Insights from Champions, Science, and Society
An Interview with a Champion
He feels much better about leaving his children when he became a professional. He is alone now. Jules’s wife did not travel with him. Thanks to his racket, he likes to use it to meet up with people.
Telepathy
Telepathy has not been demonstrated. Traditional scientists believe only physics can explain phenomena, and it does not explain telepathy. A well-known book, “The Power of the Mind,” suggests the bending of spoons is just a trick. A telepathy experiment is not easy.
Read MoreParvana’s Resilience in Taliban-Controlled Kabul
Parvana’s Early Life in Kabul
This is the story of Parvana, an eleven-year-old girl living in Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan.
She remembers a time when she lived in a big house, when women could walk freely in the streets, and everyone was happy. But everything changed. The Taliban had taken over Kabul, forbidding women from leaving their homes without a burqa and without being accompanied by a male relative. They suppressed independent thought and imposed their strict ideology. Everything was
Read MoreEffective Writing Structures: Essays, Letters & Biographies
1. Narrative Essay Structure
A narrative essay tells a story. Follow these steps to craft a compelling one:
Paragraph Structure
- P.1: Introduce the characters and explain the background.
- P.2: Describe the main event.
- P.3: Explain what happened in the end.
Useful Expressions for Narrative Essays
Time Expressions
- At first
- By the time
- Eventually (suddenly/all at once)
- Finally
- After a while
- Afterwards
- Before
- As soon as
- When
Adverbs
- Angrily
- Sadly
- Suddenly
- Possibly
- Probably
- Absolutely
- Pretty
- Quite
- Really
2. Informal Letter &
Read MoreLife’s Defining Moments: Digital Shifts, Global Learning, and Survival
Life Before the Internet: A Personal Reflection
As a young man in my 20s, living in the 21st century, I didn’t have my first mobile phone or computer with internet access until I was 13 years old.
Childhood Without Digital Devices
During my childhood, I didn’t even know what the internet or Wi-Fi was. Instead, I spent my time playing with toys or practicing sports whenever I wasn’t at school. Furthermore, it was a time when my friends and I engaged in face-to-face conversations, a preferable alternative
Read MoreEnglish Grammar Essentials: Clauses, Tenses & Modals
English Grammar Essentials
Relative Clauses
Relative clauses provide additional information about a noun. They can be:
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Non-defining (with commas): Used for extra, non-essential information. The clause can be removed without changing the main meaning of the sentence. In these clauses, who or which cannot be replaced by that.
- Example: That is the singer, about whom I was talking.
- Defining (without commas): Used for essential information that identifies the noun. The clause is crucial to the meaning of
Profound Life Lessons: Acceptance and Courage
Kisa Gotami’s Journey to Understanding Loss
Kisa Gotami’s Second Quest for Mustard Seeds
After speaking with the Buddha, Kisa Gotami was asked to procure a handful of mustard seeds from a household untouched by death – where no one had lost a child, husband, parent, or friend. She diligently went from house to house, but her quest proved futile. She could not obtain the mustard seeds because she found not a single home where death had not claimed a family member.
Grasping the Universality of Death
The
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