Shangri-La

In the poem "curiosity ", by Alastair Reid, the creator utilizes contrary energies, as well as age-oldenemies, as vehicles for his depiction of two sorts of individuals – the individuals who avoid any unnecessary risk and don't raise some static, and the individuals who take risks and cause trouble just to perceive to what extent it takes to sink. Pretty much as the hide flies when cats and dogs get together, so it frequently happens with individuals who experience their lives on two distinct…

Four Season is ranked 4th and Shangri-La 7th based on the Digital Luxury Group in 2016. Based on the same source, Banyan Tree is ranked 28th. Banyan Tree should focus on his key success factors and should try a differentiation strategy for the future. However, Banyan Tree is far below…

There Will Be Water Later On In an article, “The Holy Water is Falling Down in Sparkling Streams of Cristal-Clear Rain Drops to Bring Wetness to Our Land All Over”, written by Manoon Mukpradith in the daily Thai Rath on Dec 5, 1985 to tell a story of a miracle happened during a late evening, one day in Feb. 1985. (The article’s title comes from a passage in the lyric of one of His Majesty’s hit songs, The Falling Rain.) With a heart filled with lots of suffering from a serious drought, an old…

Arab Open University Tutor Marked Assignment (TMA) FACULTY OF LANGUAGE STUDIES AA100A TMA COVER FORM (First Semester 2014-15) Branch: Jordan Program: English Language and Literature Course Title: Arts of Past and Present Course Code: AA100A Student Name: Nour Nadim Ayi Section Number: 1 Student ID: 2130520 Tutor Name: Dr. Ola Kittaneh The Dalai Lama Essay There are a lot of different religious and believes in this world. Today in this essay we will discuss in specific the Buddhism…

They believe that the lives they have now is insignificant, so instead of working days and nights, they sit back and enjoy themselves and the afterlife is what matter most to them. They also believed in Shangri-La, an ideal paradise, the place they dreamed to live in. Of course, Shangri-La is just an invented place, but no one has the right to object one’s belief, just like Christians, when they die, they want to “re-live” in paradise, Eden garden, with God, Jesus Christ, watching over them.…

Nostalgically she dreams of gently swinging in the backyard talking with the baby in her tummy. None of it is possible living in base housing. Alas, the moonbeams dimmed and their river dance faded away. Daily she wished that somehow, in some way she could change it all. One disappointment after another left her life, little more than an existence. Tank is coming home from the war but today she will wait in the kitchen. Her light blond hair, tight in a ponytail, reveals an intense, anxious face.…

People are constantly trying to define what happiness is and if you are happy or not, but have you ever wondered where it is? In Eric Weiners humorous travel memoir, The Geography of Bliss (335 pages),he travels to several countries, including The Netherlands, Switzerland, Bhutan, Qatar, Iceland, Moldova, Thailand, Great Britain, India, and America, in search for where one can find true contentment. In every location, he observes several different ways those countries have become some of the…

stress-free smile on their face. I started to feel a change in my views, but even then, could never imagine myself living without the comforts of home. The switch in my perspective on life came after I signed up for a day tour to Maya Bay on the Shangri-la…

procreation, utilizing the recently devised (I’ll assume by a female) concept of monogamy. Marriage can be as blissful as any other mental state. But in the end, we feed the worms and leave behind a lineage of DNA. Marriage can be a personal Shangri La or a personal Hades. Your cultural upbringing will help you decide…

Reputation is a beliefs or opinions that are generally held about someone or something. Reputation usually formed when a person is famous. People have different opinions on that person whether he/she is good or bad. There can be different reputation for the same person. If a person is technically good doesn’t mean they know what’s right for the community and if the person is completely bad but still have correct answers that leads to some good results, that would encourage some people to see him…