... her clothes were torn off of her because she is nude. The horse's body is somewhat in a spooked position with its two back legs grounded and two front legs up in the air. Its body is very strong, giving off the impression that it is a fast horse. There is some muscle definition in the ... and washing clothes in the river. Men are seen in the background fishing and building a dock or a bridge. This painting grabbed my attention because the contour lines used to create the outlines of the people and objects are very thin; you can barely see them. From a distance it looks as though all that...

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... home. My parents manage a small hotel in Sunnyvale, California. As I walk through the elegantly decorated lobby towards our small apartment on the first floor, I pass the front desk and surprise my father. As my father looks up from his paperwork, I see his tired eyes open in disbelief. I feel so happy inside I almost forget ... so much more real in person than over a long distance telephone call. The first part of our apartment leads to our dining area. I can see the lines in our light blue carpet from where my mom had vacuumed just minutes ago. The chairs are pushed in exactly where th...

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... were just too tired to carry on killing and needed a rest, he recalled. Later, after a quick trial, the prisoners were lined up with a British soldier standing a couple of yards in front of them. On the order "fire", they were all simultaneously shot, "swept... from their earthly existence". In all more than 100,000 Indians were killed in the Uprising and its ... to establish their distinct religious identities. That was perhaps, the beginning of the communalisation of politics. The British not only encouraged the two communities to form political parties along religious lines, they too...

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... white pieces were cast onto a square board marked with symbols of various significance. Go also involves black and white pieces on a board, but players deliberately place them on intersections of lines while trying to surround more territory than the opponent. Many modern games evolved over centuries. As games spread to different geographic regions, people experimented with rules, creating variants and often ... , where careful input of a particular structure is typically followed by controlled, less controlled and freer practice is likely to have been replaced by a more task-based appro...

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... his daughter would never marry he decided to educate her. She studied horticulture in the United States, and returned to Ayemenem to develop a most impressive ornamental garden in the family's front yard. A task which demanded all her time. Now an elderly woman, Baby lives a small, manipulative, narrow minded and self centered life. Because of their closeness she distrusts and fears the ... . Is there still a division in India in terms of caste? "Of course there is. It's the defining consideration in all Indian politics, in all Indian marriages." Aren't the lines blurring at all? "The li...

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... India, especially under the guidance of leaders like Muhammed Ali Jinnah. There had been some hope of an undivided India, with a government consisting of three tiers along basically the same lines as the borders of India and Pakistan at the time of Partition. However, Congress' rejection of the interim government convinced the leaders of the Muslim League that compromise was impossible ... Indian National Congress and the Muslim League, people in their respective countries were encouraged to fight one another for territorial rights. Today, groups such as the JKLF (Jammu & Kashmir Libera...

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