PARAGRAPH FOR PRECIS In this world of human affairs, there is no worse nuisance than a boy at the age of fourteen. He is neither ornamental nor useful. It is impossible to shower affection on him as on a little boy, and he is always...
PARAGRAPH FOR PRECIS The Pindaris generally invade a country in bodies of one thousand to four thousand each. They advance to the frontier with such rapidity, that the account of their depredations, in general, is the first intelligence of their approach. As soon as they...
PARAGRAPH FOR PRECIS Everyone endeavours to make himself as agreeable to society as he can, but it often happens that those who aim at shining in conversation overshoot their mark. Though a man succeeds, he should not, as is frequently the case, engross the whole...
PARAGRAPH FOR PRECIS The death of the Prince Consort was the central turning point in the history of Queen Victoria. She herself felt that her true life had ceased with her husband’s and that the remainder of her days upon earth were of a twilight...
PARAGRAPH FOR PRECIS Nothing else will so serve you to accomplish great things as the belief in your own greatness, in your own marvellous possibilities; count that man an enemy who shakes your faith in your ability to do the thing you have set your...
PARAGRAPH FOR PRECIS At present, Easter meanders over thirty-five days of the calendar, from March 22 to April 25, to everybody’s inconvenience. There is not a single business interest in the country or a single family that would not welcome a stratification of the timetable....
Paragraph for Precis His dress was so what like that of his companion, but being scarlet showed that he was not a monk, but a soldier who fought for Church and his religion. On the right shoulder of his cloak was a cross, showing that...
Introduction of Precis Writing ‘Precis’ is a French word. It means “summary.’ It also means an ‘epitome’ or ‘abstract.’ A precis should give the sum and substance of the original passage. It helps students in retaining the minimum from various sources—books, references, magazines, yearbooks, etc....
Offer Solutions to Current Problems Lord North, former Prime Minister of England, used to sleep during the parliamentary harangues of his adversaries. For his benefit, Sir Grey Copper would note down anything important the speaker had said. During a debate on shipbuilding, a tedious speaker...
Big Speech, Small Impact One hot, sweltering night, Mark Twain went to a church in Hartford to hear the annual report of Mr. Hawley. He was the city missionary who funded those who needed help but didn’t want to ask for it. Hawley began...
