Introduction: The story ‘A Visit To Cambridge’ is the story of a meeting between two extraordinary people, both of them differently abled. Firdaus Kanga, the author himself, was born with ‘brittle bones’ that tended to break easily when he was a child. He moves around in a wheelchair.
What is the main theme of the story a visit to Cambridge?
Answer. All in all, this story supports all the people out there who are disabled and it stresses to the point that they should live their lives as normally as they could just like other normal people spend their lives.
What is the story a visit to Cambridge about class 8?
In this story, the author shares one of his experiences in England. The author describes his visit to Cambridge University where he got a chance to interview Stephen Hawking. Hawking told him that he found it funny when people patronized him.
What is the moral story of a visit to Cambridge?
To live a better life, one should concentrate on what they are good at no matter if they are disabled.
What is the scientist’s message for the disabled a visit to Cambridge?
Question 2: What is the scientist’s message for the disabled? Solution: The scientists Stephen Hawking’s message for the disabled is that they should concentrate on what they are good at. They should make the best use of them and thanks God.
What is the main message of the story the address?
The Address by Marga Minco revolves around the theme of crisis that we, as an individual encounter in our daily life. War brings destruction, pain, and loss of lives which impact humans in various ways. However, this story speaks about the narrator and mother’s life how they are disrupted due to war.
What is interesting in the chapter a visit to Cambridge?
A Visit to Cambridge – Introduction
Stephen Hawking, one of the greatest scientists of our time suffered from a form of paralysis that confined him to a wheelchair, and allowed him to ‘speak’ only by punching buttons on a computer, which speaks for him in a machine-like voice.
What do you find challenging in the Chapter visit to Cambridge?
Answer. The auguish was that he found it very difficult to express himself with the right words on his computer. He felt frustrated. He could not express himself freely although ideas were floating in his mind.
What is the scientist’s message for the disabled a visit to Cambridge Class 8?
What is the scientist’s message for the disabled? Answer: Prof. Hawking’s message for the disabled is that they should concentrate on what they are good at. It is foolish to try to copy the normal people.
Who are the two people discussed in the chapter a visit to Cambridge?
The lesson gives us a glimpse of the meeting between Firdaus Kanga and Stephen Hawking. The story, “A Visit to Cambridge” is a travelogue that highlights the exchange of views between two ‘differently-abled’ people.
What is the message of the story English?
A story’s message, or theme, is what the author wants to teach you through his or her writing. Some stories have a specific kind of message called a moral, or a life lesson. You can find the message of a story by looking at the characters’ actions and focusing on what is repeated throughout the story.
Which disorder does the narrator of a visit to Cambridge suffer from?
He suffered from a form of paralysis that confined him to a wheelchair, and allowed him to ‘speak’ only by punching buttons on a computer, which spoke for him in a machine-like voice.
Why is Cambridge a metaphor for England?
‘Cambridge was my metaphor for England’. To the writer, (i) Cambridge was a reputed university in England. (ii) England was famous for Cambridge. (iii) Cambridge was the real England.
What was the reason for the scientist’s anguish?
The anguish was that he found it very difficult to express himself with the right words on his computer. He felt frustrated. He could not express himself freely although ideas were floating in his mind. Guess the first question put to the scientist by the writer.
What are the six questions that the writer asked the scientist?
The six questions that the writer asked the scientist were as follows:
- Was the scientist courageous?
- Has he often laughed?
- Was it annoying for the scientist when he was disturbed by people?
- What’s great about being an individual with a disability?
- If he was relieved or feeling happier because he was admired by others.
What is Stephen idea behind saying they should concentrate on what they are good at?
He had the idea to achieve what one is good at. Rather than justifying or proving to others, he wanted challenged person to accept the way they are. Because they do have potential and focus to achieve much more than any other normal people.
Why did the narrator decide to visit the address?
Her mother’s acquaintance Mrs Dorling lived there. She had stored the valuable belongings of the narrator’s mother there. After her mother’s death, the narrator had an urge to visit the place. She wanted to see those things, touch them and remember.
What did the narrator Realise in the end of the story the address?
Ans. When the woman who opened the door gave no sign of recognition, the narrator thought she was perhaps mistaken and had rung the wrong bell. When she saw the woman wearing her mother’s green knitted cardigan, she was convinced that she had made no mistake and reached the right address.
Why did the narrator visit the address?
The narrator goes to 46, Marconi Street to visit Mrs. Dorling who had taken her mother’s valuable possessions during the war cunningly, saying that she would keep them safe. Since the narrator lost her mother, she wanted to have those belongings of her mother as her remembrance.
Why is Cambridge important?
The city is most famous as the home of the University of Cambridge, which was founded in 1209 and consistently ranks among the best universities in the world.
What is the ____ behind your visit?
Answer: What is the reason behind your visit to the accounts? Explanation: In the sentence it needs the explanation or justification.