English - FL Article Writing

Tourism - Important for the economy


Every person loves to take holidays and go to see new places. People who lived hundreds of years ago have left their culture and monuments. Many people come t see these places of historical interest and natural beauty. They are called tourist and they tome from the country and even abroad. Tourism includes providing facilities for visiting, lodging, boarding and transportation to tourists. Due to tourism, the hotels, restaurants, handicrafts, sweetmeat sellers, photographers, guides, booking agents, local transport all get a boost. If the government maintains the tourist spots then more tourists would like to visit the spots. Proper publicity and advertising will attract tourists to new places. However, with increase in tourism, Places of scenic beauty and historic places get polluted and degraded. Tourists throw plastics, tins and cans after they leave a place. They urinate and go for their calls in the historical monuments. They scribble on them. Strict rules need to be made so that people enjoy the rich heritage of the country and feel proud of it.

- By Ajit Parmar XI - F

Women Empowerment


From ancient times women have been considered inferior to men. They lived a subordinate life totally dependent on men. A woman’s place was in the home doing household work while men had more freedom. House-work is a non-paying activity so an earning man was considered superior to a woman.

With the passage of time it became necessary for women to enact dual roles of bread earner and home-maker. Today women command respect and have done well in all fields of life. They have scaled new heights whether it is science and technology, business, engineering, space science, office, medicine, mountaineering, sports or others.

If a woman is educated her wards will be educated and if she is illiterate her family will suffer.

In the field of education the girls have done better than boys. No longer are women the ‘weaker sex’. They dominate most walks of life and occupy top most positions.

What they require from the government is support in the form of security and equality. Then they will be able to do well and play a major role in the progress of the country.

It is rightly said, ‘The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.’

- By Rajan Paswan XI-C

The Problem of Brain Drain


Migration of people from home country to work and live in another country is called ‘Brain Drain,’ Every country strives at giving good education to its students with the hope that when they start working they will pay back the country and it will reap from what it has invested into them. The sad fact is that as soon as students get their professional qualifications, they prefer to look out for a job abroad. India has a severe problem of ‘Brain Drain’. Migration to other countries stems from economic motivation and better job opportunities. Countries abroad appear like greener pastures. Educated people are lured to foreign countries because of better facilities for further research and they get attracted to the recognition they get from people abroad. Even average people with no skill prefer to do blue collar jobs abroad because they earn in dollars and pounds. This problem however, is not very serious now, considering the population explosion in our country, the government is happy that people are getting jobs elsewhere so that unemployment decreases in the country. Also there is a hope that they will invest their savings in the country and help its economy.

- By Hemu Shah XI- F

Importance of reading as a habit


Today's life is a busy one. We are caught in a routine of tasks and there is hardly any free or leisure time. If we do get some free time we like to play sports, watch television or go to the movies. Unfortunately the habit of reading has just been neglected by the people. The habit of reading is an excellent pastime and it not only provides information but is also an activity that can give us a lot of pleasure. This habit should be formed when we as children are able to read and write.

Then it will become a part of our personality. Today computer games and TV programmes have taken over our lives that we don’t feel like opening and reading a book. We read our lessons only because we are forced to do our homework. Books provide us with rich information on different subjects. We cannot meet people whom we want to know because they are not near us or have passed away but books can help us to keep in touch with their works and know more about them. Reading in any language helps us to improve our language skills.

Parents and teachers should encourage students to read books. There should be good libraries in school and parents should encourage their children to buy books and have a home library.

They can share their books with their friends. One should not wait for a Special time to start reading. Just pick up a good book in your spare time and enjoy reading it.

- By Shiny Abraham XI - A

Terrorism


We are very young and looking forward to a good, healthy and peaceful life on this earth. When we watch news and listen to our parent talking, we get scared that there are terrorists in the world who kill people and destroy things through violence. They are found in almost every country of the world.

I wonder how these people went on to become bad people. How can they kill others and cause pain to others? Today we are told by our parents not to talk to strangers and not to go to places which are crowded. We live in a fear filled world. People are afraid to travel by bus, train or plane. When I asked my parents who are these terrorists? They told me that they are people like us but don’t want to live like us. They have been shown a wrong path and they follow it blindly. We need to strongly change such people and make this world a better place to live. The government should take strong action against such people who kill and do violence. We too should not be scared of them but face them bravely and make them leave their bad ways.

- By Ankit Taneja XI - B

Fashion


The word fashion relates to the way people dress, speak and behave. In today’s world we find that publicity and advertisements play an important role in making people follow a certain type of fashion. There are some people whom everyone copies because what they wear becomes a style statement.

We cannot just say that modern people believe in fashion. Even during the freedom Struggle, the Indian people liked to wear Khadi and speak in their local language.

Today people copy the West. Indians prefer to wear clothes which are western, speak English and eat foreign type of food. Fashion is never permanent.

It changes with time and may even come back again. Today if we don’t follow fashion we may look out- dated or left out. Fashion has wrongly created two groups -the haves and the have not. The youth of today are absolutely crazy about fashion and would like to buy things even if they cannot afford them. We must create our own fashion which is comfortable, suitable, eco-friendly and affordable.

- By Gauri Shikre XI- D

Price rise


Price rise means increase in the cost of living. This situation arises because the population increases and there isn’t enough for everyone. Price rise is a manmade problem. As the income of the people increases, their demand for things also increases. The cost of all the items keeps increasing.

Producers of goods and services are interested in more profits so they increase the price. For example a farmer increases the price of his food crop, while a mill owner increases the price of the cloth he makes.

Price rise has also increased in India because of increase in the price of fuel products for transportation and running of machinery. When the price increases, the rich people are not much affected. Only the poor and middle class suffer due to price rise.

From the time our country became free from British rule we have not been able to control price rise. If prices are controlled, people can buy more things with their income and can lead a happy and satisfied life. The government must work to bring down the prices in the country.

- By Atul Ghadvi XI- C

Child labor


Children are the future of the country. Every country should see that each child develops and helps the country to progress. However, today we find many children not going to school but working to add to their family Income.

People make small children work because they don’t have to pay them more money. The children are even forced by their parents to work. Child labor is very shameful. So many children work in cracker factories and die early because the harmful material used in crackers gets into their bodies. Many children are brought forcibly from far off villages to work in the cities. They are made to stay in small rooms and are not given proper food and facilities.

It is not legal to make small children work because they need to go to school and study. In India, it is compulsory for a child of 6-14 years to go to school. The children who spend their life working have never enjoyed their childhood.

They have not received the love and care of their parents. Such children will become misfits and even take to crime. Child labor should be stopped completely and the government should take strict action and punish those who make small children labor.

- By Tapsi Kaul XI - A