Tag: Essay in English
Local Self-Government By local self-government we mean the management of the affairs of a village, town, district or province by the people them-selves through their elected representatives, as distinct …
Making the Best of Things This phrase usually means cheerfully putting up with discomforts and hardships which cannot be helped–making the best of a bad job. It implies a …
Value of Risk Some years ago a society was started in England with the purpose of teaching children and adults practical ways of taking care of themselves, avoiding accidents, …
School Magazines, and their Uses In England most public schools of any pretensions have, their School Magazines; and the institution is becoming common in India, though here they are …
Compulsory Military Training There is much to be said in favour of compulsory military training, although the British race has never taken kindly to it. Great Britain is an …
Fortune favours the Brave The lesson of this proverb is repeated in different ways in other similar popular sayings, such as, “Faint heart never won fair lady”, “Nothing venture …
Playing the Game in the School and the World The English are noted for their love of sport and manly games, and this certainly has an important influence on …
Chivalry in War The word chivalry comes from the same root as cavalry, namely the low Latin word caballus, meaning a horse; and the first meaning of chivalry was …
Fairy-Tales Every nation has its fairy-tales, many, of which are very ancient, and have come down from the old days when people really believed in the existence and powers, …
Manual Training Manual training means literally the training of the hands; and skill in the use of the hands is called “dexterity”, a word which is derived from the …
