VOICES FINAL

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PRINCIPAL'SNOTE

SUPERVISOR'SNOTE
Media is one the most useful essence of human life.
Because this is so, media literacy can empower students to
interact positively with their society. This empowerment
can occur when they realize the possibilities of their
interaction and develop the tools with which to interact.
At GEMS Our Own Indian School, we strongly believe that
all students possess a natural interest in media surrounded
as they are with a proliferation of them and an inherent
need to express themselves. Thus we have introduced
Mass Media as an optional subject for grades 11 and 12.
The Class Magazine VOICES, 2015 released by the students
of Grade 11 is a collaborative learning effort that
showcases the inherent talent of these young students,
guided by their teacher Mrs. Latha Ramachandran. It is
nothing short of a celebration of creativity through
colorful presentations, eloquent stories, comprehensive
features, compelling photojournalism, insightful book
reviews, trending technology etc.
Such creative and workable insights serve as a window to
show just how education has evolved, from the confines of
the ?four walled classroom? to the classroom of the world.
The journey has begun and I applaud all, for their effort
and collaborative learning for such a wonderful work.
Well done!!!!!!!!!!!!
Bharati Bakshi
Senior Supervisor

TEACHER'SNOTE
We live in a time where people talk of the death of
the print, the rise of smart phones and tablets, and
the growth of news through web and social media.
It is in these ever changing, exciting times that the
team of mass media students take their first steps
and I as their teacher consider this my honor to
welcome all you readers. Let me give you a glimpse!
With more than four weeks of exciting deliberation
filled with countless brainstorming sessions,
creative idea conversations and many unique
thoughts later, we finally have this magazine that is
a culmination of all our voices.
The journey began without a set theme. Diversity
and uniqueness became our buzzword and we just
allowed the creative muses to work their magical
way. The result can be seen in these pages that the
editorial team compiled tirelessly for over a week.
In the course of editing the magazine, unbidden,
organically the name of the magazine came up,
handing us a theme and name we hadn't anticipated
but eagerly welcome.
I hope this issue feeds your soul and if as a reader
you are able to identify with even one opinion,
thought or article then you have a kindred spirit
here.
Voices 2015, is more than just a magazine. It is a
celebration of unique thoughts and diverse
viewpoints. It is a shout to get heard. To standout as
well as belong!
Latha Ramachandran
Teacher - Mass Media

EDITOR'SNOTE
?We should not judge people by their peak
of excellence; but by the distance they
have traveled from the point where they
started.?
This humbling thought came to us as we
worked through the various streams of
thought contributed by our class for this
magazine. Point of view could not have
been better understood than this.
As you turn the leaves of this creative
garden you find the reflections and
emotions of our budding writers and
artists who have sent forth their unique
contributions to make this magazine
colorful and entertaining.
Years later when we flip through these
pages we will remember how we pulled up
our socks, our limbs and even the nail
polish off our toe nails for the success of
our ?mass media magazine?
As a new subject introduced by the school,
and the very first magazine for this subject
we as editors are indeed glad and honored
to work for this.
The members of the editorial team take
this opportunity to thank all who have
extended immense and selfless support to
roll this issue of ?Voices 2015?
Athulya Ranjit, Aqeel Rasheed, Saab
Somhoon
Credits
Cover Page: Mayur Suresh Back Page: Mayur Suresh Editors: Aqeel Rasheed, Athulya Ranjit, Saab Somhoon
Voices: Contributions from all Mass Media Students of Grade 11.

DAWNOVERMY
NEWHORIZON
Ever y one has an ambition in their life. As a student even you
too have got one mostly about who you want to be in futur e.
Let it be pilot, ar chitect, engineer, doctor, nur se, teacher etc.
But I wanted to know what?s the use of studying Mass Media.
This is my jour ney as the fir st batch student of Mass Media at
GEMS OOIS

DAWNOVERMYNEWHORIZON
T here! in front of me was the option
list and I had no clue what to circle in
the 4th option. My parents suggested
Math but I had no interest with it, as
numbers never turned out to be my
friends; Home Science- I don?t even
know how to handle a knife properly so
its clearly not meant for me ;
Psychology- I wasn?t interested in it
either. The last one option was Mass
Media and I was curious to know what
it was. I cant rely on my seniors as this
subject was introduced in this very year.
So I did a little bit of a research and
here I am sharing it with you .
As a student who is new to this subject
you must be wondering ?What is Mass
Media??; well when we split this one
word into two we get ?Mass?and
?Media?.
Mass means a large number of people
or a crowd. Media (plural form:
medium) is a platform which is used to
communicate to people.
Now, I hope you must have got what I
am coming to .. Yes, with that two
words we get one definition
Mass Media refers to every medium or
source which is used to connect and
communicate with large number of
people at once.
Every one has an ambition in their life.
As a student even you too have got one
mostly about who you want to be in
future. Let it be pilot, architect,
engineer, doctor, nurse, teacher etc. But
I wanted to know what?s the use of
studying this subject? Does it offer
So here are some career options for Mass Media
Film Director, TV Correspondent, Producer, Art Director, Editor,
Event manager, Public Relations Officer, Advertiser (Advertising
Marketing Recruiter etc.), Journalism, Book Publisher,
Documentary films, Market research, Press release writing,
Info-graphics, Digital content generation and management, Social
networking, Print layout and design, Photojournalism, Broadcast
news anchoring, Broadcast news editing and reporting
Shocking isn?t it? So much of career option offered just by one
subject. So you have chosen what you want to be. The next step
that you take is to find courses which offer you to that particular
career.
So I would like to share some courses which offer Mass Media or
Mass Communication.
Courses
B.A (Journalism & Mass Communication)
B.A( Marketing Communication & Media Studies)
B.A ( Mass Communication & Video Production)
B.A (Mass Communication)
B.B.A(Media & ass Communication)
] B.B.A( Media Management)
B.Com (Mass Communication)
B.Sc. (Mass Communication)
B.M.C (Bachelor of Mass Communication)
M.A( Communication and Journalism)
B.Sc. (Electronic Media)
M.B.A (Media Management)
Eligibility: (10+2) any stream
Since we have got courses we need to find the right colleges, which
is a bit difficult task. So don?t
worry about it cause I have made it much easier for you. I have
found the right colleges.
Where to go and study?
I have some top colleges in this world, who offers you the best
courses in Mass Media and Mass Communication.

INDIA
Top 10 colleges which offer mass media or
communication
TITLEHERE
related courses
Symbiosis Institute of Media & Communication, Pune
Website: simc.edu
Indraprastha College for Women, New Delhi
Website: simc.edu
Lady Shri Ram College for Women, Delhi
Website: www.lsr.edu.in
Christ University, Bangalore Website:
www.christuniversity.in
Manipal Institute of Communications, Manipal
Website: www.manipal.edu/mic
Amity School Of Communication, Noida
Website: www.amity.edu/asco
Delhi College of Arts & Commerce, New Delhi
Website: dcac.du.ac.in
Indraprastha College for Women, New Delhi
Website: ipcollege.ac.in
Madras Christian College, Chennai
Website: www.mcc.edu.in
U.A.E
American University in the Emirates
Website: www.aue.ae
Canadian University Dubai
Website: info@cud.ac.ae
Zayed University
Website: info@zu.ac.ae The University of Sharjah
(UoS)
Website: malmualla@sharjah.ac.ae
American University of Sharjah Website:
etabakhah@aus.edu
Murdoch University
Website: info@murdochdubai.ac.ae
University of Modern Science
Website: ums.ae/en/
I would like to end this Feature with a qoute by Jacques
Ellul
I hope all my readers have been benefited from this
feature and I am glad that I could help you. With warm
heart I welcome you all to this very new subject Mass
Media.
DONADANIEL

NOTALLPOISONWAS
BITTER. SOMEOFTHE
DEADLIESTPOISONSINTHE
WORLDTASTEDSWEET; THEY
WERETHATMUCHMORE
DANGEROUSBECAUSEOFIT.

Anna Günter walked along the road, pausing only
to adjust her trench coat. She shivered as the
frosty wind struck her, her teeth chattering.
?You?re back already?? her husband, Hans asked.
He was a strange person who didn?t believe in the
ideals of the great leader, Adolf Hitler. She,
however, was a staunch believer in him, and she
thought of Non-Aryans as nothing but filthy
rodents. ?Mama!? She smiled at her 4th child,
Klaus. He was her favorite. A true patriot. He had
stuck posters of the Führer on his bedroom walls.
Her husband, however, did not seem to approve of
this. He had not said anything but it was clear that
he was up to something. He spent all his days
brooding and smoking with his other friends. He
had also not approved of having 4 children. It was
only after Anna pleaded with him, telling him that
they could not afford to pay back the loan. He had
finally agreed. It had been a comfortable time for
them. ?Do you have anything for me Mama?? ?No.
You are too spoilt as it is.? Anna tousled Klaus?
blonde hair as she said it. She had been proud to
marry Hans, happy that her family had chosen a
pure Aryan for her. He seemed to hate the idea of
being an Aryan though. Anna was confounded with
his strange views.
?It isn?t possible, I tell you. He?s too well
protected!? This point was put forward by Otto
Schmidt. ?A quick shot will be all it takes. Besides,
who would know if you were disguised? It?s a huge
crowd.? This argument had been going on for
many days now. The others had not been called
because Hans was becoming paranoid, certain that
one of them was a spy. Otto was the only one he
trusted. ?Once he?s gone, this system will crumble.
He?s the crux of the matter.? ?You will have to do it
Hans. I cannot kill a man, even one as foul as
Hitler.? Anna froze. She had been walking past the
basement and she had not meant to eavesdrop.
?This is what the Führer told us to report?she told
herself ?This is important.?Her husband had been
jittery as of late. This had explained it. The parade
was coming up in a month. He meant to do the
foul deed then. She had to report him. It was her
duty as a German citizen. She felt tears springing
up in her eyes. ?Why??she thought. The Führer had
SACRIFICE
helped the Germans so much. If not for him, they
would be so much more primitive. She did not stay
to listen as the two men plotted the murder of the
great leader. It was time to prove her loyalty.
The day passed without much excitement. Klaus
fell down again after being pushed by his elder
brother. He was in the Hitlerjugend. He was a
poster child for the Nazis. His eyes were a deep
blue, just like Anna?s but his hair was light blond,
similar to his father?s. She couldn?t understand
why Hans would leave such a good life, his family,
and his friends, just to kill the man who had
brought Germany back from the dead. It was
inexplicable. ?I am sorry Klaus. I will not push you
again.? He said this in an icy manner, without any
expression. Klaus clutched her leg with fear,
possibly thinking there might be a chance of
retribution for telling on Tomas. It did not matter
to Anna right now as she was thinking absently on
what could be done about Hans. Her life centered
on what she had overheard on that day. It had
been 4 days since the terrifying incident and Hans
seemed even more nervous now, more prone to
shout at Klaus for the tiniest of errors. She had not
spoken to him about it because she feared for
herself and her children. She couldn?t live on her
own. She had seen into a darker side of her
husband, one she had never dreamt existed. She
did not know how far it went, or how much he was
willing to do to destroy Germany. All she knew
was that this was not the man she had married.
Maybe she had chosen not to see this part of him.
She had been overwhelmed when she was going
to get married, happy that she was one of the true
citizens who was complying with Hitler?s views.
She had cried tears of joy when she had found out
that she was pregnant with Tomas. She had been
19 at the time. Now she had found out that the
comfortable life that they had built, the life that
Germany had, was going to be extinguished, by
the man she had married. She had to stop him. But
how? Hans was a powerfully built man,
strengthened by the years of manual labor that he
had done. Anything she tried would result in
injury, for her. She had to inform an officer about the
conspiracy.

She had to seize the first opportunity she got.
?I am weary of this fight. Not because I am tired, but
because my struggle seems to lead in one direction only.
Chaos. Today I have more questions than answers. This is
why I have come so far. To find clarity. To fight injustice.
Should anything happen to me, Karl, should my skills fail
me, or my ambition lead me astray, do not seek
retribution or revenge in my memory, but spread the
knowledge that I have given you. My story is that of
many thousands and the world will not suffer if it ends
too soon.?Hans stopped his pen for fear that he would
divulge too much of his plans. A tear fell on the paper.
This would not do. He had to stay staunch and
continue. He went to post the letter to his brother.
Anna saw Hans leaving the house. He had an envelope
with him. This was her chance! She put on her long coat
and hurried out into the cold wind. ?Where are you
going? Get inside!? Hans had not gone! This was the
day before the parade. Anna had to go! This was her
last chance. She had to go inside though. Stammering a
lame excuse, she went back in.
died with a smile on her lips, hearing nothing, as her
children clawed at their faces and cried, seeing the
dead, broken form of their parents, her with a smile on
her face and dirt in her hair, him shot from many
directions and now bludgeoned by citizens and
officers. Tomas knew that Klaus could not survive,
could not live with him. The others he would leave to
fend for themselves. Klaus was too young. He picked
up the gun that had dropped from his father?s hand and
shot it point blank. No fear. He ran from there.
Adolf Hitler saw the assassin pulling out the gun and
saw a woman jump. He was startled badly for an
instant, and then saw the stain beginning to form on
the back of her coat. He relaxed. He would never know
the name of the assassin or the name of his savior, and
he would forget about them in a few days?time. They
did not matter. He was safe. The lives of a few would
always be sacrificed. He was duly grateful, but they
were just shadows in his mind. They would fade.
The day of the parade dawned bright and clear. Anna
and Hans were equally nervous, Anna because she was
afraid that Hans would kill her too, and Hans because
he was thinking how to say goodbye. He would have to
be normal or they would get suspicious. The whole
family was going for the parade. They would be in the
front because they were going so early. Hans? hands
shook as he took out the Luger. He would be ending
another man?s life with it, with his own hands today. He
put it into the inner pocket of his coat. Anna was
terrified. She would do anything to protect the Führer
but she did not know what her children would do. They
had brought sandwiches with them so they could eat it
while they waited. It would be a long wait.
Adolf Hitler had a great view of the huge crowd that
had formed for the parade. He was confident that the
day would be a success. Hans watched as the Führer
walked onto the stage. His hands trembled. He was
sweating in the cool air. The Führer was about to start
his speech. He was probably 2 feet away from him. He
pulled out the gun and aimed it with a shaky hand. The
crowd around them was going wild and officers were
already aiming at Hans. They shot an instant after he
had. ?PAPA!? Anna?s children screamed. It was
pandemonium. Anna knew only one thing. She would
sacrifice herself. She launched herself forward the
moment Hans pulled the trigger. She felt the bullet go
through her chest. She was feeling extremely light
headed but she was happy. She had saved the life of
Germany. She had saved the future of Germany. She
MOHAMMADFAHAD

HARDWORKBEATSTALENT
WHENTALENTDOESN'T
WORKHARD
ITISASUBJECTTHATDEFINES
ENTERTAINMENT.
-JOEL
MASSMEDIAISASUBJECTWHICH
HASTHEPOWERTOCHANGEOUR
VIEWSABOUTTHEWORLD.
-ASHLIN
MASSMEDIASHOULD?VE
BEENTHEREINSCHOOL
SINCEGRADE1
-AQEEL
ASUBJECTWHICHBLOSSOMS
OURCREATIVESKILLSAND
BROADENSOURIDEAS.
-ATHULYA
MASSMEDIAISINTERESTINGAND
VERYHELPFUL, ESPECIALLYFORME,
ASI WISHTOPURSUEACAREERIN
FILMMAKING.
-RAJVEER
AGREATCLASSFILLEDWITH
ENTHUSIASTICSTUDENTS!
-LATA
MASSMEDIATOMEISLIKEAN
OPENINGTOWARDSTHEWORLD
OFCOMMUNICATION
- ANUPAMA
MASSMEDIAISTHEMOST
INTERACTIVEANDINTERESTING
SUBJECTWHEREI CAN
EXPRESSMYSELFCOMPLETELY.
-YUKTI

DREAM CATCHER
As we neared the airport, we saw a crowd on the
highway. We stopped our vehicle wondering what
it was. All I saw was blood and a few broken
glasses; I froze in shock at the view of the face of
the person where the blood print led to. I took him
in my arms and well I was too late. And ?crash?a
sound was heard and yes I was blacked out, I
screamed my lungs out to see a car top of me and
yet I fought to be alive. That moment my life
showed me all the good in life rather than the bad.
Many suicide and try to end their life, when my
thirst for living wasn?t over yet. What I saw was all
blur but I saw people flooding towards me and the
sound of the ambulance and what not!
With a ?RINNG?I was awake from a nightmare. I
don?t have a clear memory but well it was an
unforgettable one. I would be dishonest to myself
if I called it a nightmare; it was rather a ?daymare?.
Months and years passed by and the memory of
that dream still gave me creeps, I could feel the
chills it gave to my spine, and those extra few
hearts beat? Faster and louder minute by minute. I
got the same dream monthly twice or thrice. I kept
saying to myself ?is anybody in this same
condition? No answers till now and I hope not?
After a year, my journey back to London from New
Delhi. My flight was scheduled at 10:30pm and I
was in a huge rush to get to my boarding flight. An
accident took place in front of the traffic, I asked
the near my driver ?what happened? Who is it??he
replied In a rather tensed and sore voice,?a young
man, a co-worker I guess, the uniform says BH
software company, young men these days drive
crashing and later their family has to pay the price.?
My eyes popped out, I knew the name of that
company, oh! Yes my work place, I dropped my
thoughts and ran towards him. I don?t remember
this name but I have seen him many times in
our office, nothing more than the dream that
used to creep me came to my head at that very
moment. No time for thought and I was hit by a
control less driver less than a minute when the
traffic started to move. I couldn?t save my
co-worker but I did save myself, almost? I was in
ICU for a week and in ventilation for 2 days.
All I gained was lost, all hoped for was loft. I
recovered but slower than you can imagine. I
fought for my life, fought through coma and
memory loss. I lost everything in my life but not
for will power and hope. Everyone thought they
lost me but they were wrong and I was right.
In Today?s world, for a small problem in our
life?s we think about death but when death in
near we think about living our life off. Today?s
problem might be the smallest you can think
about because more are awaiting. Even if
everything is lost, I think any human can live
with will power, hope and love.
Today, 10 years after the incident, I am a new
soul leading a new life which was won by
fighting. Anna is my name and this was my
game. Dear dairy, this pen was my sword and I
played my war. Today I hope everyone eats the
good than the bad, feels the comfort than the
discomfort. Light the candle, than curse the
darkness.
Love,
Anna Eliza
ATHULYARANJIT

THEPOETRY SLAM
POETRY
CREATION OF YOURSELF
Destiny brings out the most of us,
When we try to give up.
Creation hold on to us,
When we decide to show up.
Let's try for bringing the best in our life,
To win the losses and to knot the light.
Difference are then to be put up,
When we try to make up.
Let's recall the past and bring out the best,
Which cannot be forgotten even if we try to
forget.
Show the life how amazing we are,
And let's not hold on to behind.
We are the future of tomorrow and
beginning of the new era,
Let's not be the cause of the destruction.
From us we create others, and from others
create the world.
We hold on to the next and the next hold on
to the future.
Don't forget what had been there for you,
It had been there for awhile but not always.
Cursing your ability and desire,
For becoming what you are good centuries
before.
Sinners will be punished for what they had
done,
From becoming good to none.
So create yourself before you go on to
others.
COLORS OF LIFE
Colors of life change the surroundings,
Making life more attractive.
Colors of nature change the atmosphere,
Flickering it in every corner.
Colors of dreams makes it more beautiful,
Giving us hope to live with truth.
Colors of high and lows of ones life,
Defining us the meaning of ones lifestyle.
Colors of love makes everything around us alive,
Like it was a dream that is making us fly.
Colors of ones feeling change the situation,
From sorrows into satisfaction.
Colors of experience change from what we are and
what we have become.
Colors of freedom makes things go comfortably,
To experience the tough and to win the difficulty.
Colors of night brings out the new in tomorrow,
Making it more worth then the day before.
Colors of faith brings out the fear within us,
To defeat the blind and to win the light.
Colors of our existences makes our planet unique,
Cause there is no life beneath.
Colors within us make us feel different,
From the people before and after us.
Everything in the universe has a colour that makes
them feel unique.
Pouring out everything to make it more painlessly.
Willing to thank the one who is beneath us and
above us, the one who is superior, creator of
everything, which made our life worth it.
Changing colors has definitely made it easier,
Easy to live, easy to believe,
That there is life when there is deceased.
SANIYAHUSSAIN& AYESHANEEHA

SPEA K ER?S EX PERIENCE
As I hear my name being announced, I first make
sure to clear up all thoughts of tripping on stage
and falling before stepping up into the limelight.
The scariest part for me personally is the starting,
the good morning. But as I get started with the
prepared content, I involuntarily dis-remember
that the audience before me are human.
Yes, that?s my funny little trick which keeps me
going as if I?m speaking by myself.
I have tried this many times, and mostly succeed.
Of course it is imperative that I have something
informative, brilliant and interesting to say that
just hints of spice and is filled with humor, but
that requires more than just a trick.
Such a speech I have now learnt requires hard
work and belief in myself.
SAHARISHWANI

GROWTH OF MASS MEDIA AND
TECHNOLOGY
Introduction Technology plays a very significant
part in the proliferation of mass media in modern
Times. The mass media has revolutionized
people's way of life. It has become so dominant
that none of the human activity can be
completed without accessing the help of mass
media. The realization of world as a global
village is also a product of mass media which has
taken several forms to cater to human needs. The
main devices of mass media are the radio, the
television, the newspaper and the computer. Due
to these devices, people are less isolated than
ever from another by distance. People worldwide
are quickly informed of major events. Many
happenings like the floods and earth quakes in
far-off places have been brought to the world's
attention through the modern devices and
people have responded by offering money and
aid in caring for the affected people. Our modern
life to a great extent is shaped by mass media.
Books and printed materials are extremely
important forms of communication technology. It
is through technology that knowledge has spread
throughout the world. New Developments In our
everyday lives we owe mass media and
technology communication for our modern way
of life. We use a cellular telephone to call a
friend, watch a DVD on a plasma television, listen
to a compact disk, listen to the radio, or use the
internet on the computer or world wide web
technology, we enjoy the benefits of mass
communications technology. Influence of mass
media in education One way or another,
technology affects almost everything we do
today and it also influences most of our plans for
the future. Consequently, at the present time
many educational institutions are revising their
curriculums to provide students with a better
understanding of what technology is, where it
comes from, where it is going, and how it affects
our lives. In short, as an essential part or general
basic education, technology has at least come of
age. The most common medium encountered in
school learning is still the book. As a learning
medium, the book can be characterized by the
primary feature of its technology, by its symbol
systems (printed text, pictures), and by the way it
influences specific processes (reading).
Television? or any video medium? differs from
books in several ways that may affect cognitive
structures and processes. First, the technology of
these media makes both their verbal and visual
symbol systems transient rather than stable.
Visual attention increases from very low levels
during infancy to a maximum in the late
elementary school years. Computers can be
distinguished from the two previous formats by
what they can do with information? that is, by
their ability to process symbols and symbol
systems. The transformation capabilities of the
computer thus make immediate and direct the
connection between the graphic symbols and the
world they represent. Seeing this connection aids
in the development of students' ability to read
graphs? that is, to transform a graph into a
description of what it means in the "real world."
Learning with multimedia environments is
primarily, because the field is still evolving and
most efforts within it are focused on
development. Computer technology plays a
central role in multimedia environments
Conclusion Understanding how learners interact
with and use the unique capabilities of each
medium's format is essential to understanding
the effect of mass media on learning. The growth
of mass media and technology advance the
development of our field and contribute to the
improvement of teaching and learning.
CHANDNI KISHORE& ANUSHKA THOMAS

ABETTERPLACE
Ahmed sighed as he looked out the wi ndow. The aliens had gotten out of thei r cages
agai n. He went to hi s battered chest, lovi ngly caressi ng the muzzles of the blasters
before selecting hi s oldest, most t rusted blaster. He walked out of the door, ai mi ng at
aliens i ndi scri mi nately. The recent on slaught of attacks by the aliens had been so bad
that every ci tizen had been given a blaster and a few grenades. He turned around;
looki ng longi ngly at hi s bedroom wi ndow, for the day was just dawni ng. He shot a few
aliens, poi nt blank as the wi ld, feral beasts charged at hi m. He knew that thi s was just
the cavalry; that the more i ntelligent aliens were hidi ng. He pondered about humans
who had i nvaded so many planets after dest royi ng Earth, thei r cruelty towards the
captives, when he was suddenly brought back by a pierci ng pai n i n the small of hi s
back. ?Ugh?he grunted as he pulled out the bone dagger through hi s stomach.
Gadzooks! The beasts had sneaked up on hi m. Hi s vi sion began to di m and the last
thi ng he saw was the three suns, blocked by a bloated, ugly face.
?Hello?? M rs. Rasheed was tired out after a long day at work. ?I s thi s M rs. Rasheed?? a
detached professional voice asked. ?Yes? ?I ?m afraid there?s some bad news. Your son
passed away whi le still i n the coma yesterday. The cause appears to be a heart fai lure.
I ?m sorry.?
M rs. Rasheed had a blank look on her face as the tears that had refused to flow
fi nally came i n a torrent down her face. She got home and told M ahmoud, her
husband about i t. He st roked her hai r gently whi le she sobbed, tears st reami ng down
hi s face as he remembered the last time he had seen hi s 14 year old son healthy. ?I t?s
okay. He?s i n a better place now.?
M ahmoud Rasheed looked at the photographs of hi s wi fe and son, gently runni ng hi s
thumb over the glass. The house had been i nhabi ted only by M ahmoud for the past
month. Hi s wi fe had passed away from the same di sease he hi msel f had recently been
i nformed about. I t was termi nal, the doctor had said. Hi s wi fe had had a short
st ruggle, preferri ng to give up. ?I t?s alright? she had told hi m. ?I ?m goi ng to a better
place now.? Thi s had happened a month after hi s son?s death. He smi led sadly,
thi nki ng ?I t?s alright, I ?m comi ng for you. I ?ll be i n that better place wi th you.? He
cocked the t rigger as hi s fi ngers t rembled, thi nki ng of hi s li fe, hi s happy moments,
and the month hi s li fe had turned upside down. Hi s palms were sweaty, knees weak,
hi s arms were heavy. He felt shooting pai ns i n hi s chest and he succumbed to hi s
heart. There was nobody to call an ambulance. All was quiet. He was at peace now. He
was i n a better place.
FAHADMOHAMMAD

ELEMENTALALCHEMY: ANIMATION
They are as cute as Barbie, confident as Elsa and
whole lot of fun as the minions. They are the
imaginations.
Animated Films are ones in which individual
drawings, paintings, or illustrations are
photographed frame by frame (stop-frame
cinematography). Usually, each frame differs
slightly from the one preceding it, giving the
illusion of movement when frames are projected
in rapid succession at 24 frames per second. The
earliest cinema animation was composed of
frame-by-frame, hand-drawn images. When
combined with movement, the illustrator's
two-dimensional static art came alive and created
pure and imaginative cinematic images - animals
and other inanimate objects could become evil
villains or heroes.
Animations are not a strictly-defined genre
category, but rather a film technique, although
they often contain genre-like elements.
Animation, fairy tales, and stop-motion films often
appeal to children, but it would marginalize
animations to view them only as "children's
entertainment." Animated films are often directed
to, or appeal most to children, but easily can be
enjoyed by all.
Early Animation:
French scientist Charles-Emile Reynaud, created a
large-scale system called Theatre Optique (1888)
which could take a strip of pictures or images and
project them onto a screen. He demonstrated his
system in 1892 for Paris' Musee Grevin - it was the
first instance of projected animated cartoon films
with three short films that he had produced: in
order:
"Pauvre Pierrot" (Poor Pete) - the only surviving
example (500 frames)
"Le Clown et Ses Chiens" (The Clown and His
Dogs) (300 frames)
"Un Bon Bock" (A Good Beer) (700 frames)
To create the animations, individually-created
images were painted directly onto the frames of a
flexible strip of transparent gelatine and run
through his projection system. The three animated
films lasted about 12-15 minutes each. Depending
upon one's definition of terms, some consider
Pauvre Pierrot the oldest-surviving animated film
ever made and publically broadcast.
The predecessor of early film animation was the
newspaper comic strips of the 1890s. Historically
and technically, the first animated film was
Humorous Phases of Funny Faces (1906) by
newspaper cartoonist J. Stuart Blackton, one of the
co-founders of the Vitagraph Company. It was the
earliest surviving example of an animated film.In
the film, a cartoonist's line drawings of two faces
were 'animated' (or came to life) on a blackboard.
The two faces smiled and winked, and the
cigar-smoking man blew smoke in the lady's face;
also, a circus clown led a small dog to jump
through a hoop.
This was soon followed by the first fully-animated
film - Emile Cohl's Fantasmagorie (1908, Fr.),
which consisted solely of simple line drawings (of
a clown-like stick figure) that blended,
transformed or fluidly morphed from one image
into another.

First Color Cartoon:
Producer John Randolph Bray's (and Bray Picture
Corporation's) The Debut of Thomas Cat (1920)
has often been credited as the first color cartoon,
using the expensive Brewster Natural Color
Process (a 2-emulsion color process), an
unsuccessful precursor of Technicolor. This was
the first animated short genuinely made in color
using color film. Drawings were made on
transparent celluloid and painted on the reverse,
then photographed with a two-color camera.
However, some sources have claimed that the
Natural Colour Kinematograph Company's In
Gollywog Land (1912, UK) was the earliest, using
Kinemacolor.
Walt Disney, originally an advertising cartoonist
at the Kansas City Film Ad Company, who initially
experimented with combining animated and
live-action films. The very first films he made
himself at his own animation studio in Kansas City
were short cartoons called Newman
Laugh-O-Grams, such as Little Red Riding Hood
(1922) - the first Walt Disney cartoon, and the
Four Musicians of Bremen (1922).
The Debut of Mickey Mouse:
In 1928, Disney Studios' chief animator Ub Iwerks
(1901-1971) developed a new character from a
First Animated Feature:
The little-known but pioneering, oldest-surviving
feature-length animated film that can be verified
(with silhouette animation techniques and color
tinting) was released by German film-maker and
avante-garde artist Lotte Reiniger, The
Adventures of Prince Achmed (aka Die Abenteuer
des Prinzen Achmed) (1926, Germ.), based on the
stories from the Arabian Nights. Reiniger's
achievement is often brushed aside, due to the
fact that the animations were silhouetted, used
paper cut-outs, and they were done in Germany.
And the rarely-seen prints that exist have lost
much of their original quality. However, the film
was very innovative -- it used multi-plane camera
techniques and experimented with wax and sand
on the film stock.
Early Walt Disney:
figure known as Mortimer Mouse, a crudely-drawn
or sketched, rodent-like 'Mickey Mouse' - slightly
similar to Felix the Cat. [Mickey Mouse was never
a comic strip character before he became a
cartoon star.] The first Mickey Mouse cartoon was
released on May 15, 1928: Plane Crazy (1928) in
which Mickey, while impressing Minnie, imitated
aviator Charles Lindbergh. The second was
Steamboat Willie (1928), first released (on a
limited basis) on July 29, 1928, with Mickey as a
roustabout on Pegleg Pete's river steamer, but
without his trademark white gloves. The third was
The Gallopin' Gaucho (1928) released on August
2, 1928.
A classic animator in the early days of cinema was
ARBINASHAIKH

COOL FORTHESUMMER
With such a small amount of the school year left,
every kid is fantasizing over the idea of summer
break. Why is summer so important for teens?
Relaxation, no school, and seemingly endless free
time are all parts of summer that make it so great.
Summer gives teens the perfect amount of rest
and relaxation to start up school again in the fall
feeling refreshed and ready to learn.
Summer is an escape from all the hard work and
complications of normal school life. It allows us to
spend some time relaxing and enjoying the social
aspects of life. Whether it going out with friends,
going to the beach, or having a party, summer is a
great time to just have fun. Summer allows kids
like us to spend time outside of the school
environment and learn things more naturally.
Spending time with our friends should be just as
valued as learning in a classroom. Life lessons and
natural experience is learned through having
summer. My dad had once said that, when he was
young, he used to spend a lot of time outside with
his dad and his 5 brothers during the summer.
They used to explore the forest together and just
have fun looking at the world. I myself have
learned a lot of life lessons and social lessons
from spending time with my family and friends in
the summer. That type of experience can't really
happen in any formal classroom environment.
Summer is a 3 month period that lets teenagers
just live life without any of the stress that comes
along with constant homework assignments or
projects.
This summer vacation I had gone for a long road
trip from Bangalore to Kerala. We normally
couldn't pull off such a trip because we didn?t
have the time, but since it was summer the whole
family could get together. On the trip, I spent
some of the longest time I have ever spent with
my whole family. We normally spent time
together, but we were all usually busy or the
whole family wasn?t together. I had a lot of great
times just being with my family and spending time
with them. Without these experiences, my life
would be a lot bleaker. These fond memories are
something to cherish for the rest of our lives. To
me summer is as important as school is because it
gives us the time to gain important life
experiences.
Another important part of summer is the rest and
relaxation for teenagers. School is extremely
stressful. Homework, peer pressure, and cliques
are all parts of teenager?s lives. Summer gives a
break from these things and just lets teenagers
enjoy living stress-free. Summer lets teenager's
minds rest and become refreshed. Without
summer, much of the information being taught
would just go right through us because we would
have no time to refresh ourselves. Constant
schooling would overstress students and they
would not be able to retain information as easily.
If there was no summer teens would become to
overstressed and start failing school. Summer
break gives a perfect amount of time for teenagers
like us to get enough rest to start school back up
again in the spring with a refreshed and open
mind.
With summer on the way, teenagers will enjoy
their free time and have fun before the new
school year starts again.
DEAHVIJAY

PIXELS

DUBAI
OLD SOUQ
AQEELRASHEED& SAABSOMHOON

Dubai, known to people around the world for the tallest building and the only seven star hotel
in the world hides within itself the country?s oldest markets which are unknown to many. The
Dubai Old Souq portrays Dubai?s traditional architecture

DUBAI
ABRA
SAABSOMHOON&AQEELRASHEED

Dubai Abra is the link between Deira and Bur Dubai and it also connects all the popular
markets in Dubai ? The Old Souq, The Gold Souq, The Textile Souq, and the Spice Souq.
Dubai Abra has been there since the birth of Dubai.

In a city like Dubai where everything is expensive, it?s
surprising that you can get a ride on the abra for just
AED 1. The Abra is very eco-friendly and provides
employment as well. Taking a ride in the abra is an
amazing experience and everyone should try it atleast
once.

IT?SBIG, IT?S
HEAVY, IT?SA
PIECEOFART
If you are wealthy and are willing to spend half a
million dollar on a car, The 2015 Rolls Royce Ghost
is just for you. With its top speed at 155 mph, the
Rolls Royce Ghost will probably be the most
comfortable ride you have ever experienced.
Rolls Royce says that in excess of 85% of the 4000
cars it will sell this year are bespoke, which means
that if a buyer has a grove of trees in their property,
they can include that wood to be in the interior of
their Rolls Royce. Or like in the case of a Hong Kong
billionaire, Stephen hung, they can choose to get
Their wife?s Rolls Royce entirely pink. (seriously?
Pink? Oh god? )
Mayur Suresh (photographed this on a
X-unit Racing Team event)

Yet the new Rolls Royce is more metal
than before. With a front face that?s
been made to look ever so slightly
more substantial by moving the grill
higher and emphasizing the character
lines on the hood. The new adaptive
LED lights gives the car more bolder
look. (In short, it looks more attractive
than before)
The SII replaces the old ZF- eight
speed automatic with the same
transmission. But now, it has been
wired to the navigation system, so it
can predict, when to shift and what
gear to be in depending on the
location.
VERDICT
It?s a fantastic car despite its outrageous
price tag (after all, you get what you pay
for!) It?s a car you could easily fall in love
with. It?s not for everyone, but for the ones
who can afford such luxury, it?s a blessing.

BOXOFFICE

BOXOFFICE
PAPERTOWNS
A book written by john green, also the author of
the best-selling book the fault in our stars. This
book is about a shy and nerdy teen named
Quintin who lives across the biggest crush of his
life, Margo Ross, a very popular student at school.
Margo runs away from home quite a couple of
times, but when she does she leaves little clues
for everybody. This time Quintin and Margo have
the night of his life. Margo comes to ask Quintin
for help in pranking her deceiving friends and
boyfriend. After that night she disappeared a
couple of weeks before graduation and prom.
Quintin wanted to ask her out for prom and so he
went searching for the clues she left, which led
him and his friends to a paper town (paper towns
were not real places, but names of places on
maps, created to protect against copyright
infringement). When he finally finds her and
confesses that he loves her and asks her out for
prom, she lets him down by saying that she came
to this town to discover herself and find herself
and she doesn?t want to return back, even for
graduation. They chase for a while and while
leaving she asks if he wanted to come with her
on her adventures but he turned down the offer.
They said their goodbyes and went their separate
ways. All in all this movie is all about taking
chances, first love, best friends, and the
difference between fake and real people and
personalities.
I would give this movie a 6/ 10 because it was
interesting at the starting, but it got really boring
towards the end. The book is more interesting
than the movie. I would always recommend the
book over this movie. The acting was average,
not that good or bad. The casting is also fine, not
that great.
YUKTI MOTWANI & AISHWARYAVENKAT

TRANSFORMERS: AGEOF EXTINCTION
Transformers, the name you think about when you
hear these two words in one sentence: Robots and
fighting. All Transformers movies have been about
this; giant robots, giant mayhem. So what everyone
expected out of Transformers 4 was the same, just
with a different storyline and a different city to be
destroyed. And the movie gave the audience
everything they wanted, a little bit of extra
everything. A major factor of the success of all
Transformers? movies is the bang-bang style of the
greatest non-violent director of Hollywood, Michael
Bay. His style of blowing up everything in every big
city is unique, and the big city in this case is Hong
Kong. I guess he chose Hong Kong because all the
cities in the previous movies were in the U.S. A critic
once said ?Bay wants to give you every bang for your
buck? and you surely get that in this movie too. But,
he stretches this movie to a staggering 165 minutes
(That?s 2 hours and 45 minutes in common man
terms). The cartoon series and the first two movies of
this franchise were a huge success because of the
simplicity of the story, what I mean is that anyone
who doesn?t know science cannot understand the
logic of the third and the fourth installment of this
franchise. They try to make it look and sound so real
that it looks fake. So the franchise started going
downhill since the third installment and Bay?s job was
to make a movie which grew in terms of enjoyment.
And what did he do? The exact opposite, a classic
Michael Bay tactic. Instead of making a movie with a
good story for once, he just did what he?s been doing
since 2007. No wonder Rotten Tomatoes gave this
movie an astonishing 18% ! So, summary, not a great
movie, but it is most definitely, full-metal Bay.
Surprisingly, the summary looks like every other past
Transformers movie, so what is ?different?in this one?
Well, to start off, even the most inattentive member
of the audience would notice that the entire cast of
the franchise has been replaced. The replacement
includes the cars which the Transformers transform
into whenever they feel bored. Another difference is
the skill of Bay to be as stretchy as possible. What this
movie shows in one hour is what he showed in fifteen
minutes in the first movie, 8 years ago.
The simple job of introducing the robots to the
protagonist took Bay one hour, only. The lack of
Autobots, goodguys, compared to the Decepticons,
badguys, is huge. It has been increasing since the first
installment and now it reaches to the point where
they are just 5 Autobots when compared to a hundred
Decipticons and other bad robots. Enough of bad
things about this movie, let?s think about something
good about it. First off, good CGI and all other sorts of
visual effects? and that?s it. The story is boring, and
the plot is worth about 15 minutes. The writer, Ehren
Kruger, had just one job to do, make something
different from the prequels. But being a part of Bay?s
crew, what he does is the exact opposite, as expected.
His lack of interest in the story clearly shows and
lovely creativity makes one tiny difference when
compared to the previous films, the city as mentioned
above. And, dinosaurs, no one knows from where
Kruger got the idea of involving robotic dinosaurs out
of nowhere. That?s something great of his creativity,
and that?s where it ends. Many scenes are Xerox
copies of scenes from the previous movies, and who
knows, he might have included some scenes from the
cartoon series. The cast was a bit of a surprise to the
fans as no one expected the complete change of the
cast. Mark Wahlberg played the role of the main
protagonist, Cade Yeager, a farmer/ inventor and a
single dad in debt. While his acting was sensational
as usual, his lame dialogues ruined whatever action
scene he was in. Lets blame Bay?s crew for this
mishap too. One more tiny problem of this
mindblowing movie was slo-mo, there is so much
slo-mo that it feels like he wasted half our time in just
showing slow punches. Slo-mo is good for when the
robots transform from cars into huge weird looking
robot or vice-versa. But Bay used slo-mo like some
magic trick a six-year old when he learns a simple
magic trick. Basically it took away all the action. A
simple phrase would perfectly describe this movie;
?There?s nothing new to be had here, just more of the
same: a thread of a plot, filler dialogue, and lots and
lots of explosions and other loud noises.? All
Transformers movies or any movie of such type have
one motto ? If in doubt, smash everything to pieces
and be as noisy as possible.?
Executively produced by Steven Spielberg, Age o f
Extinction is the king of a new 21st century genre:
photogenic mayhem. So remember, when watching
this movie you?re awestruck, dumbstruck or just plain
struck in the face.
RAEISIMAMKAZMI

ANTMAN
Marvel fails to disappoint
fans yet again in their
12th installment of the
Marvel Cinematic
Universe. Ant-Man is an
entertaining change of
tone from previous big
budget Marvel movies
such as Captain America:
The Winter Soldier,
Guardians Of The Galaxy,
Avengers: Age Of Ultron,
and so on.
Synopsis: Armed with a
super-suit with the
astonishing ability to
shrink in scale but
increase in strength, cat
burglar Scott Lang must
embrace his inner hero
and help his mentor, Dr.
Hank Pym, plan and pull
off a heist that will save
the world.
The movie is very
entertaining, with its
comedic aspect, as well as
providing audiences a
fresh concept, which
differs from usual sci-fi
movies. The story could
have been better. The
characters were good too,
with the exception of the
antagonist, who seemed a
bit weak (not literally),
and too generic. But the
casting was brilliant,
especially with Michael
Douglas?portrayal as Dr.
Hank Pym. While Age Of
Ultron was more on the
serious side, Ant-Man is
more on the entertaining
side. This is a great
addition to the
successfully running
Marvel Cinematic
Universe. Comic-book
fans will not be
dissapointed.
Verdict: 3.8 stars out of 5.
RAJVEERDHANAK

TRENDING
As a matter of ironical fact Apple, which basis its
success of the claims that it offers superior
quality over its Chinese competitors, also
acquires its components from these same
?inferior??competitors. As for the proud iPhone
owners you may be surprised to know that the
phone you are holding contains the same
hardware as the mediocre and much despised
SAMSUNG. Yes that?s right, Apple has an
exclusive deal with Samsung for supply of its
hardware components, the same components
that are used in those ?cheap??phones.
What do we think of when we think about
new innovations? We think of bettering the
already present innovations to create a more
effortless and comfortable experience for the
users. This is exactly what new technology
brings into play, everyday there are new
means of making life comfortable at a
cheaper cost not only for the consumer but
the manufacturer. This is exactly why we see a
reversion to cheaper alternatives. Companies
have now learnt that the modern consumer
will not settle for second best, that is why
they are faced with the daunting task of
offering quality, creativity, design and
innovation all for a great price. A great
example of the changing consumer market is
the failure of the iPhone in recent history
(Definitely not in terms of sales).
So let?s get to the point instead of just
absolutely butchering Apple and its ironical
claims (Cue for iPhone users to take a breath
now) Now the problem with all this is that it is
becoming extremely difficult for tech companies
to advance upon the already developed
technology. This is due to the fact that the
bigger companies have such a large share in the
market that it becomes very difficult for the
smaller or new companies to bring anything
new to this already overcrowded party that is
the tech world. This is the reason that there
have not been any significant breakthroughs
in the tech world in the past year. Regardless
of that let?s take a look at a few of the
developments that have taken place in the
past year before Apple patents them as well.
Consumers have realized the lack of major
improvements since the 4th edition of the
iPhone, but continue to endorse the products
due to the ??quality??that Apple offers.
PRANAVBAJAJ

I PHONE6S
Technology has taken a very fast approach into people?s
lives. Technology has made most of our work easy these
days as we rely on this latest Media. Technology
advancement is so high nowadays that we can?t catch a
cab without the use of a phone, something which was
done simply by waving your hand for decades.
Let?s start talking about Apple?s newest take on a
smartphone ? the iPhone 6S & the 6S+. Apple is one of
those companies that provide us the best technologies
these days and people buy their products at an instant.
Every year they launch new smartphones, iPads, Apple
TV's and this year is no different.
So for people to set up camps outside Apple stores,
they launched the brand New iPhone 6S and 6S plus
which, for the first time, has 3D Touch. 3D touch sounds
cool and futuristic but that?s a feature other companies
have been using since 2014, ouch.
Apple has upgraded the camera from 8 megapixels to
12 megapixels; closest competitors have 16
megapixels, ouch again. The new iPhone 6S and 6S+
have been powered by the custom designed 64-bit A9
Chip. It delivers performance once found only in
Desktop Computers , the iPhones will witness a faster
CPU Performance upto 70% , and upto a 90% GPU
Performance on Games, Apps.
The new iPhone has enclosure of 7000 Series of
aluminum; the cover glass is the Strongest as it has ?the
most durable glass? in the Smartphone Industry. They
needed this since a year ago they suffered from a
phenomena known as ?iPhone bending?. The Second
Generation Fingerprint is 2x faster and much more
Accurate in performance. The new iPhone has LTE that
has Advanced 2x faster compared to the previous
generation, the WI-FI has Improved. But all these minor
changes have to occur in a
smartphone?s lifetime, or else it
cannot keep up with the market.
The iPhone 6S and 6S plus is much
heavier compared to iPhone 6 and
6 Plus since they needed some
extra metal to make sure it
doesn?t bend and ruin Apple?s
reputation of making unbreakable
products. To summarize what
we?ve learnt till now, let?s just say
the new iPhone 6S & 6S+ is better
than the old ones in every
measurable way.
HRITHIKJESWANI

TRENDING
The Airwheel brand unicycle
intelligent system balances you
automatically. The on-board
gyroscopes and inertial
monitoring make corrections to
the motor speed and power
hundreds of times per second.
Airwheel is the latest high-tech
means of transport adopting
aerospace attitude control
theory, fuzzy algorithm, and
gyroscope system to achieve
balance by forward and
backward leaning. Users can
control the vehicle to go forward,
accelerate, decelerate, brake or
others, by inclining forward or
leaning backwards. The left and
right balance is similar to the
technique of riding a bicycle -
achieved through slightly
slanting left or right. Airwheel
features as a green product that
can be easily carried around on
bus or metro, making it a helpful
tool in commuting.
The Phantom 3 Professional
captures 4K video at either
23, 24 or 30 frames per
second, which eliminates
the advantage of using a
GoPro in most cases. There
are also a few new tricks in
the camera, like streaming
720p video direct to
YouTube, which could have a
huge impact on how
journalists cover events and
breaking news. The camera
also no longer uses a fisheye
lens, which means that live
streaming video will actually
require less editing. Did I
mention the range has been
improved? Those journalists
(or rescue workers) can now
be over a mile from the
scene and still flying
comfortably.
Pebble Smartwatch:
From tracking your
morning run to
checking your favorite
team's score during
the big game, this
watch puts useful
apps and notifications
on your wrist.

TRENDING
Samsung Gear VR, a
device powered by
oculus, the masterminds
behind virtual reality
technology. Tied to note 4
this module enables good
accuracy and numerous
input methods. It helps
turn 2d view into 3d and
provides an angle of 96
degrees. Sensors provide
gyroscope, accelerator,
and proximity as well as
geomagnetic. Critics and
addicts of wearable
technology can play
games and watch movies
at a wide angle. It?s most
famous display was done
in the Samsung &
avengers initiative ad
with more advancements
and new features.
3Doodler is the world's
first 3D pen, which
allows you to literally
draw in the air - whether
freestyle 3D sketching or
tracing shapes from
templates to make larger
architectural structures;
the 3Doodler allows
designers, geometrists,
hobbyists, teachers, and
architects to test out
their ideas quickly and
easily. As 3Doodler
draws, it extrudes heated
plastic, which quickly
cools and solidifies into
a strong stable structure.
This allows you to build
an infinite variety of
shapes and items with
ease!
The new LG HOM-BOT
Square is the new
dimension of automated
home vacuuming. First,
there's the ingenious
square design just what
you need to really clean
corners and wall edges.
Next, there's HOM-BOT's
amazing performance as
advanced as the Dual Eye
Mapping System, as
sparkling as its 7 Smart
Clean Modes. HOM-BOT
is the future of carefree
convenience.
GEEMAGEORGE& AISHWARYARAMESH

TRENDING
Modular Advanced
Armed Robotic
System
(MAARS)
An unmanned robot
designed for
security and military
purpose with a
weight of 167kg.
Specialized in
reconnaissance and
target acquisition,
this robot is fully
loaded with sensors
and is also armed
with M240 machine
gun along with 4
grenade launchers.
With 360 degree
rotating turret and
Thermal Optics, it
allows lethal and
non-lethal
capabilities. The U.S
Military was the first
one to test it in
order to assist
Marines in
Low-Intensity
Conflict. Sleep mode
can last up to a week
and Battery stays for
3-12 hours. In future
Marines will be able
control it using
Tablets .
2018 Project
Army Officers of the United States hope to
use armed ground robots like these as a part
of a squad and also to act as a substitute for
their infantry squad. The use of such drones
has been featured in Call of Duty Black-Ops
2.

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
Artificial intelligence (AI) is the intelligence
exhibited by machines or software. AI
research is highly technical and specialized.
The central problems (or goals) of AI
research include reasoning, knowledge,
planning, learning, communication,
perception and the ability to move and
manipulate objects. AI basically is just a
process when a computer software or
program is able to do functions on the basis
of its own thinking and processing skills.
Artificial intelligence can also be evaluated
on specific problems such as small problems
in chemistry, hand-writing recognition and
game-playing. Such tests have been termed
subject matter expert Turing tests. Smaller
problems provide more achievable goals and
there are an ever-increasing number of
positive results.
One classification for outcomes of an AI test
is: -
1. it is not possible to perform better.
2. Strong super- human: performs better
than all humans.
3.Super-human- performs better than most
humans.
4.Sub-human- performs worse than most
humans.
Are there limits to how intelligent machines
can be? A super intelligent, hyper intelligent,
or superhuman intelligent AI would possess
intelligence far surpassing that of the
brightest and most gifted human mind.
This just proves to us that the machines that
we build can just grow more intelligent &
stronger than us by the more experience it
gains in the world. AI takeover refers to a
scenario in which artificial intelligence becomes
the dominant form of intelligence on Earth, with
the computers or robots that possess it (AI)
taking control of the planet away from the
human race, potentially including extinction of
mankind. As computer and robotics technologies
are advancing at an ever increasing rate, AI
takeover is a growing concern for many people.
It has also been a major theme throughout
science fiction for many decades. Movies such
as the Terminator series depicts an apocalyptic
world wherein the AI known as SKYNET has
taken over the world and is destroying mankind.
Another popular movie is the AVENGERS AGE OF
ULTRON in which an artificial intelligence
created by Tony Stark known as Ultron wants the
extinction of human kind.
So by this we can learn that AI has its features
and limitations but we should always depend on
ourselves for any possible duty.
ASHLIN BANGERA

VIRTUIX OMNI
Virtuix Omni is an omnidirectional treadmill for
virtual reality games. This device is designed to
use a platform to simulate the motion of our legs,
it requires special shoes that reduce friction. It
works with the Oculus Rift or any other head
mounted display and allows gamers to walk or run
within the game they are playing. The surface is
bowl shaped and requires special low friction
shoes in order to operate it.
It uses inertial sensors to track a person's position,
the length of their stride, and how fast they are
moving. The information is then sent to a
computer which translates the data into the game
movements.
Virtuix is developing a version of the Omni for use
in military simulation. The military version has
additional forms of movement features such as
accommodating a fully combat-loaded soldier. It
was first exhibited in December 2014. Around
50,000 US soldiers have had their basic training
on these machines and many of them recognized
each other on the battlefield by recognizing each
others voices from their experience using the
Omni.

ANIMATION WRITTENBY:
VIJOYVARGHESE
The first thing that comes to our
mind when we think about animation are
cartoons and famous Disney animations hits
such as :-
Big Hero 6
Frozen
The Lego Movie
Toy Story
There is far more to animation than that.
There is 2D animation that are usually
referred to as cartoons. Then there are 3D
animations that are just referred to as
Computer Graphic animations. 2D
animations are generally drawn and use
drawings for each frame whereas 3D
animations using Computer Graphic
Interface (CGI) and create virtual sets,
screens and use virtual ligaments on the
characters created to manipulate them
according to the animators desire.
CGI is used in various animated movies
and normal movies. One of the movies
where CGI is used to the highest level is
James Cameron's Avatar where more than
60% of the entire movie was CGI imagery.
Some people use CGI to make it look like
the characters are moving really fast by
using multiple pictures. The way that this is
done is that each movement is separately
recorded onto film, uploaded onto a video
processing program, and then overlap each
other. However, to show what movement is
the dominant movement that the character

is making at the time, they leave all but one movement transparent. The other kind of
animation, cartoons are different. Although it would seem that cartoons are quite easy and not
that difficult, it is quite the opposite. The artist has to come up with the idea of what they want
the character to be doing and how fast that it's supposed to be. Just a character turning their
head could take one picture or many pictures. They have to decide what the best way to draw
this is. There is primarily one technique that is used by cartoonists to create this movement.
This technique is generally referred to as copying. In this technique, the artist simply copies
the original drawing of the character to different pages. Except while copying these pictures,
he/ she makes slight adjustments to it to create the movement of the character.
The first animated projection (screening) was created in France, by Charles Emile Reynaud.
Who was a French science teacher in December 1888. He publicly projected the first animation
in public on 28th October 1892. But historically and technically, the first animated film (the
earliest animated film ever made on standard motion-picture film) was Humorous Phases of
Funny Faces (1906) by newspaper cartoonist J. Stuart Blackton, one of the co-founders of the
Vitagraph Company which was the most prolific American film production company, producing
many famous silent films. Right now Disney is one of the leading studios in the animation
industry
Animation has a huge impact in our lives. It is one of the most prominent sources of
entertainment. Be it from TV shows, Movies or Video Games, animation plays a very important
role in all of these. Kids enjoy them and learn quite a lot from educational shows that are
animated, since it would seem more interactive and intriguing to them. The animation is one
the biggest industries in the world and it will always be one of the greatest things that ever
happened in this world.

SOCIALMEDIA? ABOONORFORFEIT?
Social Media ? A Boon or Forfeit? Message on
Facebook from your pen pal, like it. Check for
comments on the last selfie you posted on
Instagram. Reply forward messages from that
ever-active group on Whatsapp, a ping! from BBM,
twelve retweets on your last tweet..The list of
notifications goes on and on, all day long. Their
impact may seem insignificant to a daily user... But
is it really? NINETY-TWO PERCENT of teenagers
with smartphones admit to going online at least
once a day while fifty six percent of them confess
they go online several times a day! Oh well, it?s
just a way to stay connected, isn?t it? Nope. Social
networking impacts us teenagers in ways we can?t
even imagine. Not enough likes on a picture and
teens go through depression, some even to the
extent of turning bulimic. Besides this, cyber
bullying has brought bullies into the homes of
teenagers. Can a teen escape? It?s simple, just
change your privacy settings. But how do I meet
new people online then? It?s just a tiny touch of a
screen but look at how much it impacts us. We?re
so used to social networking all day, we don?t even
have to think twice before hitting send on a
message. Is that really how we?re supposed to be?
The easiness of messaging friends has put up a
huge barrier not just to the development of our
interpersonal skills but our intrapersonal skills
too. We?re shying away from face-to-face talking
that?s less intense as compared to messaging.
Body language, hugs and other forms of touch
have been replaced by emojis and even though we
never complain about them due to their vast and
expressive variety, do you really think they?re
sufficient enough to replace a face-to-face
conversation? We can?t sit still for even a few
minutes without checking notifications on our
smartphones. What happened to spending time
with ourselves? Going for long drives before used
to be a fun time to spend with yourself by looking
out of the window. Now it?s just a good time
chatting away to friends and maybe clicking a few
pictures to upload on Instagram. Sometimes while
scrolling down my feed, I forget these pictures
were actually taken by me. Why? Because they
were taken just for the sake of uploading. Not to
capture the beauty of a place or memory to keep
forever. I?m going to sum it up by saying I never
even thought of all these things until I had to write
my opinion on this topic, sit down quietly with my
laptop, switch my smartphone to airplane mode
and concentrate by myself. It actually even took
me a few minutes to calm down and sit still. We as
teenagers specially, need to do this often. If not
word it out on paper, at least sit by ourselves and
ponder. Not just about social networking but
about every small task we perform in our day. That
will be when we realise what we?re actually up to.
It?s our time of development, we?ve already been
moulded by our parents and teachers into the
shape we?re to take in the future. But, one final
thing remains in our hand, what we store into our
moulded shapes. Climb a mountain for you to see
the world not for the world to see you!
-
SAHARISHWANI

THEWORLDOFFANTASYANDFICTION
In 100 years, there will be flying taxis and
people will travel to the moon routinely.
Knowledge will be instilled into students
through wires attached to the nano chips on
their heads. These may sound like the
predictions of modern day futurists, but they?re
how people a century ago saw the
future?otherwise known to us as the present. If
we see our modern world it is just technologies
that people in old times use to fantasize about.
People fantasized about there being flying cars
and robots and high tech stuff that people
would use in the running of their daily lives. To
an extent technology has advanced so much
that what people thought about in the 19?s and
18?s is slowly coming into existence. As we can
see the technology growing around us we can
still find traces of its origins from fantasy
stories. For example if we see the artificial
intelligence systems such as siri,cortana etc.
We can all find that they are taken from a
formidable comic book character called Tony
Stark aka Ironman whose computer systems
and armors are run by J.A.R.V.I.S an artificial
intelligence.
Another example is that those who grew up in
the ?80s and 90?s will remember the show
?transformers?as part of their Saturday morning
cartoons. For those too young to remember the
origins of the franchise, the series was brought
to the big screen three times thanks to director
Michael bay and now it looks like darpa
(defense advanced research project agency) is
closer to bringing the robots in disguise to real
life. Codenamed the cheetah, the cat-like robot
can?t transform but it bears a striking
resemblance to one of the show?s characters,
ravage. Also the cheetah can run as fast as 80
km/ h. It?s said the robot will be used for
humanitarian projects and rescue missions.
And there are many other examples which exist
that prove that today?s technologies are
somewhat an adaptation of fantasy and fiction.
SAIFAKBARI

ADVANTAGES OF INTERNET
?There are these two young fish swimming along
and they happen to meet an older fishes
swimming the other way, who nods at them and
says ?Morning, boys. How?s the water?? And the
two young fish swim on for a bit, and then
eventually one of them looks over at the other and
goes ?What the hell is water?? narrates David
Foster Wallace.
I say, equivalent is the case with us when the topic
about Internet rises. We live our lives online but
are generally lost
When I actually chose this topic for my Mass
Media article, I couldn't even come up with
enough convincing points for why Internet is
HIGHLY used. The Internet has such a wide aspect
and it?s
become
such an
You can create/ join a community or maybe start
up a business that runs from home.
Creating new social contacts, getting in touch and
knowing people over the world becomes so much
easier which wouldn't have been comparatively
simple without the Internet. Be ourselves get to
absorb and take in knowledge from other people,
share ideas, think of something we wouldn't be
able to when locked inside the 4 walls of our
house without any exposure to the world outside.
We can even advertise about a business and get
exposed to what other people are in to. We get to
stay updated with the latest trends and fashion.
We know what is new in the market and who the
hottest gossip is about.
Another plus for the teenagers especially are
those gaming consoles which do work without the
Internet but getting them connected to the
Internet activates a lot more facilities and ends up
making that console way more addicting.
important part of ourselves, we've forgotten the
things we wouldn't be able to do without it.
"Learning by doing", a phrase that everybody now
knows about and an enormous fraction concerning
the Internet usage. Even little kids are efficient
with using the Internet it's admirable. Even in their
first encounter with the computer, they know that
the mouse is not any animal running through the
screen but it's something that would support your
virtual navigation.
The time is such that majority of the woman prefer
staying at home to be able to spend more time
with their little ones. Now we can do so but also
remain engaged in work and receive pay checks by
working from home terming the concept as
'tele-working'.
Having a WiFi connection on all our gadgets has
become so important that when the WiFi bill
hasn't been paid, it starts getting boring and gets
us restless.
Internet also makes accessing information a lot
easier. You don't have to sit with encyclopaedias,
guide books or any sort of book which is meant to
answer your questions. All you have to do is to is
look it up and you have someone answer your
question precisely. This saves so much time and it
also gives you a little information away from what
was specifically asked.

Even when you are looking for to be revised with
the formal data, Internet can be reached out.
Precise information about the Censex, i.e., the
stock exchange rates are given.
Even the currency exchange rates and Gold rates
and updates about tax and it goes on. Internet
knows about it all.
Apart from all the information given to us, Internet
helps us in cost cutting.
The telegrams and letters have been replaced by
The older people consider it to be crap because
again, they haven't been exposed to the
advantages of it and they themselves prefer
staying out of it because they find the whole
concept too complex and they don't even want to
try to know about the Internet because there is too
much to know about it.
Emailing. There's Gmail, Hotmail, Yahoo, etc. which
again serve a similar purpose of sending mails.
People even opt on not buying the daily
newspaper because annually it costs a little more
than their budget but that does not let it be an
obstacle to not being updated about the news.
They are the people who are the regular readers
on the downloaded applications.
Also, when you want to read a book, majority of
the times you have a file of it over the Internet. It's
just a tap away from you reading it.
Even calling a friend or family member who stays
abroad would be immoderately high but
downloading applications like Skype or any other
application to solve the same purpose, supports in
keeping our pockets equally heavy. It also makes
your grandma happier.
All in all, I feel that the Internet changed our lives
in a positively enormous way. Anyone who says
otherwise, hasn't been exposed as much as the
benefits of it are.
YUKTI MOTWANI