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    This document contains summaries of two poems. The first is about beauty and discusses sounds that could be considered beautiful, as well as an excerpt from a poem by Keats. It also asks readers to think about sounds they find beautiful and what the quoted lines might mean. The second section discusses an Indian-American astronaut named Kalpana Chawla, including details about where she was born, her education and career path to NASA, and her accomplishments as an astronaut including her first space mission.

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    This document contains summaries of two poems. The first is about beauty and discusses sounds that could be considered beautiful, as well as an excerpt from a poem by Keats. It also asks readers to think about sounds they find beautiful and what the quoted lines might mean. The second section discusses an Indian-American astronaut named Kalpana Chawla, including details about where she was born, her education and career path to NASA, and her accomplishments as an astronaut including her first space mission.

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    Unit 4 Poem

    Beauty
    Working with the Poem

    1. The poet says, “Beauty is heard in …”


    Can you hear beauty? Add a sound that you think is beautiful to the sounds the poet thinks are
    beautiful.
    The poet, Keats, said:
    Heard melodies are sweet,
    But those unheard are sweeter.
    What do you think this means? Have you ever ‘heard’ a song in your head, long after the song
    was sung or played?
    Answer: We do hear beautiful sounds. For instance, when a guitarist plays a guitar, when a
    cuckoo sings, when the rain drops fall on the ground, when a soft breeze flows, etc.
    “Heard melodies are sweet,
    But those unheard are sweeter.”
    This means that our imagination can succeed and be more beautiful than the reality. Heard
    melodies are the ones which are actually being played around. But the unheard are the ones that
    our mind plays in our heart, and such sound is sweeter and closer to our heart.
    Yes, I have heard songs in my head, long after the song was sung or played. Those are my most
    favourite songs.

    2. Read the first and second stanzas of the poem again. Note the following phrases.
    corn growing, people working or dancing, wind sighing, rain falling, a singer chanting

    These could be written as

    • corn that is growing

    • people who are working or dancing


    Can you rewrite the other phrases like this? Why do you think the poet uses the shorter phrases?

    Answer: Here are some more examples of such short phrases: stream flowing, wind blowing,
    children laughing, mob shouting, etc.
    I think the poet uses the shorter phrases to give a musical rhythm to the poetic lines.
    3. Find pictures of beautiful things you have seen... (write on your own)
    4. Write a paragraph about beauty. Use your own ideas along with the ideas in the poem. (You
    may discuss your ideas with your partner.)
    Answer: “Beauty lies in the eyes of the beholder.”
    The statement is true to its core. Beauty is how you perceive it. Everything is nature is beautiful.
    Every insect, tree, plant, human, mountain, river, rain, soil – all of them are beautiful in their
    own ways. It depends on the person who sees it, whether he/she considers it to have beauty or
    not.

    Unit 4
    An Indian – American Woman in Space: Kalpana Chawla

    Working with the text


    A. Answer the following questions.
    1. Where was Kalpana Chawla born? Why is she called an Indian – American? (3)
    Answer: Kalpana Chawla was born in Karnal, Haryana.
    She got married to an American citizen and thus became a naturalized American. So, she is
    called an Indian-American.

    2. When and why did she go to the U.S.? Who did she marry? (2, 3)
    Answer: She went to the U.S. for studies in aeronautical engineering. She married flight
    instructor Jean-Pierre Harrison.
    3. How did she become an astronaut? What gave her the idea that she could be an astronaut? (3)
    Answer: She applied for NASA’s space shuttle program and got hired as a research scientist at
    NASA. She was then selected for training as an astronaut in 1994.
    4. What abilities must an astronaut have, according to the journalist? (6)
    Answer: According to the journalist, one needs to know a lot about everything- biology,
    astrophysics, aeronautical engineering to be an astronaut.
    5. Describe Kalpana Chawla’s first mission in space. (5)
    Answer: Kalpana Chawla’s first mission in space lasted 15 days, 16 hours and 34 minutes. She
    went around earth for 252 times, travelling 10.75 kilometers. A Ukrainian and a Japanese
    astronaut were also among the crew members.
    6. What does Kalpana Chawla say about pursuing a dream? Do you agree with her that success
    is possible?
    Answer: Kalpana says that, “The path from dreams to success does exist. May you have the
    vision to find it, the courage to get onto it… Wishing you a great journey.”
    Yes, I do agree with her that with vision and courage, success is possible.

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