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7. Didi- AMEMOIR OF SHAHEEN MISTRI, Itis about the life story of Shaheen Mistri. She worked hard to fulfill her dreams. She, founded the Akanksha Foundation for the poor children of India. Her childhood visit to an, d her mind. She decided that she would work for the welfare of the, her studies in the U.S. and got admission to St. Xavier's College,, around the city to meet low-income people. She started her, , e first Akanksha centre was, , alled Sandhya. Later, th, ters and over 3500 children., , anted- A SPEECH BY WANGARI MAATHAI, , d is Wangarl Maathai’s Nobel Prize acceptance, , woman to get this prize. She talks about the, , nment. The clearing of forests leads to the destruction, , of bio-diversity. Com! did not help women to meet their basic needs. WES, , planting is the best solution for all similar problems. She began the Green Belt Movement, , in 1977. Trees became a symbol of democracy and peace in Kenya. She asks the young, ms. We should give back to our children their world of beauty, , men to achieve their drea, , and wonder., use: AN ESSAY BY DR.HARDIN B JONES, Medicines are very important in our lives. Drug abuse is the repeated use of illegal drugs., Some people use drugs to forget their problems. Medicines and sensual drugs are two, different things. Sensual drugs give the user just a Sense of pleasure. They badly affect the, functions of the brain. The drug addict feels physical discomfort and fails to respond to, , ds to liver disease, venereal diseases and kidney, , anything. Drug abuse also lea, problems. Damage to the brain is the most dangerous effect., , , , orphanage change, children. She quit, Mumbai. Shaheen walked, classes in the house ofa poor girl c, started in 1991. Akanksha grew to 58 cen, , §. When a Sapling is Pl, , When a Sapling is Plante, speech. Wangari is the first African, importance of protecting our enviro, , nercial farming, , 9. Dangers of Drug Ab, , 10. Post Early for Christmas- RH WOOD, ffice as its setting. The poster at the post office urges, Jones are the early, , It is a one-act play with a village post o, customers to post their cards early for Christmas. Mrs. Smith and Mrs., man, a fussy old lady, a farmer, Mrs. Higgins, and her, , customers of the day. A deaf old gentle, alks about a time-bomb found ina London post office., d parcel. He leaves the post office,, , son Bertie also join. The farmer t, A foreign tourist comes in with a large and neatly packe, but forgets to take his gloves. Bertie hears a funny sound coming from the parcel. He goes, out to call a police constable who comes and examines the parcel. The postal assistant, , ho comes back watches the policeman plunging his, , brings a bucket of water. The tourist Ww, parcel in water. The play ends with a threat of legal action by the tourist., , 44. Crime and Punishment- R K NARAYAN, The story is a satire on over parenting in nuclear families. The children develop a, e child school where the teacher gives some, , blackmailing attitude. The background is a sing], d to study. He made the teacher angry by, , math lessons. The boy was not ina moo, The teacher got angry and slapped the boy., , deliberately giving him wrong answers., The boy blackmailed the teacher saying that he would complain to his parents.
