Essays on Elixir

Life is a journey that meanders as one grows old with all the experiences. With time and understanding, people come to ascertain their respective goals in life that work as a guiding force for them. Every person should know where to reach by the end of the journey as a journey without any knowledge of the destination would be nothing but meaningless. The vision of life works as the driving force as it guides the individual to go ahead braving all the odds that come in his or her way. In my own case, I gave it quite a ...

Robert Frost’s poem, “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening”, can surely be deemed as one of the very finest works in the history of English literature. This poem exudes the quintessence of the literary artist. The poet leaves a lasting impression on the minds of the avid readers with the excellent use of the literary techniques and aesthetic appeal that permeates through the entire poetic work. Surely a close scrutiny of this poem would enable one to understand how the literary work appeals with all its uniqueness. “Much ink has been spilled on many pages in exegesis ...

China Mid-Autumn Festival August 15th of the lunar calendar is the traditional Mid-Autumn Festival in China. The mid - Autumn Festival is the second most important festival after the Spring Festival for the Chinese people. Every year when the holiday comes, people return home from all over the world to meet their families and have dinner with them. The mid-Autumn Festival in China is traditionally celebrated on the 15th day of the eighth lunisolar month. The festival is the second most important festival after the Spring Festival for the Chinese people. Every year when the holiday comes people return ...

‘Instructor’s Name’

Book: The count of Monte Cristo The Count of Monte Cristo is a novel written by Alexandre Dumas and was first published in the year 1844. The plot of the story was expanded by Dumas in collaboration with ghostwriter Auguste Maquet. Along with the ‘Three Musketeers’, this novel is one of the most anthologized works of Dumas, and as critics opine the novel has become a permanent fixture of Western literature. Dumas was a French novelist and dramatist, and during his lifetime he produced a number of literary outputs like dramas, novels, memoirs, travelogues and historical studies. Mostly self-educated, Dumas actively ...

Basil Plant. The Bright and Dark side of it. Basil Plant. The Bright and Dark side of it. Basil plant botanical name is Ocimum basilicum. It is described as herb, and Basil is found in several types with the most common being sweet basil. Other types include purple basil, lemon basil and Thai basil (Hengel, 2012). Basil has been treated and used differently in different cultures and peoples of the world. Basil Plant has also been used in many other poems. Sandy James who is a yahoo contributor wrote this poem about Basil.

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Introduction

There are several differences between religion and superstitious beliefs. The two entities are closely related and in ancient times superstitions were part of or subsets of religious beliefs. However, the passage of time has brought about the refinement of religion while it has diminished the place of superstitions in modern societies. The resultant labeling has made it possible to clearly distinguish between religion and superstition. The English dictionary defines religion as a strong belief in a supernatural power that controls human destiny while it defines superstition as an irrational belief arising from fear or ignorance. China is a country whose people are rooted ...