George Orwell’s second novel, Burmese Days, one of his first major works tells the fictional story of John Flory, set in the waning days of colonialism in Burma. One of the pinnacle novels on colonialism, Orwell critiques the various forms of colonialism, the militaristic, economic and cultural imperialism he saw during his time in Burma ...
Information on Government: In 1937 Burma broke away from the province of India. Shortly after breaking away General Ne Win became the first self-appointed president and military ruler. He controlled the government from 1962 to 1988. In 1988 the military overthrow Ne Win and developed a new military ruling called junta (“CIA” 1). When the ...
The most popular Burmese restaurant in San Francisco is the newest, Burma Superstar. The oldest, Mandalay, remains the best, however. There is a dynamic that I don’t really understand in which having to wait for a table, particularly if this involves standing out in the cold winds off the ocean in San Francisco’s Richmond District ...
“These people now so desperate for any kind of hope, saw what they wished to see the signs, the promise. Don’t we all see them? We wait for signs that we will be saved, or protected from future harm. Or endowed with unusual good luck. And often, we find them.” (pg. 266) Life is full ...
Yellow sapphire is known as a stone of prosperity in India and is commonly used in Ayurvedic medicine as well as by general crystal healing practitioners. Associated with the planet Jupiter, yellow sapphire is most beneficial when bought on Thursday and set into gold and polished the same day. From healing poisonous insect bites to ...