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Unit 10 The Tattered Blanket Summary Gopi visits his mother in Kerala after five years. Gopi is a senior Delhi official living with his family. He went in Thiruvananthapuram for business purposes. He simply popped in on his way back to see his mother as her house was on the way. His mother is in her late 70s/early 80s. Kamala, his widowed elder sister, watches after her.  When he arrived at mother's home, his mother was dozing in an armchair in Balcony. She has a variable memory in certain circumstances but has trouble remembering the current yet recalls the past in others. Gopi's mum can't recognize Gopi even.  Amma inquires about Gopi's letters from Delhi. "Gopi, his wife, and their children are fine" is a lie Kamala tells her. Gopi, on the other hand, does not wrote any letter to his mother. The mother doesn't recognize her own child. "Who is your Amma?" she asks her son, Gopi.  Mother has an image of her son in her head, though. Gopi's mo...

Unit 9 Inauguration Speech of Nelson Mandela Democracy and Human Rights  Summary  Democracy and Human Rights Chapters deals with the struggle of Nelson Mandela to bring colour and every time of equality in South Africa. Segregation is the practise of dividing individuals into groups based on shared characteristics such as race, ethnicity, or country of origin. In spite of the fact that it is illegal in most places, racial segregation persists owing to social norms, even if there is no strong individual desire for it. This has been a problem for a great number of civilizations all across the world. Nelson envisioned different shades of colour (multicultural people) coexisting together, like the colours of a rainbow. Apartheid had created a society where black and white South Africans could coexist peacefully and with full respect for one another's human dignity. Mandela never exacted revenge in spite of being imprisoned, tortured, and also for the atrocities against South Afric...

Unit 8 Humour and Satire A Few Kind Words for Superstition  Summary  Humour and Satire, also entitled as "A Few Kind Words for Superstition" is an satirical and aware giving essay. The main key of this essay is to make the point that we are all guilty of blindly following superstitions, whether we realise it or not. It has an impact on the majority of people, regardless of their social or economic status in life.  Our society as a whole has acquiesced to this. It'll hamper the advancement of our civilization. Our religious and philosophical practises are often out of date, despite the fact that we live in a modern culture. It's wrecking our normally peaceful existence. That's why the author says to come to a complete stop on superstition.   This article is sarcastic because it mocks both the educated and illiterate individuals who are affected. It pokes fun at the human tendency to blindly follow anything they hear. This essay also gives the so...

Unit7  Ecology and Developement Foresters without Diplomas Summary The essay's title, "Foresters Without Diplomas," is a very interesting essay. The focus of the whole article is on Kenyan women's involvement in the Green Belt Movement.   First, the writer and her team arranged for a visit from the foresters, who would demonstrate the process of planting trees to the women. As shown by the foresters who have got diplomas, forestry is a highly specialised profession. To find seeds and establish trees, they had to use time-consuming, labour-intensive techniques. Finally, Wangari Maathai and her colleagues showed the women how to find seeds and grow trees in an approachable manner. It was possible for women to go out and find seeds in their area. When seeds dropped to the ground, they learnt to identify the germination process by looking for seedlings.  Women didn't have to sit around and wait for someone else to start growing trees for them. They've been passing...