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Reading Suggestions: Day 153

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Recommendation 1 from ‘Psychology Blog’

Article Name:‘Facebook Addiction’

By: ‘Editorial’

It seems we live in an age of paranoia about what the Internet is doing to our minds.

Summary:

An interesting article on how internet is making us lose our real identity and making us more of an online impostor in our real lives. The amount of time we spend on Facebook and other online networking sites is alarming today and leading to many problems in personal, professional and social life.

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Learn Words from the article:

1: Paranoia: A mental condition characterized by delusions of persecution, unwarranted jealousy, or exaggerated self-importance, typically worked…
2: Prohibited: Formally forbid a person or group from doing something.
3: Abstinence: The fact or practice of restraining oneself from indulging in something.

Recommendation 2 from ‘Times of India (Speaking Tree)’

Article Name:‘Inspiring life lessons’

By: ‘Suraksha Giri’

Aperson cannot do right in one department whilst attempting to do wrong in another department. Life is one indivisible whole.

Summary:

A spiritual take on Gandhi’s philosophy towards life and society and how does it stand valid almost 65 years after his death. How our life is indivisible as a whole and how we need to show more compassion and love towards people and atmosphere around us rather than hatred.

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Learn Words from the article:

1: Labyrinth: A complicated irregular network of passages or paths in which it is difficult to find one’s way; a maze.
2: Platitudes: A remark or statement, esp. one with a moral content, that has been used too often to be interesting or thoughtful.
3: Cognizance: Awareness

Recommendation 3 from ‘Times of India blogs’

Article Name:‘January, the 30th’

By: ‘Anoop Kohli’

Great men leave behind true followers, mass believers, and there are always those who know how to keep the show going on!

Summary:

Summary: January 30th marks the death anniversary of Mahatama Gandhi. But, is he also a forgotten hero? Like all great men, he was a complicated man to understand and still is. What do we learn from him and does his legacy still inspire us?

Read the full article here.

Learn Words from the article:

1: Chronicled: Recorded in a detailed or factual way
2: Prophecy: A prediction of future
3: Virtuous: Having or to show high moral standards.

 

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