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  MV Akademik Shokalskiy is a Russian ice-strengthened ship, built in Finland in 1982 and originally used for oceanographic research. For two weeks from 25 December 2013 Akademik Shokalskiy was trapped in thick ice in Commonwealth Bay, Antarctica, while operating an expedition for the Australasian Antarctic Expedition 2013–2014. The scientists and passengers were evacuated on 2 January. The ship has more recently been used as a cruise ship for expeditions. TEXT  "By the time I actually set foot on the Antarctic continent I had been travelling over 100 hours in combination of a car, an aero plane and a ship; so, my first emotion on facing Antarctica’s expansive white landscape and uninterrupted blue horizon was relief , followed up with an immediate and profound wonder. Wonder at its immensity, its isolation, but mainly at how there could ever have been a time when India and Antarctica were part of the same landmass" Explanation Relief : - Because she had to travel in multi...

                                                                 "A Shady Plot" by Elsie Brown A Shady Plot : Through a witty ghost story, Elsie Brown explores how inspiration can come from the most unexpected places while satirizing popular beliefs about ghosts and séances (a meeting at which people try to talk to the spirits of dead people). Themes ( Humour can make even ghost stories entertaining rather than frightening) 1. Creativity and Inspiration Ø     John Hallock, a writer, suffers from a lack of ideas for a new ghost story. Ø      Ironically, his inspiration comes from a real ghost, Helen, who belongs to the "Writer's Inspiration Bureau." Ø      The story suggests that creative ideas often appear unexpectedly rather than through deliberate effort....

  Going Places by A.R.Burton In the chapter Going Places by A. R. Barton, the title has multiple layers of meaning : Success: Sophie imagines a glamorous future and believes she is "going places" in life. Literal Meaning: She escapes her ordinary mundane life through fantasies and goes to many places in her imagination and meets the footballer Danny Casey. Irony of the title: The title suggests progress and exciting possibilities, but happens just the other way round, Sophie has not actually gone anywhere. Her "journey" exists only in her imagination.  Dreams are motivators or de-motivators? Dreams can inspire people to work hard and achieve success. However, Sophie's dreams are unrealistic because she neither plans nor works towards realising them. Instead of accepting her circumstances and making practical efforts, she escapes into fantasy. Thus, dreams are valuable only when they are supported by determinati...