Author: Rotaract Club of SLIIT
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The Ocean is not the World’s Trash Can
Marine pollution and its further implications I think there is no need for further descriptions about the ocean to us who live in a country surrounded by the ocean. But I think it is a matter to discuss that this small island with a population of only 20 million has become one of the leading…
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Bringing Home Gold
Difficult roads lead to beautiful destinations The 30th of August 2021 marked a new dawn for Sri Lanka as Dinesh Priyantha Herath hit three birds in one stone at the Tokyo Olympic stadium when he claimed gold, broke the world record and won Sri Lanka’s first-ever gold medal in the Paralympic Games history. Dinesh stole…
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Colorless Love
To Sir With Love – Book Review The best saying ever said so far regarding colour bar is that the colour of the blood of every ethnic group is the same whatever complexion one inherits. The novel, “To Sir With Love” which carves that saying in the minds of readers spontaneously is another excellent creation…
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Rotti & Tea
Rotti & Tea, a name that signifies two nations under one slogan with its own uniqueness. This was name of the project that was organised by the International Services avenue of the Rotaract Club of SLIIT from Sri Lanka and the Rotaract Club of SRM Kattankulathur from India. ‘Rotti’ represents the youth from India whilst…
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Benefits of Social Media for Scholars
You’ve got to find the right tone in handling social media to feel social media. Are you a scholar pursuing a degree in your favourite field of study but have no presence on any of the social media platforms available? It’ll be the toughest combination to find two ‘yes’ for the given questions, as, in…
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You are Your Skills
“Giving your son a skill is better than giving him one thousand pieces of gold“ Chinese Proverb Have you ever heard that saying? it conveys the importance of mastering skills, in one’s lifetime. A skill is the ability to use knowledge capably and readily in achievement or performance. Life skills could be a soft skill…
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Mandalart
Each person’s life is like a mandala – a vast, limitless circle. We stand in the center of our own circle, and everything we see, hear and think forms the mandala of our life. MANDALART, initiated by the Club Service Avenue was an art competition for all mandal art lovers to showcase their talents. Registrations…
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Karma or Coincidence
I was waiting for the traffic light to turn green when suddenly something came falling down the sky and landed right on the middle of the hood of my car with a loud “THUD”. Even though I could see it beforehand of the collision, it caught me off guard that I could barely stop myself…
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24 Hours
We are in deep enemy territory nearly cut off from all supplies. We took shelter in an old rusting building surrounded by a rather short, barbed fence. I lay near the window talking to my comrades. Then a moment a faint static on the radio came “Do you cop- Brav- do you- “then complete silence…
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Melomaniac
Music has healing power. It has the ability to take people out of themselves for a few hours Elton John Music is referred to by many as the universal language of mankind. From the sound of birds chirping heard when we wake up in the morning, to the lullabies sang by our mothers at night…
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Her Wedding Day
An unhappy bride wonders if she made the right decision… Liz was beautiful. Everyone said so. And she was – with her startling green eyes and her willowy figure, everyone who saw her turned to get a second look. Today, her beauty reached another degree because she was in her gorgeous wedding dress. However, despite…
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Cinema Beyond Hollywood
The global film industry has grown and established a far better position from just moving black and white pictures to fully computer-made 3D films by now. In popular culture, we all are well aware that Hollywood – Cinema of America, is a highly reputed cinema industry in the world as it is the oldest industry…
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Project Mirror
Feeling beautiful has nothing to do with what you look like Emma Watson The Project Mirror was initiated by the Rotaract club of SLIIT on 2nd of October 2021 under Community Services Avenue. The session was conducted via zoom platform. The theme for the day was “Reflecting on my reflection”. The Project Mirror has started…
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A Promise
Words spoken after a tragedy became a promise to a young life Sunlight streamed through the branches of the trees in the cemetery. The yellow rays shone on a pair of coffins laid out near freshly dug soil. The coffins were plain wood, simple and unadorned. A woman stood by them, standing still as a…
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Beyond the Myth
You don’t really need modernity in order to exist totally and fully. You need a mixture of modernity and tradition Theodore Bikel A Premise in its entirety, Culture and Tradition has been the binding glue in human relationships, interactions, and perceptions for centuries. Whilst it holds beauty, historical value, festivities, and the stories of the…
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