kebangaan melayu, Islam dan Malaysia. Tetapi kejayaan itu dimusnahkan oleh satu artikel yang disiarkan di sebuah blog konspirasi tempatan yang mendedahkan bahawa dana penyelidikan untuk mencipta cip itu adalah dari Nathan Rotchield, pindar kepada 13 keluarga yang menguasai dunia. Pendedahan itu menyebabkan Saifullah dan Amran dibunuh secara langsung di Facebook Live. Kes itu disiasat...
Many agricultural applications require detailed, updated, reliable and accurate baseline data on land cover to support spatial monitoring and evaluate landscape dynamics. This comprehensive land cover atlas is part of a programme initiated by the Government of Pakistan, with support from partners, to improve agricultural statistical reporting using auxiliary data from Earth observation satellites.
DR. RAZIF masih sukar untuk melupakan arwah Suhaila walaupun sudah empat tahun isterinya pergi. "Tempat Suhaila tiada siapa yang dapat menggantikannya." Iman melancarkan satu misi. Misi mencari jodoh buat Dr. Razif! Diperkenalkan Zulaikha yang berbudi pekerti dan cantik paras rupa kepada abangnya itu. Bagi Dr. Razif, dia macam tak masuk dengan gadis itu. Hidup Dr. Razif dan anak-anak jadi huru-hara apabila bertemu dengan Ekin. Apatah lagi Ekin yang menjaga Rayyan dan Ain. Ada sahaja yang mereka gaduhkan. Si Ekin ni dengan budak-budak pun nak berkira. Masing-masing sengaja cari pasal. Makin naik angin Ekin apabila kedua-dua budak yang dipanggil toyol kecik itu memanggilnya witch! Zulaikha atau Ekin? Dalam mengharungi kehidupan yang tidak seia dan tidak sekata, tanpa sedar ada rasa yang memikat hati Dr. Razif.