the present paper offers a postcolonial reading of two of the best novels by v. s. naipaul – half a life and the mimic men – in five chapters. the focus of this research is on different notions of postcolonial criticism and their application on the two novels as discussed from homi bhabha’s and frantz fanons points of view. having introduced the life and literary career of v. s. naipaul in th...

Introduction and purpose:considering of Specific needs, attention to health behaviors and quality of life in the elderly is a very important issue that is mostly ignored. The aim of this study was to investigate the quality of life of elderly women in nursing homes in Shiraz and its association with physical activity. Materials and Methods: A total of 186 elderly women above the 65 years vol...

Background and Aim: Schema modes include specific schemata and coping styles which are activated in emotional situations. They create formation of behavioral patterns compatible with their own schemata. The purpose of this study was to predict the quality of life in vitiligo patients according to their schema modes. Methods: In this descriptive-correlational study,170 vitiligo patients were ...

until now many studies have been done over recent decades throughout the world to show the right age to start english. in iran, research is still at an early stage in terms of evaluating teachers’ beliefs about teaching children english. the problem of at what age to start teaching english and how to teach english to elementary school children has not been solved neither in this country nor els...