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1. The setting for "The Cop and the Anthem" is... Austin Chicago New York Boston 2. The main character is A cop named Donovan A woman named Bedelia A homeless man named Soapy A church member singing an anthem 3."Soapy moved restlessly on his seat in Madison Square." The word restlessly used here means: unable to relax to inquire to look about to dance 4."Birds begin to fly south....And Soapy moves restlessly on his seat in the park." Missing sign? "Women who want nice new coats are kind to their husbands." "A dead leaf fell at Soapy's feet." "It was time for all who lived in Madison Square to prepare. "For years Blackwell's Island had been his winter home." 5.. Why does Soapy want to be arrested by a cop? Cops are the nicest people. Winter is coming; he misses his family. Summer is around the corner; he wants a fresh start. Winter is coming; it will be cold; Soapy needs a warm place. 6. Soapy plans to be arrested ...

Question 1. Why was the passenger thrown out of the lift? Answer: The passenger was thrown out of the lift for being impolite. He did not say “Top please” but just said “Top”. Question 2. What would happen if we were given the liberty to box people’s ears? Answer: If we were given the liberty to box people’s ears, violence would be let loose. Question 3. What can the law not compel us to do? Answer: The law cannot compel us to say ‘please’ or to attune our voice to other people’s sensibilities. Question 4. What, according to the author, is the difference between physical pain and pain of the wound caused to one’s self-respect? Answer: We always think of physical pain when we talk about pain. But the wound is deeper and the scar darker when self-respect is damaged. The physical pain passes away soon but the pain of a wound to our self-respect or our vanity may poison a whole day. Question 5. What is the first and the most important requirement of civility? Answer: The first requirement ...

Part A  1. In the episode of Lifteman, why did the liftman hurl the passenger out of the lift? Because the passenger hit the liftman Because the passenger slapped the liftman Because the passenger kicked the liftman on the shins Because the passenger refused to respect the liftman 3. Discourtesy means ________. Disrespect Behaving rudely Behaving politely Insolent attitude Cheerful attitude 4. __________ has been featured by the author (A G Gardiner) to illustrate how good manners is not a wasteful luxury but a sound investment into a more positive society. 5. If someone insults you, what would you do? Use physical violence as retaliation Take him/her to the police station and file an FIR Be more polite towards him to exact a sweet revenge Get a compensation in monetary terms by court order 6. A G Gardiner gives _______ and ________ example to explain the flow of chain of bad manners and mood. Anthony Absolute and Bus Conductor Liftman Episode and Bus Conductor Liftman Episode and ...

About the Poem, Poet, and Title The poem, Indian Weavers is written by the great poet Sarojini Naidu. The poem is about the three stages of life and human mood at these particular stages of life. These three stages are compared with the three times of the day. In the poem the poet asks questions to the Weavers and the weavers give responses to the poet so, the title of the poem is apt and suitable to the poem that is “Indian Weavers.” Theme/summary/gist of the poem The theme of the poem is about three important events of human life and these three important events are birth (childhood), adulthood (young), and death (old). These three important events are compared at three particular times of a day and these three particular times of a day are Dawn (break of day), Dusk (fall of night) and Midnight (moonlight chill). The poet asks three questions to the weavers about what types of garments they weave and weavers give responses to the questions. The poet shows the mood of humans at partic...

A.G. Gardner’s essay "On Saying Please", deals with the importance of the expressions ‘Please', or thank you', in daily social life. It settles many bitter arguments and softens harsh tempers. In this essay the writer talks about the value of good manner in the society. To strengthen his views A.G. Gardner gives example from his own experience. Once, a lift man throws a passenger out of the lift because the passenger did not say "Top please". This act of the lift man is wrong because one cannot punish impoliteness with physical violence. Hence the action of the lift man is not legally justified. Impoliteness is not a legal offence and it cannot be treated by violence. If that can be done, the city will run with blood all day due to violence. Though, incivility and impoliteness are not legally wrong, they are extremely dangerous and it will affect the course of life. Bad manners are like infections. They actually do more damage to the general life than all cr...

Simple Present Tense Examples What is the simple present tense? When the verb defines/denotes an activity that is going on in the present time or is a regular event, then the verb is said to be in the simple present tense. In this article, we’ll discuss the different ways in which the simple present tense can be used. Simple Present Tense Examples Used to Denote Habitual Actions One of the instances simple present tense is used in sentences is to speak about habitual actions or habits of anyone. Raj eats bread and butter before going to school. Emma watches cartoons every day. Izzy drinks milk every night before going to bed. Johnny goes to the gym daily. We go to school daily. Smita reads the newspaper every day. Simple Present Tense Examples Used to Denote General Statements / Universal Truths When general statements or universal truths are mentioned, the verb used should be the simple present tense. The Sun rises in the East. It rains heavily during the monsoons. The planets revolve...

Q1. Why was the passenger hurled out of the lift? Ans. The passenger asked the liftman rudely to carry him to the top and the offended liftman hurled the passenger out of the lift. Q2.  How could the liftman restore his equilibrium? Ans. Feeling insulted by the ill-mannered passenger, the liftman visited his anger on his wife to restore his equilibrium. Q3. Describe the vicious circle that possibly led to the liftman’s outburst? Ans. Bad manners generally from a vicious circle; the liftman felt hurt by the rudeness of the passenger who expressed his rudeness to his employer who had been scolded by his wife. Q4. What is the first requirement of civility? Ans. The first requirement is that we should acknowledge a service. Q5. What serves as ‘Little Courtesies’ in our daily life? Ans. Words like ‘Please’ and ‘Thank you’ are the little courtesies in our daily life. Q6. What does a conductor in the bus generally think about the passengers? Ans. Most conductors behave well though some of...