Tag: Essay in English
Gossip-Mongers Monger is an old English word meaning “dealer” or “trader”. It is never used, however, by itself, but only in combination with some other word ; for example, …
Consistency is the Virtue of Fools One meaning of “consistency” is agreement between profession and behaviour. A man is consistent who lives what he professes to believe ; and …
Is General Disarmament Practicable? When the Great War ended in 1918, all were agreed that such a disaster must never be allowed to fall on the world again. The …
Is History the Biography of Great Men? At the beginning of his “Heroes and Hero-worship”, Thomas Carlyle says: “Universal History, the history of what man has accomplished in this …
India’s Five Year Plans Planning is a sine qua non for any programme of economic prosperity. Our needs are many and we have but limited resources. In order that …
Leisure-Its Uses and Abuses Our forefathers lived in villages. They had only a few wants which could be met from the produce of the fields. There was no …
The Press-its Functions and Responsibilities In the present age it is the newspaper (press) that guides public opinion and it is the public option that makes or marks the …
Peaceful uses of Atomic Energy The Chinese explosion of a nuclear device in October, 1964 only for peace-loving people of world had highlighted the need for putting an immediate …
Manual Training The word “manual” comes from the Latin word for a “hand”-manus. Manual work is hand work, and a manual worker is one who works with his hands. …
Ghost Stories There was a time when even well-educated and levelheaded persons swallowed every tale of the supernatural they came across as gospel truth. And there was a later …