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    Death the Leveller James Shirley James Shirley, born on 18 th September, 1596 in London and died on 29 th October, 1666, was descended from the Shirleys of Warwick, the oldest knighted family in Warwickshire. He was a prolific dramatist and a poet. Shirley dominated the last generation of English Renaissance drama with an industrious fluency unapproached by any other playwright during the reign of Charles The First. Gods of The Netherworld Death is always feared, revered and venerated. The fear of men of death is present in every mythology and so they have always worshiped death as a deity. In the Indian Culture it is Yama Raj , who is the harbinger of Death and the Lord of the Under World. God Pluto is the lord of the underworld for the Romans and his place is taken by Hades in Greek Mythology. In Nose or Scandinavian Mythology, it is a woman deity Hel , who is the Guardian of the Nether World. In Chinese Mythology King Yan is the God of Death and the ruler

Crime and Punishment Summary R K Narayan’s short story ‘Crime and Punishment’ is about a school master who commits a crime and the punishment he undergoes. The story is set in an Indian background. The teacher, purely out of monetary benefits, takes tuition, to a clever and naughty child, of rich and educated parents. The parents want the boy to secure a double promotion but at the same time want him to be taught in their line of child psychology. They do not favour corporal punishment. They lecture to the teacher their views on infant psychology every evening. It seemed to the teacher that the boy was made of thin glass . According to the parents, the boy was a little angel, all dimples, smiles, and sweetness – only wings lacking. But the teacher was convinced that he was in charge of a little gorilla and what needed to make the youngster a normal citizen was not cajoling but an anna worth cane. One day the teacher, slaps the boy in a fit of anger when he failed to answer

  Dangers of Drug Abuse Dr. Hardin B Jones Questions and Answers: 1. Why do people believe in drugs? People believe in drugs because they think that any aliment, physical or mental can be cured by taking a pill. Moreover, medical journals advertise them and doctors prescribe them. 2. What is the danger of over-dependence on drugs? When one become over-dependent on drugs to solve one’s problems, one loses one’s capacity to deal with life’s situations through perseverance, self-discipline and mental effort. Some people think it is foolish to waste time and money and energy on solving a problem when there is an easy way out. 3. What is Hippocrates chief contribution? Hippocrates of Kos, the Greek physician and father of medicine, was the first to recognize that a remedy must take into account not only the symptoms of the disease, but also the health and habits of the patient. The medicine must specifically suit the disease and the patient. 4. What is the distinction

This is Going to Hurt Just a Little Bit Frederic Ogden Nash Questions and Answers 1.      What does the poet hate more than most other things? The poet hates sitting in a dentist’s chair, with his mouth wide open. It is a humiliating and uncomfortable position. 2.      What is the hope that the poet hopes against? The poet hopes that, he would not have to come back, ever again to the dentist. It is a hope against hope, and he will have to come back to keep his teeth in good condition. 3.      What does ‘hope hopen’ mean? Hope Hopen is in fact similar to ‘hope hoped.’ (Like dream dreamt, plan planned, sketch sketched, etc.). The poet coins the word hopen to rhyme with word open. It is a part of the poetic license. 4.      What is your opinion about dental pain? Dental pain is unbearable. It is one of the most unfortunate things to visit a dentist, especially for a tooth filling or drilling. The patient is bereaved of all his dignity and self-respect. 5.      How is