Virgo (August 23 - September 22)

Virgos display great analyzing skills; something that stems from their practical and calculated approach to life. They are meticulous and organized in life, and it shows in their personal, social, and professional life as well. Their understanding attitude and the ability to give everything enough time only helps further. They are great problem solvers with excellent reasoning skills and friends turn to Virgos for advice when needed. Virgos have a caring attitude towards people and make great companions. They are extremely fussy about things. Their assiduous attitude to everything always puts them in a position where they crave for perfection. For people who like to live their life on random terms, getting along with a Virgo is a mountainous task. Their idealist attitude means they place high merit levels to judge everything. Hence, Virgos are hard to please. They don’t get impressed easily and are quick to point out flaws, without giving sensitivity a thought.

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Libra (September 23 - October 22)

Librans are very sensitive and emotionally charged. They understand the other people’s emotional needs without any communication. Librans are diplomatic individuals; they are able to see both sides of a certain subject. This imbues in them an impartial sense of judgment. Librans are passionately romantic and their idea of romance sometimes borders on the promiscuous. Librans have a fondness for finer things in life. They are as generous as they are lavish. The Libran make of thought is more creative than intellectual. However, Librans are the only people who have the ability to occasionally apply their intellectual side to their creative pursuits. Librans are peace-loving individuals. They would go the extent of accepting an unjustified defeat just to avoid an ugly showdown. The fact that Librans are diplomatic in their behaviour makes them unreliable. Librans never take sides and are rarely firm on a strong-headed decision. Librans are also very gullible and hence easily impressionable too. This makes them even more unreliable. Librans are highly indecisive and tend to oscillate between extremes even when they make a certain decision by themselves. Librans love a lavish life to the extent that they can become self-indulgent. Librans cannot say “NO” and this puts them in many awkward and unpleasant situations. Librans are easy-going people; almost on the verge of being lazy, and hence prefer jobs that involve the least hard work.

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Scorpio (October 24 - November 21)

Scorpios are intuitively emotional people. They understand the human mind very well, and this gives them a good hold on understanding what others may be going through. Scorpios are ambitious people. They work relentlessly towards achieving something they have set mind on. Their intense and powerful mind helps them in focusing all their energy towards their goal. As much as Scorpios are ambitious, they are equally power-hungry people. Their excessive sense of self-pride always acts as an obstacle in them being socially popular. Scorpios are sensitive and can act very crude to people who have hurt them. Scorpios tend to get jealous easily and in some cases almost compulsively try to match up with the individual they are jealous of.

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Sagittarius (November 22 - December 21)

Sagittarians have a very positive outlook towards life. They always seek change. They keep looking for newer avenues in every context. They are born with a predilection for newer experiences in life. Sagittarians have strong moral values and hold them very close to their heart. They are principled individuals and barely make a compromise on that front. Sagittarians are honest and open-minded; this gives them a huge edge during social interactions. Sagittarians are pretty versatile when it comes to talent, and excel in a multitude of professions. This is further propelled by their excellent judgment and foresight abilities. When interested in something, Sagittarians tend to become overexcited. Their high-principled nature makes it difficult for them to adapt to certain people, and this is a major social handicap. Sagittarians have a short temper and tend to overexaggerate, and can sometimes get very boastful to the displeasure of others.

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Capricorn (21 December - 20 January)

Capricorns are extremely goal-oriented. They are focused and driven by ambition to achieve their goals. They adopt a business-like approach to everything in life. . This makes them very materialistic in life. This materialism eventually leads to greed. They are practical, and take things one step at a time. They are self-critical, but mostly cautious while criticizing others. Well-organized, with good reasoning skills, they are excellent managers. Capricorns have a uniquely wry sense of humour which comes to the fore when they are in the company of someone they are very comfortable with. Capricorns can sometimes come across as stubborn, selfish, and egoistic. Capricorns are known to be skeptic, suspicious, and consequently superstitious about a lot of things.

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Aquarius (January 20 - February 18)

Aquarians possess excellent communication skills. This makes them a social magnet. Aquarians attach immense importance to their friends. Aquarians are very creative and entertaining individuals. This makes them popular amongst their friends. They possess a sense of independence and like to get things done their own way. A unique trait that Aquarians possess is their inquisitive interest in nature and biology. They are born rebels and this works positively as well as negatively for them. Sometimes, instead of being a rebel, Aquarians get carried away and fail to realize they are treading the wrong path. Aquarians appear to be indifferent to other people’s emotions and can sometimes even be insensitive to the core. Since, they have a tendency to get things done their way, Aquarians nag a lot when something doesn’t work out. They usually blame others and keep drawing attention to the fact that the reason for the failure was that things weren’t done their way.

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Pisces (18 February - 20 March)

Pisceans are typically shy and hence socially awkward. Once a Piscean gets to know you, he/she is the most easygoing and likable person around. Pisces individuals are classically romantic and possess a gentle and caring nature, hence they are very dear to the people who hold them close to their hearts. Pisces are too idealistic for a run-of-the-mill life. Given the right enthusiasm and motivation, Pisces individuals hold the ability to pull off extra-ordinary deeds. They have a vivid imagination which makes them amazing artists. Pisces are scatterbrains; highly disorganized and unable to maintain focus on the same thing for a long time. They lack finesse or attention to detail. Pisces are impractical when it comes to viewing something and at times tend to establish unrealistic goals. Given their moody nature, they soon lose interest in their unachievable prospects and move on to other things. Pisces are self-pitying individuals and easily fall in the self-deprecation trap.

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c) In pairs discuss if you believe in astrological signs.