Tag: English Essays
Safety First “It is a well-known fact”, wrote Robert Louis Stevenson, “that an immense proportion of boat accidents would never happen if people held the sheet in their hands …
The Place of Illusion in Art All art is based on the willing acceptance of illusion. You look at a landscape painting. You know that it consists of paint …
Travel as a Part of Education There is a story, called “Eyes and No-eyes”, of two school-boys who one day went the same country walk, but at different times. …
The Powers and Limitations of a Self-Made Man A “self-made” man is a man who has made himself what he is. By his own unaided efforts, he has pushed …
Can we be Equal and Excellent? It has often been said that you can’t keep a good man down. But most human societies have been organized to keep good …
Fixing The Match The first Time I heard the phrase ‘match fixing’ was from a teenager soon after our long-admired heroes of cricket put the country to shame, at …
Strike – The Last Resort The other day there was a report in the newspaper: a man had died on the steps of a hospital due to lack of …
Unity is Strength Essay # 1 The above maxim indicates the wisdom of unity. Unity is strength, and division is the weakness of folly. By union, the smallest states …
Words can either Burn or Warm Sow roses and reap smiles and blessings—thus goes the saying. A kind word, a polite gesture, a sweet smile can win many wars, …
Knowledge is Power he Greek philosopher, Socrates, preached the principle that knowledge is virtue and virtue is knowledge. Samuel Johnson was of the view that every human being whose …
