Amanda is written by an Australian poet Robin Klein. The poet throws light on how incessant nagging of children can impact their mental health. The poem is an eye opener for adults who think that constant reminders to children is a healthy way to enforce good habits. The poet has beautifully revealed hidden thoughts of a child who tries to escape the trauma of incessant nagging by escaping into her private world. 

Packing is a masterpiece of Jerome K Jerome, taken from his Three Men in a Boat. This story is certainly funny. Not only is the way in which the three friends pack for the trip quite amusingly, but also the way the author narrates all the incidents is extremely entertaining. So, let's laugh together as we go through their utterly disorganized packing.

‘No Men Are Foreign’ by James Kirkup is a subtle poem, talks about the impact of War on the life of people. Being published in 1966, the poem calls attention to the fact that humans are all the same, despite the differences in race, geography, or language. Further, if we are prejudiced in the name of countries, wage war against each other we bring doom upon ourselves only.