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Gandhi, (243)_________ father of the Indian nation, practiced ‘ahimsa’ in his personal and political life. He firmly believed that non-violence is not meant merely for monks, saints and priests; it is for commoners too. If violence is the law of the (244)_______-beasts, non-violence is the law of the civilised human species. ‘The spirit of the brute is inactive and so he knows no law; he knows only physical might. The dignity of man requires obedience to a higher law, to strength of the spirit,’ Gandhi said. Ahimsa, to Gandhiji, meant that one should love all; even (245)________ enemies. And the expression of love, ahimsa, should be in such a manner that it impresses itself indelibly upon the so-called enemy, and then the enemy must return that love. It is a practically (246)________ philosophy. Gandhi was realistic; he believed that non-violence provides the fullest protection to one’s self-respect and sense of humour. It won’t work in the defence of (247)_______ gains and immoral acts. He called his marches off when people indulged in violence during protests for India’s freedom. His faith in ‘ahimsa’ played an influential role in enabling the creation of an independent India in 1947, with minimum bloodshed, breaking the shackles framed by the British.

Earthquake is the (248)_________ breaking and displacement of substantial portions of the earth's outer rocky crust. During an earthquake, rock disturbances can cause rivers to change their flow. Landslides (249)__________ by earthquakes can cause significant destruction and loss of life. Tsunamis are a (250)_________ of damaging waves caused by large earthquakes that occur under the ocean. Earthquakes rarely directly kill anyone. Many (251)__________ and injuries are caused by falling debris and the fall of structures. The (252)_________ of an earthquake relies on how much and how far rock cracks and shifts.

Earthquake is the (248)_________ breaking and displacement of substantial portions of the earth's outer rocky crust. During an earthquake, rock disturbances can cause rivers to change their flow. Landslides (249)__________ by earthquakes can cause significant destruction and loss of life. Tsunamis are a (250)_________ of damaging waves caused by large earthquakes that occur under the ocean. Earthquakes rarely directly kill anyone. Many (251)__________ and injuries are caused by falling debris and the fall of structures. The (252)_________ of an earthquake relies on how much and how far rock cracks and shifts.

Earthquake is the (248)_________ breaking and displacement of substantial portions of the earth's outer rocky crust. During an earthquake, rock disturbances can cause rivers to change their flow. Landslides (249)__________ by earthquakes can cause significant destruction and loss of life. Tsunamis are a (250)_________ of damaging waves caused by large earthquakes that occur under the ocean. Earthquakes rarely directly kill anyone. Many (251)__________ and injuries are caused by falling debris and the fall of structures. The (252)_________ of an earthquake relies on how much and how far rock cracks and shifts.

Earthquake is the (248)_________ breaking and displacement of substantial portions of the earth's outer rocky crust. During an earthquake, rock disturbances can cause rivers to change their flow. Landslides (249)__________ by earthquakes can cause significant destruction and loss of life. Tsunamis are a (250)_________ of damaging waves caused by large earthquakes that occur under the ocean. Earthquakes rarely directly kill anyone. Many (251)__________ and injuries are caused by falling debris and the fall of structures. The (252)_________ of an earthquake relies on how much and how far rock cracks and shifts.

Earthquake is the (248)_________ breaking and displacement of substantial portions of the earth's outer rocky crust. During an earthquake, rock disturbances can cause rivers to change their flow. Landslides (249)__________ by earthquakes can cause significant destruction and loss of life. Tsunamis are a (250)_________ of damaging waves caused by large earthquakes that occur under the ocean. Earthquakes rarely directly kill anyone. Many (251)__________ and injuries are caused by falling debris and the fall of structures. The (252)_________ of an earthquake relies on how much and how far rock cracks and shifts.

I have a recurring dream. Actually, I have a few: one is about dismembering a body , I’d rather not get into it, but the (253) ________ pertinent one is about college. It’s the end of the semester, and I suddenly (254) ________ that there is a class I forgot to attend, ever, and now I have to sit for the final exam. I wake up panicked, my GPA in peril. How could I have done this? Why do I so (255) ________ dissatisfy myself? Then I remember I haven’t been in college in more than a decade. Someone with (256) ________ knowledge of my academic career might point out that this nightmare scenario is not that far removed from my actual collegiate experience, and that at certain times in my life, it did not take the magic of slumber to find me completely unprepared for a final. And, well, (257) ________ of what may or may not be true of my personal scholastic rigour, I suspect the schoolstress dream is quite a common one.

I have a recurring dream. Actually, I have a few: one is about dismembering a body , I’d rather not get into it, but the (253) ________ pertinent one is about college. It’s the end of the semester, and I suddenly (254) ________ that there is a class I forgot to attend, ever, and now I have to sit for the final exam. I wake up panicked, my GPA in peril. How could I have done this? Why do I so (255) ________ dissatisfy myself? Then I remember I haven’t been in college in more than a decade. Someone with (256) ________ knowledge of my academic career might point out that this nightmare scenario is not that far removed from my actual collegiate experience, and that at certain times in my life, it did not take the magic of slumber to find me completely unprepared for a final. And, well, (257) ________ of what may or may not be true of my personal scholastic rigour, I suspect the schoolstress dream is quite a common one.

I have a recurring dream. Actually, I have a few: one is about dismembering a body , I’d rather not get into it, but the (253) ________ pertinent one is about college. It’s the end of the semester, and I suddenly (254) ________ that there is a class I forgot to attend, ever, and now I have to sit for the final exam. I wake up panicked, my GPA in peril. How could I have done this? Why do I so (255) ________ dissatisfy myself? Then I remember I haven’t been in college in more than a decade. Someone with (256) ________ knowledge of my academic career might point out that this nightmare scenario is not that far removed from my actual collegiate experience, and that at certain times in my life, it did not take the magic of slumber to find me completely unprepared for a final. And, well, (257) ________ of what may or may not be true of my personal scholastic rigour, I suspect the schoolstress dream is quite a common one.

I have a recurring dream. Actually, I have a few: one is about dismembering a body , I’d rather not get into it, but the (253) ________ pertinent one is about college. It’s the end of the semester, and I suddenly (254) ________ that there is a class I forgot to attend, ever, and now I have to sit for the final exam. I wake up panicked, my GPA in peril. How could I have done this? Why do I so (255) ________ dissatisfy myself? Then I remember I haven’t been in college in more than a decade. Someone with (256) ________ knowledge of my academic career might point out that this nightmare scenario is not that far removed from my actual collegiate experience, and that at certain times in my life, it did not take the magic of slumber to find me completely unprepared for a final. And, well, (257) ________ of what may or may not be true of my personal scholastic rigour, I suspect the schoolstress dream is quite a common one.