Advertisements
Advertisements
Question
Write a short monologue using one of the following ideas. Write down the monologue and present it in the class.
Bushi disguised as a bandit.
Advertisements
Solution
"Who would’ve thought a Bushi—a warrior sworn to protect—would find himself here, in the garb of a bandit? But desperate times call for desperate measures.
This disguise… it feels foreign, heavy, but necessary. These thieves—these dishonorable scoundrels—think they own the roads, terrorizing travelers and taking what doesn’t belong to them. Yet, little do they know, I’m not here to join their ranks. I’m here to end their reign of fear.
The plan is simple, yet dangerous. Blend in, earn their trust, and then… strike. But my heart pounds louder with every moment I wear this mask. Will they see through me? Will they discover the truth before I can act? If they do… well, let’s just say I must rely on more than just my sword.
(Pauses, looking out as if seeing the bandits in the distance.)
There they are, counting their loot, laughing at their latest conquest. But tonight, their laughter will turn to silence. They’ve underestimated the spirit of a Bushi.
(Tightens grip on the sword, looks directly at the audience.)
For justice, for honor… even if I fall tonight, I’ll make sure they remember the day they met a Bushi, disguised as a bandit."
RELATED QUESTIONS
Discuss the following statement in groups of two pairs, each pair in a group taking opposite points of view.
Why do you think Professor Gaitonde decided never to preside over meetings again?
'The Address' is a story of human predicament that follows war. Comment
The quill is the central element of the poem – what does it symbolise?
Read the poem aloud and you will find some old outdated words that we do not use in the everyday language now.
However, some writers/poets use them to impart an old-fashioned flavour to suit the background of their write-up. Such words are called Archaic words.
Give the modern words for the archaic words from the poem.
- thy
- being
- bestow'd
- thee
- thou
- cans't
Choose the appropriate phrase to insert in the gap, to make the sentence meaningful. Use the appropriate form of the verb.
Before we do the experiment in the Laboratory, let me ______ you all about it.
What did Raj buy?
The wild boar got up from its daybed because it was disturbed by another boar.
Parents never let us get ______.
Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow
Humans have long been fascinated by fiction. We experience excitement in assigning supernatural power to imaginary characters in fictional stories – and so we have Spider man, Batman, He–man, Titans and many more. The ‘Cyborg’ was an offshoot of such wild imagination of humans to invest our species with superhuman powers. Today, the Cyborg is no more an imaginary organism. We are living in a world where a sizeable population of humans have merged their bodies with technological implants. The term ‘Cyborg’, short for ‘cybernetic organism’, was coined to describe a man, whose body is implanted with technological devices to supplement and substitute body functions.
Cyborgs include people with cardiac pacemakers, contact lenses, bionic ears and eyes, prosthetics and so on. In other words, a cyborg is partly human and partly machine. The technological innovations in the field of medicine and healthcare augment humans with machines, producing a beta version of the human body. The advent of brain machine interfaces is certain to blur the boundary between humans and machines. Scientists are working hard to find a technique for age reversal too. People do not want to die, so mankind is striving to get to the final frontier, which is development of machines and devices that would accord man immortality.
The needs of humans are not limited. As time passes, food habits change, thinking patterns change, and even appearances change. We are about to travel by driverless, fully automated vehicles. Computers and smart phones have become our masters. The more we depend and merge with technological advancements, the more the humanness in us slowly erodes. Intelligence is sought to be infused into machines and robotics are designed in such a way to give man a virtual human companion. The field of artificial intelligence is overtaking the human brain and many fear that it could even harm the human race. Despite certain limitations and potential threats, many believe that cyborgs will be the next step in the evolution of mankind. The amalgamation of man and machine is sure to add a new dimension to the life of mankind and this will prove to be the ‘biggest evolution in Biology’ since the emergence of life, four billion years ago.
Questions:
a) Account for the popularity of characters with supernatural powers.
b) Who is referred to as a ‘Cyborg’?
c) What is expected to happen with the advent of the brain machine interface?
d) The needs of humans are not limited. How is this statement elaborated in the passage?
e) How can a machine turn into a virtual companion for humans?
f) Explain the flipside of the rapid technological advancement.
g) Identify the word in para 1 which means ‘everlasting life’.
h) Which of the following words is synonymous with ‘amalgamation’?
- recreation
- integration
- exploration
- proposition
i) Which of the following options is the antonym of the word ‘advent’?
- drawback
- dispute
- departure
- danger
j) Find out the word which is the antonym of ‘natural’ in para 3.
Being a bachelor, the stranger had no patience with children.
