“Good advice is rarer than rubies” – an analysis “Good advice is rarer than rubies” is a short story by renowned author Salman Rushdie. It tells the story of Miss Rehana who comes to the British embassy in an unnamed town in India‚ to apply for a permit to go to London. At first it seems like she’s there out of free will to see her fiancé‚ but later it is revealed that she actually doesn’t want to go‚ rather that she’s forced to go because she has to marry the man waiting for her in England. A man
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unlived life. You don’t have to live forever. You just have to live.” Those who have lived a good life do not fear death‚ but meet it calmly‚ and even long for it in the face of great suffering. But those who do not have a peaceful conscience‚ dread death as though life means nothing but physical torment. The challenge is to live our life so that we will be prepared for death when it comes. Steve Jobs has a peculiar view on the value of life. Jobs says‚ to find true happiness‚ “you’ve got to find
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Amulya Surabhi‚ Bell 1‚ A Hope More Powerful than the Sea by Melissa Fleming Doaa‚ a real hero. Quickly picture a hero. What do you see? I’ll produce to you a popular image. Grand music to elevate the figure is playing in the background. A man with perfect posture‚ and confidence echoing through his pose is smiling almost victoriously at you. The background could vary‚ however chances are there is a yellow gleam coming from the man as if he were the sun itself. It’s not an entirely unjust stereotype
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Our Country’s Good by Timberlake Wertenbaker "Our Country’s Good‚" a play by Timberlake Wertenbaker‚ is about a group of English convicts bound for Australia by sea in 1788. In the first scene‚ Sideways‚ a convict on board the ship‚ is being brutally whipped and we are introduced to the constant‚ overwhelming fear‚ hunger and despair that the convicts are going through. We are also introduced to all the officials on board. They are debating the punishment of hanging that three of the convicts
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In the book‚ “More than a Carpenter‚” Josh McDowell shows how Jesus Christ was more than just a teacher of good principles or a significant person in history. He was God in the flesh who entered the world and exclusively proved His deity. This book shows how Jesus is different from religious historical figures‚ guides the reader through proofs of Christianity‚ and logically shows that Jesus Christ was Lord. He shows that Jesus would not have died for a lie and that if Jesus did not rise from the
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can go where technology hasn’t been used. Technology affects our daily lives in everything that we do; it saves time‚ creates a world of endless learning‚ and makes traveling to halfway around the world effortless. Technology greatly reduces the time it takes to perform lives everyday tasks. Daily chores such as mowing the grass or doing the dishes have been reduced from hours to twenty minutes with the invention of the automatic dishwasher and gas powered lawn mower. New technologies have even
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development and assembling of adequate warriors who were capable of implementing the tactics needed to be used during their battles. Although Athens and Sparta were both the two most powerful and famous city-states in Ancient Greece‚ Athens is by far more impressive than Sparta. During the Golden age of Greece‚ which was also known as the “Age of Pericles”(480-408 BCE) Athens flourished as a center of not only education but also‚ art‚ culture and democracy. Throughout this time of prosperity‚ success‚ and
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Food is more than just what we eat The food we consume everyday has more to it than a source of fuel and part of our human essentials. Though we may not realise‚ food plays a part of many people’s culture‚ religion and even employment‚ where food plays a significant role in their everyday lives. Today‚ food serves a fairly major role in our society. Due to globalisation and other global factors‚ there has now been a mix and harmonious diversity in cultures around the world and food is one
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Adrenal Fatigue “More Stressed Than Normal? 5 Signs You’re Suffering From Adrenal Fatigue” is an article that addresses adrenal fatigue that was printed by US News and World Report. Basically‚ the article pointed out several things that can leave us feeling exhausted with continual stress as the ultimate cause of adrenal failure. The author explains the way that our bodies deal with stress‚ and how our bodies react when they are placed in chronic stress situations. At the first read of
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hold more power than weapons. One reason why words are more powerful than weapons is that if words can hurt‚ they can also heal. Another‚ it serves as a mean of cooperation and compromise. Lastly‚ with words‚ we can influence someone into thinking something that they are not going to do‚ or cause someone to make a mistake. “If words can hurt‚ they can also heal. Think of the four words‚ ‘I have a dream.’ The moment they enter your mind‚ you know who said them -- and
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