‘The modern world is full of insecurity, fear, war, worry and stress.’ What are the ways in which we attempt to overcome them?
Nowadays everyone is surrounded by lots of insecurities, worries, stress and fear but we should not let these things ruin our future so to overcome these problems we should do things which we like to do. We can engage ourselves in some work from which we feel inner peace. We should do meditation, should follow our passion and hobbies. We can go for adventure trip and we can read comics, can watch comedy related things which will make ourselves happy. But in these days to satisfy our need we forget one important thing that is sleep, so we should take proper sleep.
We should spend time with our family members because family members are the people who can encourage and motivate us towards a good and healthy life. Every day we should do at least one hour exercise and meditation to get peace and this will make us strong enough from inside. One important factor is our diet we should also follow a good diet. So by following all these things we can overcome anxieties and all the insecurities of our life.
Apparent illogicality sometimes turns out to be a futuristic projection? Discuss.
Do you think that the third level was a medium of escape for Charley? Why?
Do you see an intersection of time and space in the story?
What do you infer from Sam’s letter to Charley?
Philately helps keep the past alive. Discuss other ways in which this is done. What do you think of the human tendency to constantly move between the past, the present and the future?
Would Charley ever go back to the ticket counter on the third level to buy tickets to Galesburg for himself and his wife?
What does the third level refers to?
You have read ‘Adventure’ by Jayant Narlikar in Hornbill Class XI. Compare the interweaving of fantasy and reality in the two stories.
Who is the Tiger King? Why does he get that name?
Who was Dr Sadao? Where was his house?
Who is Jo? How does she respond to her father’s story-telling?
The two accounts that you read above are based in two distant cultures. What is the commonality of theme found in both of them?
‘The world’s geological history is trapped in Antarctica.’ How is the study of this region useful to us?
What kind of a person was Evans?
It may take a long time for oppression to be resisted, but the seeds of rebellion are sowed early in life. Do you agree that injustice in any form cannot escape being noticed even by children?
What are Geoff Green’s reasons for including high school students in the Students on Ice expedition?
What were the precautions taken for the smooth conduct of the examination?
Bama’s experience is that of a victim of the caste system. What kind of discrimination does Zitkala-Sa’s experience depict? What are their responses to their respective situations?
There are moments in life when we have to make hard choices between our roles as private individuals and as citizens with a sense of national loyalty. Discuss with reference to the story you have just read.
Who was Dr Sadao? Where was his house?
‘Take care of the small things and the big things will take care of themselves.’ What is the relevance of this statement in the context of the Antarcticenvironment?
What did the royal infant grow up to be?
The two accounts that you read above are based in two distant cultures. What is the commonality of theme found in both of them?
The story is a satire on the conceit of those in power. How does the author employ the literary device of dramatic irony in the story?
What will Dr Sadao do to get rid of the man?
Is there any film you have seen or novel you have read with a similar theme?
Does the story remind you of ‘Birth’ by A. J. Cronin that you read in Snapshots last year? What are the similarities?
While hatred against a member of the enemy race is justifiable, especially during wartime, what makes a human being rise above narrow prejudices?