BOOK REVIEW: BLOOD ON THE SNOW BY MAJ GEN ASHOK KALYAN VERMA‚ AVSM (RETD) REVIEWED BY SS 44280 Y CAPT ANKITA SHARMA OACT 24 BOOK REVIEW BLOOD ON THE SNOW MAJ GEN ASHOK KALYAN VERMA‚ AVSM (RETD) Intro. 1. This is a book about Kargil conflict‚ which drew world attention in the summer of 1999 owing to the large intrusions by Pakistan across LOC. Coming so soon after the Lahore initiative of February 1999‚ it resulted in an intense Indian reaction. It was India’s first televised war seen by
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The Book of Life What is life? Some consider it just to be a living‚ breathing and moving organism. Others make life out to be a gift that humans can wake up happy every morning to loved ones without any worries. With all kinds of different life styles how do people really know the right way to live life? People learn to overcome obstacles that life contains thanks to different cultures‚ religions and more. Society learns from the pasts mistakes in order to get by in life. It is the life
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IN BABYLON By George S. Clason ‘If thou have been in search of gold; then thou haseth found it.’ That’s how valuable this book is. The Richest man in Babylon by George Samuel Clason is hailed as a modern day classic and it gives it’s reader the feeling to have discovered a book which got lost in time with it’s ancient wisdom and proverbial style of writing. The book is set in Babylonian times and aims to bring forth solutions of problems that have been in existence since the inception of time
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A Book of Experiences Throughout my life‚ reading and writing have impacted me in a negative and a positive way. My passion for both reading and writing did not begin similarly to that of my peers in elementary school; however‚ as time goes on‚ I began to fall in love with other people’s works in literature. Starting off in elementary school‚ and progressing through middle school‚ I was not fond of the concept of reading‚ but I was able to shift my mind in high school by discovering the books I
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Censorship in Books Imagine an English class room setting and the teacher is teaching the class about the book Night by Elie Weisel. Before the class starts reading the book the teacher discusses an issue with the books depiction of concentration camps during World War 2‚ he explains how the students have to look at how times were back then and how the author wants to inform the reader about history that he experienced. With all information given the class starts reading the book. A week later
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Chad Russ English 3rd Mrs. Ursery Book Review Lansing‚ Alfred. Endurance. New York: Carroll and Graf Publishers‚ 1959. Print. The book Endurance is about the failure of the expedition led by Ernest Shackleton in its attempt to cross the Antarctic continent in 1914 and the struggle for survival endured by the twenty-eight man crew for almost two years. The book’s title is actually the name of the ship Shackleton used for the expedition‚ the Endurance. The ship was being pushed together
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also host books which piques peoples interests‚ both fiction and non-fiction. The library is an abundant source of knowledge thus making this a valuable place for people. Students who are on-the-go don’t have time to stay and read in the library‚ that is why they borrow the books‚ and transport them out of the facility. Sometimes it is quite a hassle for the library staff in the manual system‚ the librarians manually input the records in forms for statistical records of borrowed books‚ and also
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The Book of Revelation is the last profound book in the New Testament. It conveys the significant purpose of Christianity by describing God’s plan for the world and his final judgment of the people by reinforcing the importance of faith and the concept of Christianity as a whole. Accordingly‚ this book is the written record—not of wild dreams—but the dramatic God-sent visions given to one of God’s servants‚ John the Apostle. This book was written by John in 95 or 96 A.D. at the reign of the Roman
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Books all over America are in danger. Books‚ objects that allow imagination and the expansion of the mind and the world around one‚ are often times subject to criticism and even bannings when any one person does not like the content. Books bannings should not be done whatsoever‚ let alone become a semi-common practice. Of course‚ bannings only occur after careful consideration. Or do they? Censorship is a growing problem in America‚ as parents and other authority figures ban various types of books
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people as a reminder of who ruled over them. Along with this‚ the introduction of the Norman-French version of feudalism was brought into English society allowing the country to be administered while he was absent. Lastly‚ the creation of the Domesday Book was a royal survey of the whole of England for administration and tax purposes. Soon after William became king of England in 1066 he introduced the position of sheriff. They were officials of the crown who were responsible for the administration of
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