8 March 2015
shirk
[shurk]
verb (used with object)
1. to evade (work, duty, responsibility, etc.).
verb (used without object)
2. to evade work, duty, etc.
noun
3. a shirker.
Origin
1625-1635; obscurely akin to shark2
Related forms
unshirked, adjective
unshirking, adjective
Synonyms
1. shun, avoid, dodge.
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Examples from the web for shirk
– But do not shirk the responsibility of fitting your paper within the time limits.
– They have no reason to concede any religious superiority to those who shirk their social responsibility.
– Their faculty in their programs shirk the responsibility.
Today’s aphorism
How shall a man escape from that which is written; How shall he flee from his destiny?
– Ferdowsi
On this day
8 March – International Women’s Day.
8 March 1010 – Ferdowski completes his epic poem, Shahnameh (The Book of Kings). The poem is 50,000 verses long and tells the story of Persia, from creation to the Islamic conquest in the 7th century. Ferdowski commenced the poem in 977AD. It is the national poem of Iran and is revered by Zoroastrians. The poem is celebrated every year in Iran and by Persian speakers in surrounding areas, including Afghanistan and Tajikstan.
8 – 12 March 1917 – February Revolution in Russia. Following International Women’s Day celebrations many women march out of factories and encourage male counterparts to participate in the strikes and rallies. The first of two events that formed the Russian Revolution, resulting in the abdication of Tsar Nicholas II, which ended the Romanov dynasty and saw the creation of the Russian Provisional Government, initially led by Prince George L’vov and then by socialist Alexander Kerensky.
8 March 1973 – Whiskey Au Go Go nightclub in Fortitude Valley, Brisbane, Australia, is fire-bombed, killing 15 people. The building was on the corner of Amelia Street and St Paul’s Terrace. It was claimed the fire was part of an extortion attempt of night-club owners. The men found guilty of the crime, continued protesting their innocence from prison, claiming they were verballed.