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Competitors are Not Rivals Most of the classical dictionaries use them as synonyms, but do they truly point to the same piece of cake? We all live in a competitive scenario, but then are we all rivals? The Webster dictionary puts competition, conflict, emulation, strife, striving, tug-of-war, and warfare as all synonyms for rivalry. Both symbolize the same: a contest among opponents for a coveted prize or honour. Yet close...
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July 24, 2017 evirtualguru_ajaygourEnglish (Sr. Secondary), LanguagesNo Comment
Cricket Can End Indo-Pak Rivalry There is no other game that has grabbed the attention of the South-Asian countries as much as cricket. Sports analysts can talk at length about the damage that it has done to other sport but it is of no use. Ask any lad who his favourite hero is and you are sure to get the name of a cricketing icon and most likely it would...
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July 24, 2017 evirtualguru_ajaygourEnglish (Sr. Secondary), LanguagesNo Comment
India Should Become Proactive To Win The country that the world had, at best, learnt to live with, and at worst, expected only poverty, superstition and illiteracy from, India, has surprised even its most virulent critics in the past decade. While its contribution to the world’s technological progress both in quality and quantity is, to put it modestly, remarkable, in other areas, too, it hasn’t been found wanting. That India has...
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July 24, 2017 evirtualguru_ajaygourEnglish (Sr. Secondary), LanguagesNo Comment
Principles of Life States have constitutions, political parties their manifestos and religions have sacred texts to guide their policies and action from time to time. Such instruments come in very handy when the institutions pass through difficult times. The elders and leaders have something to fall back when they come across unprecedented situations. By correct interpretation of the wording and spirit of these ‘sacred’ documents they can always guide the laymen....
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July 24, 2017 evirtualguru_ajaygourEnglish (Sr. Secondary), LanguagesNo Comment
Discouraging Religious Conversions Conversion in any form is the destruction of the culture of a community and a nation. Conversion of Hindus in India to Islam and Christianity is the cruel destruction of the culture of India. Christianity and Islam are the two great religions of this world. True that everyone should have the right to convince someone else about his beliefs and ideas. True that there is nothing wrong...
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July 24, 2017 evirtualguru_ajaygourEnglish (Sr. Secondary), LanguagesNo Comment
America: The Saviour’ Of World During the two great wars in the 20th century, America played significant roles coming to the defence of countries both in Europe and Asia, and putting an end to reprehensible regimes of genocide and torture. These are well-established facts, though it does riot hurt to remind the rest of the world, the sacrifices Americans made and the losses they endured in defending freedom in foreign...
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July 24, 2017 evirtualguru_ajaygourEnglish (Sr. Secondary), LanguagesNo Comment
How Safe are Credit Cards? If your credit card is stolen the first thing that comes to your mind is to report the matter to the telephone number,. printed in newspapers. In principle, the best and safest thing to do is to call the authorization centre of the bank that issued your card (the issuer bank). Calling the number published in the media is second best because it connects the cardholder...
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July 24, 2017 evirtualguru_ajaygourEnglish (Sr. Secondary), LanguagesNo Comment
Coke: A Long Journey One-man affair to begin with Coca Cola is now a 50-billion-dollar business. Dr. John Pemberton, an Atlanta pharmacist, invented Coca-Cola. He concocted the formula in a three-legged brass kettle in his backyard on May 8, 1886. He mixed a combination of lime, cinnamon, coca leaves, and the seeds of a Brazilian shrub to make the fabulous beverage. Coca-Cola debuted in Atlanta’s largest pharmacy, Jacob’s Pharmacy, as...
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July 24, 2017 evirtualguru_ajaygourEnglish (Sr. Secondary), LanguagesNo Comment
