To take the measure of oneself by reference to one's colleagues leads to envy or complacency rather than constructive self-examination.

quote by Benno C. Schmidt, Jr.
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Graduation Day (July 29,2007)

A day to part
Away from scholarly books
And mind boggling journals
Running words and trawling letters
Leaving behind the assignments
And examinations.

Graduation day
A fulfillment of recognition
Granted to measure the tough journey
Traveled in months and years
Browsing pages of papers
Now, insignificantly lie somewhere.

The sleepless nights
The restless moments
All have vanished with the crown
Received on this day.

A lot of happy smiles

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poem by cyclopseven Ram
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A farmer does not conclude by the mere look of it that a corn is unripe; he tears it open for examination.

Nigerian proverbs
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Looking back I find it hard to believe that I could forge a career in anything other than football but I didn't do too badly in my final exams and there were a few business-related courses that interested me.

quote by Kenny Cunningham
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Because publishing is becoming more business-oriented each day with more examination of the bottom line, it's harder to break out than ever.

quote by Nicholas Sparks
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Cambridge Exam

Cambridge exam is too hard,
Why study science but not art,
Working too much like retard,
Wanna tear the handouts apart,
Skipping lectures cause they s**k,
Falling asleep my eyes shut,
Slacking a lot from the start,
Having no choice but work smart,
Without solutions I am stuck,
Singaporeans love to mug,
They think fail is 2nd upper class,
No more london roasted duck,
Miss playing soccer at the park,
My Xbox is collecting dust,
Hope my motivation will last,
Library camping is a must,
Accidentally there I fart,
It smells like rotten apple tart,
Day by day I go nuts,
Like zombie with no soul & heart,

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poem by Terrence Phang Ying Choy
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The simplest definition of advertising, and one that will probably meet the test of critical examination, is that advertising is selling in print.

quote by Daniel Starch
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To A Wife Who Is Taking Things For Granted

i am an examination
and you fill in the blanks
and i decide
what answers are right
if you fail
you know what teachers
can do

please pass
please.

poem by Ric S. Bastasa
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Temperwoory

Hungery too
Angry...
Time luse you...
Kiss in too
Sex
Time luse you...
With sleep
Go too exam hall

Time luse you...
If you luse time
You are dead...
'Temperwoory'
Your temper also luse
You are
Dead also woory...

poem by Otteri Selvakumar
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Justice is what is established; and thus all our established laws will necessarily be regarded as just without examination, since they are established.

quote by Blaise Pascal
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Painting what I experience, translating what I feel, is like a great liberation. But it is also work, self-examination, consciousness, criticism, struggle.

quote by Balthus
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Free Verse

it amuses an
observant layman
to know
critical university
lecturers
opinionated
upon superficial
snippet examinations

using syntactical
grammatical dissection
methods analytical
could not cannot discern
discover key simple
poetic rules followed
free verse values paramount
theme impact over rigid rhyme

poem by Terence George Craddock
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Kennedy lied and lied about his health while he was alive, even using his father's influence to get into the Navy without ever taking a medical examination.

quote by Richard Reeves
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Universities should be safe havens where ruthless examination of realities will not be distorted by the aim to please or inhibited by the risk of displeasure.

quote by Kingman Brewster Jr.
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The critical principle demanded an examination, for instance, of the contribution of different periods, thus to some extent embarking on historical linguistics.

quote by Ferdinand de Saussure
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A Swinburnian Interlude

Short space shall be hereafter
Ere April brings the hour
Of weeping and of laughter,
Of sunshine and of shower,
Of groaning and of gladness,
Of singing and of sadness,
Of melody and madness,
Of all sweet things and sour.

Sweet to the blithe bucolic
Who knows nor cribs nor crams,
Who sees the frisky frolic
Of lanky little lambs;
But sour beyond expression
To one in deep depression
Who sees the closing session
And imminent exams.

He cannot hear the singing
Of birds upon the bents,

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poem by Robert Fuller Murray
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Of course, it is very important to be sober when you take an exam. Many worthwhile careers in the street- cleansing, fruit-picking and subway-guitar-playing industries have been founded on a lack of understanding of this simple fact.

Terry Pratchett in Moving Pictures
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If someone were to put a proposition before men bidding them choose, after examination, the best customs in the world, each nation would certainly select its own.

quote by Herodotus
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Reality Check Rewards

bedazzled by dreams
of fat fame fortune
wealth power which

can be a double edged
sword thus can students
who strived tried yet

failed exams yet purchase
a greater reality success
greater glory than false fruits

of mere mass materialism

poem by Terence George Craddock
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Not Seduced By Gloss

The time to evaluate and assess one's life,
Should be done with a clear consciousness.
With a self examination taken day and night.

However...
Many do take flight from flaws they wish to cover.
Until all exits are closed that imposes,
One to face truth.
A truth that reduces its sweetness.
Or seduced by gloss one chooses others to perceive.

'And when a dark night rises,
Seekers to do evil prowl to dupe folks.
Fed by produced videos to boost wicked egos.'

What?

'I said...
The time to evaluate and assess one's life,
Should be done with a clear consciousness.

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poem by Lawrence S. Pertillar
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