Application for Sick Leave and Reflections on Education and Economy
Write an Application for Sick Leave
I am writing this application to inform you that I am not feeling well and have been diagnosed with [Illness]. The doctor has advised me to take rest for [Number of Days] days. Therefore, I request you to kindly grant me leave from [Start Date] to [End Date]. Thank you for your understanding.
Nature, The Best Healer
Nature provides great stress relief by enabling us to remove ourselves from the things that cause us stress in the first place. So if you’re struggling
Read MoreUnderstanding Language and Literary Systems
Linguistic Concepts
Language and Speech Defined
- Language: It specifies the power of human beings, our ability to communicate through linguistic signs.
- Language: An organized system of signs (a sound set of vocabulary, syntax rules, etc.) that enables communication.
- Speech: Defined as the concrete manifestation of language by each individual.
The Linguistic Sign
The linguistic sign consists of the unity of a signifier (acoustic image or sound) and a signified (mental image or concept). The linguistic sign
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Communication & Feelings
Language & Digital Interaction
- accent
- argument
- bilingual
- cognate
- comment on
- dialogue
- discussion
- expression
- false friend
- fluently
- idiom
- meaning
- mother tongue
- native speaker
- proverb
- second language
- slang
- synonym
- translation
- charger
- cut off
- emoji
- follow
- function
- get through
- instant messaging
- lose signal
- offline
- on speakerphone
- plug in
- predictive texting
- ringtone
- run out of battery
- spam
- stream
- swipe
- tag somebody
Emotions & Personal States
- affection
- annoyed
- bored
- confused
- delight
- empathy
- embarrassed
- enthusiastic
- frustrated
- hopeful
- isolated
- jealous
- relieved
- sad
- express
- diverse
- influence
- introduce
- realize
- suffer
Health
Read MoreLiterary Insights: R.K. Narayan’s The Guide & Orwell’s Animal Farm
“The Guide” is a 1958 novel written in English by the legendary R.K. Narayan, earning him the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1960. Adapted into a movie in 1965, “The Guide” has remained an all-time favorite among Narayan’s fans.
The title of a novel, short story, or any other piece of literary composition is like the signboard of a shop. Just as a signboard indicates the contents of a shop, so too must the title refer to the subject matter of the work concerned. The title “The Guide” is quite apt and suggestive,
Read MoreRailway Operating Procedures and Rules
Restrictive Track Warrant Rules
Do not issue a track warrant electronically if it restricts authority or movement and the train or MW foreman has previously received authority to leave the station. Verbally issue the restricting track warrant to a crew member or MW foreman. Do not issue the second paragraph of GCOR/MWOR 14.13.
Suspending Block System Signals
A Division General Manager must authorize a block system or section of a block system to be removed from service.
Whistle Warning Procedures
For
Read MoreDickens’ A Christmas Carol: Social Critique and Key Themes
Dickens’ Social Critique in A Christmas Carol
Dickens’ work questions the social configuration of Victorian society. Any society that openly permits and accepts the presence of impoverished people as part of its social order cannot be seen as necessarily good. Dickens’ work questions the value of a society where such stratification is evident. The presence of obscenely rich people like Scrooge and others who are very poor and economically challenged is a social condition that the novel illuminates.
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