Our houses, farms and fields are infested with rats. They consume 30% of our food supply. In order to get rid of them, methods like rat-poisoning and setting mousetraps are used. Cats are also reared to get rid of mice. But if they are in great numbers, it is usually difficult to get rid of […]
Religion plays an important role in the lives of majority of human beings. Humans compared to animals or plants are endowed with a sense of spirituality and yearning for a close contact with our creator. Irrespective of our religious background and faith, religion is considered an essential part of our lies as a source of
Human beings are social animals. One cannot live a good life, if totally without others. Although people sometimes may prefer staying alone to think and do their things, generally, they have to join social activities. Obviously, group activities are an important part of people’s lives. Since the ancient times, people learned to live together. Compared
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About a decade ago, people were eagerly looking forward to ushering the new century-the 21st century with the hope of seeing a fresh beginning of human civilization. There is no denying that with the development of the IT industry and numerous other industries, people’s life is getting more and more convenient. However, I have to
The newspaperman delivers newspapers to us and many other houses in the neighborhood. I hear his motorcycle every morning when he comes to deliver the daily paper. He comes promptly at 6.30 a.m. every morning, rain or shine, unless something extraordinary prevents him from doing so. He is so regular and prompt that I do
The day I went to school with a crew cut, I was greeted by roars of laughter and plenty of comments. I really looked funny with a crew cut but I was forced to have my hair cut that way. It was my foolishness and my cousin’s fault that it happened. Here is how it
This maxim tells us that a big city where one can see all goods and evils, beauties and charms at the same time, is the appropriate school for a person who can know a lot of information that surround him and learn all the aspects of life. A person, though he is ignorant, can come
May Day is an international day. The first day of the month of May is called the May Day. This day is observed all over the world as a holiday. On this very day people commemorate the sacrifice made by some workers in the city of Chicago in 1886. Background of the day: From time
The Earth ‘our home’ is a planet with a wide range of inhabitants. This diversity helps to maintain the balance of the life cycle on the Earth. We humans have a key role to play in maintaining this ecological system. But today, even amidst the huge cry from environmentalists, we seldom recognize the importance of
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When it comes to the issue that whether grades are the purpose of student’s education, different people have different ideas. As far as I am concerned, the grade can promote student’s attitudes toward learning. I take this view on account of the following reasons. First of all, grades are the objects that demonstrate students’ abilities