Unit SevenOn AmbitionIf ambition is to be well regarded, the rewards of ambition--wealth, distinction, control over one's destiny--must be deemed ...
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 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 TenThe Olympic Games In ancient Greece athletic festivals were very important and had strong religious associations. The Olympian athletic festiv...
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 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 THIRTEENTechniques Used for Training Elephants Two main techniques have been used for training elephants, which we may call respectively the toug...
UNIT FOURTEENEducation:One of the Key Words of Our Time Education is one of the key words of our time. A man without an education, many of us believe,...
UNIT FIFTEENWhat Is Going to Be Done with All This Knowledge? Why does the idea of progress loom so large in the modern world ? Surely because progres...
UNIT SIXTEENThe Eco-War The military lexicon needs a new term:"eco-war". What better way to describe the acts of environmental slaughter com...