ASSIGNMENT TOPIC:

“Story using Idioms & difference between

Opinions and Facts”

Submitted by: Salah-ud-din Khan Siyabi (293808)

Submitted to: Sadia Arshad

Date: 17th Sep, 2019

Title: THE BROKEN ONE

Bob, a happy youngster, as free as a bird,

enjoying his life. He was well settled and had a lot of
money to burn on himself recklessly. He didn’t think
about his future, free from all the worries, just luxuriating
the beautiful time of his life.

But life is like a rotating wheel, nothing is

permanent but change, all time is not the same. At times
you realize that life is not a bed of roses as happened to
Bob things got changed in the twinkling of his eye when
he got married to love of his life. His wife, Marry, a
beautiful girl of twenty-two, attractive, charming and
most importantly a salt of the earth. This was the time
when they got a new lease of life. With the increasing
happiness his responsibilities were also increasing so he
got stressed and fired from the job instead of living a
happy married life.

As he had no money socked away, so he had

to live from hand to mouth to which he was not
habituated. The very hard time of his life and he was
thinking about all the good time he had before. This was
the time which made him realize that he should make
hay while sun is shining. Bad time brought a lot of
changings in him. Nevertheless, his wife was very
supportive but he decided to make it on his own.

After facing all those calamities in his life, on

the spur of time he decided to left his country and went
to Europe for the sake of job. At the start he felt like
tilted on windmills but we the passage of time he made
himself the jack of all trades.

That was the turning point of his life and he

achieved it through hard work. Now he has started his
own business and had a happy family. This was the
prime of his life.

IDIOMS:
 sock away = to save money

 live from hand to mouth = to live with just enough money

to survive

 make hay while the sun is shining = earn money and save

while you have the opportunity

 in the twinkling of an eye = instantly, immediately

  as free as a bird = completely free and without

responsibilities

 salt of the earth = simple, honest person without

pretensions

 on the spur of the moment = deciding something without

thinking about it

 money to burn = money to waste

 jack-of-all-trades = person who does many different types

of jobs

 tilt at windmills = to work on things or dedicate oneself to

impossible tasks

 get a new lease on life = to develop a new attitude

towards life

 the prime of life = the best period of one's life

OPINIONS & FACTS

Definitions:

o Facts:
Facts refers to something true or real, which is
backed by some evidence, documents etc.
 For example:
It is fact that the Sun rises form east and sets at west.

o Opinions:

Opinion is what a person believes or things about

something.
For example:

Some people believe that government programs

such as welfare foster dependence and destroy the incentive
to work. Others believe that government benefits programs
are always a good thing necessary to help those who are
struggling.

Comparison Chart:

Facts Opinions

o They can be verified or proved o They cannot be verified or

to be true. proved to be true.

o They are objective realities. o They are subjective

statements.

o They are based on o They are based on

observation and realities. assumptions or personal view.

o They have power to influence o They have no power to

others. influence others.

o They are universal. o They vary from person to

person

o They are not debatable. o They are debatable.

o They are shown with unbiased o They are expressed with

words. biased words.

o They represent something o They show a perception about

really happened. something

 OPINIONS & FACTS
Definitions:
o Facts:
Facts refers to something true or real, which is
backed by some evidence, documents etc.
For example:
It is fact that the Sun rises form east and sets at west.

o Opinions:

Opinion is what a person believes or things about

something.
For example:
Some people believe that government programs such
as welfare foster dependence and destroy the incentive to
work.
Others believe that government benefits programs are always
a good thing necessary to help those who are struggling.
Facts and opinions are often uttered in the same breath; the terms have a
huge difference in their meanings. Whether a statement is a fact or an
opinion depends on the validity of the statement. While a fact refers to the
something true or real, which is backed by evidence, documentation, etc.
On the other hand, opinion is what a person believes or thinks about
something.

In finer terms, a fact is a proven truth, whereas opinion is a personal view,

that represents the outlook of an individual, which may or may not be
based on the fact. In this article excerpt, an attempt is made to simplify the
difference between fact and opinion, take a read.

Content: Fact Vs Opinion

1. Comparison Chart
2. Definition
3. Key Differences
4. Conclusion

Comparison Chart

BASIS FOR
FACT OPINION
COMPARISON

Meaning Fact refers to something Opinion refers to a

that can be verified or judgement or belief
proved to be true. about something.

Based on Observation or research. Assumption or personal

view.

What is it? Objective reality Subjective statement

 BASIS FOR
FACT OPINION
COMPARISON

Verification Possible Not possible

Represents Something really happened A perception about

something

Change Universal Differs from person to

person

Words Shown with unbiased Expressed with biased

words. words.

Debatable No Yes

Influence Facts has the power to Opinion does not have

influence others. the power to influence
others.

Definition of Fact

The fact is something, that has actually taken place or known to have
existed, which can be validated with pieces of evidence. They are strictly
defined, and can be measured, observed and proven. It refers to something
that makes statements true and used in connection with research and
study.

A fact can be an event or information, based on real occurrences which can

be tested through verifiability, i.e. they are supported by proofs, statistics,
documentation, etc. Therefore, a fact is nothing but a verifiable truth or
reality which are agreed upon by consensus of people.

inition of Opinion

The term ‘opinion’ is defined as the personal view or judgment about a

subject, that may or may not be substantiated by the facts or positive
knowledge. In other words, an opinion is an inconclusive statement, used in
subjective matters, which cannot be proved true or false. It is what a person
thinks or feels about something or someone. Hence it is not a true but
biased information.

Opinion is highly influenced by a person’s feelings, thoughts, perspective,

desires, attitude, experiences, understanding, beliefs, values, etc., which
cannot be tested by concrete evidence. Therefore, due to individual
differences, every person’s opinion on a particular matter is also different.

Key Differences Between Fact and Opinion

The difference between fact and opinion on the following grounds:

1. The fact is described as the statement that can be verified or proved

to be true. Opinion is an expression of judgment or belief about
something.
2. Fact relies on observation or research while opinion is based on
assumption.
3. The fact is an objective reality whereas opinion is a subjective
statement.
4. Facts can be verified with the help of evidence or statistics. On the
contrary, opinion is not supported by any evidence.
5. Facts explain what actually happened. Unlike an opinion, that
represents a perception about something.
6. One important feature of the fact is that it is universal and does not
differ from person to person. As against this, every human being has
a different opinion on a particular subject and so, it varies from one
person to another.
7. Facts are shown with unbiased words, however, opinion is expressed
with biased words.
8. Facts can change anybody’s opinion, but vice versa is not possible.
9. Facts are real information and so it cannot be challenged or debated,
but if we talk about opinions, they can be debated.

Conclusion

re, to know the reliability and utility of an information or statement, it is

vital to understand the differences between fact and opinion, so as to
evaluate things and draw conclusions. While reading comprehension, it is
hard to identify, whether a given expression is a fact or an opinion, as they
are quite commonly juxtaposed by the writers. Facts are always one step
ahead of opinions as facts can be proved to be right or accurate, whereas
opinion may also be right but they cannot be proved as true.