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Playing with students’ future
This is with reference to Ayesha Ali’s letter (YW, July 21). I totally agree with her as I have also taken my HSSC-I examination under Federal board. She is right that the papers were very difficult. Some parts of almost all papers were out of course and the papers were very difficult as the questions seemed to be designed to baffle the students. I completely agree with her that these things should be introduced at a junior level and to make things relatively easy for the students who had to suffer, they should show some leniency in the checking of papers which their controller has also promised in a letter in ‘letters to editor’ section of Dawn newspaper. Even the idea of awarding 20 marks to each student is not bad. I hope that they will keep their promise.
I appreciate the ‘anti-rattafication’ paper pattern but I would like to request the ministry of education to apply same method for all boards so the students who previously had taken their examinations under a different board may not face problems.
Iqra Aslam,
Sukkar
Money vs happiness
This is in response to Muhammad Siyab’s letter “Money vs Happiness” (YW July 28). I agree with him on many points. But it
is hard to agree with him entirely. He says money cannot buy love. I would like to tell him that there are all sorts of people in this world. Some are honest and some are not. An honest man is one who works hard to achieve a high status in society and finally ends up being a billionaire.
It is not necessary that he won’t get the love and respect, which he desires. He might have earned money after a lot of hard work and so he knows that money is not to be squandered away. Instead, he will spend it wisely and his wisdom may bring treasures of happiness to him for the rest of his life. On the contrary, a dishonest person who uses unfair and illegal means through theft and bribery may earn billions but his money is nothing compared to the earning of an honest man.
He will either show off his wealth or act like a miser and so he will always be hated and looked down upon by the society. But an honest man will never think about it. He will spend his money on worthy causes and in return he will earn all the love and respect that he had wanted. So my friend, you see that money “can” buy love.
Another thing that Siyab mentions in his letter refers to bungalows and luxury cars. I would like to advise him that one cannot have friends and family according to his liking. These things are counted in a man’s list of likes and dislikes. I think if God has blessed a person with a lot of money then he should not hesitate in buying these luxurious things. Besides, these are the symbols of status in today’s world. We should all understand that life does not mean only friends and families. We have not been sent in this world only to care for others. It is mostly ourselves we have to care about. So I think we should maintain a balance. If we do it we will achieve real happiness.
Zaigham Mustafa Zaidi,
Karachi
Plagiarism
I was really frustrated to see the story “The Devastating Rain” by Sajida M. Yaseen (YW July 14), This is not an original work of Sajida. It is quite similar to a story already printed some years ago in the monthly Nonihal. Certain changes have been made but story is the same in essence. Can’t we ever get rid of this plagiarism thing?
Habiba Sultana
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I was shocked to see the poem "On her Wedding" (YW, July 28). I would like to inform that the said poem has been written by me and not Sheba Ghani. This poem has already been published on September 23 2006 in Young World with my name. Seeing your work under someone else’s name doesn’t make you feel good in any way.
Hira Zaidi
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