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    The Only Two Holidays for Muslims “You had two days for celebrating joy before Islam‚ and glorious Allah has replaced them for you by which is better‚ Eid Al-Adha and Eid Al-Fitr‚” prophet Mohammed said‚ after he asked the people of Madeenah why were they celebrating two special days before Islam. From his words‚ we know that they are the only holidays for Muslims‚ and how much important are they. Eid means a festival and a holiday in Arabic language. Eid Al-Fitr and Eid Al-Adha are two religious

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    Words can Heal and Words can Harm Words are very important. Words can heal and words can harm. Words can hurt grievously and for a long time. The tongue can bless and the tongue can curse. It is very important for us to control our words and tame our tongue when we are angry. Many times‚ when we are angry we say the most atrocious things. We forget ourselves and become indifferent to what we say. We blast the other person without mercy‚ although we may not mean those words. But words once

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    Examine Nietzsche’s statement in The Birth of Tragedy that it is only as an ‘Aesthetic Phenomenon’ that existence can be ‘justified’ to eternity. According to the qualities of ‘eternity’ and ‘existence’ that Nietzsche and Schopenhauer prescribe; it is by definition that something can only be justified in the phenomenal world: the world of ‘existence’. Although this statement describes existence justifying itself to eternity‚ The Birth of Tragedy tends to illustrate the inverse: eternity justifying

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    IF YOU THINK YOU CAN‚ YOU CAN “IF YOU THINK YOU CAN‚ YOU CAN” is a common phrase which we often use in vain.It means that if you have will and determination you will always find a way to success. For reaching the peaks of glory you should have a will to cross any hurdle that comes in your way. WINNERS NEVER QUIT AND QUITTERS NEVER WIN. Life’s battles don’t always go To the stronger or faster man. But sooner or later the man who wins‚ Is the man who thinks he can. Good morning everyone‚

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    In the essay‚ “Only Daughter”‚ the author Sandra Cisneros expresses her struggles as being the only daughter in a Mexican family of six sons and how these facts have affected her life and made her the person she is today. Sandra Cisneros mentions “I am the only daughter in a family of six sons. That explains everything.” Being the only girl in a large family has‚ in a way‚ forced Sandra to spend time alone with herself because Sandra’s brothers would not spend time with Sandra. This allowed Sandra

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    have chosen in Writing with Style‚ was called Only Daughter by Sandra Cisneros. I found this article interesting‚ due to the fact of the father’s response when his daughter made plans to go to college for writing (English). He enjoyed the fact that she wanted to go to college‚ but his reasons differed from hers. He though going to college would help her find a husband‚ not pursue a degree. Sandra was one of seven children in the family‚ her being the only female. All she wanted was to prove her dad

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    CAN-CAN А. Vivante “I’m going to go for a drive" he said to his wife. "I’ll be back in an hour or two." He didn’t often leave the house for more than the few minutes it took him to go to the post office or to a store‚ but spent his time hanging around‚ doing odds jobs — Mr. Fix-it his wife called him — and also‚ though not nearly enough of it‚ painting — which he made his living from. "Ail right‚" his wife said brightly‚ as though he were doing her a favor. As a matter of fact

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    “Your Only Shame is to Have Shame” Every individual in this world faces some type of problem through out their lives‚ and everyone overcomes them in different ways. People sometimes release their stress and problems through writing what they feel‚ and by writing they feel they go somewhere else. Amy Tan‚ a Chinese American‚ struggled with her true identity which influence her works which mainly focus on identity‚ the Chinese American dream‚ and family struggles. Amy Tan had a childhood full of ups

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    Advantages and Disadvantages of Being an Only Child Pros And Cons Of Being The Only Child Being an only child can be either good or bad‚ depending on how you perceive it and how you are brought up by your parents. The advantages could be that you get the undivided love and attention of your parents. They would dote on you more and provide for you more - in terms of getting you stuff‚ toys‚ etc. Obviously‚ being an only child means that your parents have only you to spend the money on and not have

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    our behaviors and ourselves. Everyone has a story‚ experiences‚ and knowledge. Imagine how much we can learn from other people and expand our knowledge if it were not for judgments. Accepting the diversity of each other and keeping an open mind is a key step in breaking that limitation. No matter how much information we try to gather based on a person’s look‚ the true essence of their character can only be discovered through understanding and communication. Thinking that we have deciphered a person’s

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