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Q.IV) SUMMARY WRITING :
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Write the summary of the extract given below in your own words reducing it to about
one-third. Give a suitable title.
Most of the people who appear most often in history books are great conquerors and
generals. Strangely enough the people who really helped civilization forward are often
never mentioned at all. We do not know who made the first boat or calculated the length
of the year, but we know all about our killers and destroyers. We raise statues of 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 settling quarrels among men or
nations. So really civilized people have been those who brought peace and happiness to
the mankind. They have been prophets, saints, doctors, inventors and discoverers. They
have been truly great since instead of inflicting pain and hardships upon humanity they
have healed their wounds. Instead of killing, they are really civilized and deserve our
attention and respect.​

Answer 1

Bitter Truth of History :-

History helps to us to learn new things from our past. But it is true that it always represents only the fighters and conquerers. Only there is description of Battle, fights, quarrel& death. The participation of helpful people is not mentioned in the book of history. They are ignored and given less inportance than that of the helpful people like doctors saints prophets who moved the civilization forward. The only thing to say is that one cannot gain fame by fighting & quarrling. The real people of those days were the real heroes who moved the civilization forward through peace and happiness

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