Category: Wordsmiths
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Episode 1 – The Recon mission
To whoever is reading this, my name is Ram, and this story is about my happiest 2-month stint. This bizarre series of events started 3 days after I got boarded for my convenience, allowing me to attend lectures “easily”. To be honest I was too lazy to get the bus back home which took about
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In Memoriam: Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, 1927 – 2022
“The closer is a person is to God, the closer he is to people.” On the morning of December 31, 2022, the Catholic Church lost a beloved leader and faithful servant as the former pontiff returned to the Father’s House. Joseph Ratzinger, born in 1927, came from humble beginnings as the son of a German
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Before you OD
Drugs are a menace to society. Always has been and always will be. This begs the question,” How did drugs become public enemy No.1?”. To answer this question, we first need to define what is a drug or to be more specific a “Narcotic”. A “Narcotic” is a substance that affects mood or behaviour and
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What is Outsourcing and the Reasons why you should outsource to Sri Lanka
Outsourcing and its history Businesses operate with the prime objective of maximizing profits through reducing the operational costs of their business processes. Since the industrial revolution itself, businesses searched for imperative methodologies to ensure highest profits through lowest potential risks, which resulted in the initiation of outsourcing. From 1970s itself, the businesses attempted to identify
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Jump then fall….
This is wrong, but I can’t help but feel like There ain’t nothing more right, Misty morning comes again, and I can’t Help but wish I could see your face I knew from the first note played I’d be breaking all my rules to see you You smiled that beautiful smile “I can’t take my
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The Appointment
I haven’t had a dentist appointment in over 20 years. The year was 2001. It was the All-Hallows’ eve or Halloween as you regular folks call it. It was around lunchtime, and I was at the office finishing up my work for the day. I had requested to have the evening off because I had
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Lucky Unlucky
In the trenches of fear we move Like the rats in tunnels with disapprove A man of young, head peeked over to see A fiery sound gushed the wind, it broke Shattered the head of an idiot bloke At once he fell like a drunken flea A headless neck fell on to the bloody muddy
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Convincing you to read ‘It Ends with Us’ by Colleen Hoover
His voice cracks when he says, “You are my wife. I’m supposed to be the one who protects you from the monsters. I’m not supposed to be one.” I’m no professional book reviewer, but I know a good book when I read one, and “It Ends with Us” clearly exceeded my expectations. At first glance,
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Rethinking the Battle Against Depression
Even the strongest hearts break sometimes. Sylvia Plath once wrote, “I’m afraid to be alone with my own mind.” We’ve all been there at some point or other in our lives. Losing a loved one, experiencing a breakup, failing an exam…feeling despondent is just a part of life. However, depression is a much more serious
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People who live alone
All people in the world have their own distinct personalities. According to the personality, their behavior patterns are different and their reactions with the society are different. These personalities are created as a combination of our own ideas, thoughts, habits and other characteristics. In psychology, two main types of personality have been defined. That is,
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இயற்கை
This is the Tamil winning article from the creative writing competition, InkIt, written by Rtr. Arshana Arjunan. Enjoy! இயற்கை என்பது அண்டத்தின் இயற்பியல் என்று பொருள்படும். அதாவது இயல்பாகவே உருவானது, நம்மை சுற்றி உள்ள அனைத்துமே இயற்கை அன்னையின் படைப்பாகும். இயற்கை என்ற சொல்லுக்கு ஆங்கிலத்தில் நேச்சர் என்று அழைக்கப்படும். இச்சொல்லானது நேச்சுரா எனும் இலத்தின் மொழி சொல்லை தழுவியதாகும். தாவரங்கள், விலங்குகள், வாயு மண்டலம், நீர் மண்டலம், தரை
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පුරුදු සුවඳක්
This is the Sinhala winning article from the creative writing competition, InkIt, written by Rtr. Nayani Dineshika. Enjoy! දුරකථනය නාද විය…’හෙලෝ” පිලිතුරක් නැත, ‘හෙලෝ’ නැවතත් සෙහස් ඇමතුවේය. කිසිම පිලිතුරක් නොමැති නිසා ඔහු ඇමතුම විසන්දි කළේය. ඒ විගසම විදුලි පහන් නිවී ගියේය…. ෂිට් කරන්ට් එක… අසල රාක්කයේ තිබූ ඉටිපන්දම ගත් සෙහස් එය දල්වා මේසයේ කෙළවරක රඳවා
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The Nobody
This is the English winning article from the creative writing competition, InkIt, written by Rtr. Pasindu Gunawardhana. Enjoy! “The phone rang. “ Hello, ” I said , “Hello”. No one was there. I hung up. All the lights went out within seconds of the call. I got all the confirmation I needed. The QRT(1) team
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Remembering Lilibet
The Life and Legacy of Britain’s Longest-serving Monarch “London Bridge is down” these words mark the end of an era. Queen Elizabeth II, whose reign lasted from the industrial age to the internet age, has weathered more storms than the iconic landmark after which she was code-named after. As stated in tributes for her, only
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White Horse
My heart crumbled overnight I threw the crown, but it’s alright Nobody’s heard my crying I’m doing better than before All my rose gardens filled with thorns I make the same mistake every time Universe ready to catch me up in the cage I fell, but never learn I lead his feet all around Trying
Rotaract Club of SLIIT 