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contrite discuss | |
| Definition: | (adjective) Feeling or expressing pain or sorrow for sins or offenses. |
| Synonyms: | remorseful, rueful, ruthful |
| Usage: | He was so contrite that he wrote me a letter of apology. |
Article of the Day
  FreeganismFreeganism is an anti-consumerism lifestyle that grew out of the anti-globalization and environmentalist movements. Freegans, whose name is a combination of the words "free" and "vegan," embrace alternative strategies for living that oppose those of a society they believe is marked by materialism, greed, and waste. They often salvage unspoiled food discarded by supermarkets to limit their participation in the capitalist system. Some freegans consume non-vegan food as long as it is what? More... Discuss |
This Day in History
 Shirley Jackson's "The Lottery" Is Published (1948)Published by the The New Yorker the same month it was written, Shirley Jackson's "The Lottery" instantly became one of the most controversial stories ever run by the esteemed magazine. Hundreds of outraged readers cancelled their subscriptions or wrote letters expressing their confusion and anger over the story's meaning. Now considered a classic, the chilling story matter-of-factly describes an annual lottery in a bucolic American town in which one person is selected for what? More... Discuss |
Today's Birthday
 Abner Doubleday (1819)Doubleday was a US Army officer who distinguished himself in the American Civil War. He fired the first shot in defense of Fort Sumter and saw action at Antietam, Fredericksburg, and Gettysburg. He also served in the Mexican and Seminole Wars. He retired from the army in 1873 and wrote many articles, including two accounts of his war experiences, drawing on his 67 volumes of diaries. For years, accounts persisted that he invented the game of baseball in Cooperstown, New York, in 1839. Did he? More... Discuss |
Quote of the Day
 In many ways doth the full heart revealThe presence of the love it would conceal. Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1772-1834) Discuss |
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Kassapa Thero with crew. Los Angeles in California, America, . He is the one , Everyday we can watch on " TNL",'s Pirith , where the right corner of others on the screen.
Now, He lives in Dharmavijaya Buddhist Vihara , Los Angeles, U.S.A. Before that He lived in Hunupitiya Gangaramaya and also in the Gunarathna Mudalinda Pirivena in Hittatiya, Matara as a small monk.Still we can see him on TNL Television in Sri Lanka everyday before the end of transmission
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