O. Henry was a prolific American short-story writer‚ a master of surprise endings‚ who wrote about the life of ordinary people in New York City. A twist of plot‚ which turns on an ironic or coincidental circumstance‚ is typical of O. Henry’s stories. Born September 11‚ 1862 as William Sidney Porter‚ he later changed to his pen name of O. Henry. ^ He spent his childhood in North Carolina. He was formally educated until he dropped out of school at fifteen and became a pharmacist at his uncle’s pharmacy
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WORK LIFE BALANCE The article talks about the importance of work life balance‚ especially in relation to India. In the Indian context‚ work life balance has many social and cultural connotations. There are many factors that need to be taken into account to understand work balance with respect to India better: India is a deeply religious country‚ housing abundant religions within itself and the most dominant of them is Hinduism. The caste system is also prevalent in India. In combination with the
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Research on Relationship Quality of Work Life and Work Engagement Selahattin Kantena‚ ‚ ‚ Omer Sadullahb a Mehmet Akif Ersoy University‚ Zeliha Tolunay Higher School Of Applied Technology and Management‚ Burdur 15000‚ Turkey b Istanbul University‚ School Of Business‚ Istanbul 34000‚ Turkey Abstract Literature on Quality of Work Life (QWL) is limited and several studies commonly correlates with some variables but no study on QWL has associated with work engagement. This research investigates
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Married Life VS Single Life Jeanette Hill ENG 121 English Composition I Instructor: Melissa Rigney Date: January 9‚ 2011 The significant preference between being single or married is choice and circumstance. Some things in life are going to be good‚ regardless whether you’re single or married‚ some things will be the opposite. There are advantages and disadvantages to both. The two areas that differ in married and single life is compromise and sharing of possessions. The environment of
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Farm Life vs. City Life By comparing life between living on a farm and living in the city‚ there are many differences and similarities between the two. Each of these places both has something special and unique about them. The choice for a living place is very individual and depends on one’s personal values. Personally I prefer the farm life‚ while others might choose to live in the city because they enjoy a much more busy and social living style. The factors that one must consider before choosing
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Being in the Army has huge differences compared to being in the civilian life. There are many differences and there are some things that are the same‚ being in the Army and being in civilian life. The average day for a US Army Soldier consists of waking up at 0400 hours in the morning being to first formation; accountability formation by 0630 hours. Then from 0630 to 0730 hours a Soldier will do Physical Readiness training (PRT)‚ wear as the average wake up time for a civilian would be around 0630
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Marriage Life Vs Single Life Tammarra Howard ENC 1101-12 Week 9 The difference between the marriage life and the single life is there are advantages‚ and disadvantages. Although married life sounds stable‚ there are more benefits to being single‚ in the short and long term picture. (Marriage Vs Single Life.) In today society a lot of people are being married and still being single. This particular way of thing has changed their lives. In this compare and contrast the difference between single
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Country Life vs. City Life The stimulation of crowds and traffic generate energy that challenges the human spirit. Perhaps this is why the city dwellers seem angry‚ stressed and unfriendly people. Although‚ the quietness of the country has appealed to the minds of lots of people. The countryman or woman is usually represented as calm‚ relaxed and friendly. Health‚ education‚ transportation are three major concerns that many consider. In a city‚ pollution surrounds you wherever you step whether
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Geoffrey Chaucer (born 1340/44‚ died 1400) is remembered as the author of The Canterbury Tales‚ which ranks as one of the greatest epic works of world literature. Chaucer made a crucial contribution to English literature in using English at a time when much court poetry was still written in Anglo-Norman or Latin. The known facts of Chaucer’s life are fragmentary and are based almost entirely on official records. He was born in London between 1340 and 1344‚ the son of John Chaucer‚ a vintner. In
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stress and work-family conflict Raja Abdul Ghafoor Khan (Corresponding Author) MS Scholar‚ University of Lahore‚ Islamabad‚ Pakistan E-mail: ghafoor724@gmail.com Furqan Ahmad Khan MS Scholar‚ University of Lahore‚ Islamabad‚ Pakistan E-mail: fani_1987@hotmail.com Dr. Muhammad Aslam Khan Associate Professor‚ Preston University‚ Islamabad Pakistan E-mail: aslamnuml@yahoo.com Mohsin Shakeel MS Scholar‚ University of Lahore‚ Islamabad‚ Pakistan E-mail: mohsen.shakeel@gmail.com ABSTRACT Stress‚ work-family
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