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 →
Writing and Reading Across the Curriculum
A summary is a brief statement, in your own words, of the content of a passage (a group of paragraphs, a chapter, an article, or a book). This restatement should focus on the central idea of the passage. The briefest of summaries (one or two sentences) will do no more than this. A longer, more... 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 →
My Old Home
Writer: Lu Xun (1881-1936), a Chinese writer Characters: Lu Xun Lu Xun’s mother Runtu Second Sister Yang (the Beancurd Beauty) Honger (Xun’s nephew), and Shuisheng (Runtu’s son) Theme: conflict between memories/expectations and realities Summary: The autobiographical story “My Old Home” by a Chinese writer, Lu Xun, depicts the conflict between memories or expectations and realities.... Continue Reading →
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