Is cricket a curse for the other games in India? Cricket! Cricket! Cricket! Cricket has become the religion of India and the national anthem of the country‚ so much so that the word “sports” has become synonymous with cricket. Cricket runs as the life flowing blood through the veins of the multitude. The madness with which it has gripped the ignoramus masses of our country is evident from their complete capitulation to its god-like worship. Yes‚ cricket is the “god of sports” in India. I
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was brought up. Sahib’s close associates included Tatya Tope and Azimullah Khan; Tatya Tope was the son of Pandurang Rao Tope‚ an important noble at the court of the Peshwa Baji Rao II. After Baji Rao II was exiled to Bithoor‚ Pandurang Rao and his family also shifted there. Azimullah Khan joined the court of Nana Sahib as Secretary‚ after the death of Baji Rao II in 1851. He later became the dewan in Nana Sahib’s court. Inheritance The Doctrine of Lapse was an annexation policy devised by Lord
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Freedom in Libya: Blessing or a Curse? Since the Libyan revolution to overthrow Muammar al-Gaddafi ended in August of 2011‚ the drive for a safer and more democratic state has been met with both optimism and disappointment. The continued ineffectiveness of the General National Congress (GNC) to fill the security vacuum left after Gaddafi’s fall and its inability to secure its porous borders (Wehrey 2013) has help fuel resentment towards it (BBC 2013). Yet‚ it is this lack of effectiveness that
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Humans are no doubt territorial. This territoriality manifests itself in our athletic endeavors also‚ as a well-known phenomenon called the home advantage. Simply put‚ home advantage means the persistence of home teams winning a majority of games. This phenomenon has been around as long as team competition has been in existence but did not receive scientific study until 1977. Schwartz and Barsky (1977) did the first psychological study of home advantage. Given that this phenomenon indeed
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civilization‚ there have been many prominent advances in the field of science. However‚ as explored by Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein‚ or the Modern Prometheus‚ is there ever a point or line when new discoveries made by science are not a blessing anymore‚ but a curse? Frankenstein is a novel about a brilliant young scientist named Frankenstein who discovers the ultimate secret: how to infuse life into a dead body. But his attempt at thwarting nature causes massive destruction as the monster he creates kills humans
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’Eve Teasing in Bangladesh’ -Causes and Remedies Introduction: Our Society is suffering from many social evils at the moment. One of the worst evils is the Eve Teasing. Now Eve teasing is one of the main threats for Bangladesh because it is destroying the social balance. Eve teasing is a euphemism used for public sexual harassment‚ street harassment or molestation of women by men‚ with Eve being a reference to the biblical Eve. It usually involves young men annoying girls or women by
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Cars‚ a Blessing or a Curse? Cars‚ a Blessing or a Curse? This is a question which has caused numerous amounts of arguments over the past few years. Most people’s instant reaction to hearing this question is to reply with something along the lines of “Oh I couldn’t live without my car!” which gives the impression that they are a blessing however‚ with the number of road accidents increasing with the availability of cars becoming easier‚ are we just giving people ammunition to a war in which we are
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Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl The book Pirates of the Caribbean‚ written by Irene Trimble is about the legend of a pirate ship called the Black Pearl its curse and the crews that fight for it. Jack Sparrow was once captain of the Black Pearl but now Barbossa is the captain. Jack and Will Turner are on a mission to take over the black pearl and save Elizabeth from Barbossa and his crew. Barbossa and his pirate crew are cursed. Because of the curse the food they eat turns
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A person with any intelligence at all will realize after a few minutes of thought that eternal life of any kind is a curse. So for religious people eternal life takes on two flavors‚ hell‚ and heaven; and for them these two choices are very black and white‚ or good‚ and bad. Their description of hell paints the picture of a mentally ill god that revels in the death and suffering others. Hell is an infinite punishment earned not through any particular sins or wrong doings‚ but for hurting the ego
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A Dying Ancient Family A disease is an abnormal bodily condition that impairs normal functioning. It can be recognized by signs and symptoms. “The Fall of The House of Usher” by Edgar Allan Poe. Is a story of an ancient family that once was happy and successful‚ but now is slowly dying…Because‚ a hereditary peculiar sensibility of temperament. Roderick Usher is the only man left from the usher family. “The Writer spoke of acute bodily illness of a mental disorder which oppressed him and of an
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