The text “Decayed Teeth” features in B.Ed. 1st Year’s General English book (Tribhuvan University). It is a non-fictional writing by Khalil Gibran, taken from his Thoughts and Meditations. The Summary of the Text The writer makes his argument through the use of an analogy. [Analogy is a comparison made to illustrate a concept by showing how... Continue Reading →
Critique of Ryan’s “We are Not Created Equal in Every Way”
(In this writing, Eric Ralston makes a critique of “We are Not Created Equal in Every Way” by Joan Ryan.) Key Points: Summary Points: In an opinion article published in the San Francisco Chronicle on 12 December 2000, columnist and reporter Joan Ryan argues that institutions like San Francisco Ballet School have the right to... Continue Reading →
We are Not Created Equal in Every Way
(In this opinion article [argumentative essay] published in the San Francisco Chronicle on December 12, 2000, columnist and reporter Joan Ryan takes a stand on whether the San Francisco Ballet School did or did not discriminate against 8-year-old Fredrika Keefer when it declined to admit her on the grounds that she had the wrong body... Continue Reading →
Will Your Job be Exported?
(This article is an expository essay – writing that is meant to inform and/or persuade – by Alan S. Blinder, a professor of Economics at Princeton University, USA.) Key Points: The greatest problem for the next generation of American workers may not be lack of education, but rather “offshoring” – the movement of jobs overseas,... Continue Reading →
The Naked Face
Malcolm Gladwell, in his essay “The Naked Face,” talks about how emotions can be read on human face. He follows Paul Ekman, a psychologist who has been studying the art of face-reading. Ekman first got the idea of face-reading from Silvan Tomkins, who was also a psychologist and an expert in face-reading. Ekman and his... Continue Reading →
Structure of an Academic Essay
An academic essay has three basic parts: an introduction, a body, and a conclusion. 1. Introduction A proper introduction of an academic essay has a hook, background information, and a thesis statement. A hook is a statement that begins the introduction. It includes one or two interesting sentences that engage the reader’s attention and stimulate... Continue Reading →
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