Boys: Their Work and Influence
Boys: Their Work and Influence is a work written by an anonymous author that explores the importance of boys in society. The book examines the various roles that boys play in society, from their roles as students, to their roles as workers, to their roles as leaders. It also looks at the influence that boys have on their peers, their families, and their communities. The book also looks at the challenges that boys face in today's society, such as bullying, peer pressure, and the lack of positive role models. Finally, the book offers advice on how to help boys become successful and productive members of society.
By Anonymous · First published 1902 · Genre: Non-Fiction, Educational, Sociology · 12 chapters · 10,329 words
First lines
What a curious fellow a boy is. I wonder if boys ever think about themselves. A young monkey is full of mischief, a young puppy is full of play, a young kitten is always ready for fun, but a boy seems to combine the qualities of all three, and to have a stock of his own to jumble up with them. A boy has so many sides, not only an outside and an inside; he is a many sided being. See him at one time and you would hardly suppose him to be the same creature that you had seen a little while before. Now he is a bright nice spoken lad, in a few moments he is a bullying tyrant, now he is courteously answering those who speak to him, now words come from his lips that shock the hearer. Now he would scorn to have his word doubted by a comrade, now he does not hesitate to lie to escape punishment. Now fearless, now a coward, now full of spirits, now in the depths of woe -- sunshine or joy, wind and calm, silence and tumult, all seem to have their place, and to make up that incomprehensible and yet delightful animal a boy.
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- Work type: Short story
- Author: Anonymous
- Date: 1902 CE
- Language: English
- Genres: Non-Fiction, Educational, Sociology, Psychology
- Length: 10,329 words
- Structure: 12 chapters, 55 paragraphs
- Reading fit: Fairly Easy (7th Grade)
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Genres
- Non-Fiction — This book is a non-fiction work that examines the work and influence of boys.
- Educational — This book is an educational work that provides information about the work and influence of boys.
- Sociology — This book examines the work and influence of boys from a sociological perspective.
- Psychology — This book examines the work and influence of boys from a psychological perspective.
Tags
Boys · Christian life · Conduct of life · another · bad · boy · first · give · go · god · good · great
Contents
- BOYS
- HOME AND SCHOOL
- GOING TO WORK
- RELIGION
- COURAGE
- MONEY
- AMUSEMENTS
- HOME DUTIES
- SELF-IMPROVEMENT
- CHUMS
- COURTSHIP
- HUSBANDS