Becoming a Writer:
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This is a wonderful videoclip about how Hosseini came up with the idea to write his book. Very worthwhile.
This is a short news clip on why women in Afghanistan are often driven to suicide - about 3 minutes.
Hosseini talks about the difficulties of writing from a woman's point of view.
Hosseini talks about what life is like now in Afghanistan, including what happened during the Russian invasion.
Afghanistan today: women police, comprising only 1% of the police force, are being shot by Taliban.
Listen to Frank McCourt's clip from Angela's Ashes.
This is a good example from Harry Potter where Malfoy get this just rewards. An example of "sweet justice" or what is known in the literary world as "poetic justice."
This is an extremely powerful clip showing Joseph Turner's "The Slave Ship." Simon Schama analyzes Turner's Victorian painting, depicting the horror of Thomas Clarkston's decision to throw 133 African men, women, and children overboard the Zong slave ship. in 1871. The painting, an example of the extreme vindication of slavery. The painting was first exhibited in 1840 but made a tremendous impact, despite the negative reviews. Now critics believe this is one of the most important pieces of art from the nineteenth century.