The Killers

by Ernest Hemingway

Q: Discuss the elements of horror or suspense in the story.

Hemingway creates a very powerful impact of death, horror and suspense in a very simple. In the story  two men. Al and Max enter in restaurant run by Henry and at once start questioning George and the waiter about the food. The two young man make the staff quite uneasy. Infact they have come here to kill a person,  Anderson just to oblige a friend of them. The way they start eating with their gloves on and the way they talk is sure indication that they have come on an evil mission. This makes others think why they were behaving so strangely. In the meanwhile Max commands Nick to go the order side of the counter with George. All takes Nick and Sam into the kitchen

There is suspense that the armed men may rob money and things and some one may be killed or injured, but ironically nothing happens. Max tells George that they are going to kill Anderson whom they have never met just to oblige their friend.The killers waited for more then an hours but Anderson does not come.

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A Poison Tree

by William Blake

The poem is  built up on several contrasts; friend-foe; Love- hate; trust-deceit. poison tree stand for hatred. Hatred is the outcome of a lack of trust. It is true that excuses heard are pardoned and forgiven among friends but it is difficult to suppress the feeling of hatred against one’s enemy. Once never loses a chance of letting down one’s enemy. Deprivation of love and affection give birth to confrontation anger, animosity and destruction in society.

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Tolerance

by E.M. Forster

In this essay the writer stresses on the need of tolerance because it is necessary for the reconstruction of the world or any part of the world. Tolerance is a smooth and friendly thing that exercises positive influence on others. The poet have to be tolerance and avoid anger and revenge and other negative passions. A nation does not merely need engineers for construction or reconstruction, more important is tolerance. It is difficult for people to see the fault in themselves that they see in other.

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Leisure (poem)

by Willium Davies.

The Title of the poem is meaningful as it tells us about the sad face of the modern man’s life. The poet says that we are leading a calculated life in a mechanical way. we have no time to enjoy the beauties and delights of life. Modern man is engrossed in worldly matters all the time, caring very little for innocent joys and pleasure.
The poet puts a question to all of us what is use of this life if we have no time to enjoy the beauties of nature such as sweet rivers, shining streams, hills mountains and tender bird.

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Write a complaint against postman.

Examination Hall,
City ABC;
Feb 20, 20014

Esteemed Sir,
I beg to report that owing to the negligence of the beat post man, letter addressed to me is not delivered in time 

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BA english pattern

English A

The Punjab University,Lahore.

1. A Selection of modern English EssaysEdited by Sajjad Sheikh   (20)
2. A Selection of short stories of one act Plays Edited by Dr.Naseem Riaz Butt (20)
3. A new Anthology of English poetry Edited by Kaneez Aslam and shoaib bin hassan  (40)
4. The Oldman and the sea (novel)  by  Ernest Hemingway        (20)

Total Marks :    100

 English B

1. Essay with an outline .    (20+5)
2. Letter or Application.        (15)
3. Precis and comprehension.   (25)
4. Correction.(10)
5. Idioms. (15)
6. Translation From Urdu to English. (15)

  Total Marks         100

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Cowardice

lack of courage to face danger,difficulty,opposition,pain,etc

Cowardice die many time before their deaths; the valiant never tastes of death but once (Shakespeare)
A coward is a faint hearted, and mean spirited who has no guts in him. He never gambles for chance of victory. He is always hesitating, always vacillating, always fluctuating in opinion or resolution. He is always waving like pendulum; he cannot achieve success in life
A brave person on the other hand, is bold, fearless,for more details visit