Even during the regime, It was the country's principal export that brought in funds for the Khmer Rouge, but the Cambodians were being robbed of sufficient portions of nourishment and food. " In a country where food was once abundant, where hunger was the one misery of underdevelopment rarely known, now Cambodians went hungry all the time" (Kamm 126-127). ... According to David Ablin, Pol Pot's first move was to empty the cities and towns. ... As a result of this horrible time period in history, 1.5 million people died of disease and starvation. ... "When they saw what was happenin...

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Though initially, the two books don't seem to fit in the same genre, by the end they absolutely do. ... One only realizes that they share many similar traits and themes, even if the books surrounding those ideas aren't necessarily about the same subjects or take place in the same time period. ... It tells the tale of a group of kids whose airplane crashes on an island somewhere in the Pacific. Ralph is chosen as the leader, while Jack is picked to hunt the food for the group. ... They both speak to the problems facing society at the time, and though Orwell's technology infused ...

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The plot consists of elements of fairy tale and romance while exploring the difference in social classes and the relationships between men and women. ... Although the basic line of events remained the same, some differences can be observed between the two works. ... Social inequality is the prevalent in which the rich lives in a nice house while the poor lives in the street scrapping for food. On the contrary, The Makeover takes place in the modern setting in a city called Boston, the USA in which majority of the society are in middle-income class. ... That guy makes me laugh every time he d...

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