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Paragraph Writing

  Kakatiya University Warangal-  Degree General English-      Semester 5-unit 1. SRR GASC Karimnagar-BCA Sem 2 Grammar- Paragraph Writing Exercises from text book.  Describe the following hints into paragraph of your own. Write out the complete paragraphs in your exercise book. Give an appropriate title to each paragraph.  Q.  1. enjoy fiction most-novels and short stories-love romances and thrillers-long hours reading science fiction not interesting-dull-also enjoy travelogues, biographies, real-life adventures-read newspapers, magazines regularly to keep myself informed- to pass time when no new book.  Answer :- Book Reading I enjoy reading fiction in my leisure time. I find pleasure reading novels and short stories, especially with love romances and thrilling tales. While science fiction often falls short of capturing my interest with its dullness, I find equal pleasure in exploring the beauty of landscapes painted by travelogues, biograph...

Sonnets are full of love by Christina Rossetti

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Kakatiya University Warangal-  Degree General English-         Semester 5-unit 3   Sonnets are full of love Sonnets are full of love, and this my tome Has many sonnets: so here now shall be One sonnet more, a love sonnet, from me To her whose heart is my heart’s quiet home, To my first Love, my Mother, on whose knee I learnt love-lore that is not troublesome; Whose service is my special dignity, And she my loadstar while I go and come And so because you love me, and because I love you, Mother, I have woven a wreath Of rhymes wherewith to crown your honored name: In you not fourscore years can dim the flame Of love, whose blessed glow transcends the laws Of time and change and mortal life and death. Christina Rossetti Christina Georgina  Rossetti, pseudonym Ellen Alleyne, was born on December 5, 1830, in London. In 1862, Christina published Goblin Market and Other Poems. She wrote this sonnet expressing her love for her mother, Francis Piludori. He...

Why We Love Holiday Rituals and Traditions

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Osmania University Degree Sem 4 - Unit 6 Additional Reading Kakatiya University Warangal- Degree General English- Sem 5- unit 3 Why We Love Holiday Rituals and Traditions https://theconversation.com/an-anthropologist-explains-why-we-love-holiday-rituals-and-traditions Dimitris Xygalatas Questions:- 1) what positive effects do holiday traditions and rituals have on people? 2) write a short note on each of the following ? a) the relation of memory to tradition and ritual b) the significance of preparing and sharing a feast C) holiday gift giving About the author Dimitris Xygalatas is an Associate Professor of Anthropology and Psychological Sciences at the University of Connecticut. He has spent several years studying rituals in various parts of the world, (Greece, Bulgaria, Spain and Mauritius),combining ethnographic observations with scientific experiments. He has published over 100 articles. His latest book, Ritual: How Seemingly Senseless Acts Make Life Worth Living (2022), focus...

KU semester 5 syllabus & Question paper pattern

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Kakatiya University Warangal Degree General English Semester 5 Question Paper Pattern   

When Cities were Nature's Heaven - Harini Nagendra

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  Kakatiya University Warangal- Degree General English- Sem 5- unit 2 When Cities were Nature's Heaven  Harini Nagendra About the author Harini Nagendra is an Indian ecologist from Bangalore. Nagendra did her PhD in 1997 from the Indian Institute of Science in Ecological Sciences. Her research focuses on issues of biodiversity, ecology and development, and urban sustainability. Her well-known book is Nature in the City: Banglore in the Past, Present, and Future (2016). She also co-authored the book " Cities and Canopies : Trees of Indian Cities” (2019) with Seema Mundoli. About the text She digs into Bengaluru’s past ecological history, beginning in the sixth century CE, in her well-researched book Nature in the City: Banglore in the Past, Present, and Future (2016). The book elaborates on how the dwellers in the Garden City (Bengaluru/Bangalore) understand that nature and cities can coexist and constantly try to preserve lakes and trees. Nagendra examines the transformati...

Tolerance is a Moral Virtue by Rivka

    Kakatiya University Warangal Degree Semester 5 -unit 1 T olerance is a Moral Virtue by Rivka T. Witenberg. About the author Rivka T.Witenberg is a developmental and cognitive psychologist and a writer. She published her books Tolerance: The Glue That Binds Us  in 2017, and The Psychology of Tolerance in 2019. About the text (Tolerance=The ability or practice of tolerating; an acceptance or patience with the beliefs, opinions or practices of others.  Prejudice=  An adverse judgment or opinion formed beforehand or without knowledge of the facts.)  Rivka opines that tolerance is related to morality and should be counted as a moral virtue. Unfortunately, tolerance is mixed up with prejudice. Psychological researchers examined the children’s understanding of tolerance through prejudice but not through morality. The assumption is that lack of prejudice implies that a person is tolerant.  According to the writer, prejudice and tolerance are two different ...

How Happy is the Little Stone- Emily Dickinson

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  Kakatiya University Warangal- Degree- Third year -Semester 5 -unit 1 How happy is the little stone How happy is the little Stone That rambles in the Road alone, And doesn't care about Careers, And exigencies never fears- Whose coat of elemental Brown A passing universe put on; And independent as the Sun, Associates or glows alone, Fulfilling absolute Decree In casual simplicity. GLOSSARY ramble: to move about aimlessly or without any destination. exigency: an urgent situation (often requiring immediate action) elemental: related to the powers of nature; simple and primitive (but powerful) associate: to keep company with; to spend time with. decree: an official order ('absolute decree ' implies a command from God or the universe). Note on punctuation and capitalization: This poem does not follow standard conventions in its use of dashes and capitalization. Dickinson often capitalized words that were significant in terms of imagery or meaning. The dashes represent pause...

Note making model exercises with answers

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NOTE MAKING EXERCISES Kakatiya University Warangal Degree- Third year -Semester 5 - Satavahana University Karimnagar- Degree Semester 3-English- 2021-22 onwards. SRR GASC BCA Sem 2 englishlanguage-lit.blogspot.com Rajesh Kumar Q.  1) Sri Aurobindo, a great philosopher and revolutionary turned yogi of Bengal chose Pondicherry to settle down and propagate his teachings. He found an admirable disciple in a French woman, Mirra Alphansa,who became an ardent devotee of Sri Aurobindo.He nominated her as his successor, the mother as she is known continued to preside over the Ashram till her end at the ripe age of 95. Answer:-.          Sri Aurobindo 1. philosopher, Revolutionary, yogi  2.  set up an ashram in Pondicherry 3.Nominated Mirra French woman - disciple - successor 4. The mother presided over the Ashram till her end Q.2)Men cannot manufacture blood as efficiently as women can. Men need more energy because they do not Breathe as often as women do...