Category Archives: Student Narratives

The Plague of Doom-scrolling Gautham Sangameshwar 12 P A MAJOR issue that really affects a lot of people (including me at times) is the phenomenon of doom-scrolling. To put it simply, doom-scrolling is the process of ENDLESSLY scrolling through TikTok, Instagram reels, YouTube shorts, etc. Doom-scrolling is something that consumes 3.5 hours of a…

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Environmental Damage And Its Impacts Poojitha Prajeeshkumar 12 B Myself Poojitha Prajeesh, student of class 12B, I’ve always loved rivers andgreenery, but it hurts to see these now under threat. Climate change has made monsoons so unpredictable—either it floods or barely rains. My grandparents, who depend on farming, often struggle because of this.Our rivers,…

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Hope for the Future Aparna Raj Nair 11E I would like to say that I’m optimistic about the future. The future of the world, of the economy and even my own future. I think our generation (Gen Z) would be better at helping to take the world to better places with creative and newer…

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Conversations Across Divides Mubassira Rahman 9D Conversations across divides can be both challenging and enlightening. The fact that some of the most unenlightening and contradicting conversations of mine were those of my friends is a sorrow I shall bear for life. How do you convince your friend that the reason your teacher gives you…

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Conversations Across Divides Marion Varughese 11G From my experiences, I try to focus on understanding their point of view and really listen to what they have to say, since everyone has different opinions. I also make sure to stay respectful and avoid being confrontational. Personally, the goal is to have a meaningful discussion not…

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Volunteering at a cat welfare centre was the most enriching and heartwarming experience for me! I have been ardently passionate about cats forever, but what I saw that day brought out a sea of emotions in me: sadness, empathy, joy, excitement, and bountiful love. I saw cats with fractures, with burns, with injuries, and…

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Navigating the Storm Within – A Roadmap to the Anxiety Disorder Introduction Anxiety – a seemingly harmless word that carries the weight of an entire universe within its syllables. For those who’ve never experienced its folds, it might appear as just another facet of life, something to be managed like any other challenge. But…

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Grey November hollow wails of the wind the trees whimper, as the wind injures them. it cracks the branches in half and the leaves slowly wither away. the streets, barren and cold no one around, the lost souls roam. ‘autumn’s here’, says a voice down the road numb fingers, she rubs them against her…

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“We can only be said to be alive in those moments when our hearts are conscious of our treasures.” Here’s what we’re thankful for in 2022: http://hnm.dpssharjah.com/gratitude-diary-2022/

I’m sure we’ve all heard that our fates have already been written before we were even born. However, I don’t think that’s how it works. It’s not merely just our ‘fate’, we ourselves write our fates through the decisions we make. Either you choose to figure out how to get through all the difficulties…

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