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November 29, 2016

* THE TALE OF THREE BROTHERS (HARRY POTTER)

Hi Friends!
                Most of us have seen the movie Harry Potter, if not, at least have heard about it.
In Harry Potter the main elements are focused, apart from the characters, and are mentioned in every parts of it or we can say it has been the soul of the story.
The Elements were
1. The Elder Wand
2. The Resurrection Stone
3. The Invisibility Cloak


The Three Element and the owners

The Symbol of the Elements

These elements have a narration in the end part of the novel (The Deathly Hallows).
Though the story of the three brother is however missed in the movie. Just a brief talk has been put in the movie about it.

While I was reading the novel, I found the story very interesting and I am very glad that I am going to give a place in my blog. I will divide the story into paragraphs so that you will find it easy to read.
The Three Brothers

So Now lets start the tale:-

The Tale of Three Brothers
             "There were once three brothers who were travelling along a lonely, winding road at twilight. In time, the brothers reached a river too deep to wade through and too dangerous to swim across. However, these brothers were learned in the magical arts, and so they simply waved their wands and made a bridge appear across the treacherous water. They were halfway across it when they found their path blocked by a hooded figure (The Death).

               And Death spoke to them. He was angry that he had been cheated out of three new victims, for travelers usually drowned in the river. But Death was cunning. He pretended to congratulate the three brothers upon their magic and said that each had earned a prize for having been clever enough to evade him.

               So the oldest brother, who was a combative man, asked for a wand more powerful than any in existence, a wand that must always win duels for its owner, a wand worthy of a wizard who had conquered Death! So Death crossed to an elder tree on the banks of the river, fashioned a wand from a branch that hung there, and gave it to the oldest brother (The Elder's Wand)

               The the second brother, who was an arrogant man, decided that he wanted to humiliate Death still further, and asked for the power to recall others from Death. So Death picked up a stone from the riverbank and gave it to the second brother, and told him that the stone would have the power to bring back the dead (The Resurrection Stone)

                And then Death asked the third and youngest brother what he would like. The youngest brother was the humblest and also the wisest of the brothers, and he did not trust Death. So he asked for something that would enable him to go forth from that place without being followed by Death. And death, most unwillingly handed over his own Cloak of invisibility (The Invisibility Cloak).

                 Then Death stood aside and allowed the three brothers to continue on their way, and they did so, talking with wonder of the adventure they had, and admiring Death's gifts. In due course the brothers separated, each for his own destination.


Voldemort with the elder wand

The First Brother
                  He traveled on for week or more, and reaching a distant village, sought out a fellow wizard with whom he had a quarrel. Naturally with the Elder Wand as his weapon, he could not fail to win the duel that followed. Leaving his enemy dead upon the floor, the oldest brother proceeded to an inn, where he boasted loudly of the powerful wand he has snatched from Death himself, and of how it made him invincible.
                   That very night, another wizard crept upon the oldest brother as he lay, wine-sodden, upon his bed. The thief took the wand and, for good  measure, slit the oldest brother's throat.

                   (And So Death took the first brother for his own.)

The Resurrection Stone


The Second Brother
                    Meanwhile, the second brother journeyed to his own home, where he lived alone. Here he took out the stone that had the power to recall the dead, and turned it thrice in his hand. To his amazement and his delight, the figure of the girl he had once hoped to marry, before her untimely death, appeared at once before him.
                    Yet she was sad and cold, separated from him as by a veil. Though she had returned to the mortal world, she did not truly belong there and suffered. Finally the second brother, driven mad with hopeless longing, killed himself so as truly to join her.

                      (And So Death took the second brother for his own.)

Harry With The Invisibility Cloak

The Third Brother
                      Though the Death searched for the third brother for many years, he was never able to find him. It was only when he had attained a great age that the youngest brother finally took off the Cloak of Invisibility and gave it to his son. And then he greeted Death as an old friend, and went with him gladly, and, equals, they departed this life."

*This tale from the Harry Potter is one my favorite. If your are reading the novel then you all will find the story in the "405th" page of the novel.

*So Friends try to read as much novel as you like, if not read at least this tale because it is worth reading.

Lesson:- (From the tale)

1.When opportunity comes, don't panic and hurry rather be wise , have patience and act smart.
2.Don't trust the giver, easily, as they have something to ask later or get benefit about of you.
3.Don't show off, as did by the second brother which cost his life. Be yourself.      

Enjoy !     

November 25, 2016

* RUBIK'S CUBE (PUZZLE)

Hi Friends!
                There are many things in the world while doing it you forget the environment around and devote all your attention towards it like seeing movie, chatting, etc. 
But I am not talking about those thing which all of us do rather something which only some do. I am talking about puzzles. There are a lot of puzzle games such as Sudoku, Cut the rope, Limbo and many more.

     

   



Here I am going to write about Rubik's Cube.
Rubik's Cube  is one of the most interesting puzzle games which is on top of my list. It is not considered  specifically an indoor or outdoor  games as it is both. You can play it where ever you like.
People those you are new to this, think it cannot be solved with all the sides with same color. But the truth is there are steps which if you know, you can solve it easily. It will take 1-2 minutes to solve it.
Why I am suggesting Rubik's cube specially is written in the below section. But first let us know about its history in brief.

Rubik's Cube 
* History:- A young professor of architecture in Budapest (Hungary) named Erno Rubik in 1974 created an object that was not supposed to be possible. His solid cube twisted and turned but did not break or fall apart.

That's all in History section, If you want to know more you can refer Wikipedia.

*(NOTE)My Important focus in my blog is to let you know the importance of Rubik's Cube. So let us jump to the point.

* Benefits of the Rubik's Cube

1.Healthy Brain:- For Starters, it's no secret that learning something new helps promote a healthy and happy brain. Go Grab it and pave the pathway to a healthier brain.

2. Conversation Starter:- There aren't too many people walking around with a Rubik's Cube in their bags. Learning how to solve the  puzzle can open a whole new circle of connections. People will be anxious to know more about it and how you solve it.

3.Pride of Fulfillment:- Although the Rubik's Cube is comprised of various algorithms, there are a couple of things that  are needed in addition to solving the puzzle. It definitely requires a certain amount of concentration and dedication. Whether you are figuring out yourself or learning from tutorial, there will be an equal amount of trial and error. Stick to it through the errors in initial  and the rewards are amazing.

4.Reflects on Everyday Life:- We face problems daily and work through them to get through the day successfully. Whether you are figuring out a new way to travel or deciding what to make for dinner, there you will always set a pattern to find the solution to any problem.

5. Shows Smartness:- We see different kinds of people trying to show smartness or be smart in public. We see them and comment them. Though not always the comments are bad but most of it are.
Solving Rubik's Cube in public will increase the eagerness of people around you to do the same. They will think positive about you even if they don't know you. It makes you smart enough without considering people around you.








*So Friends add one more smart skill to your tremendous personality by solving Rubik's Cube.

Solve Cube


Enjoy!

November 24, 2016

* MESS WITH CHESS

Hi Friends!
               People love to do different genre of activities, some like Cricket, Football , Carom, etc.
But some who are patience and like to play strategic games. For such people Chess  is on the top of the list. It's such an interesting game to which a person gets addicted if learns.













Brief History
               The Game probably originated in India before 6th Century A.D. A minority of historians believe the game originated in China.
First it was named "Chaturanga" or "Shat-Ranj" as pronounced.

Why One should play Chess / Benefits of playing Chess

1. Better Brain Function:- As it is a strategic game , it obviously need a lot of brain work to play each move. Each move in chess has importance. A good move will lead to winning where as a wrong move to disaster.

2.Improved Memory:- The moves which are played are not possible to learn by heart. But you know the counter move of the trap played by the opponent because you have played such moves earlier.

3. Strategic Thinking:- I need not to tell you as chess it self is a strategic game.

4. Improved Patience:- Though there are time limit in chess but in some games or if you are playing chess with a friend of yours where there is a lot of time then you actually need patience when the other person is thinking for his moves. 

5. Attention Improvement:-  Chess require attention for each move , any distraction will lead to some wrong move. So playing regularly enhances attention.

At last
Some Facts about chess (I will mention only five here)

1.Longest Game Possible:- The Longest game  possible is of 5,949 moves.

2.Longest Game Played:- It lasted for 269 moves and ended in a draw.

3.The King is dead :-The  word "Checkmate" refers to the heading of sentence.

4.The New Pawn move:- The new move in which a pawn can move 2 steps in initial on its steps was introduced in Spain in 1280.

5.Genius Computer:- Chess playing computer named "Deep thought" was introduced.

Some of the Grand Masters in Chess (My Five mentors)

1. Bobby Fischer
2. Gary Kasparov
3. Magnus Carlsen
4. Vishwanathan Anand
5. Hikanu Nakamura

Enjoy!

November 23, 2016

* TYPE

Hi Friends!
                I am going to write something about typing. Many of us think that typing is for Computer Science Students. Let me tell friends that I am a Mechanical student and I give typing equal importance than any other skill like spoken English. 








Typing is the skill of writing something meaningful specially using keyboard.
Students are asked to prepare presentation in institutions. A worker is asked to prepare a presentation on his work or assignment. There are many work related to typing. However it is not bound to learn typing but typing prevents the frustration which occur if you are going through a lot of typing work. It eases the work as well as saves time. If a person is given to write using keyboard, he will take a lot of time finding the keys and completing the task. But If a person knows typing then it will be easy for him to write number of pages in 1/3 time.

Now Talking about how I learned typing & speed.
I was in my +2 where I was  going to sing a song in the annual function. For that I needed hard copy of the lyrics. I went to the office and I asked one of the person to printout a hard copy of the songs lyrics. The person showed me a Hindi sir who was using a laptop, to get the printout. I asked sir for the lyrics by giving the name of the song which I was going to sing.
He typed very fast, I was amazed. Then I said to myself that I will learn typing someday.

However after I joined B-tech. There we were give a tab. I thought why not buy a keyboard and learn typing myself.
I purchased a keyboard and started learning typing by seeing the videos in YouTube.

From the beginning I typed mostly not looking the keyboard. 
Then my typing improved. In my first online test my typing speed(Not looking keyboard) was 1 word per min.
I practice and practice and my speed increased. At present my speed is (82wpm- highest) and 50wpm on average.
* So Friends I recommend you to add one more skill to your personality and learn typing.

ENJOY!