Peering from offstage I catch a glance of the audience. My heart-racing‚ I walk on stage with my violin. Deep breath in‚ deep breath out. I continue to walk to the black velvet chair where I am destined to be and begin to play. Igor Stravinsky’s The Firebird. Orchestra Hall is filled with waves of sound as months of preparation and hard work pay off. Echoes of the remnants of the last notes begin to fade‚ and after a moment of still‚ dignified silence‚ Maestro lowers his hands and the thunderous
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munu102 writing Ngugi Wa Thiong’o: A Profile of a Literary and Social Activist. Ngugi wa Thiong’o‚ currently Distinguished Professor of English and Comparative Literature at the University of California‚ Irvine‚ was born in Kenya‚ in 1938 into a large peasant family. He was educated at Kamandura‚ Manguu and Kinyogori primary schools; Alliance High School‚ all in Kenya; Makerere University College (then a campus of London University)‚ Kampala‚ Uganda; and the University of Leeds‚ Britain. He is recipient
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“Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.” ~ Martin Luther King‚ Jr. In a situation‚ with someone having violence rushing through their veins trying to antagonize you to respond violently‚ how will you respond? Violently?Or non-violent? In Maycomb there is an everyday battle with racism. To kill anything innocent such as a mockingbird‚ and especially Tom Robinson is a sin. What would be the point of taking away a life that didn’t
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Indian Education system Vs Foreign Education System Indian Education system lacks modernization. It still follows the age-old technique of imparting education. The Indian education system puts emphasis on bookish knowledge rather than practical knowledge. Thus students lack in practical knowledge of the subjects. In the Indian education system‚ students only focuses at gaining marks by mugging up things and not on gaining knowledge. However‚ it is not the case with Foreign education. The foreign
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All praise is due to Allah‚ Rabb (Cherisher and Sustainer) of all the worlds. I bear witness that there is no god worth to be worship except Allah Who sent His Prophets (a.s.)[1] to guide mankind to the righteousness. I bear witness that the Prophet Muhammad bin Abdullah (s.a.w.)[2] is the true and final Messenger of Allah to all nations who fulfilled his mission to mankind. May peace and blessing of Allah be upon the Prophet Muhammad‚ his family‚ and his Sahabas(companions)? "O‚ you who believe
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SPEECHES - 2001 The value of great speeches is that they continue to speak to us. How do they do this? In your answer‚ refer to at least TWO speeches. It is certainly true that the value of great speeches is that they continue to speak to us. They are admired by responders over many years and have an ability to speak to us‚ hence stimulating many different responses as time goes by. This value is present in speeches such as “Among us you can dwell no longer” delivered by Cicero in 63 BC in
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beliefs‚ culture and folklore have together treated nature and environment with sanctity. Conservation and protection of environment and love for nature have always been part and parcel of Indian ethos and culture. Independent India has traveled a long way on the path of progress and industrialization in order to achieve better quality of life. We have accelerated the process of development without considering the
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Farewell Speech by our Std XII Students Isha Desai-XII B Good Evening! For the better part of my life‚ this school has been my second home‚ and it’s really hard to talk about 14 years of memories in one short speech. Now that we’re all here today‚ officially saying Goodbye to this school‚ our teachers & to each other‚ it finally dawns upon me what a big piece of my life I’m leaving behind.. Some of you‚ I’ve known since forever and some of you‚ just a couple of years. You guys are some of
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The Two-Minute Speech Lasting roughly over two minutes‚ the Gettysburg Address is one of the best known speeches in American history. In the Gettysburg Address‚ author Abraham Lincoln puts hope into the hearts of Americans of a new nation brought up from the ashes of the American Civil War and the noble men that fought to preserve its belief in liberty and the equality of all men. Lincoln’s words deliver a sense of unity and wholehearted purpose among Americans in his Gettysburg Address. In
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selectively or extensively .I deeply hope you will like it. As we all know‚ reading is a tradition inherited from ancient society which has a long history. Whether to read selectively or extensively has been a common question discussed by people from very ancient time. Some people tend to choose to read selectively. Having received a book they waited for a long time‚ they will get started reading this book with a devout heart. What they commonly do is to dead between the lines. Of course this has its
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