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Preface:

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From the Publication Team…...

“ Learn as much as you can while you are young, since life becomes too busy later ’’ -

Dana Stewart Scott

Academic year 2017 -18 is going to be a very exciting and interesting year as Bright

Rider School is entering in its 5th anniversary. We are almost at the mid of a decade. In

the company of an extraordinary assemblage of teachers, students, supervisors and staff

we, the Publication team is especially fortunate to be joined by our Principal, Vice Principal

and grade Supervisors to welcome all ,the new joined and existing students back to school.

-Publication team

BRS STUDENT LINK

April,2017

- a platform for the students to express themselves

HARISH umasankar (9C) FADIL MUSTAFA (9C)

BENITA BENOI (9B) ANVESHA DUTTA (9A)

In this Publication ……

From the Publication

Team

Poetry

Story

Essay

Art corner

Riddles

Winner’s List

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WHEN THINGS GO WRONG, AS THEY SOMETIMES WILL

When the road you're trudging seems all uphill,

When the funds are low and the debts are high,

And you want to smile, but you have to sigh,

When care is pressing you down a bit-

Rest if you must, but don't you quit.

Life is queer with its twists and turns,

As every one of us sometimes learns,

And many a fellow turns about

When he might have won had he stuck it out.

Don't give up though the pace seems slow -

You may succeed with another blow.

Often the goal is nearer than

It seems to a faint and faltering man;

Often the struggler has given up

Where he might have captured the victor's cup;

And he learned too late when the night came down,

How close he was to the golden crown.

Success is failure turned inside out -

The silver tint in the clouds of doubt,

And you never can tell how close you are,

It might be near when it seems afar;

So stick to the fight when you've hardest hit -

It's when things seem worst that you must not quit.

Poetry

Mohammed

Muneeb GRADE 8 B ( BOYS)

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THE SOUL OF BOOK

Wisdom in words

Mysteries in lines,

The affection for the world

That’s the soul of book.

The twists and turns of flow

Mighty heroisms by characters,

The suddenly occurring blow

That’s the soul of book.

The cruelty by villains

Sacrifices by heroes,

The story which worth millions

That’s the soul of book.

SHIFA ZAINAB

GRADE 7 A (GIRLS)

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RAINBOW Rain rain everywhere,

Rain is splashing on the puddles,

We can play in the rain,

It brings cool to us,

Do not go out in the rain,

Sometimes thunder may come.

When the rain stops.

Rainbow will come.

It is so colorful.

And it has seven colors.

We cannot touch it,

But in my dreams,

I want to slide on the rainbow.

SNOW MAN

I am a Snow Man,

I am very freezy,

I am very cold,

I am like Jack Frost.

I have a black hat,

I have two black eyes,

I have a black mouth,

I have a carrot nose.

My body is full of snow,

But I will melt off in summer.

When snow comes back,

I will also come back.

Ephrem Edmund

GRADE 1 D

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MY TRIP TO GEORGIA St. Augustine said “The world is a book and those who do not travel

read only one page.” As a student, I love travelling and exploring places. After visiting in-

ternational places like Paris, Switzerland and Venice, my parents

surprised me with another beautiful trip to “Georgia”. My trip to

Georgia was amazing! I and my family had lots of fun there and we

enjoyed the trip. Let me share my experience with all of you about my memorable

trip and some facts about Georgia which I learnt and noted down

from our knowledgeable tour guides, Achi and Georgi. Georgia is a country at the intersection of Europe and Asia, a for-

mer Soviet Republic. Interestingly, it is even called “Balcony of Eu-

rope‘’. It lies between two seas, the Caspian and the Black sea. It is

a home to Caucasus Mountain ranges and it is a very mountainous

country. Its official language is Georgian and its currency is Geor-

gian Lari. Majority of Georgians follow Christianity. Georgia is fa-

mous for its churches, museums and even special snow capes. We stayed in a Hotel in the capital city of Georgia that is Tiblisi.

Georgian word “tbili” means warm. Tblisi is rich in warm sulfuric

springs. It is really a very beautiful city with Kura River (Mtkvari).

The city has a rich architecture that comes from Persian and Rus-

sian rule. We saw the whole city from the top of Mount Mtatsmin-

da and it is indeed amazing view. There is even a restaurant where

it is written “I love Tiblisi” which is really worth – visiting. We took

lots photographs in Tbilisi. I liked it a lot because it has a rich history besides; History is one

of my favourite subjects too. Tbilisi has beautiful churches and mu-

seums. St. Sameba (Holy Trinity) church. It is the main cathe-

dral of the Georgian Orthodox Church in the country. Narikala

Fortress, and Kartlis Deda, a huge statue of Mother Georgia

were amazing views. We had the adventurous Aerial cable car ride

over river Kura and we also walked down the beautiful pedestrian

Peace Bridge. We visited, Mtskheta one of the oldest towns, the religious

center of Georgia. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and is a liv-

ing museum. We also visited Jvari (temple of the “Holy Cross"),

built in the 6th century. We toured the city, had photoshoot with

ARTICLES

Zaina Aslam

GRADE 5B (GIRLS)

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We visited, Mtskheta one of the oldest towns, the religious

center of Georgia. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and is a

living museum. We also visited Jvari (temple of the “Holy

Cross"), built in the 6th century. We toured the city, had pho-

toshoot with beautiful peacocks, wore traditional dress, and ate

the traditional georgian cheese bread, khinkali and also did Sou-

venir shopping. On our way to see Georgian Military Highway and

Gudauri ski resort, me and my sister did the horse riding as

well. I also got a chance to taste the fresh Mineral Water flow-

ing down from a hilltop. We also visited J. Stalin House Muse-

um in Gori. It was very interesting as the museum had his pri-

vate coach and house where he was born. Also, I was surprised

to see “a grain of rice” from India in Stalin’s museum. A

letter of greetings to Stalin from Derulfalax museum in Delhi is

engraved on this grain. Most interesting was our visit to caves, both up the mountains

and underground. We walked up the mountains to see the Var-

dzia Caves and visited the monastery located there though it

was very tiring. We witnessed the real dinosaur footmarks made

by dinosaurs centuries ago. Under the ground, we saw the amaz-

ing stalactites, stalagmites as went under the Cave Sataplia

and Cave Prometheus. It was very interesting and my moth-

er told me that I would study all these things in Geography in

higher classes. We even walked on glass see through bridge

which was really a scary and adventurous experience. We dined at an Indian restaurant Maharajah where they

served delicious Indian food. I really liked Georgia a lot and I really hope all of you can visit

the place too.

Zaina Aslam

GRADE 5 B

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GLOBAL WARMING

Global warming is the term used to describe a gradual increase in the

average temperature of the Earth's atmosphere and its oceans, a change

that is believed to be permanently changing the Earth’s climate. There is

great debate among many people, and sometimes in the news, on wheth-

er global warming is real (some call it a hoax). But climate scientists

looking at the data and facts agree the planet is warming. While many

view the effects of global warming to be more substantial and more rap-

idly occurring than others do, the scientific consensus on climatic chang-

es related to global warming is that the average temperature of the Earth

has risen between 0.4 and 0.8 °C over the past 100 years. The increased

volumes of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases released by the

burning of fossil fuels, land clearing, agriculture, and other human activi-

ties, are believed to be the primary sources of the global warming that

has occurred over the past 50 years. Scientists from the Intergovernmen-

tal Panel on Climate carrying out global warming research have recently

predicted that average global temperatures could increase between 1.4

and 5.8 °C by the year 2100. Changes resulting from global warming may

include rising sea levels due to the melting of the polar ice caps, as well

as an increase in occurrence and severity of storms and other severe

weather events.

The next north-European ice age

There are still a few people in northern Europe who think that glob-

al warming might not be such a bad thing. In Britain, where summer

can sometimes seem to last little more than a few weeks, many

would welcome the idea of it getting a bit hotter.

Unfortunately things are not so simple. Global warming doesn't just

mean that the world will slowly get warmer. Paradoxically, it could

cause certain areas to get colder - a lot colder. The latest predictions

are that northern Europe could even be plunged into an ice age.

While areas of south-eastern Europe, such as Greece, would contin-

ue to get hotter and drier, Britain could find itself, in the winter

months at least, surrounded by sea ice.

Elizabeth Leo

GRADE 8-C

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The reason for this concerns the Greenland ice sheet. This

is one of the biggest expanses of ice in the world - around

1,500km long and 600km wide. It is so big that if it all melt-

ed sea levels would rise by 7 metres. Due to rising emis-

sions of greenhouse gases, such as carbon dioxide from the

combustion of fossil fuels, this ice sheet is melting at an

alarming rate. But how could the melting of the Greenland

ice sheet threaten to plunge northern Europe into a new

ice age?

The link in the chain of events is what some call the Gulf

Stream and others call the Atlantic Conveyor. This is the

stream of warm water that comes up from central America

and flows across the Atlantic to northern Europe. It is this

huge mass of warm water which accounts for the relatively

high temperatures enjoyed by Britain, for instance, com-

pared with parts of Canada and Russia which are equally far

north of the equator. Warm water is conveyed across to Eu-

rope near the surface of the Atlantic, and at its northern-

most point it cools and sinks because the water from the

tropics has a higher salt content, making it denser and so

heavier than the water near the arctic. The cold, dense wa-

ter then flows south close to the ocean floor, back towards

central and south America to complete the cycle.

Scientists are beginning to make bleak predictions of an im-

pending ice age in the northern hemisphere because they

have observed that the water flowing from the melting

Greenland ice sheet is flowing into the path of the Gulf

Stream. The water from the melted ice will reduce the den-

sity of the water in the Gulf Stream, stopping the water

sinking in the north, thereby cutting off the deep southerly

current, which, in turn, will cut off the northerly flow of

warmer water. At that point the seas around Britain will

begin to freeze.

ELIZABETH LEO

GRADE 8 C(GIRLS)

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Creative writing

Yesterday my parents went out for some important work. At

that time, I was sitting at home and watching horror movies on

my LG home theatre. Suddenly ,I heard a noise from my

parent’s bedroom. I went there and found out that a gang of

thieves had entered our villa using the top floor. I managed to

contact my parents silently and they immediately informed

their boss about this and asked if they could go and come back

to ensure that I was safe. They then told me that they would

come within an hour with the police. After this, I connected my

television (which was playing The Exorcist at that time) with

the other televisions in the house and then switched them all

on (I had the remotes) and they all also started playing the

movie. This scared the thieves a lot. They started to move

around more cautiously. I then took all the ping pong balls I

had and spread them across the floors of my house and placed

wet sponges on the stairs. Because of this the thieves slipped

and fell on the ground with a big thud. I then used my indoor

swing to scare the thieves away by suddenly making it swing

and suddenly stopping it. The thieves left what they had taken

and ran away. Thirty minutes later the thieves discovered that I

was the one who scared them away and came to take revenge.

Too late! My parents had just arrived with the police. The

thieves were arrested and I got AED 2,000 and a golden trophy

from the police for my bravery.

Stories

SKANDA SANKAR

RAMAN

GRADE 7 B (BOYS)

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Art Corner

Rahini Subbiah

GRADE KG II E

Krithicka Subbiah

GRADE 4 E

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Niranjana Anilkumar

GRADE 4 K

Raghav R

GRADE 5 F(BOYS)

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WINNERS OF THE RIDDLES

Deepshika Manish

GRADE 4 J

Aarav Handigol

GRADE 4 C

Geeta

GRADE 7-C

Ephrem Edmund

GRADE 1 D

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Shifa Zainab

GRADE 7 A

Sruthi Panicker

GRADE 5 D Surya

GRADE 4 J

Juvel Rajan

GRADE 2 H

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RIDDLES

1. You see me in water but I never get wet. Who am I?

2. I go in hard. I come out soft. You blow me hard. What

am I?

3. The more you take, the more you leave behind. What am

I?

4.What is hard to catch the faster you run?

5. What belongs to you but others use it more than you?

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