railways. The Ayer had three sons and five daughters of whom Chandra was the oldest son. In 1916‚ the family moved to Madras where Chandra grew up. Chandrasekhar came from a highly educated South Indian family. He was the nephew of Indian Nobel Laureate Sir C.V.Raman. Chandra was a brilliant student. At 15‚ he entered Presidency College‚ the most prestigious in Madras; in 1927‚ he started their physics honors course‚ graduating in 1930 at the top of his class. He read far beyond the curriculum‚ for instance
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SIR SYED AHMED KHAN: HIS LIFE AND CONTRIBUTION Sir Syed’s vision and his laborious efforts to meet the demands of challenging times are highly commendable. The dark post 1857 era was indeed hopeless and only Sir Syed could penetrate through its thick veil to visualize the Nation’s destinies. He rightly believed that the past had its merits and its legacies were valuable but it was the future that a society was called upon to cope with. Sir Syed Ahmed Khan (1817-1898) was a great visionary‚
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Arthur Miller Background Study: In preparation for Death of a Salesman Miller’s Early Life ● Arthur Miller was born on Oct. 17‚ 1915‚ in New York City. ● His father ran a small coat-manufacturing business; during the Depression it failed. ● He was 17 before he read any serious literature and had poor grades in high school. (woo hoo – there’s hope!) The College Years ● Two years after high school graduation‚ he enrolled in the University of Michigan. ● Before graduating in 1938‚ he won two Avery
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MY FAREWELL SPEECH – 1994/95 Principal Sir‚ my loving teachers‚ and my fellow Tenacians: Words don’t come easy to me when it comes to speaking on an occasion like this. All throughout my school life‚ I’ve seen batches of students being bade farewell by the school and in all those times‚ I’ve feared the day when I’ll be among those stepping out of the doors of this institution for ever. Today‚ the time seems to have come for me too to make a transition from present to history. I don’t know
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11 September 2012 C.S. Lewis: Canon; Natural Law C.S. Lewis wrote a book called Mere Christianity that conveyed his views on natural law. Lewis focused his writings on first principles and policy matters as the pertained to questions of lasting value. “He infused an interrelated worldview of truth‚ moral ethics‚ natural law‚ literary excellence‚ reason‚ science‚ individual liberty‚ personal responsibility and virtue‚ and Christian theism. (Evils of statism)” According to him we learn
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AUTOBIOGRAPHY: SIR ALEXANDER FLEMING... On a farm in Scotland on August 6‚ 1881‚ an amazing person was born. This amazing person was Alexander Fleming. As a boy he roamed the countryside with his 8 siblings who lived with him in a desolate area of Scotland. The Fleming children had a love for the flora‚ fauna and merry weather that surrounded their farm for miles. Fleming won a scholarship to St. Mary’s Hospital Medical School in London. He went on and passed exams and completed his
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Lewis Thomas’ To Err is Human In the essay‚ “To Err is Human”‚ Lewis Thomas‚ begins by contrasting the supposed infallibility of computers with the human propensity for error. In the essay Lewis explains how we grow from our mistakes‚ he says “We are built to make mistakes‚ coded for error (306). Lewis uses persuasive elements to sway people into his point of view. Thomas writes that when computers make an error‚ they don’t know what to do‚ but if a human makes an error we can adapt and
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The main theme of "The Star" by Arthur C. Clarke deals with faith. Clarke defines faith as having belief and trust in God with strong conviction. Clarke believes that one must have faith not only during blissful times‚ such as during the time of creation‚ but also during time of anguish‚ such as when destruction occurs. God "created" when a star flew over Bethlehem‚ just as God destroyed a star‚ the Phoenix Nebula‚ and its surrounding planets including any life that may have lived there. God does
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Arthur Miller‚ the author of The Crucible‚ lived through the 1950’s. During that time‚ there was a fear of communist ideas‚ and Americans had a campaign against it. Experiencing this time period had a lot of influence on the reasoning behind Miller writing this play. The Crucible was a play on the hysteria that was produced when the U.S. government sought to suppress Communism and radical leftism activity in America (Thirteen). McCarthyism and personal experiences during that time are two of the
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The Legend King Arthur‚ a fierce leader‚ knight‚ and some say great ruler. The debate on whether King Arthur exits is still raging among scholars today. King Arthur was a British warrior who led and won the battle of the Saxons as well as numerous other battles. Many dispute on whether he was a myth‚ legend‚ or historical figure. Between Merlin the magician and the brave knights who he fought alongside of‚ but specifically his best friend Lancelot. As well as his wife Queen Guinevere
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