Quills Literary Club welcomed its members to discuss
and debate over the topic " TO WAR OR NOT TO WAR."
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| M.Sai Priya talks about the Second World War |
The
session started with a recitation of a heart touching poem by Juveria
Tabassum. The poem was titled, "I saw his Eyes" and written by Juveria herself. The poem referred to the horrific July 14th attack in Nice, and was inspired by the picture of a little girl lying dead on the road, covered with a thermal blanket, and her doll lying beside her. However, the poem was also a tribute to all those children who suffer endlessly and pointlessly in armed conflicts around the world.
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| Juveria Tabassum recites her poem, "I saw his Eyes" |
The poem was a dramatic monologue where the child expresses her
melancholy to her mother saying that those all who fight over each other
should be given love and not hatred.
The club for a while was in deep
thoughts.
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| Members lost in thoughts |
Nagina Shashanka then broke the silence with her speech on First
World War to educate everyone about how actually it all started during those
times and it was followed by M.Sai Priya who gave an introduction about the Second
World War.
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| Nagina Shashanka talking about the war and its effects |
The discussion gradually drifted to a debate where a few members
talked in favour of war. It was indeed wonderful to get some unbelievable facts
about how war altered some nations to be powerful on earth and how it benefited
in promoting new inventions.
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| G.Anusha questioning the members |
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| Supriya.K |
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| K.srinidhi |
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| K.Kavitha Keerthi |
It was all again strictly objected to by some of the others, who argued that the damage caused, nullifies any "advantage" that war provides. They said that war not only causes physical destruction, but also the destroys the interpersonal relations between nations. The staff of English Department also participated in the discussion to
boost it up and enlighten students.
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| In conversation |
The session ended up with the screening of a
short movie "The Immigrant", which showcased the arduous journey from Europe to America that the Jews undertook during the Second World War, in order to escape the atrocities imposed upon them by Hitler. The lead role, played by iconic actor Charlie Chaplin, left everyone laughing heartily after a long serious discourse about war but
they also might have understood the greatness of the veteran actor Charlie who
showcased poor conditions of an immigrant with a humorous touch in it. We moved
out thinking what next there yet was, to come from our literary club.
M.Sai Priya
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