Joan of Arc

Joan of Arc My favorite hero and life model is Joan of Arc. She was born at Domremy in France in 1412. Like most peasants of her time, she never learned to read and write. She grew up as a devout Catholic under the strong influence of her deeply religious mother. By the age of [...]

Which is worse? Tsunami or The people who take Advantage of it

Which is worse? Tsunami or The people who take Advantage of it By now, there wouldn’t be anyone who doesn’t know about the Tsunami that struck South and South East Asia during the x’mas of 2004. About 2, 00,000 people lost their lives and an almost equal number was left homeless and injured. This number [...]

SMILE LOST IN ENGULFED LOVE

SMILE LOST IN ENGULFED LOVE It was 7:15 in the morning. As usual, I was amidst the usual hurry-scurry of going to school. “Bye ma…” I quickened my pace to the bus stop, waving hands to my mom. Maya and Meera were coming from the other side, with their chotta bundle of clothes. “Going to [...]

MAXIM GORKY A TALE

MAXIM GORKY A TALE When the man heard that some people had come to a place about three days away from his village, and had used machines to plough up a huge piece of land that had never been plough before, and had used other machines to sow seeds there, then the man thought that [...]

Living a Dream

Living a Dream I came to know about MAD from a friend and what pushed me to join were the three words: “Teach Orphan Children” Little did I know that it was only a gist of what MAD is about. MAD stands for Make A Difference and it is a youth based volunteer network that [...]

Social Work @ St.Albert’s College- SENTINAL

Social Work @ St.Albert’s College-     Commerce Department, St.Albert’s College, Ernakulam

My Plus Two Tour

My Plus Two Tour Tired of the long lectures and busy schedules back at school, we a group of friends decided to go for a trip to the beautiful Mysore. After our exams, the much awaited day arrived .On April 10th 2008, we got on to the bus from a common boarding point and we [...]

Inventions-Telephone(Alexander Graham Bell)

Inventions-Telephone (Alexander Graham Bell) The telephone is an instrument enabling us to converse with a person at a great distance. The word telephone is derived from two Greek terms –Tele meaning ‘At a distance’, and phone meaning ‘Sound’. In the language of saence, telephone is an arrangement to convert sound waves to electrical waves and [...]