two-page essay on why he wanted to end his life. Anna Hazare was not driven to such a pass by circumstances. He wanted to live no more because he was frustrated with life and wanted an answer to the purpose of human existence. The story goes that one day at the New Delhi Railway Station‚ he chanced upon a book on Swami Vivekananda. Drawn by Vivekananda’s photograph‚ he is quoted as saying that he read the book and found his answer - that the motive of his life lay in service to his fellow humans.
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Our Mother Language Day (21st February) UNESCO’s declaration of 21st February as the International Mother Language Day has brought fresh glory and prestige to Bangladesh which is making significant strides towards peace‚ progress and prosperity at home and discharging international obligations abroad. After 1952‚ the people of Bangladesh have been observing every year the 21st day of February as their glorious and unforgettable Language Martyrs Day. What happened on 21st February 1952 is
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THANE FORT TO THE THANE CENTRAL JAIL: A TRANSITION AND PRESENT SITUATION - VAIBHAV D. ADHYARU K.V.PENDHARKAR COLLEGE OF ARTS‚ SCIENCE AND COMMERCE‚ DOMBIVLI‚ MAHARASHTRA‚ India. THANE FORT TO THE THANE CENTRAL JAIL: A TRANSITION AND PRESENT SITUATION The existence of Thane city appears in the global history since the 9thcentury A.D. Thane city has a rich cultural heritage‚ mythological background‚ followed by a large number of events
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“Buy Nothing Day”‚ a day in which people are urged to purchase no goods‚ has good intentions‚ but may actually have more of a negative effect than a positive one. Yes‚ this one day may promote awareness to the problems of overconsumption‚ but it could harm the economy even more. Also‚ people spend money every day on water and electricity‚ therefore those who don’t buy anything on this day are actually still paying for these services. Overall‚ the day has good intentions‚ but could actually do
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Daniel Day-Lewis has been hailed as one of Britain’s greatest actors ever since he lit up the screen In My Beautiful Laundrette twenty-two years ago. Daniel day-Lewis demonstrates his great talent in My Left Foot as Christy brown who suffers from cerebral palsy and in Gangs of New York as Bill “The Butcher” cutting the leader of The Natives. In My Left Foot‚ Daniel Day-Lewis is Christy Brown a talented artist and writer who is diagnosed with cerebral palsy. Day-Lewis draws the audience into his world
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Buy Nothing Day The first ever Buy Nothing Day was held in Canada on 1992. Buy Nothing Day was organized as a day where no goods would be purchased‚ and as a result of this boycott of goods it would raise awareness of the ethical and environmental implications of overconsumption. This is a great and innovative idea that gives publicity to a neglected issue‚ which is the implications of overconsumption. Nowadays people do not realize how much damage overconsumption actually does to our world. They
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Three day road is Joseph Boyden’s first novel‚ that chronicles the war experience from the perspective of Canadian First Nations People. The main characters are Xavier and Elijah‚ with Niska being a supporting character. Elijah and Xavier are stationed throughout the trenches of France‚ during world war one‚ fighting German and French soldiers. The Novel is told in first person view‚ offering perspectives from both Xavier and Niska. While Elijah and Xavier come from the same place (the bushes near
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in the short term. Exemplifying this is the notorious Black Friday. This is a day where we‚ as Americans‚ come together and spend as much as we see fit. This results in numerous economic and effects‚ and even some environmental effects. One year Canada was fed up with the excessive consumerism and created the opposite of Black Friday: Buy Nothing Day. According to Adbusters (“Buy Nothing Day‚” www.adbusters.org) this day was created to “expose the environmental and ethical consequences of overconsumption
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could have? 11. Recall the song “The Twelve Days of Christmas”: On the first day of Christmas my true love gave to me a partridge in a pear tree. On the second day of Christmas my true love gave to me two turtle doves and a partridge in a pear tree. On the third day of Christmas my true love gave to me three French hens‚ two turtle doves‚ and a partridge in a pear tree. This pattern continues for 9 more days. After 12 days‚ a. which gifts did my true love give the most
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The Proudest Day of My Life The grey schooldays what I once hated most‚ are finally over. Do you remember the tons of homework‚ different and challenging assignment‚ hard exams? So those are the past now. It was a beautiful summer day‚ the big day‚ the day of my graduation. An important event‚ that many of my friends and I prayed for that we will do well after our examination without worries. The feeling was so special that no words could describe it. But despite of this I really would like
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