Rohan and I are good friends. We sit next to each other in class. He is a good-looking person who is popular with others in the class. He is popular with everyone in school. You could say that Rohan has the kind of charisma and flamboyance that makes everyone look at him wherever he goes. He reminds me of The Lone Ranger' who never ceases to get attention. Being popular has many advantages. Everybody knows Rohan. He is a prefect, a house captain, the school soccer captain and our spring star. He excels in everything he d6"es except his studies where he is merely fair Nevertheless, he barely manages good results and I help him whenever I can. The school children like him a lot as a prefect because he is very fair to everyone, He never bullies or takes advantage of anyone. So his popularity is well-maintained. As the more...

In modern world, honesty has lost its meaning. Wealth plays an important role in man's life to-day. Value of Money has gone high. Everyone wants to become rich without hard labour. He does not hesitate to adopt any means at all to become rich. But still some people appreciate honesty. All religions lay down great stress on honesty. An honest man is always brave. He is not afraid of anybody sometime; he has to face many problems also. He is and is liked by everybody. On the other hand, liar, greedy and cunning people earn moremoney but they are not liked by people. Honesty should be maintained everywhere, at home, in school, among friends and even in the playground. An honest person always obeys the law so he is freefrom serious trouble. Honesty also gives rise to spiritual strength. So one takesup any challenge with confidence. On the other hand, more...

The moment the last paper is over, I am going to step outside the examination hall and give out the loudest yell that I can muster. This will be the yell that will tell the world that the examinations are over. The months of toil, sweat and tension have ended and it is time for joy and celebration. Then, my friends and I will head straight to our favourite Mall to just chill out- This will mark the beginning of my celebrations of the end of these cruel examinations.  When I would reach home after all this fun, I would get hold of a largo cardboard box into which I would dump all my textbooks, revision books, exercise books and other paraphernalia. No reminder of the past months of slogging would be allowed to remain on my table. Instead 1 would put a vase of flowers, some novels and other more...

Many years ago when I was in standard four in primary school I had an experience that was both terrifying and enlightening. Here is how it occurred: During one of our science study lessons, we were undertaking studies of frogs and tadpoles. As an assignment, my friend Sandeep and I were asked to catch some live tadpoles and bring it to the class for joint study. So during recess on that day, we walked down to a small stream that ran past our school about two hundred metres away. We were delighted to find a large number of tadpoles on a shallow part of the stream where the water was very still and quiet. We happily got down to our task of scooping the tiny black tadpoles into two glass bottles that we had brought. I noticed that the place was shaded by a huge tree and that made our more...

Excursions have a great educational value. Schools often organize excursions for the students apart from Educating students and exposing them to varionexperiences, it is a great means of recreation. It is the Day that all students wait for-the day the school hi takes them on an excursion. My class was taken on an excursion last month. There "was a bus arranged for us. We sat in that bus and' It took us all to places that we had to see. We were all very happy. We sang on our way and the bus speeded through various towns and villages. The sound of the horn was a constant irritant but wecould tolerate it because we were too busy having a Good singing session in the bus. We were going to Agra from Delhi. The bus stopped on the way at a restaurant. We all got off the bus to have some more...

One evening after dinner, I felt my stomach churning- I suspected that I might have eaten too much and was having indigestion. Later on in the evening I began to have a stomach ache and had to go to the toilet twice before I finally went to bed. My mother made me take some medicines before retiring. I could not sleep as my stomach was aching spasmodically. Also I had to get up two or three times to relieve myself. The pain abated a bit after each visit to the toilet but returned, increased in intensity after a while. I did not know how I got through the night but by dawn I was weak and tired owing to the repeated purging. Once I nearly blacked out while in the toilet. When it was time to go to school I realized that I could not make it. I had to more...

In this modern age, anybody who complains that he or she has nothing to do is simply downright lazy. There are books to read, movies to watch, music to listen to and games to play. Sometimes, I find that 1 do not have enough time to do all the things I want to do. So a lot of things are left undone. If only time is a transferable commodity, maybe those who have too much time can pass over little to me. As student, school takes up more than half the daylight hours. In the afternoon, there is the inevitable homework to do. An afternoon nap is out of the question unless I want to slog late into the night to complete my assignments- Very rarely teachers do not give homework. When evening comes, sports and games become alive. The doers know that time is precious and they spend it more...

A cinema Hall is a lively spot throughout the day. It isthe center of many activities. Cinema is the mostpopular source of entertainment for young and oldalike though the majority that goes to see the filmsbelongs the younger generation. The Big hoardings and posters outside the Cinema Hallattract the attention of the movie-goers. They inform about the current movie running at the hall as well as.the forthcoming attractions. The rush at the ticket counter covers the window outof sight. There are long queues. Some people who are In the - back of the line try to get tickets earlier byrequesting those who are near the counter? A few get lucky while others are turned down orliorrd completely. These disheartened ones again join at end of the queue. A part from the people in the queue isthere are companions. They eagerly wait at the entrance. Some Stroll a few paces keeping more...

For most of us living in towns and cities today, the answer to the above question would be a definite Yes. The reasons are obvious. Look at an ordinary schoolboy from an average home in a city. First and foremost, he has to go to school. After spending five hours in school everyday he needs to attend extra tuitions, swimming lessons, art lessons and various other activities so that he ran learn as many things as possible. Finally, when he arrives homo, takes hath, has his dinner and if hp is lucky, gets to watch television for a while. Then he is back to the grind; finishing his homework. Come weekends, there will be picnics, parties and other functions. In short, the poor kid has no time to relax. Whether purposefully or not he is being pushed all the time. The parents ought to realize that their child is not more...

I am an old pine tree on the side of a big mountain inMissouri. It's been years since I came up on my own, I wasn't planted by anyone, with the seed from myneighbor I just happened to grow all by myself. There is a long line of us on the mountain? Apart from sometrees that are as old as me, many younger ones have begun to crop up just like I did. Years ago Missouri used to be a quiet place. Flowersused to blossom, covering the mountains facing me, Every morning I would be greeted by the tossing of tin'heads of the flowers. Fruits like cherries, berries, plunr.and apricots would grow in the green expose aroundme. Tourists coming to Missouri would be amazed by tin ‘beauty of this hill station. I take a lot of credit for tin Fame that has been enjoyed by the place where we growhad more...