BALL AND PENDULAM

 
Q: If a pendulum can swing to and fro endlessly, why does a ball thrown from a height not keep bouncing the same way?
A:  Any moving body continues to move unless it is opposed by a force like that of friction. A pendulum, in principle, should perpetually oscillate to and fro if the air resistance [...]

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Know Your English

Know Your English

“What’s the matter with you? Why do you look so sad?”“My friend isn’t willing to listen to any of my suggestions.”
“You have suggestions? Is this regarding the surprise party you’ve planned for Aruna?”
“That’s right! I’ve some interesting…”
“Well, you know what they say. He who pays the piper calls the tune.”
“The piper? What [...]

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THE TIGER BEATEN BY ITS PARENTS by Aneesh B.S.

 How can we jump from a 100 feet ladder and not get hurt?
Ans. Jump from the first step.
 From where did the tiger get his marks on his body?
Ans.He was beaten by his parents.
 Where is happiness always found?
Ans.In dictionary.
 Why is hammer so clever?
Ans.B’coz it uses its head.
 Three large [...]

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ABC OF NEWNESS by Mithun M.S.

 ABC OF NEWNESS

Accept a new idea.
Believe in a new truth.
Compose a new song.
Do a new dance.
Be a new person!
 Affirm a new start.
Begin a new task.
Chart a new course.
Dare a new risks.
Be a new person! 
Approach a new person.
Befriend a new friend.
Have a new dream.
Discover a new challenge.
Be a new person!                   
MITHUN MS
VII A
                            

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MY BEAUTY by Mrs. Lily Luke

 
My Beauty?
 A few petals on a drooping stalk –that is what remains of a rose in my garden. Days ago, this rose was resplendent with its soft petals, its fresh hue and profusion of fragrance. Still I feel the moisture of the silver drops and the rich aroma it exuded .Why I dote upon this [...]

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SOMETHING NEVER TO FORGET BY Swathy L.B.

Something never to forget

 

It was a pleasant day. The dawn had just broken. We were able to hear the chirping of the birds all through our way as they were following us. This journey was unique from other holiday journeys as mother alone accompanied me. We reached the hills of Ponmudi, as she had to [...]

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MY SON’S TEACHER by Kamala Das

MY SON’S TEACHER
by
Kamala Suriyya (Kamala Das, Madhavikkutty)

My son is four. His teacher swooned on a grey pavement
Five miles from here and died. From where she lay, her new skirt
Flapped and fluttered, a green flag, half-mast, to proclaim death’s
Minor triumphs. The wind was strong, the poor men carried
Pink elephant-gods to the sea that day. They moved [...]

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Mahatma Gandhi

 

“You must not lose faith in humanity. Humanity is an ocean; if a few drops of the ocean are dirty, the ocean does not become dirty”

Mahatma Gandhi

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Q.Pricking rain drop

 
Pricking rain drop
Why does a rain drop prick us when we are moving on bike but does not when we walk?
 
The rain-drops arrive at the surface of earth after they condense from the cloud at a fairly high altitude. As they move down under the action of the earth’s gravity, their velocity increases.
However, friction [...]

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A CRUISE TO THE ARABIAN SEAS by ViVek S. Warrier

 

The Arabian Sea with its all might, shows up at the sandy beaches of the picturesque islands of Lakshadweep which is a mesmerizing place to be in. The windy beaches provide so much of calmness to the mind that any one tired with the tension of the city life would want to see it [...]

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