Genre: Short story Writer: Anita Desai, an Indian female novelist and short story writer Theme: Parents’ cherishing of their ambition towards their children and a son’s duty towards his parents in Indian context Characters: 1. Rakesh 2. Varma, Rakesh’s father 3. Rakesh’s mother 4. Veena, Rakesh’s wife 5. Bhatia, Varma’s next door neighbor Summary and... 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 →
Karl Marx
This text "Karl Marx," which is taken from The Continuum Encyclopedia of Modern Criticism and Theory by Robert C Holub in Julien Wolfreys, Ed., features in B.Ed. 1st Year’s General English book (Tribhuvan University). The key takeaways from the text are: Lived: 1818-1883, a political economic philosopher Nationality: Jewish German Ideological friend: Friedrich Engels Most important... Continue Reading →
Advantages and Disadvantages of Online Education
[The following question is often asked in exams these days. I have always found my students struggling to write a good answer to it. Here I have written an answer in well-composed paragraphs as a model for the students to read and learn from.] What are advantages and disadvantages of online education? (The answer to... Continue Reading →
The Selfish Giant
"The Selfish Giant" is a fairy tale written for children by Oscar Wilde, an Irish writer. [A fairy tale is a children's story that features imaginary or magical places and beings.] Following is the summary of the story. Once upon a time there was a beautiful garden. The children of the village used to come... Continue Reading →
Liberty and Democracy
(This essay features in B.Ed. 1st Year's General English book, Tribhuvan University) Gist of the Essay The essayist argues for liberal democracy. A liberal democracy has two characteristics: (i) a government based upon the fair election of its leaders (democracy), and (ii) a political system that ensures basic liberties of speech, assembly, religion and property... Continue Reading →
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