Tag: Rotaract SLIIT
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Farmer to Farmer
“No race can prosper until it learns there is as much dignity in tilling a field as in writing a poem.” Booker T. Washington. Farmer-to-Farmer Phase 1 is an initiative taken by Rotaract Club of SLIIT to spread the knowledge of horticulture to publicly support the economic hardship in the country these days. This was…
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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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Let’s eliminate the hunger from the world
It is a field that is about to follow. Ramchandra looked at his fallow field and sighed, thinking of his two children and his wife. There is no rain in sight. He went to the forest to find some food to kill the hunger of his family. It’s his luck. He thought so. On the…
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Intranet – Phase 2 (Ideation)
“Regular brainstorming is as critical to an organization as regular exercise is to your health. It creates a responsive, innovative culture.” – Tom Kelley – The 2nd phase of the project “Intranet” was “Ideation” & it was another opening initiative of the Professional Development Avenue of Rotaract Club of SLIIT thusly the 1st phase. In…
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Maybe In the Next Life..
It is still dark outside, an owl hoots into the void of the night. Akith drags his eyes open and, with the greatest effort, manages to keep them open long enough to sit up from his bed on the floor. He rolls up his bed, a straw mat, and keeps it by the wall. He…
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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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InkIt Phase 1
“There is no rule on how to write. Sometimes it comes easily and perfectly: sometimes it’s like drilling rock and then blasting it out with charges.” ~ Ernest Hemingway Our heart is filled with feelings. Our head is filled with thoughts. We release those feelings and thoughts by turning them into words. Sometimes those words…
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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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Rotaverse 2022
For brand-new members of Rotaract Club of SLIIT, Rotaverse is one of the largest orientation events offered. It was a tremendous opportunity for them to use teamwork and leadership skills to help their teams succeed. More than 100 people participated virtually in the Rotaverse 2022 initiative, which was started under the Club Service Avenue. The first…
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10th Installation Ceremony
“The beginning is the most important part of the work.” Plato Last year we embarked on our journey “To Enrich with Service”. There onwards, we worked hard to fulfill our goals and created lifelong memories along the way. Now, we have officially stepped into the 10th year of Rotaract Club of SLIIT to “Strive to…
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Introducing the Board of Officials for the RI year 2022-23
“True leaders do not create followers, they create more leaders.” The 10th year of Rotaract Club of SLIIT started with an amazing Board of Officials for the RI year 2022-23. Here we present to you the Board of Officials for the RI year 2022-23 with the slogan “Strive to Empower Life”. Rtr. Lathushanan Koneswara –…
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