Danny Boy

Different Class: The Marginalisation of Indians in Malaysia

"Let them in," said the deep baritone voice that was of Mr Jonathan Peters. "They're humans like us too.” Emily Watson was dumbfounded by Mr Peters' booming voice. Was he allowing the migrants in? Had he any idea about the problems the refugees from war-torn countries would bring? "I disagree," said Emily. She stood up to address Mr Peters, "Letting them in is going to be a huge mistake." The entire room was silent. No one ever dared to question Mr Peters’ decisions, for he had complete veto powers to decide on the country's borders. "I think it's going to be a huge mistake," said Emily, "Allowing entry to these migrants is going to make London a sitting duck!” "Mistake?" retorted Mr Peters, "Emily, have you any idea that your beliefs are in absolute contradiction to human rights? How could you even think of letting these people suffer?" Emily replied Mr Peters' words wit...

Back in the early 20th Century, many leaders thought that nations had to go to war to correct the wrongs in the world. This led to World War One, the Great War allegedly to end all wars. Unfortunately, it only progressed to a magnanimous loss of lives and properties. People who were caught in the middle of the tussle thought there would be peace on Earth if only war would and could stop. They soon realised how wrong they were. The planet continued to witness many more violent upheavals which stemmed from this Trench War. In the 1960s through to the early 1970s, Vietnamese were engaged in a never-ending battle over differences in political outlooks. Placard-carrying pacifists and opposers to war thought peace would just simply roll in seamlessly after both sides laid down their arms. How naive they were! After the war, they only found dead bodies, devastation, napalmed countryside, buried memories and dangers of live booby traps.  Look at us now in the 21st century at th...

Peace and stability- Middle East 2) Technological advancements. 3) Manned space shuttles to Mars. 4) Robots 1) Fifteen years ago, it seemed like this year would be the peak of human civilization.movies? Fifteen years on, 2030 is not far away. I would like to envision 2030 in a great way; flying cars, robots and so on. I have to get back to reality though, as those will certainly not exist. Although 2030 should be a landmark year, I would still like to see it pan out differently. 2) The most important thing that I would like to see in 2030 is an even more technologically-advanced human society. Yes, we might admit that in 2015, we humans can do anything; from going to the bottom of the Mariana Trench or stepping foot on the Moon. But there are several things that still remain beyond our control. 3) A great example is cancer. A disease that has existed for as long as humans itself, we have yet to find a cure for it. Research for cancer has been progressing over the years but cancer cont...

By Dhanvin Kumar, National Finalist at ESU-MIDP Public Speaking 2016 Albert Camus, a world-renowned philosopher, once said. ”If you create rules to live by, sooner or later you'll encounter the situation where wisdom will have you break them. " A very good morning, members of the hall. Today, I seek all of your ears for my speech, "Straight From The Heart." I am not here today to recite poetry, nor a Hindi movie, but to plant the seed in each and every mind in this hall that integrity is a virtue that comes straight from the heart and doesn't require rules.  For us to judge the statement well, let me resolve the statement into its two main components- integrity and rules. From what I know, integrity is the quality of being honest and having strong moral principles in one's life. Rules on the other hand, are a set of regulations within a particular area or activity. Rules and integrity are two man-made designs that seemingly are unable to liv...