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Periods – Not Taboo Is it really wrong?  Is it a sin? Every adult is aware of menstruation, yet many still misunderstand what it actually is. What myths surround the menstrual cycle? And why is it seen as something that weakens women? In our country, the onset of puberty in girls is often celebrated with great enthusiasm. On the surface, it appears to be a joyful event, but in reality, it marks the beginning of a lifetime of restrictions. I’ve seen young girls who once played freely with their friends suddenly disappear from public spaces after reaching puberty. That freedom is quietly taken away. Even today, menstruating women are barred from entering temples. But the discrimination doesn’t end there. In many homes, women on their period are still not allowed to touch certain things or sleep in a bed; they are made to sleep on the floor, isolated. As a child, I remember my mother whispering to my father to buy sanitary napkins. She said it so softly it was barely audible, yet he u...
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Sitaare Zameen Par – Memories What is normal? Look at my butt. It definitely makes people embarrassed who have yet to watch this movie. I have watched many feel-good movies these days, and none of them impressed me except Meiyazhagan, but now Sitaare Zameen Par is added to my favourites list. Sitaare Zameen Par is a feel-good movie about the never-changing man who changed his point of view towards life because of the 25- to 30-year-old kids. Yes, I'm talking about kids with autism and Down syndrome.  After watching this movie, I highly recommend this to my friends; some already enjoyed it and some are ready to, but some are not ready to watch this movie because they can't bear the visual sorrow of seeing the lives of autism and Down syndrome kids. Even I used to be like this. People feel pity for them. But my POV is that we are abnormal, but they are normal. They are intelligent; they understand humans and animals better than us, and moreover, they are not yet captured by the e...
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Aristotle’s Theory of Imitation and Tragedy Aristotle is a Greek philosopher who travelled to Athens to study as a student under Plato. He is the founder of Lyceum. The peripatetic school of philosophy and founder of the Aristotelian tradition. He is considered the genius who has knowledge in many fields and also writes on fields such as physics, biology, zoology, metaphysics, logic, ethics, aesthetics, poetry, music, theatre, rhetoric, etc. (Polymath). Aristotle is the guru of Alexander the Great. His famous and important work is called the Poetics, where he talks about the theory of mimesis and tragedy. He is different from his teacher Plato because Plato hated the concept of mimesis and banished the poets from his utopian state, but Aristotle was quite opposite to his guru; Aristotle had a positive perspective towards arts and mimesis. Socrates – Plato – Aristotle – Alexander the Great. (In order) Aristotle’s theory of mimesis, or imitation 1) Aristotle said that although po...
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Plato's View of Art and Imitation Art is for all. It can't be owned by a single man. "Art is a way of recognising oneself, which is why it will always be modern." —Louise   Bourgeois . Art is not only the reflection of reality, but it's also entertainment. It makes many of us land on the unknown land and emotions. It makes us feel the emotions of strangers and understand them. But art is not always welcomed. Even many famous personalities have also stood against the art. One of them is Plato. Plato is the Greek philosopher, critic, and founder of the Platonist academy where Aristotle studied. For Aristotle, Plato is his guru. Plato hates art in any form. His hatred can be seen in his "Republic", where he mentioned that the poets and dramatists were kicked out of Plato's utopian state, in which the king was also the philosopher and people were also educated in the way to support rational thinking rather than emotions. We have noticed that the word m...
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Joy vs pleasure I know some people who are in my age range, even in my class, who have been chain smokers, alcoholics, drug addicts, etc., and I know some people who are in my age range and younger than me who have been educators, social workers, etc. Now, what is the difference between these two categories of people? It's joy and pleasure. Yes, it sounds like some, but it's actually a huge difference. The word 'joy' means permanent happiness that doesn't have any dangerous consequences in the future. Pleasure means temporary happiness, which just gives an adrenalin rush and dopamine perk for a moment but has dangerous consequences in the future. Many people run behind the short-term happiness that is pleasure because it's easily available to us. But joy is only available in one place, which is our mind. It's all about the choices that we make. I personally know a girl who is my junior. She is extremely talented and learned the entire 12th subject within her...
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LESS HUMAN, MORE NATURE Nature is the common term in that we can accommodate everything in the world. Everything that we are encountering and using has at least one element that is considered nature's product. Even human beings are part of nature. But do humans think like that? Almost everyone says yes, but they don't act according to that. Humans departed from nature many long years ago. They started to consider nature as the raw material to earn money. They don't have a sense of belonging to nature. I don't understand the mentality of humans that they are destroying all the natural resources to live their luxurious lives on earth, but if they destroy all the resources, there will be nothing on earth, even though we can't see the trace of the earth. Humans consider themselves to be superior beings, but that's wrong. Humans are just a part of nature, not nature itself. Humans have always been the threat to nature. They always change the nature of the animals, bi...
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Road safety  In our lives, we have visited many different places, and even places we regularly visit, like school, college, the office, etc. But have you ever thought about the road that helps us move from place to place? No. In my perspective, the road is an honest thing that does its duty without fail. The reason why I am saying this is that the road wasn't partial to the luxury car drivers but rather equal to normal bike drivers. The road does its duty correctly, without mistakes.  But what are we doing?  Are we following the road safety rules?  Some would say yes, and some feel guilt but don't have the guts to accept their mistakes. But I would like to say only one thing to you: the road is not laid only for you. It's for all. In recent days, the accident amount has been slightly increasing compared to previous years. Even though the roadway department and traffic police take heavy measures to control the accidents on the road, it won't work well because there sh...