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 Prof G Rami Reddy Centre for Distance Education Osmania University Hyderabad MA English Sem 3 Question papers November 2025 Twentieth century literary criticism and theory Paper IV November 2025 English Prose Paper 3 - code 302 Major Developments in Language acquisition and language learning- code 301

When I was a Puerto Rican Esmeralda Santiago The novel When I was a Puerto Rican is written by Esmeralda Santiago and it is set in the village Macun, Puerto Rica in 1950’s. It is a memoir of  Esmeralda Santiago’s transition from childhood to adulthood .The story begins at the age of four and ends with the protagonist’s graduation from Performing Arts  at Harvard University .Negi (Esmeralada Santiago) always wants to be a Jibara, a Puerto Rican country dweller with distinctive dialect. Her Mami (Real name is Ramona) snubs her saying she cannot be a Jibara as she was born in the city, where Jibaras are mocked for their peculiar dialect. Negi  learns that her  real name is Esmeralada Santiago and Negi is her nickname. As per Puerto Rica tradition people usually have a nick name and another official name. Negi  has three siblings Delsa, Norma and Hector. Mami accuses Pablito, father of Negi , of spending his hard-earned money on other women for sexual pleasures. It...

KU Sem 1 New syllabus 2025-26 Kakatiya University & Satavahana University UG SEM 2 Kakatiya University & Satavahana University UG SEM 2 UNIT 1 – PROSE New Syllabus from 2025-26 The Great Journey to the West Romain Rolland Summary About the Writer: Romain Rolland Romain Rolland (1866–1944) was a distinguished French writer, dramatist, biographer, and essayist. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1915 for his idealistic and humanistic writings. Rolland held great respect for Swami Vivekananda , calling him “ the warrior monk ,” and for Mahatma Gandhi , whom he described as “ the Indian soul of non-violence. ” His friendships, studies, and writings reveal a sincere effort to bridge the intellectual and spiritual worlds of the East and the West. Books:- The Life of Ramakrishna – 1929 The Life of Vivekananda -1930 Mahatma Gandhi: The Man and His Work- 1924 About the lesson In The Great Journey to the West , Rolland describes the inc...