Discovering Tut - the saga continues is a historical description of the journey in finding out the truth behind death of Tutankhamun - the ruler of Egypt.
In this essay, Tutankhamun comes across as a pious man who restarted the worship of Egyptian God Amun.
He was also fond of ancient Egyptian culture and established the traditional ways once again.

The scene is set in a school where Taplow arrives to do extra work on the last day for Mr. Crocker-Harris as he missed a day before. He finds Frank, a science teacher in the school. Frank asked him his name and the reason he is there that day. Taplow studies in the lower fifth standard and is about to get his result from his teacher Mr. Harris. Mr. Crocker-Harris usually reveals the result on the last day of school and unlike every other teacher, he follows the rules and regulations strictly.

They both started having a conversation where Frank asked him several questions. We don’t see Mr. Crocker-Harris in the whole chapter but we get to know a lot about him.

Taplow wants to take science as a remove because he finds the subject extremely interesting. Frank, on the other hand, doesn’t like what he teaches in the school. Mr. Croker-Harris is ‘hardly human’ as he never shrivels up. He told Taplow that he will get what he deserves. Nothing less and nothing more and this makes him tensed. Taplow further imitates Mr. Harris twice in front of Frank.

Franks admits that he envies Mr. Crocker-Harris because of the effect he has on them. Taplow told him that he never shows his emotions like other teachers and never beats them up like other masters.

He is not a sadist.

As they were deeply engaged in a conversation, Millie enters and comes with a shopping bag. She asked Taplow to go out and come back in a quarter of an hour as Mr. Crocker-Harris will be late. If her husband arrives earlier, she will take the blame. She further gives him a prescription and instructs him to purchase medicines for her from the chemist. Taplow follows and goes away to do the job.

When george saw Mrs Pearson drinking stout he was astonished . He was not able to believe his eyes . he asked her what was she doing. he was surprised to see her drink stout at the that time of the day, i.e. afternoon. HE asked her why was she drinking stout and he was not liking it.

Following are the ways in which we come to know that the author's grandmother was a religious person   (i) She hobbled about the house in a white saree, always carrying and telling the beads of her rosary.   (ii) When the author was in the village with her, he would always find her saying morning prayer while she bathed and dressed him up.   (iii) The grandmother would always go to the village school with her grandson because the school was attached to the temple. While the children were taught, the grandmother would sit inside the temple and read scriptures.   (iv) She would always feed the animals (dogs in the village) and birds (sparrows in the city) because she thought it to be a part of religious rituals.   (v) The last moments of her life were spent in praying rather than talking to her family members.

Shastri did as he was tutored to do. He replied that a girl worried Ranga’s mind. When asked if their negotiations would bear fruit, Shastri replied “definitely”. When asked who was the girl, Shastri did a bit of acting. At last he named Kamla or Ratna. It brought some happiness on Ranga’s face. Shastri succeeded in arousing Ranga’s interest in Ratna.

As tempting it was for Albert to tell the head teacher the truth and what he thought about his school, he resisted it and walked straight out of the school with his head high. He said goodbye to his only friend Yuri and Elsa was back in Berlin by that time. At last, Albert was out of school.

The author says this because Albert was short on money and yet he had spent some so that he could get a medical certificate to escape from school. When he was expelled from school without the need to produce any kind of medical reasons, it burnt " a hole in his pocket" because he had spent money on something that was entirely unnecessary.

Elsa is the cousin of Einstein. She lives in Berlin with her father. According to her point of view of learning, for her learning things and writing the same in the examination is the only purpose of learning. For her understanding was not the purpose of learning.

Yuri is a student of the medical school who is senior to Einstein. He is the who introduces Albert to Dr. Ernest Weil. He helped Albert in making a medical certificate as the way he desired.

Ranga and Ratna named their child 'Shyama' because they admire narrator as he's the one because of whom they both met and got married Also, it's the western trend to name child after someone they admire. Also, they want to give tribute to the narrator.

Ranga did not want to get married at an early age.However Ratna was a pretty girl of eleven.Being a girl from big town she knew how to play the veena and harmonium.She also had a very sweet voice which had a great influence on Ranga thus making her a suitable bride for him.Also their face to face arouse his interest in her and thus he decided to marry her.

Public taps are generally leaking. A lot of water is wasted. Design a poster not more than 50 words to make people aware of the need for saving water. You are Rohit/Reena.

The story 'Ranga's Marriage' is set in a village Hosahalli, which was in the erstwhile Mysore state. In those days, there were very few people in Hosahalli who knew English. Like today, even during those days, English occupied a very prominent place in the hearts and the minds of people. The village accountant mustered enough courage to send his son, Ranga, to Bengaluru for higher studies. When Ranga returned home, it became almost a festive occassion for the entire village.   People had a lot of respect for Ranga because he knew English, which was a very precious commodity, but very few people in the village knew English. Even a simple word in English like 'change' was not heard of. When Rama Rao's son uses this word, even the narrator could not understand. He had to ask Ranga the meaning of the word. The author, in his narration, shows that he has a positive attitude towards English, but he also asserts that learning a foreign’ language or .knowing it need not affect our tradition and culture. This is evident by the emphasis on Ranga wearing the sacred thread and doing 'namaskars' to the elders.    

In the Chinese view, art is a representation of the mind or the spirit, whereas in the European view, it is of the figure or the body. While Chinese paintings reveal the inner world, the European paintings lay emphasis on a true representation of the physical appearance of the subject.

The examples of paintings by Wu Daozi and Quinten Metsys are representative of this difference. The painting by Metsys is life-like. It is an exact representation of a fly. The painting of Daozi, on the other hand, is not only beautiful but alive too. It has a way within that only the painter is aware of.

Young Tut belonged to a very powerful dynasty that ruled Egypt for centuries. He changed his name to Tutankhamun, “living image of Amun”. He ruled for about nine years. He enforced and restored old ways and traditions. He died unexpectedly more than 3300 years ago. His untimely death gave birth to many doubts and speculations. He was the last king of his powerful dynasty.

The narrator

The narrator was a 37-year-old businessman. He proved as a great captain and father during the challenging and trying times after the irreparable damage done to Wavewalker by keeping his composure and wits. It won’t be wrong to say that the all lives on the boat could be saved just because of his seafaring skills.

Mary

Mary was the narrator’s wife. She was a courageous and brave woman. She stood by her husband after the wave badly damaged the boat. She steered the boat according to her husband’s instructions. She gave lots of emotional support to the narrator.

Suzanne

Suzanne was narrator’s seven year old daughter. She was very brave. She was critically injured at the time the huge wave struck the boat. Her eyes were terribly swollen because of the head injury. There was a cut on her arm also; however, she did not cry. She repeatedly told her father she was alright; the truth was she was not. She had to undergo six minor operations to remove the blood clotting from her brain.

Jonathan

Jonathan was Gordon Cook’s 6 year old son who had accompanied him on the round-the-world-journey. After the Wavewalker was terribly broken by the colossal wave, he also behaved very courageously. He gave a new strength to his father when he said he was not afraid to die if he could be together with the family. These words filled the author with new determination and courage. He resolved to fight till the end to save his family from being drowned in the stormy sea.

On the day of his meeting with Dr Ernst Weil, a nerves specialist, Albert was gripped by a nervousness that had been caused by worrying too much over what to tell the doctor. Upon meeting the doctor, he could not articulate his troubles but the young doctor put him at ease by saying that Yuri had already explained his situation beforehand. Yuri had said that Albert wanted to show that he had had a nervous breakdown and that he should be advised not to go back to school. Albert was embarrassed by this blatant stating of facts in front of the doctor. However, the doctor suggested otherwise and said that he wouldn't have come to see a doctor if there hadn't been any problem with him. The doctor understood Albert's predicament and came to his rescue,preempting his problems and telling him that he would write a prescription for a nervous breakdown. As a young doctor who had just finished his student life,he was well aware of the stress and anxiety that is part and parcel of student life so he showed empathy towards Albert. Albert said that if he could be let off from school then he would go to Milan where his parents were and get into an Italian college or institute somehow. The doctor was also favourably disposed towards Albert's decision so he prescribed a six month stay away from school and asked Albert to invite Yuri to meal as his remuneration. Dr Ernst Weil understood Albert's situation and acted consequently.

Yes, it is important to preserve languages as they are responsible for the development of culture of the community. It helps in preservation of one’s heritage and traditions. Language preservation ensures contact with one’s history and literature.