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Year in Review

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1. Great Expectations was my favourite work this year, simply because it was the most relatable of the works, and in a sense it was a “complete” journey/work. Great Expectation boils down to a story of a boy who goes to any length to be with his love, it as a story that is relatable to anyone. Anyone, and Everyone 2. My least favourite work this year is a three-way tie between “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings”,  ”The  Awakening”, and like water for chocolate. The reason is very simple, I am not a girl, I don’t think it’s my fault as a reader, because I tried really hard to relate to each work, but after the point where I thought about how It would be to not be with the man I loved, I stopped. There are no famous Dairies for Men, there is however the Pulitzer prize winners.... 3. I have read a lot of works this year, and the biggest lesson I learned from each of them (including my least favourites) is that to truly understand a work you most rid yourself from pre-conce

Procrastina.........

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Everyone of us has procrastinated at one point or another; it’s a common and natural thing. Procrastination is basically part of us saying “please no more, I’ll do it later”, and the rest of us agrees. The funny thing about procrastination is that, when you do put something off you will have a voice in your head that will nag you senseless, that too is also natural Harboring the belief that Satan stalks you....totally natural The beauty of procrastination is that it can be done anytime, anywhere; all you need is laziness and time. One memorable experience of mine with procrastination was when I put off sleeping for four nights in a row. For future reference do not try that, you will start collapsing all over the place, and having to explain those collapse will be beyond hilarity. Also the chances of this happening will increase...significantly As a result of my self-exile, near the 3 rd and 4 th day I was delirious, nonsensical, and even less co-ordina