Leela’s Friend – R.K.Narayan Sidda was hanging about the gate at a moment when Mr Sivasanker was standing in the front veranda of his house brooding over the servant problem. “Sir‚ do you want a servant?” Sidda asked. “Come in” said Mr Sivasanker. As Sidda opened the gate and came in‚ Mr Sivasanker subjected him to a scrutiny and said to himself‚ “Doesn’t seem to be a bad sort ... At any rate‚ the fellow looks tidy.” “Where were you before?” he asked. Sidda said‚ “In a bungalow there‚” and indicated
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I began fussing with the Epic of Gilgamesh and the Enuma Elish because a group of people with whom I work were curious about Noah. And I can’t‚ of course‚ teach about Noah and the Flood without teaching about the different creation stories in Genesis 1 and 2. And I most assuredly can’t do them any credit if I don’t make a nod to other Ancient Near East literature. (Utterly unrelated to the task at hand‚ this little nugget from Gilgamesh [and I love it that my spell-checker knows this word without
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About the author RK Narayan brought Indian writing in English to western nations. He was helped in the venture by Graham Greene. Narayan’s stories mostly have the fictional town of Malgudi as their geographical reference point. Malgudi could be anywhere in India. It is a microcosm of the huge country. Even today there are readers who believe that Malgudi exists; so realistically did Narayan describe the place. Narayan’s stories were brief‚ some barely ten pages long‚ but within this he was able
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A FRIEND IN NEED IS A FRIEND INDEED Meaning Almost always it is the origin of a phrase or saying that requires the most research; the meaning being well understood. This phrase is interesting because there are various interpretations of its meaning. Firstly‚ is it ’a friend in need is a friend indeed’ or ’a friend in need is a friend in deed’? Secondly‚ is it ’a friend (when you are) in need’ or ’a friend (who
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Philippine Christian University Common Errors in Learning English Survey Question Name: Course: Year: Instructions: Shade the circle that corresponds your answer. You may choose more than one answer. Read carefully. 1. What is/are the common errors in learning English? * Grammar errors * Misspelled words * Mistakes in verb tenses * Capitalization * Misusage of punctuation marks 2. What is/are the causes of errors in
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Hi‚ my name is Braden Spangle. I was born in Spokane at deaconess medical center on July 23rd in 1998. My parents are Dustin Spangle and Jodi Griggs. My step parents are Drew Griggs and Dawn Spangle. I have three siblings‚ my one year old sister Gleason‚ my brother Grady who is 10‚ and my step-brother Josh who is 7. My parents got divorced when I was nine. I play two sports at Mt. Spokane‚ I play basketball and baseball. During the fall I race motocross and I am currently sponsored. I also like to
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Stop the Strays The amount of strays in America is unbelievable. In my own community‚ Hood County‚ the numbers are through the roof. According to the Stray Pet Advocacy 45% of the stray animals in Hood county are dogs‚ and the other 55% are cats. The first step to a better‚ less stray-infested‚ future is to get the shelters going harder at their jobs. More animal control vehicles should be patrolling through the town during the day. More funds are needed to give the animal control vans the equipment
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friend in need is a friend indeed A true friend is a person who will help you when you really need help. Babylon English Dictionary a real friend is one who is supportive in times of trouble We hear the above phrase a lot but fail to pay much attention to it as we believe that all our friends are friends in deed. Mostly in troubled times we look back space that is sans them. The choices that we take‚ the amount of time we spend all decide the amount of closeness we share with a friend
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Friends - one word with a very beautiful meaning behind it. To most of us‚ friends are known as our pals‚ buddies or acquaintances. The more the merrier they always say. The more friends you have‚ the wider you horizon. With the ample presence of social networking sites these days such as Facebook and Twitter‚ it is much easier to be connected to people from the other end of the world than it used to be. With just a few clicks of the mouse‚ you will become friends or be connected virtually to other
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there’s a big difference between cyber friends and real life friends. Many people think that these two both have the same level of friendship. Unlike those people‚ I think that having real friends that you personally see and talk with is priceless and irreplaceable. There’s is nothing more beautiful than great relationships with your friends whom you personally share stories with. Well‚ I’m not saying that having cyber friends is bad or unacceptable. I’m just
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