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Write TWO Essays, choosing ONE from each of the Section A and B, in about 1000 ā€“ 1200 words each.Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā 125 x 2=250

Section ā€˜Aā€™

  1. The process of self-discovery has now been technologically outsourced.
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  2. Your perception of me is a reflection of you; my reaction to you in an awareness of me.
    ą¤†ą¤Ŗ ą¤•ą„€ ą¤®ą„‡ą¤°ą„‡ ą¤¬ą¤¾ą¤°ą„‡ ą¤®ą„‡ą¤‚ ą¤§ą¤¾ą¤°ą¤£ą¤¾ ą¤†ą¤Ŗą¤•ą„€ ą¤øą„‹ą¤š ą¤¦ą¤°ą„ą¤¶ą¤¾ą¤¤ą„€ ą¤¹ą„ˆ; ą¤†ą¤Ŗą¤•ą„‡ ą¤Ŗą„ą¤°ą¤¤ą¤æ ą¤®ą„‡ą¤°ą„€ ą¤Ŗą„ą¤°ą¤¤ą¤æą¤•ą„ą¤°ą¤æą¤Æą¤¾ ą¤®ą„‡ą¤°ą¤¾ ą¤øą¤‚ą¤øą„ą¤•ą¤¾ą¤° ą¤¹ą„ˆą„¤
  3. Philosophy of wantlessness is Utopian, while materialism is a chimera.
    ą¤‡ą¤šą„ą¤›ą¤¾ą¤°ą¤¹ą¤æą¤¤ ą¤¹ą„‹ą¤Øą„‡ ą¤•ą¤¾ ą¤¦ą¤°ą„ą¤¶ą¤Ø ą¤•ą¤¾ą¤²ą„ą¤Ŗą¤Øą¤æą¤• ą¤†ą¤¦ą¤°ą„ą¤¶ (ą¤Æą„ą¤Ÿą„‹ą¤Ŗą¤æą¤Æą¤¾) ą¤¹ą„ˆ, ą¤œą¤¬ą¤•ą¤æ ą¤­ą„Œą¤¤ą¤æą¤•ą¤¤ą¤¾ ą¤®ą¤¾ą¤Æą¤¾ ą¤¹ą„ˆą„¤
  4. The real is rational and the rational is real.

Section ā€˜Bā€™

  1. Hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.
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  2. What is research, but a blind date with knowledge!
    ą¤¶ą„‹ą¤§ ą¤•ą„ą¤Æą¤¾ ą¤¹ą„ˆ, ą¤œą„ą¤žą¤¾ą¤Ø ą¤•ą„‡ ą¤øą¤¾ą¤„ ą¤ą¤• ą¤…ą¤œą¤Øą¤¬ą„€ ą¤®ą„ą¤²ą¤¾ą¤•ą¤¾ą¤¤ą„¤
  3. History repeats itself, first as a tragedy, second as a farce.
    ą¤‡ą¤¤ą¤æą¤¹ą¤¾ą¤ø ą¤øą„ą¤µą¤Æą¤‚ ą¤•ą„‹ ą¤¦ą„‹ą¤¹ą¤°ą¤¾ą¤¤ą¤¾ ą¤¹ą„ˆ, ą¤Ŗą¤¹ą¤²ą„€ ą¤¬ą¤¾ą¤° ą¤ą¤• ą¤¤ą„ą¤°ą¤¾ą¤øą¤¦ą„€ ą¤•ą„‡ ą¤°ą„‚ą¤Ŗ ą¤®ą„‡ą¤‚, ą¤¦ą„‚ą¤øą¤°ą„€ ą¤¬ą¤¾ą¤° ą¤ą¤• ą¤Ŗą„ą¤°ą¤¹ą¤øą¤Ø ą¤•ą„‡ ą¤°ą„‚ą¤Ŗ ą¤®ą„‡ą¤‚ą„¤
  4. There are better practices to ā€œbest practicesā€.
    “ą¤øą¤°ą„ą¤µą„‹ą¤¤ą„ą¤¤ą¤® ą¤•ą¤¾ą¤°ą„ą¤Æą¤Ŗą„ą¤°ą¤£ą¤¾ą¤²ą„€” ą¤øą„‡ ą¤¬ą„‡ą¤¹ą¤¤ą¤° ą¤•ą¤¾ą¤°ą„ą¤Æą¤Ŗą„ą¤°ą¤£ą¤¾ą¤²ą¤æą¤Æą¤¾ą¤ ą¤­ą„€ ą¤¹ą„‹ą¤¤ą„€ ą¤¹ą„ˆą„¤
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