Times of Oman | Thursday Magazine | 20th March 2012 The precious 24 hours by Sukant Ratnakar Wednesday‚ 20 March 2013‚ 07 : 13 pm We all have 24 hours in a day and living within the boundaries of these 24 hours‚ while some meet success others keep struggling. Our life depends on how we decide to spend our time. Self discipline is the key to manage your time. We all are naturally inclined to feel cosy in our comfort zones and that’s the reason we keep struggling to manage our life. In
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My Most Important Decision On November 19th 2005‚ a day after having surgery‚ I was diagnosed with sqamous cell carcinoma cancer. I would compare receiving the news to going to the dentist and being numbed. However‚ this numbed my whole body. For twenty minutes I rushed through all kinds of thoughts and emotions – shock‚ anger‚ why me‚ sadness. After the twenty minutes‚ I made a big decision. I decided to live. I decided that all of the emotions and thoughts I was experiencing were not supporting
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potential of this nature is allowed to unfold then the optimal personal development will follow. Firstly this essay will define Rodgers main concepts clearly. Secondly it will relate the concepts to the depiction of Precious’ life story as seen in the film. Lastly it will argue that Precious’ does depict self- actualisation. The Self- Actualising tendency is defined as the ‘self’ which emerges from the ‘perceptual field’ that expresses one’s ‘self actualising tendency.’ This tendency is an inherent
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“Precious” is a tormenting yet hope-filled story of “Precious”‚ based on true accounts adapted from the Novel ’Push’ by Sapphire. This film comprises all the main elements: main characters‚ plot‚ setting‚ dialogue‚ formatting‚ momentum‚ and genre. The theme covers rising from the pits of despair to the heights of self-fulfillment and triumph. This plot-driven movie is set in a poverty-stricken Harlem neighborhood about 1987. Often tough to watch‚ it is a dreadful and heartrending story of a poor
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20 years ago can now be considered “Adverse Possession”. According to North Carolina’s Statues and Acts: “No action for the recovery or possession of real property‚ or the issues and profits thereof‚ shall be maintained when the person in possession thereof‚ or defendant in the action‚ or those under whom he claims‚ has possessed the property under known and visible lines and boundaries adversely to all other persons for 20 years; and such possession so held gives a title in fee to the possessor
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Precious Hollywood has never understood the real meaning of poverty‚ culture class‚ deviance‚ or sexual orientation until a director‚ Lee Daniels‚ had read the book “Push”‚ by Saphire‚ which the movie is an exact replicate of the book. When I had first seen the movie‚ I was very astonished at all the cursing and abuse that they had shown‚ I was also amazed that the director Lee Daniels‚ went over the line to show how hard it actually is to be a poor‚ young 16-year-old‚ African American
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What are the most precious thing in life that we should care about Childhood is the happiest time of a person’s life. When a child is born‚ a new life starts. By passing the years he/she develops the skills‚ learn from the experience and starts to explore the life as it is. Children are taken as innocent human beings. Some people remember their childhood as happy one‚ others may disagree. In this century we can hear many sad stories about the life of a child. For example‚ some parents don’t
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Precious Summary The film Precious directed by Lee Daniels is a solemn movie dealing with the unfortunate truths of everyday life for some individuals. The film staring Gabourey Sidibe who plays the main character Clarice “Precious” Jones along with co-stars Mariah Carey and Leni Kravitz is based in the Ghetto of Harlem in the year of 1987. Precious is a sixteen year-old illiterate morbidly obese teenager whom has grown up in the Ghetto of Harlem in a dysfunctional family. Her mother Mary verbally
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Precious is an outstanding movie showing emotions and dealing with problems that no one wants to hear‚ so in this film‚ it shows the unfortunate events that keep happening in the real world with women. Gabourey Sidibe plays a troubled teen with an abusive background as Claireece "Precious" Jones and her journey of salvation. This movie shows the life of Precious dealing with the rape of her father‚ the abuse of her mother and the relationships around her. Lee Daniels directing the movie helps the
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My Most Interesting Experience. -------------------------------------------------- I strongly believed everyone must be having their most interesting and exciting experiences in their lives.For me‚I also had my best experience.It started during my last school holidays. On one glorious morning after having breakfast at home‚my cousin‚Ana and her family suddenly emerged at my home’s front door .Ana was smiling sweetly and as fast as lightning I invited the whole family to come in.Ana is my closest
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