May 21, 2005 Welcome to Young World, our weekly magazine for young people. This page is updated every Saturday. For current issue Click here Hi kids, You must all have read in your geography or Pakistan Studies textbooks that the province of Punjab is so called because it is the land of five rivers. We are a blessed nation as water is a precious resource. Not only can human beings not survive for long without water, it is also important for crops and animals. The problem is that despite having all these rivers... COVER STORY: ARE YOU an ADOPTED child? The question might seem incongruous to many but to some it’s a realization of the biggest reality of life that they wish they could bury somewhere deep down under the crust of the earth.... DEBATE: Should youngsters devour comics? To say that young people should be deterred from devouring comics is true to some extent because it is a complete waste of time. By saying that reading comics is a waste of time I mean that it does not provide the reader with any information,... How Cocoa Is Made? Cough, cough! Splutter, splutter! Sniffles and sneezes sound through the air as we bravely face the cold season. One great way to ward off the chill is to have a hot drink. A glass of warm milk sweetened with honey is a good idea. Just as appetizing, is a mug of hot cocoa.... STORY TIME: Man in the darkness I cast a tired glance at the clock. It was 3:00am. I was studying late at night for my impending examinations. Yawning widely I said, “Enough! I will study the rest of the chapter tomorrow.” Saying this I stood up from my chair and stretched out as far as I could. I then went to the window, opened it and looked outside at the garden. It was pitch dark, except the shimmering of moonlight... Making someone good by calling him good Zuhaib has always been the problem child in his family. It was his routine that he would tease his parents and brothers and sisters. While outside the house his mind was always charged up with new ways of creating trouble for the people living in the neighbourhood and often misleading the travellers.... Bear and the pickled onions “What are we going to do about him?” “What will the others say?” Little Bear looked at his parents as they spoke in hush-hush tones. They were discussing Bear’s strange behaviour Rather alarmed, and quite bewildered, they now wondered what to do..... The jewel in the crown Ever thought what it would be like living in the Karachi of bygone times. It is said that during those times the streets of Karachi were washed daily and children played fearlessly on the streets. Besides this, many sects and social classes coexisted peacefully... A guide to robots A robot is an automatic machine that does the work of a human. The word robot was first used in a 1920 Czech play called RUR Rossum’s Universal Robots) in which mechanical slaves rebel against their human masters. The playwright, Karel Capek, borrowed the word robot from the Slavic word robota,.... FEATURE: Adapting to change It is a fact that with the light of every other day we find something or the other thing completely different from what it was the day before. This difference in our life is what we call ‘change’. Although, sometimes this change does not seem very suitable for our living but since this is what life is all about,... CAREER: Selling with creativity We say that a brand manager is responsible for creating a reasonable image of his product to make it sell in the market, if that is true then an advertising agency is equally responsible to create that perfect image to attract people to purchase that product.... Focus on environment Children’s World Summit for environment, The 2005 Children’s World Summit for the Environment will take place this July in Aichi, Japan during Expo 2005 The Summit, organized by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and hosted by the Japan... Partially sighted Pakistani student wins British Council Student of the Year Award A partially sighted student from Pakistan, now studying at the University of Bristol, has been crowned the British Council International Student of the Year 2005. Muzzamil Lakhani’s inspirational story of ‘triumph over adversity’ was one of a record number of more than 2,300 entries received... Speaking on corruption through art Children of our country can do wonders only if their potential is fully utilized. They can be ambassadors of goodwill and peer educators to raise awareness on various social issues confronting society. To use art as a medium of expression and set the ball rolling for our coming generation the National Accountability Bureau and the Federal Directorate of Education jointly organized a poster competition... WEEKLY UPDATE Man dies in parachute jump from Eiffel Tower PARIS: A 31-year-old Norwegian man trying to celebrate his national holiday died in an unauthorized parachute jump.. MAIL BOX Writing skills: With reference to the article “Steps to Good Writing” I’d like to add a few pointers to those who aspire to contribute, freelance to different magazines and newspapers... POETS’ CORNER True: When Life is a challenge accept it, When Life is Life do it, When Life is Strong be brave for it,And when Life is a game play it, But when Life is a journey complete i, Actually when Life is studies study it... REVIEWS: Cardington crescent Of all types, novels set in the Victorian Age background appeals to me the most in terms of the plot of the story and character of the individuals within. Plots are... How is sunshine good for us? We generally know that sunshine is good for our health. In fact, there are specific scientific reasons to prove this fact. Do you know what happens to our body when it... Facts about friendship Don’t worry about knowing people just make yourself worth knowing. Friends are those rare people who ask how we are and then wait to hear the answer....

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