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 Think Win-Win is a habit that focuses on finding solutions that benefit all parties involved, creating mutually beneficial outcomes. Win-win is a frame of mind and heart that constantly seeks mutual benefit in all human interactions.  Win-win means agreements or solutions are mutually beneficial and satisfying. Can we start with a video? Think Win-Win Song What you would do in the following situations? Think Win Win Video Present these situations in four different aspects of human interactions. Two groups of students want to use the same space on the playground for different activities at the same time. There is only one set of coloured markers, but two students need to use them for their projects. Two students have different ideas for a group project topic and need to agree on one. Two students want to sit in the same seat near the window. Two students want to borrow the same book from the library, but only one copy is available. A group of students wants to use the basketba...

Earth is an oblate spheroid. This means it is spherical in shape, but not perfectly round. It is slightly bulged at the equator and is flattened at the poles. The Earth has two main movements: rotation and revolution. What is the Rotation of Earth? When the Earth spins or rotates around its axis, that movement of spinning is called Rotation of Earth.  The axis is an imaginary line that goes through the North and South Poles. This rotation takes 24 hours, creating day and night. Equatorial Plane The imaginary plane that extends out from the Earth's equator. During Rotation: This plane is perpendicular to the Earth's axis and divides the Earth into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres. What is the Revolution of Earth? The movement of the earth around the sun in a fixed path or orbit is called Revolution. It is an oval shaped path. This revolution takes 365.25 days, which is one year. Orbital plane The flat, imaginary surface on which the Earth’s orbit lies. The axis of the earth...

  NEW WORDS Slacklining is a sport and an art that can be a balance training, recreation, and a moving meditation. Tightrope walking: The skill of walking along a thin wire or rope. Slackline: the activity of walking along a flat and wide piece of strong fabric.  Trampoline: a piece of equipment consisting of a strong fabric sheet used as a springboard. Skiing: Skiing is the use of skis to glide on snow for basic transport, a recreational activity. DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A BLOG, ARTICLE AND AN ADVERTISEMENT Articles and blogs both provide information but differ in purpose, tone, and structure. Articles are formal in nature and informative. It aims to provide detailed information about a topic. In-depth analysis  of the topic will be done for an article.  Blogs  share personal opinions, experiences, or updates in a casual, conversational tone. They are usually shorter, more concise, and can be based on personal knowledge or experience. B...

kalam   Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam (15 October 1931 – 27 July 2015) An Indian aerospace scientist and statesman who served as the 11th president of India from 2002 to 2007.  Born and raised in a Muslim family in Rameswaram, Tamil Nadu, he studied physics and aerospace engineering.  He spent the next four decades as a scientist and science administrator, mainly at the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). He was involved in India's civilian space programme and military missile development efforts. He thus came to be known as the Missile Man of India for his work on the development of ballistic missile and launch vehicle technology. Played an important role in India's Pokhran-II nuclear tests in 1998, the first since the original nuclear test by India in 1974. Kalam was elected as the 11th president of India in 2002. He was a recipient of several prestigious awards, including the Bharat Ratna, India's hi...

Let's start with a riddle. What creature walks on four legs in the morning, two legs in the afternoon, and three legs in the evening? Can we name the job of the following manual labourers? Weaver: a person whose job is weaving cloth and other materials Poet: Sarojini Naidu Sarojini Naidu (born in 1879, Hyderabad, India—died in 1949, Lucknow) was a political activist, feminist, poet, and the first Indian woman to be president of the Indian National Congress and to be appointed an Indian state governor. Mahatma Gandhi called her :The Nightingale of India", because of colour, imagery and lyrical quality of her poetry. Her important poems include: Palanquin Bearers, In the Bazaars of Hyderabad, The Soul's Prayer, To India, Indian Dancers, The Pardah Nashin etc. She is remembered for promoting women's emancipation through her work and her writing. ‘Indian Weavers’ explores the inevitability of death while celebrating the cycles of human existence ...

State an important difference between a manuscript and an inscription . Answer: An important difference between an inscription and a manuscript is the surface on which they are written. Inscriptions are engravings on hard surfaces while manuscripts are hand written books, which are usually written on palm leaves or the bark of a tree. Who are archaeologists and what do they do? Answer: The people who systematically study things that were made and used in the past through process of exploration and excavation are called archaeologists. They study the remains of buildings made of stone & brick, paintings & sculpture. They also explore and excavate (dig under the surface of the earth) to find tools, weapons, pots, pans, ornaments, coins and various other articles used by them. Then they analyse their findings to give a new theory. What safeguards have been provided in the Constitution of India against inequality and discrimination? Answer: Articles of constitution ensures that: Ev...

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  Ralph Waldo Emerson(1803-1882) Ralph Waldo Emerson was a famous American writer and thinker. He is best known for his ideas about believing in yourself, being independent, and respecting nature. His writings, like Nature and Self-Reliance , still inspire people today. Prig: A self-righteous, moralistic person. (Always consider oneself as superior) Spry: Lively and energetic. Quarrel: An angry argument or disagreement. Disgrace: A state of shame or dishonour. Prig: A righteous person (A person who thinks himself as a morally superior person) Theme Of  The Poem The poem is about a verbal argument between an inanimate thing, a mountain, and a little creature, a squirrel, but it also teaches us a valuable life lesson.  We should learn to appreciate everyone, no matter how insignificant they appear to us. We must also recognize that no one is faultless, and we have no right to humiliate people for their mistakes or to try to establish our superiority over them. Appreciation...