You Must Know This ManYou may be an antheist or an agnostic; or you may belong to any of the religious denominations that exist in the world today. You may be a communist or a believer in democracy and freedom. No matter what you are, and no matter what your ideological and political beliefs, personal and social habits happen to be - you must still know this man.ENCYCLOPEDIA BRITANNICA confirms:"....a mass of detail in the early sources show that he was an honest and upright man who had gained t
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SPECIALWater is wetSand is dryYou are specialAnd so am I.........................We need water. We need sandpaper. Both are special and both are verydifferent. Go to where they meet at the beach. See how the waves lapthe sand, moistening it. See how the grains get swept into the water,coloring it.Let’s celebrate our differences, but let’s work together at thesame time.Read more…
The lesson we read is true in a small class.But in classes of 10 or 20 the situation can be diferent.The slow students some times , try to slow the groups, and makes the teacher work harder.The first objective: should be that every one has to be imotivated, because learning English is a long process.Could be 3 to 5 years to learning adults ,working in companies with two sessions per week.Hope to hear your comments.Gualberto Alarcón.Caracas,Venezuela.
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OH my god!! Last night, I dreamed that I was in the same island as "Lost", and I kissed "Sayid"! He tasted a little bit salty...but he's really gentle anyway! Oh my god , what kinda dream it is! I never like him in the Seri......es,then why I dreamed of him?Wooooo, I must lost my mind! I even feel sweet when I get up this morning. It's must because he is really gentle in my dream!DON'T LAUGH,I say!!!!!!
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Interesting Facts about IndiaIndia never invaded any country in her last 100000 years of history.When many cultures were only nomadic forest dwellers over 5000 years ago, Indians established Harappan culture in Sindhu Valley (Indus Valley Civilization)The name 'India' is derived from the River Indus, the valleys around which were the home of the early settlers. The Aryan worshippers referred to the river Indus as the Sindhu.The Persian invaders converted it into Hindu. The name 'Hindustan' combi
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Hinglish, a blending of the words "Hindi" and "English", means to combine both types of words in one sentence. This is more commonly seen in urban and semi-urban centers of the Hindi-speaking states of India, but is slowly spreading into rural and remote areas of these states via television, mobile phones and word of mouth, slowly achieving vernacular status. Many speakers do not realize that they are incorporating English words into Hindi sentences or Hindi words into English sentences. David C
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Indian English or English in IndiaImagine you are an American corresponding with an Indian company. One day, you receive a mail that uses lines such as- “You will be intimated shortly” and ends with a polite note saying “We sincerely hope that you will do the needful at your earliest possible convenience”. Duh! Well, there is no need to panic. This is not some uneducated idiot talking to you. You are just getting a taste of colloquial English, a legacy left behind by the British who controlled I
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Influences: British and AmericanThe form of English that Indians and all the other people of the subcontinent are taught in schools is essentially British English. A socially-superior accent is deemed to be that of Received Pronunciation. However, even during the time of the British Raj, before the partition of Pakistan and Bangladesh, Indian English had established itself as an audibly distinct dialect of the language with its own quirks and specific phrases. Indian spellings typically follow B
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Indian English comprises several dialects or varieties of English spoken primarily in the Indian Subcontinent. These dialects evolved during and after the period when Britain exercised colonial rule over India. English is the one of the official languages of India, with about ninety million speakers, according to the 1991 Census of India, but fewer than a quarter of a million people call it their first language.[1] With the exception of some families who communicate primarily in English, as well
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"The three great essentials to achieving anything worthwhile are; first, hard work, second, stick-to-it-aliveness, and third, common sense. "
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By Professor Richard Wiseman, University of HertfordshireWhy do some people get all the luck while others never get the breaks they deserve?A psychologist says he has discovered the answer.Ten years ago, I set out to examine luck. I wanted to know why some people are always in the right place at the right time, while others consistently experience ill fortune. I placed advertisements in national newspapers asking for people who felt consistently lucky or unlucky to contact me.Hundreds of extraor
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In 1943 Abraham Maslow, wrote an influential paper that set out five fundamental human needs and their hierarchical nature. A key aspect of the model is the hierarchical nature of the needs.Maslow’s hierarchy of needs is most often displayed as a pyramid, with lowest levels of the pyramid made up of the most basic needs and more complex needs are at the top of the pyramid. Needs at the bottom of the pyramid are basic physical requirements including the need for food, water, sleep and warmth. Onc
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A Prayer for Today:My Lord! Open up for me my heart.And ease for me my task.And untie the knot of my tongue.That they may understand my speech.qur'an - 20:25-28 - prayer of mosesRead more…
Maine sapno ko dur hote Dekha Hai....Jo mila nahi ushe Khote Dekha Hai....Log kehte hai Fhul Humesha Hanste Hai...Lekin maine fhulo ko akle me Rota Dekha haiसुबह मै नहीं...घर मेरे से...एक लाश निकलती है,,,,,,जो चलती है किसी को दूढने.........सफ़र हो जाता है ख़तम,, चाहत हो जिसकी वो चीज़ नहीं मिलाती है...........हाल है मेरा ना जाने केसा नहीं जनता...........बस एक कम्बख़त दिल को चैन नहीं कही मिलता है.................फन्ना हो जाने का मन करता है मेरा मौत तेरे दामन में..........मगर जिन्दगी कहती है दो पल
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Some of the most calming moments in the day are when the sun rises and sets over the landscape. The photographers have a special knack for immortalizing these magical occasions. Take a look at these eye-catching photographs and you too might be inspired to start capturing your own special dawn or dusk moments.
Hi everybody,This will be a writing exercise. I will write to you about how I spent my summer and then I would like you to tell me what you did this summer? Of course, my summer was spent in the northern hemisphere; if you are in South America, Australia or lots of other places, it would not be summer. But, for now, let's write about vacation (or a break from work or school).For the last couple of months, I have been staying at a small lake in mid-Michigan, USA. Michigan is surrounded by several
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