Diwali is the festival closest to my heart. It embraces all religions and it not only illuminates houses but also lives. This year was no different with my entire city karnal getting adorned over the last weekend to glowing LEDs while candles played a minor role in some houses. A significant and traditional part of this festival is crackers. They have only evolved over the years and presently you’ll be spoilt for choice shopping for them. However some enlightened minds have planted the seed of a
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Equipped with originals‚ jazz standards‚ and a supportive combo of talents‚ pianist Leslie Pintchik commits to a smooth and groovy jazz on her latest album You Eat My Food‚ You Drink My Wine‚ You Steal My Girl!. Her band features Scott Hardy on acoustic bass and guitar‚ Michael Sarin on drums‚ and Satoshi Takeishi on percussion‚ plus some illustrious guests performing a couple of tunes each: Steve Wilson on alto saxophone‚ Ron Horton on trumpet and flugelhorn‚ and Shoko Nagai on accordion. The title
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During my time reading to children at Jefferson Elementary school‚ I observed how a child’s knowledge of archetypes alters their perceptions of the particular book they are reading. I read the children’s book Are You My Mother by P. D. Eastman‚ and I witnessed three examples of how archetypes might have affected their view of the story: the caregiver role‚ the gender roles‚ and the hero and villain role. I read to two girls and right away I could tell that they were aware of what a mother should
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Poetry Analysis: "Batter My Heart‚ Three-Personed God‚ For You" John Donne’s "Batter My Heart‚ Three-Personed God‚ For You" is an Italian sonnet written in iambic pentameter. The poem is about a man who is desperately pleading with his God to change him. He feels imprisoned by his own sinful nature and describes himself as betrothed to the "Enemy" of God‚ namely Satan. The speaker has a truly passionate longing to be absolutely faithful to his God‚ but at the same time is rendered hopeless by the
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MY TRANSFORMATION‚ THANKS TO YOU Donnel A. Ojales Maintenance Assistant (BSBA-FM) It’s almost four years that I had been a scholar of De La Salle Lipa. When I was in fourth year high school‚ I never thought that I can continue studying on college. I am very thankful that because of this prestigious school‚ I am now on my way to the finish line of being a student. When I am on my first days here at De La Salle Lipa‚ I thought that I can’t survive because of the high expenses like for projects
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She touched the little box in her pocket and smiled…… Anne was playing all by her self as usual. Nobody bothered to play with her‚ for she was poor‚ so no one knew about her imaginative personality. Anne was used to it. she was roaming around the school alone‚ when she caught the sight of something shining. She ran to it-it was a little golden box with some carvings on it. She picked it up‚ trying to imagine what there was inside…..an alien? Maybe some money… or chocolates? Or better still… a
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Cardiovascular System: The Heart Purpose Explain why you did this exercise. Where there any safety precautions you needed to follow? If so‚ what were they? The safety precautions in this exercise were to wear goggles and gloves due to being exposed to chemicals and dissection of the sheep and cat heart. Appropriate work space was also required. Exercise 1: Microscopic
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tissues! Tears stained my face as I contemplated the outcome. I could barely imagine what life would be like on the other side of this tragedy. My eyes squeezed shut‚ and I wished everything would go back to normal. My grandfather had recently been admitted to the Lancaster General Hospital suddenly‚ with the diagnoses of Congestive Heart Failure. He only had a few weeks to live‚ if he didn’t consent to have open heart surgery. A new heart valve was a lifeline for my Pop-pop (that’s what we call
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The Heart The heart is a group muscles that pumps blood throughout the blood vessels by repeated‚ rhythmic contractions. It is found in all animals with a circulatory system. The vertebrate heart is principally composed of cardiac muscle and connective tissue. Cardiac muscle is an involuntary striated muscle tissue found only in this organ and responsible for the ability of the heart to pump blood. The structure of the heart can vary among the different branches of the animal kingdom. Cephalopods
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For generations‚ Violence against women has been a grave cause for concern but it is only recently that women are beginning to stand up against violence such as sexual assault and molestation. The short stories “A Wednesday Circle” and “My heart is broken” give us an insight into our society merely a couple of decades ago and we see a large difference in how sexual violence was represented. Instead of it being characterized as a serious crime‚ it is deemed as something that should be kept secret
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