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  The School for Sympathy  - Summary   Edward Verrall Lucas,  is one of the most famous literary figure in the 19thcentury.In this story "The School for Sympathy" the writer tells us about a new type of school. As the name indicates, its purpose is to create sympathy among its students for the lame, the blind and the handicapped. It teaches all the subjects taught by other schools. But it differs from other schools in one important aspect. It makes its students good citizens. The writer had heard a lot about Miss Beam’s School for Sympathy. One day he got the chance to visit it. He saw a twelve-year-old girl whose eyes were covered with a bandage and an eight-year-old boy was leading her carefully between the flowerbeds.   The author met Miss Beam, she was a middle-aged, kindly, and understanding lady. He asked her questions about her way of teaching. She told him that the teaching methods in her school were very simple. The students were taught spelli...

  THE MAGIC BROCADE  - Summary         The tale "The Magic Brocade - A Tale From China" is retold from "The Piece of Chuang Brocade" in Folk Tales From China. Our prescribed portion is written by Aaron, whose speciality is retelling folktales and other traditional literature from around the world      The story tells a tale of a widowed woman who lived with her son in a small village in China. They survived on the money she made from weaving. The widow was well known for her brocades which were made by weaving silver, gold and silk designs into rich fabric .She was especially talented at designing flowers, animals and birds that appear beautiful and life like.No brocades are more lovely or lifelike than the ones the widow weaves to sell at the market place.      One day she returns home with a marvelous painting of a fairy palace. Her son Chen suggests that she should weave the image as a brocade. Devoting all her loving...

  A Short summary of Mahatma Gandhi's Autobiography "The Story of My Experiments With Truth " (Chapter 1,2,3)  Chapter 1: Birth and Parentage The Gandhis belong to Bania Caste, who were originally grocers. For three generations, they have been Prime Ministers in several Kathiawad states. Gandhi's grandfather Uttam Chand Gandhi, Diwan in Porbandar, is a man of principle. Situation made him leave Porbander and seek refugue in Junagadh. At Junagadh, he saluted the Nawab with left hand, he explained the discourtesy saying his right hand is already pledged to Porbandar. Gandhi's father, Karamchand Gandhi, was fifth of the six children. He was a Prime Minister in Porbandar and a member of Rajasthanik Court. He married four times having lost his wife each time by death. Gandhi is the youngest of all children. Karamchand Gandhi is brave and generous but short-tempered. He was incorruptible and impartial in his family and outside. He never had any ambition to accumulate ri...

  The Dear Departed -Summary   William Stanley Houghton was a prominent English playwright. His work "The Dear Departed" depicts a tragic situation that has become very common in today’s world. He presents the idea of degrading moral values in the middle class. The children have no feelings for their parents. Moreover, they just try to grab the belongings of their father. They have no sense of responsibility, no love for their old-aged parents. At the beginning of the drama, Mrs. Slater, elder daughter of Abel Merryweather goes to offer something to him. However, she finds him quite cold. Moreover, he was not responding. Thus, she declares that their father is no more. Accordingly, she informs her sister and her husband ( the Jordans) about the sad demise of their father. They expected Jordans to join them in the process. They started using the belongings of their father. Victoria, who was an obedient child had a genuine love for her grandfather. She didn’t like all that b...

A SHORT SUMMARY OF WANGARI MAATHAI'S NOBEL PRIZE ACCEPTANCE SPEECH   Wangari Muta Maathai was a Kenyan social, environmental, and political activist. She won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2004 for her contribution to sustainable development, democracy, and peace. She was the first African woman to win the prestigious award. Maathai accepted the Nobel Peace Prize and delivered a speech on December4. 2004, in the Oslo City Hall, Norway.  Maathai acknowledges that the Nobel Peace Prize is a recognition of the collective efforts of countless individuals who have dedicated their lives to a more just and sustainable world. She expresses her gratitude to her family, friends, partners, and supporters for their support and encouragement.  The Green Belt Movement was began in1977 to address the needs of rural women in Africa, who often face environmental degradation and lack of basic needs due to commercial farming and international trade. Over 30 million trees were planted, pro...

  A brief notes on "Whitewashing the Fence "by  Mark Twain.                             The story White washing the Fence by Mark Twain is an extract , taken from the main story of the novel "The adventures of Tom Sawyer".It is about the protagonist Tom how he implies his team work skills and makes the difficult task given by Aunt Polly easy.                       Once Saturday, which was the holiday Tom did not had school or any homework to do and therefore Tom was very happy but just than Aunt Polly called him and said                    ‘You are not going to play and you have to white wash the whole fence”.                                                 Tom becomes very sad because i...