Introduction The Nigerian poet and novelist Gabriel Okara has incorporated imagery of his native Nigerian delta into his poems, and his writing fuses the lexicon of his native Ijaw language with English concepts. Both in terms of form and subject, “The Mystic Drum” is an African poem. Okara returns to his roots in history, religion, … Read more
Respected Principal, teachers and my dear friends, a wonderful morning to all of you. Today on this special occasion, I would like to speak some words on the topic- Biodiversity. Biodiversity is a term that refers to all living creatures on the planet earth, from plants and animals to microbes and fungi. Every creature is … Read more
Respected Principal, teachers and my dear friends, a wonderful morning to all of you. Today on this special occasion, I would like to speak some words on the topic- Beauty. The poet John Keats once wrote- “A thing of beauty is a joy forever.” His words couldn’t be truer, because beauty is something that humans … Read more
Respected Principal, teachers and my dear friends, a wonderful morning to all of you. Today on this special occasion, I would like to speak some words on the topic- Black Holes. Black holes are formed when stars, much larger than our own sun, collapse. This creates an entity of extremely high mass and density which … Read more
The Principal,Azad Nagar Public School,Mahanagar Colony, Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh- 243002. Subject- Request for full scholarship. Respected Madam, I am a student of class 8 B of your esteemed school. Recently you announced a scholarship for bright students. The scholarship is fully funded and grants books and travel costs too. This could be a major aid for me. … Read more
Introduction The poem ‘I Hear America Singing’, which was written on the eve of the Civil War, paints a picture of a peaceful America. The poem depicts an image of America as a place where people do honest and productive work and celebrate that effort in this poem. America is the result of the effort … Read more
Introduction: ‘I Have A Dream’ is a speech given by Martin Luther King Jr. It was his acclaimed “March on Washington” speech delivered in Washington, 1603. As he himself puts it, it is “the greatest demonstration for freedom in the history of our nation (America).” About the Author: Martin Luther King Jr (1929-1968) was an … Read more
Introduction Wordsworth and Coleridge were friends with the British essayist and writer William Hazlitt (1788–1830). In the year 1822, he wrote the article “On the Ignorance of the Learned.” Hazlitt persuasively makes the claim that formal education breeds ignorance and animosity. He thinks that book learning cannot replace experience. One must actively participate in life, … Read more
Introduction In “Lady Lazarus,” Sylvia Plath discusses her three suicidal attempts and failures as well as the mental changes she underwent before her third attempt. Plath is renowned for having a troubled spirit. Distress is a feeling that most individuals have had at least once. There are no words to adequately describe the depths of … Read more
Introduction The Colonel by Carolyn Forche talks about how communist governments disregard people’s lives and how important it is for the United States to look into and question these authorities. In this poem, the speaker describes their encounter with the colonel to illustrate to the reader both, the extent of American influence in this faraway … Read more
