Essays

Insects are a nuisance. Ants, flies, mosquitoes interrupt our home life and we always try to get rid off them. We use insecticide, sprays, fly poison and mosquito coils. Somehow, they keep coming back in undiminished numbers, much to our disgust and discomfort. The only course of action then is to minimize their presence as much as possible. Mosquitoes are more than a nuisance. They are carriers of deadly diseases, like dengue fever and malaria. The most effective way to get rid of them is to prevent them from breeding. Mosquitoes lay their eggs in water. The larvae that hatch spend a good few days in water before they transform themselves in pupae and finally to young mosquitoes, in water they breed fast. So we should not leave any water stagnant at any period of time. All vessels in and around the house should be either overturned or should be more...

I live in a city that is noisy, polluted and over-crowded, but I love it simply because I was born here and have never been to a village to know the quiet bliss of village life My friends who go to the village for holidays tell methat it is peaceful, slow-paced and laid back, where life Is really simple and the fresh air is vibrant. Their description of a village is a cluster of mud houses, where community of families', say roughly a hundredodd families live in peace and harmony. Where eachfamily extends its support, help and commitment tothe other. Most of the villagers depend on agriculture, laborcottage industries to survive. Many of them are illiterateand know no other profession except farming, whichhas been passed on as a means of survival for generations. Festivals and fairs hold tremendous significance invillage life, where small joys make people happy. Life is no more...

Mahatma Gandhi was the greatest man of the 20th century; he was respected by the whole world. The Greatest scientists, Eienstein, said that the coming generation would not easily believe that such a man ever lived on the earth. The greatest thing about him was that he was a human to the core and has a loving heart for the poor and the homeless. He felt for all and washed well to the entirehumanity. Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was born in porbandar, in the Kathiawar region of Gujarat on 2nd October, 1869. He received his early education at home.His father advised his son to go to England for higher studies. In England, Gandhiji qualified for the bar. But on his return from England he did not succeed .as a lawyer. So he went to South Africa. There he found that his countrymen were suffering under cruel laws. He led a protest more...

It is said when examinations are approaching, student suffer from examination fever. And rightly Examinations are regarded as a curse by students. The approach of examinations means the beginning of fear in the mind of a student. As a matter of fact Examinations are the only hurdles in an otherwise happy and carefree life of a student. The bugbear of an examination interrupts the smooth course of a student's life; games, musical concertadebates and activities are all stopped when examinations are nearing. Students are not to be found at the cinema houses restaurants and other places of entertainment during those days. Examinations are held to test student's ability, to cheek up the work they have done during a term, to judge what progress they have made and to determine whether they have been utilizing or wasting their time. If there were no examinations, the merits of the various students could more...

The production of food is one of the primary concernsof the Indian Government. Since there are so many Mouths to feed the quantity of food too have to increase. Food production in the current year is expected to touch14 million tones which represents an increase of 15million tones over the level achieved in 1982-83. Thisshows a positive trend emerging. Yet India is not totally self-sufficient where food is concerned. Food has to be imported too. India imported 0.52 million tons in 1981/1.58 million tons in 1982 and 3.73million tones in 1983. The main reason for this is thatIndia depends heavily on the monsoon for good crops. Often about two-third of the cultivated area fails to getadequate moisture during the cultivation season. Thereal solution of the chronic food shortage lies in the achievement of self defendant food production. It has been calculated that we need to produce 225million tones by 2000AD more...

The cinema is a major form of recreation in most countries of the world. Man's love for stories attracts Him to the cinema. The cinema provides us with entertainment and sometimes educates us too. Depending on the quality of films produced by the directors, one could labelcinema as a curse or a boon. The cinema in India is mainly produced in Bombay there are hundreds of films produced here every year India is known to be the highest producer of movies inthe world. Indian cinema provides us with a good view of the glamour and glitter of the affluent Indian society and also the poverty and misery found in the slums of this country. Hence the cinema presents a fairly authentic picture of the life of Indians. It educates the public within Help of stories that depict conflicts between the good, and the evil in our society. There is some more...

Gaurav is the naughtiest boy in my class. He is alwaysup to some mischief no matter what time of the day it may be His main interest in coming to school is not tostudy but to have fun. Gaurav often gets punished and Then he cries and promises never to create any mischief again. Last week Gaurav caused a lot of trouble in our class. Our maths teacher is detested by everyone. Gaurav hasan exceptional degree of hatred for him. Gaurav andour maths teacher had a confrontation and Gaurav Decided to teach Mr. Joshi (our maths teacher) a lesson. He knew that Mr. Joshi had the habit of going to that’stoilet after fifteen minutes of teaching our class. Sob Gaurav planted a bomb which would blast after fifteen minutes. There was a loud hang in the toilet and Mr. Joshi came out looking pale and scared. He had a feeling more...

The presentsera is the era of science. Science has undoubtedly done a great service to mankind. Man, a rational being, has been curious to explore mysteries of nature and this led to many discoveries being made in various part of the world. But hi is never satisfied with the acquired knowledge and is always keen to unraveled mysteries of the Universe He has conquered the land and air. His incredible lust for knowledge has revolutionized human life raised the standard of life. He was able to invent innumerable ways of making his life comfortable and happy. Every sphere of life has been revolutionized by science. There have been innumerable inventions. One of the greatest inventions is the invention of medicines. There has been a series of tests carried out using animals as subjects and various medicines have been tried out on these animals to check their efficacy. Many fatal diseases more...

Good health is a boon. It is a precious gift of nature. Only a healthy person can lead a happy and successful Life. A sick person, however rich, cannot have ameaningful life. A person is healthy if he does not suffer from any illness in body, mind and spirit. All healthy person has a lot of stamina. He can do hardwork. He can achieve whatever he likes. He can relishand digest whatever he eats. Disease and sickness is a curse. It makes life miserable. Good health is like the morning sunshine, mellow and bracing.  It imparts comfort and happiness to othersaround us. A sound health is far better than a thousandother gifts. To maintain good health we have to observe certainrules. When ill we should get cured as soon as possible.But prevention is better than cure. Good healthprevents sickness. To keep fit and healthy we must have proper diet and more...

Children are the assets of a nation. They are innocentlike angels of God. It is not only the responsibility of the parents but also, of the society at large to i-ineverything possible for the welfare of the children. When a child comes into this world, he draws blanabout this world. He is completely at the mercy of in Parents. Even before his birth, attention should have been givento his physical and mental growth in the mother’s Womb and that is what is being done in more advanced countries and is being increasingly realized in Country as well. It is, therefore, of paramount importance to provideblanced and nourishing diet to expectant women. Every woman must be given proper enlightenment about providing proper diet to the child, besides her Breast-milk which is the most nourishing diet for antnl.int. It also provides him complete with immunity Against several fatal diseases. It is very more...