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3 Aug 2015: Activity 4 - Speaking to / speaking for the nation You’ve been asked to think a lot about the way that we might read Midnight’s Children as a political text – as a book that has something to say about the real world through the fictions it

10 Nov 2015: Activity 3: What is the Law of Adverse Possession in England and Wales? The law. after October 2003. The law of adverse possession underwent a partial but major change in October 2003, when the Land Registration Act 2002 came into force. To

21 May 2015: Activity 2 – Language and atrocity One characteristic of Midnight’s Children that many readers find especially appealing is the richness of its prose, blending allusions to Bollywood film and literary and visual culture with the sound of the

21 May 2015: Activity 1 – Autobiographical Openings The first paragraph of Midnight’s Children proclaims its place in a long tradition of fictional autobiographies. Rushdie’s narrative voice is swiftly established; before we hear his name, Saleem Sinai has

10 Nov 2015: Activity 2 - Germany's African Colonies, 1914-1918. Germany was a relative newcomer to the 'scramble for Africa,' spreading into the few unclaimed parts of the continent via mercantile expansion and purchase of territory. By 1914, their colonial

8 Dec 2015: Answer Sheet. Activity One: Nabonidus Chronicle. Pros/things we can learn. - Initial version written close to the time of the events described, so written at a time when knowledge of the events were current, suggesting that they should be recorded

10 Nov 2015: Activity 1 - the Indian Army in Europe and the Middle East For a century and a half before the First World War, the British Empire relied on the manpower of the Indian Army for keeping the peace all across its vast imperial possessions. India made

10 Nov 2015: Activity 2: What is the Law of Adverse Possession in England and Wales? The law prior to October 2003 Here, we will examine the technical legal rules relating to adverse possession. As you will find out, the law was changed in October 2003, by the

10 Nov 2015: Activity 1: Considering the criminal law issues. 1. Introduction. It is obvious that the question of whether or not this operation can be lawfully performed is. crucial to the outcome of the appeal. …. 2. Murder. Stripping away the inessential