Why does the world remember Einstein as a “world citizen”?
Solution and Explanation
The world remembers Einstein as a “world citizen” because he agitated for an end to the arms buildup and campaigned for peace and democracy in the world and also for his immense efforts in compaigning for world peace and democracy.
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- Explain what the reasons for the following are.
(i) Einstein leaving the school in Munich for good.
(ii) Einstein wanting to study in Switzerland rather than in Munich.
(iii) Einstein seeing in Mileva an ally.
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- Do you think Innisfree is only a place, or a state of mind? Does the poet actually miss the place of his boyhood days?
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1. ______the firefighters finally put out the fire. (They worked round the clock.)
2. She watched the sunset above the mountain,_____ (She noticed the colours blending softly into one another.)
3. The excited horse pawed the ground rapidly, _____(While it neighed continually.)
4. _____, I found myself in Bangalore, instead of Benaras. (I had taken the wrong train.)
5. _____, I was desperate to get to the bathroom. (I had not bathed for two days)
6. The stone steps,______ needed to be replaced. (They were worn down).
7. The actor received hundreds of letters from his fans, _______(They asked him to send them his photograph.)
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What kind of place is Innisfree? Think about:
(i) the three things the poet wants to do when he goes back there (stanza I);
(ii) what he hears and sees there and its effect on him (stanza II);
(iii) what he hears in his “heart’s core” even when he is far away from Innisfree (stanza III).
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- By now you may have concluded that Innisfree is a simple, natural place, full of beauty and peace. How does the poet contrast it with where he now stands? (Read stanza III.)
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In Fig. 9.26, A, B, C and D are four points on a circle. AC and BD intersect at a point E such that ∠ BEC = 130° and ∠ ECD = 20°. Find ∠ BAC.
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Look up the dictionary entries for the words sympathy, familiarity, comfort, care, and surprise. Use the information given in the dictionary and complete the table.
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