Category: English Essays
Hope It is scarcely necessary to define the word hope, for we all know what it means by experience. But it may be said that it is a combination …
True Friendship Everyone has a number of acquaintances, but no one has many friends. For true intimate friendship is not common, and there are many people who seem to …
Man’s Use of the Forces of Nature What distinguishes man from all other living creatures is his superior intelligence, which has enabled him not only to subdue them, but …
More Haste, Less Speed This proverb seems at first sight to be a contradiction in terms; for “haste” and “speed” mean the same, namely, swift movement. The saying would …
Strikes A strike is the refusal of an organized body of workmen to continue their work except on certain conditions. Some people denounce strikes as always wrong and foolish …
The Importance of Right Ideals An ideal is some desirable thing we seek to achieve. It is always beyond our present attainment; for when we realize it, it ceases …
Wealth Health and Wisdom What advantages a rich man has! All the comforts, luxuries, and amusements of life, independence and security, the best education, social position, leisure for study …
Books and Reading Happy is the man who acquires the habit of reading when he is young. He has secured a life-long source of pleasure, instruction, and inspiration. So …
Newspaper The newspaper is a comparatively modern invention. It was introduced in England in the 18th century, but it was in the 19th century that it became such a …
Mohurrum The tenth day of the Muhammadan month of mohurrum is celebrated by the Shia Muslims as the anniversary of the tragic death of Hussain, the younger son of …
