Section- B 

Substance  Writing  

1. HSLC 1998- When Faraday was twenty one, he began to work as a bookbinder, but he did not like the man under whom he worked. He had a great longing to leave this trade and map out some paths for himself in science. No long before, he was fortunate enough to attend four lectures on
Chemistry by Sir Humphry Davy, a brilliant lee- truer at the newly founded Royal Institution in London. Faraday now had the excellent idea of sending to Davy the careful notes he had taken of these lectures, together with a letter saying how much he hoped for an opportunity to do some sort of scientific work. Sir Humphry Davy evidently thought that his | correspondent must be an interesting young man, for he arranged to have a talk with him and I pointed out to him how difficult and badly paid | a scientific career was likely to be. But young Faraday was quite unmoved and a little later the chance, he so longed for, came his way. Davy had not forgotten eager visitor and arranged for him to be offered a job as a laboratory assistant at the Royal Institution. 2. HSLC 1999- Most of the people who appear most often in I history books are great conquerors and generals. | Strangely enough, people who really helped civi- lization forward are often never mentioned at all. We do not know who made the first boat or calculate the length of the year, but we know all about killers and destroyers. We raise statues to them simply because they fought bravely. But even animals fight. So do savages. To fight is not to be civilized. Moreover there are other ways of set- ting quarrels among men or nations. So really civilized people have been those who have brought peace and happiness to mankind. They have been prophets, saints, doctors, inventors and discover-I ers. They have been truly great since instead of inflicting pain and hardship upon humanity, they | have healed their wounds. Instead of killing they | have saved human lives. They are really civilized | and deserve our admiration and respect. 3. HSLC 2000-

Early rising leads to health and happiness. The Iman who rises late, can have little rest in course of the day. Anyone who lies on bed late is com- pelled to work till a late hour in the evening. He has to go without the evening exercise which is so necessary for his health. Inspite of all his effort his work will not produce as good results as that of the early riser. The reason for this is that he cannot take advantage of the refreshing hours of the morning. Some people say that the quiet hour of midnight is the best time for working. Severalgreat thinkers say that they can write best only when they burn the midnight oil. Yet it is true to say that few men have a clear brain at midnight, when the body needs rest and sleep. Those who work at that time soon ruin their health. Bad health must, in the long run have a bad effect on the quality of their work.
4. HSLC 2001.- It is physically impossible for a well-educated, intellectual, or brave man to make money the chief object of his thoughts, just as it is for him to make his dinner the principal object of them. All healthy people like their dinners, but their dinner is not the main object of their lives. So all health-minded people like making money ought to like it and enjoy the sensation of winning it; it is something better than money. A good soldier | for instance, mainly wishes to do his fighting well. He is glad of his pay and justify grumbles when you keep him ten years without it. His Imain notion of life is to win battles, not to be I paid for winning them. So of clergymen. The clergymen's object is essentially to baptize and preach, not to be paid for preaching. So of doctors. They like fees no doubt, yet if they are brave and well-educated the entire object of their lives is not fees. They on the whole desire to cure the sick; and if they are good doctors and the choice where fairly put to them, would rather I cure their patient and lose their fee than kill him and get it. And so with all other brave and rightly trained men, their work is first, their fee second- very important always, but still second. 5. HSLC 2002- It is sometimes said that the pleasure of giving is peculiar to the rich, and no doubt, the pleasure of giving is one of the greatest and purest which wealth can bestow. Still, the poor also may be generous and liberal. The widow's mite, so far as the widow at any rate is concerned, counts for as much as the rich man's gold. Moreover, as re- gards kindness and sympathy which are for more valuable than money, the poor can give as much as, perhaps even more than the rich. Money is not wealth. There are those whom we look down on as poor, who may be in reality as rich as a mil- lionaire. That which is of more value in life is exactly that which can neither be bought nor sold. A proverb says, "A man's true wealth is the good he does in the world." When he dies, men will ask what property he has left behind him, but angels will enquire, "What good deeds has thou sent before you?"

6. HSLC 2003-

Man generally desires for a long life. He thinks that a long life is a blessing, whereas a short life is a curse. If a man dies young, we generally pity him. But it is not a wise approach to life. We should judge life in terms of deeds and not years. The worth of life is measured by the noble deeds that a man does during his life-time and not by the number of years he lives. If a man has lived long, but has done nothing for others, his life is not successful. He may live a base and vile life which is devoid of good and noble deeds. His life is quite meaningless to us. 'The lily of a day is fairer far in May' than the oak tree that has stood for three hundred years to fall a log at last. Mere longevity- a long innings of life, is not and should not be the goal of life. The worth of life lies in the performance of noble and good deeds. The history of the world is full of persons who did a lot of good deeds during their short life. 7. HSLC 2004- An economical use of time is the true mode of securing leisure; it enables us to get through business and carry it forward instead of being driven by it. On the other hand, the miscalculation of time involves us in perpetual hurry, confusion and difficulties. Some take no thought of the value of money till they have come to an end of it, and many do the same with their time. The hours are allowed to flow by unemployed, and then when life is fast waning, they bethink themselves of the duty of making a wiser use of it. But the habit of listlessness and idleness may already have been confirmed and they are unable to break the bonds with which they have permitted themselves to become bound. Lost wealth may be replaced by industry, lost knowledge by study, lost health by temperance or medicine, but last time is gone for ever. 8. HSLC 2005- Among the manifold misfortunes that may befall humanity, the loss of the health is one of the severest. All the joys that life can give cannot outweigh the suffering of the sick. Give the sickman everything and leave him his sufferings, and he will feel that half the world is lost to him. Lay him on a soft silken couch, he will never- theless groan sleepless under the pressure of his sufferings, while the miserable beggar, blessed with health, sleeps sweetly on the hard ground. Spread his table with dainty dishes and choice drinks and he will thrust back the hand thatproffers them and envy the poor man who the oughly.enjoys his hard crust. Surround him wi the pomp of kings; let his chair be a throne, an his crutch a world-swaying sceptre; he will loc with contemptuous eyes on marble and gol and would deem himself happy could he enjo even were it under a thatched roof, the health the meanest of his servants.
9. HSLC 2006- Try to be brave and firm, fearing God ar fearful of none. In every action in which yo take part and in all you say, let only this thoug I be in your mind, "Is what I am doing or sayin right?" And if your conscience answers 'yes then do or say that thing persistently, fearless c all opposition. Some of your companions may against you. You may sometimes lose the favour of men, but never mind, persevere and be brave for God is on your side. You need not care wha the world thinks of you so long as you know your purpose is honest, so long as you are tru to your conscience. The heart that is pure ma well be courageous, for it has nothing to feat Therefore, do what is right. 10. HSLC 2007- A right-minded man will shrink from seemin to be what he is not or pretending to be riche Ithan he really is, or assuming a style of livin that his circumstances will not justify. He will I have courage to live honestly within his means I rather than live dishonestly upon the means on I other people; for he who incurs debts in strivin I to maintain a style of living beyond his income I is in spirit as dishonest as the man who openl I picks your pocket. To many this many seem an |extreme view, but it will bear the strictest tes The honorable man, on the other and, is fruga of his means, and pays his way honestly. H- | does not seek to pass himself off as richer tha | he is, or by running into debt, open an aecium with ruin. As that man is not poor whose mean. are small but whose desires are controlled, se that man in rich whose means are more than sufficient for his wants. 11. HSLC 2008- If a nuclear bomb were to be dropped any where in the world it would endanger life or earth, because apart from human lives it would destroy plants, animals, birds and insects, and large areas of the earth would become barren and lifeless. Isn't it sad that man should utilise scientific knowledge for destruction?
Yet, there is also the bright side. It is equally true that welcome discoveries of science and technology are marvels that have to be seen to be believed. Can you make a list of the wonders that science has achieved in the fields of commu- nication, engineering, agriculture, medicine etc.? It is true that man has suffered, but man has I also benefitted greatly by the work of devoted I scientists. Read about their lives, their hard work, I dedication, diligence and perseverance. The study of science can be an extraordinary experience, | opening the doors to the new worlds for you as | well. 12. HSLC 2009-

The idea that education should cover all useful fields of equipment is futile and erroneous. The limitations of time and immaturity should be kept in mind, and more time should be spent on evolving the capacity to acquire knowledge and I to think right than on substantial equipment straight way. The pressure of too many subjects I is not a good thing for the young brain. On the other hand, it is only when the brain is young I that the capacity to think right can be developed and correct methods of work can be implanted. To give an example, I would point out that history can not be understand by boys and girls who have not seen or experienced much of life and its problems. The brain is a machine which should be properly assembled and adjusted during youth. Once this is done, it will take care of itself and I there is plenty of time for acquiring information | in all branches. The stress during youth should | be on training on creating a habit of correct | observation, of scientific curiosity and of thinking | right and not on cramming the brain with | information. 13. HSLC 2010-

Try to be brave and firm, fearing God and fearful of none. In every action in which you take part and in all you say, let only this thought be in your mind, "Is what I am doing or saying right?" And if your conscience answers 'yes' then do or say that thing persistently, fearless of all opposition. Some of your companions may be against you. You may sometimes lose the of men, but never mind, persevere and be brave. for God is on your side. You need not care what the world thinks of you so long as you know your purpose is honest, so long as you are true to your conscience. The heart that is pure may well be courageous, for it has nothing to fear. Therefore, do what is right. 14. HSLC 2011- For many people, the immediate reaction to a spider, snake or lizard is to yell, "kill it!" But in most cases, the best thing to do is simply let it be. Spiders may look creepy, but they eat harmful insects. A wolf spider, for example, does not trap its prey, but actively hunts, down ticks, cockroaches, and other insects. So when I see I a wolf spider in my garage, I let it alone, Though it is ugly and its size is formidable, I know that it is beneficial. Occasionally, I see a snake in my yard or garden, but I do not run for a hoe to kill I it. I know that snakes eat insects and small rodents that feed on plants. So if I have beautiful flowers or delicious tomatoes and squash, it is partly thanks to the snakes that keep pests from devouring! | my garden.

15. HSLC 2012- Trees give shade for the benefit of others I and while they themselves stand in the sun and endure scorching heat, they produce fruit by which others profit. The character of a good man is like that of trees. What is the use of this perishable body, if no use of it is rubbed the more scent does it yield. Sugarcane - the more it is peeled and cut into pieces, the more juice does it produce. Life itself is unprofitable to a man who does not live for others. Those who lay down their lives for the sake of a friend, or even for the sake of a stranger, will assuredly dwell forever in a world of bliss. 16. HSLC 2013- The great advantage of early rising is the good start it gives us in our day's work. The early riser does a large amount of hard work before others get up. In the early morning the mind remains fresh, and there are few sounds or other distractions, so that the work done at that time is generally well done. In many case the early riser also finds time to take some exercise in the fresh morning air, and such exercise supplies him with a lot of energy that lasts till evening. By beginning the day so early, he knows that he has plenty of time to do thoroughly all the works he can be expected to do, and is not tempted to hurry on any part of it. All his work being finished in good time, he has a long interval of rest in the evening before he goes to bed.

17. H.S.L.C. 2014- Everybody is eager for fortune, but very few attain it. One of the reasons is that most men do not exert themselves properly or are lack- ing in strength of mind. They lose heart under difficulties and give up their attempts altogether, I blaming fate for their failure. They can never I win the favour of the goddess of fortune. It is I only those who work hard that win fortune in the | end. They face their difficulties bravely. They do not mind physical hardship and do not depend on others. They may fail once or twice or even repeatedly, still they do not lose heart, but work on with patience and perseverance. Thus suc- cess in the examination comes to a student who studies sincerely. Success in business also comes to those who work hard. The most prosperous nations are those that are industrious. 18. H.S.L.C. 2015-

There are books which are really no books at all, and to read which is mere waste of time; while there are others so bad that we cannot read them without great harm. It is no doubt good to be warned against temptations and dangers of life; but anything that familiarizes us with evil is in it- self an evil. so also there are others which one can read without being the better of them. By useful literature we do not mean only what will help a man in his business or profession. That is useful no doubt, but by no means the highest use of books. The best books raise us into a region of selfless thought where the troubles and anxieties of the world are almost forgotten. 19. H.S.L.C. 2016- It is very difficult to get rid of bad habits. So, one should be very careful that one does not form bad habits during the early years of life. Idleness is one of such bad habits. Every boy and girl should be diligent. They should avoid idleness like poison. Some of them love to re- main in bed long after day break and get out of bed most unwillingly. Even after that, they waste time over trifles and spend as little time as they can in reading. As a result, they cannot learn much as they should. What is worse, they be-come so accustomed to such a bad habit that they cannot shake it off- -even with their greatest efforts. This bad habit then holds them hard in its coils like a large snake.
20. H.S.L.C. 2017- It is easy to aequire bad habits, such as eating too much food or eating too many sweets or drinking too much fluid of any kind or smoking. The more we do a thing, the more we tend to like doing it and if we do not continue to do it, we feel unhappy. This is called the force of habit and the forec of habit should be fought against. Things I which may be very good when only done from time to time, tend to become very harmful when done too often and too much. This applies even to such good things as work or rest. Some people form a habit of working too much and others of idling too much. The wise man always remembers I that this is true about himself and checks any bad I habit. He says to himself." I am now becoming I idle" or "I smoke too much" and then adds, "I I will get myself out of this bad habit at once."

21. H.S.L.C. 2018- T Of all the amusements which can possibly I be imagined for a hardworking man after his daily | labour there is nothing like reading an entertaining book. It calls for no bodily exertion, of which he has had enough. It relieves his home of its dullness. It transports him to a livelier and more interesting scene. While he enjoys himself there, he may forget the evils of the present moment. Nay, it accompanies him to his next day's work and if the book is an interesting one, it gives him something I to think of besides the drudgery of his everyday | occupation. If I were to pray for a taste it would be a taste for reading. Give a man this taste and the means of gratifying it, you will find a happy man. You place him in contact with the best writers of every age recorded in history and then you will find him like a citizen of all nations and a contemporary of all ages. 20. H.S.L.C. 2019- The work which Gandhiji had taken up was not only the achievement of political freedom but also the establishment of a social order based on I truth and non-violence, unity and peace, equality I and universal brotherhood and maximum freedom I for all. The unfinished part of his experiment was I perhaps more difficult to achieve than the achievement of political freedom. In the political struggle against a foreign power all one could do was either join it or wish it success and give it their moral support. In establishing a social order of this pattern, there was a likely possibility of a conflict arising between groups and classes of our own people. Experience shows that man values his possessions even more than his life because in the former he sees the means for continuity and survival of his descendants even after his body is reduced to ashes. A new order cannot be established without changing the mind, for at some stage or the other the rich have to yield place to the poor to achieve a kind of egalitarian society. 21. H.S.L.C. 2020- Man is the maker of his fortune. We cannot prosper in life if we are afraid of labour. People generally think that success in life depends on luck. This is not true. Men of science have toiled day and night to invent radio, television, telephone which have added to joy of our life. Life is not a bed of roses. Life will be miserable if we shrink from labour and fail to earn money enough to meet our daily expenses. Industry is the secret of success not only for an individual but also for a nation. China and America are the most powerful nations of the world today. They have attained such power and position by virtue of the earnest labour of their people. We Indians too, must work hard if we want to raise the prestige of our country in the eye of the world.

Type by- Bikul Mandal