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Recently, I visited my alma mater, IIT Roorkee. The moment I walked through the gate, everything came rushing back the campus, classrooms, and little details felt as lively and fresh as yesterday! Walking through those familiar paths filled me with a deep sense of appreciation for the people who back us. Having even one person in your corner ie a parent, teacher, mentor, friend, or senior who truly believes in your growth is a blessing. Especially during something as demanding as UPSC preparation, having someone who cheers you on to push your limits, raise your standards, and see potential in you before you even spot it yourself makes all the difference. Cheers to those awsome people in our lives 632Sep 23 #EssayFrameworkSeries |🎯140+| Framework #13 📌Topic : "A ship in the harbour is safe, but that is not what ship is for" (CSE 2022) #EssenceOfTopic: The comfort/safety& security shoyld not become end it themselves; destinations, exploration/taking the journey is imp for realising our selves, actualisation, griwth, advancement and upliftment of humanity. 1) Introduction: You can start with Budha's story: ImpressiveStart 2) What is ship here? It is anyone or anything: Humans/ institutions etc. Explore this in detail= Convey to the examiner you hve interpreted it broadly. #AlsoInclude: civilizations and cultures for #betterimpression 3) What is harbour? Anything which keeps something/someone safe from challenges/dangers. Can be parents, friends etx or even our own #psychologucal harbours like ego, supremacy myth, fears, temptations etc (#Goodimpresson on examiner 4) Why is it safe in the harbour? Because it has all essentials to address the adversity, love, care, nurturing, healing etc 5) But the ship is not built to stay in the harbour/What is ship for then? Explore the essence here in detail im multiple spheres of life=give 50% weightage to this part. #Remember to address #ArgumentChain in each dimension : context/why sailing was necessary >>Chllenges encourtered>> experiences & learnings >> ultimately how transformations and growth occured by outgriwung those challenges. Shiw this across multiple spheres like: ●Individuals like The Budha, Gandhiji, Dr Ambedkar etc. ● Societies progress when they leave comforts of outdated traditions and customs amd adapt to the chaging times, This way they survive and thrive: Sati, Child marriage, LGBTQ etc ● Institutions and Organization: ISRO, DRDO, tell their struggles and successes ● Polities: French revolution, India's grassroot democracy, recent case of Nepal's polity etc ● Economies: give contexts of LPG reforms and current achievements of Indian economies, Can talk about Asian Tigers too. ● Likewise for international systems/laws/oganizations: #Dont forget to include UNSC reforms, UNCLOS, WTO in anakysis. 6) Why ships remain in harbour? Instant gratification, pleasure as purpose etc. But also poverty, social structures prevent exploration 7) Explore the consequences if ship remains in tye harbour: this dimension is #VeryImportant. permanent safety of harbour>No exposure to uncertainties>no learning> stagnation>loss of adaotability> decline. Shiw how this leads to untapped potentials, and stunted human advancement etc. 7) Suggestions(#Imp): A) Every ship needs compass (#philosophicaldepth): Human and universal values and commitment to implement those values B) Role of ship builders: Ship doent come out of Oak or Rock, They are crafted by humans, oarents, teachers, society, media, education system, public pokicies etc. A Ship is as strong & resilient as its builder builds it. C) wrt storms(bring #philosophicaldepth)= ie challenges> Tell imp of capabilities here. 8) Conclusion: Emphasize on the importance of exploration despite all the challenges and uncertainties and the importance of it for the humanity. 9) Finisher: use Kierkegaard("to dare is to..") ✅️ #ScoreBooterSection ✅️ 1) 📚Content Enrichment 🧠MustUsePhilosophersandThinkers: Aristotle | Nietzche | John Dewey | Victor Frankl | Sen | Seneca or Marcus Aurilious | Kierkegaard 💡MustUseConcepts: Eudaimonia, Epistemic Humility, creative destruction, Socialisatiom, agency etc.. 2) #Mistakes that limit you to 80-100 range: A) Restricting the scope of essay by narrow interpretation of key terms: ship, harbour etc A) Giving impression that harbour is undesirable. Rather ackniwlege its utility, hiwever making it anchorage is undesirable. B) Not exploring the roles of captain, ship builders and storms: They add depth and distinguish you from the rest C) Lack of deoth in analysis: ie not properly explaning the thesis agrments. #UPSC2027 #EssayImprovement @UPSCESSAY159 1.4KSep 21

#EssayFrameworkSeries | CSE 2022🎯 140+ A good essay is not just good writing. It is good thinking, organised on paper. Attempt Topic 4: ⏰ Brainstorm for 30 minutes. You should #ThinkRight before you write. ●move beyond the obvious ●discover hidden dimensions ●connect ideas, concepts, philosophers ●discourse enrichment ●build a good structure 📌I will share tye Framework on Monday. #EssayImprovement @UPSCESSAY159 2.2KSep 19 #AnecdoteOnGreed Ananda asked the Buddha, “How much wealth is enough?” The Buddha took a cup and began pouring water into it. When it overflowed, he continued pouring. Ananda stopped him. “Why do you continue? The cup is already full.” The Buddha smiled. “Because this is what the human mind does with desire.” Greed begins when ‘enough’ stops being a destination. @UPSCESSAY159 #AnecdoteSeries #BestFor: Greed, Temptation, Corruption, Happiness, Desires 3.2KSep 17 I will add the links to thinkers and concepts asap, I am still oit of station. Read the framework deligently, the topic has deeper philosophival meanings. Read twice to gauge the beauty of it. 3.4KSep 14