Some read books to idle away their time. Some read books to widen their knowledge‚ while many others read books to enjoy its content. I belong to this category. I enjoy reading good books particularly novels‚ short stories‚ plays‚ etc. My one of the many favorite books is ‘City of Joy’ written by Dominique Lapierre. This is the story of living saints and heroes-- those who abandoned affluent and middle-class lives to dedicate themselves to the poor. If you’ve never been to India‚ this book will take
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MY FAVORITE ACTOR Robert John Downey‚ Jr. (born April 4‚ 1965) is an American actor who made his screen debut at the age of five‚ appearing in his father Robert Downey‚ Sr.’s film Pound. He has appeared in roles associated with the Brat Pack‚ such as Less Than Zero and Weird Science. Other films he has starred in include Air America‚ Soap dish‚ and Natural Born Killers. He starred as Charlie Chaplin‚ the title character in the 1992 film Chaplin‚ earning him a nomination for the Academy Award for
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JAPANESE NEW YEAR NEW YEAR IN JAPAN Oseibo In Japan people give some gift in a lot of occasion. Oseibo is the most common issue as a year-end gift. They give it to their superiors‚ customers and teachers to express appreciation for the special services they have extended to them. Picture Asakusa Temple (c) Tomoyuki.U. Bonenkai Bonenkai is a party usually held among office colleagues and bosses. Bonenkai litarelly means a "Forget-the-year party" to forget the unpleasant memories of the passing year
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My favourite person “Michael Jordan” " I’ve missed more than 9000 shots in my career. I’ve lost almost 300 games. 26 times‚ I’ve been trusted to take the game winning shot and missed. I’ve failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed." Those encouraging words were spoken by Michael Jordan. Michael Jordan was born in Brooklyn‚ New York‚ on February 17‚ 1963. He moved to Wilmington‚ North Carolina. I am going to tell you why Jordan is in fact so famous. He had to go
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guitar were shoved at my feet was not my idea of a fun way to spend nine o’clock on a Friday morning! I was‚ however‚ extremely excited about arriving in Sheffield and our ‘battle of the bands’ competition that lay in the weekend ahead of us. We had reached the national final and were somewhat astonished at how far we had gotten. After finally arriving at Doncaster train station (our route had been changed as a result of the serious flooding surrounding our destination) with my other bandmates and
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Wind blowing into my face‚ my eyes where after few seconds the tears come out and I am speeding and crying but this are not the tears of sadness but the tears of joy. Stop. Here I am in the most beautiful place in the world‚ surrounded by mountains covered in snow. Sun is shining‚ even though it’s minus ten but I haven’t even noticed because I’m too happy. I have the feeling of being on top of the world and that there’s nothing that can stop me. It’s great to have a passion that makes you feel
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repeat itself. Repetition of the phrase-‘Thus she has lain’ illustrates that African‚ especially the blacks have suffered for quite some time at the hand of the slavers‚ being oppressed and taken advantage of. Maya Angelou once proclaimed‚ “All my work‚ my life‚ everything is about survival. But not just bare‚ awful‚ plodding survival. Survival with some style‚ with faith” (Angelou & Elliot‚ 1989). The image of a continent that is battered
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continues for the remaining subsequent years‚ increasing their success. Prairie View knowing that many students leave college sometime during or after their freshman year handles this by providing mentors/tutors to help all students so they can understand the curriculum and are successful during and after the classroom setting. As a new freshman this past year‚ I had the privilege to experience this process. I was assigned a mentor/tutor that was specific to my degree plan who
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The New Adam and Eve‚ written by Nathaniel Hawthorne‚ caught the attention of many religious readers. The story consists of an exposition‚ rising action‚ conflict‚ climax‚ falling action‚ and resolution. In the short story The New Adam and Eve‚ you will engage in an adventure through an abandoned city‚ in which God has come to make his judgment. In this short story‚ you will read about two people that have been put on earth‚ why both are dumbfounded as to why they are there‚ the information they
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I’ve been doing a lot of thinking lately and decided to compile all my realizations into a list to remind myself of these things every day. They’re pretty much the mantras I use to help me cope with daily life. Just thought they might help someone else out too 1- IMPENDING DEATH: Think about the imminence of death. Nothing really matters. Time is the most precious commodity. Focus on the most important things. 2-PERSPECTIVE: Think about how lucky you are to be in this instance of the universe
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