Teachers are born, not made By Prof Dr Sohail ansar and material for SBBU.

·       No teacher learns to teach, they simply learn by teaching.

(Jealousy (Hasad) is a disease of the heart. It is, perhaps, one of the oldest problems of human beings. Some Islamic scholars say that this is the first sin that was committed. When Allah said to the angels to bow down to Adam, Iblis refused to bow because he was jealous of the honor that Allah gave to Adam. He said to Allah, “Do You see? This one whom you have honored above me, if You give me respite to the Day of Judgment, I shall surely bring his descendants under my sway, all but a few.” (Al-Isra’ 62)

Poets are born, not made 

Poets, like all true artists, possess talent that cannotbe taught.

The first essence of journalism is to know what you want to know, the second, is to find out who will tell you. John Gunther

I can't think in terms of journalism without thinking in terms of political ends. Unless there's been a reaction, there's been no journalism. It's cause and effect. Hunter S. Thompson

If you aren't just brought up in your tribe but interact with other people either directly or vicariously, through journalism and literature, you see what life is like from other points of view and are less likely to demonize them or dehumanize others and more likely to empathize with them. Steven Pinker

You will always have partial points of view, and you'll always have the story behind the story that hasn't come out yet. And any form of journalism you're involved with is going to be up against a biased viewpoint and partial knowledge. Margaret Atwood

Literature is the art of writing something that will be read twice; journalism what will be grasped at once. Cyril Connolly

“Journalism is literature in a hurry”

lines in red are for discussion "Journalism is literature in a hurry” has been credited (since at least 1973) to British poet and cultural critic Matthew Arnold (1822-1888), but there’s no evidence that he said it. “Journalism is literature in a hurry” was said in 1894 by Sir Francis Jeune, president of the Probate and Admiralty Court, in a talk about English journalism. 

Lord Morley (1838-1923), a British Liberal statesman and newspaper editor, spoke about the saying in 1909 and denied it was his; Morley probably would have credited Matthew Arnold had Arnold been known for the saying at that time. “Journalism is literature in a hurry” has been included in many collections of quotations about journalism.

ENGLISH JOURNALISM.
ITS RELATION TO JOURNALISM—A rather remarkable thing has happened. A toast to “Literature” has been proposed at a public dinner—that is not remarkable—it has been replied to by an eminent judge, and the eminent judge has spoken with civility and interest of journalism. That would not, I suppose, strike you as remarkable in America. It is remarkable here, where journalism, for all its lofty tone in print, holds a personal and social position below that of America, and very much below that of France. The judge was Sir Francis Jeune, president of the Probate and Admiralty Court; one of the three or four great positions on the Bench. Sir Francis said that literature had now taken journalism into partnership. If it were necessary to admit that journalism was literature in a hurry, it was literature still, and some of it of a high order, though perhaps ephemeral. It was, moreover, responsible for a great deal of the welfare of the nation.
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1 June 1895, The Author, pg. 19:
THE RIGHT HON. SIR FRANCIS H. JEUNE, P.C.

Matthew Arnold famously said that journalism was “literature in a hurry.” The analytic content of these Iraq documentaries sometimes feels like journalism in a hurry. These are partial maps drawn while still within the maze of war. (maze: a network of paths and hedges designed as a puzzle through which one has to find a way.)

Syntax 

Syntax is the study of sentences and their structure, and the constructions within sentences. Syntax tells us what goes where in a sentence. Grammar is the general term referring to the set of rules in a given language including syntax , morphology, while syntax studies sentence structures.

Syntax is roughly about word order. 

Grammar is a (occasionally the) set of rules for the organization of meaningful elements into sentences; their economy, in one sense of that word. Syntax Examples Syntax is the way in which words and punctuation are used and arranged to form phrases, clauses and sentences. This can mean the selection of a word or the word's tense, the arrangement of the words and the selection of the punctuation. Syntax is also known as the study of the rules that must be followed to create well-formed phrases, clauses and sentences. Correct and Incorrect Syntax  ·         Incorrect - While watching a movie, people who text on their phone are very annoying. ·         Correct - People who text on their phone while watching a movie are very annoying. The phrase "while watching a movie" modifies the noun phrase "People who text on their phone" by explaining when they text. The modifier should follow the noun phrase of the sentence. ·         Incorrect - Happy about her upcoming promotion, the trip home was full of singing. ·         Correct - Happy about her upcoming promotion, Sammie sang all the way home. The phrase "Sammie sang all the way home" is more descriptive than "the trip home was full of singing. ·         Incorrect - Come for a visit I have plenty of food. ·         Correct - Come for a visit! I have plenty of food. Breaking the words into two sentences allows for an exclamation mark which increases the impact of "Come for a visit!" ·         Incorrect - Before we go to the movies. ·         Correct - I need to rest before we go to the movies. "Before we go to the movies" is a sentence fragment. Adding "I need to rest" makes the words a complete sentence. ·         Incorrect - I gave him money I stole from the store. ·         Correct - I gave him the money I stole from the store. Adding the word "the" further explains which money was given. ·         Incorrect - To the movies we are going. ·         Correct - We are going to the movies. Reversing the order of the words makes this a more direct sentence. ·         Incorrect - You can’t go the movies. Or buy popcorn without any money. ·         Correct - You can’t go the movies or buy popcorn without any money. Expressed as two sentences, it says you cannot go to the movies. It doesn't say why. It also leaves a sentence fragment of "Or buy popcorn without any money. By combining the two sentences it makes it clear that the money is needed for both the movies AND the popcorn. ·         Incorrect - Did you ever speak to him? Yes, I was speaking to him yesterday. ·         Correct - Did you ever speak to him? Yes, I spoke to him yesterday. Verb tense was changed. ·         Incorrect - Having learned Italian in a few months, the vacation to Italy was a success. ·         Correct - Having learned Italian in a few months, John was successful during his vacation to Italy. By adding "John was successful during his" it becomes clear that John was the success, not the vacation. ·         Incorrect - Her mother made her to call and thank him for the present. ·         Correct - Her mother made her call and thank him for the present. The "to" is not necessary. ·         Incorrect - If I took the bus, I will get there in 20 minutes. ·         Correct - If I took the bus, I would get there in 20 minutes. Verb tense was changed. ·         Incorrect - We are not allowed smoking in the restaurant. ·         Correct - We are not allowed to smoke in the restaurant. Verb tense was changed. ·         Incorrect - I’m getting the car right now. I can be there in no time. ·         Correct - I’m getting the car right now. I should be there in no time. "Can" means I am able. "Should" is projecting that I am able. ·         Incorrect - Gary lives on the Elm Street. ·         Correct - Gary lives on Elm Street. The "the" is not necessary. ·         Incorrect - This house is dusty filthy and stinky. ·         Correct - This house is dusty, filthy and stinky. A comma is necessary in a list of adjectives in order to set them apart from each other. ·         Incorrect - She is not interested to buy jewelry. ·         Correct - She is not interested in buying jewelry. Verb tense was changed. ·         Incorrect - Looking over Charlie’s exam, several mistakes became evident immediately.  ·         Correct- Looking over Charlie’s exam, the teacher noticed several mistakes. The correction adds a subject to the sentence. ·         Incorrect - Have you went to the library lately? ·         Correct - Have you been to the library lately? The verb was corrected. ·         Incorrect - We had lived at this address for ten years. ·         Correct - We have been living at this address for ten years. Verb tense was changed. ·         Incorrect - The musical piece the choir sung was lovely. ·         Correct - The musical piece the choir sang was lovely. Verb tense was changed. ·