POSITIVE ATTITUDE
What is
positive attitude? How can one develop positive attitude?
“You
cannot climb uphill, thinking downhill thoughts”
Looking
at the bright side and remedy side of a problem is positive thinking. It is
also called positive attitude. Positive attitude is about changing our ideas,
perceptions and interpretations about the things around us. It is not just
pushing us to believe that everything is good, bright and it will be fine or
escaping from reality. It is about focusing
on a problem as a challenge, with confidence and determination to achieve the
desired solution. It is important to
cultivate positive thinking because it guides us towards achieving our goals
easily.
Positive
attitude is
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encouraging others
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being happy through achievements
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not worrying constantly about problems
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managing stress
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not thinking about bad times
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not losing faith in one self
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aiming for success
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showing patience
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facing problems confidently
Ways to develop positive thinking
§ Right belief breeds right attitude: Believe
in your talent. It will boost up your confidence and generates positive
thinking.
§ Practice positive visualization: Hope
is the rope of success. Try to see good in others and expect bright future.
§ Accommodate with positive association:
Negative people will instill negative thinking. Avoid those people and
establish positive image. Have good friends!
§ Respect yourself and others too: Do not
compare yourself with anyone in the world. If you do so, you are insulting
yourself. Be yourself!
§ Set positive goals: If
you fail to plan, you plan to fail. One who is clear about his goal will not be
easily trapped and tempted and always has a positive view about things. Be
clear!
§ Be optimistic and realistic: There
are three types of thinking; negative thinking, positive thinking and right
thinking. Select last one. Be realistic!
§ Instill Positive mind at the best time: Spend
your prime time in a day or life for participating positive things.
§ Do not believe in failure: Fear
of failure will lead one into negative thinking. A person who makes no mistakes
does not usually make anything. You cannot separate the successes from the
failures- It is all part of the same journey. Fall but rise!
§ Break the negative habits: There
are bad and good addictions. Addicting to screen culture believing in
superstitions, false prestige, identity crisis and eager to decide life partner
are said to be the negative side of the youth. Have best habits!
§ Remove the labels that are imposed by
others:
Birth and background have nothing to do with a person’s greatness. Constant
efforts make a person great.
§ Have a strong persistent desire:
Ambition is the path to success. Persistence is the vehicle you arrive in.
Believe in ‘I can win’.
BODY LANGUAGE
In face to Face
communications regularly emotions, the words we speak actually account for less
than 10% of the message that we convey, while body language accounts for more
than half of our message (our tone of voice communicates the rest). Body
language is important and if our words say one thing but our body says another,
the person we are speaking to is more likely to believe the message our body is
communicating. Body language is also known as non-verbal communication as the
communication takes place through body postures, gestures, eye movement, facial
expression, movement of hands, shrugging the shoulders, standing or sitting
postures etc. Unintentional human gestures such as making an eye-rub, a
chin-rest, a Lip torch, a nose-itch, a head scratch, an ears scratch crossing
arms and a finger-lock have been found Conveying some useful information in a
specific context.
Experts say first
impression is the best impression. We should be very careful while making
certain gestures like nodding head, showing variety sign as they mean
differently in different countries. There is no specific universal sign for any
expression.
During the seminars,
group discussions and in interviews, our body language is being observed by the
other participants to know our real intension. The body can express our
thoughts and ideas to the other person, were communicating without uttering a
word. Therefore we should mind our language and body language too. The body
language can be altered and improved on practice.
If we wish to connect
the people while communicating ‘smile’ is the only best technique as the
ancient Chinese rightly said “A man without a smiling face must not open a
shop”.
“Your smile is the
messenger of your good will. Your smile brightens the lives of all who see you.
To someone who has seen a dozen people frown, your smile is like sun breaking
the clouds especially when that someone is under pressure from his losses, his
customers, teachers or parents or children. Your smile can help him realize
that inspire of all his hopelessness that there is a joy in the world”-----
Dare Carnegie.
SWOT/SWOC
SWOT
stands
for strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats. It is a scientific tool
for any individual or organization to study these four elements for existing
status and plan for future. SWOT focuses
on how an individual who has a goal to reach it. It studies the internal and
external factors that are favorable and unfavorable to reach that goal.
In recent times the ‘T’ (threat) in SWOT changed
to ‘C’ (challenge). ‘C’ is recommended since threat is considered a negative word
whereas challenge connotes a more positive attitude.
Strengths and weaknesses are often internal and
personal, while opportunities and threats generally relate to external factors. SWOT
is sometimes called internal-external analysis.
Self-assessment test can be conducted to evaluate
one’s own SWOT. This can be based on simple questions like:
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Do you have specific goal in your life?
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Are you aware of your strength?
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Do you know which things are important
for you?
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Do you know which thing can add value to
you?
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Do you know your weakness?
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Are you aware of your financial status?
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Do you have somebody to help you to
reach your goal?
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Are you doing something to reach your
goal every day?
It is important to
focus on the answers that no, to reach your goals.
Why
SWOT/SWOC is useful for students?
In order to
achieve in life, one has to know oneself and build strong personality, as
people who use their talents to their fullest extent only will be successful.
The quality of achieving the world depends on the quality of knowing self by
identifying our own strengths and weaknesses, and analyzing the opportunities
and challenges.
The following are some of the advantages of SWOT
analysis:
§ SWOT
analysis shows why people are unable to reach their goals in life.
§ It
helps to understand various ways to reach your goal.
§ It
is beneficial to recognize both the opportunities available and the threats to
face.
§ By
realizing weaknesses, one can overcome and escape threats.
§ Its
framework makes you unique from your peers by showing your rare talents.
§ It
points out the need to boost your career and assists you to reach your personal
goals.
§ Knowing
and using your strengths can make you potential and turns you a quality person.
§ Used
in an employment context, it stirs you to excel in your profession.
§ It
discloses opportunities that you need to be utilized.
§ It
also helps to peep into you so that you can draft your career plan and complete
it successfully.
EMOTIONAL
INTELLIGENCE
Emotional intelligence is identifying, understanding
and choosing how we think, feel and act. It decides what we learn, how to set
priorities, and decide daily actions. According to ‘Oxford Dictionary of
Philosophy’, “Emotional intelligence is the ability to monitor one’s own and
other people’s emotions. It helps to discriminate between different emotions
and label them appropriately and to use the emotional information in thinking
and behavior.”
Emotional intelligence is the capacity underlying
emotional sensitivity, awareness and management skills which help maximize
health, happiness, competence and survival. It includes self-awareness,
self-regulations, motivations, empathy and social skills.
Importance of Emotional intelligence:
Emotional intelligence plays a vital role in today’s
educational scenario and job market. The ever changing work nature, cut throat
competition and rapidly advancing technology are demanding dynamic mental
skills from students. The following are the advantages of emotional intelligence:
§ The
widest range of acceptance by people.
§ Better
performance in employment.
§ Healthy
and effective inter personal relations.
§ Easy
and flexible life.
§ Physical
and mental health.
§ Self-motivated
and result oriented life.
How to enhance emotional intelligence:
Emotional intelligence is a dynamic skill. It is
capable of changing. So there is a possibility of improving it by one’s own
effort. The following tips will help you.
Change your perspective: The way you look at the things will change
your moods profoundly. Understand those facts of life which you can’t change
but try to adjust or mould yourself.
Self-introspection is the best way: ‘An
unexamined life is not worth to live.’ is saying. Continuous evolution
and cross checking one’s emotions at various occasions and with different
people will certainly have positive impact.
Recognize and channelize your emotions: Speak
and feel free to exchange the things freely. Pent up of emotions is half way of
understanding them. Suppressing feelings have negative impact on your moods and
personality.
Enjoy and instill sense of humor in and
around you: Laughter is the best medicine for
sorrows. Enjoying jokes on self also requires positive esteem on one’s self.
Resolve conflicts positively: Choosing
win-win attitude in all your dealings that pours plenty of comfort and
emotional satisfaction in life. Any other ways create tension and unhealthy
competition.
Take the full responsibility of your
emotions: As emotions
are reflective, every emotion has its result in both ways. Being cautious for
negative results in the beginning will avoid lot of hurt and loss.
Physical Exercise and outdoor play: Sound
body is sound mind. The functionaries of all the systems in body have
psychosomatic impact. Mind and body are inseparable, hence it plays vital role
in generating positive emotions.
Recreation and hobbies:
Mind
is creative and recreative. It needs to be fed with positive stuff. Hobbies
will establish self confidence and recreation relieves stress.
NETIQUETTE
Netiquettes are rules
or some accepted ways to communicate with other people when you are using the
Internet. The word is derived from two words.
InterNET + EtiQUETTES=Netiquettes
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Social Media Etiquettes
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E-mail Etiquette
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E-business Etiquette
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The Ten Commandments of
Internet Etiquette:
The Ten Commandments of
Computer Ethics were created in 1992 by the Computer Ethics Institute.
1. You
shall not use a computer to harm other people.
2. You
shall not interfere with other people’s computer work.
3. You
shall not snoop around in other people’s computer files.
4. You
shall not use a computer to steel.
5. You
shall not use a computer to bear false witness.
6. You
shall not copy or use proprietary software for which you have not paid (without
permission)
7. You
shall not use other people’s computer resources without authorization or proper
compensation.
8. You
shall not appropriate other people’s intellectual output.
9. You
shall think about the social consequences of the program you are writing or the
system you are designing.
10. You
shall always use a computer in ways that ensure consideration and respect for
your fellow humans.
SOCIAL
MEDIA ETIQUETTE
Social Media is any
form of online communication that allows virtual relationships either social or
professional, or racial and paves a platform interacting with each other for
various purposes. It includes internet, websites, blogs, social networks, photo
sharing platforms, forums, dashboards, wikis etc. Google, YouTube, Instagram,
Flicker, Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, Skype, My Space. These have created a
virtual world of social networking now days.
Advantages and
Disadvantages of Social Media:
Social skills,
Independence and self expression, digital competency, educational development,
knowing the world and word, research, career avenues, community participation
and news media are some of the advantages of Social Media
Sharing personal
information, bullying and harassment, permanency of online profile, addiction,
privacy, over expression and individuality, isolation, digital relations and
loss of original thinking are some of the disadvantages of Social Media.
Social Media Etiquette
for College Students:
You are what you tweet
or post. The way you behave on social media creates an image about you in your friends’ mind. Your
posting, shares, likes and tagging becomes a strong part of your overall image.
So, decide how you want to be seen. Social media is a boon to connect with a
community of like-minded people to know what is happening in the world. Be
serious with whom are you connected. Internet is an ocean of public record,
fastest traveler and has the widest customers. When you post something online,
you are building a cyber-finger print. So be cautious- everything you do
internet is public. Don’t be autonomous. Listen to someone who directly wisely.
If you are an aspirant of job seeker know that employers DO check your profile
to evaluate your personality. So remember somebody is watching. As an educated
person you need not believe whatever published on net is true because after all
they are managed by people. So do not believe everything online is true.
Discuss importance of
learning, advantages of what you are reporting on, and explore how your
subjects are making a positive impact on technology. As people today are crazy
about news, the information they receive without reading and questioning, share
it immediately which is not a good behavior. Beware of cyber bulling.
Using Social Media as
Learning Tools:
1.
Use social media for academic purpose by
creating good profile of yours.
2.
Use social media as an extension of
classroom learning.
3.
Maintain blogs to exhibit your
creativity and talent of writing articles.
4.
Turn your dashboards as subject
discussion boards.
5.
Use Youtube to publish your short films
or comments on motivational talks.
6.
Create a Facebook group of your
classwork.
7.
Use blogging for students’ homework,
assignments and project works.
8.
Share subject materials for discussion
and debates.
E-MAIL ETTIQUETTE
The full name of E-mail
is ‘Electronic mail.’ It is a method of communicating digital messages among
computer users. E-mail operates with the help of computer networks. E-mail
server accepts, forwards, delivers, and stores messages. There is no need of
staying online for both the users at the same time or their computers need not
be online simultaneously.
General Netiquettes:
1.
Your e-mail reflects your personality:
A
scattered, disorganized, mistakes will spoil your image.
2.
Only discuss public matters: If
the news transferable via other than net need not to be sent through mail.
3.
Briefly introduce yourself: Do
not think that you met someone at sometime will remember you always as do.
4.
Do not e-mail angry: As
e-mail correspondence lasts forever, do not E-mail sensational news, suspending
a client or employee, expressing hurt and anger, warning someone, and
disparaging other people.
5.
Do not use too many exclamation
points: too many exclamations pushes you into risk of
looking childish and unprofessional.
6.
Double care with confidential
information: Information such as tax information or
the particulars of a highly-sensitive business transaction must be sensitively
dealt with less the information should fall into the hands of wrong persons.
7.
Keep it clean:
You can get rid of all the e-mail addresses just by deleting. Clean it up, and
send it.
8.
Maintain privacy:
Protect the privacy of your list if you are sending to many people at time.
9.
Don’t allow to access e-mail
addresses to a third-party: Be assured of addresses
you willingly hand over to third parties stay with them, especially when the
service they’re offering is free.
10.
Be mindful of links:
Some mails to be threat to the system as they bring virus and unwanted
websites.
Specific E-mail
Etiquettes:
Communicating through
e-mail has become necessary today as it has volume of advantages such as
faster, cheaper, wider and available all time when compared to traditional
post. An e-mail ID consists of mainly seven parts:
1.
Subject: Subject
is a summarizing of the content of the message.
2.
Sender (From):
It is the sender’s Internet e-mail address. It is usually assumed to be the
same as the Reply-to address, unless another one is provided.
3.
Recipient (To):
First/last name of e-mail recipient, as configured by the sender.
4.
Salutation/Greetings: The
salutation is the opening line of your e-mail where you address the recipient
directly, usually by name.
5.
Body:
The body of a message consists of the actual text. The message body also may
contain closing, signatures or automatically generated text that is provided by
the sender’s e-mail system.
6.
Closing:
Closing word or phrase such as ‘Thank you’ or ‘Regards’.
7.
Signature:
Sender’s name and address.
BUSINESS
AND ACADEMIC ETIQUETTES
The digital era has
brought with it a new wave if economic and educational transactions with unique
ways of financial transactions. People are spending more time online, which has
given to apps, online shopping and other e-bussiness services.
Protect yourself not to
be trapped by these common online traps:
Online buying is not
that much easy and safe as direct one. The two important missing things are
clarity and physical verification.
Banking transactions
are convenient but be careful with OTP (one time password) and cross check
whether operation from official web portal or not. Prefer using virtual
keyboard. Never reveal your PIN (Personal identification number) number or any
personal details for any phone call or personal query.
You might have seen
Winning Lotteries in your spam or junk mails with CONGRATULATIONS!. They ask
all your details and ask to transfer service charges to deposit lottery amount.
Remember! You never buy a lottery ticket!
Employment Offertory
Letters is another trap. Having got your search history such as job seeking or
applying for any job, hackers send an offertory letters saying you are
appointed so and so company with lucrative salary. What you need to pay is only processing fee
which will turn you to be millionaire by next morning. Remember no lunch is
free!
Again catching from
Google or Educational service agencies, somebody will send you an email
offering MS/MBA and so and so in your dreaming universities. Your application
is already processed but you need to have some points to gain in order to get
admission into University. Those grads can be added by paying minimum amount.
Therefore just transfer some amount and get admission.
Certain betting games
are viral now days. Beware of them.
Cheating in online
classes is now big business. Academic disloyalty is found everywhere.
Plagiarism or claiming someone else’s work as your own and copying almost every
word and sentence from a written source without citation is a bad practice.
Cheating in online classes is just as evil as cheating in regular classes.
Answering tests and quizzes from net sources, using an authorized source for
assignments and simply copying from internet- are some examples.
PARAGRAPH
WRITING
Definition of a
Paragraph:
A paragraph is a group
of related sentences developed on a specific topic. It may be a part, or a
division of an essay or it may be a complete unit in itself. Sometimes it is
considered as a mini-essay. A paragraph focuses on a single aspect. The
paragraphs in an essay have a purpose. The beginning of a new paragraph in an
essay indicates that the writer has changed the point.
Structure of a
Paragraph:
Each sentence in a
paragraph should be written correctly and arranged in a logical order. Any kind
of digression or deviation will spoil the structure of the paragraph.
Features of a good
paragraph:
A good paragraph is a
combination of Unity, Cohesion, Coherence, Balance, Variety and Emphasis.
1.
UNITY:
When
the sentences of a paragraph are held together because of their close relation
to the central theme their oneness of purpose gives unity to the paragraph. If
sentences do not relate to the central idea creep into the paragraph, its unity
is destroyed. The result is confusion.
2.
COHESION:
The
sentences in a paragraph are linked structurally by cohesive devices. These
devices make the paragraph economic, stable and clear. Some of such devices are
conjuctions, pronouns and the definite article ‘the’. For example: and,
either…or, neither….nor, though, etc.
3.
COHERENCE:
The
sentences in a paragraph should be connected through semantics. ‘Coherence’ in
a paragraph refers to the unity in meaning. Each sentence should be focused on
the idea expressed in the paragraph.
4.
BALANCE:
The
balance of the paragraph depends on the proper distribution of emphasis. The
space devoted to each sentence should be in proportion to the importance of the
idea it expresses. Care should also be taken to see that the main idea stands
out prominently.
5.
VARIETY:
Variety
is meant for to avoid monotony. It should be of different lengths, and not
always of the same sentence construction. A judicious blend of the Simple,
Complex and Compound sentences will be impressive.
6.
EMPHASIS:
Generally,
the opening sentence contains the subject or theme of a paragraph. The
following sentences expand or illustrate the main subject. A paragraph should
come to a natural close when the treatment of particular subject is exhausted.
The idea which has been developed in a paragraph must determine the
arrangements and the relative importance of subordinate parts.
Topic Sentence:
A topic sentence is a
sentence that contains main idea or claim and controls the rest of the
paragraph. The body of a paragraph explains, develops or supports the topic
sentence’s main idea or claim. The topic sentence is usually the first sentence
of a paragraph, but not necessarily. It may be placed in the middle of the
paragraph, or at end of the paragraph.
TYPES OF PARAGRAPHS:
Based on the nature of
the subject discussed in the paragraph and the style of writing, paragraphs are
divided into three types. They are:
1.
Descriptive Paragraph
2.
Explanatory Paragraph
3.
Narrative Paragraph
1. The Descriptive
Paragraph:
A paragraph which
contains a series of sentences with descriptive details, which together make up
a picture of what the writer is trying to describe is called a descriptive
paragraph. Descriptive Paragraphs are common in story writing. Writers usually
employ adjectives and descriptive language to write descriptive paragraphs.
2.The Explanatory
Paragraph:
You can create a paragraph
giving the details of information in support of the topic sentence. This is the
technique used when we explain something with the help of facts and figures.
3.The Narrative
Paragraph:
The narrative paragraph
is written to relate an experience or to narrative an incident. The sentences
in the narrative paragraph should be carefully arranged in a logical sequence
so as to guide the reader to understand the incident properly.
PARAPHRASING
Paraphrase means the
restatement of the sense of a passage in other words. It must faithfully
reproduce the thought of the original passage in similar language. It is a full
rendering of the sense of the passage with all its details in the writer’s own
idiom and style. New ideas should not be added which are not already there in
the original passage. Before writing a paragraph, one should study it carefully
and grasp its central idea.
It is important to
always give credit to the sources, while paraphrasing. That is, we need to cite
the original work. Otherwise, the paraphrase will be considered plagiarized. To
avoid plagiarism, we should not include many words and phrases from the
original text. If we want to use a word or a phrase with a special meaning,
then we need to use the words are phrases in “
“.
Features of a
paraphrase:
We may paraphrase either
a passage or a poem. But the paraphrases of both have the same features. Some
of the features are given below:
1.
The paraphrase of a poem or a passage
contains the same ideas/theme. In other words, it does not contain any new
ideas or opinions. No idea or subtheme is repeated.
2.
All the figures of speech are expressed
in simple and direct language. That is, a paraphrase may not contain similies,
metaphors, epigrams and such other figures of speech.
3.
Usually, the sentences are not long and
complex as the paraphrase aims to make the text/poem comprehensible to the
reader. There are sentences in direct speech, no sentences containing inversion
and no rhetorical questions.
4.
Technical, archaic, unusual and obscure
words are not found, unless they are absolutely necessary.
Stages in paraphrasing:
Paraphrasing involves
three stages, namely, (i) pre-paraphrasing stage (ii) Writing stage and (iii)
Editing stage.
The first stage (pre-paraphrasing)
involves :
a.
Reading a text/poem and understanding
its central idea or theme.
b.
Noting down the main idea and supporting
ideas, if any.
Writing stage comprises
of expressing the ideas in simple vocabulary and sentences. Finally, the
write-up is looked for any ungrammatical sentences and proof-reading errors and
corrected.
Strategies for
paraphrasing:
The following are some
of the useful strategies for paraphrasing easily.
While taking notes:
1.
When you are reading or taking notes,
i.e., at Pre-paraphrasing stage, do not copy the verbatim from the passage
unless you think you would like to quote it.
2.
Make a note only of the author’s main
point(s). You don’t have to use full sentences.
3.
In your notes, you can start translating
the original text into your own words. Keep in mind that your notes the original
data.
4.
Make source to download the source(s)
and the page numbers in the source, which you can make a proper reference while
writing the paraphrase.
While Writing:
1.
While writing, rely on your notes rather
than on the original work. You will find it much easier to avoid the author’s
words and sentences.
2.
Covert the theme/ideas from your notes
into complete grammatical sentences.
3.
Give a reference of the source, wherever
necessary.
4.
You may have to use synonyms, different
parts of speech, indirect speech, different voice (active and passive voice)
and different sentence structures.
After Writing:
1.
Look at original text again.
2.
Ensure that your paraphrase is accurate.
3.
Ensure that you have paraphrased all the
ideas in your own words.
4.
Correct the ungrammatical sentences,
spelling errors, if any.
Guidelines for
Paraphrasing:
Some of the guidelines
for paraphrasing either a text or a poem are as follows:
1.
Read the poem/passage slowly and
carefully understand its central idea.
2.
When you have grasped the main theme/idea,
read the poem/passage again to understand all the details. Note all unusual
words and expressions, as well as similes, metaphors, epigrams and other
figures of speech which will have o be explained in simple and direct language.
3.
Note all inversions, which will have to
the change into prose order. Long sentences have to be broken up into shorter
ones.
4.
Direct speech should be converted into
Indirect Speech.
5.
The full meaning and phrases and
expressions should be brought out.
6.
See whether sentences have to be
rearranged in order to make the meaning clear. Also whether there is any
repetition of thought which will have to be avoided or removed.
7.
Change rhetorical questions and
addresses into plain statements.
8.
The paraphrase should be written in your
own words. But every word in the original need not to be changed. Technical,
difficult, archaic, unusual and obscure words should be changed into simple,
ordinary words.
9.
If you are writing the paraphrase in
Indirect Speech and you begin with the words, “The poet says”, do not repeat
the words or their variants like “The poet adds” and “The poet further says”.
10.
As far as length is concerned, there are
no limits stated. Normally the prose passage is longer than the piece of poetry
that has been paraphrased.
11.
The regularity of the rhythm of poetry
should be modified to the irregular rhythm of prose. The poetic vocabulary
should be by prose constructions.
12.
Useful verbs, connecting words and
explanations which have been omitted in the poem, should be supplied.
13.
Provide references or citations,
wherever necessary.
SUMMARISING
A
summary is nothing but putting together the main ideas in the note-making in a
sequentially written form. Summarizing is an extremely useful tool in various
fields. It is not possible to reproduce the entire original text. Hence it is
necessary to summarise the original to meet specific needs.
A good summary is one
which
·
Is simple, clear and well structured
·
Contains main theme and supporting ideas
·
Is written in your own words
·
Contains very few words
A good summary does not
·
Contains sentences from the original
text. They are replaced with sentences which contain the same semantics.
·
Contain any kind of new information or
any views/opinions.
·
Use symbols and abbreviations, as you do
in note-making
·
Summarise only one part of the text. All
the main points are taken into consideration.
Stages of Summarising:
Summarizing involves
three stages: (i) Note-taking stage (ii) Writing stage (iii) Editing stage.
(i)
Note-taking Stage:
At this stage, you need to
a. Read
the text carefully and highlight the main points.
b. Note
down all the points as you do in note-making
c. You
may use symbols, graphs, drawing to note down the points.
(ii)
Writing Stage:
While writing the summary,
a. Do
not look at the text. Concentrate only on the notes you have taken during the
first stage.
b. Write
in complete sentences each point you have noted down.
c. Use
your own words and sentences. Consult a dictionary to use the synonyms.
d. Do
not add your opinions, examples or analysis.
e. See
that there is no repetition of ideas or points.
(iii)
Editing stage:
Finally, you need to
a. Compare
it with the original
b. See
that all the points organized logically
c. Look
for the spelling errors, grammatical errors and correct them.
d. Remove
if there is any repetition of ideas or points.
DEVELOPMENT
OF IDEAS
1.
Strike while the
iron is hot
(Or) Make hay while the sun shines.
When the iron is hot, we can beat it
into any shape we like. If it is cooled, we cannot change it. In the same way
we must make hay when the sun shines. We cannot make it on a rainy day. It
means we must make the best use of the opportunity when it comes to us. A good
opportunity comes only rarely in our lives. If we do not use it properly then
it may not come to us again. We have to suffer in our life. The student must be
careful about his education. If he neglects his education he will spoil his own
future. Again he may not have the chance to study. So we must do the right
thing at the right time.
Smart and steady wins the race:
2.
In today’s world of speed and competition, life has
literally become a race. One requires both the smartness of a hare and the
steadiness of a tortoise to win the race of life. ‘Smart’ and ‘steady’ have
become the most desired qualities of man. ‘Smart describes a person who has
positive, diligent, creative, brilliant and pleasant qualities; and ‘steady’
describes a person who can be trusted to show good judgment and act in a
reasonable way. Today the world is after smart employees, smart professionals,
smart entrepreneurs and everyone smart. Therefore there is no doubt that those
who cultivate these two qualities are sure to win.
3.
All that
glitters is not gold.
(or)
Appearances are deceptive.
Gold
shines brightly. But some other less valuable metals also shine brightly when
they are polished. Therefore everything that shines cannot be gold. So we must
not decide a metal’s value by its shining or outward appearance. Outward
appearances are deceptive. A fruit may appear colorful and fleshy, but it may
taste very bitter. A man may be attractive to look at, but he may be wicked. So
his outward appearance is not important. We must try to know the inner beauty
of a person. He may be black or white. His heart must be pure. So we should not
be deceived by the appearance because they do not tell us about the real nature
of man.
4. Rome was not built in a day.
A
big city like Rome was not built in a single day. Thousands of people took
years to build it. This can be applied to any great achievement by man. All the
wonderful inventions and discoveries that we see today are the result of
several years of hard work and patience. Without knowing this secret, people
try to achieve wonders in a short span. And when they can’t achieve what they
want they lose patience. We must try to do things steadily with patience. If we
begin some work, we must try do it till the end with devotion and patience.
This is the secret behind great achievements.
5. Look before you leap:
We
should not jump forward without looking what is before us. If we do so, we may
be injured. In the same way we should not do anything thing in haste without
proper thinking. If we do so we may fall into danger. The same is the case with
our words. If we speak in haste we may have to feel for it later. Our speech
may hurt others. We cannot take back our words. It may lead to quarrels. So we
must think twice before we act or speak. But people do not know when to talk.
They speak unnecessarily and get into troubles. Just as we have to look before we leap we should talk and act
carefully.
6. Every man is the architect of his own future
When
we get into troubles, we blame other people. But if we think rationally, we
know that we ourselves are responsible for our good or bad. If the child
develops good qualities he/she will lead a good life in future. If one develops
bad qualities, his life will be full of troubles. If we are good, all the
people will respect us. If we are bad, everyone hates us. If we are careful
about our health and wealth, we shall not have any difficulties in future. If
we spend wealth freely without forethought we shall become poor and nobody will
care for us. So we must be able to decide what is good and what is bad. We must
follow the good and leave the bad. Then only our life will become happy.
7. Prevention is better than cure
Man
has reasoning power. He must think of the results of a thing before doing it.
If it is likely to give bad results, he must not do it at all. It is better
than finding a solution while suffering the consequences. He must take care not
to cultivate any bad habit because it will be very difficult for him to get rid
of it. In the same way he must take precautions against dangerous diseases. If
he does not do so, he has to suffer from them. Sometimes they may not be cured.
Moreover, he has to spend much money on it. So it is always better to prevent
anything than think about the cure while suffering.
8. Life is a challenge - take it up.
Life is not a bed of
roses. It is full of ups and downs. There are many people who want to run away
from problems. They are always failures. But there are some strong ones who
take every difficulty as a challenge and achieve success. Even animals struggle
to survive when nature is cruel. Man is intelligent. He should take a failure
as an opportunity for progress. There are a number of real life heroes who
fought with their fate successfully. Helen Keller was deaf, dumb and blind, she
challenged them. Mayuri Sudha lost her limb in an accident. Today she excels as
a great dancer. Pranitha the accident victim has taken the challenge. There are
many more victim has taken the challenge. They are inspiration for us.
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