03Nov 2018 by Reese Bannister

1301 Words Essay on Our Neglected Monuments of India

Architecture
Monuments are sites of great historical, religious or archaeological importance. They can be huge forts, buildings, amphitheaters, ruins, statues or mausoleums. The common thing between them is that they have great architectural beauty or historical value and attract millions of visitors every year. India is a vast country. Originally it was the home of the Aryans and the Hindus.During the course of time several foreign communities came to India either as invaders, traders or travellers. They bought with them their ideas, designs and created some new monuments. Now we have thousands of big and small monuments scattered across the length and breadth of the country. The major ones among them are: Taj Mahal, Ajanta and Ellora Caves, India Gate, Gateway of India, Lai Qila, Jama Masjid, Qutub Minar, Jantar Mantar,…
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03Nov 2018 by Reese Bannister

612 Words Essay on Independence Day of India

Government
August 15, 1947 is the day engraved in gold in the history of India. It is the day when India attained its freedom from the clutches of a long slavery of over 200 years of the British Rule. It was a long and hard struggle in which many freedom fighters and great men laid their lives for our beloved motherland. Mahatma Gandhi led the great non-violence movement against which the Britishers had to finally succumb. The country produced great leaders and patriots like pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, Subash Chandra Bose, Dr Rajendra Prasad, Gopal Krishna Gokhale, Lala Lajpat Rai, Lokmanya Balgangadhar Tilak, Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel, Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev, Rajguru and Chandra Shekhar Azad. The struggle for Independence was such a moving force that it united all the people belonging to…
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03Nov 2018 by Reese Bannister

Short Essay on an Accident

Emotions
Sample essay on an accident for school and college students. Accidents or mishaps keep happening every day and every now and then. Some mishaps are unnoticeable or are a nuisance, others get serious and unavoidable. One trips and falls while looking at a poster, other clashes into a pole, still other smashes the tomatoes eyeing and slips like a skater. Such accidents are alright as they harm slightly and happen almost every day. Sometimes when an accident take place due to rashness of people and involves harming others, they become serious and alarming. Therefore, one should be careful on the road and in public places so as not to harm oneself as well as others. The other day, I saw a similar accident while I was a similar accident while…
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03Nov 2018 by Reese Bannister

Scene at a Fair – Essay

Essays
Sample essay on scene at a fair for school and college students. India is a land of colourful festivals and celebrations. As most of the people live in villages, people do not have many modes of entertainment as are found in the cities. Fairs or melas are thus quite common. It is the favourite event for village folks. Fairs are a good time for them to enjoy, entertain themselves, make merry and also sometimes buy and sell their cattle or grains. Some fairs thus have an economic basis while mostly religious beliefs and belief in local Saints and great men have given rise to a number of fairs. Recently, I had a chance to visit one such fair in a small town with my friend. The fair was a big…
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03Nov 2018 by Reese Bannister

An Essay on Inter-School Tournament

Dance
Sample essay on Inter-School Tournament for school and college students. “All work and no play make Jack a dull boy”. Games and sports are an integral part of education. They assist in the overall development of a child. A healthy mind resides in a healthy body, sports and games keep a student physically healthy and fit. Moreover, merely bookish knowledge will produce only bookworms. Hence, sports have become an essential part of the curriculum of schools everywhere. Our school too stresses upon this aspect of education and provides coaching to various sports to help students develop interest towards sports. We have games like Crickets, Hockey, Basket Ball, Volley Ball, Table Tennis, Athletics and Gymnastics –a wide variety from which the students can choose according to their interests. ADVERTISEMENTS: The culmination…
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03Nov 2018 by Reese Bannister

Causes for Rapid Growth of Population in India – Essay

Industry
Causes for Rapid Growth of Population in India – Essay – Various factors have contributed to the rapid growth of population in India among which the following can be noted:(i) Peaceful Conditions: For nearly a century [1860-1960] India enjoyed comparative peace without involving herself in major inter-conflicts or wars especially after the establishment of British rule. Peaceful conditions provided an impetus for over-population. ADVERTISEMENTS: (ii) Excess of Birth over Death: Growth of population depends on the excess of births over deaths. Death rate has been declining rapidly in India. It was 42.6 per 1000 in 191 I and it decreased to 807 per 1000 in 2001. The birth rate is still high in India. It was 49.2 per 1000 in 1911 and it decreased to only 26.1 per 1000 in…
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03Nov 2018 by Reese Bannister

Essay for School Students on Journey by Bus

Environment
An essay on Journey by Bus for school students as well as for teenagers. Last year during summer vacation our family went to Mussoorie to spend some time in the cool environment amidst the greenery and the mountains. We all were really excited to spend the vacation there. We began our packing a week ago and the entire houses got caught up in the excitement. Reservations for train berths were made up to Dehradun. From there we had to travel by road. So we all were all the more excited about the uphill journey to Mussoorie. Time was really dragging very slowly. We could hardly wait for the final day of departure. The train was in the late night. We did a final checking of all the items we had…
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03Nov 2018 by Reese Bannister

Essay on My Favourite Game

Games
An essay on My Favourite Game. “All works and no play make Jack a dull boy” goes the famous saying. I too enjoy playing all sorts of games-both indoors as well as outdoors. Among the indoor games, I enjoy playing carom and chess the most. I also enjoy playing badminton and table tennis with my friends and cousins. But the game I like the most is cricket. I not only enjoy playing this game but also watching it. It is my favorite game. We play cricket in our school also. I am in our school team and I really enjoy playing for our school. I open innings for our school’s team. ADVERTISEMENTS: I like all the aspects of the game-batting, fielding and bowling. I especially like taking catches and diving…
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03Nov 2018 by Reese Bannister

Twelve important characteristics of culture – Essay

Traditions
If we carefully examine the tradition of sociology and anthropology, we find that culture has remained, all through the last hundred years, a major theme of discussion. The emergence of ethnology, as a new branch of social science, establishes that culture is super-organic in all its manifestations. However, approach to culture has two distinct methods. For cult urology or ethnology, culture is the ultimate reality sui generis and society is the vehicle of culture a necessary but not sufficient condition of culture. For sociology, on the contrary, society is the ultimate reality which renders intelligible the nature of man and of the social institutions by which he is governed. ADVERTISEMENTS: Actually, sociolo­gists consider society as the creator of culture whereas anthropologists think that it is culture which keeps the organization…
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03Nov 2018 by Reese Bannister

Essay on the First Day at New School

Friends
An essay on the First Day at New School. After our Secondary Examination results were out, we all were trying to get admitted in the desired streams and opt for subjects of our interest. I had secured good marks in all subjects but despite a distinction in science, I wanted to opt Commerce. I had always wanted to go for Commerce as my interests and aptitude lied there. But the problem was that my school did not offer the desired combination. I had no other option but to look for admission in one of the other good schools which offered the subjects of my choice. It was a hard decision to make. I never wanted to leave the school where I had studied since my kindergarten. I knew everyone there.…
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