TWO LONG-TERM PROBLEMS: TOO MANY PEOPLE, TOO FEW TREES:
Two issues raised by the writer, over population and deforestation.
The essay “Two long-term problems: Too many people, Too few trees” was written by Moti Nissani. This essay provides a brief introduction to the twin problems of over population and deforestation in the context of Nepal.
In this essay, Moti Nissani is worried about two problems which are going to make people’s lives much worse and more miserable in the future. It is possible that people will destroy all life on our planet. The problems are linked each other because too many or over population is the most responsible factor for the deforestation in order to fulfill the demand of the population growth. It will cause environment pollution and will be bad effect on the earth.
Thursday, July 14, 2011
THE LAST VOYAGE OF THE GHOST SHIP
THE LAST VOYAGE OF THE GHOST SHIP
The story “The Last Voyage of the Ghost Ship” is written by a well known Colombian Novelist Gabriel Garcia Marquez. In this story the writer has described the growth of an ordinary boy to an assertive young man by the stream-of-consciousness technique.
The main character of this story is a young boy. The most magical element in this story is the ghost ship. Many years ago, the boy saw the ship for the first time which was end March at night. The things that the ship did were magical. Every March on one certain day, the ship would come and it never made a sound even when it crashed. Nobody of the village heard any noise from the ship when it crashed. It always came at night and would disappear when the beam of the light from the Colonial city hit it. The boy told to his mother about an incidence but she could not believe it. She thought that he was going to be out of mind or crazy.
Since, the death of his father, his mother spent most of the time sitting on an old chair. She took a small boat to go to the place where she could buy a new chair. The people in the village threw the chair into the sea by thinking that it was the symbol of death.
On the same night after a few years the boy was watching the sea in the month of March. He saw the same ship and made noise to wake the villagers up but by the time the ship has already broken and vanished on the sea. The villagers beat the boy for making disturbance. One year later, in March the boy takes a stolen boat to get near and was closer to it which did not have any light. So, the boy lit light on the boat which followed a red lantern and turn into a real ship. The ship looked magical as the boy described as “The largest ocean liner in this world, it was whiter than any thing, twenty times taller than the steeple and some ninety sever times longer than the village.” When the ship got close to the village, it blew with its loud whistle. All the people of the village got up because of the loud noise. The ship came onto the ground and stopped moving in front of the church. Now, the villagers believed that the boy was true.
The story “The Last Voyage of the Ghost Ship” is written by a well known Colombian Novelist Gabriel Garcia Marquez. In this story the writer has described the growth of an ordinary boy to an assertive young man by the stream-of-consciousness technique.
The main character of this story is a young boy. The most magical element in this story is the ghost ship. Many years ago, the boy saw the ship for the first time which was end March at night. The things that the ship did were magical. Every March on one certain day, the ship would come and it never made a sound even when it crashed. Nobody of the village heard any noise from the ship when it crashed. It always came at night and would disappear when the beam of the light from the Colonial city hit it. The boy told to his mother about an incidence but she could not believe it. She thought that he was going to be out of mind or crazy.
Since, the death of his father, his mother spent most of the time sitting on an old chair. She took a small boat to go to the place where she could buy a new chair. The people in the village threw the chair into the sea by thinking that it was the symbol of death.
On the same night after a few years the boy was watching the sea in the month of March. He saw the same ship and made noise to wake the villagers up but by the time the ship has already broken and vanished on the sea. The villagers beat the boy for making disturbance. One year later, in March the boy takes a stolen boat to get near and was closer to it which did not have any light. So, the boy lit light on the boat which followed a red lantern and turn into a real ship. The ship looked magical as the boy described as “The largest ocean liner in this world, it was whiter than any thing, twenty times taller than the steeple and some ninety sever times longer than the village.” When the ship got close to the village, it blew with its loud whistle. All the people of the village got up because of the loud noise. The ship came onto the ground and stopped moving in front of the church. Now, the villagers believed that the boy was true.
THE TELL_TALE HEART
THE TELL_TALE HEART
The story “The Tell-Tale Heart” is written by American story writer, poet and critic-Edgar Alla n Poe. In the story, the writer has presented the minute details in different ways of mystery and leads the readers to the unhappy ending or tragic end.
In the story, there are two characters, one an old man and a boy, narrator. Their relationship is anonymous. The narrator says that people may think he is mad, but he is not because he can tell everything calmly and chronologically. The story is in first person narration which is narrated by an unnamed person, a boy, who is suffering from nervous disease which causes” over acuteness of the sense.” The old man with whom the boy lives has a clouded pale blue” vulture like” eyes which distresses the boy. So that, he plots to kill the old man in order to get treat from vultureous eyes of the old man. To kill the old man he spent eight nights. For seven nights, the narrator opens the door of the old man’s room and finds the eyes always closed which makes him impossible to do the work.
On the eighth night, the old man awakes and sits up in his bed while the narrator performs his nightly rituals. The narrator does not draw back and decides to fire his lantern. A single ray of light shines out on the eyes of old man which are wide open. When he sees the eyes he is caught by the nervous disease. He decided to strike and chop up the body and he does. When he kills the old man, the pieces of the body are kept under the floor board. The narrator makes certain to hide all the signs of the crime but the screaming of an old man causes a neighbour to call the police. The narrator invites three police officers to look around. He was confident that they will not find any evidence of the crime. They visited around the house and even entered into the room where the crime was performed but unable to find any sign of the crime. They suspect nothing.
The narrator, however, begins to hear a faint noise. As the noise grows louder the narrator comes to the conclusion that it is the heartbeat of the old man coming from under the floor board. The sound increases, though the officers seem to pay no attention. Because of the constant beating of the heart, he thinks that the officers are too aware of the sound. The narrator confesses the crime of killing the old man and tells the police officers that to tear up the floor board to conquer the body. At last he tells the police his secret of killing the old man.
Thus, the story shows the struggle between imagination and signs. In the story, the old man represents the scientific rational mind and the narrator is the imaginative.
The story “The Tell-Tale Heart” is written by American story writer, poet and critic-Edgar Alla n Poe. In the story, the writer has presented the minute details in different ways of mystery and leads the readers to the unhappy ending or tragic end.
In the story, there are two characters, one an old man and a boy, narrator. Their relationship is anonymous. The narrator says that people may think he is mad, but he is not because he can tell everything calmly and chronologically. The story is in first person narration which is narrated by an unnamed person, a boy, who is suffering from nervous disease which causes” over acuteness of the sense.” The old man with whom the boy lives has a clouded pale blue” vulture like” eyes which distresses the boy. So that, he plots to kill the old man in order to get treat from vultureous eyes of the old man. To kill the old man he spent eight nights. For seven nights, the narrator opens the door of the old man’s room and finds the eyes always closed which makes him impossible to do the work.
On the eighth night, the old man awakes and sits up in his bed while the narrator performs his nightly rituals. The narrator does not draw back and decides to fire his lantern. A single ray of light shines out on the eyes of old man which are wide open. When he sees the eyes he is caught by the nervous disease. He decided to strike and chop up the body and he does. When he kills the old man, the pieces of the body are kept under the floor board. The narrator makes certain to hide all the signs of the crime but the screaming of an old man causes a neighbour to call the police. The narrator invites three police officers to look around. He was confident that they will not find any evidence of the crime. They visited around the house and even entered into the room where the crime was performed but unable to find any sign of the crime. They suspect nothing.
The narrator, however, begins to hear a faint noise. As the noise grows louder the narrator comes to the conclusion that it is the heartbeat of the old man coming from under the floor board. The sound increases, though the officers seem to pay no attention. Because of the constant beating of the heart, he thinks that the officers are too aware of the sound. The narrator confesses the crime of killing the old man and tells the police officers that to tear up the floor board to conquer the body. At last he tells the police his secret of killing the old man.
Thus, the story shows the struggle between imagination and signs. In the story, the old man represents the scientific rational mind and the narrator is the imaginative.
THE LAMENTATION OF THE OLD PENSIONER
THE LAMENTATION OF THE OLD PENSIONER
The poem “The Lamentation of the Old Pensioner” is written by a well known remarkable Irish poet and Dramatist Yeast, William. In this poem, the poet has presented his remembrance of his young life which becomes more painful at present.
In the poem, the poet has expressed his ideas about the interesting and joyful of his early life. In his young life his chair used to be near the fire and the social phenomenon used to be concerned with him before the time changed his life into an old man. In the second stanza, the poet is describing about the conspiracy of the young people at human tyranny which is because of the time. In the last stanza, the poet is describing about his affairs with the beauties. Along with that he has compared his life with a broken tree. The most interesting matter in this stanza is his emotional regret towards the time. “I spit into the face of time” indicates that actually he is totally dissatisfied with his old age.
The poem “The Lamentation of the Old Pensioner” is written by a well known remarkable Irish poet and Dramatist Yeast, William. In this poem, the poet has presented his remembrance of his young life which becomes more painful at present.
In the poem, the poet has expressed his ideas about the interesting and joyful of his early life. In his young life his chair used to be near the fire and the social phenomenon used to be concerned with him before the time changed his life into an old man. In the second stanza, the poet is describing about the conspiracy of the young people at human tyranny which is because of the time. In the last stanza, the poet is describing about his affairs with the beauties. Along with that he has compared his life with a broken tree. The most interesting matter in this stanza is his emotional regret towards the time. “I spit into the face of time” indicates that actually he is totally dissatisfied with his old age.
Grandmother
GRANDMOTHER
The poem “Grandmother” is written by an American-Indian poet
and Novelist Ray Young Bear. This is the nostalgic poem in which the persona draws a picture of his grandmother in a pictorial way.
In the poem the poet has described the character of his grandmother which is the great source of love and inspire. If the poet saw his grandmother from a mile away, he would quickly know that she was his grandmother because she used to wear purple scarf and take plastic shopping bag. Her hands were warm and damp. If she comes near, he would know that she was his grandmother because of her smell which was like the smell from the wet roots. Her voice was like the sound coming from the rocks which used to flow inside the poet.
Hence, the poem is about the past remembrance of the grandmother.
The poem “Grandmother” is written by an American-Indian poet
and Novelist Ray Young Bear. This is the nostalgic poem in which the persona draws a picture of his grandmother in a pictorial way.
In the poem the poet has described the character of his grandmother which is the great source of love and inspire. If the poet saw his grandmother from a mile away, he would quickly know that she was his grandmother because she used to wear purple scarf and take plastic shopping bag. Her hands were warm and damp. If she comes near, he would know that she was his grandmother because of her smell which was like the smell from the wet roots. Her voice was like the sound coming from the rocks which used to flow inside the poet.
Hence, the poem is about the past remembrance of the grandmother.
Full Fathom Five Thy Father Lie
FULL FATHOM FIVE THY FATHER LIE
The poem “Full fathom five thy father lie” was written by a well known remarkable English poet, known as the father of English drama, William Shakespeare. This poem is adopted from his play “The tempest, act first scene two.” This song is sung by the spirit Ariel to Ferdinand, the prince of Naples, who mistakenly thinks his father, is drowned thirty feet down from the surface.
The spirit Ariel sings the song not to be worried to the death of father because his death is not simple in the sense that his bones are changed into coral and the eyes into pearls. Nothing of him has been decayed. His death brought the sea into something rich and strange. Sea-nymphs are ringing his knell. The sound of the bell is Ding-Dong.
Important points to remember
The poem “Full fathom five thy father lie” was written by a well known remarkable English poet, known as the father of English drama, William Shakespeare. This poem is adopted from his play “The tempest, act first scene two.” This song is sung by the spirit Ariel to Ferdinand, the prince of Naples, who mistakenly thinks his father, is drowned thirty feet down from the surface.
The spirit Ariel sings the song not to be worried to the death of father because his death is not simple in the sense that his bones are changed into coral and the eyes into pearls. Nothing of him has been decayed. His death brought the sea into something rich and strange. Sea-nymphs are ringing his knell. The sound of the bell is Ding-Dong.
Important points to remember
About Love
ABOUT LOVE
The story about love is written by a well-known Russian Dramatist and short story writer Anton Chekhov. In the story the writer has described the love affairs and how it differs from situation to situation.
First love affairs between Nikanor and Palageya
In the story the first love affairs is between Nikanor, the cook in a restaurant and Palageya, a beautiful lady who works in the same restaurant with Nikanor. Palageya loves Nikanor but does not want to marry because Nikanor used to drink everyday and beat her. In the story, what he thinks that, it is antireligious work living with a girl before marriage.
Second love affairs between Alyohin and a girl of same University
When he was at the University he fell in love with a girl. She used to think about money every time that Alyohin was going to give her and what she could buy.
Third love affairs between Alyohin and Anna
The love started when Alyohin got a part time job in town as the honorary justice of peace. Through his work he met Dmitry Luganovich, the husband of Anna who invited Alyohin to his house for dinner. Alyohin immediately took a strong liking towards Anna “Here was a young, beautiful, kind, intelligent, enchanting woman.” However, he felt to act on his love for Anna because he did not want to destroy the mutual relation between wife and husband.
At the dinner, Alyohin and Dmitry Luganovich were talking about a trial of an arson in which Alyohin highly believe that the convicted Jews were not treated in reasonable ground. Alyohin could not help but notice that Anna was shocked by the kids. Alyohin believed that Dmitry was a good man yet a firm believer that, when people are convicted they are guilty. Alyohin saw an illusion that Anna was enjoying her life and did not pay any attention to him. The family of Luganovich had to move so that Alyohin want to say good-bye to Anna inside of the train. They both cried and held each other. He kissed Anna and told that he loved her. But because Anna was leaving and they both should be separate for ever.
The story about love is written by a well-known Russian Dramatist and short story writer Anton Chekhov. In the story the writer has described the love affairs and how it differs from situation to situation.
First love affairs between Nikanor and Palageya
In the story the first love affairs is between Nikanor, the cook in a restaurant and Palageya, a beautiful lady who works in the same restaurant with Nikanor. Palageya loves Nikanor but does not want to marry because Nikanor used to drink everyday and beat her. In the story, what he thinks that, it is antireligious work living with a girl before marriage.
Second love affairs between Alyohin and a girl of same University
When he was at the University he fell in love with a girl. She used to think about money every time that Alyohin was going to give her and what she could buy.
Third love affairs between Alyohin and Anna
The love started when Alyohin got a part time job in town as the honorary justice of peace. Through his work he met Dmitry Luganovich, the husband of Anna who invited Alyohin to his house for dinner. Alyohin immediately took a strong liking towards Anna “Here was a young, beautiful, kind, intelligent, enchanting woman.” However, he felt to act on his love for Anna because he did not want to destroy the mutual relation between wife and husband.
At the dinner, Alyohin and Dmitry Luganovich were talking about a trial of an arson in which Alyohin highly believe that the convicted Jews were not treated in reasonable ground. Alyohin could not help but notice that Anna was shocked by the kids. Alyohin believed that Dmitry was a good man yet a firm believer that, when people are convicted they are guilty. Alyohin saw an illusion that Anna was enjoying her life and did not pay any attention to him. The family of Luganovich had to move so that Alyohin want to say good-bye to Anna inside of the train. They both cried and held each other. He kissed Anna and told that he loved her. But because Anna was leaving and they both should be separate for ever.
A CHILD IS BORN
A CHILD IS BORN
The essay “A Child Is Born” is written by Australian Feminist writer and Lecturer Germaine Greer. In this essay, the writer has presented comparisons between the parent-child relationship in the industrial society, the west and the agro-based society, the traditional east. The writer compares the role of children in traditional, agricultural societies with that of children in western, most developed countries.
The main theme of the essay is in the traditional society there are many good ways of helping women of time when they give birth. The modern methods of helping pregnant women are not necessarily better than traditional methods. In the traditional societies there are different ways of having babies. These methods are useful because having a baby per women is less frightening in her life.
When a woman is pregnant, she is covered with different taboos and prohibition which help her to reduce her pain. There are rituals are believes which make having a baby less frightening. According to custom, her husband, relatives and community support her which helps her to feel safe.
The essay “A Child Is Born” is written by Australian Feminist writer and Lecturer Germaine Greer. In this essay, the writer has presented comparisons between the parent-child relationship in the industrial society, the west and the agro-based society, the traditional east. The writer compares the role of children in traditional, agricultural societies with that of children in western, most developed countries.
The main theme of the essay is in the traditional society there are many good ways of helping women of time when they give birth. The modern methods of helping pregnant women are not necessarily better than traditional methods. In the traditional societies there are different ways of having babies. These methods are useful because having a baby per women is less frightening in her life.
When a woman is pregnant, she is covered with different taboos and prohibition which help her to reduce her pain. There are rituals are believes which make having a baby less frightening. According to custom, her husband, relatives and community support her which helps her to feel safe.
The Child Who Wait
THE CHILD WHO WAIT
The essay “The Child Who Wait” is written by Marsha Traugot. In this essay, she has suggested reasons for a new trend in adoption. For this she draws from specific research of history. The children who do not have parents need to be adopted by others families. This essay describes what was happening to children in the United States who do not have parents.
In the past, only white and healthy children could be adopted in the United States. No one wanted to look after the handicapped children and the children who have emotional problem. Now many people are unhappy to adopt such children. Tammy, a five and a half years old black child who is suffering from fatal Alcoholic syndrome has been legally free for adoption. White families began to adopt such black children. Now a wider variety of families can open their homes to children who in the past would have been labeled in-adaptable. In the past, children were adopted by only healthy, rich families. Minority and mixed racial children were virtually ignored. So, the children waited.
There are several reasons behind the change in the last two decayed. One important reason for the change in that different type of families wants to adopt the children. For e.g. an unmarried man might adopt a badly behaved fifteen years old boy and a religious people might adopt handicapped children.
Young girls who got pregnant use to give their children for adoption but now they are either having abortion or looking after the children themselves. Because of the civil right movement even the black children have been equally respected. The black civil right movement changed the attitude of people to the black children. There are no healthy children waiting to be adopted. Because of women’s movement together with birth control, legalized abortion, and changing attitude towards sexual behavior and marriage very few healthy children were available for adoption. Therefore, due to the scarcity of healthy children, people turn their attention to other babies.
Hence, the collective effort of different movement in order to maintain justice in the society especially on the case of adaptation is possible.
The essay “The Child Who Wait” is written by Marsha Traugot. In this essay, she has suggested reasons for a new trend in adoption. For this she draws from specific research of history. The children who do not have parents need to be adopted by others families. This essay describes what was happening to children in the United States who do not have parents.
In the past, only white and healthy children could be adopted in the United States. No one wanted to look after the handicapped children and the children who have emotional problem. Now many people are unhappy to adopt such children. Tammy, a five and a half years old black child who is suffering from fatal Alcoholic syndrome has been legally free for adoption. White families began to adopt such black children. Now a wider variety of families can open their homes to children who in the past would have been labeled in-adaptable. In the past, children were adopted by only healthy, rich families. Minority and mixed racial children were virtually ignored. So, the children waited.
There are several reasons behind the change in the last two decayed. One important reason for the change in that different type of families wants to adopt the children. For e.g. an unmarried man might adopt a badly behaved fifteen years old boy and a religious people might adopt handicapped children.
Young girls who got pregnant use to give their children for adoption but now they are either having abortion or looking after the children themselves. Because of the civil right movement even the black children have been equally respected. The black civil right movement changed the attitude of people to the black children. There are no healthy children waiting to be adopted. Because of women’s movement together with birth control, legalized abortion, and changing attitude towards sexual behavior and marriage very few healthy children were available for adoption. Therefore, due to the scarcity of healthy children, people turn their attention to other babies.
Hence, the collective effort of different movement in order to maintain justice in the society especially on the case of adaptation is possible.
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