English Lovers @ St. Mary's Pala

26 June: International day against drug abuse.  Hai everyone....   Bod Riley, the former Governor of Alabama once made a statement,,' Drugs are the enemies of ambition and hope and when we fight against drugs we are fighting for future.   In the 21rst era, our world is confronting a great problem, which affects the present and future generations. The whole youth are bending the knees in front of it. And it is the scavenger, drugs. Majority of the youngsters are not aware about the severity and the danger of drugs. They are enquiring for happiness. They believe that the consummation of drugs provides them prosperity, victory and a frabjous life. Narcotics is a dirty business....I know one who reads it will have piloerection.. It is the famous dialogue in the film Lucifer. So I think, there is no need for further explanation. One who watches this movie will notice that statement. But we are all observing it's surface only. We are not willing to fish int...

He never told me about any pain, But constantly hung along with me. Loomed around my beautiful room, Waiting for me to come out. He always talked to me in whispers Once I asked him , "Why do people hate you?" He then answered, That I was a painful truth, my dear" That day, I couldn't properly understand the rhyme perhaps But today when I'm about to fall, When I feel like my grips loosing, I can feel the depth of his words. Death may be called as a priceless gift for man, from the Almighty, For it is when he finds the ultimate truth The dusk and dawn of life. Neetha Maria Bobby, XII B

The rain drizzled amid the silence. The boy stood still holding the mike tight. He began a preface on beautiful piece of art.  “Hai everybody. Before I begin, I want to say something. This is the first time I speak in front of a stage. I have not performed anywhere, not even in my school. To my surprise I was made the team head when I came here. Actually, I was forced to be one. In all these camp days I never came up for any activities.”  Posing a few seconds, he resumed addressing the smart young aspirant.  “I said to Johan that he was a perfect leader. I asked him how it was possible to do all the works despite being inexperienced.”   An earnest question of many who have a burning desire.  “He told me if he could, anyone else could do that. He raised me up from my safe zone. Now I realise the interesting part of a smart work.  “My hands are still trembling. It’s easy to sit in audience and laugh at someone sinking in the front....

MOTHER: The most beautiful word on the lips of manhood. Like the word 'mother', she is the best person in the world . Her self- effacing love for her children and family is remarkable. In her absence, the soul of the home will fade away. She makes the house a home. She is a sine qua non in every aspect of life. She is the pillar of the house which supports the entire structure. Pillars  are not very attractive at first sight. If we remove it, the entire building will crumble. She is the keystone which takes effort to keep the arch, the home in it's shape and beauty. She equalizes each and every situation and problem very systematically. She acts like a hearth which provides heat and warmth to everyone. She imparts the warmth of love and providence to her children. A mother is the best teacher, doctor, nurse, psychologist, mentor and everything. Through her we first saw the almighty. We came to know about our father, the super hero of our life. An interesting fact is ...

Dear fathers,  The 3rd Sunday of June is a special day for some special people in our life. It is a day for all our fathers. Father,the first and most important hero in our life is perhaps the only man who stands with us whole through our life without cheating us.I am sure he does not allow us to travel lonely through our life and gives his hands when we fall into the slough of despond. As our shadows, he always travels in our ways with absolute care and protection. His presence gives us the courage to go forward anywhere anytime.He spends a lot of time with us. His heart beats are increasing when we grow up. He is the only person who supports all our childish mistakes. He is a protecting hand from the beats of our mother. He is really a problem solver between mother and us. But when he gets angry with us or speaks strictly we can't tolerate it. Then our eyes fill up with tears. Poor father's.. their heart gets soft in that tears and they come to us with other tri...

Dear Friends,   "Dream isn't that which you see while sleeping, it is something that Doesn't let you sleep" As you know these are the words of Dr. A P J Abdul Kalam, our former president and the great scientist. We are on a journey, an incredible journey through life.We must have a final destination to reach, a dream to achieve. A dream is the result of observation and thinking. It's like a tiny seed that tends to grow. The whole progress in the human history is the fruit of many such dreams. Hard work and determination are essential elements for success. Along with that the encouragement and advice of our beloved ones lead us through the right way. A dream is a fire evolved from the spark of thought. A fire that lights the whole world around us, a fire that enable s us to see what we haven't seen before. That fire makes every moment of our life more and more exciting. We all are different; our talents are different, our interests a...

We observe June 5th as the World Environment Day. God has given us a beautiful environment. Plants and trees are very important in the world. Trees give us oxygen. We need rivers to get water. Plants provide us food and many other things we need in our daily life. But the humans are not thinking seriously about their existence. cutting trees, levelling hills and pollution are becoming common. Destruction of hills and forests affects all animals. water, air and land pollution is increasing because of the humans. Lots of diseases are arising. Humans must try to stop this. Let's take a strong decision to take care of the environment. Let us work together to conserve the environment. Adithya S, XII B

1.Churchil --their finest hour  2.Patrick Henrys-- liberty or death  3.Demosthenes-- The third philippic  4.Martin Luther King-- I have a dream  5.Roosewelt -- Fireside chat,duties of American citizenship  6.Swami Vivekananda-- Chikkago speech  7.Malala -- speech in UNESCO  8.Jawaharlal Nehru-- tryst with destiny  9. Chief Joseph --Surrender speech  10.Socrates-- Apology  11.George Washington --Resignation speech  12.Mahatma Gandhi-- Quit India  13.Abraham Lincon --2nd inaugural address  14.Patick Henry-- Give me liberty or give me death  15.Churchil --Blood,sweat ,tears  16.Kennady-- the decision to go to moon  17.Jesus Christ --The sermon on the Mount  18.Mandela-- I am the first accused...

Again we came back to our schools with new hope,with new decisions and with some new expectations. A small question to all my friends. Why are you going to school? Your answer maybe "to study". Then,what have you studied for the last few years? You may say "we learned maths or English or history  etc". But we miss some important lessons, that are beyond our textbooks. We have heard and learned about great peoples who fought with their limits and conquered their fear. But what about us we still feel afraid to talk before a group or we still feel fear to take decision in our life. We have learned about love, compassion, empathy and many other values in our moral book but still we forget to love our parents or siblings or still we avoid poor people around us . We even forget to smile. Then what you really gained through your education. Yes, we need marks,we need rank before that we need to learn some real values. Let's begin our new start with ...

"If you want to shine like a sun , first burn like a sun."    Dr. A.P.J Abdul Kalam,  the renowned personality, peoples president, was a visionary and scientist.  The words of  Kalam  are very meaningful. He encouraged each and every one in the world by his golden words. 'Be unique' . It was the famous ideology. He contributed to the youth. He exhorted the youth to be unique. The burning desire in the individual to be unique will help them to scale great heights. But the society is facing a great problem which prevents the youth from growing up.  'Imitation is a suicide' says Emerson. We are living our life by the expectation of others. While in family, our parents may tell us to be like the neighbor's children who scores very highly in exams. In school, society , all are prompting us to be like someone else. Living a life for others will ruin our happiness. Imitation will take away the original in you. During a speech Kalam said, ...

In these days, I was very busy in cleaning my cupboards. Meanwhile, my eyes met an old textbook , an English book with dog eared pages. I opened it and I saw a story, 'The last leaf ' by O. Henry, one of the greatest, shortest stories I have ever come across. I read that story. In this story, there was a lady artist Johnsy, from California who was suffering from pneumonia and was sinking. Her bystander was also an artist Sue from Maine. She shared an art studio with Johnsy in Greenwich village. They lived in a multistory building. In that building, there was another artist Behrman, who earns only little. He wants to paint his masterpiece but he couldn't. Johnsy's disease prompted her to lead a dog's life. There was an ivy plant in front of her window. Day by day each leaf began to fall. By seeing this, she firmly believed that the leaves represent the remaining days before her death. The leaf then became a symbol of despair. H...