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Winter festivals around the world

THIS is regarding the cover story “Winter festivals around the world” compiled by Benazir Raz Soomro (YW, December 20, 2014). It was an interesting article with very nice pictures. How I wish such festivals were held in our country too so that we would have also enjoyed some fun and games in ice.

Ayaz Hussain, Hyderabad

Astronomy

THIS is regarding the article “Asteroids, meteorites, meteors and shooting stars”, by Arif A. Abbasi (YW, January 3, 2015) in ‘Astronomy’ section. I found the article very informative because before reading it I could not differentiate between meteors, meteorites and shooting stars, but this article cleared my concepts. I am thankful to the writer and the YW team.

Afaf Nawaz, Faisalabad

Inconceivable courage

I WAS surprised to read Rumlah Selmi’s response to the heart-touching article “Inconceivable courage” by Mateen Ahmed, in which he shared his ordeal on the black day of Pakistan’s history i.e. December 16.

Unless and until we share with our children facts about the tragic incident and show them the true faces of the barbaric terrorists who leashed out unprecedented terror on innocent children, we cannot prepare them to survive in these harsh times or struggle for better ones!

As a mother and grandmother, I also worry about all the children who are going to school, but I think it is important to discuss issues to create more awareness amongst children. Teaching them to bury their heads in the sand like ostriches will not help our young generation in any way! Kids are smarter and braver than we give them credit for, as is evident from the heroism shown by the children of Army Public School Peshawar.

Yasmin Elahi, Karachi

DECEMBER 16th, 2014, brought a great tragedy to this nation — a terrible day that we can never forget throughout our lives.

We share the sorrow of the parents who lost their children on this doomed day and are bearing the grief that is inconceivable.

The children who are not with us today had the bravest souls as they faced the enemy and sacrificed their lives for this nation.

The ones who have survived the tragedy are no less brave, and we salute their courage and stand united with them.

Ramsha Farooq, Karachi

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Chiraghelc

Jan 31, 2015 10:24am

John Steinbeck Biography John Steinbeck was born or 1902. He was on american writer best known for his novels. His most famous works include of Mice and men, The grades of wrath and east of Eden. He was also awarded the Nobel Brize for literature in 1962. Steinbeck studied at Salinas High School and then went to Stanford university in Palo Alto, Despite staying there for five years, he left without a degree, In 1925, he left university and sought to establish himself as a write in New York, 1928, he returned to California where he got a job as a caretaker in Tahoe city however, after a few years Steinbeck received some Financial suffocate From his father. He married in 1930 With Caro Henning. And then 1942 he divorced his first wife and remarried Gwndolyn, they had one child - John Steinbeck,And then again Steinbeck remarried for the third time in 1950, He had wrote many famous books and novels like the Grades of wrath, Tortilla flat, Cub of Gold and Morover, In 1962, he was awarded the Nobel prize for Literature and after 1962 he did not write more, until his death in 1968. Written by Sanam Imambux From C.E.L.C

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Chiraghelc

Jan 31, 2015 10:26am

The Beauty of Birds The scientists have counted about 8500 different birds species in world. The are quite different from each other in size and shape. Some of them stay easily in the air likely some of the birds swim in water and some of them stay on the trees.specially some kind of birds have different misical sound. the sound of birds are generally pleasant to hear further, it is good and pleaasend for us to get up early in the morning and listen the sweet songs of birds. Furthermore, mostly people use to keep bird as pets to their homes. and pets birds are sign of helping or supporting hands of man last but not least Many birds f\were used to carry massages from one place to another. Written by Fozia Quomi from C.E.L.C

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Chiraghelc

Jan 31, 2015 10:29am

I love to read. Give me pen let me think in the light I write. What is good! what is bad? In the light I write. There is a line which is white. I wants to write for girls rights. Give me one lion let me one time. I will show you! how am I? Give me pen let me thank In the light I write. Imran GR C.E.L.C

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