ESSAY WRITING FOR HSLC 2020

ESSAY WRITING

Science in Everyday Life  (HSLC 2017)

Systematic and analytical knowledge of anything is called Science. Modern age is an age of science which has affected our every sphere of everyday life. The inventions of science have made our life more secure, easy and comfortable.

Science has entirely transformed the transport system of the world. Nowadays we have motor-cars, aeroplane, electricity, telephone, mobile phone, telegram, radio, television etc. which have quickened the transport and communicative systems of modern world. 

In the field of Medical Science, the gift of science is immense. Nowadays almost every disease is a subject of cure and remedy due to the use of science. We have x-rays, xerox, ultra-sound and many other instruments to examine our body. Thus science has made our life-span longer and happier.

Science, to say, is a faithful servant to a modern man. The alarm clock wakes him at any hour he likes. The electric oven prepares his meals. The cooker cooks his food. The television, radio, internet etc. give him daily news and information.

The use of science makes us know and reveal the mystery of the universe. By means of science, the scientists have become able to send rockets to the remote planets.

There is no doubt that science has made our life more and more comfortable. But it has also made our life complex and artificial. But the benefits of its use outweigh its ill. 

Punctuality (HSLC 2019)

There is a popular proverb that 'Time and tide wait for none.' It is a universal truth that time is a thing that never learns to stop. It is flying all the moments. Time once passed cannot be regained. It is so valuable that no money can buy a passed time.

Everybody should be very mindful to the proper use of time because life is a collection of time. We should do the right things at the right moments. Students should make good use of time in reading and acquiring knowledge. Businessmen should use time in such a manner that they may prosper in their business. Success in every sphere of life depends on the proper use of time. 

Idleness is said to be the killer of time. Those who spend time in idleness must suffer in life. We should not waste the precious moments of life in idle talk, in reading bad books or doing things that have no good effects.

Human life is precious. The value of life is counted on the deeds one performs in life and the great deeds are performed by them who take care of every moment in life. Time is flying fast. We must seize it before it flies away and put it to our best use. In brief to say we all should maintain punctuality in life.

The Festival You Like Most (HSLC 2016, 2019)

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The  National Festival of Assam 

Introduction: The Bihu is the national festival of Assam. There are three Bihus in a year as-Rangali Bihu, Kati Bihu and Bhogali Bihu.

Rangali Bihu: The Rangali Bihu starts from the last day of the month of chaitra and it continues for seven days to the sixth day of the month of Bahag. The young boys and girls dance in the open fields in festive mood. It is also called Spring Festival. It symbolizes the youth of life. Some customs are observed. People take new clothes. Gamoshas are presented to the kith and kins. Cows are worshiped. In the Rangali Bihu people enjoy much and it lasts for a week for which it is called the Great Bihu.

Kati Bihu: The Kati Bihu begins on the last day of the month of Ashwin. In this Bihu the fields remain bare. Foods and grains found scanty. So it is called Kangali Bihu (Bihu of Scarcity). Only the lamps are lit in the paddy fields as a mark of worshiping Laxmi Devi.

Bhogali Bihu: The Bhogali Bihu starts on the last day of the month of Puha. It continues for seven days. In this month the granary of the peasants are full of harvested crops. So many sorts of delicious dishes of foods as- pithas, cakes, sweets, laddus are prepared. People eat them up to their greed. Kith and kins are invited and offered delicious items of foods.  In this Bihu people eat plenty of food. So this Bihu is called Bhogali Bihu (Bihu of Food). Mezis made of straw and bamboo is burnt for amusement. 

Conclusion: The Bihus are the part and parcels of Assamese culture. It is the symbol of peace, love, harmony and life. The Assamese are very proud of the Bihus. 

Kaziranga National Park (HSLC 2015)

Kaziranga National Park, a site for world heritage is situated in the districts of Golaghat and Nagoan, Assam. Its land area is 430 square kilometer. The nearest city to Kaziranga is Jorhat, Tezpur. It is declared as a national park by the Indian Government in 1905. It is especially famous for one-horned rhinoceros. The park hosts two-third of the world’s one-horned rhinoceros. The term ‘Kaziranga’ is derived from the Karbi word ‘kajir-a-rang’ which means ‘the village of the Kajir’.

According to a popular traditional belief, once the locality of Kaziranga was ruled by a Karbi woman named Kajir and after her name the area ruled by her was called by Kaziranga.

Through the bed of Kaziranga two rivers- Diflu and Vengra and many streams have been flowing from east to west. Its soil is fertile done by the mud of the mighty Brahmaputra. Kaziranga is the habitat of many precious wild animals, birds and trees. Of the total area the 28 percent is covered by variety of trees, 66 percent is grassland and 6 percent is covered by marshy area.

Among its trees there are shal, shishu, cotton, jamu, ajar, kabai, sunaru, teak and many others. Among its animals there are rhinoceros, buffalo, elephant, deer, monkey, porcupine, cats, jackal, leopard etc. The park is full of many kinds of birds among which mention may be made of cock, ducks, vulture, goose, wren, crow, pigeon, bulbul, parrot, kite, heron, and so on.

Kaziranga now has been facing a menace of poachers. Every year many rhinoceros have been poached by the poacher because of its horn. Many elephants are killed for its teeth. Another menace the park has been facing is the cutting of its trees and deforestation caused by the explosion of population. Every year many acres of land of the park have been deforested and occupied by the homeless people ignoring the law. In addition to these the great flood has been doing great erosion to the park every year bedsides taking away the lives of many birds and animals. 

The Kaziranga National Park is maintained by the Government of Assam. But in time to time the Indian Government also renders financial assistance an suggestions for its conservation and development. For its maintenance there is a especial forest force with modern facilities. 

Kaziranga is now a world heritage and many tourists from other states and even from foreign countries come to Assam to enjoy the wild animals especially world famous one horned rhinoceros and its natural beauty. To visit the entire Kaziranga there are departmental elephant, cars, boats etc. In Kohera there is an inn for the tourists. Every year the Assam Government has been earning a lot of royalties from the Kaziranga National Park. 

Kaziranga is not a forest or park only but also a resource of bio-diversity. The people of Assam as well India are proud of it. We should protect this world heritage from the hand of the poachers, smugglers, and illegal intruders and to bring about this into reality the local people must cooperate with the government.

My Last Day at School (HSLC 2018)

It was 29th December, 2019 that became my historic last day at my school. The result of our Test Examination had already been out and all the students who were going to appear in the H. S. L. C. Examination from the school were invited by the General Secretary of the school on 29th December to bid them farewell.

At 10 a. m. the Farewell-meeting was held over which the Principal of our school presided. Just before the start of the meeting a group photo of the students with the teachers and Principal was taken. The meeting started with a song in chorus. As the meeting progressed, I felt uneasy at the thought of leaving the school where I had been reading for ten years. 

The General Secretary of the School Managing Committee spoke out the purpose of the meeting. Some junior students of the school addressed to the meeting first. They expressed their best wishes to the examinees and requested to forgive their faults in dealing with us. Then our turn came. The first girl of our class stood up first. She expressed her gratitude to the teachers who enabled us to appear in the examination. Secondly, I stood up. At first I had to stammer because my heart was paining with the thought of separation from my teachers and school-mates. I begged of my teachers to excuse us for our conscious and unconscious wrong dealings and finally, thanking the students for their grand arrangements to honour us by holding this meeting, I stopped my fare-welling speech. 

At last our respected Principal stood up and wished us to do well in the examination. She warned us to avoid unfair means in the examination. She also admonished us to be good citizens along with becoming good students in life. After the presidential address the meeting came to an end.

After the meeting we were entertained with sweet-meats. In this way my last day at school was a day of mixed feeling-feeling of sadness and pleasure.  I shall remember this day all my life.

Physical Exercise

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Benefits of Physical Exercise (HSLC 2018)

Physical exercise refers to bodily movement or the use of the parts of our body in order to keep our body active and healthy. In other words to say, physical exercise is a course of activities followed regularly for a good health. Walking, riding, swimming, running, playing etc. are some forms of good physical exercise.

There is a great value of exercise. It improves our health. It makes our body sound, strong and active. Physical exercise fall a good effect both on our body and mind. It is said, ‘Health is wealth.’ A sound mind in a sound body is a source of happiness. Those who ignore physical exercise become weak in mind and health. A man of weak health suffers in life. He is attacked by many diseases.

There are many people who refuse to take physical exercise and grow up to suffer a lot in life. The students should be very careful about their health. They should remember that time spent in exercise is never wasted. They should take part in games and sports.  Health is the source of all happiness and bliss. If we lose health, we lose precious wealth in life.

There are many forms of exercise. But all forms of exercise are not suitable for all. Strong men can take almost all forms of exercise but the weak and the old cannot do so. Of all forms of exercises, regular walking up to at least three kilometers is considered to be a good exercise.

To keep our body and mind healthy, active, strong and fit there is no substitute to physical exercise.

Television

Introduction: The television is a modern invention of science. It is a chief means of entertainment as well as easiest means of communication. In television we can see and enjoy events along with speeches taking place somewhere in the world.

Origin and Functions: Television was invented by an English scientist named John Baird in 1925. There are two types of television as: black- white and colouring.  It is a very strong means of communication as it broadcasts news, cinemas, songs and many other branches of entertainments. In preaching advertisement it plays an important role.  In forming public opinion it plays a significant role.

In some countries the governments have undertaken a new policy to spread education through television.  It is hoped that the education spread through television would enable the young generation to face the complexity of the present day world with much skill and enthusiasm.

Its Bad Effects: As almost all the inventions of science bear both good and bad sides so is borne by television also. many times television exhibits some false news and rumours which bewilder its spectators.  More over all the news are not always impartial. Many programmes are run by television but all the programmes don’t suit to everybody. So some amount of carefulness should be maintained while enjoying the programmes. The students should watch those programmes only which are suited to their age and mind. They should not use it as mere means of entertainment. in addition to these, too much watching of television is harmful both to the eyes and mind.

Conclusion: Television is a necessary thing of the civilized world. But we should use it avoiding its bad effects. 

My School Library (HSLC 2017)

Library is room or building where books on different subjects are kept for study. A library is a necessary condition without which a school can never be perfect school. Our school has owned a spacious library.

Our school library is adjacent to the Teachers’ Common Room. It is a big room with almost all the modern scientific facilities. A senior teacher of our school is in charge of the library. There are some hard and fast rules for managing our library.

There are more than ten thousands books in our library. Besides school books, there are many books on different branches of human knowledge. The school authority provides news papers, magazines and journals for our study in the library. Books are issued for a period of fifteen days. Our library authority lends five books to the poor students at a time. I am a regular reader of our library. I spend my leisure hours in the library reading the literary magazines.

Our library has been serving students since its establishment in 2010 and thus it has been exercising its roles in disseminating knowledge and wisdom. I am proud of my School Library.

My Favourite Book 

Of all the books I have read the Ramayana influenced me most. The book has numerous charms of its own. It is more interesting and philosophic than any other book. This is my favourite book. I love it most.

It contains the life story of Rama who is thought to be an incarnation of God. The book is full of ideals. It presents every situation of life. From the examples given in the book, we learn how we should behave with our parents, brothers, sisters, friends, enemies, teachers, learned per­sons, strangers, husbands, wives, sons and even the low caste people. It teaches us to be bold and lively in all conditions.

Rama was the son of King Dashrath of Ayodhya. He was a won­derful man. He was preached by his Guru Vashistha. Shri Rama was married to 'Janaki' known as 'Sita', the princess of Mithila. Shri Rama went into exile for 14 years to obey the orders of his father. His wife Sita and brother Lakshmana went with him. Ravana, the king of Lanka took away Sita. Shri Rama attacked Lanka and defeated Ravana. It was an annihilation of wrong by the right. It was a Dharam Yudh, which Shri Rama won.

Rama protected Rishis and killed demons. Sita as a perfect wife was the supporter of Rama in all his delights and distresses. Rama's father Dashrath, died of grief without Rama however kept his promise. Rama complied with his father's desire and his brother, Lakshmana went with him to serve him. Bharat also didn't acknowledge crown yet ruled over Ayodhya as Rama's steward.

Rama loved the people of Ayodhya. He treated the low caste boatman as his own brother. In the forest of Chitra Koot, he regarded the Bhils as his very own men. His fellowship with Sugreeva is an example for us. Hanuman was his true adherent. Sita carried on with the life of virtue and devotion.



Therefore we see that triumph goes to the good men. The evils suffer at last. The Ramayana gives us consolation when we are in a difficult situation.

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In modern times , books are being published in large numbers regarding all matters. It is not possible for a man to read every one of them. A right choice of books is, therefore, essential. Books must be picked by one's individual tastes and needs. A wrong selection of books can lead to a wastage of time. In the matter of the selection of books, guidance ought to be sought from elders and experts. We should likewise realize how to read a book. Different books are to be dealt with differently. Bacon says, "Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed and some few to be chewed and digested."

Reading is my hobby. Whenever I get some empty hours, I get hold of a book to read. Reading gives me a great deal of joy. Books enchant and educate simultaneously. They acquaint an individual with the best of minds of the past and prove to be a very good company in weal or trouble.

I like to read books regarding all matters however books on philosophy give me the best delight. They make me think and give me a specific kind of solace and pleasure. Of the different books that I have been reading the Bhagvad Gita has impressed me the most. It is my favourite book.

The Bhagvad Gita is brimming with some rare gems of wisdom. It passes on the message of Lord Krishna, the best of the philosophers. It is a superb treatise on man, his situation in this universe, his soul, his obligation and role in life. It reveals to us that soul is deathless. It is body alone that dies. There is no reason for a man to fear death. It is this message that has constantly roused great martyrs of the world to lay down their lives for a noble cause. The Gita likewise gives us a message of widespread fraternity. Life, as indicated by the Gita, is just an appearance of the Divine.  All human beings are nothing but material abodes of the same spirit, the greater soul. Bodies may differ however the spirit is the same. The Gita likewise reveals to us that a man ought to continue performing his responsibility without about the outcomes. One ought to perform one's responsibility and leave the outcomes to God. One should attempt to stay glad and calm in all conditions. Things are not what they appear to be. Man knows practically nothing. He should, in this way, have faith in God and continue performing his responsibility. He should play his destined influence with a feeling of dedication.

All this has been an incredible source of motivation to me. Whenever I am disturbed or in a difficult situation, I look for shelter in the Gita and find solace and a healing touch. I find myself raised to an alternate universe. It is this book that has sustained me through the various ups and downs in my life. That is the reason I cherish and venerate it.

My Hobby

Hobbies play a significant role in our lives. They occupy our minds when we are free and also make us happy. They additionally help in expanding our knowledge. In today’s fast and competitive world, we get little time for ourselves. Over time, our schedule gets extremely dull and monotonous. That is the reason we have to enjoy something in between to keep our minds fresh and active.

My hobby is dancing. I developed a desire for dancing when I was very young. The way in which my feet moved to the beat of the music convinced my parents that I was a born artist.

I have consistently had an affection for music and dance. Dancing gives us a lot of exercise. It instructs us to move our body musically and feel the beat of each melody. This sort of physical exercise is very wonderful and pleasant. Besides, dance also teaches me how to remain strong.

I have joined up with dancing classes since I wish to make my hobby my career. I feel we all ought to do things which we appreciate doing. Everybody is running after money and in this race, they give up their likings and preferences. I have learned from this race and decided to not participate in it. I wish to take the road less traveled by and take on challenges.

To put it plainly, my hobby of dancing makes me feel active and well. It is the main thing I look forward the most to. In this way, I would like to accomplish my dream of being an expert and professional dancer and making a path for people who wish to make professions out of their hobbies.

Visit to a place of historical importance 

Introduction: A place having historical background is called historical place. By intuition, man feels an eager interest and wants to see new places, he desires to learn new facts and more he desires to see the monuments bearing the testimony of the past happenings.  And to quench this curiosity he takes travelling to far off places.

My Travelling to Sonitpur: I have a weakness for travelling to historical places and since my boyhood I have been carrying some dreams of seeing the antiquated monuments of India.  As of now I have visited Sonitpur, a historical place of Assam and here I am telling about that travelling in brief.

Its Significance: Sonitpur was the capital of Bana, a king of ancient Kamrup. We have read in history that the king Bana had a beautiful daughter named Usha Devi. To keep her safe from the touch of man he built a castle called Agnighar near the capital. Some armed forces were in the guard of her safety. But one night she dreamed of Aniruddha, the grandson of Lord Krishna.  In dream she fell in love with him. Usha had a friend named Chitralekha. With the help of Chitralekha she called in Aniruddha and fled with him. On the other hand, the king Bana hearing the news of her elopement with Aniruddha seized Aniruddha and put him in jail. Shri Krishna, having being informed of his grandson’s captivity attacked the kingdom of Bana. Bana was a devotee of Lord Shiva. In such a time of peril Lord Shiva came forward to help his disciple Bana. Resultantly a battle took place between Lord Krishna and Lord Shiva. Shri Krishna won the battle and rescuing his grandson Aniruddha along with Usha Devi went back to Dwaraka. In history, this battle is called ‘The Battle of Hari-Har.’ It is called so because the battle took place between two gods as Shri Krishna (Hari) and Shiva (Har).

Description of My Visit: I had a long plan to visit the Agnighar where Princess Usha was kept in isolation. Last year during the Summer Vacation the possibility came and I held onto it without coming up short. Luckily one of my cousins happened to remain there for sometime. I informed him regarding my interest to visit the spot and he quickly consented to go with me. on the first day of July, we started our journey by a night super.  we reached the place next day at about 9 o’clock in the morning. I spent there a week. My cousin took me to many historical spots of Sonitpur.

Sonitpur is a very beautiful place with charming natural scenery.  The place is so neat and clean that I got astounded.  We saw the Agnighar, the Maha Bhairabi Mandir and the relics of the capital city of King Bana.

Conclusion: Thus enjoying the historical monuments of Sonitpur I quenched my long-nursed curiosity and returned home after a week. The memory of this visit will remain fresh in my mind for long.