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Samuel Taylor Coleridge is a popular name among all romantic poets who were influenced by the French Revolution. This poem is one of the most famous poems written by him.The Plot of 'The Rime of the Ancient Mariner'It is a poem that involves Coleridge’s Treatment of the supernatural (connected with Christ and Christianity), Suspension of Disbelief, Realism, and Medieval-ism. It is a tale of retribution. The poem talks about a mariner who is traveling with his fellow sailors. Suddenly, when the mariner finds an albatross chasing them, the mariner at once kills the albatross in cold blood without any major ... Read More

Are you crazy to get your dream job and find it difficult to chose between Naukri.com and LinkedIn? Before I give any verdict, let's first have a look at the features of both the platforms:Naukri.comNaukri.com is a mass driven platform. There are recruiters who range from small to large firms but here you find most of the recruiters are from the small units.The profiles of users are not easily comparable.The profiles of users are accessible.The provision of referrals and recommendations does not associate itself to Naukri.comThere is no provision to track an individual, who is actively looking for a job ... Read More

What is a Script All About?Although based on the same incident, both story and screenplay still have disparities. A script is a written text generally created for a film, play, TV serial, etc. Only a script provides a very elaborated explanation of the incidents and characters. A script is created for both movies based on a story. Therefore, we can consider the story as an account of real and imaginary events. A script also gives an opportunity to the actor to comprehend the nature of the character, personality, likes and dislikes. Moreover, as per the demand scriptwriters write their script ... Read More

No one can deny the value of English in the current era where it becomes difficult to survive without the knowledge of this precious language. Moreover, you receive a fine bouquet of respect and honor by folks around you if you are a good orator of this language. Knowing English also gives you a great social status and adds value to your personality.Therefore, it becomes imperative to speak in English. But how? Because, for some, it’s extremely difficult to utter even a few words in English when asked. They literally start trembling. But what? Speaking in English is must as ... Read More

This question always muddles the minds of those who want to start a website and get traffic to it as quickly as possible. However, it’s very crucial to know the answer to the question at the early stage, especially during the development because your developer can make your website search engine friendly. However, optimizing a website is a completely different task altogether.Search Engine Friendly Vs Search Engine OptimizedTurning a website search engine friendly is somewhat a one-time process. This process might involve a number of things but once it’s done there is not much required to do unless there is ... Read More

The wicketkeeper changes his position after every over because the bowling and the batting ends are switched after every six balls. The act of switching the ends is done to keep the game fair. In addition, it also aims to minimize any advantage that players might get due to the following extraneous factors:Ground Dimensions-Certain boundaries of ground may be shorter or longer than the rest.Wind Direction-Wind blowing even in a slightly intense pace can help both; the batsman as well as the bowler.The Condition of the Pitch − Usually an innings of an ODI match consists of 50 overs, T20-20 ... Read More

The Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 is generally referred to as the NDPS Act, which prohibits any individual who is engaged in any activity consisting of producing, cultivating, selling, purchasing, transporting, storing, and/or consuming any narcotic drug or psychotropic substance.When Was It Introduced?The Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances bill was presented in the Lok Sabha on 23 August 1985 and later, passed by both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha. Later on, the then President Giani Zail Singh received this on 16 September 1985 and came into force on 14 Nov 1985.

Chatbots − Little bots can answer questions and give information based on queries in natural written language. It is also possible to place orders with them. Many companies already use chatbots. Among them are Uber, Sephora, KLM, and Whole Foods.Microblogging − Short message postings from a social media account. Facebook statuses and Twitter posts are two examples.Tweeps − Twitter + People = Tweople. Twitterati is also used for Twitter users.Meme − A means of taking viral concepts and making them everyday lingo.User-Generated-Content (UGC) − An article describes UGC as being Latin for "crap" which is, quite frankly, well-put. UGC is ... Read More

I am a huge movie-buff and digging out casual info about cinema and celebrities is something I love to do in my leisure. Today, as soon as I hit my phone in a casual mood, and googled how Kamal Hasan’s latest release is doing at the box office, I clapped eyes on a very interesting fact, which will be easy for you to understand after checking out this image.Now, you see right below the name Kamal Haasan, Indian Politician is mentioned. I don’t know but this fell on me as a sheer surprise. Many folks including me consider him (and ... Read More

A language can be easily learned by attempting the use of the things you see around, especially the phrases, which can help you improve your written as well as spoken English. The following Idioms belong to the word 'Blue’. Take a look!Blue-Sky (Fictitious)Usage − Blue sky thinking will yield nothing.Bluestocking (A Wise and Educated Lady)Usage − A bluestocking like her is not approved of by some men.Make Me Blue(Depressed, Melancholy)Usage − That music always makes me blue.Blue Jokes(Obscene, Vulgar, Dirty.)Those blue jokes don’t go over very well around here.Out of the Blue(The Sky, The Heavens)The idea came to me right out ... Read More