3rd September‚ 2012 Dear Editor‚ I fell frustrated about the recent spate of cyber bullying worldwide. The rosining situation in Hong Kong is unacceptable. Cyber bullying can cause both physical and psychological damages to the victims. This problem must be tackled‚ and I believe that there is more than one way to skin the cat. To begin with‚ education is an important step in order to avoid cyber bullying. Most cyber bullying cases happen to both primary and secondary students who
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Dear Mr. John Adams‚ I am writing this letter in regards to the recent article that was printed in the Sydney Morning Herald earlier this week criticizing the study of Shakespeare in school and how it should be removed from the year 9 syllabuses. One of Shakespeare’s most famous works is the play of Romeo and Juliet which is also one of the world’s best-known love stories. A play such as Romeo and Juliet incorporates profound themes of human nature‚ father and daughter relationships and the inevitability
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INDIAN THOUGHT IN EMERSON THOREAU AND WHITMAN V. K. CHARI VEDANTA philosophy was one of several thought currents from abroad that reached New England in the early decades of the 19th century and contributed to the thinking of Emerson and Thoreau. Emerson’s interest in the sacred writings of the East probably began: .ring his Harvard days and continued throughout his life. He knew Laws of Manu‚ Vishnupurana‚ the Bhagvad- Gita‚ and Katha Upanishad: There are
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Transcendental thinkers such as Thoreau and Emerson produced several works each‚ much of which encompasses these values. Together‚ the values of transcendentalism and the writing by the supporters of these values act as pillars to hold up transcendentalism‚ like supports for a large building. Of the many values of transcendentalism‚ the artist chose five to be the main pillars to hold up the roof of the building‚ which represents transcendentalism itself. Alongside these‚ two works by transcendental writers
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Write a letter within 120 words to the editor of a newspaper complaining about the high prices of everyday necessities. [Points: prices of almost all articles of daily use rising high – poor and middle class people suffer much – the Govt. to take steps to check rise in prices] Ans.: To‚ The Editor‚ ‘Letters to the editor column’ The Statesman‚ Kolkata-700001 Dear Sir‚ I would like to draw the attention of the concerned authority to the problem detailed below through the widely read ‘Letters
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Belonging is the finest thing in the world that knows how to belong to oneself. You have to belong to yourself before you belong to society. Belonging is a quite a hard concept‚ as you can argue that people who don’t want to belong actually "belong" to a group of people who don’t want to belong. But what is belonging? One idea is that you belong when you feel comfortable with people who have similar objectives‚ goals‚ and aims as you. But‚ as i realised while analysing a film in fact it’s for this
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Part I. Ralph Waldo Emerson In an essay published in 1841‚ Emerson addressed one of the central characteristics of the American sensibility: individualism. Before you read‚ take a moment to think about the term “self-reliance” and what it means to you as a teenager and a student. As you read‚ determine what “self-reliance” meant to Emerson and how your meaning and his overlap. • Read "Self Reliance." • Open and complete the questions on the Emerson Questions page. • Then‚ continue to
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Why is there such a difference still? Dear Editor Throughout reading articles published in your newspaper in the past few years and also in the broader media in Australia‚ I have become quite irritated that Australian Indigenous communities are still being treated with disrespect and wrongness by our government. All human beings should be treated as equals and have equal rights to the basic necessities such as quality health care. However we still fail to give our Indigenous communities the respect
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Letter to the Editor Sherry Grant LTC/328 January 27‚ 2014 Margaret Cultice Letter to the Editor Sherry Grant Val Idpoint Validpoint@yournews.com January 24‚ 2014 Dear Editor‚ Your article pertaining to the crimes against the older population was thorough and well delivered. The elderly population is indeed becoming victimized on a larger scale than has been seen in the past. This increase is a result of the growing number of seniors living in society with little protection
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During the hustling‚ industrial moments of U.S. history‚ transcendentalism emerged. Ralph Emerson and Henry Thoreau‚ the founders of the belief‚ preached in their respective texts about the importance of self realization of one’s potential by using nature in order to prevent a corrupt and immoral society. Although the movement eventually died out in the late 1850’s‚ the belief still carries on. Pico Iyer‚ a famous Japanese transcendentalist‚ once stated‚ “I left my comfortable job of life to live
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