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  1. Lucifer
    Lucifer better to reign in hell than to serve in heaven

    The Rose That Grew From Concrete is the first line of the poem written by Tupac Shakur. It is a short poem consisting of only 1 stanza and 8 lines. The poet here taking the example of a rose which has come out of a crack in the concrete (which is impossible according to the law of nature), tells theRead more

    The Rose That Grew From Concrete is the first line of the poem written by Tupac Shakur. It is a short poem consisting of only 1 stanza and 8 lines. The poet here taking the example of a rose which has come out of a crack in the concrete (which is impossible according to the law of nature), tells the readers that one should follow his dreams.

    It might seem to be impossible but hard word and consistency leads to success. Just because people say something is impossible does not make it so. If one works hard, everything is possible.

    Read the summary of The Rose That Grew From Concrete here.

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  1. The story highlights the major factor of loyalty,trust and friendship that even in such a busy and strict duty, Jimmy, did not fail to make his promise, which he made twenty years ago to his friend,Bob. Loyalty shown by Bob is also undeniably appreciable because he travelled across the country, overRead more

    The story highlights the major factor of loyalty,trust and friendship that even in such a busy and strict duty, Jimmy, did not fail to make his promise, which he made twenty years ago to his friend,Bob.

    Loyalty shown by Bob is also undeniably appreciable because he travelled across the country, over a thousand miles, just to see his friend, Jimmy once again. If he would have not come, then he would have remained safe in his place.

    Whatever uncertainties, Bob had to face, for being a criminal, was primarily his own choice and Jimmy could not do anything about it. Jimmy, was successful in performing both his duties- as a friend ,he kept his promise and as a constable, he arrested the wanted criminal.

    After Twenty Years Short Summary

     

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  1. "A Case of Suspicion" is a short story by Graham Greene. The story is about a country doctor named Dr. Benson who is awakened in the middle of the night by a phone call from a patient named Evans. Evans is in a state of panic and asks Dr. Benson to come to his house immediately. Dr. Benson agrees toRead more

    “A Case of Suspicion” is a short story by Graham Greene. The story is about a country doctor named Dr. Benson who is awakened in the middle of the night by a phone call from a patient named Evans. Evans is in a state of panic and asks Dr. Benson to come to his house immediately. Dr. Benson agrees to go and sets out on a windy night to reach Evans’ house.

    On the way, Dr. Benson meets a man who is walking in the same direction. The man tells Dr. Benson that he is going to Evans’ house as well. Dr. Benson is suspicious of the man and wonders if he is a thief or a murderer. However, the man assures Dr. Benson that he is a friend of Evans and is going to help him.

    When they reach Evans’ house, they find that he is in a state of shock. Evans tells Dr. Benson that he has been robbed and that the thief has taken his watch. Dr. Benson examines Evans and finds that he is not injured. He then asks Evans to describe the thief, but Evans is unable to do so.

    Dr. Benson notices that the man who accompanied him to Evans’ house is wearing a watch that looks like the one Evans described. Dr. Benson confronts the man, who admits that he stole the watch from Evans. The man returns the watch to Evans, and Dr. Benson leaves the house.

    The story ends with Dr. Benson reflecting on the events of the night and realizing that he was wrong to suspect the man. He also realizes that he has learned an important lesson about the dangers of suspicion and the importance of trust.

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  1. The theme of the story is about doctors who try hard to help their patients. The main character, Andrew, is trying to help a woman who is having a difficult birth. Sadly, the baby is born without life. But Andrew does not give up and tries his best to save the baby. And he does it! He not only bringRead more

    The theme of the story is about doctors who try hard to help their patients. The main character, Andrew, is trying to help a woman who is having a difficult birth. Sadly, the baby is born without life. But Andrew does not give up and tries his best to save the baby. And he does it! He not only brings the baby back to life, but he also saves the mother.

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    Miss Meadows, the protagonist of the short story, was a thirty-year old woman who taught music at a school and was engaged to a man called Basil. Miss Meadows was highly sensitive. She reacted to things very quickly and took things to heart. When she received the letter from Basil, where the latterRead more

    Miss Meadows, the protagonist of the short story, was a thirty-year old woman who taught music at a school and was engaged to a man called Basil. Miss Meadows was highly sensitive. She reacted to things very quickly and took things to heart. When she received the letter from Basil, where the latter had written to say that their marriage would be nothing but a mistake, she plunged into grief. Her grief and sadness was reflected through music and nature, showing that she had a connection with them. Whether she was marrying Basil out love was not clear, but it was eminent that she was marrying so that she no longer was a spinster. When she received a telegram where Basil asked her to ignore the previous one, instead of getting mad at Basil and demanding reasons, she was overjoyed at the news. She felt happy as she realized that she would get married soon and would avoid being a spinster. Miss Meadows loved for emotions and music as seen here.

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  1. The story celebrates the theme of love and that love always conquers hate and distrust. The characters sketches strong realistic personalities and human traits of compassion, affection, selfishness, insecurities, doubt etc. The title speaks about ‘Angels’ and characters of young Maggie and the ThompRead more

    The story celebrates the theme of love and that love always conquers hate and distrust. The characters sketches strong realistic personalities and human traits of compassion, affection, selfishness, insecurities, doubt etc. The title speaks about ‘Angels’ and characters of young Maggie and the Thompson couple displays many angelic qualities.

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    Klausner, the protagonist of the story, was an eccentric amateur scientist. He was a frail man, nervous and twitchy, with always moving hands. His large head was inclined towards his left shoulder as though his neck were not quite strong enough to support it rigidly. He was a frail, nervous, twitchyRead more

    Klausner, the protagonist of the story, was an eccentric amateur scientist. He was a frail man, nervous and twitchy, with always moving hands. His large head was inclined towards his left shoulder as though his neck were not quite strong enough to support it rigidly. He was a frail, nervous, twitchy little man, a moth of a man, dreamy and distracted; suddenly flattering and animated. The public at large and even his neighbors and the doctor thought him to be mad but harmless. He was incredibly passionate but no one understood his inventions. He worked for the betterment of others even my making scientific advancements but was shunned because of his eccentricities. Klausner was obsessed with the titular sound machine and not once was he seen doing anything else. He was so obsessed to set his theory right that he kept on inflicting pain on the plants despite being regretful for his actions. He was also a violent man when it came to anyone disobeying his orders as seen in the end. When the doctor was refusing his silly idea of stitching up the tree, Klausner took up an angry stance with the axe. Klausner represented the ideal mad scientist seen in science fiction stories.

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  1. The title is absolutely justified because the story is all about Aksionov who lost all hopes and just trusted God. He rejected all the State authorities and institutional justice and recognised the sole authority of God for the real culprits to be punished. The story highlights the message that whenRead more

    The title is absolutely justified because the story is all about Aksionov who lost all hopes and just trusted God. He rejected all the State authorities and institutional justice and recognised the sole authority of God for the real culprits to be punished.

    The story highlights the message that when the World is against you, God alone knows the truth.
    Aksionov is falsely imprisoned for twenty-six years for a crime he did not commit but puts his faith in God and ultimately is proven guiltless.

    God Sees the Truth but Waits Summary 12th English

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  1. We should always remember that God is seeing everything. He is never too early nor too late. He has a perfect time for everything. No matter what and how much time has passed, the truth always wins. God Sees the Truth but Waits Summary 12th English

    We should always remember that God is seeing everything. He is never too early nor too late. He has a perfect time for everything. No matter what and how much time has passed, the truth always wins.

    God Sees the Truth but Waits Summary 12th English

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    When at the beginning Miss Meadows was on her way to the hall to teach her students, she was already not in a good, “cold sharp despair buried deep in her heart.” Her mind was unable to leave the contents of the letter, written by her fiancé, Basil, who wanted to break the engagement. She was miseraRead more

    When at the beginning Miss Meadows was on her way to the hall to teach her students, she was already not in a good, “cold sharp despair buried deep in her heart.” Her mind was unable to leave the contents of the letter, written by her fiancé, Basil, who wanted to break the engagement. She was miserable and sad after reading the letter. Soon Miss Meadows made her way to the music hall where her favourite student, Mary Beazely, was ready for the daily ritual of presenting the teacher with flowers which Miss Meadows used to accept happily. However, this time she completely ignored Mary Beazely and turned towards the class and told them, “page four teen, please and mark the accents well. The so-called music peace was “A Lament” and it seemed to aptly suit the mood of their teacher, though it was not known to the students. As the music echoed in the hall, Miss Meadows continued being lost in the letter. She then focused on her students and told them it was not the proper way to do it. She asked them to put expression to the song by feeling the sadness, grief and sorrow. They must break on the last line as if they were fading away to die. She then thought that she too would fade away one day as soon as the news of her engagement broken off got spread. Soon she received the news of the headmistress wanting to see her. She rushed to the headmistress’s room who informed she had a telegram for her. The first thought that came in Miss Meadows’s head was that Basil had committed suicide, she quickly tore off the pink letter and read the contents. Basil had written it to say that she should ignore the last letter as he had been mad enough to write it. Miss Meadows couldn’t control her happiness at the prospect of such good news and left for the hall. Only this time her walk was of joy and happiness. When she entered the music hall again, she made it a point to praise the flowers given my Mary and asked the students to sing another song. The song, which they sang at the end, was indeed not a lament but a joyful song, “page thirty-two.” It talked about flowers and fruits and ribbons and Miss Meadows asked her students to feel the happiness, just like she was feeling at that moment, through the song and express it out.

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