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Books are my friends that never fail me(My attempt in PMS)

[SIZE="4"]I'm posting in section of Essay as it is appropriate place for it so I don't expect it to be moved in PMS section.

I wrote 7 pages and 2 of outline.Overall it can be considered 10 pages as there were some extra lines too.I'm not happy for its length.However I'm hoping for the best.

Besides,I think I have skipped some points as I couldn't remember them.

[SIZE="5"][U][CENTER]Books are my friends that never fail me - Thomas Carlyle
[/U][/SIZE]

[/CENTER]When I'm hurt ,they console me
When I'm dejected,they encourage me,
When I'm sad,they make me smile,

Proudly and happily let me tell thee,
books are my friends that never fail me

--->Who is a friend?

--->Requisites of a good friend (help,entertain,encourage etc)

"A man is known by his company"

--->comparison of books and friends

--->books as different kinds of friends

~religious books,
~informative books,
~biographies
~entertaining books,
~educational books
~historical books
~literary books

--->Books are part of literature,some genre;

~poetry
~drama
~novel
~criticism etc

--->Literature and reality

Oscar wilde says, "Life should follow literature"

--->Role of books in development of personality

It is said,"Personality depends upon character,character depends upon thoughts and thoughts depend upon people we meet"
So people whose friends are books have pure and mature thoughts.

--->Books are guiding stars

--->Some books help in studies

As Bacon says in his essay "Of Studies",

Some books are to swallow,some are to chew and a few are to digest.

--->Some books entertain.

e.g Oscar Wilde's "Importance of being Earnest".This book not only satirizes the aristocratic class but also entertains the readers.

--->Some books share experiences

e.g biographies of famous people.Abraham Lincoln shared his experiences and presented golden tips to lead good life.

--->Some books give way to catharsis.They discuss delicate emotions and feelings of love.

~e.g books of poetry

~Poem by Prabhakar bangurde

--->Some books teach moral lessons

~Dr.faustus by Marlowe tells that if a man runs after materialistic pursuits and is mad for power and money,he is damned eternally.

~Heart of darkness by Conrad exposes the exploitation of black people by the white men.

~He says,"Power corrupts man and absolute power corrupts absolutely"

Then he presents the character of Mr.Kurtz who is incarnation of evil and meets an unpleasant end.

~Keats emphasizes on value of truth.He says,

"Beauty is truth,truth beauty,that's all ye know on earth and all ye need to know"

--->Conclusion

~Books are the best companions.

ہم نشین ہو کتاب سے
اس سے بہتر کوئ رفیق نہیں

"Be in company of books as they are the best companions"

I'm doubtful about the urdu couplet because I read it long ago during my school days.

Kindly comment on my outline.
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Pretty good outline....! Best ov luck...By the way.. I too
attempted this essay....!

its a good attempt...... its make me in doubt whether i could pass the essay paper..

@Farah
Paper dekhty he mujy andaza tha k tum yahi essay choose kero gi..:)
Anyhow it's a very good outline before checking your essay line i too tried it roughly but a very good and mature attempt by you..
One thing which i wana mention here...This is a good attempt but your CSS essay line was superb dear....After reading that outline i was afraid that examiner will not give me passing marks even....:) it was such a nice attempt.
Wish you all the best for CSS and for PMS too:)

Regards

Simply splendid! You have won the heart of the examiner by writing the poetic verses of Thomas Carlyle in the very beginning and then writing an urdu couplet while concluding.

Good attempt. Wish you the best for result. :)
Meray khyal se Urdu shair youn hai..." Hum nasheeni agar kitaab se ho, Is se behtar koi rafique nahi ."

Innovative and creative approach you've adopted, its outstanding. As it was a literary essay so in my views some literary topics are missing like it would be a good addition to include literature details of distinguished languages of the World. Anyhow, various quotes has pretty good impressions and will inspire the examiner. May ALLAH bless u with success. AMEEN.

[QUOTE=sumia;454464]Pretty good outline....! Best ov luck...By the way.. I too
attempted this essay....![/QUOTE]

Thanks. I would like to see your outline :)

[QUOTE=SamiPerhar;454487]its a good attempt...... its make me in doubt whether i could pass the essay paper..[/QUOTE]

O don't worry dear ! Insha Allah you will pass:vic

[QUOTE=andleeb Akhter;454556]@Farah
Paper dekhty he mujy andaza tha k tum yahi essay choose kero gi..:)
Anyhow it's a very good outline before checking your essay line i too tried it roughly but a very good and mature attempt by you..
One thing which i wana mention here...This is a good attempt but your CSS essay line was superb dear....After reading that outline i was afraid that examiner will not give me passing marks even....:) it was such a nice attempt.
Wish you all the best for CSS and for PMS too:)

Regards[/QUOTE]

Thanks dear.Same to you:)

Asal mein topic pe depend krta hai,us mein bohat kuch tha likhnay ko, 2 dimensions theen;suffering soul and scientific age.books mein sirf books e books theen :D

[QUOTE=usman khalid;455323]Simply splendid! You have won the heart of the examiner by writing the poetic verses of Thomas Carlyle in the very beginning and then writing an urdu couplet while concluding.[/QUOTE]

Thanks Usman.But the beginning lines were my own creation not by Thomas Carlyle:pp
aur Urdu couplet ghalat ho gya :(

[QUOTE=siddiqui88;455395]Good attempt. Wish you the best for result. :)
Meray khyal se Urdu shair youn hai..." Hum nasheeni agar kitaab se ho, Is se behtar koi rafique nahi ."[/QUOTE]

Thanks dear.Yeah,you are right.Mujh pe b ye inkeshaf ho gya tha lekin "ab pachtaway kia hovat jab chirryan chugg gayeen khait :blink

[QUOTE=khan Shaheer;455412]Innovative and creative approach you've adopted, its outstanding. As it was a literary essay so in my views some literary topics are missing like it would be a good addition to include literature details of distinguished languages of the World. Anyhow, various quotes has pretty good impressions and will inspire the examiner. May ALLAH bless u with success. AMEEN.[/QUOTE]

Thanks :)

Yeah I also realized later that I should give examples of Urdu and punjabi books too but at that time one can't think much.

Good Luck !

Brilliantly put. I - though I am no one to judge this - can't point out any flaw or lacking. If I were to attempt this essay, I would have referred to Bacon too. Best of luck.

Regards

[QUOTE=Farrah Zafar;455422]

Thanks Usman.But the beginning lines were my own creation not by Thomas Carlyle:pp
aur Urdu couplet ghalat ho gya :(

[/QUOTE]

Come on!!! You have so masterfully mixed the essay topic line with your own creation that its difficult to differentiate between the two :)

jahan tk shair ghlat honay ki baat hy to is main choti si hi mistake hy or wo bhi pehlay misray main baki to theek hy to is se itna farq to nhi prta. mai nay 2008 main essay main aik shair likha. aik to shair ghlat likha upar se Altaf Hussain Hali ki bjay Iqbal se mansoob kr dia... but pass ho gia. :) So don't worry.

[QUOTE=usman khalid;455436]Come on!!! You have so masterfully mixed the essay topic line with your own creation that its difficult to differentiate between the two :)

jahan tk shair ghlat honay ki baat hy to is main choti si hi mistake hy or wo bhi pehlay misray main baki to theek hy to is se itna farq to nhi prta. mai nay 2008 main essay main aik shair likha. aik to shair ghlat likha upar se Altaf Hussain Hali ki bjay Iqbal se mansoob kr dia... but pass ho gia. :) So don't worry.[/QUOTE]

Thanks for always been so encouraging:)

And yeah I got motivation from your experience. 33 are passing marks so there is less fear.

Wish you more success ahead:vic

o thanks farrah uhave done a great job....!meny b yahi essy kea .......!takreeban es sy milta julta bs oscar wild ke qutation ni thi.....!

Well done Farrah! You have done a great job...Choice of quotations is remarkable...

very nice. but require some other ingredients also...................

Dear Farah!
Awesome i must say, both the selection of topic and then justifying it in an impressive manner, best of luck:))

[QUOTE=Shahzad Sial;456002]very nice. but require some other ingredients also...................[/QUOTE]

For example ?

nice post ,but plz add me farah in your friend list,so informative your ideas,i m waiting your reply.usman

[QUOTE=musmanhussain;457764]nice post ,but plz add me farah in your friend list,so informative your ideas,i m waiting your reply.usman[/QUOTE]

I can help here in a better way.Forum is the appropriate medium to communicate.

[QUOTE=Wamik;457918][FONT="Palatino Linotype"][COLOR="Purple"]Well Done

Plz tell us how hve u prepared so well
&

IF i am not mistaken woh urdu sher kuch yun hai:

SUROORE ILM HAI KAIFE SHARAB SE BEHTAR
KOI RAFEEQ NAHI KITAB SE BEHTAR[/COLOR][/FONT][/QUOTE]

Thanks ! Sher youn hai,see the post below,

[QUOTE=siddiqui88;455395]Good attempt. Wish you the best for result. :)
Meray khyal se Urdu shair youn hai..." Hum nasheeni agar kitaab se ho, Is se behtar koi rafique nahi ."[/QUOTE]

Well,Wamik ! I didn't prepare it,in fact,I never prepare essay.Being student of literature,I already had enough material to put into it.

excillent farah,definitly u get success,if u write same,which is written above.

Keeping in view your skills, your score in english esaay in PMS is hard to digest...
anyhow, all the best for your next attempt.....

@ Farrah Zaffar.
I want to ask.. while attempting an essay is it necessary to write all the quotes in the outline that we have to write in essay or only a few?

[QUOTE=anastasia;529944]@ Farrah Zaffar.
I want to ask.. while attempting an essay is it necessary to write all the quotes in the outline that we have to write in essay or only a few?[/QUOTE]

Hmm.It depends.If you have enough time,then you may mention all quotes but if time is short,you may only mention the name of the writer and word 'Quote'.I did both things in my papers.

[QUOTE=Farrah Zafar;454444][SIZE="4"]I'm posting in section of Essay as it is appropriate place for it so I don't expect it to be moved in PMS section.

I wrote 7 pages and 2 of outline.Overall it can be considered 10 pages as there were some extra lines too.I'm not happy for its length.However I'm hoping for the best.

Besides,I think I have skipped some points as I couldn't remember them.

[SIZE="5"][U][CENTER]Books are my friends that never fail me - Thomas Carlyle
[/U][/SIZE]

[/CENTER]When I'm hurt ,they console me
When I'm dejected,they encourage me,
When I'm sad,they make me smile,

Proudly and happily let me tell thee,
books are my friends that never fail me

--->Who is a friend?

--->Requisites of a good friend (help,entertain,encourage etc)

"A man is known by his company"

--->comparison of books and friends

--->books as different kinds of friends

~religious books,
~informative books,
~biographies
~entertaining books,
~educational books
~historical books
~literary books

--->Books are part of literature,some genre;

~poetry
~drama
~novel
~criticism etc

--->Literature and reality

Oscar wilde says, "Life should follow literature"

--->Role of books in development of personality

It is said,"Personality depends upon character,character depends upon thoughts and thoughts depend upon people we meet"
So people whose friends are books have pure and mature thoughts.

--->Books are guiding stars

--->Some books help in studies

As Bacon says in his essay "Of Studies",

Some books are to swallow,some are to chew and a few are to digest.

--->Some books entertain.

e.g Oscar Wilde's "Importance of being Earnest".This book not only satirizes the aristocratic class but also entertains the readers.

--->Some books share experiences

e.g biographies of famous people.Abraham Lincoln shared his experiences and presented golden tips to lead good life.

--->Some books give way to catharsis.They discuss delicate emotions and feelings of love.

~e.g books of poetry

~Poem by Prabhakar bangurde

--->Some books teach moral lessons

~Dr.faustus by Marlowe tells that if a man runs after materialistic pursuits and is mad for power and money,he is damned eternally.

~Heart of darkness by Conrad exposes the exploitation of black people by the white men.

~He says,"Power corrupts man and absolute power corrupts absolutely"

Then he presents the character of Mr.Kurtz who is incarnation of evil and meets an unpleasant end.

~Keats emphasizes on value of truth.He says,

"Beauty is truth,truth beauty,that's all ye know on earth and all ye need to know"

--->Conclusion

~Books are the best companions.

ہم نشین ہو کتاب سے
اس سے بہتر کوئ رفیق نہیں

"Be in company of books as they are the best companions"

I'm doubtful about the urdu couplet because I read it long ago during my school days.

Kindly comment on my outline.
[/SIZE][/QUOTE]

Good effort but as there is always a room for improvement, so I shall make some positive remarks which in my view will be appreciated. I hope you do not mind it.

Yes starting words are impressive but what I notice in your attempt is that you did not give a proper follow up as the topic is:[B]"Books are my friends that never fail me"[/B]. there are two things in the topic: books are my friends and they do not fail me. You agreed that 'books are my friends' but you did not explain: they 'do not fail me'.

secondly this outlines lacks proper organization
In my view some parts of your outline were completely irrelevant or they were [U]irrelevantly placed and discussed [/U]with no reference to the Topic.

For example:

Who is a friend? ( yes fine but no follow up)

Requisites of a good friend (help,entertain,encourage etc)

yes fine but from here you could have started to finish first part of the essay like: "books are my friends" because like a friend they do followings things

[B]Books are my friends[/B]

-Books teach
-books entertain
-books encourage
-books help
-books motivate
-books share experience
-books guide

note ( above points could be presented differently like [B]Source of encouragement etc[/B]
and so on maintaining that they do not fail me but unfortunately you discussed these things in isolation at the end

- [I]comparison of books and friends[/I]
( there was no need as it was acknowledged that books are my friends)

-[I]"books as different kinds of friends

~religious books,
~informative books,
~biographies
~entertaining books,
~educational books
~historical books
~literary books

--->Books are part of literature,some genre;

~poetry
~drama
~novel
~criticism etc""[/I]

Ok but these points should have been used with reference to making one a success story. Or they should simply be made a list under a under such headline 'Kinds of books one must read if he does not want fail in life'

[U]Books are guiding stars.[/U] such sentences were needed )

[I]~Dr.faustus by Marlowe tells that if a man runs after materialistic pursuits and is mad for power and money,he is damned eternally.

~Heart of darkness by Conrad exposes the exploitation of black people by the white men.

~He says,"Power corrupts man and absolute power corrupts absolutely"

Then he presents the character of Mr.Kurtz who is incarnation of evil and meets an unpleasant end.
~Keats emphasizes on value of truth.He says,

"Beauty is truth,truth beauty,that's all ye know on earth and all ye need to know"
[/I]

this material is irrelevant. it is another question that it can be made relevant.

Again rest of the outline is excellent but isolated and misplaced. Lack of organization of material is visible on the face of this outline. Quotes were excellent no doubt but misplaced.

At least, It could have been an easy task had you divide the outline in two parts like this.

1 Books are my friends ----2 books never fail me.

I have made the above remarks with a good intent ) I hope they are taken in the same spirit.

I wish you good luck!

[QUOTE=sajidnuml;536663]Good effort but as there is always a room for improvement, so I shall make some positive remarks which in my view will be appreciated. I hope you do not mind it.

Yes starting words are impressive but what I notice in your attempt is that you did not give a proper follow up as the topic is:[B]"Books are my friends that never fail me"[/B]. there are two things in the topic: books are my friends and they do not fail me. You agreed that 'books are my friends' but you did not explain: they 'do not fail me'.

secondly this outlines lacks proper organization
In my view some parts of your outline were completely irrelevant or they were [U]irrelevantly placed and discussed [/U]with no reference to the Topic.

For example:

Who is a friend? ( yes fine but no follow up)

Requisites of a good friend (help,entertain,encourage etc)

yes fine but from here you could have started to finish first part of the essay like: "books are my friends" because like a friend they do followings things

[B]Books are my friends[/B]

-Books teach
-books entertain
-books encourage
-books help
-books motivate
-books share experience
-books guide

note ( above points could be presented differently like [B]Source of encouragement etc[/B]
and so on maintaining that they do not fail me but unfortunately you discussed these things in isolation at the end

- [I]comparison of books and friends[/I]
( there was no need as it was acknowledged that books are my friends)

-[I]"books as different kinds of friends

~religious books,
~informative books,
~biographies
~entertaining books,
~educational books
~historical books
~literary books

--->Books are part of literature,some genre;

~poetry
~drama
~novel
~criticism etc""[/I]

Ok but these points should have been used with reference to making one a success story. Or they should simply be made a list under a under such headline 'Kinds of books one must read if he does not want fail in life'

[U]Books are guiding stars.[/U] such sentences were needed )

[I]~Dr.faustus by Marlowe tells that if a man runs after materialistic pursuits and is mad for power and money,he is damned eternally.

~Heart of darkness by Conrad exposes the exploitation of black people by the white men.

~He says,"Power corrupts man and absolute power corrupts absolutely"

Then he presents the character of Mr.Kurtz who is incarnation of evil and meets an unpleasant end.
~Keats emphasizes on value of truth.He says,

"Beauty is truth,truth beauty,that's all ye know on earth and all ye need to know"
[/I]

this material is irrelevant. it is another question that it can be made relevant.

Again rest of the outline is excellent but isolated and misplaced. Lack of organization of material is visible on the face of this outline. Quotes were excellent no doubt but misplaced.

At least, It could have been an easy task had you divide the outline in two parts like this.

1 Books are my friends ----2 books never fail me.

I have made the above remarks with a good intent ) I hope they are taken in the same spirit.

I wish you good luck![/QUOTE]

Thank you so much for your valuable comments.

Well,Sajid This outline is merely a rough copy of what I wrote in exam.I couldn't reproduce it here same as I wrote there.I wanted to share the sketch so I just presented the points.Lack of organization is due to this reason.

Secondly,my focus was on 'role of books' that they never fail me.I justified the topic in right direction,that's for sure.Elaboration with examples was done.

In my view,mainly the reasons were,

1-Wrong couplet
2-Short length
3-may be the selection of literary essay

Stay blessed !