KONGU ARTS AND SCIENCE COLLEGE (Autonomous) Affiliated to Bharathiar University, Coimbatore Approved by UGC, AICTE, New Delhi & Re-accredited by NAAC (An ISO 9001:2015 Certified Institution) Nanjanapuram, Erode - 638 107. ' Pupils’ Corner 2012 - 2019 EDITORIAL BOARD Patron : Thiru. A. K. Ilango Correspondent Editorial Advisor : Dr. N. Raman Principal Chief Editor : Ms. D. Anita Head, Department of English Student Editors : Ms. J.S.Supritha III B.A. Ms. P.Raghavi III B.A. Pupils’ Corner 2012 - 2019 Preface Pupils' Corner is one of the Best practices of the Department of English. It stands unique by the way as it is 'By the Pupil, For the Pupil and Of the Pupil'. Under the aegis of our Management and the guidance of our respected Principal this practice was initiated in the year 2012 by the department with an aim of spreading a positive and triggering ambience among the learners to search for more knowledge and to share them. This year's compilation is a special edition for the students of our department since we are sailing in the scintillating Silver Jubilee year. Our Department believes in the empowerment of the students by assigning them the task of exploring new ideas and making them to arrange their perceptions in a linguistic stream of enticing words to appease the minds of the readers. Pupils’ Corner 2012 - 2019 The fruitful rendition of our students has got a manifold dimension like enriching the knowledge of their peers, updating the significant events of the days and bonding the students' minds through mind blowing facts and quotes. We hope that this book with Seven volumes would serve as a compendium of knowledge resource for the readers. Our department is indebted to our honourable correspondent Thiru. A.K. Ilango Avl. for his precious blessings and belief he has on the prowess of literature students. We would like to sincerely thank our beloved Principal Dr. N. Raman for his invaluable motivation which has sprouted as variegated success blossoms of our literature students. D. Anita Head, Department of English Pupils’ Corner 2012 - 2019 PUPILS’ CORNER VOLUME - I (2012-2013) 1 | P a g e Pupils’ Corner 2012 - 2019 College is the fountain of knowledge for the students to drink. Shoot for the moon, even if you fail you will land among the stars. Stop thinking in terms of limitations; start thinking in terms of possibilities. Education is the passport for our future, as tomorrow belongs to the people who prepare for it today. When we don‟t learn lessons at a right time, fate will make us learn the same at the wrong time. When one wins without problems, it is a victory but when one wins against troubles, it is history. Take pride in how for you have come, have faith in how for you can go. What lies behind us and What lies before us are tiny matters when compared to What lies within us. In Kenya, there is a camel drawn library: one camel carries 500 books, another carries a tent which is set up as a mobile library. Almanac is an annual calendar of dates and events. Almanac is sometimes spelled as Almanack. 2 | P a g e Pupils’ Corner 2012 - 2019 Pop-up book: A book, usually for children, made so that pictures stand up or move when that pages are opened. Confidence does not come when you have all the answer. But, it comes when you are ready to face all the questions. Camels have three eyelids to protect them from blowing sand. The world‟s tallest tree is called the “Stratosphere Giant”. It grows in the Rockefeller Forest, Humboldt Redwoods, Humboldt Redwoods State Park, California. At 112.32m, his redwood is almost three times the height of the statue of liberty in New York. The man who was graduated yesterday and stopped learning today will be uneducated tomorrow. Somniloquist- The act or habit of talking in one‟s sleep. Ambidextrous- The person who can write and draw with both hands. Raconteur- One who tell stories and anecdotes with skill and wit. Personality is an unbroken series of gestures. Around 750 million people are believed to speak English as a foreign language. The Babylonian and the Sumerians were the first to divide a week into seven days and a day into 24 hours. 3 | P a g e Pupils’ Corner 2012 - 2019 Breathing: An average person inhales 6 litres of air per minute or 8,640 litres a day. Nails: your fingernails grow 0.05cm a week, which is four times faster than your toenails. The coldest cave in the world are formed by melt water from glaciers pouring into crevasses and flowing through icy tunnels. The cave walls glow blue as sunlight fitters through the ice. If you are born poor it‟s not your fault If you die poor it‟s your mistake - Bill Gates. There is a library for the blind in Leipzig. The library even has music notes and maps drawn using the special language for the blind. A creative man in motivated by the desire to achieve, not by the desire to beat others. Act as if what you do makes difference. It does. Woman is the disguised name of prowess may it be an amateur, a pioneer or stalwart. Everybody is moulded, shaped and reshaped by the valiant creation- women. Feathers are made of keratin, the same material as our hair and nail. Birds shed their feathers at intervals and grow new ones, time process is called moulting. Success comes to those who can whole-heartedly celebrate the success of other people. 4 | P a g e Pupils’ Corner 2012 - 2019 Begin everyday with the question, “what is that I can do better today?” end everyday with the question, “where have I improved today?” The gas used to cook is odourless. Gas companies add a smelly chemical to it, so that people can detect gas leaks. See your WORKPLACE as your place of WORKSHIP and see your WORK as your prayer unto God. Taking naps in the day is called “Davinci sleep”. When we have a blocked nose, food can taste bland. This is because our sense of smell is responsible for about 80 percent of what we taste. The word „Paper‟ comes from „Papyrus‟. Papyrus is a marshy plant from which the Egyptians prepared their writing material. Recycling 54kg of newspaper will save one tree. A small body of determined spirits, fired by an unquenchable faith in their mission can alter the coarse of history. - Mahatma Gandhi. When you begin to see the good in others, they will start seeing the good in you. Potatoes can be consumed after working but the stem may contain a poison called solanine. When the potato turns green it may also contain solanine. 5 | P a g e Pupils’ Corner 2012 - 2019 You cannot go back to make a brand new start but you can start now and create a brand new end. At the age of six Dennis Vollmer wrote and illustrated his book “Joshua Disobeys” which was published in 1988. The only city centre with no cars is Venice. Its only traffic is boats on the canals. People who have been blind since birth have dreams with sounds but no pictures. Progress is the activity of today and the assurance of tomorrow. Our memories are the only paradise from which we can never be expelled. - Jean Paul Richter. The organized search for signals from space is called SETI (Search For Extra Terrestrial Intelligence). It analysis radio signals, looking for signs of alien communication. Olympic Cycling: *Cycling was included in the first modern Olympic in 1896. *Leon Flameng (France) won the first cycling gold in the 100km race. I can‟t change the direction of the wind, but I can adjust my sails to reach destination. - Jimmy Dean. 6 | P a g e Pupils’ Corner 2012 - 2019 1)Coca-cola was originally green because of fresh cocoa leaves. 2)Like finger prints, everyone‟s tongue print is different. 3)The Electric chair was invented by a Dentist - Alfred P. Southwick. We are what we repeatedly do EXCELLENCE is not an act but a HABIT.-Aristotle. Bermuda Triangle: The Bermuda Triangle is a region in the western part of the North Atlantic Ocean in which ships, planes and peoples are alleged to have mysteriously vanished. Patience, persistence and perspiration make an unbeatable combination of success. The dream begins with a teacher who believes in you, who tugs and pushes and leads you to next plateau sometimes poking you with a sharp stick called truth. “Typewriter” is the longest word that can be made using the letters only on one row of the keyboard. SAYING OF LORD KIRSHNA Reshape yourself through the power of your will, those who have conquered themselves live in peace. 7 | P a g e Pupils’ Corner 2012 - 2019 Losers live in the past; winners learn from the past and enjoy working in the present for a better tomorrow. To succeed, you must improve To improve, you must practice To practice, you must learn So learn to learn. The war between England and Zanzibar in 1896 was the shortest war in history, lasted only for 38 minutes. All major religious tradition carries basically the same message: Love, compassion and forgiveness. The important thing is that these three should be the part of our daily life. We will be known forever by the tracks we leave. -Abraham Lincoln. A Lobster‟s blood is colourless but when exposed to oxygen it turns blue. If you try to say the alphabets without moving your lips or tongue every letter will sound the same.