George Orwell was an English novelist, essayist, and journalist who is widely regarded as one of the most important and influential writers of the 20th century. Born Eric Arthur Blair in 1903 in Motihari, India, Orwell is best known for his powerful critiques of totalitarianism and his advocacy for individual freedom and social justice. Orwell’s …
George Orwell was an English writer and journalist born on June 25, 1903, in Motihari, India, which was then part of the British Empire. His birth name was Eric Arthur Blair. Orwell was the son of a British civil servant, and spent his early years in India before being sent to boarding school in England. …
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Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, also known as Mahatma Gandhi, was a prominent Indian nationalist leader and social reformer who played a pivotal role in India’s struggle for independence from British colonial rule. Born in 1869 in Porbandar, a coastal town in present-day Gujarat, Gandhi went on to become one of the most revered figures in modern …
This excerpt is from the short story “Black Aeroplane”. Frederick Forsyth was the pilot who describes his strange flight experience he had in this story. The story is about a pilot who got lost in a dark cloud during his flight from Paris to London and was guided by a strange airplane that had appeared …
Noodle and Think-Tank have contrasting characters. Think-Tank likes to be called the ‘Great and the Mighty’. He is the ruler of planet Mars but is foolish and arrogant. He orders and commands and cannot tolerate a word against him. He has no intelligence for he thinks books are sandwiches and then tries to justify his …
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Valli was an eight-year-old girl who had a strong desire to take a bus ride. She heard the people around talking about bus rides and silently gathered all the information required before she took her first ride. She saved every single penny possible so that she could take a return journey in the bus. Eventually, …
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Bishamber was a middle-aged man. He was nearly as old as Bholi’s father. He limped while walking. He also had children from his first wife. He had a big house and a shop and also a lot of money in the bank. He agreed to marry Bholi without demanding dowry. But when he came to …
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As Griffin was invisible, his footprints appeared out of nowhere on the snow. The boys saw the footprints without any feet and were amazed. That’s why they started following the footprints which were of Griffin.
The major flaw in Tricki was his greed. He could tackle a meal at any hour of the day due to which, he had gained an excessive weight that turned him to a lazy and unhealthy animal.
Kisa Gotami understood that death is common to all and that she was being selfish in her grief. She understood this only the second time because it was then that she found that there was not a single house where somebody’s beloved had not died. At the first time, she was only thinking about her …
