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The word Deepawali is derived from two Sanskrit words, "Deep" and "Aavali". Among these, Deep means "Diya" (or light which represents knowledge) and Awali means "chain". That is, Deepawali means given or series of lights. It is also called Deepotsav or Deepavali or Diwali. Of these, the term Diwali is most commonly used. The meaning of Deepawali also reflects the meaning of the name of Bharat (India). Bha means "light and knowledge" and Rat means "devoted". Deepawali means a series of lamp i.e. series of knowledge and Bharat means dedicated to knowledge and light.

As human beings, we're taught to believe that we're so small and insignificant that what we think, act, and do doesn't matter in the big scope of things. Little do we know that every act, thought, and deed that we think, act, and do is energy put out into the cosmos that has an affect on the universe, the world, and humanity.

Is the gulf BP oil spill our Armageddon? I've seen the pictures of the oil soaked pelicans on the nightly news.

With unemployment soaring to record heights and the recent struggle by the Democratic Party to pass an extension of unemployment benefits, one has to ask the question, Is the Republican Party out of touch with reality and The American People?

I realize that writing on the Internet is all about using keywords. Now, I've been writing articles on the Internet for a couple of years now. I have to admit that I've had my hits and misses as I further develop my writing career on the Internet. I stick with topics that I know, that I can give my own view on, and add my own personal experience where I can.

Hope is something that we all need to have. Hope for a brighter day, hope for a brighter future, and hope to make it through whatever we're doing.

Academy Award winning producer of Godfather II is telling his story to an author for a new book.

Procrastination, is the time killer. We all procrastinate; it's part of the human condition.

Passive writing is a hard habit to break for many writers

Taking the initiative to make things happen is never an easy thing to do. Taking the initiative, always involves taking a risk of some kind.

The challenge of creating intellectual property is one I face every day. My days of writing are filled with my eyeballs glued to the computer screen

The fact is that we live in a crazy world full of the wanting, the waiting, the bitching, the moaning, the groaning, the texting, the phoning, the emailing and the carpool tunnel.

Nathan Muncaster's book, The Spirit of Cinco de Mayo is set in the 1860s, a time when a battered Mexico fought for survival against a French invasion.

People seem to have an obsession to want to predict the end of time. Some would say that the human obsession to predict the end of time is a psychologically built in need of a human being.

Scribd is a free online library where anyone can upload. Use our embeddable\nPDF player to publish and view documents right in your web browser.

The shadow side to a hyper-capitalist culture with a Protestant work-ethic is a profusion of escapes. Our "escapist culture" seeks solace in virtual worlds, food and drug addictions and sexual fantasies. I am a product of this culture and in many ways a poster child for it.

This week's chapter of The Novel of Life takes us to Madrid, Spain, where Lethe Bashar follows a street up to the top of a hill and discovers a small gathering of festive Spaniards. Lethe sometimes leaves the Senora' apartment at night. He has a habit of going out to buy hashish. On this night however he sticks around the neighborhood and wanders the streets nearby. Upon witnessing the Spaniards, Lethe is struck by a longing to connect with people his age.

Is critical essay writing art or science? It's both.

Most essays are designed to prove a point or to lead the reader through a logical set of points in order to arrive at a conclusion. A descriptive essay is not this type of essay, but rather allows the writer to use a great deal more freedom in language usage and subject matter.