Dr.M.Mazumdar

The essay “On Saying Please” was written by Alfred George Gardiner. He was born on 2 June 1865 in England and died on 3 March 1946 in England. A.G Gardiner was a journalist, news editor, essayist and novelist from England. He has written his works with the pen name “Alpha of the plough”, and has received a lot of praise. He was one of the most popular English essayists of the 20th century. His essays are humour, thought-provoking, and delightful and though it is a challenging subject he dealt with it in a simple and easy manner. Firstly, Gardiner begins with the incident of a lift Man and that incident occurred at a city office. The passenger demands the lift man and refused to politely request to be taken to the top floor then the lift man throws him out of the lift for not saying “Top Please”. Here lift-man used violence. The act of the lift man was wrong because one cannot punish impoliteness with physical violence. This essay deals with socially important problems that we come acro...

1. Summary A:- "The Worship of the Wealthy” is an essay written by G.K. Chesterton, a British writer, poet, and philosopher. In this essay, Chesterton explores the societal tendency to venerate and admire the wealthy, and he offers a critical perspective on the values associated with materialism and the pursuit of riches. In “The Worship of the Wealthy,” Chesterton begins by observing that modern society often places a high value on wealth and success. He notes that people tend to admire and even idolize those who are wealthy, attributing to them a certain superiority and wisdom solely based on their financial status. He presents this phenomenon as a form of worship, where society elevates the wealthy to a status akin to that of deities. Chesterton argues that this worship of the wealthy is a distortion of true values. He contends that wealth, in itself, is not a reliable indicator of virtue or wisdom. He suggests that the qualities that lead to financial success, such as ambition...

1. Summary A:- In "The Idea of a University", John Henry Newman argues that knowledge is an end in itself and is distinct from morality and utility. He believed that intellectual activity pursued for its own sake can still have benefits, such as the effects of a university education. In The Idea of a University, John Henry Newman argues that knowledge is an end in itself and is distinct from morality and utility. He believed that intellectual activity pursued for its own sake can still have benefits, such as the effects of a university education.    Some of Newman's ideas about knowledge include:  The human mind and the world Newman believed that the human mind finds a system or integral whole when it examines the world, rather than chaos or isolated facts.  The utility of education Newman believed that the utility of education should be measured by the overall increase in social goodness, rather than economic benefit.  All branches of knowledge are connected Ne...

1. Summary and Theme A:- In "The Londoner," Charles Lamb indirectly criticizes the obsession with nature and the countryside by showing the pleasures and joys of the city and implying that those who focus on the country are missing out on the experience of London. In his essay “The Londoner,” Charles Lamb does not spend a lot of time directly criticizing the obsession with nature and the countryside. In fact, he can understand “tolerably well” the poets who “declaim in such passionate terms in favor of country-life,” for he once spent time in the country. brainly Search... jacob01499 02/22/2021 English College answered • expert verified Elaborate the theme of the essay the londoner by charles lamb?​ Log in to add comment Advertisment Expert-Verified Answer No one rated this answer yet — why not be the first? 😎 MinkaKelly Ambitious 14.5K answers 3.6M people helped Final answer: The main themes in Charles Lamb's 'The Londoner' involve love for the city of London an...

The present paper has been contributed by Richard Steele in which the six friends of the spectator are introduced to the readers. They are the members of the Club known as ‘The Spectator’s Club’. The first among those six friends are Sir Roger De Coverly, who is a country gentleman and a decent person. He is a rich landlord having two houses, one in the city and the other in the country. He keeps both the houses in the proper order. His great grandfather was an investor of a dance which has been named after Sir Roger, is a man of singular character and personality. In his youth Sir Roger had loved one a beautiful widow but she was perverse in her personality with some mental disorder and as a result the idea of marriage was not materialized. It had given a set-back to Sir Roger to recover from which it had taken almost one and half years. After this incident he decided to live a singular life and he has been a bachelor. Sir Roger is a man with mirthful nature and he is loved by all k...

1. What is embezzlement? A:- Embezzle means, steal or misappropriate money placed in one's trust or belonging to the organization for which one works. Its near word, 'misappropriate' means; dishonestly or unfairly take something, especially money, belonging to another for one's own use. 2. What is "wet behind the ears?" A:- The phrase "wet behind the ears" is used to describe someone who is young, inexperienced, and naive. For example, you might say "Don't rely on his advice about girlfriends; he's still wet behind the ears". 3. What does "flunked" mean? A:- "Flunked" means to fail an exam or course of study. 4. Who is "white sadhu?" A:- Jim Corbett was called a 'White Sadhu' in his own lifetime as he records in 'Queen of the Village' and was respected by each section of society, especially the poor. 5. Where is Mokameh Ghat located? A:- It is located on the banks of Ganga in eastern B...

1. Summary Pepys’s Diary–The Great Fire of 1666 The Great Fire destroyed most of the City of London. It started on the night of September 2, 1666, in a bakery on Pudding Lane in the City; it seems likely that a cooking fire had not been fully extinguished. The summer of 1666 had been a dry one, and London was already a fire hazard. The city was still built much as it had been for centuries; the vast majority of its buildings were made of timber, and they were close together, meaning that a fire could spread quickly. And so it did. Within hours, hundreds of houses were in flames. Before the fire burned itself out, thirteen thousand homes and scores of churches, including St. Paul’s Cathedral, had been destroyed. Thousands were left homeless; they camped in fields outside London for weeks while the rubble and ashes cooled and were cleared. Pepys’s diary account of the fire is the most vivid eye-witness account we have of this event. At the time, Pepys was living near the Tower of London ...