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		<title>Top 10 English Learning Websites</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[English is the most widely spoken language in the world and most foreign people who get a chance to learn a foreign language go for English mainly because of its wide usage across the globe. However, not everyone gets the chance to learn English academically; there are places where people do not even know that [...]]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>English is the most widely spoken language in the world and most foreign people who get a chance to learn a foreign language go for English mainly because of its wide usage across the globe. However, not everyone gets the chance to learn English academically; there are places where people do not even know that there is a language called English. A teacher is no longer needed, with the internet becoming so popular. All that is needed is a computer connected to the World Wide Web and lessons can be started. Below is a list of the 10 best websites that can be used in the learning of the English language.</p>
<p><strong>10. ExamEnglish.com</strong></p>
<p>As its name suggests, this website specializes in preparing students for international English exams like IELTS and TOEFL. Such exams are often required by universities in English speaking countries as proof that the applicant has good enough knowledge of the English language to pursue the course.</p>
<p><strong>9. LearnEnglish.de</strong></p>
<p>Students of all levels of the English language can get help from this website. Whether you are a student or a teacher, you can always find some tips and improve your vocabulary from this website. Learning is made extra fun with the humor that is sprinkled throughout the site.</p>
<p><strong>8. bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/</strong></p>
<p>Grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation can be brushed up by students by going to this website. The progress can be followed by taking tests.</p>
<p><strong>7. VocabSushi.com</strong></p>
<p>Practical and real world examples are given on this website to explain to the student exactly what a certain word means. This website is ideal if you have good knowledge of English but just want to improve your vocabulary.</p>
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<p><strong>6. Livemocha.com</strong></p>
<p>The main focus of this website is to build a community of different backgrounds who help each other in learning languages. Members help members by checking each other’s submissions.</p>
<p><strong>5. Busuu.com</strong></p>
<p>You can select the language you want to learn from a long list which includes English. With the package, you get lessons, exercises and reading comprehension, among other things to speed up the process.</p>
<p><strong>4. Lang-8.com</strong></p>
<p>This site is also community based and nearly any language, including English, can be learned here. You can chat with other members in the language that you are learning and the native speakers will correct you if you make a grammatical or spelling mistake.</p>
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<p><strong>3. Go4English.com</strong></p>
<p>This website is owned by British Council, which is the body that manages international cultural relations with the UK. Tests and study material about the English language can be found on this site and learners of all levels can be accommodated.</p>
<p><strong>2. FunEasyEnglish.com</strong></p>
<p>This site is aimed mainly at beginners who have just started out in the learning of English. Most of the study material is found in video format and there is also an abundance of texts and images.</p>
<p><strong>1. Elllo.org</strong></p>
<p>This site focuses mainly on the listening skill of the English language. Listening is often overlooked as a module while in reality, it is the most important part of a conversation.</p>
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		<title>Top 10 Indian Women Writers</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Apr 2013 13:03:05 +0000</pubDate>
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				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>10. Kiran Desai</strong>: She is the daughter of famous Indian English writer Anita Desai. Kiran lives in the Unites States; her work has focused on the migration, globalization, tumtult of the 21st century and the effect of the country’s rapid progress on all social classes. Kiran’s novel “The Inheritance of Loss” was awarded with the the Man Booker Prize in the year 2006.</p>
<div id="attachment_23983" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 160px"><a href="http://omgtoptens.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/Kiran-Desai.jpg"><img class="size-thumbnail wp-image-23983" alt="Kiran Desai 150x150 Top 10 Indian Women Writers" src="http://omgtoptens.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/Kiran-Desai-150x150.jpg" width="150" height="150" title="Top 10 Indian Women Writers" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Kiran Desai</p></div>
<p><strong>9. Arundhati Roy</strong>: Arundhati Roy was born on November 24, 1961 in Shillong. Arundhati Roy is an Indian writer who writes in English and political activists who focus on issues related to economic inequality, social justice for the country’s oppressed minorities. Arundhati has also published a number of essays on subjects varying from India’s rapid industrialization to the continuing problem of Kashmir between India and Pakistan.</p>
<div id="attachment_23989" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 160px"><a href="http://omgtoptens.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/Arundhati-Roy.jpg"><img class="size-thumbnail wp-image-23989" alt="Arundhati Roy 150x150 Top 10 Indian Women Writers" src="http://omgtoptens.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/Arundhati-Roy-150x150.jpg" width="150" height="150" title="Top 10 Indian Women Writers" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Arundhati Roy</p></div>
<p><strong>8. Anita Desai</strong>: Anita Desai is an India based novelist born on June 24, 1937 at Mussoorie now in Uttrakhand. She got her education from the University of Delhi and taught at various colleges in the United States, including the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Anita Desai has been shortlisted thricely for Man Booker Prize was awarded with one of the most esteemed literary prize “Sahitya Akademi Award”.</p>
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<p><strong>7. Shashi Deshpande</strong>: Shashi was born in year 1938 in Karnataka and got her education in Mumbai and Bangalore. She won Sahitya Akademi Award in 1990 and her work focus on the reality and true facts based on the lives of Indian women. Shashi Deshpande received the Padma Sri award in year 2009.</p>
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<p><strong>6. Shobhaa De</strong>: She is known as Shobhaa De, is an Indian novelist and journalist. She was born on January 7, 1948 and got her education from Mumbai. She is India’s top selling woman writer recently published her 16th book in the year 2009 and its name was “sweet sixteenth”.</p>
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<p><strong>5. Indira Goswami</strong>: She is well known by her pen name Mamoni Raisom Goswami and popularly as Mamoni Baideo, was a poet, scholar, professor, writer and Assamese editor. Indera Goswami was born on November 14, 1942 at Guwahati and died on November 29, 2011.</p>
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<p><strong>4. Mahasweta Devi</strong>: Mahasweta Devi played a successful role of protester and highly praised Bengali writers. She belongs from a family of scholars. She was born on January 14, 1926 at Dhaka and got her education from the University of Calcutta.</p>
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<p><strong>3. Vaidehi</strong>: Vaidehi was one of the Kannada literature’s most talented poet and writer. Her work focus strongly on the condition of women on modern society. Vaidehi won Sahitya Akademi Award in 2009.</p>
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<p><strong>2. C.S. Lakshmi (Ambai)</strong>: Lakshmi was born in year 1944 at Coimbatore, in Tamil Nadu. She grew up in Bangalore and Mumbai. C.S Lakshmi got her Master’s degree in Bangalore and obtains her Ph.D degree from Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi. She worked as a school teacher and college lecturer in Tamil Nadu after completing her education. C.S Lakshmi is married to Vishnu Mathur and lives in Mumbai.</p>
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<p><strong>1. B.M. Suhara</strong>: B.M Sushara is a Malayalam writer from Kerala state of India. Suhara was born on October 11, 1952. Mozhi, Choyichi, Venal, Nizhal, Iruttu and Thikkodi are some of her best work.</p>
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		<description><![CDATA[10. Victor Marie Hugo: The writer of Las Miserables (1862) is one of the greatest French writers of prose and poetry in French. “In Search of Lost Time” is the one of the most read and favored novel in France till today. His work includes two magna opera, one of which is Las Miserables. 9. [...]]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>10. Victor Marie Hugo</strong>: The writer of Las Miserables (1862) is one of the greatest French writers of prose and poetry in French. “In Search of Lost Time” is the one of the most read and favored novel in France till today. His work includes two magna opera, one of which is Las Miserables.</p>
<p><strong>9. Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra</strong>: He was a Spanish poet, novelist and playwright. His work on Magnum Opus, Don Quixote is considered to be best fiction ever written. His contribution to the Spanish language is so influential that often Spanish is called “the language of Cervantes”.</p>
<p><strong>8. Joost van den Vondel (Dutch)</strong>: Born on 17<sup>th</sup> Nov, 1587, this Dutch writer and playwright is the most renowned playwright and poet of the 17th century. His plays are still admired and are often performed; his work on Joannes de Boetgezant (1662) is considered greatest Dutch epic of all time.</p>
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<p><strong>7. Luis Vaz de Camoes (Portuguese)</strong>: Often called Camoens in English, he has been compared with Shakespeare and other great poets for his mastery of verse. A commons is remembered for his work on OS Lusiadas (The Lusiads).</p>
<p><strong>6. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (German)</strong>: You can’t talk about German literature without saying Goethe; It is incomplete without the ideas of this Goethe. He was a writer, politician and artist. His work ranges from botany, color and anatomy to dramas and novels. The Sorrow of Young Werther and Sturm und Drang are two of his masterpiece.</p>
<p><strong>5. Publius Vergilius Maro (Latin)</strong>: Usually called as Virgil, he was an ancient Roman poet. He is well-known for his work on the Eclogues, the Georgics and the Aeneid. From the time of composition till today, Aeneid has been regarded as the national epic of Roman history.</p>
<p><strong>4. Hormer (Ancient Greek)</strong>: Although not sure when he was born, some believe that he lived in times of Trojan War in early 12<sup>th</sup> century BC. Some of his greatest works include the Odyssey and the Iliad. Contribution towards Greece language through his persuasive speeches and writing, he is considered as  the teacher of Greece.</p>
<p><strong>3. Alexander Sergeyevich Pushkin (Russian)</strong>: He is known as the founder of Modern Russian Literature. Puskhin started writing at the age of fifteen and was soon recognized as greatest talents in Russian literature. His famous play Boris Godunov was published under strict surveillance. His death at early age of 37 was a catastrophe to Russian literature.</p>
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<p><strong>2. Durante Deli Alighieri (Italian)</strong>: His contribution to world literature is undeniable. His work on Divine Comedy is considered as one of the masterpieces of world literature. Mostly know as Dante, he was an Italian poet of the middle ages.</p>
<p><strong>1. William Shakespeare (English)</strong>: One can’t deny the influence of this great playwright, novelist and poet on English literature. Around one-quarter of English phrases and idioms come from the work of this great mind.  Julius Caesar, As You Like It, Othello and King Lear comes among the most admired work till today.</p>
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		<title>Top 10 Classics of Great Literature</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Apr 2013 23:41:34 +0000</pubDate>
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				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>A good book is a good companion. Here are some great classic books that you should read at least once in your life. The list may be extensive but top 10 according to my knowledge are below.</p>
<p><strong>10. The Call of The Wild</strong>: If you want to know about the world from a dog’s perspective, this will give you a good know-how. Written by Jack London, it describes a dog’s journey to safety escaping the cruelty of human.</p>
<p><strong>9. To Kill a Mockingbird</strong>: Everyone should read this in their high schools. It’s about love, care and the difficulties in growing up in the South. The book has won the Pulitzer Prize in 1961. It has a gripping story and an easy read.</p>
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<p><strong>8. Cry, the Beloved Country</strong>: In this book Alan Paton writes about an honoured black man who is looking for his son and his sister through South Africa. While he is on his search he experiences his country in a very different way than it used to be, the changes sadden his soul. It is a journey to the culture and transformation of human nature.</p>
<p><strong>7. Siddhartha</strong>: A fantastic story of a devoted person of Buddha and what he has to go through in his life. This novel will give you some everlasting memories that you cherish forever. It’s written by Hermann Hesse.</p>
<p><strong>6. A Farewell To Arms</strong>: A great masterpiece by Ernest Hemingway where he writes about a driver falling in love with a nurse during World War I. The unique prose of Ernest will amaze you with every bit. You will learn a lot and enjoy the novel.</p>
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<p><strong>5. Gone with the Wind</strong>: This great read by Margaret Mitchell is about a bold and daring woman who goes beyond the cultural limits to save her family and her family land. Don’t go for the movie, read the book first. I’m sure it will leave you astonished. Who can forget Scarlett?</p>
<p><strong>4. The Grapes of Wrath</strong>: A heart wrenching story by John Steinbeck is about a family who struggles to settle in the west. Despite of the poverty they stay together and overcome all the hurdles. It will give you a real touch of human life.</p>
<p><strong>3. 1984 (Signet Classics)</strong>: A book by George Orwell where he explains the political future by great powers. He has a strong hold on understanding and writing about politics. It is a must read for every teenager.</p>
<p><strong>2.  The Red Badge of Courage</strong>: By Stephen Crane, is a short novel, recommended if you are a beginner in reading. The book is an anti-war book which covers the story of a soldier in the war field during the American Civil War.</p>
<p><strong>1. A Tale of Two Cities</strong>: Charles Dickens with his amazing gift of writing takes you through the French Revolution. You will feel like you are there and will be taken aback by the bloodshed and cruelty of the situation. You will never want to miss this book.</p>
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				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Sufism was adapted to world literature from the ancient period. They explain the depth of god and the love for god from their poetry. There have been many poets in the world&#8217;s literature that have marked a significant impact on the world literature. They wrote about god, man and nature are bound together in a single unity. Their poems also depicts the changing behavior and attitude of the human being and said that we are not free unless our minds are liberated from dead forms and crippling social habits. They also depicts the condemned the corruption of many of our social practices and the essence of life was perpetual renewal and rededication to self behavior.</p>
<p>Here is the list of top 10 famous sufi poets of all time</p>
<p><strong>10. Rabi&#8217;a</strong></p>
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<p>Rabi&#8217; ah al-barsi was a famous Sufi poet and a Muslim saint. She was born between 95 and 99 in Basra in Iraq. She was born in a very poor family and they don&#8217;t have even oil to light the lamp and clothes to cover them. She was came in to existence by Attar who recognized her Work. She is considered as one of the first and leading Sufi poets. She was the first who set the Doctrine of divine lapse. She covers many areas in her poetry like art, history, music, poetry, shrines, texts, shariah, tawhid, haqiqah and devotion to love. She is considered as the long line in the history of Sufi poets.</p>
<p><strong>9.  Ahmet Yesevi</strong></p>
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<p>Hoca Ahmet Yesevi was a popular Persian Sufi poet whose work is known till date. He came into existence in early medieval period and his works are translated into many languages by poets.</p>
<p><strong>8. Shabistari</strong></p>
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<p>Mahmud Shabistari was a persian poet who lived in Iraq during the mongol invasion of region. It was considered as the golden age of the persian Sufism. He wrote many poems like the Gulistan-i Raz which is the greatest work in the Persian history and is converted into The rose garden of mystery. other works of him include One Light, A Drop of seawater, Reason, sun Reflections, The effect of the Draft, The Mirror, The Marriage of the soul, The Beloved Guest and many more. The rose garden explains the view points of shabistari and his realization to the life. It is the most central work in the Sufi poets history.</p>
<p><strong>7. Yunus Emre</strong></p>
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<p>Yunus Emre was a Sufi poet and Turkish poet. He is considered as the one of the legendary poet in the history of Turkish. He was a great promoter of Turkish rather than Arabic or Persian which has now become a language of folk-songs, proverbs, fairy tales, folk-poets and become one of the most distinguish poets. He was a public figure in many parts of the world from Azerbaijan to the Balkans. His poems mainly describe the true love and human destiny. Status of his tombs are made in many countries and is remember till now by the people for his talent.</p>
<p><strong>6. Sanai</strong></p>
<p>Sanai was a famous Persian Sufi poet who lived in Afghanistan between the 11th century and the 12th century. He died around 1131. His magical were The Walled Garden of Truth or The Hadiqat al Haqiqa and was also the first poet to make  mystical epic of Sufism. His works were based on the ideas that described the belief on god, philosophy and love. The walled garden of Truth is considered as the classic and best work of the Sufism.</p>
<p><strong>5. Saadi</strong></p>
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<p>Saadi Shirazi was a Persian poet of the medieval period. He is not only famous in Persia but also in western countries. He is best known for his woks that describe the moral and social thoughts. His best work was Bostan (1257) and gulistan (1258) that explains the stories of the standard virtues dobe by muslims and the result of the different social virtues and customs done in the society. Gulistan contains the stories about his persoanl life that is described by the short poems, advice, humorous reflections and awareness.  He is also known as a lyricist and panegyrist. His work is translated in English and other languages by many poets and is remember till date.</p>
<p><strong>4. Rumi</strong></p>
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<p>Jalal ad-Din Muhammad Rumi born on 30 September 1207 was the 13 century most popular Persian poet. He was also a muslim sufi poet, sufi mystic, theologian and jurist. In 2007 he was titled as the most popular poet in America. His most popular works was Maṭnawīye Ma&#8217;nawī, which is six volume poems and is considered as the Persian Quran by some Sufi poets. It consists of  27000 lines of Persian poetry. His other most popular work was  Dīwān-e Kabīr which consists of 2000 Persian quatrains and 35000 Persian couplets and contains 19 quatrains in Quatrains and 90  Ghazals. He has also given many guest lectures to his disciples like Fihi ma Fihi which contains seventy-one talks and lectures. Majāles-e Sab&#8217;a contains seven lectures in Persian and Makatib that contains the Rumi letters to his disciples, family, men in state in Persian.</p>
<p><strong>3. Jami</strong></p>
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<p>Jami born on auguest 18, 1414 wa a famous sufi poet, author, writer,scholar and composer of various various lyrics, greatest Persian and Sufi poem of the 15th century. His main work include Jame -esokanan-e Kaja Parsa, Resala-ye musiqi, Resala-ye sarayet-e dekr, Fawa ed Ziya&#8217;iya fi sah al&#8217;Kafiya, Sara-e hadit-e Abi Zarrin al-Aqili, Tajnīs &#8216;al-luġāt, Tuhfat al-ahrar and Diwanha-ye Sehganeh. His poetry reflected the Persian culture, Iraq, Indian subcontinent and Asia.</p>
<p><strong>2. Hafiz</strong></p>
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<p>Khāja Shamsu Dīn Muhammad Hāfez-e Shīrāzī also known as Hafiz was a very famous Persian poet. He used to learn poems by heart and use them as proverbs. His greatest works was Thoreau, Goethe, and divination. His work was not only appreciated in Iran but also in others countries. His work was converted in English by william Jones in 1771 and October 12 is celebrated as the Hafiz day in Iran.</p>
<p><strong>1. Attar</strong></p>
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<p>Attar of Nishapur was the greatest persian poet in the history of world literature. His most popular works were Elāhī-Nāma, Jawāher-Nāma, Dīvān,Asrār-Nāma,  Maqāmāt-e Toyūr and Šarḥ al-Qalb. His writing in pen are preserved till date and is the most popular Sufi singer not only in Iran but also all over the world.</p>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of the greatest Sanskrit epic right from the land of Hindus is Mahabharata. It is the story depicting the fight between truth and evil, virtue and freedom, right and might and the best part comes of it is the win of truth over evil. The main story hovers about the Great War between the [...]]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>One of the greatest Sanskrit epic right from the land of Hindus is Mahabharata. It is the story depicting the fight between truth and evil, virtue and freedom, right and might and the best part comes of it is the win of truth over evil. The main story hovers about the Great War between the brothers Pandavas and Kauravas. They fought the great battle of supremacy for ultimate authority over Hashtinapur and Indraprastha and the best may excel. This is the same story when Krishna Vasudeva Yadava gave the preaching’s of Geeta to Arjuna the best archor in the world. This is the same epic which gave the world the path of righteous and truth. Here are some great facts which one must know about Mahabharata and have been briefly detailed here.</p>
<p><strong>10.) Basic Introduction about the Epic</strong><br />
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This epic has been basically divided in to 18 sections known as parvas. The very first parva is called Adi parva which actually contains the stories of Bharat and Bhrigu races, and the very early life of Princes of Kuru, and then on continues with two to last 18th of the parvas called Svargarohana parva which gives a detailed briefing about the final test of Dharmraj Yudhisthir and the return of all other brothers of Yudhisthir back in Swarg the Divine World.</p>
<p><strong>9.) The First Generations</strong><br />
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Shanatnu the then king of Hastinapur had a short love affair with Goddess Ganda and they had a son named Devavrata who is later called as Bhisma because of his greatest promise that he made of being unmarried all his life. Later on Ganga is back to divine world living Shantanu behind and Shantanu becomes lonely and seeing his father very sad, Devavrata finds a girl who can really allure his father and he succeeds in doing so. Shantanu becomes mad in love with a fisherwoman name Satyavati.</p>
<p><strong>8.) Next Generations</strong><br />
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As on the further story continues, Vyasa is called on for the generations to be carried on and then Dhrisarastra and Pandu is born and both were born with disabilities. Dhritrashtra was born blind while Pandu was born thin and pale. The other born baby at the same moment was Vidur, the wisest person ever born. Dhritrashtra was married to Gandhari, the princess of Gandhar and Oandu was married to Kunti and Madri.</p>
<p><strong>7.) Pandavas and Kauravas</strong><br />
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Pandavas were the sons of younger Pandu while the kauravas were total 100 in number and were the sons of Gandhari. Pandavas were the demi gods who were born with the enlightened power of Dharma, Vayu and Indra. Yudhisthir was son of Dharma, Bheem was son of Vayu and Arjuna being Indra&#8217;s son. Kunti shares her divine mantra with Madri and she gives birth to twins called Nakul and Sahdeva. Kauravas&#8217; eldest brother was Duryodhan and youngest being the Dushashan who were the most notorious of all of them was under the supervision of Shakuni, his maternal uncle. Both the princess sides were given training of life style and fighting under the supervision of the greatest teacher of those era Dronacharya. One of the most important mention was that Gandhari and Dhritrashtra had a daughter named Dushala. In fact Kauravas were total 101 in number.</p>
<p><strong>6.) The Lakshagriha</strong><br />
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Lakshagriha is the important chapter from the life of Pandavas in which after the death of their mother Madri, Pandavas return to Hastinapur with Kunti and Yudhisthir was crowned the prince of state under the constant pressure being given to Dhritrashtra who wanted Duryodhan to be the next emperor. However, Shakuni had another plans to kill Pandavas and that is why he called upon those architects who could build the house of flammable object like lac and ghee in which once Pandavas get in and killed of fire. Vidur, the wisest one had a clue about the situation so he takes the pandavs safely off from the place and saved their life. While Pandavas were considered dead after the Lakshagriha incident in which all those architects were dead.</p>
<p><strong>5.) Draupadi Vivah</strong><br />
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While the Pandavas were in Agyatwass ( A living in which they were not supposed to be recognized), there was the marriage ceremony of Draupadi in which Arjuna striked the eye of fish and wins the swayambar of Draupadi. He is then married to Draupadi and comes back to their mother. When they returned back to Kunti, they says that they have brought a very valuable thing for which their mother grants them to share the thing equally and because of this statement, Draupadi was equally divided for each brothers and Pandavas were the common husband to her. Since this was a tragic incident but later on it was explained that Draupadi itself wanted to be the wife of such humans who had all the powers of Lord Shiva and that is why she is now the wife of Pandavas who are somewhere the match in common to Shiva.</p>
<p><strong>4.) Pasha Khel (The game of DICE)</strong><br />
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This was the most crucial match which was played between Pandavas and Kauravas and following the consequences of the games, Pandavs had lost their wife Draupadi in the Dice game for which Dushanan goes for Chir-haran and Krishna helps Draupadi. After the interference from Bhisma and other elderly attendents of Council, Pandavas were sent in to exile and it was followed with many resolutions by Pandavas of which the greatest was the Draupadi that she will not tie her hairs until she has the blood of Dushashana and Bheem goes for resolution of killing Dushashana and striking his leg off his body.</p>
<p><strong>3.) Exile &#8211; &amp; &#8211; Return</strong><br />
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Pandavas spent 13 years in exile and in this tenure of time, they did many marvellous jobs and many other different adventures of life. They made their life spent at Virata and in the last days of their exile, Krishna comes as a negotiator in the court of Indraprastha and Duryodhana denies and insults Krishna of which Krishna gets furious and tells that Mahabharata War is invited now.</p>
<p><strong>2.) Kurukshetra and Geeta Updesh</strong><br />
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This is the place where the Battle of Mahabharata was fought but prior fighting against their own brothers, Arjuna is now feeling emotions and he denied to raise his arrows against Kauravas and gives up. Upon the incident, the charioteer of Arjuna, Krishna comes with the ultimate preaching of Geeta which is the most famous from the Hindus Divinity and which actually defines the life and truth of humanity. Arjuna now raises his bow and arrow and ultimately, Pandavas defeated Kauravas in the battle. Pandavas remained as the winning clan of the place with many deaths and dead bodies surrounding the. The widows and mothers crying for their dead husbands and sons in the battlefield. This is the time when Gandhari curses Krishna for it and Krishna accepts if silently.</p>
<p><strong>1.) End of Pandavas</strong><br />
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Pandavas ruled kingdom for more than 36 years but then on they decide to renounce all and they decide to go to heaven (Swarg). While on the way to Swarg, all the brothers of Yudhisthira falls down, and Dharmaraj remains all alone on the path followed by a dog who was actually Yama, the God of Death. Yama takes Yudhisthir to Underworld, mentioning that all those who were the rulers had to visit it once where they had committed crime or not. Lastly Dharmaraj gave test and he is assured that he will accompanied by his brothers and Draupadi once their time in underworld gets over.</p>
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		<description><![CDATA[As already been said, Civilization flourish with the need of demand and necessities. So the saying goes true for one of the most ancient civilization as well. Mesopotamian Civilization is a river valley civilization which flourished side by the rivers Tigris and Euphrates back in 6000 B.C. This civilization is the chief standard for the [...]]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>As already been said, Civilization flourish with the need of demand and necessities. So the saying goes true for one of the most ancient civilization as well. Mesopotamian Civilization is a river valley civilization which flourished side by the rivers Tigris and Euphrates back in 6000 B.C. This civilization is the chief standard for the rest of the civilization which flourished along with it or after it. It had provided a backbone to the coming generations with its surprising development and growth in the field of art, living, society, politics, law and order as well as literature and science. They were the first ever found civilizations on the earth which gave measurements of month, year and time. Here are the most astonishing facts about them and are as followed:</p>
<p><strong>10.) Origin and Briefing</strong><br />
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Mesopotamia is the word which exactly means &#8220;Land between two rivers&#8221;. This civilization was given the name because of the two rivers &#8220;Tigris and Euphrates&#8221; under which the civilization flourished and developed before Christ in 6000. These rivers were the prime cause of their development in measurements, agriculture, irrigation and rest of the basic standards of life.</p>
<p><strong>9.) Division of Civilization</strong><br />
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In fact, this is the only civilization in the world, which is stated to be divided in to three major parts namely, Sumerians, Babylonians and Assyrians. The three major races developed while in the period and they prospered along with the time and gave the world they actually had gained. Sumerians were the first to develop back in around 2800 B.C. After that Sumerians fallen in to hands of Sumerakkadian race under the ruler Sargone who had invaded the Sumer and captured it in 2770 B.C. Babylon and Assyria flourished parallel with each other at the same time with their own distinctive natures of life style and society.</p>
<p><strong>8.) Society</strong><br />
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The society system of Mesopotamians were divided primarily in to three parts as &#8220;High class, Middle class and third Class&#8221;. The high class who were the valuables of the society and had wealth. It comprised of priests, high authorities and wealthy persons. The middle class constituted the traders and those families who had not much power in the society but living their own standards. The third class also called as slave class because their condition was the worst and they were the least respected class of the society. They generally worked under lords or landlords. They had no right to speak.</p>
<p><strong>7.) Hammurabi and His Code</strong><br />
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Mesopotamians had no fixed ruling system until Hammurabi. Hammurabi was the 6th ruler of Babylonian between the time 2123 B.C. to 2081 B.C. and he was the first to introduce and formulate a written law and code of rules for crimes, injustice and everything. In fact, he is the base for all the written laws all over the world. The best thing which he did was the inscriptions of all those codes which he had formulated for society on a high pillar visible to all. He had given 282 instructions regarding law and rules.</p>
<p><strong>6.) Art  &#8211; Cuneiform</strong><br />
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Mesopotamians were talented as well in the field of art and writing system. They developed the first ever writing system called as &#8220;Cuneiform&#8221;. Cuneiform is the art of writing in which a chisel is used to inscribe the things which they wanted to in script on soils and layered hard soil which can be kept forever. This is a kind of art which was inherited to all of the Mesopotamians. The knowledge of this art came in light after the excavations in those regions.</p>
<p><strong>5.) Gilgamesh</strong><br />
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It is the first ever known civilizational epic writings which contained the history of great ruler Gilgamesh. It was so called that Gilgamesh was the ruler who defied the orders of Gods and then Gods sent Enikad a animal human to kill Gilgamesh. Gilgamesh was so clever that he sent harlots to allure that creature and Enikad became the most beloved friend of Gilgamesh. This uncommon bond made the gods go furious and they sent furthermore to kill them but they both fought gallantly and bravely against them but at last Enikad was killed. Gilgamesh was now sad over the death of Enikad so he tried to re-live Enikad with some ancient knowledge of form but it was then all blurred in the epic content and nobody ever found the rest.</p>
<p><strong>4.) Science</strong><br />
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The Mesopotamians were accurate and good at sciences as well. They were the first to formulate everything on the basis of division of 60. They first divided hour in to 60 minutes and complete angle in to 360 form and then days in to 24 hours and year in to 360+5 added days. They formulated time for day and night. Their basis of each and every calculation was based on moon. It is reported to be found from the sources that they also studied planets and solar system as well. They had a deep knowledge of Astrology and revolution of planets.</p>
<p><strong>3.) Religion</strong><br />
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The Mesopotamians were highly devotee of gods not because of they respected the gods but out of fear that being the supreme they can hurt them. Out of fear they worshipped lords and gods. The major gods of Sumerians and all Mesopotamians included An (Sky-god), Anhil (Earth-god) and Hiy (Water God) and Esther (the goddess of fertility). There were many other gods but of them these were the most worshipped and respected. The work of worship was handed over to the priests of high class and they believed in offerings to gods as well. They worshipped gods for the material happiness that gods can give them.</p>
<p><strong>2.) Ziggurats</strong><br />
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Ziggurats in fact is the most sacred structures found in the Mesopotamians because of the belief. They made the structures for the rest place of gods in the city side being the highest structure of the area and place. Ziggurat is the tapering structure like fort where the gods&#8217; statues were kept for worship. This ziggurat is the basis of formations of many forts, pillars and most importantly, Muslims followed the basic structures of Ziggurats to build their own Mosques and Worship places.</p>
<p><strong>1.)  Assyrians</strong><br />
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Assyrians were the last flourishing race of Mesopotamia. In fact they were the most brutal race ever developed in those regions. They were good in iron-work and they tamed horses and were the first to use chariots. They were highly well trained soldiers and army people whose society was more specifically oriented as military formation. Out of such tradition, their race could not last for more time and they ended themselves fighting amongst each other and from foreign invasions. This brought the end to the civilizations and ultimately a great civilization was put to an end or simply one can see the dusk of recently dawned sun.</p>
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				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Civilization is the chief cause of the highly developed societies of the world today.  In fact, to my perspective, there are many things in which we are still behind those civilizations which flourished back in ancient times before Christ. Their art, culture, sciences, beliefs and many other things make us feel a leprechaun before them. In true, words, they were the masters of living society. Although, since then we have developed a lot, but to very first concern of thing is the way they lived and they capitalized their life style and society. For the following section of write up, I have taken one of the greatest civilization which flourished on the earth back in 2000 B.C in present Italy. The civilization was known as Civilization of Rome. Here for the following section, all the major aspects of Romans have been considered and briefly detailed as well. The list of the 10 things which one must know about them have been mentioned and are as followed:-</p>
<p><strong>10.) Basic History and Origin</strong></p>
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The civilization is reported to be flourished back in 2000 BC in Western part of present Italy.  In fact the first race which inhabited the place were “Istraskans”. They lived for almost 600 years, but then the existence for Roman Civilization came in effect after the establishment of a society by two brothers namely Romas and Romulas. In fact, Romans enjoyed all the architecture and life style that istraskans already built in the society.  Roman civilization was primarily known to be started in 410 B.C after “Latinus race “ people invaded and made Istraskans flew away.</p>
<p><strong>9.) Early Division of Society prior Julius Caesar</strong></p>
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The basic division of society was made on two basis. The first was Patricians who invaded the place and made istraskans flew  away and simple they were the chief citizens of the society and the other was Plabians. Patricians were the benefitted class of the society and Plabians were deprived from any privileges. This caused a feud between the two classed which ended after 10 years when both classes were given equal rights and this was the mark of the two classes mixing together and causing a cultural match up.</p>
<p><strong>8.) Early growth and Wars</strong></p>
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The  first war that Romans fought was with Karthez which flourished after the fall of Greek in Europe. Karthez were in mood of their empire expansion and this caused a fight between Rome and Karthez. Karthez sent a warlord to Rome named “hanniball” who crossed “Apennine mountains and entered Rome and fought for more than 15 years before he died. Once Hanniball died, Rome invaded Karthez with a resolution of total destruction of Karthez and they did it. Karthez was now a colony of Rome.</p>
<p><strong>7.) Rome- War</strong></p>
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This is the most famous war fought in the history of Rome between two major generals of Rome named Mariyus  and Sulla. They fought continuously from 89-78 B.C. for the supremacy of Rome and at last , Mariyus was defeated by Sulla and Sulla became the Prime Warlord of Rome and the most celebrated person. He soon died in 76 B.C. and again Rome was fallen to degradation and constant foreign invasions.</p>
<p><strong>6.) Political Organizations</strong></p>
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The Roman political system was divided in to tow major organs namely Council, Comitia Senatorial and Senate.  In fact, Rome had two councils and Council members were inducted by senators and Senators were the retired council members. Although, with two council at the same time, no orders could pass, because once a order or deal was passed, others deny and thus council was just for name. The main organ which dealt with all the roots and causes of society was Senate.</p>
<p><strong>5.) Julius Caesar</strong></p>
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<p>Julius Caesar is the senator from the Roman History who unified the entire Rome and changed the democratic Rome in to Emperor Rome. The democracy was devastated and Senator was considered the ruler of state. Julius Caesar, Pompe and Crassus unified Rome in 60 B.C, but after the death of Crassus, Pompe and Caesar went in to a fight to have the total authority of Rome. Lastly after a year in 58 B.C. Caesar’s enemies flew away and Pompe was exiled to Egypt where he died after some time. Caesar was now the most celebrated person of Rome. He controlled and put a ban on the authorities of many councils and took over the supremacy in his own hands. He was elected the senator in 44 B.C. and with his rising popularity, he was conspired to death by his own senate members in 44 B.C. He was back stabbed by his most beloved friend Brutus and last words which Caesar said were “ You too Brute”. This marked the end of reign of Julius Caesar.</p>
<p><strong>4.) Augustus Caesar (Octavian)</strong></p>
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Octavian Caesar was the niece of Julius Caesar who came to the throne after defeating Antonio and Cleopatra in 31 B.C. This marked the start of Roman Empire.  He took the Rome to its maximum heights and ruled over Rome till 14 B.C. He made a dam of Tower River to help peasants in irrigation. He caused for the worship of lords and thus he was considered the incarnations of Apollo.</p>
<p><strong>3.) Rome after Caesar</strong></p>
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After the death of Rome, It was divided in to two parts mainly Eastern Rome and Western Rome. It was the time, when Rome was under the hands of Constantine who took his state to Byzantine from Rome and named it as his capital city and named it Constantinople.  Constantine had adopted Christianity and thus Christianity rose to its peak.  Constantine was followed by Justinian who did a lot of works in field of Art and Science.</p>
<p><strong>2.) Jesus Christ</strong></p>
<p><strong></strong>This is the best things from Roman Civilization which saw the birth and rise of Jesus. It was the time when people believed in superstitions. Jesus said himself the “Son of Lord” and was highly motivated by the teachings of the then philosopher “John-da-Baptist”.  However, Baptist was killed by Herad the then Roman ruler.  Jesus also spread the teachings of his own beliefs and said that every man and woman is equal to eyes of god. God is the ultimate creator and we are born equal. His teachings had created a mass awareness which alarmed the Roman ruler Herad and he crucified Jesus. However Jesus was died but is said to have come to life after 12 days and his teachings then on continued forever.</p>
<p><strong>1.) Last Roman Days</strong></p>
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Roman Empire lasted for more than 500 years after the death of Jesus Christ. It saw the rise and fall of many great kings like Constantine, Justinian, Nero,. Avroliyus, Marcus and haryan. It was the time, when Rome was under constant  fight over the issue of religion. Protestants and Catholics always fought with each other. Lastly in 1500 A.D, Ottoman Turks invaded Rome and Roman Empire was lost forever to hands of new race called “Ottoman Turks” who had adopted Islam. This is marked as the fall of Rome and rise of “Islam”.</p>
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				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>There are many reasons to study in china and peruse the education from the top most universities out here. The study is based on researches and one can acquire quality education coming to China. Exploring new things in daily life and blending with the culture makes you easier to live out in this beautiful place. It’s very affordable to study out here if we compare it with other foreign countries where cost of living is very high. The universities here in China provide the best opportunities to the students in every field and one can easily progress in academics. Education here is improving and progressing in every prospect and students studying in these universities have their knowledge diversified. <span style="text-decoration: underline;">U</span>niversities are ranked according to the infrastructure, quality education, reviews and job opportunities. One can explore the world in a new way coming to this place. The education provided here is recognized every where in the world. Scholarship programs are there for foreign student to lowdown the financial burden which has raised the student coming to China to 25, 0000.</p>
<p>So if you are planning to go for overseas studies this is the best place to come and here is the list of China’s top 10 universities. Grab the opportunity and take the best from China.</p>
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<p><strong>10.Nanjing </strong><strong>University</strong></p>
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<p>Nanjing University is known university in China and offers many bachelors’ degree program and specialization’s in subject‘s such as arts, literature, humanity’s, foreign philosophy. There are many undergraduates programs which include other subject such as trade, journalism and many more.</p>
<p><strong>9.Jilin University</strong></p>
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<p>Jilin University emphasis on the study of subjects, such as economics, bio-engineering and other technology fields. They offer both graduate and undergraduate programs.</p>
<p>8.<strong>Shanghai Jiao Tong University</strong></p>
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<p>Shanghai Jiao Tong University was established in 1896. This university is famous for its programs in different subjects such as pharmacy, medicine science including animal medicine and many other. Its offers many graduates, associates and other bachelor’s degree program. Many engineering subjects are also offered to be taught in this university.</p>
<p><strong>7.</strong><strong>Xi&#8217;an Jiao tong University</strong></p>
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<p><strong></strong>Xi&#8217;an Jiao tong University is very well known university which offers both graduates and undergraduate program and one can study in the best way they can with many schools and colleges in this university. The subjects which are offered in this university are sociology, economics and many other subjects related to science and engineering.</p>
<p><strong>6.Wuhan University</strong></p>
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<p>Wuhan University one of the famous universities of China, it offers many doctoral programs and many other under doctoral programs. Undergraduate programs includes subject such as law, philosophy, science,  environment science ,electrochemistry ,genetics and many more. It promotes fast and growing communication between the Wuhan and the western part of the world. Healthy ambiance and well built infrastructure attracts many students to come here.</p>
<p><strong> 5. Tongji University</strong></p>
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<p>Tongji University is worldwide known university. This renowned institution was established in 1907 which offers programs at both graduate and undergraduate level such as medical, engineering, law, economics and many more. Many other diploma and doctoral degree programs and Chinese learning programs are also there one can easily peruse any subject in which they are interested. It has students of about 2400 just coming for overseas studies. It has an impressing campus life. Student are nurtured and given the best education, so coming to this university one can avail many opportunities and be the best in every filed.</p>
<p><strong>4.Tsinghai</strong><strong> University</strong></p>
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<p>Tsinghai University is well known university in China which was established in 1911, with the renowned 4000 faculty members. It offers programs for postgraduates, undergraduates, focusing to improve the global careers. It offers many doctoral programs including the subjects of teaching such as law, humanities, life science. Many other schools and departments of different subject have been established in this university. Many get graduates from the famous university but highest in China are from here only as the students coming are up to 28000.  It offers many undergraduate, master’s and doctoral degree programs for students to pursue. It also offers students with both degree and non degree programs. The former includes the subjects such as civil engineering, industrial engineering, environment engineering, and microelectronics. It provides the students with the lavish facilities such as bookstores, restaurant are many other which makes the student easier to live.</p>
<p><strong>3.Fudan University</strong></p>
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<p>Fudan University is also one of the famous university in China, it was established in 1905. This university offers students subject such journalism, medical science, law to choose. The university is very famous for the programs; these programs can be general or advanced. Coming to Fudan university one can peruse bachelor’s degree, master’s degree, doctoral degree. Many other subjects including departments of history, museum and tourism are there. Fudan University has a very beautiful infrastructure with well maintained campus. So Fudan invites you to come and take the advantage from the world renowned university.</p>
<p><strong>2.</strong><strong>Zhejiang University</strong></p>
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<p>Zhejiang University is the organization known for the best education programs and is one of the leading universities of China. The university was established in 1897.It has staffs of about 8,222 which are indulging in many high level researches to provide students a better and a broader way to study. There are many courses offered in this university for graduates, undergraduates and the one who wants to peruse master’s degree. Subject in which you have keen interest you may choose May it be literature, history, economics, law, engineering and few more. The university is famous for various degree and other non degree programs. There are many scholarship programs which is aiming for the support of the students coming for overseas studies. It’s a central hub of learning; students from all over the world for about 2760 came as the last stat says. Zhejiang University hereby welcomes you to come and explore the inner talents in yourself.</p>
<p>1.<strong>Peking University</strong></p>
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<p>The top most and world renowned university in the China is the Peking University which was founded in 1898. It is a very reputed institution as it provides studies in different areas which include applied science, social science, mathematics and other software fields at its best. This institution is grown with the help and support of the faculty which made this a reputed one as it has staffs of about 5000 members which includes honored and privileged professors. The target of the university is to provide the best education and anyone can avail better opportunities and take the best from Peking University. The monitory researchers are made on many important subjects focusing the technological development. The education is not only the priority, other activities such as communication skills, interpersonal skills are raised in a disciplined manner. Many scholarships are also provided by this university supported with the best human resources program. This university has won many national prizes in different scientific fields. The life of the students in this university is interesting and they stand a position in when they are recruited.</p>
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		<description><![CDATA[Teaching is a demanding job, definitely not a job of sissies. Teaching is not like giving assignments or homework, let children complete their work quietly and then check them to let them know their mistakes, it is far more than that.  Teaching is all about imparting values, developing intellectual skills and conveying knowledge to the [...]]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Teaching is a demanding job, definitely not a job of sissies. Teaching is not like giving assignments or homework, let children complete their work quietly and then check them to let them know their mistakes, it is far more than that.  Teaching is all about imparting values, developing intellectual skills and conveying knowledge to the students to let them attain and retain such understanding of the world in which we all live. A teacher needs to learn teaching in a way that is impressive, interesting, and not repetitive and still in tandem with the new, modern world so that his students are able to challenge and influence the thinking of the modern world. If you want to be a teacher you must have a passion towards your craft, a zeal to convey it to your students in a way that they become the same passionate as you are. Here, we are listing top ten reasons which make teaching a difficult job:</p>
<p><strong>1)      </strong><strong> Patience:</strong></p>
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<p><strong></strong>The first reason can be that a teacher needs to be very patient when it comes to teaching. He must understand that the learning and grasping power of each student is different and hence the time taken by each student to learn a particular thing can be different. Though it is a exasperating, exhausting and frustrating at times, but the teacher needs to be patient enough to control his emotions and handle the situation.</p>
<p>2)      <strong>Boring</strong>:</p>
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<p>Since a teacher has to teach same course or syllabus to each coming session year with the same technique, it becomes so tedious and boring that the teacher is not able to reteach with the same enthusiasm and simultaneously his teaching skills decreases in the process of repeating the similar concepts for numerous times. To reduce your boredom, just love your job, love your students, think to enlighten the world of your students with the power of new thoughts, be creative and interacting and when it happens it really feels rewarding. Enjoy the feel of being a “guru”.</p>
<p><strong>3)      </strong><strong>Generation gap: </strong></p>
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<p>Since there are always mentality issues with the persons of two different ages, this applies here too. A child thinks differently, and this makes teaching an even more challenging job as it seems to be. If you want to be a good teacher you have to think like a small child within you, let your imagination grow like a small child only then will you realise what your student needs, thinks and want to achieve from this ever growing world. The quote is well suited for this: “if you reach them, you can teach them.” Another way to reduce this generation gap can be: make them laugh, be a humorous person since laughter is the shortest distance between people of two different ages.</p>
<p><strong>4)      </strong><strong>Confidence, teaching skills: </strong></p>
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<p><strong></strong>if u want to be a teacher you must have two things: confidence to control your students, to teach them discipline and the second is you must have teaching skills. Teaching is a art, to express your words and feelings in a way that the one in front of you is not bored and at the same time is listening you with full zeal and trust. One way to achieve this is be a story teller. Students love to hear story and that too a good one.</p>
<p><strong>5)      </strong><strong>24*7 work:</strong></p>
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<p><strong> </strong>This job is tedious too. The most important role of a teacher is to be over-prepared always and this makes the job as 24*7 job. Even since is you are fully knowledged and well informed about your subject, you must have enough knowledge about the general issues and areas you student may ask upon. A teacher, as the name specifies, is the box of knowledge. Therefore to match the levels of the word “teacher” you need to word hard.</p>
<p>6)      <strong>Different ways for different students</strong>:</p>
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<p>children are like moulds of clay. They learn and think in the way, a teacher teaches them to. Like the clay takes the shape of the mould and then turns stronger, children think the way teacher encourages them to. Since each child has different weak and strong points, a teacher must learn how to encourage and enhance the qualities and give them the confidence to achieve their goal. Each person have different imagination and view point towards life, a teacher must understand each student thinking power and then teaches them accordingly.</p>
<p><strong>7)      </strong><strong>Salary: </strong></p>
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<p>Being an engineer or doctor pays you more, and this is the biggest reason why our youth doesn’t want to indulge in this profession. Everyone needs a handsome amount of salary as a reward of their hard work. And yet, teaching is considered a demanding and a challenging job, the salary offered to the professors and lecturers are much less than the other reputed professions of the society, which makes it a difficult job for even those persons who have a passion for this.</p>
<p><strong>8)      </strong><strong>Reputation:</strong></p>
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<p><strong></strong>Teaching is considered as a job option when the people are fired from offices or when they do not get a one. The admiration of being a guru has gone. The society takes it as an alternative. Everyone dreams to be an engineer, pilot, doctor but not a teacher. If this continues, then we will lose even the few gems we have.</p>
<p><strong>9)      </strong><strong>Last option as a profession:</strong></p>
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<p><strong></strong>since unemployment is basic problem of the growing country like India, it may be the reason that many opt this profession in the pressure of recession. Hence, it has become the last option for the contenders since it has less salary, reputation and everyone does not have the art to impress the minds of the young kids and influence them effectively.</p>
<p>10)  <strong>Student does not respect teachers</strong>:</p>
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<p>In ancient times, the teacher was called as “guru”, the one who teaches the way to urge one’s inner self and their sublimation so that they can attain inner peace. But now, the definition of teacher has changed, or I can say the relationship between the two has changed. The “guru” word is now replaced with any of the abusing words or a comic character of whom students make fun of. The students of the present era have forgot to respect their elders or teachers and that is one of the most important reason why it is difficult to pursuit a job that has no respect.</p>
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<p>So, it can be concluded that to be a teacher, a person must be a concerned and curious being to know the things in a better way and let his students think in that way too. so it is advisable for a teacher to enjoy their work, be creative and resourceful, allow students to actively involve in the learning process and soon you will realise that your job is more boring, frustrating or tedious when your students start loving you for the same. Also, a teacher must understand that respect is always earned and can never be demanded.</p>
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