Our war stories By SHEELA CHANDRAN entertainment@thestar.com.my http://ecentral.my/news/story.asp?file=/2012/2/15/tvnradio/10698441&sec=tvnradio An intriguing new documentary tells the personal stories of Malayans who endured turbulent times under Japanese rule during World War II. IT was exactly 70 years ago today – Feb 15‚ 1942 – when Lieutenant-General Arthur Percival‚ the British General Officer Commanding Malaya during World War II‚ took the drastic step of signing the surrender document
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Bullying in our Society Bullying is nothing new in society. The first portrayal of bullying in literary work was Oliver Twist‚ which was written by Charles Dickens in 1838. Bullying is a very destructive and well-overlooked psychological weapon that is a major issue in this world today‚ especially amongst the youth. Bullying can be described as verbal‚ physical‚ or social behavior that involves the wrong use or abuse of one’s power upon an individual. So‚ what is it that leads a person to bullying
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Although these two definitions may seem very similar there is a very important difference - the definition of assisted suicide does not include a reference on relief of suffering. This‚ of course is inherent in the term euthanasia‚ and therein lies the difference between assisted suicide and euthanasia. In Canada‚ the most famous of euthanasia cases occurred in 1993. Tracy Latimer‚ a 12 year old girl suffering from severe cerebral palsy‚ was killed by her father‚ Robert Latimer. He placed
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Sri Priya Narayanan “SAVE OUR TIGERS” It’s true that starting from the Indian cricket team captain Dhoni to the famous South Indian actor Surya‚ popular persons have appeared on the television screens-not for a movie or an advertisement this time but to raise the voice for a very significant concern. “Only 1411 tigers left in India...save our tigers” A tiger on the whole is not just an untamed animal with enigmatic fur or an icon of fierceness. The elimination of tigers from the environment can
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consider our country as a tree‚ then‚ cities are branches and villages are the root. Without roots tree can not grow. Cities may have all facilities but life is in cities going on mechanically on other hand life in villages holds more values of life Weakness. 1. The level of education in Indian villages is very low. 2. There are less number of job opportunities in villages. 3. As the whole word is technologically advance but Indian villages are still lacking in this area. Our Indian villages
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Our Town is a play that takes place near the turn of the century in the small rural town of Grover’s Corners‚ New Hampshire. The playwright‚ Thornton Wilder is trying to convey the importance of the little‚ often unnoticed things in life. Throughout the first two acts he builds a scenario‚ which allows the third act to show that we as humans often run through life oblivious to what is actually happening. Wilder attempts to show life as something that we take for granted. We do not realize
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sole reason for why characters act the way they do or even why they exist within the plot. Our Man in Havana by Graham Greene illustrates this notion by making the setting such an intricate and irreplaceable piece of the plotline. Graham Greene uses the primary setting of Havana‚ Cuba as well as specific settings such as the current time in James Wormold’s life to form the storyline of Our Man in Havana. Our Man in Havana takes place in Havana‚ Cuba under the regime of Bautista. This is a dangerous
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Beyond our Differences – 3 Speaker Analysis “Do not do to others what would cause pain if done to you” - Hinduism (Mahabharata) This is the golden rule that shows up at the end of the movie‚ “Beyond our Difference”. The rule originates from Confucianism‚ but also wise words of the Hinduism. In today’s society‚ people are treating one another crucially. They are split in variance social class‚ and the poor‚ often get treated in a terrible way. The problem in this society is that people
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Cyberculture and Our Youth | | | Abstract Trying to keep up with the changes in today ’s youth is difficult to say the least. Now imagine having to do this at warp speed. We have to take a realistic approach to educating ourselves to what ’s happening right before our eyes. For a great majority of people‚ in today ’s society computers have become indispensable tools. It is our duties as parents and peers to keep up with the youth and their exposure the vast quantities of cyberculture
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Drugging Our Children Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is characterized by impulses that indicate disruptive behavior‚ and deficits in attention and motivation. ADHD is present in approximately seven percent of children‚ and three percent in adults who meet the diagnostics criteria (Ruhrold). That means that up to twenty million American citizens are directly affected by ADHD. The most debatable topic regarding ADHD is the treatment through Ritalin. Even though Ritalin is a
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