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    Salman Rushdie is one of the biographer , who emerged in eighties with a new affectionate of announcement and abstruse innovation. His ‘Booking abettor Prize’ win atypical Midnight ’s Accouchement is generally associated with adapted categories of arcane allegory , which cover postmodern fiction, postcolonial novel, absolute novel, and, a lot of importantly, bewitched accurateness . Assorted characters in the adventure are able with bewitched big agent , and the a lot of important of them is the

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    In response to an essay by Salman Rushdie, author Scott Russell Sanders critiques Rushdie’s assertion that “to be a migrant is, perhaps, to be the only species of human being free of the shackles of naturalism” (Rushdie). Sanders believes that constant movement and migration results in “disastrous consequences for the earth and for ourselves,” and he argues that settling is essential for humans (Sanders). In this passage, Sanders uses and inductive structure beginning with broad examples of American

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    horrifying. The well-known British novel writer Salman Rushdie have taken a seemingly permanent and actual relief from the fatwa called by Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini because of his novel The Satanic Verses, which was treated as a blasphemous work against Islam. After years of hiding and under British’s police protection, Rushdie finally got out from shade and traveled around and give speeches. And at the same time, an item, a pin saying “I am Salman Rushdie” came out to the world, and luckily because

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    result, many tend to share many of the same feelings as those expressed by author Salman Rushdie in his article "Imagine There 's No Heaven." In his article, Rushdie explains to his readers the faults with religion and explains to them how religion itself is holding humankind back from achieving much greater. Authors like Akinfenwa Oluwaseun also share supporting views and provide important evidence that support Rushdie 's argument. In Oluwaseun 's article, "The Role of Religion in Modern Society: Masses

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    you stick to your beliefs if an entire religious group threatened your life? Salman Rushdie is the type of individual who will not succumb to intimidation attempts, furthering discussions of topics that are becoming more prohibited, politically and in print. Salman Rushdie followed through with publishing his novel The Satanic Verses, in spite of death threats, critiquing Islam and called blasphemous. Salman Rushdie is a stalwart defender of free speech, looking at banned topics as matters that

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    children’s novel, written by Salman Rushdie, who is one of the prominent authors of magical realism in English literature. The novel brings together real world elements and features of magic or the supernatural. Using elements of literature such as made-up words and rhyming throughout Haroun and the Sea of Stories, Rushdie showcases why he is a distinguished author of magical realism. (Warnes) The novel begins by introducing the city in which the main character lives. Rushdie calls it the “sad city”

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    Analysis of Salman Rushdie’s Essay; Reality TV: A Dearth of Talent and the Death of Morality In his essay, Reality TV: A Dearth of Talent and the Death of Morality, Salman Rushdie argues that the popularity of reality television shows should both alarm us and enlighten us as we examine their success. What is Rushdie’s primary argument, and in what tone does he make his plea? How well does Rushdie keep our attention as a writer and are his arguments credible? Are his claims supported by hard evidence

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    The Defeat of Many by One In The Moor’s Last Sigh, Salman Rushdie uses the complex and changing character of the Moor to represent a complex and changing image of India. By making the eclectic family history of the Da-Gama Zogoiby family the central theme in the first two parts of the novel, Rushdie portrays India as a culturally and religiously pluralistic society. This pluralistic society is layered by violence caused by the corruption of multiplicity by various characters and the threat

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    and Personality in Salman Rushdie’s Haroun and the Sea of Stories Salman Rushdie is a world-famous author born in India in 1947. He began writing at a young age and later pursued this as a career. Rushdie wrote an extremely controversial book called The Satanic Verses and was persecuted, hunted, and, ultimately, thrown out of his country. During his time of hiding, Rushdie wrote Haroun and the Sea of Stories (Wikipedia). This novel has censorship woven through it just as Rushdie experienced himself

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    In 1970, the emergence of multiculturalism began, first in Canada and Australia, and then in the United States as well as others. Multiculturalism is the diversity of two or more cultures in a region or country. According to Bhikhn Parekh, the author or Rethinking Multiculturalism, best understands multiculturalism as a “perspective on or a way of viewing life.” Bhikhu Parekh in his novel, Rethinking Multiculturalism, argues for a pluralist view on cultural diversity. He brings upon many explanations

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