Question

Machines have, in fact, become the salves of modern life. They do more and more work that human beings do not want to do themselves. Think for a moment of the extent to which machines do work for you. You wake, perhaps, to the hoot of a siren by a machine in a neighboring factory. You wash in water brought to you by the aid of machinery, heated by machinery and placed in basins for your convenience by a machine. You eat your breakfast quickly cooked for you by machinery, go to school in machines made for saving leg labour. And if you are lucky to be in a very modern school, you enjoy cinema where a machine teaches you or you listen to lessons broadcast by one of the most wonderful machines. So dependent has man become on machines that a certain writer imagines a time when machines will have acquired a will of their own and become the master of men, doomed once more to slavery.

Answer 1

So far you have been reading solved examples intended to help you understand precis writing. But it is practice alone which would enable you to grasp the technique in proper way. So write the precis of the following paragraphs and give an appropriate title to each. Misers are generally characterized as men without honor or without humanity, who live only to accumulate, and to this passion scarifies who live only to accumulate, and to this passion sacrifices the most of the joy of abundance, banish every pleasure and make imaginary wants real necessities. But few, very few, correspond to this exaggerated picture; perhaps there is not one in whom all these circumstances are found united. Instead of this we find the sober and the industrious branded by the vain and the idle with the odious appellation: men who by frugality and the idle with the obvious appellation; men who by frugality and labour, raise themselves above their equals and contribute their share of industry to the common stock. Whatever the vain or the ignorant may say, well where it for society had we more of this character among us. In general with these avaricious men we seldom lose in our dealings; but too frequently in our commerce with prodigality.

 

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Answer 2

Explanation:

Mehines have, in iitct, becone the slaves olmodem life. They do more and move rvo i rhat

humd bei.Cs do not wanr 1o do rhedselves. Tlinh for a nromenr ol the exGnt to which in&hloes do

work for you. You wrke, te aps,tothebootofasiEnbyamachineinaneishbounnglacffy You

wah in water bmughr to you by the lid ol nrlchinery, heatcd by nacbinery nd pl&ed nr baln lbr

tout conve. ience You eat your bealddt quickl y cooked for you by Dacbi nery, so to schoo I nl

machinery made lor saving you. hbour. And il ]ou are lucly to be in a very moden $hool, you

enjoy cinma uhee ! mlchine le4hes you or you lislen to lessons broldclst by one of the nost

wonderlul hachines. So dependenl has nm becone on nachines thal . cen.in. \vnler inasines a

tihe when m&hines will have becone the naster ofman, doomed once more to s