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2nd Book of the year is " Tuesdays with Morrie-  by  Mitch Albom ":  "A teacher affects eternity; he can never tell where his influence stops ." This quote by  Henry Adams  aptly captures the profound influence Morrie had over his students with his smile and his way of thinking. This is a book that has been recommended by so many people, and after reading it, I can say that it is definitely worth the hype .  It's a story of a student Mitch and his Professor Morrie, who has been suffering from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) , a brutal, unforgiving illness of the neurological system which has no cure , and the doctors have already told him that he won't last much longer . Mitch was once one of the brightest students of Morrie and always saw him as a fatherly figure, learning a lot about philosophy, psychology, and human behavior from him. After graduating, he met Morrie, gave him a gift, and promised to stay in touch. Mitch actually wanted to be a musici...

If you are someone who enjoys spy thrillers, particularly in the espionage genre, then " The Spy and the Traitor " by  Ben Macintyre  is definitely for you. I can't remember the last time I finished a  400-plus-page  book in just three days—that's how difficult it was to put down. It felt like watching a movie, with incredible suspense and a gripping narrative. It's a  real-life story  about  Oleg Gordievsky , a KGB spy who grew up in communist Soviet Russia. From a family of KGB operatives, Gordievsky's perspective changed after witnessing Soviet's false propagandas all his life and specially after Soviet interventions in Hungary (1956) and Czechoslovakia (1968), which made him loathed the system he grew up in. Passionate about western culture and literature, he became a double agent for British Intelligence (MI6). The story also provides fascinating insights into the personal life of spies. Gordievsky's relationship with his first wife was particular...

World war 1 World War 1 ( 28 July 1914 to 11 November 1918) is also known as THE GREAT WAR, THE WAR TO END ALL WARS and GLOBAL WAR. It is called as Great War because a lot of people died in that war. CASUALTIES : ·         Approximately 17 Million people died in that war ·         11 Million were combatants. ·         6 million were civilians. ·         Also 20 million wounded in that war. So this is one of the deadliest conflicts that human history has ever known. THE BELLIGERENTS: Another reason of why it is called one of the greatest wars because many countries were at war for the first time. There were two groups in the war: ALLIED POWERS and CENTERAL POWERS RUSSIA, FRANCE, BRITAIN, USA (1917-18) and JAPAN were the part of ALLIED POWERS. AUSTRO-HUNGARIAN EMPIRE, GERMANY and OTTOMAN EMPIRE were the parts...

Israel- Palestine conflict In this article we will discuss about the Israel-Palestine conflict that has been going around for nearly 70 years. We will discuss How it started? , different events that took place, current situation, wars etc. In the above map you can see different countries; this whole region is known as Middle East because from the western civilization point of view this is the area that lies in the middle on the path to the East(India, China etc. ). It is also considered as one of the most unstable region of the world. ISRAEL  :    It is often known as  The Holy Land, Canaan, Al Sham, Levant, Palestine, The Promised Land. These all are the names of Israel. In the map you can see Israel shares its border with Egypt, Jordan and Syria as well. Now in the above detailed map of Israel you can see some important geographical regions. ·          Golan Heights: It is a mountainous region betw...

FRENCH REVOLUTION (PART II) So in this article I will tell you what happened when France moved from Absolute Monarchy to Constitutional Monarchy.  READ PART I BEFORE IT. In August 1789 the National Assembly declared Rights of Men and Rights of Citizen. It is considered as one of the most important document in the world. It was a statement of intent for constitution and based on the idea of enlightenment.There are total 17 articles in this document. The concept of Liberty, Equality and Fraternity were enshrined in this document. One of the famous article in this says “ Men are born free and remain free and equal in rights” (means it doesn’t matter wherever you are born, you will have equal rights and you will be equally free). The basic drawback of this declaration was that it didn’t give any rights to women and slaves; even they weren’t considered as citizens. Women were considered as passive citizen hence didn’t have right to vote. In October 1789 th...