Nothing is absolute anymore. Any situation we come across‚ whether of our own making or facing the unknown‚ is left for interpretation making them negotiable. There are moments when people encounter crossroads‚ where they must choose a path. “The step not taken” is a story about a man‚ who was at a crossroad and chose a path that he regretted soon after and continued to be haunted with guilt. The hero‚ Paul D’Angelo experienced an epiphany in his story “The step not taken”‚ where his subconscious acts
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“The Road Not Taken” by Robert Lee Frost is one of the most eminent as well as misunderstood pieces of American poetry. The speaker stands in the woods debating two splitting paths. This happens in a yellow wood (indicating the setting is autumn). Both paths are “worn about the same.” The speaker muses at the fork for a long while until he finally chooses the second road‚ saving for the first road for another day. In the future he will reminisce about his decision‚ claiming to have taken the road less
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Life is a journey with a choice of many roads to travel. Everyone is a traveler on the roads of life and must choose his own path. In Robert Frost’s “The Road Not Taken” the traveler must decide which road is best for him. Does he take the path most traveled or does he go down “the one less traveled by” (19)? When one takes the road “ less traveled” (19) he is choosing his own path in life rather than following the mainstream. Frost gives support to the idea that the choices one makes in life makes
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man is free to decide upon his/her life‚ in many Eastern countries this is not the case. In India‚ for instance‚ parents still have the obligation to choose a suitable partner for their offsprings and their children are obliged to comply with this order. Hindu culture takes this phenomenon as something pre-established‚ as something normal. Nevertheless‚ those Indians who have the opportunity to travel abroad‚ and be in contact with different cultures‚ feel this stark contrast of freedom of choice more
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DOES SOCIAL MEDIA HAVE POLITICAL POWER? A couple of years ago we saw how Twitter was being used as a tool for collaboration during a time of unrest in Iran. In the past few years‚ the role of blogs and cell phones has helped everyday Cubans learn about the outside world previously shut out through traditional media outlets. And uncensored access to Google in China has made headlines in the past couple of years as well. Now given the situation in Northern Africa‚ including the shutdown of Internet
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Does having a lower socio economic status influence the choice to participate in university in Australia? What reasons might there be for this? Low socio economic status is part of the under-represented group in Australia‚ which also consists of ethnic background and indigenous Australians. People who are classified in the low socio economic group generally have poorer education‚ income and occupational status compared to members of the medium and high socio economic group. This group has a
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various other groups based on profession‚ age‚ religion‚ and place of residence. Country by Country has limitations because: ─ ─ ─ ─ Not everyone in a country is alike Variations within some countries are great Similarities link groups from different countries. Databases are scarce/ non reliable/ outdated. PHYSICAL ATTRIBUTES Physical differences can affect business decisions such as whether and how to change a product‚ how high to place production machinery and which advertising message to use
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in life. As depicted in Robert Frost’s “The Road Not Taken”‚ the narrator underwent an emotional journey after coming to a fork in the road as he was walking through the woods. He wants to travel down both roads‚ but knows that is not possible and begins to contemplate which road he should take. As he looks down both roads‚ he tries to differentiate the two by saying one is greener than the other‚ but comes to the realization that both have been equally traveled down. He then thinks he will one
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parents nested us a home‚ mother and father had cooked or dined with the family in the kitchen. The walls of the kitchen have many stories to tell and memories to keep. If only it could talk about the memories from the heating stove‚ the clay jar of water‚ the plates‚ the sink‚ the table‚ and all the meals. Truly‚ the kitchen is a cherished place. When I was younger‚ I remember my two widowed aunts tidying up the kitchen. They lived in the province with their brother‚ my widowed grandfather. When we
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improved‚ while oil-producing economies‚ Gabon (112th)‚ Cameroon (115th) Nigeria (120th) and Chad (148th) – stagnated or declined in the ranking‚” reads the report partly. Among the low-income countries‚ Kenya made the biggest improvement‚ rising by 10 places to 96th position in the world. Globally‚ Switzerland maintained its first position and so did Singapore and Finland on second and third positions‚ respectively. Other countries in the world top 10 most competitive economies were Germany‚
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