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Summary of Full Fathom Five Thy Father Lies | The heritage of Words
FULL FATHOM FIVE THY FATHER LIES
ENGLISH | THE HERITAGE OF WORDS
W. Shakespeare
The poem "Full Fathom Five Thy Father Lies" is written by famous English poet and playwright (dramatist)William Shakespeare. This poem appears to be in Act-I, Scene-2 of his tragic comedy play The Tempest. Aerial sings this song to Ferdinand, the prince of Naples who mistakenly thinks that his father is drowned and arrives on the Solitary Island in search of his father.
Summary of Two Long-Term Problems : Too Many People, Too Few Trees | The Heritage of Words
TWO LONG TERM PROBLEMS : TOO MANY PEOPLE, TOO FEW TREES
Moti Nissani
In the brief essay, Two Long Term Problems: Too Many People, Too Few Trees, Moti Nissani discusses two inter related problems they are, overpopulation and deforestation. With their impact showing several consequences of the twin problems, the writer makes us aware about our duties to solve them and to save the bio-sphere for our future generation.
Scientist from all over the world express their serious concern (worry) about present state of bio-sphere as human activities caused very serious damage on environment and on critical resources. With the introduction of modern medical facilities, nutrition and sanitation, the world’s population started growing more than 80 million per year. In Nepal only, in less than 50 years the population increases at the rate of 2.5% per year from 9 million to 25 million. If this alarming growth continuous unchecked, the population of Nepal will be 46 million by 2026 A.D. which would be very difficult for Nepal to accommodate. In order to feed more people, more forest, lands are destroyed in a very large scale.
As a result, soil erosion, desertification, flood, landslide, tropical diseases, siltation of rivers and dams and mass migration are increasing. High growth of population has already polluted our food, air, water, rivers, soil, drains and farms. The chances of cancers and emphysema (lungs disease) and asthma are far higher now and we are suffering from pre-mature hearing loss. Lead and dioxide are causing serious effect on children’s intelligence and health. The world has already faced frightening problems such as desertification, acid rain, loss of wild species of plants and animals, ozone layer depletion and green house effect because of human caused pollution.
However the situation could be improved by controlling population and pollution, many factors such as modernization, effective family planning measures equal economic, educational and legal opportunities to woman will help to control the rapid population growth. In order to set this world for our future generation, we must save forest by reducing population pressure on it through effective family planning measures and educating people. We may also save the forest by making effective and strict laws with a provision to impose high tax on wood product and provision of incentive for pressuring forest. There should be a provision in the law to punish severely for destroying forest. Massive reforestation, another effective step will benefit the world in conserving biodiversity, pristine wildness and to minimize desertification, flood and weather extremes. By controlling population and saving forest, we may solve this planet for our future generation utilizing our knowledge to convert our wisdom, courage and passion into practice to turn this world into a heaven.
Summary of The lamentation of the Old Pensioner | The Heritage of Words
THE LAMENTATION OF THE OLD PENSIONER
ENGLISH | THE HERITAGE OF WORDS
W.B. Yeast
W.B Yeats in his poem The Lamentation of the Old Pensioner recollects his young and energetic youth and laments at his neglected state in his old age.
Understanding a long journey of life through ups and downs the poet feels tired, upset and heading a neglected life in his old age. The poet in his old age now is companion less and protecting himself from the rain taking shelter under a broken tree. But in his young and colorful days in the past. The poet used to be surrounded by his friends discussing love and politics in such raining days. He was actively involved in politics and the political situation was calm and quiet during his time. He recollects the peaceful political situation of his time and
contracts the present violent political situation where people are collecting weapons and making conspiracy to over through the government to get power however, the poet is different about present political situation who is mentally thinking about cruel time that has transfigured him from young to old depriving him from enjoying his colorful life.
The poet in his old age now feels neglected and lonely and struggles with difficulties of life alone. However, the memory of his glorious past days when he used to be the point of attention and attraction to everybody is still very fresh in his mind. Although, he is physically weak, old and disfigured now, his memory is still interact which time is not being able to remove from his mind. The poet considers that the time is responsible for his present neglected condition. Therefore, the poet expresses his anger with the time by splitting into its face for changing him from young to old.
Summary of About Love | The Heritage of Words
ABOUT LOVE
ENGLISH | THE HERITAGE OF WORDS
Anton Chekhov
Revealing (showing) his perception about mysterious Love, Anton Chekov in his story About Love expresses that love is governed by emotions which doesn’t care any physical restriction. Describing three love stories, the writer puts forward logic that, “Love is different in each situation and love isn’t confined within marital relationship”.
In a rainy day Alyohin narrated love stories to his friends while having breakfast. Nikanor, a cook was in love with a beautiful maid servant Pelageya and they were living in the same house although they weren’t married. When Nikanor was drunk and had a violent temper he used to abuse and bit her. Sometimes, she had to hide herself to avoid misconduct from Nikanor being a person of
religious conviction, Nikanor insisted that Pelageya. However, she didn’t want to marry with Nikanor, rather she was ready to live with him just so, despite their contradictory (opposite) views and characters, they were in deep love with each other which was a great mystery.
Alyohin, the narrator, while studying at universities used to be in love with a university girl and was living with her in the same house. Although, Alyohin wanted to devote himself completely in love, the girl constantly used to think about monetary and household matters and about destiny of their love. He considered such behaviors in love would be the hindrance and source of irritation and dissatisfaction.
Alyohin also narrated his own love story with Anna Alexeyevna. On coming back home after graduation from university he found that the landed properties had been mortgaged by his father to meet his educational expenses. To pay off the debt, he decided to live in the village working in the farm. However, he had been elected an honorary justice of court of peace and had to go to the town frequently to participate in court session. Once he was invited to dinner by Mr. Luganovich, the assistant president of the court where Alyohin meet his wife Anna, he realized as if he had been familiar with Anna since his childhood. After the meeting, Alyohin started visiting Anna’s house very frequently and gradually they fall in love with each other. However, being trapped by their own reasons and logics because of fear of social criticism, they refrained from expressing their love to each other. Being tired of maintaining two relationships with her husband and Alyohin, Anna started exhibiting carelessness towards her family and became a patient of nervous prostration disease. She was advised to make medical treatment in Crimea. In the meanwhile, Luganovich got transfer order to western province.
To bid farewell to Anna, huge crowd was their at the railway station on the day of her departure. When she bade farewell to her husband, children and friends, Alyohin entered into the cabin to see her of f. When their eyes met, they couldn’t resist themselves from expressing their love to each other. In the mean while, the train started moving and Alyohin got down at next stoppage and moved homewards with heavy heart. On listening to his story, Alyohin’s friends concluded that he should devote himself in other profession rather than farming to keep him happy.
The writer by discussing three love story’s shows the mysterious nature of love, love is not confined and restricted by physical restriction because it is guided by emotion of human being. Showing restlessness of Alyohin who was a bachelor was in love with Anna despite the fact that she was mother of two children, the writer has provide that love is not confined by marital relationship.
Summary of Grandmother | The Heritage of Words
GRANDMOTHER
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Ray Young Bear
American Indian poet Ray Young Bear in his poem Grandmother describes his grandmother using similes, metamorphose and sense verbs. Depicting (pointing) a portrait (image) of grandmother of his tribe. The poet also reveals (show) the socio-economic status of Mesquaki tribe which he belongs.
The grandmother of the poet is the source of love and inspiration for him. As the poet was closely associated with his grandmother, her image is evergreen in fresh in his mind if the poet saw his grandmother from a far distance he would instantly recognize her because of her purple scarf around her neck and plastic shopping bag in her hand. If the grandmother touch his hand were of his grandmother only because they would feel warm and damp with smell of root. This indicates poet’s poor financial state which made the grandmother work in the field despite her old age. If the poet heard a voice coming from the rock, he would immediately know that the voice was of his grandmother as it would blow inside him like a light and warm on stirring a dying fire at night. The words would be inspiring for him as they would activate his inner feeling making the loving memory of his grandmother evergreen and very fresh.
The poet is successful in drawing the picture of his grandmother which is appealing to our senses. Deviating (going away) from usual grammatical rules and rules of the poetry, the poet has used small letters in the entire poem to draw the attention to the readers. The poet also reveals the socio-economic status of ‘Mesquaki’ tribe to which he belongs.
HSEB Notes of English Class 11 | Complete Summary of The Magic of Words
COMPLETE SUMMARY OF ALL LESSON
ENGLISH | CLASS 11
The Magic of Words is based on the idea that reading is an informational as well as a recreational activity, and that a good selection of well-written texts sensitize the readers toward developing an intelligent awareness of some of the most important issues involved in living.
This selection is organised in six unit. Each unit has a clear thematic content, and all the six units together present an intelligent treatment of important idea and topics of present-day relevance. Unit One ("Stories o the supernatural") is a "link" unit, and it recapitulates general reading, writing, and grammar activities for revision and prepares the students for the study of the major themes presented in the selection. Unit Two ("Men, Women and Children") deals with discovering family relationship in their different aspects, and presents children, adolescents and adults engaged in various interpersonal activities. Unit Three ("Ecology and Environment") powerfully presents how the environment is threatened as well as suggests
the necessity of conserving it for the survival of the earth and its inhabitants. Unit Four ("Humour") entertains and informs. Unit Five ("Identity, Gender and Ethnicity") deals with the burning problems of identity, power and race relationships that need to be understood dispassionately and wisely for peaceful coexistence. The final unit, Unit Six ("Life and Death"), explores the pain, vanity, dignity and beauty of life and death.Unit wise summary : Click on the label to view the summary
UNIT ONE : STORIES OF THE SUPERNATURAL
UNIT TWO : MEN, WOMEN AND CHILDREN
- MY HEART LEAPS UP WHEN I BEHOLD : William Wordsworth
- SPEAKING OF CHILDREN : Barbara Holland
- LOOK AT TEACUP : Patrica Hampl
- A WORN PATH : Eudora Welty
- THE THREE DAY BLOW : Ernest Hemingway
UNIT THREE : ECOOGY AND ENVIRONMENT
- THE POPLAR FIELD : William Cowper
- THE NIGHTMARE LIFE WITHOUT FUEL : Issac Asimov
- UNCHOPPING A TREE : W.S. Merwin
- KEEPING THINGS WHOLE : Mark Strand
UNIT FOUR : HUMOUR
UNIT FIVE : IDENTITY, GENDER AND ETHNICITY
UNIT SIX : LIFE AND DEATH
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