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Do you know the meaning of Contextual Introduction? Let's understand through an example !! Yesterday, we have posted an Essay topic for you to attempt, as part of Our "Weekly Essay Challenge". We will take that topic to understand how you can write "Contextual Introduction". Essay Topic: History repeats itself, first as a tragedy, second as a farce. Contextual Introduction Karl Marx's famous sentence "History repeats itself, first as a tragedy, second as a farce", was crafted amid the political upheavals following the French coup d'état of 1851, where Louis Napoleon seized dictatorial power. The “tragedy” refers to the earnest French Revolution of 1789, which aimed to dismantle oppressive structures and establish a society based on liberty, equality, and fraternity. However, the subsequent rise and fall of leaders, like Napoleon Bonaparte and later his nephew Louis Napoleon, exemplified the "farce." Louis Napoleon’s ascent to power through an 1851 coup led to the Second Empire, which mimicked his uncle's rule but lacked the revolutionary fervor, reducing profound ideals to tools for political gain. Marx critiqued this dilution of revolutionary zeal into opportunism, highlighting the decay of noble origins into shallow, self-serving enactments, illustrating the cyclical nature of history where profound changes devolve into trivial pursuits. This is how you are expected to write Contextual Introduction. You need to know under what circumstances and in which context the remark has been made. If you don't have complete information then better try to Introduce in some other ways. We will discuss the different ways to write impactful Introduction in the coming days. Stay Tuned @essayprepcareer.

The tragic partition of British India in 1947 stands as a somber testament to the axiom that "History repeats itself, first as a tragedy, second as a farce." You can use this example to Introduce this Essay !!

Week 2 of "Weekly Essay Challenge" Essay Topic: "History repeats itself, first as a tragedy, second as a farce." Do give it a try !! We will share the detailed approach to tackle this Essay Topic tomorrow.

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Is GS -2 PAPER just about quoting current affairs and Laxmikant articles together ? Hey everyone, we are continuing with the journey of what are the secrets of scoring 450+ marks in GS. Today's session is all about how to write answers which present your knowledge in a way that seems effective for Governance and public administration. Often students commit the mistake of over estimating the role of current affairs and ignoring the basics in Paper 2. Today, we will be picking snippets from the Answers copy which will tell us ✓ How to understand the context of the question ? ✓ How to link it with different aspects of paper 2 including Social Justice ? ✓ When to quote Constitution articles and alot more. Here is the link of the class. The session starts at 12:30 PM today. 👇👇👇 https://youtube.com/live/CP9CzQDjDh4 Call 9310978553 for more details.. Happy Learning 🌿

Secrets which will make you score 450+ Marks in GS. Continuing with our message in the series about how despite good optional Marks, why it is essential to score a decent marks in GS. We dissected the copies of various toppers and found, it was not merely the way they write but how they understood and made the reader understand their answers. This is essential because ✓ It is ultimately your mains copy through which it is decided whether you are apt for becoming an officer or not ✓ It is those limited words which makes or break the civil services dream. We have dissected these elements in our session today, where we have carefully evaluated and tried to explain ✓ What are the best practises which toppers follow subject wise ? ✓ How they set the context of the answer? ✓ How they culminate various methodologies of answer drafting and make marks fetching answer ? The session will start at 12:20. Here is the link to attend. 👇👇👇 https://youtube.com/live/Ir87gpYmBFE?feature=share