Essays

The most common form of transport that does not require petrol or oil-driven engines is the bicycle- Many people, especially school children and those who cannot afford cars and motorcycles make use of this cheap form of transport. The bicycle is a very simple machine to use. It takes only a short time for an average person to master it. Also, one feels the inner urge to hop on to it and pedal off, unless of course, if a tyre is punctured or one does not know how to ride a bicycle. In big towns and cities, however the bicycle is not very popular. This may be due to two things. Firstly, the cars and the lorries tend to disregard cyclists on the road and often the poor cyclists are bullied mercilessly. Cyclists have to give way to the racing cars, get honked at, are left to breathe the foul more...

A morning walk is recommended by doctors to all thosewho want to live a long and healthy life. A walk early in the morning is extremely refreshing. It is beneficial not only for the body but also for themind. It invigorates our body and prepares us to bear the brunt of the day's work. At this time everything is fresh and free from pollution. I am an early riser. When I wake up in the morning I goout for an early morning walk. I do not like to be bothered by anyone else's company. Going with somecompanion means breaking into frequent conversationon the way. I therefore cannot concentrate on thebeauty of nature around me. This is why I prefer going all alone. What I love most is the chirping of birds in the morning their melodious chirping is enchanting. They seem to become the sun with their sweet notes. After more...

One evening when the sun was about to set, my mother asked me to go and buy some onions and salt from a nearby sundry shop. The shop is run by Ramlal, a jovial middle-age man with a huge pot-belly. His wife and two young children, a boy a girl, help in running the shop. It was almost completely dark when I reached the shop. Ramlal had switched on the lights in his small but adequately stocked shop. He was alone at the time and I was the only customer. Ramlal greeted me with a huge smile. I always wanted to ask him how he kept his teeth so sparkling white but I was afraid to ask Anyway I told him what I wanted to buy and he went about getting the things for me. Next door to Ramlal's shop is a coffee shop run by an another man. It more...

My grandfather used to tell me—never forget to repay a debt, but if you ever lent anything to anyone prepare not to be repaid. These are words that have guided me in life so far and I must say they are the wisest I have ever heard. Let me elaborate. On lending things, I remember once I lent a set of my favorite records to a friend who was holding a dance party. Naturally, I was one of the guests. After a lovely evening at the party, I asked my friend for my records. He said it was a bit late in the night to sort out my records from the others that he had borrowed. He assured me that he will do so first thing in the morning. Well, the morning came and went without any sign of him. So were the subsequent mornings and afternoons. He was not more...

Attitudes make a man what he is and also what heachieves in his life. One can be a born pessimist or an Optimist, but with careful discipline of the mind, onecan achieve a balance that makes life worth living. Life is never free from problems and failures. At timesof misfortune, it’s only one's positive attitude that sees One through hard times. If our ill luck could be changedby adopting a pessimistic attitude, there would be some sense in having such an attitude. If, however, one can continue to look at the brighterwide of life, the worst times pass and soon we find that We are on our feet again. If we grumble and complain, the problem seems to become even larger than it Actually is. There is a story about a man who was born into a veryrich family. He inherited a lot of wealth from his father.as time went more...

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...