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...Excerpt: One of those sights in which most horror is to be encountered is, surely, the general aspect of the Parisian populace-- a people fearful to behold, gaunt, yellow, tawny. Is not Paris a vast field in perpetual turmoil from a s...

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.... NOTE: The Girl with the Golden Eyes is the third part of a trilogy. Part one is entitled Ferragus and part two is The Duchesse de Langeais. The thre... ...ently combined under the title The Thirteen. THE GIRL WITH THE GOLDEN EYES ONE OF THOSE SIGHTS in which most horror is to be encoun- tered is, surely,... ...leration bears its fruits, and in the salon, as in the street, there is no one de trop, there is no one absolutely use- ful, or absolutely harmful—kna... ... prostitution, in short, for all the money well or ill earned, this people numbers three hundred thou- sand individuals. Were it not for the cabarets,... ...hat handsome young man might be. Then, upon hear- ing the name, “Ah, it is my son… . What a pity!” he said. Such was the story of the young man who, a... ...up to him and took him familiarly by the arm, saying to him: “How are you, my dear De Marsay?” “Extremely well,” De Marsay answered, with that air of ... ...diplomatic impolitely dub them fools. Be they that or no, they augment the number of those mediocrities beneath the yoke of which France is bowed down... ...y and I, He would not believe me, but I jumped a hedge without mov- ing on my horse!” Or again: “We were with some women, De Marsay and I, and upon my... ...- tic,” said Henri, when Paul returned. “ After having shared in a certain number I have finished by finding in Paris an in- trigue accompanied by ser...

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...lowed her guests to sleep late and arranged to meet Commander Gulliver at one o’clock. She knew his jet lag was slowing him up, he was still lagging ... ...ry about the weight of your body on a mattress. I had trouble sleeping on my bed in California, but these air flotation mattresses at the hotel are ... ...tresses at the hotel are like being weightless. I sure would like to bring one back with me.‖ ---―I‘m sure that can be arranged. I‘ll talk t... ...--―Thanks, but I‘m sure she has more important things to do than attend to my insomnia! And yes, I love the food here, I don‘t think I‘ve ever had a ... ...ates me. The most important discussions in this world are about values of one sort or another. My friends and I once shared common values, but as we ... ...ortant discussions in this world are about values of one sort or another. My friends and I once shared common values, but as we gained our education... ...les wear condoms if they are going to have sex. ―Look at the rising number of Catholics in Latin America who say they are warning Pope Benedic... ...at Latin America accounts for about 40% of the world's Catholics, but the number of evangelicals is surging. Some Brazilians warn that Brazil could ... ...ast 25 years there are half again as many parishioners to priests and the number of nuns has reduced by over 50%. On top of this the clergy‘s popula...

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...Excerpt: ACT I. SCENE I. An apartment in the DUKE?S palace. [Enter DUKE VINCENTIO, ESCALUS, Lords and Attendants.] DUKE VINCENTIO: Escalus. ESCALUS: My lord. DUKE VINCENTIO: Of government the properties to unfold, Would seem in me to affect speech and discourse; Since I am put to know that your own science Exceeds, in that, the lists of all advice My strength can give you...

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...ENTIO, ESCALUS, Lords and Attendants .] DUKE VINCENTIO : Escalus. ESCALUS: My lord. DUKE VINCENTIO : Of government the properties to unfold, Would ... ... put to know that your own science Exceeds, in that, the lists of all advice My strength can give you: then no more remains, But that to your suffici... ...termines Herself the glory of a creditor, Both thanks and use. But I do bend my speech To one that can my part in him advertise; Hold therefore, Angel... ...elf the glory of a creditor, Both thanks and use. But I do bend my speech To one that can my part in him advertise; Hold therefore, Angelo:— In our re... ...nctimonious pirate, that went to sea with the Ten Commandments, but scraped one out of the table. Second Gentleman : ‘Thou shalt not steal’? LUCIO: ... ...diseases in me; but thou art full of error; I am sound. LUCIO: Nay, not as one would say, healthy; but so sound as things that are hollow: thy bone... ...y soul. ANGELO: I talk not of your soul: our compell’d sins Stand more for number than for accompt. ISABELLA: ...

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...Excerpt: Measure For Measure; Actus Primus -- Scena Prima -- Enter Duke, Escalus, Lords. Duke. Escalus. Esc. My Lord. Duk. Of Government, the properties to unfold, Would seeme in me t? affect speech & discourse, Since I am put to know, that your owne Science Exceedes (in that) the lists of all aduice My strength can give you: Then n...

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...ke, Escalus, Lords. 3 Duke. 4 Escalus. 5 Esc. My Lord. 6 Duk. Of Gouernment, the properties to vn-|(fold, 7 ... ... owne Science 9 Exceedes (in that) the lists of all aduice 10 My strength can giue you: Then no more remaines 11 But that, to your ... ...lfe the glory of a creditour, 46 Both thanks, and vse; but I do bend my speech [ 47 To one that can my part in him aduertise; 48 H... ...ur, 46 Both thanks, and vse; but I do bend my speech [ 47 To one that can my part in him aduertise; 48 Hold therefore Angelo: 49... ... 104 that went to sea with the ten Commandements, but 105 scrap’d one out of the Table. 106 2.Gent. Thou shalt not Steale? 107 ... ...147 thou art full of error, I am sound. 148 Luc. Nay, not (as one would say) healthy: but so 149 sound, as things that are hollow; t... ... Ang. I talke not of your soule: our compel’d sins 1063 Stand more for number, then for accompt. 1064 Isab. How say you? 1065 Ang....

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...ns First Disobedience, and the Fruit Of that Forbidden Tree, whose mortal tast Brought Death into the World, and all our woe, With loss of EDEN, till one greater Man Restore us, and regain the blissful Seat, Sing Heav?nly Muse, that on the secret top Of OREB, or of SINAI, didst inspire That Shepherd, who first taught the chosen Seed, In the Beginning how the Heav?ns and Ea...

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...t Brought Death into the World, and all our woe, With loss of EDEN, till one greater Man Restore us, and regain the blissful Seat, 5 Sing Heav’... ... Brook that flow’d Fast by the Oracle of God; I thence Invoke thy aid to my adventrous Song, That with no middle flight intends to soar Above ... ...so highly, to fall off 30 From their Creator, and transgress his Will For one restraint, Lords of the World besides? Who first seduc’d them to th... ...l Situation waste and wilde, 60 A Dungeon horrible, on all sides round As one great Furnace flam’d, yet from those flames No light, but rather da... ...for his envy, will not drive us hence: 260 Here we may reign secure, and in my choyce To reign is worth ambition though in Hell: Better to reign ... ...f impious PHAROAH hung Like Night, and darken’d all the Land of NILE: So numberless were those bad Angels seen Hovering on wing under the Cope o... ...lion views, thir order due, Thir visages and stature as of Gods, 570 Thir number last he summs. And now his heart - 13 - BOOK I. Milton: Paradise... ...s Earths Giant Sons Now less then smallest Dwarfs, in narrow room Throng numberless, like that Pigmean Race 780 Beyond the INDIAN Mount, or Faeri... ...d, or Hell, or worse He reckd not, and these words thereafter spake. 50 My sentence is for open Warr: Of Wiles, More unexpert, I boast not: the...

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...s a range of the Himalayas in the North of India, being undertaken by a group of very intimate three unwed oldies, all retired college teachers, when one of them is accosted by the owner of the roadside `Dhaba` (an indigenous restaurant) where they had halted for refreshment. It triggers one of them to recall his boyhood days. Again, at their destination, the other one is ...

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...He is younger to me by a couple of years, but his physique and mannerism suggested his equaling me in age. Of course, he always remained conscious of my superiority, because at that point of time, I already had schooling for seven years, whereas he was thoroughly illiterate. …………………. Kundan happened to be the only `writer` available, had a brisk business almost for a ...

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...ayas in the North of India. After having driven over a hundred kilometers relating to this journey, they had halted for refreshment at a place, where one of them is accosted by the owner of the roadside `Dhaba` (an indigenous restaurant). It triggers the person accosted to recall his boyhood days. Again, at their destination, the other one is accosted by an ex-girlfriend o...

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...He is younger to me by a couple of years, but his physique and mannerism suggested his equaling me in age. Of course, he always remained conscious of my superiority, because at that point of time, I already had schooling for seven years, whereas he was thoroughly illiterate. …………………. Kundan happened to be the only `writer` available, had a brisk business almost for a ...

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...Female spouse of one’s brother is called `sister-in-law`; similarly the sister of one’s spouse is sister-in-law. Again, the wife of one’s brother-in-law is also called sister-in-law, subject however to the condition that the said brother-in-l...

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... Bhaiya, I am sure; the youngsters here would enjoy when they learn about your first misadventure of `creation of an oral fiction`, prior to becoming my classmate, “ Maya is heard urging her companion. It makes Supriya mark the appearance of streak of blush on the guest’s face. She issues an urgent request in her fond manner, Tandon Nanu please, rest assured; your secret ...

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...nder. Of course I was in psychology and she was in philosophy but we knew each other socially. Then I got a ‗post doc‘ at Stanford and she got one at... ...socially. Then I got a ‗post doc‘ at Stanford and she got one at Berkeley. Nowadays we are often put on the same podium to debate our beliefs, my rea... ...f in the basic psychological drives that motivate us and her idealistic concepts of ethics as higher level motivations. We do come close when my ide... ... an inferiority complex, as probably we all do in varying degrees. I then may hit or kill someone who is less powerful than I am. I feel good. My rat... ... theories that may explain why we behave as we do. My reading and thinking do not give me such certainty that I can put all of us humans into one mo... ... a product of a brain malfunction or maybe they just learned a different reality at some time in their lives. ―The brain malfunction is one th... ...ating force Freud didn‘t like that it conflicted with his primary thesis so they parted ways in 1911 and never met again. They disagreed on a number... ...? Do we all have the same drives? Can education change those drives and raise our human natures? Homo sapiens seems to have eliminated a huge number... ...isappointed in their own faith, whose adherents they knew well, then moved to a similar theistic belief that sounded better? Did they study a number...

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...Introduction An easier childhood? There is a deep-seated river that contrarily runs through most American parenting. The belief that “my children” should have it easier than we, as parents, had it — when we were growing up. That is the worst mantra of parents! Spoiling your kids is the worst curse you can bestow upon your kids and yourself. It will come ...

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