Text—Examinations are real torments of student life. It is nightmare time when a student has to plunge himself in the feverish activity of reading books and note books for fear of failure. He forgets all other activities including eating. There is no peace or respite. But it is not all bad. The examinations have brighter side too.
They make students disciplined, seriously hard working and purposeful. The competition to outdo others hones their skills, talents and other potentials which arms them with capabilities to face the tougher tests of real life. Infact, examinations season the raw students.
(About 100 words)
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There is an old saying that empty vessels make much noise. In real life it aptly fits on the persons who have little knowledge. The knowledge indeed is power but a little of it sometimes proves very dangerous if acquired by a small mind. It belies the belief that the knowledge is acquirable as much as one can and some knowledge is better than no knowledge.
A little knowledge in small character goes to head and turns it around. It is quite common to see a person of shallow achievement parading his little knowledge trying to make others believe that they are seeing the wisest person of the land. He expects others to make obeisance to him and sing the praises of his greatness. If that does not happen the man of the little knowledge gets angry or sullen. He acts squeamish and deludes himself with the thought that the people are too stupid to understand the matters of wisdom.
This little knowledge showmanship is noticeable in chatty women and men of low origins. Their little knowledge fills up their small minds and they become swollen headed with pride. When confronted by a truly learned man such a person hides behind the wall of cynicism and finds pleasure in throwing mud at the great one using his shallow knowledge as a spade. A real man of wisdom considers such mud slinging too below his dignity to react against. That makes the person of little wisdom consider it his victory.
Persons of little knowledge assume the role of know-all. Hence they don’t take other’s advice and don’t learn lessons. As a result they mess up their lives through silly decisions, ill conceived ideas, ill judged assessments, miscalculations and in trying to match up to their own tall claims they fall that on their faces. Eventually they become laughing stocks.
(About 300 words)
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