The name of Genghis Khan is often associated with destruction‚ although the image of Genghis Khan has been rehabilitated somewhat in the west. The western world‚ saturated in media distortion and a reluctance to accept changes in perceptions of history‚ has been rather averse in accepting Genghis Khan’s activities as pivotal in world history and the shaping of the modern world. Thus‚ the publication of Jack Weatherford’s book‚ Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World‚ is a welcome addition
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Genghis Khan‚ or Ghengis Khan as he is more widely known‚ was born about the year 1162 to a Mongol chieftain‚ Yesugei‚ and his wife. He was born with the name of Temujin‚ which means ’iron worker’ in his native language. When Temujin was born his fist was clutching a blood clot which was declared an omen that he was destined to become a heroic warrior.Very little is known of Temujin until he was around age 13 when his father declared that his son was to find a fiancée and get married. After several
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RUSHDIE‚ SALMAN. Salman Rushdie papers‚ 1947-2008 Emory University Manuscript‚ Archives‚ and Rare Book Library Atlanta‚ GA 30322 404-727-6887 marbl@emory.edu Descriptive Summary Creator: Title: Call Number: Extent: Abstract: Language: Rushdie‚ Salman. Salman Rushdie papers‚ 1947-2008 Manuscript Collection No. 1000 106.25 linear ft. (215 boxes) and 55 oversized papers (OP) Papers of British Indian writer Salman Rushdie‚ including writings‚ correspondence‚ photographs‚ audio-visual material
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Kubla Khan The poem begins with a fanciful description of Kublai Khan’s capital Xanadu‚ which Coleridge places near the river Alph‚ which passes through caverns before reaching a dark or dead sea. Although the land is one of man-made "pleasure"‚ there is a natural‚ "sacred" river that runs past it. The lines describing the river have a markedly different rhythm from the rest of the passage:[29] In Xanadu did Kubla Khan A stately pleasure-dome decree : Where Alph‚ the sacred river
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After the death of Khubulai Khan‚ the four uluses divided forming their own independent states. These four powers remained autonomous‚ until the territories internally began to divide and ultimately fall apart. The first of the khanates to collapse were the Yuan Dynasty and the Ilkhanid‚ while the Chagatai and the Golden Horde were able to stay in control relatively longer. It is most likely that these two uluses were the first to dissolve because Mongol steppe and traditional life never prospered
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After Salman Rushdie wrote The Satanic Verses in 1988‚ the Ayatollah Khomeini placed a fatwah upon him‚ causing Rushdie to adopt a life of separation and hiding. During his hiding‚ Rushdie broke his silence with Haroun and the Sea of Stories (1990)‚ a children’s book written as a means of explaining his situation to his son‚ largely through the use of his allegory. Rushdie’s experiences with censorship appear in the novel under the guise of the Old Zone section of the Sea of Stories and the division
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Explanation of “Kubla Khan” in Post-Colonial Context Post Colonialism is the interactions and reactions of the colonialists and the imperialistic powers. Literature which reacts by challenging the content and form of colonial influence and expresses its ideas in its own voice and vernacular language‚ is deemed to be Post-Colonial. Kubla Khan is a poem written by S.T coleridge.This poem describes Xanadu‚ the palace of Kubla Khan‚ a Mongol emperor and the grandson of Genghis Khan.But if we interpret
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Life just preparation for death. The short story “In The South” by Salman Rushdie is about two very old men‚ Senior and Junior‚ that have known each other for a very long time. Senior has had a very successful life and has a lot of family that he is not very fond of while Junior has had a very fulfilling and happy life. Senior wants to die because he believes he has no more life left to live. Junior is the exact opposite from Senior and loves life. Salmon Rushdie wrote this story portraying Junior
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IMRAN KHAN Imran Khan the former captain of Pakistan Cricket team and the leader of the Tehrik-e-Insaaf was born on November 25‚ 1952 at Lahore. He received his initial education at Aitchison College‚ Lahore and then took admission in the Royal Grammar School‚ Worcester in England. Thereafter‚ he went to study Economics and Politics at Keble College‚ Oxford from 1973 to 1976. Cricket was very much a part of Imran Khan’s family. Inspired by his cousins‚ Javed Burki and Majid Khan who were first
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Table of Contents Veer Savarkar Introduction Vinayak Damodar Savarkar‚ commonly know as Swantantryaveer Savarkar was a fearless freedom fighter‚ social reformer‚ writer dramatist‚ poet‚ historian‚ poltical leader and philosopher. He remains largely unknown to the masses because of the vicious propaganda against him and misunderstanding around him that has been created over several decades. Veer Savarkar was born on the 28th of May 1883 in a village called Bhagoor near Nasik in Maharashtra
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