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  2. Sri Lankan literature - Wikipedia

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    Sri Lankan literature is the literary tradition of Sri Lanka. The largest part of Sri Lankan literature was written in the Sinhala language, but there is a considerable number of works in other languages used in Sri Lanka over the millennia (including Tamil, Pāli, and English). However, the languages used in ancient times were very different ...

  3. Feathers (novel) - Wikipedia

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    One day an unexpected new student causes much chaos to the class because he is the only white boy in the whole school. Feathers grapples with concepts such as religion, race, hope, and understanding. The book examines what it was like to grow up right after segregation had been outlawed, how all people are equal, and that hope is everywhere.

  4. Pedagogy of Hope - Wikipedia

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    In the book, Freire offers his reflections on the thinking behind Pedagogy of the Oppressed. Unlike in his previous book, Freire centralizes the theme of hope and introduces it as an "ontological need". [1] He notes that although hope alone is not enough to achieve liberation, without hope there is no struggle at all.

  5. Hope for the Flowers - Wikipedia

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    Hope for the Flowers is an allegorical novel by Trina Paulus. It was first published in 1972 and reflects the idealism of the counterculture of the period. Often categorized as a children's novel , it is a fable "partly about life, partly about revolution and lots about hope – for adults and others including caterpillars who can read".

  6. Anatomy of Hope - Wikipedia

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    He distinguishes the differences between the types of hope, such as whether or not someone is experiencing false or true hope. For the book, Groopman visits several laboratories that are researching the biological basis of hope to discover whether or not hope can scientifically change someone's physical well-being. [2]

  7. The Road from Elephant Pass (novel) - Wikipedia

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    The novel was also nominated as a selection for the Sri Lankan Advanced Level Literature examinations. It has been given the themes of war and survival. The book is a great resource for the learning of survival techniques and for handling situations in a complicated relationship.

  8. Sri Lanka - Wikipedia

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    Sri Lanka, [b] historically known as Ceylon, [c] and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an island country in South Asia. It lies in the Indian Ocean , southwest of the Bay of Bengal , separated from the Indian peninsula by the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait .

  9. 12 Rules for Life - Wikipedia

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    12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos is a 2018 self-help book by the Canadian clinical psychologist Jordan Peterson. It provides life advice through essays in abstract ethical principles, psychology, mythology, religion, and personal anecdotes.