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NOTES FOR PLUS TWO STUDENTS, 4. The Three Ls of Empowerment — CHRISTINE LAGARDE, It is a speech on women empowerment. Women face many problems. There is no equal, opportunity. There are 3 Ls of women’s empowerment. They are Learning, Labour and, t. Itis the foundation of everything. A job isa must, , Leadership. Education is very importan, for women. It empowers them. Leadership is also important. Women should be ready to, , take risks. Then only they can succeed in their lives., , 2. Matchbox- ASHAPURNA DEBI, The story ‘Matchbox’ is about the life of Nomita. She is a typical village woman in India., She quarrels over a letter with her husband, Ajit. Ajit is rich and unkind. He opens the, letter addressed to Nomita without her permission. It was a letter from her poor widowed, mother. She becomes angry. She loses her self-control. Ajit insults her. At last she burns, , d bold. She is a helpless victim., , her sari. Then only he becomes cool. Nomita is innocent an, , 3. Horegallu - SUDHA MURTHY, It is an anecdote by Sudha Murty. At first, she speaks about her grandfather. He was a, thers problems silently., , retired school teacher. He was a good listener. He listened to o, People shared their troubles with him. It relaxed them. It eased their burdens. She also, speaks about Ratna, her colleague. She was smart. She listened to other’s problems with, sympathy and without any judgement. She kept others’ problems confidential. Both of, , them did great social service., , 4. Amigo Brothers- PIRI THOMAS, , It is the story of two teenagers, Felix and Antonio. They were close friends. They hada, dream of becoming world boxing champions. They worked hard to fulfil their dream., Once they had to fight each other. It was a fierce fight. There were three deadly rounds., None of them won the match. Both of them left the ring arm in arm. They didn’t wait for, the announcement by the referee. They were the champions in the world of friendship., , 5. The Hour of Truth-PERCIVAL WILDE, It isa one act play. The main character is Robert Baldwin. The other characters are, , Martha, John, Evie and Gresham. Robert Baldwin is a good character. He is honest and, bold. He didn’t accept the bribe offered by Gresham. His family persuaded him to accept, the bribe money. But he stood for truth and justice. He was ready even to speak against, Gresham at the court. He never supported Gresham in the Bank wreck case. At last he got, , a good job offer from Marshall. It was a reward to his honest character., , 6. A Three Wheeled Revolution- AN INTERVIEW WITH IRFAN ALAM, , Irfan Alam is one of the top 30 youth icons of India. He tried to empower the rickshaw, pullers of the country. He is the founder of SammaaN Foundation. The rickshaw pullers, started making profit by selling things to their customers. The sides of the rickshaws were, used for advertisements. Each driver got an ID card, a uniform, and loans from banks, , The rickshaw pullers started feeling proud of their work. Their families were able to ome, , evening classes. Irfan Alam is a successful entrepreneur.