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THE LUNATIC

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What is the central idea that Chaudhary presented in her essay 'How sane Are we?' itemizing the seven most significant bits of information describe it in detail. The title of this essay itself is a question: How Sane Are We? To that Anuradha Chaudhary has given positive and negative answers. It is an expression of hopelessness due to environmental problems. It is negative attitude of human that has brought serious problem in environment that human are knowingly damaging it. Being irresponsible to nature, Ozone layer is damaged with polluted environment so that the ultraviolet radiation causes various diseases and dangers. CFCs (Chlorine, Fluorine and Carbons) affects badly to the environment. Although in 1990 the world's nations did agree to stop the production of CFCS by 2000 the condition is more serious by now. The essayist claims that how can human call themselves sane since they are careless in natural destruction and production of CFCs. If fundamental changes...

CURBING THE ONE EYED MONSTER

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Curbing the One-Eyed Monster Fiona C. Jenkins New Zealand (1947-) So please, oh, please, we beg, we, pray, Go throw your TV set away, and in its place, you can install a lovely bookshelf on the wall. Write four levels of meanings to "Curbing the One-Eyed Monster" Literal Comprehension:   This essay is written in the American context in particular and all over the world in general. Few rich people control most American TV stations. They have TV as a means to earn money by presenting different false advertisements. By using TV they are elected giving false ideas to people. Though some educated Americans oppose TV they can’t do so because they think TV is a hurricane, which can't be escaped from. TV only shows about junk food, false ideas, half-information, or reality in pieces. By using TV programs rich people make people think about what they want. By using money they give false ideas and earn more money. Any type of people can't be free from the false pro...

EDUCATION

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Do you agree with Richard Wright and the author of “Why go to university?” that education is supremely valuable? Why or why not? In most of the ideas given by these two writers Richard Wright and MotiNissani are agreeable to me. In the story “The Library Card” Richard Wright has talked about the progress of a Negro boy with hard practice education and knowledge. The narrator encountered a criticism of H.L Mencken as a fool, he got a strong desire to know about him and the reason for criticism. The white man Mr.Falk helped him to offer a library card, with a great passion for knowledge the 19 years Negro boy progressed a lot in his study and understanding of his world and the author’s behaviors toward him. Richard Wright has said that it is the knowledge that brings awareness, and it is the awareness that brings a change in attitude and behaviors. This story also tells that where there will there is way. It is the speaker’s deep study by which he has understood the value of freedom li...

MODEL QUESTION

Apply the four levels of meanings to "A 1996 Commencement Speech" given by Salman Rushdie. Literal Comprehension: "A 1996 Commencement Speech" is a graduation speech given by a famous Indian-born writer, Salman Rushdie to the students of Bard College, New York in 1996. He was given an honorary degree by Bard College on that occasion. While giving a speech Rushdie remembers his graduation day, 1968 from Cambridge University. A few nights before his graduation some unknown persons threw bucketful gravy-onion in his room. Salman was accused of this fault and punished. Again, when he went to the graduation program with brown shoes he was rejected asking to wear black shoes. At the neck hour of the ceremony, he had to return for black shoes. In the ceremony also he had to kneel down to ask for a degree in Latin language with the Vice-Chancellor. He did as authority ordered him. When he was giving this speech he repented saying that he shouldn't have paid up, should...