2ND YEAR ENGLISH NOVEL CHARACTER PRINCESS FLAVIA

2ND YEAR 

ENGLISH NOVEL CHARACTER

 "PRINCESS FLAVIA"

INTRODUCTION:

Princess Flavia is a character from the novel entitled The Prisoner of Zenda, written by Anthony Hope. She is the only female character who is not directly involved in the conspiracies, which pervade the entire atmosphere of the novel.
  
HEROIN OF THE NOVEL:

 Princess flavia is the most character from amongst the women character of the novel "The Prisoner of Zenda". She is the heroine of the novel .She is the cousin of the King, Rudolf Elphberg and the next heir to the throne of Ruritania. She is tall, graceful and charming lady with a pale face, blue eyes and glorious red hair. She is very young, beautiful and also attractive.
   
SOBER AND INTELLIGENT:
  
Princess Flavia is a wise woman. Her wisdom keeps her aware of the evil desires of Black Michael, who is not a good man. She very intelligently keeps herself away from all sorts of intrigues. She is a sensible person who has the courage to face the realities of life.

ROMANTIC ELEMENTS:

Flavia is the only character in the novel who brings the element of love and beauty and romance in the plot to the novel. She sincerely and quite confidently admits her inclination towards Rassendyll, being impressed by his personality. She was bold enough to propose Rassendyll but her sensibility restricted her to perform any action below dignity. She gave heart and soul to Rudolf Rassendyll considering him to be the real king. She never mourns her decision even after coming to know that he is a pretender. She confessed that Rudolf Rassendyll was acceptable to him even if he was a beggar.

“The fate of love is that it always seems too little or too much.”

 DEVOTION:
 
The princess was a sincere and devoted lady, always worried about the security of Rassendyll. She advised him time and again to be cautious of the wicked plans of Duke Michael. When Black Michael was successful in injuring Rassendyll, she at once reached Zenda to look after him. This action reflects her sense of responsibility and devotion towards the man whom she loved from the depths of her heart.
She said to Rassendyll:
“Oh, if you were not the king, then I could show you how I love you.” 

HIGH SENCE OF DUTY:

princess Flavia knows her duty to her lover and to her country. She is a self sacrificing lady.She has great respect for the King, Rudolf Elphberf but she does not love him. Love in its true forms enters her life when she meets Rudolf Rassendyll who is crowned in Ruritania as king.She is not a slave to her passions and she sacrifices her sincere love to Rassendyll and her personal happiness for the sake of the country. She decides to marry the King, Rudolf Elphberg to bring peace and joy in the lives of her people because she knows very well that the king alone cannot manage the affairs of the country.
 
 CONCLUSION :
 
Princess Flavia proves to be not only the leading female character of the novel but also the most lively and integral personality. She holds the attentions of the readers because of her charm, duty and incredible virtues. She respected the wishes of the people and the country and gave up her love for the sake of her country. She is a complete symbol of love, beauty and sacrifice, which makes her an admirable character.

To love one person with a private love is poor and miserable, to love all is glorious.”
- Thomas Traherne

INTRODUCTION TO ACCOUNTING

DEFINITION OF ACCOUNTING:
accounting means the various technical activities performed by accountants, including financial accounting,bookkeeping and management accounting.

Accounting has been referred to as "the language of business"because of its role in maintaining and processing all relevant financial information that an entity requires for its managing and reporting purposes.

According to American institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA):

"ACCOUNTING IS THE ART OF RECORDING, CLASSIFYING AND SUMMARIZING IN A SIGNIFICANT MANNER AND IN TERMS OF MONEY TRANSACTIONS AND EVENTS WHICH ARE, IN PART AT LEAST, OF A FINANCIAL CHARACTER AND INTERPRETING THE RESULTS THEREOF".

OBJECTIVES OF ACCOUNTING

• The following are the objective of accounting:
• To record the business transactions in a systematic manner
• To determine the gross profit and net profit by a firm during a specific period 
• To know the financial position of a firm at the close of the financial year by way of preparing the balance sheet
• To facilitate management control 
• To assess the taxable income and the sales tax liability
• To provide requisite information to different parties, i.e.,owners, creditors, employees, management, Government, investors, financial institutions,bank etc.  

 

ABOU BEN ADHEM AND THE ANGLE (SUMMERY)

1ST YEAR ENGLISH 

POEM: ABOU BEN ADHEM AND THE ANGLE

(SUMMERY)

Abou Ben Adhem was a holy man. One night he was sleeping soundly in his room.Suddenly he awoke and saw an angel writing something in a golden book. The room looked very beautiful in the moonlight. Abou asked the angel what he was writing.The angle replied that he was writing the names of those who loved God.Abou asked if his name was there. The angel replied in negative.Abou requested him to write his name in the list of those who loved their fellowmen. The angel wrote and disappeared. Next night the angel came again with a great dazzling light and showed him the list of those persons who had been blessed by God. Abou saw that his name was at the top of the list. The central idea of this poem is that God loves those who love their fellow men.  

Urdu Notes (شاعر کی خصوصیات)(علامہ محمد اقبال)

Short story "Do good, have good"

1ST YEAR 

ENGLISH (SHORT STORY)

DO GOOD, HAVE GOOD

once a lion was sleeping under a tree. A rat ran over his body. The lion wake up. He caught hold of the rat. He wanted to kill it.The rat begged for mercy. The lion took pity on it and let it go. 
After some time, the lion was caught in a trap. He struggled hard to break the ropes but failed. He began to roar. The rat heard the noise. It ran to the spot and cut the ropes with its sharp teeth. Soon the lion was free. He thanked the rat for its help and went away.

1ST YEAR

ENGLISH (SHORT STORY)

TRY ,TRY AGAIN

Robert Bruce was the king of Scotland. He was defeated by the king of England.He went away to forest and hid himself in a cave. There he saw a spider falling down from the ceiling. It tried to climb up again but fell down. It made eight such attempts and failed. It did not lose heart. It tried once again and this time reached its web.
It was a lesson for the king. He made up his mind to fight again. He gathered a large army defeated the English and drove them out of his country.

Moral: Try, try again.

1ST YEAR (ENGLISH)

CHARACTER OF MRS.MELDON

A SIMPLE WOMAN:

Mrs.Meldon was the sister of the scientist, Henry Corrie. She was a widow and forty three years of age. She was a simple woman and always used black dress after the death of her husband, Tom Meldon, and her only son, Eddie.

A LOVING MOTHER:

Eddie was her only son and she loved him very much, She was very happy when her son scored ten runs in his first cricket match. When he joined the army, she was very sorry and always prayed for his safety, Her heart sank  telegraph messenger. She was very happy when he was promoted as a captain, Then he was sent to the front and killed by a shell.

A FRIEND OF MANKIND:

Her brother, Henry Corrie, invented a very dangerous bomb. She requested her brother again and again to destroy this bomb, but when he refused to do so, she sacrificed his life and stabbed him.She was a great woman.

DEADLY AGAINST WAR:

She was deadly against war. She thought that war was an organized butchery of young boys. She loved all young men like her son and wanted to abolish war. She was a very nice woman.