Money can never bring ultimate happiness
It was an autumn evening in 1870. The rich banker was pleased with himself for hosting a dinner party for some of his friends and acquaintances. Among the many things they discussed at the dinner table, capital punishment soon became a hot topic. While some argued that capital punishment was immoral which should be replaced with imprisonment for life, oth…
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THE GOLDEN EAGLE
A man found an eagle's egg and placed it under a brooding hen. The eaglet hatched with the chickens and grew to be like them. He clucked and cackled (sounds); scratched the earth for worms; flapped his wings and managed to fly a few feet in the air. Years passed. One day, the eagle, now grown old, saw a magnificent bird above him in the sky. It …
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A Hidden Beautiful Face
"Valentine, you will go out in the morning," announced the prison warden with an air of authority in his words. "Brace up, make a man of yourself. You are not a bad fellow at heart. Stop cracking safes, and live straight." "Me?" feigning surprise, Valentine said. "Why, I never cracked a safe in my life." It wa…
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Pray not for the material needs... but for the eternal blessings
Narendra was born in the lap of luxury. But his world collapsed upside down unexpectedly. His father was a leading advocate in the High Court of Calcutta, India. Lavish in every way, his father never cared to save anything for a rainy day. He thought he would always be there to support his family. But his untimely death shattered the life of Narendra and …
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Writing style and themes of Dylan Thomas as a modern poet
Dylan Thomas, a Welsh poet is considered one of the prominent figures of modern poetry. His writing style and themes exhibit several distinctive characteristics that set him apart as a modern poet. He made a dramatic impact on the literary world with his first collection of poetry, appeared in December of 1934, when he was only twenty years old. Altho…
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Writing style of Philip Larkin as a 20th century movement poet
Philip Larkin (1922-1985) is regarded as one of the most significant poets of the 20th century, and his work is often associated with the "Movement" in British poetry. The Movement was a group of poets who emerged in the 1950s and 1960s and shared certain thematic and stylistic characteristics. Larkin, along with other poets like Kingsley Amis…
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