Essays

My favourite bird is the sparrow. The sparrow is a very common bird. It is to be seen anywhere and everywhere, where human beings live.   The sparrow is small in size. It has dark brown wings. The underside of its body is lighter in colour. It has small beady eyes and a small beak.   It is a busy and active bird. It wakes up early in the morning. It twitters all the time. Its cheerful twittering wakes up people from their sleep in the mornings. Many sparrows come and sit on my window sill every morning. They twitter so loudly that it is impossible for us to continue sleeping. We have to wake up, open our balcony door and throw some grains to them. Then they hop about and merrily peck at the foodgrains.   The sparrow is a friendly bird. It likes the company of human beings. more...

This is a festival of importance for Hindus. A vow to protect the right and justice in the society is taken on this festival day.   The festival falls on the full-moon day in the month of Shrawan by Hindu calender and in the month of August according to English calender. Rains cool the atmosphere. Moon light provides a pleasant and peaceful environment.     In the times gone by Brahmins, sages and seers who were meek physically but mentally strong, were always in need of protection from the physical danger. Kshatriyas were, the protectors of the whole society. They were always ready to use their sword in protection of the weak and wise. Gurus, well red Brahmins and men of hermitages used to tie a holy  thread on the wrists of kings, brave and strong men. This thread, tied by the learned people, is a symbol of blessing and more...

It was the month of December last year. It was the coldest day of the winter season. People were finding it difficult to walk on the road. Woolen clothes were of no help. In the morning my mother brought two hot 'potato's pranthas' with hot milk for me. I took my breakfast and left for school. There I found every child shivering with cold even when he was covered in sweaters and a thick coat. In school our teachers taught us with all the doors and windows shut. During the recess period there was a great rush in the canteen. The students took tea in large amounts. As I returned from school, I passed through the local market. Very few customers had come to make purchases- From the evening cool wind started blowing. The sky started getting over-casted. Everyone was seen in his warm clothes. Vehicles were driven with their more...

Last Monday I attended a birthday party of my friend. It was his fifteenth birthday. He celebrated it with great pomp and show. He had invited all his friends and relatives. The arrangement of party was done in hall of a hotel. I, along with other friends reached there in time. His parents were standing at the door of the hall. They greeted all the guests arriving at the hotel. They greeted us and welcomed us in the party. We entered the hall and took our seat. We were offered cold drinks and snacks. My friends Gagan was busy in meeting his relatives. Gagan saw us and came to meet us. We wished him happy birthday and presented him the gift. He asked us to take cold drinks and enjoy ourselves. The guests kept on coming. In late evening the cake cutting ceremony started. A big table was put in more...

Gandhi was someone whom the nation calls the Father but does not consider. Long gone are the days when he was respected and his ideals agreed to and followed-without force. But does it seem that, after 56 years after his death, anyone will agree to even listen to them, let alone being forced to?  As a man Gandhi was born of a middle-class family at Porebunder in Gujarat on the 2nd of October 1869. After  getting his primary education and spending his college life in Gujarat he went to England to study Law. After his return from there he began his practice as a lawyer at Bombay. Later on he shifted to Rajkot. But after all he was never successful lawyer. He got an opportunity to go to Africa to conduct a big lawsuit in a court. He was burst to see the pathetic social life of the Blacks in more...

Who takes keen interest in studies and leads a noble life is an ideal student. His life is full of ideals. He sets an example for others to follow. He is very careful of his character. His character is a foundation stone of his ideal life. Hard work is the breath of his life. He is in the good books and looks of the teachers. He reads to get first position in the examinations. He knows that hard work is key to success. All the teachers speak highly of him. He obeys and respects the elders. He does his best in earning a great name and fame in the history of school. He always speaks the truth. He hates a lie. He knows that the path of truth is full of thorns and he has to face many hardships but he bears them patiently. Once Mahatma Gandhi said, "A man more...

Crime for what, and punishment for whom? Crime may happen in a park and may be in a room! May be at night or afternoon, here or there or close to the moon. A man who commits a crime may be a tycoon or maybe just a vagrant without a small home. Committing crimes comes as a result of various things in life. The first and the greatest one is called money as the old expression that says, 'Money is the root of all evil'. As many people who are in need of money commit different | types of crimes just to gain that money, however it's coming. The second one and the most popular is revenge. People neglect the police and try to fix their problems themselves, Poor people commit small crimes because of money. They may steal people or may do hacking on the Internet to gain what more...

Red Fort or Lal Qila as it is more popularly known is a masterpiece of architecture and one of the most haunting spots for tourists from both India and abroad. Before the mutiny of 1857, the fort presented an altogether different picture from what it presents today because only about one-fourth of the imposing structure is accessible to visitors with the rest of the area being under the control of the Indian Army, which continues the occupation begun after the uprising of 1857 was suppressed. In 1858, a large number of palaces in the fort were demolished, many of the taikhanas (basement rooms) sealed and massive barracks constructed for the soldiers. Before 1857, the fort was a mini-city with palaces, offices, workshops and halls of audience where about 3,000 people lived. Today more than 10,000 visitors come to savour the magnificence of the building every day. There are 15 distinct more...

As the world becomes more and more reliant on computers the computer hacking industry is greatly rising. With people such as Kevin Mitnick, who is known as a 'computer terrorist', computerized information isn't safe anymore. Kevin is known as 'the most high-profiled computer criminal and responsible for more havoc in the computer world today'. He considered this a fun and easy task. He got caught and thrown into prison, but once he got out nothing changed. Kevin stated that as long as the technology is there it just calls to people to break into it. Computer hackers usually start off young, thinking that it is nothing but a little harmless fun. But as they get older, they realize it has turned into an addiction. The definition of a hacker, according to the Hackers Dictionary, 'a person who enjoys exploring the details of programmable systems and how to stretch their capabilities. more...

Computers have been around for years and help a great deal at home and in the workplace. Not only can you use the computer for word-processing programs, but for games and online service as well. A person can spend hours on the computer whether online or not. Usually I spend most of my time online because it helps m>. In gaining knowledge about anything in the world. You can find anything online from a new or used car, tickets to your favourite football game, or even just chatting with some friends so you don't have to tie up the phone line all the time. There is a web page for almost anything that a person can think of Sports, news all over the world, travelling information, music, and much more. All you have to do is type in a specific word that you are looking for and the computer will more...