"An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge"‚ is one of the best American short stories and is considered Ambrose Bierce’s greatest work. First published in Bierce’s short story collection "Tales of Soldiers and Civilians" in 1891‚ this story is about Peyton Farquhar‚ a southern farmer who is about to be hanged by the Union Army for trying to set the railroad bridge at Owl Creek on fire. While Farquhar is standing on the bridge with a rope around his neck‚ Bierce leads the reader to think that the rope snaps
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bestsellers. He is a favourite with children all over the country and has met children all over the country and has encouraged them with his learned talks. Dr. Kalam has received a host of awards both in India and abroad. He was awarded the Padma Bhushan in 1981‚ Padma Vibhushan 1990 and the Bharat Ratna in 1997. He is of the view that we should work wholeheartedly to make India a developed nation by 2020.Besides being a bachelor‚ Kalam is a strict disciplarinian‚ a complete vegetarian and teetotaler
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mark the 150th anniversary of Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack.[16][17][18] Tendulkar received the Arjuna Award in 1994 for outstanding sporting achievement‚ the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award in 1997‚ India’s highest sporting honour‚ and the Padma Shri and Padma Vibhushan awards in 1999 and 2008‚
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President of India‚ between 2002 and 2007. He was fondly referred to as “The People’s President” during his term. He has honorary doctorates from over thirty universities and is the recipient of the country’s three highest civilian awards – the Padma Bhushan‚ the Padma Vibhushan and the Bharat Ratna. My thoughts on the book: Inspiration comes in various ways. To read a book and be inspired by it is really a wonderful feeling. Over the last few days‚ I have had the pleasure of being inspired by few such
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He has received honorary doctorates from as many as thirty universities .[3] The Government of India has honoured him with the nation’s highest civilian honours: the Padma Bhushan in 1981; Padma Vibhushan in 1990; and the Bharat Ratna in 1997. Kalam is the Fourth President of India to have been honoured with a Bharat Ratna before being elected to the highest office‚ the other three being Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan ‚V. V. Giri and Zakir Hussain. He is also the first scientist and first bachelor to
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APJ Abdul Kalam Speech Good morning everyone. I am going to talk about my inspiration Dr APJ Abdul Kalam. APJ Abdul Kalam?? Who is he he? Why is he famous? I know that all these questions are bubbling in your mind and is ready to cool it down with the answers.Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam usually referred to as Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam‚ is an Indian scientist and administrator who served as the 11th President of India from 2002 to 2007. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam was born on 15 October 1931 in
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Composed Upon Westminster Bridge – Wordsworth Wordsworth’s poetry was generally typical of the romantic period‚ and although being a romantic poem‚ Composed Upon Westminster Bridge not only portrays the poet’s love for nature‚ but also his appreciation of the City of London. He makes it out that the city and nature cannot be separated; even a concrete jungle is beautiful as it is part of creation. The opening line to the poem‚ “earth has not anything to show more fair”‚ is a hyperbole which shows
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as president • He took oath as president of India on July‚ 25th 2002. • He is the 11th President of India. • He was popularly known as the “People’s President”. • He gracefully turned away from his offices on 24th July 2007. Awards • Padma Bhushan – 1981 • Padma Vibhushan – 1990 • Bharat Ratna in – 1997 • First Asian to be honoured with “Hoover Medal” 2009. • Honorary doctorates from about 30 universities globally. World students day U.N.O declared Abdul kalam’s birthday as “ world students
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Essay to compare the Poem ‘London’ and ‘On Westminster bridge’ Both Wordsworth and Blake depict an image of London‚ but they present it through different perspectives. Their attitudes to London are completely different. While Wordsworth is the lover of nature‚ Blake is a social and political reformer. Thus‚ they have different purposes. The two poems "London" and ‘ Composed Upon Westminster Bridge’ are intended to convey different to the reader. Blake has a more negative approach‚ this could be
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Bharat Ratna for Sachin Tendulkar and CNR Rao Bharat Ratna is the highest civilian award in the Republic of India. Until 2011‚ the official criteria to award Bharat Ratna was “for highest degrees of national service”‚ including artistic‚ literary and scientific achievements as well as “recognition of public service of highest order”. In December 2011‚ the Government of India modified the criteria as “for performance of highest order in any field of human endeavour” to allow sportspersons to receive
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