birth of Hanuman goes thus: Vrihaspati had an attendant called Punjikasthala‚ who was cursed to assume the form of a female monkey — a curse that could only be nullified if she would give birth to an incarnation of Lord Shiva. Reborn as Anjana‚ she performed intense austerities to please Shiva‚ who finally granted her the boon that would cure her of the curse. When Agni‚ the god of fire‚ gave Dasharath‚ the king of Ayodhya‚ a bowl of sacred dessert to share among his wives so they may have divine
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Modern methods of transport have transformed our world into a village. Is this a blessing or a curse? In some respects the topic-statement is true. Modern transport‚ especially by air‚ allows people to circle the globe in a few days‚ or hours‚ if an aircraft such as Concorde is used. Thus we have learnt to look upon distance as nothing. I can get to Paris from south-east England quicker than I can get to central London. So‚ the world has become a village? If so‚ the comparison ends there
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Is reading and writing a blessing or a curse. Throughout history many have learned have learned to read and write ending up with different perspectives each time. Once these people began to learn to read and write their minds opened up to the world around them revealing how cruel it really was. Some of the people that opened up their eyes to real world were: Frederick Douglass‚ Malcolm X‚ And Sandra Cisneros‚ of which‚ wrote about all of their painful experiences of before they learned to be literate
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interrupt your plan. You like to know what’s expected of you‚ and you care about what other’s think. The hardest thing for you may be to stay calm and objective when you’re upset. You’re a very sensitive person; you know first hand that it is both a blessing and curse to be so insightful about other people. People like you are usually very warm‚ outgoing‚ and talkative. You make friends easily and are often popular and well liked because you are so enthusiastic and cheerful. You care deeply for your family
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The Horrific Blessing Most believers live with the expectation that God will bless our lives because of our relationship with him. However‚ the status of the delivery date of the blessing can be confused by the events and current status of our human condition. One has to ask his or her self; Is my blessing an end all to my life’s journey? Why aren’t I blessed right now and is grateful good enough. This conflict is often accepted as par for the course of life. God does not want you to guess about
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are to set goals - both realistic and not. We are to dream. And what George was given is Lennie. Lennie is special‚ he is both a blessing and a curse. Lennie isn’t like everyone else; he is slower and requires more patience and attention than most. George is to take care of Lennie- a blessing that keeps him from feeling the infectious loneliness ranchers feel‚ and a curse that gives him an extra responsibility. But most of all‚ Lennie makes George believe in things he never thought he could‚ and then
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Josh Smith Mr. Jones ACP English Practice Summary #1 August 21‚ 2014 Email is one of the number one ways to communicate in the universe. Technology has changed the lives of the people who live in this century. Since the beginning of technology‚ it has been considered a great thing and a poor thing. In "We ’ve Got Mail-Always" by Andrew Leonard‚ he states the facts about email and its effect on people ’s lives. Ever since day one‚ email has been criticized‚ and cut down by people. Email is
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Many are the blessings of work. All that humanity has achieved during the course of generation was a result of hard work over long period of time. Man-to-day boasts that he is the highest of all creatures‚ that he is the roof and crown of all created beings. He owes all his greatness to hard work‚ it is the unique privilege of man to change and master his environment through hard and constant work. Man is human because he is capable of hard work‚ while the animal is not. Nothing is denied to hard
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Have u ever been wanted something so bad that u would never let a thing get in your way?? Well I have a story that will make your day. In the mist of adversity‚ two Black men overcame the odds and learned to read and write during a time when they could have been killed for it. The first man is the legendary Fredrick Douglas‚ who was born a slave and defied the odds of his time. The other Richard Wright‚ though in a time no as oppressed as Fredrick‚ he was a man who would not settle for less. These
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Opinion essay: "Technological Progress – Blessing or Curse?" “He who moves not forward‚ goes backward”. Goethe “Do we control our machines or do they control us?.” Author unknown Technology... is a queer thing. It brings you great gifts with one hand‚ and it stabs you in the back with the other. ~C.P. Snow‚ New York Times‚ 15 March 1971 Read the quotations above. Then use them as a starting point for a composition (350–400 words). Write an opinionated text in which you deal with this important
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