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Research Paper  Philosophy or Pseudoscience:   A study the criticism around the most popular, new-age self-help book “The Secret” by Rhonda Byrne Rationale         Among the hordes of books which have influenced my life, The Secret by Rhonda Byrne hold a unique place. The book had a very deep and profound influence on my life. I stumbled across the book during one of the worst phrases of my life, and it was instrumental in helping me overcome that phrase. It changed my outlook towards life and made me more optimistic. However, no matter how much I relished the positivity and optimistic ideals expounded by the book, there was always a tiny bit of resistance from the rational side of my being. I would never bring myself to fully approve of the book as a whole. The underlying principle of the book was definitely inspiring and life-changing, but the methods adopted to explain and illustrate it were unsettling. Being acquainted with science fro...

LINGUISTICS - ASSIGNMENT 2 NEUROLINGUISTICS       Neurolinguistics (or Neurological Linguistics ) is an area of expertise which explores the inter-relationship between the human brain and human language / communication. It is one of the most important part of Linguistics, and falls under the category of Macro Linguistics. It is an inter-disciplinary subject which is linked to a number of closely related subjects like neurology, psycholinguistics, cognitive science, etc. Neurolinguistics is thus, quite a vast and diverse area of academics. Brain mechanics, language production and comprehension, language processing, and its related problems and ailments are some of the major concepts covered under neurolinguistics.      In simple terms, Neurolinguistics can be defined as “the study of the neural mechanisms in the human brain that control the comprehension, production, and acquisition of language” . Neurolinguistics is primarily centred arou...

Mohit finished his jog and stood still for a few minutes, gasping for breath.  He then looked around for his friend Saurabh. Spotting him at a distance, he walked over. Mohit was about to collapse onto the warm sand when he was startled by Saurabh’s sharp cry. “Hi! Look out! Don't you dare destroy my treasure!"  “Treasure?”  Mohit looked down and saw some scattered seashells.  Saurabh began to pick the shells up and put them into his bag. Mohit chuckled.  “That's your treasure?”  “Of course it is,” retorted Saurabh as Mohit sat down on the sand beside him.  “They are pieces of Nature's Art. Look at this one.” Saurabh picked a shell from his collection and held it up. It was a beautiful shell with intricate grooves. "Just look at this beauty. Look at its shape and grooves. Do you know what these grooves represent? They stand for resilience!"  Mohit, who until then had a mocking expression, suddenly turned serious. "Shells… symbols of resilience…” ...

Indian Writings in English : Perspectives and Prospectives "Indian Writings in English" is a term which is pretty self-explanatory. It's writings written by Indian in English, which is a  foreign language. This category of writings can be said to be quite a recent phenomenon, as it originated barely around a couple of centuries ago. It is, therefore, the youngest among all the writings/literature of all Indian languages. While it did have a late start, it gained momentum and has grown drastically over the decades. There were varied (and often conflicting) perspectives through the short but supercharged history of Indian Writings in English. Also, now that it has grown to be a recognised category of literature worldwide, it has new challenges to address and fresh avenues to explore. Perspectives :  The history of any language is traceable through its literature. The history of Indian Writings in English is extremely abrupt and agitated. It's abrupt a...

Short Story Writing Competition Monday, 30 September 2019 Topic : LOC LOC: Line of C... Bangs and screams on both sides. Things being hurled towards and back. Tension gripped the air. The intensity increased minute by minute. "Oh God! This is another India - Pakistan war". My grandmother's words sent chills down my spine. Another war! A slideshow of gruesome pictures started running in my head : Violence, Bloodshed, Murder, Police, Curfew… Noooo! God, not another war! I prayed silently within, even as I sat a mute spectator of the ongoing clash, which seemed to be gaining momentum with each passing second. It all started with trespassing. Trespassing the defacto " Line of Control". The "other side" had immediately sprung to action. The trespasser was immediately taken hostage (after being beaten black and blue, that is). His pictures and videos were being circulated around. Videos of him being beaten and pictures ...

BOOK REVIEW Introduction Title : The Secret  Author : Rhonda Byrne Publisher : Atria Books, New York Genre : Nonfiction, self help book Reason of choice : It's a book which had the most profound influence on my life and changed my outlook and made me more optimistic. I first heard about the book in an interview of my favourite actor, where he mentioned it as the book which gave him clarity in life. That sparked my curiosity and I set out to search high and low for the book. Along with that, the title of the book and the cover design were both intriguing enough to get me to pick it up from the bookstore shelf. Review Self - help books have turned out to be the new big thing in the book market. They have become quite a rage owing to the advice and assistant they offer;  which is much needed in today's hyper - accelerated, over - stressed up world. Tons of such books are to be found in the market, but few can claim to be a revolution...

MOVIE REVIEW  Introduction 1. Title : The Secret 2. Creator : Rhonda Byrne 3. Production  :  Prime Time Productions 4. Genre : Documentary film 5. Reason of choice : It's based on the book "The Secret", which had a deep and profound impact on my life. I accidentally came across the movie when I was browsing the Internet for some information about the book, "The Secret". I decided to give it a try as I was  highly influenced by the book. The movie gave me a more clear and vivid understanding of the book. Review Best-seller  books being turned into movies is a fairly common phenomenon. But, a movie becoming such a rage that it is turned into a  book (which goes on to be a best-seller and later evolves into a book series) ; is something unheard of and also seems borderline impossible. But that is what makes "The Secret" movie stand out! "The Secret" is a Australian - American documentary movie created by Rhonda ...

Question: A comparative study of Henry Derojio's poem "Harp of India" and Sarojini Naidu's poem "Coramandal Fishers" , tracing imagery, the theme of patriotism, Indian-ness and development of Indian poetry in English. Answer:  Indian English Literature can be said to be the youngest among all the literature of different Indian languages. This is because English came in to India as a foreign language i.e., the language of the oppressor during the colonial rule. So, it can be said that English Literature of India has a very unique and interesting history. Here, we try to know more about this history by doing a comparative study of two of the most important early English writers of India. Henry Derojio is said to be the first English poet of India. Though a foreigner by birth, his spirit of patriotism towards India was unmatched. He considered India to be his Motherland and wrote of its glorious past. On the other hand, Sarojini Naidu was a ...

IDENTITY I'M JUST ME Not the one To fit into  society's constraints Not the one To shrink myself  for other's selfish gains By society's  standards  To be defined I am  way  Too refined In just any one  divisional boxes,  I don't get in In any  stereotypical category,  I don't fit in To anyone else's  expectations,  I no longer heed Everything that I am,  will be shown  only through deed Let them  see me as a  worthless weed The Hall of Fame  one day,  I'm sure to lead No longer do I  put up any given  society's label As to create  and show my own,  I'm now able As a rose  smells sweet  with any other name So to bloom forth  by myself,  that's my only aim Unapologetically,  I am only,  just only ME And that's what  I am always  going to be 6 September 2019 Pen A Poem Competition REVA University ...

I slept that night and woke up late in the morning. I looked into the mirror and screamed, cried, yelled "It's not me" . "It's just not me." I collected myself together with great difficult, and dragged my feet to the washroom. As my hands got busy carrying out the routine tasks;  I was able to focus on my mind and the million thoughts running therein. The news I had received the previous evening had made my mind go numb. All my dreams were shattered, my life had come to a standstill. I had no hope left and probably, nobody had any hope from me. It's not me. It's just not me. It can't be me. Wasn't I the topper for 10 continuous years in school? Wasn't I the role model and inspiration for all my younger cousins? Wasn't I the Star of the Family? Then how could I fail? I, who didn't know the meaning of "failure" till yesterday, had failed. Miserably failed. Not just one, but I had failed in "all...