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Item Affirmation of Futility of Existence of Life in Albee's Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?(Central Department of English Kirtipur, Kathmandu, 2008-06) Bista, Bhim BahadurEdward Albee's drama "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" shows the existence of human life in the modern society. Human life is the futile, there is no meaning of human life; all the human beings struggle for their betterment of life, but everything goes in vain and they get nothing, no value of life. Martha and George characters in this play seek their identity. They want their own child for their scene future but unfortunately they don't have. So, to fulfill the desire of own child they create an imaginary son. Any parents desire for their own issue which provides them satisfaction, in this drama also the main characters desire for their own issue to run their dynasty forever, so they are seeking their identity in this modern world.Item Politics of Irony in Joseph Conrad’s Victory: An Island Tales(Central Department of English Kirtipur, Kathmandu, 2008-06) Rijal, AkadevConrad's Victory highlights the so– called idealist people by applying discursive strategy that comprises the social and political scenario. The social circumstances of Heyst make its politics inevitable in the mix of the said meaning with the unsaid one. Conrad emerges from the dialectical tension between the outward presentation of Heyst as true revolutionist with better insight of social mobility and his inner reality which is dark and full of ignorance. Heyst portraying himself as idealist who knows everything but in reality he cannot distinguish his enemy, therefore, politics of irony functions as a means of discursive strategy that comprises the social and political scenario that excavate the tension between idealism and practicalism. Axel Heyst lives many years in London with his father who convinced him that the world is full of disappointment and unhappiness and suggested his son that the ideal life is one of isolation. After his father’s death Heyst pursues his father’s suggestions, wandering around the islands, but he cannot follow his father’s ideas. He called himself as idealist and isolated but he can’t avoid the social circumstances that influenced him. Moreover, an ideal love that cannot be expressed in reality is part of the wider tension between ideals and reality. Heyst and Lena seems happy but unable to communicate because they cannot express their feelings. Thus, the use and interpretation of irony always takes place in a certain discursive community.Item Assertion of Female Individuality in Willa Cather's A Lost Lady(Central Department of English Kirtipur, Kathmandu, 2008-06) Dhakal, Toya NathMy dissertation entitled "Assertion of Female Individuality in Willa Cather's A Lost Lady" subverts the role model of female that is devised by male ideology. Cather's presentation of autonomous female protagonist who asserts her individuality dismantling the complacent roles of female in the society aspires to establish female voice in the society. Cather's hero Marian Forrester disrupts the old patriarchal walls erected by male ideology to thwart women from any progressive activities. Marian does whatever she likes without thinking what will be the society's response. Depicting Marian twenty five years younger than her husband, Cather allows her hero to go beyond the limited territory of patriarchy. Marian remains busy on changing her lovers leaving her sick husband on his death bed to assert her individuality. She controls not only domestic chores but also undertakes business and financial affairs. Cather by portraying Marian as the hero of the novel proves that freedom and responsibility, that are historically denied to them, could be achieved by women.Item Knowledge of Reproductive Health Among Higher Secondary School Girl Students (A Study of Madan Smarak Higher Secondary School, Lalitpur)(Central Department of population studies, 2008-06) Bajracharya, SaritaIt is a study of “Knowledge and Awareness of Reproductive Health among Higher Secondary School Girls Students.” This study covers 110 respondents who were studying in Madhan Smarak Higher Secondary School, Lalitpur in grade 9 and 10. Total students were covered who were present in the class at the time of taking data. An overall objective of the study is to access the knowledge of Reproductive Health of girl’s adolescents. The available literatures had been reviewed and developed a conceptual framework. The study shows that Brahmin, Chhetri, Newar, and Tamang with the percent of population 27.7, 25.5, 36.4, 10.9 respectively were the major ethnic group with the majority of Hindu religious people. The literacy status of respondents’ parents, 72.7 percent of their mother’s and 78.2 percents of their father’s were literate. Majority of the respondents’ main sources of family income were non agriculture sector. Various respondents were living together in small family size. Among 47.3 percent respondents lived in their own house. 96.4 percent had radio, 97.3 percent had television, 33.6 had computer availability, and 93.6 percent had phone as there household facilities. A finding shows that, above than 90 percent respondents had knowledge about means of family planning and 77.3 percent of the total respondents were reported five years interval is an appropriate birth spacing period between two children. About 96 percent perceived about the menstruation is a periodic discharge of blood and mucus and 82.7 percent respondents said “When the menstruation girls has been capable to be pregnant”. Among them, 66.4 percent respondents were reported 20 years is an appropriate marriage age for female and 25 years is for male. Half of the total population said that sexual intercourse between male and female is a way of getting pregnant and about three in fourth respondents were reported the appropriate age of sexual intercourse is twenty years and above. Overall, above than 80 respondents were reported the consequences of early pregnancy is infant mortality, maternal mortality, and low weight birth. Among 92.7 percent had knowledge about abortion is termination of pregnancy before 28 weeks. In the case of safe motherhood, care of those three components (ANC, delivery, and PNC) of the safe motherhood had reported by 92.7 percent of respondents as the safe motherhoods components. Above than 90 percent respondents had knowledge about infertility. The result of specific knowledge on STIs and HIV/AIDS 97.3 percent had knowledge about HIV/AIDS as well as 89.1 percent and 82.7 percent respondents were eported Gonorrhea and syphilis are the types of STIs respectively. 91.8 percent of the respondents were known about the need of RH knowledge in the adolescent period.