BA / BSW / BBS Note for Compulsory English

           “My Mother Never Worked” by  Bonnie Smith-Yackel  This narrative essay begins with a phone call. A phone calls many people make after the death of family members-the call to social security . As Bonnie goes on hold, she thinks about her mother’s life starting from the time she graduated high school to the time she worked even in her old age. Bonnie Smith-Yackel recollects the time when she called Social Security to claim her mother’s death benefits. Social Security places Smith-Yackel on hold so they can check their records on her mother, Martha Jerabek Smith. While waiting, she remembers the many things her mother did, and the compassion her mother felt towards her husband and children. When Social Security returns to the phone, they tell Smith-Yackel that she could not receive her mother’s death benefits because her mother never had a wage-earning job. A tremendous amount of irony is used in this essay. The title, in itself, is full of irony; it makes readers cu

   “Only Daughter” by  Sandra Cisneros In “Only Daughter”, Sandra Cisneros describes the difficulties of growing up as the only daughter in a Mexican- American family of six sons and challenges society’s views on a traditional Mexican family. The general stereotypes depict a son being of value as they’re allowed to work and provide for the family whereas women are expected to clean and cook always. Cisneros was the only daughter in a Mexican family full of boys. She often wouldn’t play with her brothers as they were too embarrassed to be seen playing with a girl. This position of being alone and the only daughter left Cisneros to be by herself to think and embrace writing. This field was not seen as credible to her father and he expected her to become an English teacher if he ever wanted to deem his daughter as successful but Cisneros proved her father wrong proving to both him and society the roles women play in the world. The conflict is resolved when her father asks if he could ge

Scientific Inquiry: Invention and Test (Four levels) Literal Comprehension A physician; Semmelweis had researched in his hospital; Vienna General Hospital from 1844-1848, during that time there was a high mortality rate of infant and maternity. Fatal illness is also known as puerperal fever or child death fever, a serious issue that was examined in two divisions. Hempel Semmelweis did various tests to find out the cause and solution of the high maternity death rate. During the test, he found various possible causes for the high mortality rate like epidemic atmospheric cosmic telluric changes, cholera, and so on. Semmelweis noted that women come with a baby in their hands after giving birth, on the street carrying bacteria in the hospital which might spread to others. Similarly, injuries from rough examination by the medical students. It is also a reason behind it. Sometimes micro-organisms affect others during the invention and test Semmelweis changed the trend of ringing the bell

  The Stub-Book by P. Antonio from Spain. The Stub Book (Four levels) Literal Comprehension The stub-book is written by Spanish writer Pedro Antonio which is about Uncle Buscabeatas; a hardworking farmer who grows various vegetable items, like pumpkin, tomato, and potatoes. He cares and loves those vegetables like his daughters and sons. He gives names to every pumpkin so he can recognize those pumpkins anywhere in any situation. One day, he plans to sell those pumpkins in the market. As he was going to sell those pumpkins by tomorrow, he was serious as he was going to say goodbye to his lovely pumpkins. Unfortunately, those lovely pumpkins were stolen at night before uncle visited the garden to pluck them out. By knowing this, uncle was very upset and angry; so, he goes in search of the pumpkins in nearby possible city Cadiz. After reaching to market, he recognized his pumpkins that we're keeping on the display of the shop for sale. He started to scold the old businessman. After f

  CAMBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL COLLEGE Kalanki Chowk, Kathmandu Ph: 075219858, 5218003, 5234474   Sub: Compulsory English (ENG-401)                                                                                F.M. 70 Level: BSW-I Year                                                Time: 3hrs                                             P.M. 28   Candidates are required to give their answers in their own words as far as practicable. The figures in the margin indicate full marks of each question.   Group A (Long Questions)   Answer any TWO questions, Question No. 2 is compulsory.                                   (02x15=30)   1.        Write an essay in which you describe a food that is as meaningful for you as pulao is for Lahiri. Make sure that your essay has a clear thesis and that it includes at least one reference to Jhumpa Lahiri‘s essay. Be sure that you document all the materials that you borrow from Lahiri‘s essay.