murdered before she is born. Female foeticide is still prevalent in the Indian society‚ in fact‚ it has been a practice for hundreds of years. Narrow-minded people do not mind murdering their unborn daughters for the fear of giving huge amounts of dowry at the time of her marriage. Such people‚ whenever they discover they are going to have a girl child (through illegal sex selection tests)‚ get the foetus aborted. Else they would continue to reproduce till they get a male heir. When price rise is
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osteoporosis that lead to immobility. Many people wish to live longer as it is a blessing to witness their children’s wedding‚ to see their grandchildren graduate and to be able to hold their great grandchildren. However‚ on the whole‚ I believe that more often than not‚ living to a ripe old age‚ brings about more drawbacks than advantages. Hence‚ I agree to a large extent that longevity is a curse‚ and not a blessing. Longevity can come with old age problems. These problems can be classified
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The effects of having a pet are endless. As a pet owner knows‚ sharing his or her life with a little furry four-legged companion can be a curse and a blessing. There are several effects of owning a pet‚ including having the knowledge to care about a different living creature‚ dealing with the passing of a pet‚ and knowledge about loyalty‚ protection‚ and friendship. Owning a pet is one of the most incredible and valuable things a person can do in his or her lifetime. People own pets for many reasons
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Gloucester follows his heart and sneaks out of his castle to find the insane Lear and lead him to safety. Once Regan and Cornwall receive information concerning Gloucester’s actions‚ they capture him upon his return to the castle and torture him. Regan curses him as she plucks out tufts of his beard‚ and Gloucester is virtually taken prisoner in his own house. As he screams in agony‚ Cornwall plucks out Gloucester’s eyes‚ as Regan coaxes on the evil that is taking place. This fails to show any justice
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days of standing in queues in all weathers in order to wait for that all-important phone call - if one did not have a land-line phone at home. Mobile phones have freed us from all of the inconveniences of the way we used phones in the past. The blessing‚ these days‚ is the fact that now‚ communication is instant and we can communicate at any time and in any place. Furthermore‚ mobile devices‚ have become much more than just ’phones’. indeed‚ they have actually outgrown what they were originally
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in families household because they would bring a blessing upon the house. Rachel took them with her when she fled with Jacob so they would be blessed and be granted with safety on their journey. Rachel did not tell neither Jacob or Laban that she took the idols and tricked them by placing the idols in her camel’s saddle. Although Rachel used trickery for good in Jacob and her favor‚ Jacob did not know Rachel had stolen the idols‚ so he planted a curse on whoever stole the idols saying they shall not
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One or two entertaining programmes in a week is sufficient for a child. A BOON has been defined as a benefit enjoyed; a thing to be thankful for; a blessing. A bane is a thing that ruins or spoils; a deadly poison. In the light of our brief review of just a few aspects of the question‚ can television be considered a bane or a boon‚ a curse or a blessing? TV Can Be a Boon There can be little doubt that many persons consider TV to be a boon. A great number of elderly‚ sick or handicapped people would
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we as humans can see and relate to the character and also to what the feelings of the man are making you find your emotions. The image of death is represented to portray the fact that the mariner killed the graceful albatross as well as telling his curse of life-in-death‚ the albatross was a godly creature and its death was punishable by damnation. The boat represents the ship the Mariner and his crew sailed southward on and that the mariner was stuck alone on‚ the old man is a symbol of the mariner
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discoveries are going on a very fast track. These are of fundamental nature and of far reaching consequences‚ so much so that the world would get further transformed unrecognizably. Science touches all of us and our life at every step‚ as a big boon and blessing. It has helped us to conquer space and time. The world has now become a global village‚ thanks to very fast and reliable means of travel and communication. Science has also helped man to conquer the moon and to explore the outer space. Many a fatal
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She imposes a penance on the Mariner‚ which begins with the death of the crew while the Mariner lives on‚ unable to die‚ unable even to sleep. Suddenly‚ sailors on the ship begin to die without a sound. However‚ they do make sure to curse the Mariner with their eyes before they go. Only Mariner is still alive on the ship. He grieves only for himself‚ at first‚ saying “Alone on a wide sea! And never a saint took pity on My soul in agony”
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