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If I have to live underwater for two years, I would prefer to be as a blue whale. Whale is the largest animal on earth. Whales have always been a surprise to mankind as they are yet to be explored. The whole world craves to see a whale as they are sparingly seen and even less often photographed. Blue whales have few predators and dreaded by everyone – be it sea or earth. The longest lived sea animal, averaging the life span of 100 years… older than an elephant.. WOW, sounds exciting, the only danger to life being large ships…. The size of a whale relatively of a bus… weighing about 200 tons. Their tongue alone would weigh as much as an elephant. So, if I ever have to live underwater for 2 years, I would live king size life by being a whale… well, size does matter.

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Heaven – a word that brings a feeling of fulfillment and fills your heart with joy and excitement. Heaven, a place where god dwells. Heaven, a place where every human want to end up…. We have always been taught that all your good deeds in our life time will be rewarded in heaven. Heaven, which is unknown to the world but so longed for by everyone. The ultimate goal of every human is to reach heaven after their death and reap the benefits of their life on earth. Heaven is a place where every soul will rest in peace and experience immense pleasure and satisfaction. Heaven is a place where we would be in the presence of god, away from the evil and wickedness of this world. Every human’s goal should be to follow god’s direction to achieve heaven.

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My best friend has a habit of gossiping about others to me. This is something which I can never tolerate. My personal feeling is that you should not talk ill about others when they are not there. But as it is my best friend who is doing this, am just keeping quiet and listening to whatever is being said to me. I have at many instances thought about letting my friend know that these kinds of things don’t interest me and that I cannot really stand this kind of a behavior. My gut feeling is that my friend will understand me and change this attitude and value our friendship more than anything else.

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As the famous saying goes “In Rome do as a roman would do things”. Likewise when in a peer group people give easily to the pressures in a peer group so that they are not left behind. I have experienced a similar case during my high school days. There was this one particular teacher whom nobody liked because he was very strict, so everyone decided to get him expelled from the school. So purposefully all the students had planned to fail in their exams that year even if that means a waste of year for them. Though I am not a rank holder, I have never failed before in my life. So I was not ready to do this. But giving away to the constant pressure from class I had to fail on purpose. As they wished the teacher was expelled because the authorities decided that if the entire class is failing it is definitely the fault of the teacher. If given a chance I would go back in time to pass the exam to save that teacher or at least informed the school authorities about the students’ misbehavior, to prove that it was no fault of the teacher.

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If some walked down to me and told me that I could eat only any three things of my choice for the rest of my life everyday for every meal then the first thing I would choose is water. This is something which I feel any individual cannot survive. It is the elixir of life. The next thing I would choose is the apple. An apple a day keeps the doctor away is the general saying and it is true also as it gives a complete diet. The last thing I would select is pizzas, as in the form of pizzas I can have anything in the name of toppings and enjoy my meal.

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The Niagara Falls, one of the wonders of the world is most beautiful, picture perfect view of my life time. I happened to visit it during one of my business visits. I was taken aback by the view of the water falling down and flowing. I also enjoyed a ride in the flowing water. The water was so pure, fresh and cold. I was standing there for hours together unable to take my eyes off the falling water and pondering about natures own complexities and undiscovered truths. It was a view of my lifetime which I will cherish for the rest of my life.

Fire is an important natural resource indispensible for living but it may cause accidents if not used carefully. Firing occurs due to rapid oxidation. Accidents can be avoided by periodically monitoring the working of electrical appliances and the building’s circuit connection. Fire extinguisher is used to put out the fire by cutting the oxygen supply. It is a pressure vessel containing carbon dioxide which inhibits firing. The types are Class a, class b, class c, class D fire extinguishers for putting out paper fires, liquid fires, electric fires and metal fires respectively. The Way of using it should be explained to the people to handle emergency situations.

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All of a sudden, lord luck decided to favor me after many years of wait and yes I won 100,000$ in a lottery. Am a self employed carpenter living in one of the poorest regions of the US. As lord luck has favored me I decided to make use of this money which I have got to expand my business and provide work opportunities for some of the less privileged living in neighborhood. I setup a grand showroom in the main road along with a backyard. Purchased some of the latest machines to do fine intricate designs and also employed a few members to work with me. 6 months down the line I earned 5 times more than my lottery win. I am happy for the change that has happened in my life.

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Reliving the last five years of my life, I would spend more time respecting my parents and being kind to the ones I love most: my family. Life has been hard for us. Between my dad’s mental illness and suffering after being fired from work, he has had a long few years. My mom tries her best to be supportive, and has gone as far as creating and spearheading a support group for families. I, however, have not been the best daughter. I push against the needs of my family, refusing to help my parents with technology at times and not being understanding of my family’s difficulties. Given the chance to do it over, I would take a moment to collect myself and respect my parents more.

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Lady Gaga’s song The Edge of Glory is a commentary on one’s final moments on earth, living on the edge of everything. The only certainty in life is an imminent death. If I was certain to have only 2 weeks left to my life, I would have some regrets. The biggest one would be not seeing my life goals to completion. I have a strong desire to help others, and know that following my education to completion and becoming a doctor is the way I am destined to aid others. The only thing holding me back from this is time. I am en route to completing my goals, and only death would stop me from finishing them. Given only two weeks left to life, I would live on the edge of glory; I wouldn’t sleep until I had helped as many people as humanly possible.