Jim Macpherson was the captain of the war between Germany and the United States of America. His character can be thought of as a dedicated man and a lover of the country. He had a great spirit. He loved his family so much. Even though he is such a determined soldier, he never forgets to write letters to his wife. By this, we know how compassionate he is. He was an ambitious soldier.

There are days in life that pass by and quickly forgotten because there has been nothing different from the daily routine, and sometimes there are days which stand out like a red letter down the memory lane because they are different from the humdrum of every day life.

One such day was 14^th of November when my friend had come from abroad. I was living in Delhi those days and we went sight seeing to a few places there.

The day, fixed for travelling around Delhi, dawned bright and beautiful. It was Saturday and I had taken off from my office. The sun was shining brightly, there was not a shine of clouds in the sky and the chill of winter was off-set by the warmth of the sunshine. We started out on my bike at 10 O’ clock in the morning. The two of us were very excited because we had planned to be out all day and particularly my friend was very enthusiastic about seeing Delhi as it was for the first time she was there.

We came out of the cold and dreary musty smelling atmosphere of the fort and breathed the fresh pure air. Nearby was Humayun’s tomb. We came to know from a guide that Humayun’s dear son had fallen ill and Humayun prayed to Allah to take away his life but save his son. After that he fell ill and wasted away whereas his son became better and better, till finally Humayun died, and his son survived.

After this we went to the boat club at India Gate and hired a boat. The weather was lovely and the two of us were together after a long time. There was a mild breeze blowing and the water was calm with faint ripples as the wind touched the surface. There were people sitting on the grass while we took turns to row the boat. The water was clean and transparent, and I could clearly see our faces in the water. My friend was smiling and seemed very happy. I could also see weeds and sometimes golden fishes swimming around the weeds. The lady sang songs while I joked and laughed and we enjoyed ourselves thoroughly. Then we went off to the children’s park nearby. We both sat on the grass and saw children playing all around till we felt hungry and decided to have our lunch. I had packed a picnic lunch from a restaurant near my place, all snacks and light food. My friend spread out the lunch for both of us. Both of us were really hungry and it was real fun having food out in the open. Little birds and sparrows hopped near by and my friend threw tiny bits of food to them which they would pick.

After resting for a while, I took her to the National Museum nearby. We saw a lot of antique statues hundreds of years old and appreciated the craftmanship of the artisans who worked centuries ago without any of the sophisticated instruments which we now have. We also saw a huge aquarium with all kinds of colourful fishes swimming in and out amongst the weeds and pebbles that had been arranged beautifully inside the huge glass cases. We had a lovely time looking around and the lady had a lot of questions to ask the guide. We finally moved out feeling enlightened but quite tired.

Finally, we made a move to go home. We had spent a lovely day sight-seeing. Together we had seen a lot, learnt a lot, enjoyed a lot and were now happy to go home and relax and talk about everything that we had seen. That evening, we did not take dinner any more as our stomachs were totally full. At about 10 O’ clock we again took a stroll out to have ice-cream. It is very common among Delhiites to walk out of their homes after dinner to enjoy ice-cream. After finishing our ice-cream we walked our way home. That night, we talked to each other for a long time, before going to bed at almost half past 3. Afterall, we had seen each other after five long years. The next morning it was exactly 10 O’ clock when we woke up. It was Sunday and we had no important work, we were very happy to have spent such a wonderful day together. It had indeed been a memorable day which will long remain in our memory.

A definition is a statement of the meaning of a term. Definitions can be classified into two large categories, intensional definitions and extensional definitions. Another important category of definitions is the class of ostensive definitions, which convey the meaning of a term by pointing out examples.

ANT: HY! BROTHER CRICKET!

CRICKET: HY ANT HOW ARE YOU?

ANT:OH I M FINE BROTHER. HOW R YOU?

CRICKET : I M ALSO FINE AS YOU SEE.... SINGING AND DANCING LIKE ALWAYS.

ANT:YES I CAN SEE BUT HAVE YOU NO ELSE WORK......

CRICKET : NO MY WORK IS THIS.......... AS YOUR WORK IS YOUR STRUGGLE...

ANT : WHAT DO YOU MEAN?

CRICKET:  OH I TELL YOU........

GOD HAS CREATED SO MANY CREATIONS........AND HAS ASSIGNED A SPECIFIC WORK TO ALL....

ANT : SO YOU MEAN WE CAN NOT DO THE WORK OF EACH OTHER?

CRICKET: ABSOLUTELY NOT..... BUT WE CAN LEAD A HELPING HAND TO OTHERS

ANT :  OH THAT IS RIGHT WE MUST HELP EACH OTHER FOR THERE IS A  DAY IN OUR LIFE WHEN WE NEED THE HELP OF OTHER

The Indian education system is quite an old education system that still exists. It has produced so many genius minds that are making India proud all over the world. However, while it is one of the oldest systems, it is still not that developed when compared to others, which are in fact newer. This is so as the other countries have gone through growth and advancement, but the Indian education system is still stuck in old age. It faces a lot of problems that need to be sorted to let it reach its full potential.

When Totto-Chan’s mother took her to the school, she was so excited that she wanted to keep the ticket. Totto-Chan found the job of the ticket inspector fascinating and asked her mother if she could also become a ticket checker as she grew up.

Totto-Chan was admitted to a school that had an unique educational system which was greatly beneficial for the overall character development of a child. Not to mention, Totto-Chan was a unique child herself.

• The Happy Prince is described as a beautiful statue.
• The statue was placed on the top of a tall pillar.
• The statue of the prince was completely covered with gold.
• There were two sapphires in the place of his eyeballs, instead of eyes.
• A ruby was present at his sword hilt. He was placed in such a manner that he could see everything that was happening around the city.    
• He was a statue who gave away his precious gems for the people of his city to live happily.
• When he was alive, he had not seen the miseries of life.
• But now he could see everything, even the hungry and sorrow of people.

The author went to Bridport because that was the address where Mrs. Macpherson lived. He wanted to give that letter back to her.

The first main character that we came across in the story is Bepin Babu. Bepin Choudhury is an old man who had no children. He lived a lonely life after his wife’s demise. He was a good employee in a reputed firm at a responsible post. But he had a few friends. He had a keen interest in reading books. He never wasted his time in idle chatting. We also see that Bepin Choudhury was an innocent man. He easily got trapped into the prank played by his friend Chunilal. So much so that he eventually believed that he had indeed lost his memory and might land in an asylum.

Despondency means low spirits from loss of hope or courage; dejection. The quality the quality or state of being noticeably happy and optimistic would be the opposite of this word.

Yes it is from Class 8 English.  Chapter Name: The Tsunami

At India’s Cuddalore coast, where the waves took the lives of around thousand people, animals like buffalos, goats and dogs were recovered unharmed. On the other hand, in Yala National Park in Sri Lanka, sixty visitors got taken away by the water while no animals were harmed except two water buffaloes. A point to be noted here is that Yala National Park serves as a home to a large number of animals like elephants, leopards and around one hundred and thirty species of birds. In fact, people present at the Yala National Park reported seeing three elephants run away from the Patanangala Beach at least an hour before the waves came in.

The rattrap seller was a poor vagabond, wearing shabby ragged clothes. He sold rattraps to earn a very meager livelihood. At times he resorted to petty thievery. He considered the entire world as a big rattrap and all the men and women as rats vulnerable to be trapped to various types of baits. He himself got trapped in this rattrap when he stole thirty kronor of the old crofter.

He was always in search of securing some money, by hook or crook. As a result he got into trouble the second time when the Ironmaster mistook him for an old companion and he did not correct him. However, there was some goodness left in him that was brought to surface by kind Edla, the Ironmaster’s elder daughter. At the end he transformed himself and returned the stolen money to the crofter through Edla.