Essay (SURPRISE PARTY)

SURPRISE BIRTHDAY PARTY

I woke up feeling very excited that day. I was happy as a lark to celebrate my 10th birthday.I rushed searching my parents. But to my great dismay, I found that my parents already left to office. I hung my head in disappointment. I went to school with heavy heart. My friends also not wished me. I became flustered and anxious that no one congratulated  so far. I felt disheartened the whole day. I returned back  home after my school with all hopes shattered.

I walked slowly and opened my room, unaware that there was a surprise store in for me. I opened the door and switched on the light. “Happy Birthday”, shouted my friends and family. I was taken completely by surprise! My parents hugged and wished me. My father gave a bicycle and my mother prepared all my favorite dishes and baked a special cake for me. I was bursting with happiness.

 All my friends were singing and whistling merry tune for me. They were clapping hands with joy . They handed a big brightly wrapped gift to me. I was smiling ear to ear. I  cut the cake and we all shared it. We all were dancing with joy. My mother prepared  delicious dinner for all, and the smell made us hunger.  We all sat together and had dinner.

My parents and friends made the day  very special and all the surprises took my breath away. It was definitely a biggest surprise in my life. I could never forget the pleasant moments. I was very grateful to my parents who made lots of efforts to made my special.

 

Essay (AN EMBARRASSING DAY)

AN EMBARRASSING DAY

Tom was walking to school in morning. As he passed through the food court, a delicious smell filled his nostrils. His feet was walking behind the aroma and stopped in front of a noodle stall that was tucked away in the corner. The aroma of the noodles made his stomach to grumble.Soon, Tom held a bowl of piping hot noodle soup in her hands. Tom  ate the noodles blissfully, licking her lips.

Tom had eaten his full , but his gluttony made him to buy another bowl of noodles. His stomach crammed full of noodles. After he finished both bowls, he thought his stomach would burst anymore. He walked slowly to school. The bell rang and the teacher entered the class.

When everyone was busy listening the lessons, Tom could hear growling sound from his stomach. He felt that his stomach was upset. He had been controlling his urges for entire lesson. Once he heard the recess bell, he rushed to toilet. The prolonged urges control had drawn away his conscious. Without noticing he entered into the girls toilet.The bowl of noodles that he took in morning made his condition worse. Tom heard some giggling sound outside but he was not in state to look back.

As he came out of cubicle, he regained his conscious and discovered that he was in girls toilet.  Some group of girls were standing outside the toilet made a loud laughter. Tom's face turned beet red.  Tom was so ashamed and ran out. To his great humiliation, he tripped and fell down.

After being so publicly humiliated, there was nothing that he could do to save face. That day became the most embarrassing day for Tom. The discomfort felt within those few minutes was unforgettable for him.

Embarrassing moment is that when one wishes the earth could develop an opening and swallow him or her. 

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ESSAY (At The Beach )

At The Beach

The beach was one of the best places in the world. I love the sound of waves crashing against the shore. I love splashing and playing in the dancing waves. My family goes to the beach once in a month. My mother would pack sandwiches and towels into the car and my father would drive the family down to the beach.

My brother and I were wading in the water looking for fishes to catch. My father bought new fishing nets and we were thrilled to use it. However, all the little fishes were too fast for us, darting through the water before we scoop them up!We managed to catch a mudskipper and crabs hiding by the rocks.

Suddenly , I saw some red creature hiding behind the rock. I peered in to get a closer look. To my astonishment, it was an octopus!My heart was pounding. I struck my net and caught the octopus.I did not want to miss that prized catch. So we placed it in the pail and watched it swim around.

We were observing it for an hour. Since we know that octopus could survive only in salt water,  it is impossible to keep it in aquarium. With heavy heart the time came to release the octopus into the sea.

That was certainly an experience I would never forget.

Classification

P3 -Classification Practice paper 1

P1 LESSON 1 (with worksheets)

Science is BOON or BANE?

Science is BOON or BANE?

Science is nothing but systematic classification of experiences. Can you imagine the world without Science? The life would be harder. Every part of life whether it is food or recreation is related to science and its various ways. 

The invention of electricity made a tremendous rev0lution on earth. The expansion of medical field made our life span up to 100. Computers, Cell phones, Television, Radios, Robots, aeroplane are all products of Science. We have enough clothing and better security too.  Even you can place your foot in moon. This all became possible due to Science and Technology.

So it is easy to conclude science is boon to us. As Newton said “To every actions it has its equal opposite reaction” , Science also have have its own negative side.

Industrial revolution have created lots pollution problems. Already the ozone layer gave threaten signal. The more use of technology started destroying Nature. The human become more addict on technology . The powers like Guns , Riffles, Nuclear Power are also an important inventions of Science for Security purpose. But unfortunately these are used as destructives of Earth.

 Man is a logical being. When you fire a wood to get warm it is boon at the same time when you fire the same to destroy something it is a bane. So we should choose wisely.

Do you think Science Boon or Bane?

Post your comments. Can suggest more topics.

Sample Essay 4: A Nightmare

A NIGHTMARE

I am just 13 years old boy. I usually get scared about ghost and darkness. But my interest on seeing thrillers will always be more. My mother always warned me,"Don't see thrillers before going to bed". That was the day I understood my mother words.

That night my dad was out of home. My mother was busy with her kitchen works. I was seeing horror movie in the television. The movie was very thrilled. After finishing the movie I went to bed.

I was drifted into a troubled sleep. I dreamt that I was carried by some ominous dark creatures to some mystery world. Finally I was dropped into a dark world. Nobody was there. I was searching for any people there. I was very scared in the darkness. I felt of screaming but I could not.

 I could find one small hut in that dark lonely place. I slowly walked toward it. I felt someone was walking behind me. The next moment I could feel flash light on my eyes. I was completely petrified with fear. I gave a muffled yell and woke. My room light was on and my mother was standing beside.

My goodness, what a horrible nightmare it was! For a minute or so I lay on my bed not daring to close my eyes for fear of falling asleep again and continuing the nightmare. Then I sat up on my bed until the horrible feeling passed. From then on I never see horrible movies before I go bed.

Platypus

The Weirdest Mammal 

PLATYPUS is small, amphibious mammal has a tail like a beaver, a body like an otter, walks like a reptile, has webbed feet and a beak like a bird, and it lays eggs!

Males are also venomous. They have sharp stingers on the heels of their rear feet and can use them to deliver a strong toxic blow to any foe.

Platypuses spend most of their time alone, sleeping or eating. Platypuses sleep up to 17 hours per day.

They have amazing snout. It is actually quite soft and covered with thousands of receptors that help the platypus detect prey.

They feed in the water at night, frantically swimming around with their eyes and ears closed( nostrils close with a watertight seal) , using their bill to search for their  food.

In this posture, a platypus can remain submerged for a minute or two and employ its sensitive bill to find food.

Their mouth has no teeth. Platypuses don't eat underwater. They store their food in their cheeks and bring it to the surface to eat.

On land, platypuses move a bit more awkwardly. However, the webbing on their feet retracts to expose individual nails and allow the creatures to run.

Platypuses are eaten by a wide array of Australian predators, including dingoes, foxes, large snakes, and even eels.

Each animal will maintain several burrows, usually dug in areas where there are overhanging branches and exposed roots to disguise the entrance.

Females seal themselves inside one of the burrow's chambers to lay their eggs. A mother typically produces one or two eggs and keeps them warm by holding them between her body and her tail.

The eggs hatch in about ten days, but platypus infants are the size of lima beans and totally helpless. Baby platypuses grow a temporary egg tooth to help them break out of their egg.

Mother platypuses don't have nipples like most mammals. They suckle their hatchings by secreting milk onto their fur from two milk patches on their stomach.

FAST FACTS

TYPE:         Mammal

Diet:          Carnivore (insects and larvae, shellfish, and worms)

Size:           Head and body, 15 in (38 cm); Tail, 5 in (13 cm)

Weight:     3 lbs (1.4 kg)

Lifespan:      Survive up to 20 years

Habitat:       Swamps, lakes, and rivers of eastern Australia and parts of Tasmania.

The Earth's Shape

What is the shape of the Earth?

Is your answer is round or sphere. If so, I am sorry kids you are wrong.

The Earth is said to be oblate spheroid shape.  It is sort of flattened out at the north and south poles and bulges a bit at the equator. Is your answer is round or sphere. If so, I am sorry kids you are wrong.

The Earth is said to be oblate spheroid shape.  It is sort of flattened out at the north and south poles and bulges a bit at the equator. The bulge results from the rotation of the Earth.This causes the diameter at the Equator to be 43 km larger than the pole-to-pole diameter.

What happens if you take a ball of pizza dough in your hands and begin spinning it in the air? As the dough spins around in quick circles, centrifugal forces tug at the sides of the dough. This causes it to become flatter and flatter. The sides of the ball push further out until you have a flat disk rather than a ball. 

Pizza dough is soft and easily flattened with just a small amount of force. Our planet is not soft. Its outer layers are made up of a hard shell-like crust of rocks and dirt. Even though the Earth rotates much faster than the ball of pizza dough, the Earth still remains relatively round. However, this spinning of the Earth does make it somewhat less round at the top and bottom. The difference is real but barely noticeable, making the Earth look more like a slightly flat basketball.

Why leaves change its colour when they fall?

Changing Of Fall Foliage.

Leaves are plant’s food factories. Plants take water from the ground through their roots. They take a gas called carbon dioxide from the air. Plants use sunlight to turn water and carbon dioxide into oxygen and glucose. Glucose is a kind of sugar. Plants use glucose as food for energy and as a building block for growing. The way plants turn water and carbon dioxide into oxygen and sugar is called photosynthesis. That means "putting together with light." A chemical called chlorophyll helps make photosynthesis happen. Chlorophyll is what gives plants their green colour.

As summer ends and autumn comes, the days get shorter and shorter.  During winter, there is not enough light or water for photosynthesis. The trees will rest, and live with the food they stored during the summer. They begin to shut down their food-making factories.

Thus the absence of sunlight and cooler temperature makes the green chlorophyll disappears from the leaves. As the bright green fades away, we begin to see yellow and orange colours  Small amounts of these colours have been in the leaves all along. We just can't see them in the summer, because they are covered up by the green chlorophyll.

Other chemical processes produce the brilliant reds, purples and bronzes. On warm fall days, sugar is produced in the leaves of some trees and then trapped by the chill of night. As sugar accumulates, the leaves turn brighter red.

Sample Essay 3 - My Friends

MY FRIENDS

I am very glad to share about my most favourite topic "My Friends".

Where-ever we go we make friends. But only few are very special to us. Some friends will become more important in our life. I like to share about my two close friends Vinay and George.

Vinay is one of my best friend. He is same class of mine. He is very tall and thin. Vinay is very studious boy. He spent more time in reading books. He is very fond of Gerinimo Stilton story books. He also created reading habit in me. We like to spend time together in library reading books. He also shares books with me. He is very talented in maths and he always guide me in maths.

George is my another friend. We live in same apartment. We usually meet in the ground every evening. we play together. He is very active and studious boy too. He likes to watch television. He will talk very polite and share his play things with me.

Finally I like to share this valuable quotes for my  best friends,

"Don't walk behind , I may not lead

Don't walk in-front of me, I may not follow,

Just walk beside me, and be my best friend."

Volcanic erupted City

 Akrotiri

It is located Peninsula on the southwest coast of Cyprus,an overseas territory of Great Britain.

By terms of the 1960 Treaty of Establishment that created the independent Republic of Cyprus, the UK retained full sovreignty and jurisdiction over two areas of almost 254 square kilometers in total: Akrotiri and Dhekelia.

Climate : Mediterranean with hot, dry summers and cool winters

There are no economic statistics gathered for Akrotiri and Dhekelia. The main economic activities are the provision of services to the military, as well as limited agriculture.

On 1 January 2008 Akrotiri and Dhekelia adopted the euro along with the rest of Southern Cyprus, despite not being part of the European Union.

Episkopi Bay is on the west coast of Akrotiri.

History:

In Greece there is an island called Santorini. On the island of Santorini lays an ancient city called Akrotiri. 

Akrotiri was once home to the Minoan civilization.

Akrotiri was destroyed and buried by a volcano around 1450 BC. The Minoan civilization was forced to leave the island after a series of earthquakes. The volcano erupted shortly afterward and covered the city in ash, preserving the items left behind.

Akrotiri is open to visitors to explore and however the archeological site is closed to the public. Visitors can visit the town below the original town on the top. Visitors can walk around the island and see the caldera of the volcano.

Archeologist's have discovered that Akrotiri buildings show wall-paintings.

Paintings of vessels show that they were an advanced civilization with the ability to travel on the seas. 

The city included a drainage system for water. Akrotiri was one of the first cities to include multi-storeyed buildings. Buildings have been discovered that were three story's 

high.

Before it's destruction Akrotiri was one of the main ports of the Aegean.

Fresco of a ship procession from bronze age excavation at Akrotiri, on the greece island Santorini

Researchers love for Rats

Why mostly Rats for researches?

Rats and mice have so many biological similarities to humans, they make up 90–95% of the mammals in biomedical research.

Rats are mammals and their system should react to the chemicals in similar way to those of humans. In order to consider human safety consumption or exposure it is tested with rats or mice.

Mice and rats are also relatively inexpensive.

Rats reproduce quickly and have short life span of 2  years. Researchers do not have to wait long to evaluate test results in generations. The grandsons and granddaughters of original test rats could appear within months, not the years it would take in human subjects.

Also since they reproduce fast they are very useful in genetic researches.

They are also small and easy for researchers to use.

What are other mammals used in research?

Other mammals commonly found in research are guinea pigs, rabbits, hamsters, and farm animals such as pigs and sheep

Researchers increasingly rely on species such as zebrafish, fruit flies, and worms for basic research about gene function and biological processes.

Sheep provide a model to study osteoarthritis, a breakdown of cartilage that occurs as people age, causing pain and inflammation in the joints.

Pigs offer a model for research on skin problems, including what may happen when medicine or a toxic substance is absorbed through the skin.

Species such as dogs, cats, and non-human primates account for less than 1% of all mammals in research. Although not used widely, these animals have characteristics that make them vitally important for the study of heart disease, neurological disorders, and diseases such as HIV/AIDS.

Why we sweat?

Why do Humans Sweat?

Sweat is your body’s natural way of cooling down. As the sweat comes out of your body, you cool off!

How does sweat cool?

Try this out. Put a small drop of water on the back of your hand. Then place your mouth close to your hand and blow hard. That spot will gradually feel cool. This is because the water begins to evaporate with your blowing and produces a cooling sensation. 

The inbuilt cooling system of the body uses the skin and blood for its functioning. The blood warms up as it passes through muscles and tissue. It carries the extra heat to the surface of the skin, which triggers the sweat glands in the skin to produce sweat - a combination of water (usually about 99 per cent) with small amounts of salts and amino acids dissolved in it. 

The sweat escapes through tiny pores on the skin, evaporating as it reaches the surface. As the sweat evaporates, it cools the skin beneath. In fact, a pearl-sized bead of sweat can cool nearly one litre of blood by 1.8 degree Centigrade (one degree Fahrenheit).

Why do we sweat more in summer?

Have you ever wondered why you sweat more on hot summer afternoons? Actually, the human body sweats all the time, even when we are sleeping. 

But when we exercise or perform some strenuous work we sweat more as the body gets heated up faster. As a result, we sweat more during summers and less during winters. The rate of sweating is directly related to our body temperature.

Remember, the more you sweat the more you lose water. So, the next time you go out in the sun, make sure you drink enough water because, like the room cooler, the system under your skin needs water to function.

Zebras

                      The Wild Ass    

The name "zebra" comes from the Old Portuguese word zevra which means "wild ass".

Every zebra has a unique pattern of black and white stripes.

Zebras  care deeply about their group members. When a group member is wounded by a predator attack, other zebras will come to its defence attempting to drive the predator(s) away.

Zebras  will only go to sleep if they are close to neighbours so that they can be warned if a predator approaches.

When zebras are grouped together, their stripes make it hard for a lion or leopard to pick out one zebra to chase.

Mother zebras are very caring and protective mothers. Infant zebras  are able to stand, walk and suckle shortly after birth, and will continue to drink their mother’s milk for the first year of life.

Zebras stand up while sleeping.

Romans called Grevy's zebras 'hippotigris' and trained them to pull two-wheeled carts for exhibition in circuses.

Zebras communicate with each other through various vocal expressions including sniffing and balking, but also through the position of their ears and tail.

They can turn their ears in almost any direction and harness this ability to communicate their mood, for example pulled backwards when angry, or standing erect when calm and friendly.

The female zebra typically gives birth to one foal after a gestation period of about one year. When a foal is born the mother keeps all other zebras (even the members of her family) away from it for 2 or 3 days, until it learns to recognize her by sight, voice and smell.

Habitat :Savannah, plains, and mountainous areas(Eastern and southern Africa)

Diet: Herbivores

Height : 4- 5 feet

Length:  7 –9 feet

Adult male: stallion
Adult female: mare
Adolescent female: filly
Adolescent male: colt
Young: foal

Life Span :12 years