Are we losing our Mother-Tongue? It is‚ and it’s getting worse. In an increasingly urbanised India‚ mother-tongues are under siege and facing a sustained attack from the three Ms of migration‚ market and mixed marriages. The mother tongue is the true vehicle of the mother wit. Another medium of speech may bring with it a current of new ideas. But the mother tongue is one in which a man is born. It is through the vernacular that the new conceptions of the mind should press their way to birth in
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the Pacific Ocean along with one of the top hunters in the animal kingdom‚ fear often lingers in Pi’s mind. Pi reflects how fear affects the mind and body. He says‚ “Fear which is but an impression‚ has triumphed over you. The matter is difficult to put into words. For fear‚ real fear‚ such as shakes you to your foundation‚ such as you feel when you are brought face to face with your mortal end” (204). Pi explains how fear‚ which is not a real‚ tangible item‚ just an emotion induced by perceived
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books about what they think about competition. According to Po Bronson‚ author of book Top Dog: The Science of Winning and Losing‚ “If kids don’t learn to lose they’re going to feel entitled to win‚” said Bronson. “They’re also going to make a connection that fear of losing is going to prevent them from taking the risk in the first place. And what kids do need to learn is losing is not that big a deal. They need to learn to lose and go ‘Oh‚ whatever‚’ and move on and keep playing.(“Why Competition
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Richard Branson’s Leadership Holding more than 200 companies in more than 50 countries‚ including the recent Virgin Galactic‚ a space-tourism company‚ the virgin group is a business force like few others (Biography.com‚ 2014). Employing approximately 50‚000 people worldwide this international investment group was originally set up as a mail-order record business the Virgin Group has gone on to grow in various business sectors ranging from mobile communications‚ transportation‚ travel‚ financial
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Duncan’s death in Act II.I‚ Macbeth’s use of fear becomes more personal and revolves around how he could secure the throne‚ pushing him into uncontrollable ruthlessness and recklessness. He is “bound in /To saucy doubts and fears (III. IV)”‚ unable to rest until he removes all possible obstacles in his path to maintain his hold on the crown. This fear stems from having people find out of the murder and‚ mirroring his sentiments before Act II.I‚ from losing his current status of thane of two areas‚ then
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William Shakespeare’s play ‘King Richard III’ and Al Pacino’s 1996 doco-drama film ‘Looking for Richard’ reveals the explicit relationships between each text and their respective audience. The Elizabethan and twentieth century contexts in each of these texts are important as it demonstrates the value of each text and enables the understanding of how the film enriches the ideas presented in the play. Shakespeare’s ‘King Richard III’ portrays a malicious and corrupted Richard to explore the themes of divine
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To some‚ standing before a group of their peers for a few minutes is the easiest task they will ever do in school. For people like me‚ it is much more than that. Anxiety disorders have plagued my family for generations and as far back as the beginning of psychology. Both my mother and her mother suffer from some form of anxiety‚ and it was not lost on me. Social anxiety seems to be a continuous‚ uphill battle and hindrance that affects everything from the people I don’t communicate with‚ to what
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My Greatest Fear My greatest fear would be losing one of my three older brothers. The reasons why this would be my biggest fear is as follows. I would have no one to turn to. Losing any one of them would be losing one who matters most. My brothers have always been my rock; without them I would no longer have my rock. These are the reasons why losing one of my brothers is my greatest fear. First‚ I would have no one to turn to because; my brothers have been the only ones there for me no matter
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didn’t want to kill you‚ but it was either you or me‚ you live‚ or I live‚ one of us must leave. Sir‚ it did not have to have to be so‚ if it wasn’t for your actions‚ we could have survived together. Did you know the fear and loneliness I had to endure? Do you know the feeling of losing a loved one‚ especially when you witness it with your clear eye‚ if you even had a clear sight? My mother was murdered because of the same reason why you tried to stab me‚ you were greedy‚ so was the cook who deserved
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Fear and Foresight Fear is “a distressing emotion aroused by impending danger” (Webster‘s dictionary). Fear is also the best way to disrupt one’s foresight creating corrupted decisions. To achieve this level of understanding‚ so that one’s decisions will be made effectively‚ one must understand him or herself well enough to be able to cut out the emotion and think rationally. Recalling experiences from the holocaust Fear tended to come when there was no hope or faith in the novel Night‚ by award
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