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Tamils in Sri Lanka: Victims of Genocide or Politicide? The civil war in Sri Lanka went on for almost thirty years, and has been a huge human rights debate since it began because of the awful things committed by both sides, and after so many unnecessary deaths, finally ended in 2009 when the Sri Lankan government overwhelmed the rebels. It involved the Sinhalese community, who are the majority community in the country, and the armed insurrection of Tamils, who referred to themselves officially…

of my favourite things to read and analyse. Therefore last night, I decided to go watch the ongoing theatre adaptation of his new book, Anil’s Ghost. For those who still haven’t read it, this authentic and touching novel follows the thoughts of many Sri Lankan Tamils with different background during the dreadful civil war. It especially follows the eponymous character Anil, a slightly morose and independent forensic pathologist. Just like the theatrical presentation of Tolstoy’s War and Peace,…

Unlike many other countries in South Asia, Sri Lanka is one of the original minimally industrialized countries to establish universal health care, along with free education, increased social mobility, and robust equality among genders. Compared to countries with similar stages of economic improvement, Sri Lanka has been able to obtain exceedingly high standards since gaining its independence. By implementing policies which are welfare-oriented, these standards of health care expansion and…

The Impossible “The Impossible” is a spanish disaster film. It is a touching film which based on an experience of Maria Belon and her family in 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami. “The Impossible” set in the year of 2012.It directed by Juan Antonio Bayona and written by Sergio G . Schez . It is all about the family love and the miracle happens in the terrible tsunami. This film had shown that miracle happens everywhere as long as you believe in faith. I like this film because it touched me so much.…

On a Saturday morning I decided to do a family tree project for my English class. On one of the websites I went to an ad popped up on the screen telling me I can learn more about my family history through my DNA and it was for free. I decided to try it because I was curious about my family history, so I had applied for it. Three days later I had gotten a DNA testing kit. I had put the tooth cotton swab in my mouth and moved it around to get my saliva on it. After that I had sent my DNA back and…

In “A Necessary Luxury: Tea In Victorian England,” by Julie E. Fromer, the role that tea played in England, during this time, is assessed and analyzed. In these first three chapters from her novel, the author lays out the role tea played by discussing: the history of tea and the representations of English national identity; the middle-class Englishness of drinking tea; as well as gender and middle-class domesticity at the tea table. She begins by describing the role tea played in Victorian…

Analysing research on National Poverty Alleviation Program (Samurdhi Development Program) of Sri Lanka Introduction The aim of this paper is to critically examine and assess the attempts of two research studies in collecting evidence for the same development problem. Poverty is selected to study as the contemporary development issue in Sri Lanka and particularly poverty alleviations interventions of the government will be examined in this paper. However as mentioned the trust of this analysis…

In 2015- Automobile Statistics of Sri Lanka printed by the transport ministry mentions that, there had been a total of 349 automobile accidents which lead to 39 deaths and injured over 200 people. The main cause for these 349 automobile accidents was the use of smartphones for texting while…

Wow, I would never have thought I’d die at the age of sixteen. Well at least I don’t have to go to school tomorrow! I searched around the Garden of Eden; there was no shortage of sweet coconuts or juicy mangos, but where was everyone else? Could this be hell and not heaven? I mean hell doesn’t necessarily have to be a fiery cave where there’s a guy in a red cape prodding you with his trident. I heard about this sort of thing, my mum told me. She said hell is…

fictional, but with a lot of research to support its contents. Ondaatje has clearly stated his novel as a work of fiction; however, it is based on true events in Sri Lanka’s history. Ondaatje himself was born in Sri Lanka (previously Ceylon) before moving to England. While he spent his adulthood in England and eventually Canada, his roots began in Sri Lanka, which may have been his inspiration for writing the novel. A crime…