Man’s use of the Forces of Nature Man, as an animal, is much weaker than many other animals. He has not the strength of the elephant, nor the speed of the horse. But he has a mind such as no other animal has ; and it is by his superior intelligence that he has learnt to catch and tame and use for his own ends such great natural forces as wind,...

The Uses of History History has been called “race-memory”. Just as a man’s memory links his past life to the present, so the history of a nation is its memory of its past. How could we live as individuals without memory ? There have been strange cases of complete loss of memory. A man has suddenly forgotten his name and who he is. His past life has become an absolute blank...

An Indian Village Villages are all alike in India. A visit to a typical village gives a complete picture of the rural life in our country. Atypical Indian village is not a model of cleanliness, beauty and comfort. On the other hand, it consists of huts having dark and dingy rooms without any ventilation. Pucca houses are rare. The huts are narrow and littered with rubbish and filth. There is no...

Moral Courage A dictionary definition of “Moral Courage” is : “Courage to encounter odium, contempt, etc., rather than abandon a right course.” There is a good example of it in that old school story, “Tom Brown’s School Days.”, about the famous Rugby Public School. When the boys were going to bed in their dormitory, a new boy, little Arthur, knelt down at his bedside to say his prayers. The older boys...

The Style is the Man Style means manner. A cricketer’s style is the manner in which he bats or bowls. When we speak of a speaker’s style as being eloquent or humdrum, we mean that he speaks in an eloquent or in a humdrum way. So literary style is simply manner of writing ; and the style of an author is simply his manner of writing – his own peculiar way...

Conference Maketh a Ready Man A debating society is a society that holds periodically discussions or debates on chosen subjects. A subject for debate is announced before each meeting, and speakers chosen to speak on opposite sides. One member opens the debate in support of a proposition, and another on the other side re-plies. They are followed by two or three speakers for and against ; and the first speaker generally...

If You would have Peace, Prepare for War At first hearing, this piece of advice sounds plausible. It means that if a nation is well-armed and ready for war, other nations will be chary of attacking it. In this way it will avoid war and have peace. Whereas an unarmed nation will be an easy prey to any enemy. No doubt, there is an element of truth in this. In the...

Discipline Means Success, Anarchy Means Ruin Schoolboys and college students dislike the word “discipline”. This is because to them it means simply punishment. When they are fined or kept in or otherwise punished, they are told it is in the interests of “discipline”. But, though punishment is part of discipline, discipline means much more than this. This English Essay on “Discipline Means Success, Anarchy Means Ruin” complete Paragraph and Speech for...