UNIT THIRTEENTechniques Used for Training Elephants Two main techniques have been used for training elephants, which we may call respectively the toug...
UNIT TWELVEGlories of the Storm The rain now becomes a torrent, flung by a rising wind. Together they batter the trees and level the grasses. Water ...
UNIT ELEVENA Tree of Knowledge There was a particular tree of which we were not to partake, a tree of knowledge. Knowledge and understanding and wis...
Unit TenThe Olympic Games In ancient Greece athletic festivals were very important and had strong religious associations. The Olympian athletic festiv...
Unit NineThe Definition of a GentlemanIt is almost a definition of a gentleman to say he is one who never inflicts pain. This description is both refi...
Unit EightThe Advantages and Disadvantages of CarsThe use of the motor is becoming more and more widespread in the twentieth century; as an increasing...
Unit SevenOn AmbitionIf ambition is to be well regarded, the rewards of ambition--wealth, distinction, control over one's destiny--must be deemed ...
Unit SixManners Are Practically Non-ExistentManners nowadyas in metropolitan cities like London are practically non-existent. It is nothing for a big,...
Unit FiveAggressive Patriotism in Sports Some people believe that international sport creates goodwill between the nations. Others say that the opposi...
Unit FourWaiting in LineThe British queue up and the Americans wait in line, except for New Yorkers, who wait on line. No one seems to know the reason...