A Life Without Travel‚ is a Life Unlived ‘The world is a book and those who do not travel read only a page‚’ said St Augustine. I’ve always had a love for travel‚ give me the resources and point me in a direction and I’m there. Just the other week‚ I had the opportunity to visit one of the largest cities in the world: Hong Kong. That opportunity came to me when I was on my way to work. I got phone call from a friend who just found out about a promo for Cebu Air Pacific for flights to Hong
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L2 Professor: George Schroepfer Living an Authentic life Sangamithra Gangarapu‚ a software engineer‚ once said: “add life to your days‚ not days to your life;” This short but meaningful message caught my attention when I was browsing through facebook sometime last week. I’m sure the question that comes to mind when any of us when we see this quote is: have I live the life I was meant to live‚ or what does it mean to live an authentic life? Let us examine this question through the journeys of
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Of Life Essay We all seek happiness‚ simple as that. We as a human race desperately strive to be something‚ to prosper‚ to be revered and if nothing else to be noticed. But to what point? Happiness isn’t about the fame‚ the fortune‚ the money or the amount of things we possess‚ for those things will eventually run out. We should live our lives to the fullest for life is short‚ yet ever so precious. My life philosophy is centered around three things; three things that greatly govern my life‚ and
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is an inevitable part of life. I haven’t known him from a long time but today I can say that he was truly my friend. Danny was a true hero as he sacrificed himself for me and my family. I will never be able to pay him back for his greatness. I am thankful to Danny for everything he did for me. Danny‚ you are my true friend. I met Danny a little while ago in Africa. At that time I thought of him as another white man. But I never realised the problems he faced in his life. Physically‚ he was very
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Life isnt a bed of roses. Its full of ups and downs. It is like an endless ocean and we are sailing in a boat in its amid amid its vastness. We want to touch the shore but its not visible. Its there is water everywhere. Dont you think it will would become get hard for us to survive in this lifeless voyage? But we have to do it. There isnt any other option. We want peace and moksha ??? but it is difficult to find in the hustle and bustle of the city. plurality are generally mean and selfish
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generally means to deal with creatures‚ environment‚ human life etc. physically‚ chemically and biologically. It is the part of our daily life. It has totally grabbed us in itself in such a way that now it is very difficult for us to get away of it. Science has become a vital part of our life‚ more vital than our basic needs. Technology is the word which expresses the technique from which an object is made. Technology is also a part of our daily life. It can be said so because the technological things
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The playwright ’whose life is it anyway?’ written by Brian Clark is based around a sculptor called Ken‚ who has been paralysed neck down in a car accident and is told that he will never be able to move any part of his body again. Most of the action takes place around Ken’s paralyzed body and his bed. The story’s centre of attention is Euthanasia (whether Ken should be allowed to take his own life or not)‚ which serves as the main plot of the story; however there are more issues at hand. The theme
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Life of Pi; Modern Bible Story Yann Martel’s Life of Pi is short but moving. In the beginning‚ an elderly man states to Mr. Martel‚ “I have a story that will make you believe in God” (X). Like all good Bible stories‚ the main character is already dedicated to bringing himself closer to heavenly love. However‚ he goes through tests‚ much like the protagonists in most typical bible stories. In the end‚ it is through his tests that Pi’s devotion becomes clearer. While Pi is already devout in
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Life of Pi‚ by Yann Martel‚ starts off with an elderly man in Pondicherry‚ India‚ telling one of the authors‚ “I have a story that will make you believe in God” (x). The author stops and thinks‚ Was this some Jehovah Witness knocking on my door? (x). This author‚ Yann Martel‚ is from Canada‚ where our other author‚ Piscine Molitor Patel‚ is from Pondicherry‚ India. Piscine is a middle eastern boy who’s family owns a zoo‚ with magnificent animals. Piscine does not like his name‚ because of all the
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In Life in the Iron Mills the narrator’s purpose is to inform the readers of the cruel realities of the lower class in hopes of change in the social structure. Davis captivates the attention of the reader’s by vividly describing Industrial America from the nightmare fog that covers the town to the hellish life of an industrial worker. Additionally‚ she creates sympathy by sharing the story of Hugh Wolfe; an iron mill worker with the desire for more‚ but with no opportunities is left with no hope
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