I am now in the eleventh year of my school life. Whatever it is, I have to admit that I am on the verge of the adulthood and soon I will have to make my own way through life. The question now is—have the past years in school been worthwhile? How has it helped me prepare for adult life? Since 'education is too general to consider in all its aspects, I shall consider it only in terms of its role in school. A school is a place where many students of diverse cultures and attitudes converge. The first thing 1 learned in the primary school was that there are so many different kinds of people. I experienced the pains and pleasures of getting to know my schoolmates. I discovered my own strengths and weaknesses. I learned the meaning of tolerance, team-work, friendship as well as prejudice, selfishness and enmity Some more...

15th august is our Independence Day. It is a red letter day for Indians. On this day we won our freedom fromforeign rule. It came after a long and hard struggle. We made many great sacrifices to win our freedomOur national flag was unfurled on the ramparts of the Red Fort for the first time on 15th August It was hoisted by our beloved Chacha Nehru. This day is celebrated throughout the country. But the main function is held at the Red Fort in Delhi where the Prime Minister hoists the National Flag. Celebrations are also held in the state capitals. TheGovernor or the Chief Minister unfurls the tricolc' and takes salute. The National Anthem is also sung, The Red Fort ceremony is marked by a guard of honour presented to the Prime Minister and a salute of 21 g the military bands play our national song. Then there is more...

There are many ways to cheat another person, or oneself. Cheating another person is the vocation of con-men and some 'businessman'. Cheating oneself is a more serious thing-for one may not even be aware of doing so. In this modern hectic world of ours, many people indulge in cheating to get what they want. I remember two men who once came to my neighborhood to sell "fireproof" clothes You may laugh at the thought of such absurdities as 'fireproof clothes, but a few of my neighbours were convinced to part with their money by these smooth-talking tricksters. Later on they realized that they had paid atrocious amounts of money for ordinary clothes. They had been cheated by sweet words and smiling faces. Well. at least I hope they learned a valuable lesson. Yet some people seem to fall prey to these con-men all the time. Often we read about people more...

Street hawkers are found in almost every nook andcorner of the city lanes. Whenever, there is a big Whopping complex or even a small market one willn I ways come across various street hawkers selling the most interesting things to eat. Street hawkers are often troubled a lot by policemen as they are not allowed to stand with their carts atroadsides. These carts are a nuisance as they causeproblems for the easy movement of traffic. At times there may be a long line of street hawkers at the fringe of a road which would lead to less space being left for traffic to move freely in. The biggest danger of eating the food that street hawkers sell is in the fact that the constant exposure to the heat and dust of the road side makes this foodunhygienic to eat. Although sometimes this food is far more delicious then what one more...

The very desk and chair that I am using when writing this essay must have been designed by somebody. The designs are simple and crude, and can hardly be called works of art. Nevertheless these humble desk and chair serve their purpose well enough. Looking around myself in the classroom, the school and, in fact, that whole world, I come to realize that almost everything has a certain design of its own, especially man-made things. My school was built long before I was born and the architects of those days must had very different views about how a building should be like. The walls are a foot thick, the pillars gigantic and the elaborate arches and angles on the building are so markedly different from the buildings being built these days. By contrast the school's new science block looks so simplistic and bare. Modern school buildings are designed to be more...

Last Sunday woke up late in the morning as usual and to my surprise I found a lot of activity in the park Next door. Ours is a silent colony and the presence of trucks and vans next to the park seemed a rare sight indeed. At First I assumed that the hustle and bustle could be due to some cleaning operation by the .municipal department. On colorful observation I discovered that these vehicles were .carrying hundreds of pots filled with plants. These were no ordinary plants too. They were pots with vegetables growing in them. The kitchen garden association had organized a competition and entries had come from various parts of the country. For the first time I witnessed plants that were grown in nurseries where gardening enthusiasts had been conducting a research on how to improvethe quality of the vegetables. As a result the exhibition had vegetables with more...

I often travel to go to my village and I usually travel bytrain. Tickets are booked in advance and my packing is also done by my mother. However, the last trip to my village wasmemorable as I started off on a wrong note because my reservation was not confirmed. Since I had nochoice but to go under any circumstances I boarded the train. During the day there was hardly any problem whiletravelling. The ticket collector was a friend of mine butI still did not get a berth to sleep on. At night the train was extremely crowded. People weresitting in the aisle, on the seats and wherever they couldfind some place. I had a big suitcase on which I tried tomake myself comfortable. As the train moved on it got colder and colder. I had asheet with me but no blanket to cover myself with. Iwrapped it around myself and more...

We will have a tendency to be lured by the outward glittering appearances of things. Appearances are usually deceptive. Man's real qualities cannot be judged by His exteriors. It is true that man's action is his index and man is judged by his actions. If a man performs good deeds he Shall always be popular and respected in the world. Sometimes we come across a very insignificant looking Person but he suddenly performs some great action that makes one and all take a second look at him. Sometimes there are things that appear shining and once we try to study it closely, to our dejection we find That it was a worthless thing. We must have sharp eyes and a keen perception to secwhat lies beyond the face. We must never take peopleat face value. A person who appears handsome andbeautiful physically may in fact be a mean person. Onlya more...

As a student in school I had opted for science. My subject was biology, physics and chemistry. I took up these subjects .with an aim in life. My aim was to become nurse and take care of patients who have no One to attend to them. After passing my higher secondary examinations Ijoined the nursing course and became a nurse. As anurse I have to work very hard. Although I knew that I would have to work almost twenty hours a day I chosethis profession so that I could be a really good and usefulcitizen of this country. Love of humanity is the goal of every nurse. To servethe suffering humanity is the work of saints and greatmen if I could follow their footsteps and try to servepeople like they do, I shall consider myself to be verylucky. I get up early in the morning and have my bath. Afterhaving more...

Travelling by a Blueline bus is an adventure for a youngman and a trying experience for an old man. Formerly, itwas only the fear of pick-pockets who could at the most liquidate one's pocket but in these changed times when terrorism is on the rise, travelling by a Blueline busamounts to inviting danger or even death to oneself. Who knows there may be a bomb under the seat which could blow the entire bus to pieces? But there is no escape from it as one has to travel long distances to reach work places and these Blueline buses are the Cheapest mode of transport. Ones had a bitter experience of a terrible journey by abluelinebus. As soon as I reached the bus stop, I saw a long queue of passengers waiting anxiously for buses. The buses which came were already packed to full. After too much jostling and pushing when more...