Class 12: Dear to All Muses

 Dear to All Muses

Direction: Even Notes would seem to be futile! The reason is that this book will have comprehension passages.

Focus on vocabulary (matching will be from it)

 

The Horse	How God would have planned to give Horse certain qualities? Neither horns nor laws. He gave him teeth to chew, but not to bite. He gave him an open field to enjoy. [But restriction: Humans. Man gave him stable.]
Warrior Against Weeds	About a weed. Idea/ Theme: Minute observation and verification of discovery, patience is portrayed related to a scientific research. Important points: Lantana Camara imported from: Latin America. Lohumi age: 63 years. Latana spread by insects. Headmaster name: Naukuchiatal. Spread of Lantana checked in Australia.
A Most forgiving Ape	Talked about African Gorilla. Sir Julian Huxley has written in London Zoo. Story talks about a 18 months old gorilla. Gorilla: Kind, gentle, most forgiving ape. Anger: Beating chest (compares ape with humans as well.) Main idea: Conserve wildlife!
A Young Turkish Catastrophe (Saki)	About an election scene. A woman won elections. Votes. Vizier said that women has neither soul nor intelligence. So it is stupid to allow her to vote. Orthodox Persian people's culture discussed. A man feeling ashamed, defeated in elections. Woman won elections.
A Tiny Sanctuary	Books library talked about as a sanctuary. Touched books respectfully, carefully, run through them.
Mano Majra	Khushwant Singh discusses about a village named Mano Majra, simple life style, bovine, villager, cluster, monotonous life, peaceful.
Jamaican Fragment	Racial discrimination. White boy and black boy difference in behaviour. Who will play first? Who will dominate? Ordering each others chores---> Servant-Servant game. Intention: Stop prejudice of racial superiority.
The Heritage of India	Bhagwat Gita inspired men of action, Upanishads will continue to inspire people, Ramayana etc, Gandhi. Love stories of Dushyanta and Shakuntala and of Pururawa and Urvashi interests people.
Gold in the North	Visit in Rajasthan region by the author. Learn 4-5 details about that.
My Greatest Olympic Prize	Spirit of: :The important thing on Olympic Games as well as in life is not winning, but taking part and fighting well. Luz realised, the epitome of what Pierre de Coubertin, founder of modern Olympic Games would have thought.
The Green Revolution	Cattle, swine and poultry are fed on cereal grains. High Yield Variety, farmers and landlord relation, Mexico: 1st experimented Green Revolution. High crop yeild etc. discussed here. Optimistic future.
The Snob	Father and Son were in the same shop. However, Son was with his GF. He did not introduce GF to Father. So, he was called Snob.
Most Dear to All Muses	Tagore is against the blind imitation of the West. Imitation in his opinion is like "dressing our skeleton with another man's skin." India praised for binding opposite ideas together. Old traditions + new ideas.
The Case for the Defence	Murder or not. A trial by the jury scene is discussed here. However, the man was acquitted of murder charges due to lack of evidences in his case.
On My 70th B'day	A person on 70th b'day is not jealous of anyone. He does not think what others think of him. He don't care about who dislike him.

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