Category: English Essays
Procrastination This long word literally means putting “forward” to “tomorrow”; for it is derived from the Latin word cras, “tomorrow”, and prefix pro, “before” or “forward.” Of course it …
Competitive Examinations Competitive examinations are used for two purposes. At school and college they give a stimulus to study by rewarding with reputation, prizes, and scholarships, those who show …
Cheerfulness Essay # 1 The cultivation of cheerfulness. Cheerfulness makes for success and happiness in life. Cheerfulness makes sunshine for others. Some people are naturally of a cheerful disposition. …
Fire a Good Servant, but a Bad Master The services that the element of fire has done to the human race are so great as to be most incalculable. …
Evils of Idleness The word idleness is used in two different senses. It some-times means the state of a man who is not employed in any work. Idleness in …
Evils of Intemperance Intemperance is a vice that ruins the body, the intellect, and the moral character. A large number of medical men entirely forbid the use of alcohol …
A Stitch in Time Saves Nine OUTLINES Illustration of this proverb from the case of a pier built in the west of Scotland. It applies to the sick man …
A Rolling Stone gathers no moss OUTLINES Meaning of the proverb: It does not imply that we should never move from one place to another. Emigrants often better their …
Slow and Steady Wins the Race OUTLINES The story of the hare and the tortoise. The moral of this story often illustrated in actual life. Perhaps some men of …
How to Cultivate Memory OUTLINES There are many devices for supplementing a weak memory, but it can only be improved by practise. Instances of the powers of memory due …
