Pakistan - The Land of Adventure and Nature
From the mighty stretches of the Karakorams in the North to the vast alluvial delta of the Indus River in the South, Pakistan remains a land of high adventure and nature.
Trekking, mountaineering, white water rafting, wild boar hunting, mountain and desert jeep safaris, camel and yak safaris, trout fishing and bird watching, are a few activities, which entice the adventure and nature lovers to Pakistan.
Pakistan is endowed with a rich and varied flora and fauna. High Himalayas, Karakoram and the Hindukush ranges with their alpine meadows and permanent snow line, coniferous forests down the sub-mountain scrub, the vast Indus plain merging into the great desert, the coast line and wetlands, all offer a remarkably rich variety of vegetation and associated wildlife including avifauna, both endemic and migratory. Ten of 18 mammalian orders are represented in Pakistan with species ranging from the world's smallest surviving mammals, the Mediterranean Pigmy Shrew, to the largest mammal ever known; the blue whale.
Situated in the heart of the South Asian sub-continent, it is a country with its own fascinating history and cultural heritage. Pakistan was the site for one of the world's earliest human settlements, the great prehistoric Indus Valley Civilization, the crucible of ancient empires, religions and cultures. Pakistan traces its history back to 2,500 years B.C. when a highly developed civilization flourished in the Indus Valley.
Excavations at Harappa, Moenjodaro, Kot Diji and Mehr Garh have brought to light, the evidence of an advanced civilization existing even in more ancient times.
The landscape of Pakistan ranges from lofty mountains in the north, the Karakoram and the Himalayas, through dissected plateaus to the rich alluvial plains of the Punjab. Then follows desolate barrenness of Balochistan and the hot dry deserts of Sindh blending into miles and miles of golden beaches of Mekran coast.
Pakistan is situated between latitude 24 and 37 degrees North and longitude 62 and 75 degrees East. The country borders Iran on the West, India on the East, Afghanistan in the North-West, China in the North and the Arabian Sea in the South. The great mountain ranges of the Himalayas, the Karakoram and the Hindukush form Pakistan's northern highlands of North West Frontier Province and the Northern Area; Punjab province is a flat, alluvial plain with five major rivers dominating the upper region eventually joining the Indus River flowing south to the Arabian Sea; Sindh is bounded on the east by the Thar Desert and the Rann of Kutch and on the west by the Kirthar range; the Balochistan Plateau is an arid tableland, encircled by dry mountains.
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Much debate has arisen over the years about the moral suitability of taking part in sexual intercourse before being married to your true love. In John Donne's “The Flea” this topic is brought up when the speaker of the poem is trying to convince his addressee to partake in sexual intercourse with him although they are not married, by showing her that the act would be no more sinful or shameful than the bite of a flea. He uses the flea as a conceit in three main ways: first, after they have both been bitten, the flea now represents their union by the mixing of bodily fluids. Second, the flea represents innocence and the potential child they may bear together. Finally, he tries to prove that once she yields to his seduction she will have lost no more honour than when she killed the flea.
Wildlife tourism has become a particularly popular trend over the years. Riding on elephants, taking pictures with lions, swimming with dolphins are only a few of the adventurous and thrilling activities that wildlife tourism provides. Even my own school is planning a trip to South Africa to participate in several of the enthralling ventures.
In John Donne’s poem, “The Flea”, Donne uses the conceit of the flea to contrast the insignificant size of the flea and the incredibly significant metaphor attached to the flea. The speaker of the poem is talking to a woman, trying to convince her into having sex with him outside of marriage. This poem can be broken into three stanzas, of nine lines each, utilizes the image of the flea to convey three main ideas: the first as a vessel where their essence mingles, second as the institution of marriage, and finally as an insignificant representation of honor which would have no effect on them. Donne’s hyperbolic use of the flea extends through the poem as a metaphysical conceit to convey a logical argument out of something seemingly unrelated to the situation at hand.
Sex is a taboo subject in this day and age to speak about however poet John Donne does not shy away from the topic in his writing. John Donne approaches sex through his poem “The Flea”. “The Flea” published after the death of John Donne in 1663 is known as an erotic metaphysical poem. A poem that focuses on the use of extended metaphors and put emphasis on the words rather than lyrical quality. Even though it contains an unresolved ending, “The Flea” is a lighthearted poem that showcases John Donne uses of creative intelligence of language and tone in the voice of the narrator.
Sex, sexuality, and the identity of those taking part in it are compelling in the approaches taken in Andrew Marvell’s ‘To His Coy Mistress’ and John Donne’s ‘The Flea’. Both men come about their intentions with their lovers honestly, making it clear that sex is the ultimate objective. However, both men have their own reasons for feeling the need to express their feelings for their lovers through sex. John Donne ultimately believes that the intermixing of their ‘love fluids’ to make a child will be the ultimate testament of their love. While Andrew Marvell takes the approach of the typical carpe diem poem, taking the position of a man who feels his mistress should give him sex simply because of the lack of time he has to show her his love, and his seize the day mentality. What could be more of a testament to love than love-making itself? Some would say that these men were looking out for their pleasures when persuading their lovers into the bed chamber, but really Andrew Marvell and John Donne were just terribly honest about their intentions and reasoning a man of this era would have for wanting to have sex, while using their witty dialectical arguments to get their way. The major similarity between John Donne and Andrew Marvell is the honesty in their approaches to sleeping with their lovers.
In this poem, the "I" of the poem is lying in bed with his lover, and trying to get her to give her virginity to him. (It could, of course, quite easily be a FEMALE "I" trying to seduce a MALE, but I will stick with one for convenience). While lying there, he notices a flea, which has obviously bitten them both.
Human desires plague the male mind causing him to go to drastic measures to acquire his wish. John Donne writes his poem “The Flea”, using unlikely symbolism to create an almost humorous, metaphysical love poem. In “The Flea”, the narrator uses the unique symbol of a flea in an attempt to coax his poor mistress to bed. Throughout the entire poem, the flea is symbolic, being compared to acts of marriage, sin, and sex. Overall, Donne depicts a needy lover using a most strange symbol, in his three-part argument, to moralize getting his mistress to sleep with him.
Whether that was because of race or religion, or the fact there was two separate areas of land in Pakistan. There was Western Pakistan that was West of India, that is present day Pakistan. There was an Eastern area of Pakistan, which was East of India, or present day Bangladesh. Among this geographically separated country were completely different people. Most had different languages, races, ethnics, and religions. From the start, the West Pakistan citizens though they were superior or greater than the East based on religion and language. The West was made of more Punjabi and Urdu-speaking people that were mainly Hindu. While the East were Hinduists, Muslims, Buddhists, and Christians that spoke Bengali. The West felt superior to the East because the country’s language was Urdu and Punjabi and their religion was Hindu. After some time. Some leaders of the West stated that the West citizens, that spoke Bengali, were communists and they betrayed Pakistan. Many groups and leaders went to the government to get Bengali formally addressed as Pakistan’s second language, but it was declined, so a group called the Awami League
The Flea by John Donne utilises wit and conceit to convey his intentions to seduce a woman. Although a love poem, the author does not utilise typical flattery of the opposite sex to convey his intentions. Instead, the author uses wit through a hyperbolic argument in a display of intelligence to convince the silent woman. Donne states, “Marke this flea” to the woman he is trying to seduce. This is Donne’s first conceit for “how little that which thou deny’st me”, a metaphor for virginity. Donne argues that the flea is “our marriage bed” and that in the flea “our two bloods mingled be” underlining the hyperbole of Donne’s wit. This conceit is further underlined when Donne argues “Thou know’st that this cannot be said” suggesting the two bloods
As readers, what we learn from Donne is that we should embrace our differences, rise above the hatred, and live our lives full of compassion, empathy, and hope. Upon reading this poem, I revel in his youthful aspirations and laugh at his ridiculously outlandish attempts. This piece, in particular, shows the happy, softer side of Donne. I thoroughly enjoyed reading The Flea. It inspired images of two swordfighters engaged in combat, the fancy footwork from said swordfight, and the point and counter-point of each blow of the sword as it hits the other fighter. Even though the lady never actually speaks, I sense she is just as witty and humorous as the speaker himself. She starts on the moral high ground, much higher ground than the speaker, stands for her beliefs, and, hopefully in the end, she does not give into his ridiculous attempts to woo her. That being said, the lady both intrigues and delights the reader at the same time. As the reader, you want to know who the woman is, is she of higher social rank than the speaker, and in what environment does this exciting and illicit conversation take place. One can almost hear her soft yet, respectful sighs of indifference and see the look of utter hopelessness on her face as she politely listens and responds to the speaker. In some ways, because of her steadfastness she becomes the heroine of the
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John Donne’s poem “The Flea” uses the extended metaphor of a flea as a way to support the speaker’s argument as to why a young woman should sleep with him. The speakers main argument is that the flea has bitten both of them resulting in the mixing of their blood together and intercourse between the both of them will be no worse of a sin. “The Flea” relies heavily on a theme of sexuality in order to coax a young woman into sleeping with him. Peter Rudnytsky states that Donne uses the metaphor “as a part of the larger Renaissance vogue for paradoxical encomia-witty praise of objects commonly thought to be worthless or undesirable” (Rudnytsky 188). Donne’s choice to use a wor...
Pakistan is the basis in the international fight against terrorism to this day. Many Pakistani terrorist groups have made many terrorist attacks around the world. Pakistan faced the choice siding with or staying against the United States during the aftermath of 9/11. Violence in Pakistan has increased for many years as terrorist groups have targeted many political leaders, tribal leaders, the military, and also schools. Pakistan is divided into people who see the country as modern and/o...
Israel, South Korea and Malaysia are countries in roughly the same region as Pakistan. All of these countries came into being around the same time as Pakistan. All three of these countries have a higher GDP (Gross Domestic Product) than Pakistan and all three of them are ranked higher in the HDI (Human Development Index) as well. South Korea has been ranked 12th, Israel has been ranked 16th, and both reside in the very high human development category. Malaysia also resides in the high human development category whereas Pakistan is listed in the low human development category.