Universality of Maxims The world is a university and all people learn the nuances of life from their experiences. All are born with a character, but the path they choose and the deeds they do to endure in the way determine their personality. Though there is no best teacher than the last mistake one has committed, writers are being better teachers to sow the rightful seeds like morals, virtues and manners to the readers. Culture and tradition may change from region to region and time to time but universal truths, morals and virtues will never alter even when alterations come. Learning is an endless process; many eminent writers give widest provocative motivations and refreshment for the racers to win their life’s race. Proverbs and Maxims are …show more content…
Tamil civilization is considered to be in existence before sand emerges from rock. As a wide-spoken language Tamil is rich in Literature and Arts. The writers from early days till now take the responsibilities to educate and entertain the people through their works. Avvaiyar, a great Tamil poetess belongs to Thirteenth century and she is well-known for her moral codes and maxims. Her remarkable works are Aathichudi, Kontrai venthan, Moothurai and Nalvazhi. Bharathiyar is an acclaimed poet, who marked his eminence in writing and journalism. He is also considered as the rabble- rouser in India’s freedom struggle. In order to pep-up youths in the freedom struggle he wrote Puthiya aathi chudi in lines of Avvaiyar’s Aathichudi. Some of his celebrated works are Panjali Sapatham, Paapa Pattu, Kannan Pattu and Kuyil Pattu. Through his powerful words, he inspires the youth to gain confidence to build up a strong basement for the strongest tower that they wish to construct in their life. Failures, disappointments and misfortunes are common to all beings but the most insightful words of these writers give confidence and courage to overcome all the problems and also help to lead a blissful …show more content…
It is a small simple memorable line which resembles a rule for good life and behaviour. It is like a short saying, that instructs people to a moralistic and virtuous life. All languages have maxims and proverbs, and Tamil is not an exception. Avvaiyar’s Aathichudi, Bharathiyar’s Puthiya aathi chudi and Annaiai Venduthal Vendum contains many maxims, which are pertinent even after a many years. These maxims are not confined to a particular region, culture, community and time. They stand beyond the test of time and still holds its freshness in thoughts and suitable for any person in any situation and region. English is considered as the global language, Mr. S. Kalyanasundaram attempts to translate the maxims into English. When these maxims are translated there are changes in the structure and equivalence is lacking from many words. But, the essence of the maxims remains fresh and same in the Target language as it is in the Source
In Namit Arora’s essay, “What Do We Deserve?” he asks himself that exact question, he asked
In conclusion, we see that the nature of printed literature has changed nowadays as well as the way of thinking. We are on the road of losing our concentration, awareness and serious thinking abilities. We are faced with such negative effects as cyber bullying and Internet manipulations. I think it is not the direction we should move on.
As I look back into my high school years, I thought I wrote papers well. But then coming into a college environment, my papers were mediocre. By overlooking at my past papers, I found that they were unorganized, sloppy and had bad use of diction. From now on, I will use the tools I learned in English 1100-40 as a foundation for the future papers I intend on writing in college. Following the criteria of organizing ideas so that they flow, impacting the reader with diction and also by being creative, will help become an ideal writer. Following the criteria of staying motivated in short and long term goals, taking responsibility for actions and finally the ability to study well will help me develop into a supreme student.
Although the greater picture is that reading is fundamental, the two authors have a few different messages that they seek to communicate to their audiences. “The Joy of Reading and Writing” depicts how reading serves as a mechanism to escape the preconceived notions that constrain several groups of people from establishing themselves and achieving success in their lifetimes. “Reading to Write,” on the other hand, offers a valuable advice to aspiring writers. The author suggests that one has to read, read, and read before he or she can become a writer. Moreover, he holds an interesting opinion concerning mediocre writing. He says, “Every book you pick has its own lesson or lessons, and quite often the bad books have more to teach than the good ones” (p.221). Although these two essays differ in their contents and messages, the authors use the same rhetorical mode to write their essays. Both are process analyses, meaning that they develop their main argument and provide justification for it step by step. By employing this technique, the two authors create essays that are thoughtful, well supported, and easy to understand. In addition, Alexie and King both add a little personal touch to their writings as they include personal anecdotes. This has the effect of providing support for their arguments. Although the two essays have fairly different messages, the authors make use of anecdotes and structure their writing in a somewhat similar
The writer is delegated to declare and to celebrate man's proven capacity for greatness of heart and spirit--for gallantry in defeat, for courage, compassion and love. In the endless war against weakness and despair, these are the bright rally flags of hope and of emulation. I hold that a writer who does not passionately believe in the perfectability of man has no dedication nor any membership in literature.
...importance of virtue here is that, virtues are needed for living well; But in order to obtain
The Bhagavad Gita is perhaps the most famous, and definitely the most widely-read, ethical text of ancient India. As an episode in India's great epic, the Mahabharata, The Bhagavad Gita now ranks as one of the three principal texts that define and capture the essence of Hinduism; the other two being the Upanishads and the Brahma Sutras. Though this work contains much theology, its kernel is ethical and its teaching is set in the context of an ethical problem. The teaching of The Bhagavad Gita is summed up in the maxim "your business is with the deed and not with the result." When Arjuna, the third son of king Pandu (dynasty name: Pandavas) is about to begin a war that became inevitable once his one hundred cousins belonging to the Kaurava dynasty refused to return even a few villages to the five Pandava brothers after their return from enforced exile, he looks at his cousins, uncles and friends standing on the other side of the battlefield and wonders whether he is morally prepared and justified in killing his blood relations even though it was he, along with his brother Bhima, who had courageously prepared for this war. Arjuna is certain that he would be victorious in this war since he has Lord Krishna (one of the ten incarnations of Vishnu) on his side. He is able to visualize the scene at the end of the battle; the dead bodies of his cousins lying on the battlefield, motionless and incapable of vengeance. It is then that he looses his nerve to fight.
As a second language learner I have never expected myself to be a perfect writer throughout the semester. Even If English was my first language still, I would not be a perfect writer. It is not about first or second language, it is about how well I understand the learning objectives. Then organizing and writing with my own ideas and putting them in my paper. I am going to be honest, I am not good at English subject and English subject is my strongest weakness than the other subjects. In this paper I will discuss and analyze my own writing, reflecting on the ways that my writing has improved throughout the semester.
For the past five weeks we have studied three different but influential people in our perspective on human nature class. They are Freud, Plato and Tzu. The main discussion between all of them is nature versus nurture. I will discuss the difference between nature and nurture and then I’ll apply to each of these philosophers and how they react to it.
Have you ever wondered how we as a society and generation have come to know so much? We have so much knowledge not because of ourselves but by wisdom and knowledge passed down by generations. We learn very important values about life by the history of this world and by people. Values are considered a guiding principle or standard of conduct such as honesty or loyalty or responsibility for others welfare (Null). The values that have been passed down to us shape and make us into the people we are today. We learn from values such as honesty and loyalty but also learn valuable lessons such as hardships. We learn most value in life from people who have orally passed them down or they have been written out for us. There are three literary works from
Any craftsman knows that you need the right tools to complete a project successfully. Similarly, people need the right language and usage to communicate in a positive way. How people write is often a problem because they don’t have the right tools, but a bigger problem occurs when a writer “is almost indifferent as to whether his words mean anything at all” (592). If a writer carries this mentality, why try to communicate in the first place? People need...
As the social world is developed, it becomes diverse and accommodative to become for that individual to become a visionary person, be innovative, and appreciate and inculcate the virtue of being patient and passionate their goals. As they go through the social world, they get to encounter diverse individuals from different backgrounds and with diverse personalities. They learn through interactions positive qualities that will decree their future, as the saying goes, we are the run-of-the-mill of the individuals we spend most of our time with.
At times, Confucius has been nicknamed the Socrates of the east because there are countless comparisons in their lessons. Both stressed the value of education and the function which it plays in the shaping the character of an individual. This shaping of personality may be viewed as the development of good feature upon the environment of human nature (Legge, James and Trans 47). This description essay will discuss the evidence that Confucius gives to ascertain that human nature are correct.
According to the “Framework for Success in Postsecondary Writing” written by The Council of Writing Program Administrators, the National Council of Teachers of English and the National Writing Project, students must have certain qualities to write at a college level. These qualities include curiosity, openness, engagement, creativity, persistence, responsibility, flexibility, and metacognition. The article insists that these are the “eight habits of mind essential for success in college writing”. In my opinion, the two “habits of mind” that I am strong in are responsibility and openness. I have chosen these two for many reasons in support of evidence from examples of other writings and from other classes.
The English Teacher, by Indian novelist R. K. Narayan, tells the story of a young professor, Krishna, who must adapt first to family life with his wife and daughter and then to his wife's death. This short novel, written in simple prose, examines many large issues--love, death, loyalty, fate--but always with equanimity. Krishna teaches himself, and the novel tries to teach us, to be, as it is put by the novel's last words, "grateful to life and death."