Reading has many advantages. It gives us pleasure‚ increases our knowledge and sharpens our intellect. In the words of Francis Bacon‚ “Reading maketh a full man; conference a ready man and writing an exact man.” By reading‚ one becomes a complete man. One develops a comprehensive personality. One acquires knowledge and wisdom. Books widen our outlook on men and matters. By reading good books‚ we acquire noble habits. Reading is a source of great pleasure. It gives us a sense of satisfaction. It
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Logan Whaley Biography Improvisation IV Thelonious Monk Thelonious Monk is known as one of the most unique‚ inimitable piano players of all time. Monk was both ahead of his time‚ and deeply rooted in tradition‚ and used his extraordinary gift of perfect pitch to learn songs and memorize them fast. Thelonious had a love for the piano from a young age‚ and grew up in Manhattan around lots of musicians. After failing academically as a young high school student he decided to drop out of school
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Amir is raised in a traditional culture with clearly defined rules; highly patriarchal‚ gender roles are strictly followed and constrain much of family life. Similarly‚ racial hierarchy is so ingrained as to be something of a caste system. In Kabul‚ it is common for people to believe that Hazaras are lesser than Pashtuns. This belief system can be seen when Amir describes his relationship with Hassan‚ “I was a Pashtun and he was a Hazara. . . and nothing was ever going to change that” (Hosseini
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Health care Provider and Faith Diversity Sumitha Thomas Grand Canyon University: HLT - 310V October 24‚ 2013 Health care Provider and Faith Diversity Abstract As America is rich in multi cultural immigrants’ diversities in culture‚ beliefs‚ faiths and religion are not uncommon among American population. Health care profession is one of the major areas that are affected with these diversities of culture‚ beliefs‚ faiths and religion. While there are many advantages of rich and diverse heritage
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We as people read for so many different reasons; to entertain and educate ourselves‚ to escape reality‚ to better ourselves‚ and to become more aware of the world around us. Every book offers us a unique chance to experience at least one of these things‚ and Khaled Hazzeini’s novel The Kite Runner is no exception. Written and narrated by an Afghan native‚ The Kite Runner follows the fictional but realistic Afghan boy Amir through his life’s conflicts‚ spanding from early childhood well into adulthood
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Drug Addiction A drug addiction is an ongoing need to use drugs. It is also called substance dependence‚ because the person may depend on drugs to continue functioning normally. Like any addiction‚ it involves a craving‚ or strong want‚ that is very hard to control.[1] When the addict is no longer able to use the drug‚ they will suffer from withdrawal.[2] A person usually become addicted to specific kinds of drugs‚ the use of which may or may not be against the law. A person who may easily become
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Independence Day of India "Long years ago we made a tryst with destiny‚ and now the time comes when we will redeem our pledge‚ not wholly or in full measure‚ but very substantially. At the stroke of the midnight hour‚ when the world sleeps‚ India will awake to life and freedom. A moment comes‚ which comes but rarely in history‚ when we step out from the old to the new‚ when an age ends and when the soul of a nation‚ long suppressed‚ finds utterance.... We end today a period of ill fortune‚ and
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examination with the inside clashes. One of her written work named Holler the Peacock in which Maya is the character who conceived of an upper white collar class Brahmin crew. Having become motherless‚ she was spoiled by the father just named Rai Sahib. Albeit touchy and decently instructed‚ she generally been dealt with as a youngster instead of a full grown‚ ready to be heard and addressed. She raised in a defensive environment. Her father dependably tries to fill the loss of her mother and makes
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Train To Pakistan is written by Khushwant Singh and is India’s best known writer and columnist . He has been founder-editor of Yojana and editor of the Illustrated Weekly of India ‚ and National Herald and the Hindustan Times. He was a member of parliament from 1980 to 1986. He was awarded the Padma Bhushan in 1974 but returned the decoration in 1984 in protest against the storming of the Golden Temple in Amritsar by the Indian Army. In 2007 ‚ he was awarded the Padma Bhushan . Among the other awards
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