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Summary and Important question answers: Magic of Words
Malini
Summary
Malini was a young princess of Kashi; a Hindu Kingdom. But she was impressed with
Buddhism. She didn’t like to stay and consume heavenly comforts of the palace where
the citizens were suffering from many kinds of crisis. She was influenced by Buddhist
teaching. She believed in the religion of forgiven, Buddhism. Once, all the Brahmins
decided to go against her and they demanded for her banishment because they were
suSpected as if their religion was under danger. As they demanded for her banishment,
she wanted herself to leave the palace to help and solve out the problems. By expressing
this truth, she introduced herself as a real disciple of Buddhism. A brave young Hindu;
Kemankar decided to attack on the palace with the help of foreign armies and captivate
them which his iiiend Supriya told the king and he was captivated. ' The king announced
her to get married to Supriya. But at last Kemankar killed him with the chain. The king
tried to kill him. She requested her father to forgive him. This kind of sacrifice only can
be possible in Buddhism. In this way, we can present her as a real disciple of Buddhism.
Malini was a young princess of Kashi; a Hindu Kingdom. But she was impressed with
Buddhism. She didn’t like to stay and consume heavenly comforts of the palace where
the citizens were suffering from many kinds of crisis. She was influenced by Buddhist
teaching. She believed in the religion of forgiven, Buddhism. Once, all the Brahmins
decided to go against her and they demanded for her banishment because they were
suSpected as if their religion was under danger. As they demanded for her banishment,
she wanted herself to leave the palace to help and solve out the problems. By expressing
this truth, she introduced herself as a real disciple of Buddhism. A brave young Hindu;
Kemankar decided to attack on the palace with the help of foreign armies and captivate
them which his iiiend Supriya told the king and he was captivated. ' The king announced
her to get married to Supriya. But at last Kemankar killed him with the chain. The king
tried to kill him. She requested her father to forgive him. This kind of sacrifice only can
be possible in Buddhism. In this way, we can present her as a real disciple of Buddhism.
Questions:
Character sketch of Malini.
Ans: Malini was the image of love and forgiveness. Though she was born in a palace, she
ignored jewels and ornaments. She was the princess of Kashi, a Hindu Kingdom but she
was influenced by Buddhism. She wanted to leave the palace and help the poor and
suffering people. The Brahmins were frightened by her new philosophy, so they wanted
her banishment from the country. But when the Brahmins met her, they were influenced
by her words and simplicity. She was like the lamp in darkness. She wanted to lead the
people towards truth and heaven. She had infinite compassion to everyone, even to the
sinner Kemankar.
Character sketch of Supriya. Or,
Would you call Supriya a betrayer? Give reasons for your answer.
Ans: Kemankar was a philosopher and true thinker. He was open-minded and not a
conservative. He did not believe in physical force. He did not want bloodshed in the
name of religion. He was not blind to his religion as his friend Kemankar. He only
revealed the truth of Kemankar’s plan when he saw that his friend wanted bloodshed in
the name of religion. Kemankar’s main guilt was to organize foreign troops to invade his
own country. Thus, Supriya told the king about the plan of Kemankar to save his
motherland. Even Supriya did not hesitate to go near Kemankar though he knew that his
friend would kill him. So, I would not call Supriya a betrayer.
Make a character sketch of Kemankar.
Ans: Kemankar was an aggressive Hindu. He was ready to die for his belief and religion.
He was rigid, conservative and strong. He wanted the banishment of Malini because she
had followed Buddhism. He thought that we should not discard the religion of our
ancestors. His main fault was he wanted to use force to wipe out new creed from his
country. He even went to the foreign land to organize foreign army and attack his own
kingdom. So, he was the image of hatred. He kills his own childhood friend Supriya
when he deceives him.
What were the Brahmins demanding for?
Ans: The princess was taught by Buddhist monks. She was influenced by Buddhist
teaching. She believed in the religion of forgiven, Buddhism. The Brahmins were
suspecting that she was spreading Buddhism and damaging their religion, Hinduism.
Thus, to protect their religion they demanded for her banishment.
Why does Malini ask for her own banishment from the palace?
Ans: Malini was fully impressed with Buddhism. She believed in the religion of
forgiven. She wanted to go outside of the palace to see the real people’s suffering. She
wanted to find out the solution of those problems and also she wanted to spread
knowledge. So, she asks for her banishment from the palace.
Character sketch of Malini.
Ans: Malini was the image of love and forgiveness. Though she was born in a palace, she
ignored jewels and ornaments. She was the princess of Kashi, a Hindu Kingdom but she
was influenced by Buddhism. She wanted to leave the palace and help the poor and
suffering people. The Brahmins were frightened by her new philosophy, so they wanted
her banishment from the country. But when the Brahmins met her, they were influenced
by her words and simplicity. She was like the lamp in darkness. She wanted to lead the
people towards truth and heaven. She had infinite compassion to everyone, even to the
sinner Kemankar.
Character sketch of Supriya. Or,
Would you call Supriya a betrayer? Give reasons for your answer.
Ans: Kemankar was a philosopher and true thinker. He was open-minded and not a
conservative. He did not believe in physical force. He did not want bloodshed in the
name of religion. He was not blind to his religion as his friend Kemankar. He only
revealed the truth of Kemankar’s plan when he saw that his friend wanted bloodshed in
the name of religion. Kemankar’s main guilt was to organize foreign troops to invade his
own country. Thus, Supriya told the king about the plan of Kemankar to save his
motherland. Even Supriya did not hesitate to go near Kemankar though he knew that his
friend would kill him. So, I would not call Supriya a betrayer.
Make a character sketch of Kemankar.
Ans: Kemankar was an aggressive Hindu. He was ready to die for his belief and religion.
He was rigid, conservative and strong. He wanted the banishment of Malini because she
had followed Buddhism. He thought that we should not discard the religion of our
ancestors. His main fault was he wanted to use force to wipe out new creed from his
country. He even went to the foreign land to organize foreign army and attack his own
kingdom. So, he was the image of hatred. He kills his own childhood friend Supriya
when he deceives him.
What were the Brahmins demanding for?
Ans: The princess was taught by Buddhist monks. She was influenced by Buddhist
teaching. She believed in the religion of forgiven, Buddhism. The Brahmins were
suspecting that she was spreading Buddhism and damaging their religion, Hinduism.
Thus, to protect their religion they demanded for her banishment.
Why does Malini ask for her own banishment from the palace?
Ans: Malini was fully impressed with Buddhism. She believed in the religion of
forgiven. She wanted to go outside of the palace to see the real people’s suffering. She
wanted to find out the solution of those problems and also she wanted to spread
knowledge. So, she asks for her banishment from the palace.
Six Million Dollar Man
Summary
In the essay “The Six Million Dollar Man” the writer claims that human body is priceless.
Once the writer received a birthday card sent by his daughter and son-in-law. In that card,
it was mentioned that the price of the human body is only 97 cents. Later he gets price list
of all the parts of the body from bio-chemical company. He concludes that the value of
dry human body is $ 245.54 per-gram. The weight to the writer's dry body is 244436
grams. He multiplies it and finds the total value of his body $ 6,000,015.44.So he calls
himself a six Million Dollar man. After doing this, he calculates prices of cells, tissues,
souls, etc. then he finds a man valuable or priceless. He concludes that the price of human
body can be measured in terms of dollar. But later he came to the conclusion that man is
priceless because of his rationality and consciousness. Man has emotions, soul, can
speak, grow and love other that cannot ber bought. The human body is endlessly
valuable.
Questions:
Why did the writer say he was a six Million Dollar man? Or,
How does the writer come to the conclusion that each human being is priceless? Or,
Explain Harold J. Morowitz's Joy in discovering that he is a six million Dollar man.
Ans: Summary
Why did the writer say he was six million dollar man?
Ans: The author’s daughter and son-in-law sent him a birthday card which claimed that
according to BIOCHEMISTS the price of a human body was only 97 cent. The author
didn’t agree with them and decided to make a list of the chemicals a human body
contains and collected price list. He took his weight himself and reduced the portion of
water. He calculated the total cost of all the chemicals and found these costs up to six
million dollar. Thus, the writer told that he was a six dollar man.
Is every human being “a six million dollar man”? Explain your answer.
Ans: The author gets a birthday card which claims the price of a human body is only 97
cent. The author doesn’t agree with them and decides to make a list of the chemicals a
human body contains and collects price list. He takes his weight himself and finds the
average price of human body is 245.54 dollar per gram. The author found his dry weight
was 24,436.80 gram. He calculates and finds 6,000,015.44 dollar. In this way the author
found that he is a six million dollar man. But I think the weight of different people is
different and so the price also can be different.
In the essay “The Six Million Dollar Man” the writer claims that human body is priceless.
Once the writer received a birthday card sent by his daughter and son-in-law. In that card,
it was mentioned that the price of the human body is only 97 cents. Later he gets price list
of all the parts of the body from bio-chemical company. He concludes that the value of
dry human body is $ 245.54 per-gram. The weight to the writer's dry body is 244436
grams. He multiplies it and finds the total value of his body $ 6,000,015.44.So he calls
himself a six Million Dollar man. After doing this, he calculates prices of cells, tissues,
souls, etc. then he finds a man valuable or priceless. He concludes that the price of human
body can be measured in terms of dollar. But later he came to the conclusion that man is
priceless because of his rationality and consciousness. Man has emotions, soul, can
speak, grow and love other that cannot ber bought. The human body is endlessly
valuable.
Questions:
Why did the writer say he was a six Million Dollar man? Or,
How does the writer come to the conclusion that each human being is priceless? Or,
Explain Harold J. Morowitz's Joy in discovering that he is a six million Dollar man.
Ans: Summary
Why did the writer say he was six million dollar man?
Ans: The author’s daughter and son-in-law sent him a birthday card which claimed that
according to BIOCHEMISTS the price of a human body was only 97 cent. The author
didn’t agree with them and decided to make a list of the chemicals a human body
contains and collected price list. He took his weight himself and reduced the portion of
water. He calculated the total cost of all the chemicals and found these costs up to six
million dollar. Thus, the writer told that he was a six dollar man.
Is every human being “a six million dollar man”? Explain your answer.
Ans: The author gets a birthday card which claims the price of a human body is only 97
cent. The author doesn’t agree with them and decides to make a list of the chemicals a
human body contains and collects price list. He takes his weight himself and finds the
average price of human body is 245.54 dollar per gram. The author found his dry weight
was 24,436.80 gram. He calculates and finds 6,000,015.44 dollar. In this way the author
found that he is a six million dollar man. But I think the weight of different people is
different and so the price also can be different.
On the Vanity of Earthly Greatness
Summary
The main theme of this poem is that it’s useless to be proud of our earthly greatness and
achievements. These things aren’t permanent. The only permanent thing is ‘Time’.
Everything else including our earthly greatness and achievements has to bow before time.
This poem describes what happens to powerful people and animals after they die. It
shows how greatness anything is, anyway it continues only for a short time. The poet has
presented certain examples, which all prove the same thing. Mastodon tusks are turned to
billiard balls, bears are turned into rugs, the sword of great king becomes rusted and the
great rulers are turned into statues and busts (half or broken or ruined statue). In the final
line, the poet indicates that his own greatness will also be short lived.
The main theme of this poem is that it’s useless to be proud of our earthly greatness and
achievements. These things aren’t permanent. The only permanent thing is ‘Time’.
Everything else including our earthly greatness and achievements has to bow before time.
This poem describes what happens to powerful people and animals after they die. It
shows how greatness anything is, anyway it continues only for a short time. The poet has
presented certain examples, which all prove the same thing. Mastodon tusks are turned to
billiard balls, bears are turned into rugs, the sword of great king becomes rusted and the
great rulers are turned into statues and busts (half or broken or ruined statue). In the final
line, the poet indicates that his own greatness will also be short lived.
Questions:
Bring out the “vanity” involved in the last couplet.
Ans: Vanity is pride in appearance or achievements. The poet is saying that it’s vain or
useless to think that we are powerful because we leave nothing behind our death.
Similarly, in the last couplet, we find it only to be vanities of the poet because he is
putting himself in the same level of great rulers like, Charlemagne and Caesar.
What is ironical about the poem?
Ans: Irony is a figure of speech in which words are used to show the opposite of what
they appear to mean. In other words, irony is the gap between what the reality is and what
it appears to be. This poem is ironical in the sense that it is not about greatness but it is
about weakness. Mastodons are not mighty or powerful, bear is not potent but, in fact,
their power is short lived. In this way, this poem is ironical.
What is the message of the poem?
Ans: We shouldn’t be proud of our achievements because every achievement is
temporary. Time is the most valuable wealth and all our earthly greatness /achievements
are useless in comparison with time. Time is the leader which can make a sage the King
and the King a sage. So, we shouldn’t be proud of earthly greatness as we have.
Bring out the “vanity” involved in the last couplet.
Ans: Vanity is pride in appearance or achievements. The poet is saying that it’s vain or
useless to think that we are powerful because we leave nothing behind our death.
Similarly, in the last couplet, we find it only to be vanities of the poet because he is
putting himself in the same level of great rulers like, Charlemagne and Caesar.
What is ironical about the poem?
Ans: Irony is a figure of speech in which words are used to show the opposite of what
they appear to mean. In other words, irony is the gap between what the reality is and what
it appears to be. This poem is ironical in the sense that it is not about greatness but it is
about weakness. Mastodons are not mighty or powerful, bear is not potent but, in fact,
their power is short lived. In this way, this poem is ironical.
What is the message of the poem?
Ans: We shouldn’t be proud of our achievements because every achievement is
temporary. Time is the most valuable wealth and all our earthly greatness /achievements
are useless in comparison with time. Time is the leader which can make a sage the King
and the King a sage. So, we shouldn’t be proud of earthly greatness as we have.
In Bed
Summary
This essay was written by Joan Didion. It is writer’s own experience. She had a migraine
headache. A migraine is a very painful headache.
Joan Didion has migraine three or four times every month. In the beginning, she was
afraid to admit that she had migraine. She was afraid she wouldn’t get job because of that
headache. Migraines are inherited. Joan Didion’s parents and grandparents also suffered
from migraines. Migraine headache is very unpleasant and patient also suffered from
stomach pain. Joan Didion complains that people don’t take migraine seriously. Many
people think migraines are imagined. They think migraine suffers make themselves ill by
worrying too much. This is partly true. Joan Didion has learnt to live with migraines
because she can’t avoid them. They are when she is very worried about something. The
migraine is very painful. When migraine has finished, Joan Didion feels better.
Writer's husband had also same problem. He was also suffering from migraine. Her
husband understands writer's pain very well. He also faces same pains as the writer. He
doesn't blame the writer. Otherwise, he would say that her wife was pretending. So the
writer takes herself as fortunate.
What are the distinctive traits of migraine headaches? Or
What are the features of migraine headache?
Ans: Migraine is a type of severe recurrent headache usually in one-side of head. It can't
be easily cured. Ordinary headache can be cured by taking aspirins. Migraine can be
prevented only by injections or drugs. A sufferer of migraine headache starts vomiting.
When migraine starts, some people have hallucination, blinding effect, stomach pain,
tiredness, pain in all the senses and they are unable to do their normal work. They look if
they are drunk; however, nobody dies of it.
Why does the writer consider herself as fortunate?
Ans: Writer's husband had also same problem. He was also suffering from migraine. Her
husband understands writer's pain very well. He also faces same pains as the writer. He
doesn't blame the writer. Otherwise, he would say that her wife was pretending. So the
writer takes herself as fortunate.
Write about the suffering and bitter experiences of John Didion as a migraine
person.
Ans: In this essay, John Didion writes about migraine headache. She herself suffers from
this headache. She feels quite uneasy and a strong flow of blow is fallen in the veins of
her brain in the beginning. She doesn't want to reveal. She spends one or two days a week
painfully in bed. Tears come from the fight side of her face. She goes to toilet and vomits
there. She wishes a surgeon would come to avoid her brain. The writer can't speak clearly
when it attacks her. She looks as if she is drunk. She tries to escape from it but she can't.
When the migraine starts, she lies on bed with patience.
What are causes of migraine headache? And what are its effects?
Ans: Anything can start an attack of migraine headache such as stress, allergy, tiredness,
unexpected events, a change in air pressure, lack of sleep, a fire drill , etc. the sufferers of
migraine headache have hallucinations blinding effect, stomach problem, weakness,
tiredness etc. the migraine headache also causes cold sweating and vomiting etc. But
nobody dies of it.
What are the misconceptions associated with migraine headache?
Ans: Some people believe that migraine headache is imaginary. They accuse the
sufferers as if sufferers are pretending. They accuse the migraine suffers for refusing to
cure themselves. They also accuse sufferers as if sufferers have wrong thinking and bad
tempers. According to writer, the accusing eyes of the people are more painful for her
then the migraine itself.
Differentiate between of Headache and Migraine Headache.
This essay was written by Joan Didion. It is writer’s own experience. She had a migraine
headache. A migraine is a very painful headache.
Joan Didion has migraine three or four times every month. In the beginning, she was
afraid to admit that she had migraine. She was afraid she wouldn’t get job because of that
headache. Migraines are inherited. Joan Didion’s parents and grandparents also suffered
from migraines. Migraine headache is very unpleasant and patient also suffered from
stomach pain. Joan Didion complains that people don’t take migraine seriously. Many
people think migraines are imagined. They think migraine suffers make themselves ill by
worrying too much. This is partly true. Joan Didion has learnt to live with migraines
because she can’t avoid them. They are when she is very worried about something. The
migraine is very painful. When migraine has finished, Joan Didion feels better.
Writer's husband had also same problem. He was also suffering from migraine. Her
husband understands writer's pain very well. He also faces same pains as the writer. He
doesn't blame the writer. Otherwise, he would say that her wife was pretending. So the
writer takes herself as fortunate.
What are the distinctive traits of migraine headaches? Or
What are the features of migraine headache?
Ans: Migraine is a type of severe recurrent headache usually in one-side of head. It can't
be easily cured. Ordinary headache can be cured by taking aspirins. Migraine can be
prevented only by injections or drugs. A sufferer of migraine headache starts vomiting.
When migraine starts, some people have hallucination, blinding effect, stomach pain,
tiredness, pain in all the senses and they are unable to do their normal work. They look if
they are drunk; however, nobody dies of it.
Why does the writer consider herself as fortunate?
Ans: Writer's husband had also same problem. He was also suffering from migraine. Her
husband understands writer's pain very well. He also faces same pains as the writer. He
doesn't blame the writer. Otherwise, he would say that her wife was pretending. So the
writer takes herself as fortunate.
Write about the suffering and bitter experiences of John Didion as a migraine
person.
Ans: In this essay, John Didion writes about migraine headache. She herself suffers from
this headache. She feels quite uneasy and a strong flow of blow is fallen in the veins of
her brain in the beginning. She doesn't want to reveal. She spends one or two days a week
painfully in bed. Tears come from the fight side of her face. She goes to toilet and vomits
there. She wishes a surgeon would come to avoid her brain. The writer can't speak clearly
when it attacks her. She looks as if she is drunk. She tries to escape from it but she can't.
When the migraine starts, she lies on bed with patience.
What are causes of migraine headache? And what are its effects?
Ans: Anything can start an attack of migraine headache such as stress, allergy, tiredness,
unexpected events, a change in air pressure, lack of sleep, a fire drill , etc. the sufferers of
migraine headache have hallucinations blinding effect, stomach problem, weakness,
tiredness etc. the migraine headache also causes cold sweating and vomiting etc. But
nobody dies of it.
What are the misconceptions associated with migraine headache?
Ans: Some people believe that migraine headache is imaginary. They accuse the
sufferers as if sufferers are pretending. They accuse the migraine suffers for refusing to
cure themselves. They also accuse sufferers as if sufferers have wrong thinking and bad
tempers. According to writer, the accusing eyes of the people are more painful for her
then the migraine itself.
Differentiate between of Headache and Migraine Headache.
Common Headache:
|
Migraine Headache:
|
· It has no symptoms in aura
period. · It’s not disease and can be cured or treated. · It’s not physiological error. · It’s not hereditary error. · Ordinary headache · It has no aura period. · Pain killer works. |
· It has symptoms in aura period of
15 to 20 minutes. · It’s disease and can’t be cured. · Migraine is a physiological error. · Migraine headache is hereditary error. · Migraine is chemical disturbance in serotonin hormone which is in brain. · It has aura period. · Pain killer doesn’t work. |
The Gardener Summary
“The Gardener” was written by Rudyard Kipling. The main character of this story, Helen
Turrell, was unmarried but she was pregnant. She went to France saying that she was
suffering from lung disease. She gave birth to a son which she named Michael. When she
returned to England she told lies to the people saying that Michael was her brother’s son
who had died before his birth. She said that Michael was brought from India by a nurse.
She also lied that she had dismissed the nurse when she did not care him properly.
Helen loved Michael very much. Michael called her mother at home at bed-time. When
the First World War began, Michael joined in the army. He was killed by an exploding
shell. He was buried in a large cemetery. Helen went to visit his grave, but she could not
find it. A gardener came near to her. Helen said that she was searching the grave of her
nephew. But the gardener said that he would show the grave of her “Son”.
I think that the gardener was Jesus Christ because God knows every truth. God is like a
gardener because He gives life to all creatures- both plants and animals. The author uses
the word ‘infinite’ to describe the gardener’s compassion indicating that he is not human.
The gardener does not show any hatred towards Helen although he knows her reality. A
human being cannot be impartial when he knows the secret of Helen.
Questions:
What is the real relation between Helen and Michael?
Ans: There is no doubt that the relationship between Helen and Michael is that of mother
and son. Helen was the mother of Michael. But, as she was an unwed mother, she was
ashamed and so she did not declare it. She only said that Michael was the son of her
brother, who had died in India. She also told that she had managed to bring the child
from India only to rear him up.
Why did Helen tell lie to the villagers?
In fact, what she said to the villagers was false. She might have created this false story to
keep the villagers silent. Otherwise, she would be condemned in the society. To tell the
truth, she was unmarried. So she hid the real fact. In fact Helen and Michael were mother
and son. She told all these lies so that she would not be condemned in the society.
How do we know who the gardener really is?
There are many explorations to the question: who the gardener was. Some people say that
he was only an employee. Some others say that he was Michael’s father, who was working
there only to live by the grave of Michael. He said ‘son’ rather than ‘nephew’ while leading
her to the grave.
But, I think that the gardener was Lord Christ himself. I think so only because the writer
says that there was endless love in his eyes. No human being can have such an infinite
compassion except the God. So, the gardener was Jesus Christ. If it’s so, we can also
guess that the Lord had forgiven Helen for her crime.
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