Business Communication

What wrongs of ‘old Nepal’ does the poet want ‘new Nepal’ to amend in the poem “New Nepal”?

Phineas T. Barnum in “Advertise Your Business” blends moral advice (“be honest”) and business advice (“don’t blab”). Discuss how the writer highlights the blend of these two aspects to flourish business.

How does Gary Snyder in his essay “The Etiquette of Freedom” bring in the idea of ‘deep ecology’? Explain.

How does the poet bring about the similarities and differences between a fly and a human being in “The Fly”? Do you think it is worthwhile to live without thinking about the future? Discuss.

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“Although human lives are by themselves transient and insignificant, experiences are immortal.” Examine this statement in the light of “Once More to the Lake.”

How does the lunatic persona of Devkota’s poem “The Lunatic” differ from conventional lunatic? Explain why Devkota employs such lunatic personality as his speaker in the poem.

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Discuss how W.H. Auden’s poem “The Unknown Citizen” comments on the modern bureaucratic society where individual freedom is snatched away by the state mechanism.

In his essay “An Essay in Aesthetics,” Roger Fry argues, “In dreams and when under the influence of drugs, the imaginative life passes out of our own control, and in such cases its experiences may be highly undesirable, but whenever it remains under our own control it must always be on the whole a desirable life.” Do you agree with the writer’s argument? Give reasons.

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In her essay “Beauty,” Susan Sontag seeks to discredit conventional attitude about beauty. Briefly discuss her argument and explain what change in attitude about beauty the writer wants to bring in her readers.