By Kavya Prasad
Congratulations to The Young Vision for opening a ‘Straight Talk’ on one of today’s most trending topics - Are examinations necessary? I was just following the news of the recently held 10th board exams in India and the …
By Linda Ann Joseph, Grade 10 , The Indian High School, Dubai
A little esurient waif;
So young, still sucking her thumb,
Distraught in her gunny bag smock,
Living in the ordeal of hunger.
The cry of the lonely child,
Echoes over and…
By Radhika Marwaha, Grade 11, Delhi Private School, Dubai
The distant cosmos shares a clear resemblance with the unknown future! While almost anything is possible, we’re busy blowing each other up! Or atleast that’s what George Lucas’ Star…
By Arushi Madan, Grade 12, Delhi Private School, Sharjah
While we have many days to celebrate, such as Environment Day, Earth Day, Water Day, No Tobacco Day, Car-free Day, International Youth Day, etc., and we try to be a part of…
By Kashish Kalra
I linger and loiter all around
And my happiness has no bound.
Free with open arms in the sky
While the sun and stars also look shy.
I savoured this freedom all day long
Until it was thought to be wrong.
That day I was…
By Nikita Grade 10,The Indian High School,Dubai
When I laid there beside you,
Could you feel me there?
My arms were wrapped around you,
And I was stroking your hair.
I watched your every breath,
And prayed that each one wasn't your…
By Varshini Balaji, 12th Grade in Delhi Private School,Dubai
On 27 July 2015 the world bid adieu to a visionary, a miracle by human standards and potential. A man of ordinary background yet extraordinary ideas and intelligence. None other…
By Andrea Fernandes, Grade 11, The Westminster School, Dubai
“Tradition, which is always old, is at the same time ever new because it is always reviving – born again in each new generation, to be lived and applied in a new and particular…
By Ayesha Omar, Grade 11, School of Modern Skill, Dubai
Life should move on
Even if you’re having a lot of mistakes
No matter what it takes or breaks
Because perfection comes from imperfection
So look up and smile
Remind your mind…
By Hoor Bader, Grade 12, School of Modern Skill, Dubai
Growing up, Sheikh Zayed was our hero, and until now he is. He united the seven emirates like a great leader, and made us learn that "United we stand, divided we fall."
He once said:…
