September 4, 2004 Welcome to Young World, our weekly magazine for young people. This page is updated every Saturday. For current issue Click here Hi kids! Another important day in our country’s history is just around the corner — the Defence of Pakistan Day, more commonly referred to as Defence Day.... Cover Story: Defence Day with a difference Much of our history has been an ongoing cycle of peace and conflict. With the great Partition after a lot of bloodshed, two historical battles and more than fifty-five years to... Importance of oral hygiene The oral cavity is the prime entrance to many diseases. There are multi factorial reasons for diseases in the mouth, depending on genetic predisposition, sex, drugs, diet, stress and age. In... Book: Madonna’s stir Frankly, if it weren’t Madonna’s name on the cover, the storybook would have been just another one for children. Though it’s besides the point that I was a mad-to-the-hilt fan of... Movie: 13 going on 30 13 going on 30, is an eye opener for all those thirteen year olds who think that becoming a teenager means that they should act cool and join popular and hip... Website: My allah is great! Who created you? Who granted you your body, your eyes, or the colour of your hair? Who determined the shape of your body? Who created all the other people, the heavens,... Music: A Crow Left Of The Murder With the multi-million dollar success ‘Morning View’ Incubus are among the top grunge rock bands like Puddle of Mudd, Tool, etc. Their latest release ‘A Crow Left of the Murder’... ON AIR: Time pass Well, you might have guessed by its name Time Pass. Yes that’s right, this show is a perfect pastime. If you wish to ask any funny, spicy question about your favourite... Story Time: Nobleness Enkindleth Nobleness “Oh! again you are wasting your time on this useless task. How many times have I told you to invest this time in some other useful activity? You can’t be a... Story Time: From Japan with love My father went to a meeting in Tokyo not long ago. On his return he told us about an event which made a deep and happy impression on his mind. The... Debate: The brain drain problem Nowadays the future plans of many youngsters are simple: go abroad for higher education, and then get a good job there and settle there forever. Parents also think the same way... Debate: Our examination system All over the world, examinations are considered an effective way of judging the knowledge and abilities of a candidate, but unfortunately the value of examinations has decreased nowadays in our country.... COMPUTERS: Getting onto the WWW bandwagon You’ve heard about it from newspapers, advertisements, and magazines. In fact, many of your friends now use strange words like surfing, cyber, chatting, hotmail, and messaging in many of their conversations.... Feature: Tourism in Earth’s most threatened areas Tourism has increased by more than 100 per cent between 1990 and 2000 in the world’s biodiversity hotspots, regions richest in species and facing extreme threats, according to a report by... Miscellanea: Students join ‘save turtle project’ Over 200 students from Ibrahim Ali Bhai Secondary School, Korangi Town, Boys Secondary School, Azimpura Shah Faisal Town, boys Secondary School, Future Colony Landhi, Luqman Shahid Girls Secondary School, Landhi Town... Weekly Update: One million Japanese join annual earthquake disaster drills TOKYO: Nearly one million people across Japan took part on Wednesday in disaster drills to mark the anniversary of the deadly 1923 Great Kanto Earth-quake and to prepare for the next... Quotes * Laziness has many disguises. Soon “winter doldrums” will become “spring fever”.... Mail Box I want to draw the attention of the concerned authorities towards the life threatening problem of water contamination which is being neglected by the government. An article was published some time back in Dawn (Metropolitan) by the scientists of the Sindh Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in which they stated that the water... Recipe: Golgappay Ingredients: 1 cup white flour (maida) 1/2 cup sujji (semolina) A pinch of salt The dip: Red chili powder to taste.... Super Super Sis: I am spending a very miserable life. I wear a scarf and also a dupatta in school due to which all the girls of my school seem to ignore me and make fun of me. Most of all as I am very polite, they become rash with me and pass nasty comments. Whenever I succeed in anything and get ahead of them, they all just react as if I am an alien.... WRITING SKILLS: Short story writing — Part II Story structure Simple short stories usually follow a very typical structure: 1. Setting — Here, you tell when and where the story took place and who were the characters involved.... Briefs: WWII wreckage found in Fiji The wreckage of a World War II US fighter plane was found in a Fiji jungle by a hunter, police said.... A butterfly A man found a cocoon for a butterfly. One day a small opening appeared, he sat and watched the butterfly for several hours as it struggled to force its body through... Poets'' Corner Peace I wondered in the streets To find peace To find the days of gay All I found was ruins of cities All I found was panic Why I run to find peace Because peace is a mirage....

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