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Anime Review: THE STRONGEST SAGE WITH THE WEAKEST CREST
- Swornim K.C - 22017, Grade XI ... 25 January, 2022

The Strongest Sage With the Weakest Crest, also known as Shikkakumon no Saikyou Kenja, written by Shinkoshoto and illustrated by Huuka Kazabana.It is a japanese animated series by J.C.Staff studios.
It is about Mathias Hildesheimr (aka Matty) the Reincarnation of Gaia, a mage that lived thousand years ago. In the world of magic, the powers and future of a mage are predetermined at birth through so called "Marks" , the four symbols that categorize a human's aptitude for magic. The fact that his mark was considered very bad for combat and only useful to increase the magic, an incredibly skilled sage decided to reincarnate thousands years in the future.

Reborn as Mathias Hildesheimr a six year old boy and the third son of a duke's family he attains the mark of close combat he always desired. Unfortunately, it is also discovered that mankind's knowledge of magic and swordsmanship has drastically weakened in this era. Only poor quality magic equipment can be found, while even the most basic spells have been forgotten. To add insult to injury, his current mark, once hailed as the most powerful, is now viewed as the worst.

When Matty becomes 12 years old, his unequalled swordsmanship lands him in the Second Royal Academy. However, the former sage uncovers signs of demons working in the shadows, and with humanity weaker than ever, it is up to Matty to stop the demon's plans.
Overall it is an amazing anime. It is still Airing and till now it has 3 episodes. It started to air on Jan 08, 2022 and is estimated to finish on Mar 26, 2022. From this 3 episodes it is scored 6.58 on myanimelist.net 
 


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“The best bridge between despair and hope is a good night's sleep.” -E.Joseph Cossman
- Sambriddhi Neupane - 23036, G ... 24 January, 2022

In today's modern era many of us do not embrace the necessity of adequate sleep. The proverbs and myths that say sleeping is a waste of time are completely a fallacy. A good night's sleep is as important as exercising and eating healthy. Sleep is a vital, often neglected, component of every person's overall health and well-being. Our day-to-day activity is linked with our good sleep. Good sleep helps us to stay more productive, conscious and healthy. A person who gets around 7 hours of sleep is considered to have a better quality of life than the ones who tend to have irregular sleep patterns. The person who gets an adequate amount of sleep is also considered healthy mentally and physically.

Unfortunately, humans are the only mammals who willingly delay sleep that leads to many things such as having anxiety, depression and lack of a quality life that we all want. If we don't get enough sleep we tend to feel groggy at work or school. Feeling groggy means no concentration and no productivity which ultimately leads our life to be wasted. South Korea and Japan are one of the most developed countries across Asia but these countries have the highest number of suicide rates. "Karoshi death", the death due to lack of sleep, is the most common death in Japan. Sleep deprivation and insomnia are the most leading problems seen today across the globe. There may be different reasons for this. Teenagers may indulge themself on social media, adults on working late till midnight and many more. Sleep is as important to the human body as food and water which we are neglecting. We all are scared of facing the consequences/punishments after we make a mistake. Then why aren’t we scared of facing punishment that’s going to harm us not only for days, months but throughout the life that is not getting adequate sleep? It’s appalling to see how hard it has become to sleep today and effortless to be the victim of mental illness, insomnia.

Irregular sleep patterns are the reason for our decline in productivity. Cutting down on sleep and working late doesn't make us any productive. We are not just cutting down on sleep but we are also cutting down on our good mental and physical health, good life on a long-run basis. Better sleep results in a better mood which means having a quality day. Delaying our sleep isn't rewarding but having a healthier sleep routine is. Being productive, happy, having positive energy, and being focused are linked with a good night's sleep. If we don't sleep how will we dream well?

Living under continuous pressure of studies/career may be very frustrating in today's competitive world, that is why many of us are cutting down our sleep. We are decimating our life in a way by doing so. Cutting down sleep doesn't have anything to do with our future, instead getting sleep surely will help. Sleep is not only about closing your eyes, it's about relaxation of your mind and heart. Sleep is also a weapon that helps us fight anxiety, pain, chaos. Who doesn't want a good rest? A rest after facing hectic reality, working on the same desk each day, studying those bulky books and making notes. Sleep helps us to escape the harsh reality we may be facing, not always but maybe for a while. Getting good sleep is the best way one can relax. You need not to move your body as they do in yogas, you need not to lift weights as they do during workouts, all you need to do is lie down. This is how simple it is to relax. So, if you go to bed early and get adequate sleep you'll be thankful to yourself throughout.
 


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Vaccine Mandates and Tyranny
- Aashrab Khanal - 22001, Grade ... 24 January, 2022

On  11 March, 2020, WHO declared COVID-19 outbreak a pandemic. Since then nations around the world have been working to combat the spread of the virus. Various measures have been put in place to combat the spread showing their own degrees of success. But the implementation of vaccine mandates can be observed to be an increasingly favoured measure for governments of different countries. The vaccine mandates are ultimately promoting tyranny on the side of the government.

 Many of us would agree that making vaccination mandatory is going to be the best way to end COVID-19 pandemic. But many people also believe that mandating vaccination infringes on their personal freedom. If governments can make it compulsory to wear a seatbelt while driving then why not mandate vaccination. Both acts will and have shown to save millions of lives. Is your personal freedom more important than the welfare of your fellow citizens and humans? My answer would be absolutely not. But I would also like to point out the decreasing trust in individual conscience and increasing trust in a government’s conscience.

  Even though seatbelts and vaccinations are both mandated by the government, the promiximites with individual liberty are very different. Having to wear seatbelts wouldn’t cause people to think about individual freedom because it is not related to something important to an individual. But vaccinations are completely different in a sense that it is one’s body that is being injected. The bigger problem here is that all the mandating is being done by the government. The government today might not be tyrannical but it is not true that it never can be one. This can be thought of as keeping a lion as a pet. Even though it is trained to be harmless towards humans, you cannot be naive about its natural instincts. Governments turn tyrannical when given more power over their citizens. The people in governments, people’s representatives or politicians deal with power which has many times shown to bring out the worst in humans. The rules of their game don't allow for the success of an unselfish and sincere person. Almost every decision can be analyzed to be motivated by personal gains, rather than the interests of the people who elected them. We are seeing the deterioration of trust on an individual's conscience. Society is moving towards more trust and power in the government. But history doesn’t seem to be generous to people who have helped build a monolithic government and a similar type of society.

 The earlier responses to the COVID-19 pandemic show us how brazen governments around the world follow authoritarian methods. China being authoritarian was able to put its citizens under a strict lockdown in order to curb the spread of COVID-19. And the same method was followed by governments all around the world. We must remember that all totalitarian governments throughout the history of our civilization have used crises like the current one to gain more power and destroy individual liberty. 
 


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हिमालयमा बसोबास गर्ने जनताको जीवन
- Dhendup Norphel Sherpa - 2302 ... 24 January, 2022

हिमालको काखमा अवस्थित छ हाम्रो देश नेपाल । हिमाली क्षेत्र सधैँ हिउँले ढाकिएको हुन्छ । याे क्षेत्रको दक्षिणी भागमा कम चिसो छ । याे क्षेत्रको हावापानी चिसो, सुख्खा र हावायुक्त छ । सोलुखुम्बु नेपालको उत्तरपश्चिम कुनामा अवस्थित प्रदेश नम्बर १ को हिमाली जिल्ला हो । यो प्रदेश नम्बर १ का ३ हिमाली जिल्लामध्ये एक हो । यहाँ सेर्पा, भोटे, थकालीहरूको बसोबास छ । तिनीहरूले बक्खु, पाङ्देन भनिने बाक्लो ऊनी लुगा र दाेचा भनिने घुँडासम्मकाे बाक्लो जुत्ता लगाउँछन् । याे क्षेत्रका मानिसहरूले ‘ढिँडाे’ (मकै वा कोदोबाट बनेको हलुवाजस्तो खानेकुरा), रोटी, आलु र मासु खान्छन् । यहाँका जनता मकै, कोदो, आलु, फलफूल र तरकारी खेती गर्छन् । पशुपालन मुख्य उनीहरूका पेसाहरूमध्ये एक हो । तिनीहरूले गाई, भेडा, पहाडी बाख्रा (च्याङग्रा), याक आदि पाल्छन्, जसले तिनीहरूलाई दुध, चिज, मखन, मासु आदि दिन्छन् । उनीहरूसँग एक विशेष प्रकारको समुद्री पनि छ, जुन चियापात, नुन र घ्युबाट बनाइन्छ । यहाँका मानिसहरू कडा परिश्रम गर्छन् ।

यहाँका मानिसहरू एकदमै बलिया र स्वस्थ छन् । यहाँ कतिपय ठाउँमा स्वास्थ्य केन्द्र र स्वास्थ्य चौकी पनि स्थापना भएका छन् । हिमालवासीको मुख्य पेसा पशुपालन हो । अर्काे मुख्य पेसा भनेको यस क्षेत्रको अर्थतन्त्रलाई बलियाे बनाउने पर्यटन हो । यहाँका मानिसहरू माघ महिनामा पर्ने ल्होसार पर्व मनाउने गर्छन् । उनीहरू चाडपर्वमा एकअर्काको घर जान्छन् । हिमालयमा बसोबास गर्ने अधिकांश मानिस बौद्ध धर्मावलम्बी छन् । यहाँ धेरै सुन्दर पहाडहरू छन्, जसका कारण बर्सेनी धेरै पर्यटकहरू यहाँ भ्रमणका लागि आउँछन् । यस ठाउँमा बसोबास गर्ने मानिसहरू धेरै मेहनती छन् र आनन्ददायी वातावरणमा बस्छन् । संसारको सबैभन्दा अग्लो हिमाल सगरमाथा नेपालको यस क्षेत्रमा पर्दछ । यस क्षेत्रका अधिकांश घरहरू एउटै तलाका छन् । याे क्षेत्रको उचाइ ४८७७ मिटरदेखि ८८४८ मिटरको बिचमा छ । यस क्षेत्रका घरहरूमा केही ढुङ्गाका छाना छन् भने केहीमा खरका छाना छन् । सगरमाथा क्षेत्र नेपालका सबैभन्दा प्रसिद्ध र सुन्दर पदयात्रा गन्तव्यहरूमध्ये एक हो । याे स्थानीय रूपमा खुम्बु क्षेत्र भनेर चिनिन्छ । यो देशको उत्तरपूर्वी भागमा अवस्थित छ र सगरमाथा राष्ट्रिय निकुञ्ज र मकालु वरुण राष्ट्रिय निकुञ्जद्वारा सुसज्जित छ ।

यो क्षेत्रमा धेरैजसो सेर्पाहरू र तिब्बतका मानिसहरू बसोबास गर्छन् । सगरमाथा आरोहणका लागि हिँडेका पर्वतारोहीहरू यही ठाउँबाट जान्छन् । यसै कारणले यसलाई ‘सगरमाथाको प्रवेशद्वार’ पनि भनिन्छ । पदयात्रा र दृश्यावलोकनका लागि आउने विदेशी पर्यटक पनि नाम्चे बजारमा आउने गरेका छन् ।
 


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हाम्रो जीवनमा विज्ञान र प्रविधिको भूमिका
- Niharika Pant - 23028, Grade ... 20 January, 2022

यो विज्ञान र प्रविधिको युग हो । विज्ञानले मानिसको अस्तित्वमा क्रान्ति ल्याएको छ । मानव जातिले ढुङ्गे युगदेखि आधुनिक युगसम्म विभिन्न क्षेत्रमा गरेको धेरैजसो प्रगति विज्ञानको क्षेत्रमा भएको प्रगतिले मात्र सम्भव भएको हो ।

विज्ञान आजको संसारका लागि सबैभन्दा ठुलो वरदान हो तर विज्ञान मिश्रित वरदान भएको छ । यो निश्चित क्षेत्रहरूमा वरदान भएको छ तर यो केही क्षेत्रमा अभिशाप पनि प्रमाणित भएको छ । यसले हामीलाई परमाणु र हाइड्रोजन बम र मिसाइलजस्ता धेरै खतरनाक र विनाशकारी हतियारहरू दिएको छ ।

विज्ञानले हामी सबैलाई र हाम्रो जीवनलाई हरेक पाइलामा छुन्छ । ठुलो वरदानका रूपमा धेरै अद्भूत आविष्कारका कारण विज्ञानले पृथ्वीको मुहार नै परिवर्तन गरेको छ । विज्ञानले मानिसलाई अप्रत्याशित रूपमा आफ्नो अद्भूत प्रगति र विकासबाट लाभान्वित गरेको छ र अझै विकास, अनुसन्धान र आविष्कारहरू द्रूत गतिमा भइरहेका छन् । विज्ञान र प्रविधिको सहयोगमा अन्तरग्रहीय यात्रा एक दिन वास्तविकता बन्न सक्छ । मानव जातिले यातायातका साधनहरूको विकासका लागि हालको संसारका केही उत्कृष्ट सुविधाहरूको आनन्द लिन्छ । जमिनमा रेल, समुद्रमा जहाज र हावामा हवाइजहाजले हामीलाई एक ठाउँबाट अर्को ठाउँमा छोटो समयमै यात्रा गर्न सक्षम बनाउँछन् । विज्ञानका कारण अहिले लामाेभन्दा लामाे यात्राका लागि केही घण्टा मात्रै लाग्छ । यात्रा छिटो र सहज भएको छ ।

घर, कार्यालय, कलकारखानाका लागि बिजुलीको आविष्कार भइसकेको छ । यो ऊर्जाको स्रोत हो । बिजुलीका पङ्खा, बिजुली बत्ती, बिजुलीको हिटर र अन्य बिजुलीका उपकरणहरूले हाम्रो जीवनलाई सजिलो बनाएका छन् । बिजुलीले धेरै मानव मजदुरहरूलाई विभिन्न तरिकामा प्रतिस्थापन गरेको छ ।

विज्ञानले कृषिमा पनि फाइदा पुर्याएको छ । अहिले खाद्यान्न उत्पादनको स्तर र गुणस्तरमा सुधार आएको छ, जुन विज्ञान र प्रविधिको सहयोगले मात्र सम्भव छ । उन्नत औजार र मेसिनरी, सुधारिएको सिँचाइ विधि विज्ञानकै देन हुन् । सूचना प्रविधि र कम्प्युटरले हाम्रो जीवनशैली परिवर्तन गरेको छ ।

विज्ञानको दुरुपयोगले हाम्रो जीवनमा धेरै अनावश्यक घटनाहरू निम्त्याएको छ । मानव मूल्यमान्यता पृष्ठभूमिमा धकेलिएका छन् र मानिस झन् स्वार्थी, क्रूर, कामुक, हिंसक र विनाशकारी बन्दै गएको छ ।
 


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One piece: Review
- Subham Chapagain - 23069, Gra ... 20 January, 2022

Well, we all watch anime these days and  we have watched a lot of them especially since the lockdown period. Anime is very interesting  once you start to understand the story or plot.  One of my favorite anime is “One Piece”. Despite being awfully long, One Piece is an amazing  anime with a lot of characters who have their  own role in various parts. 
It is arguably one of the best anime out  there and one must try it if they are really anime fans. The main character of the show is  Monkey D. Luffy. Luffy has the dream of  becoming the king of the pirates by attaining  the greatest treasure, one piece, which only  one crew could attain so far. As the name  suggests he is very stupid character who is the  captain of the straw hats pirates. He has 10 members in his crew. Though having  comparatively less crew members, all of them  are very strong, in fact, they have their own  roles like being a doctor or a navigator. The  right-hand man of Luffy (also known as the  pirate hunter) is Roronoa Zoro who was a  pirate hunter who hunted bounties in pirate’s  head, until he met Luffy. Though being stupid,  Luffy has a kind heart and a strong sense of  love towards his comrades. The writer of this  anime, Eiichiro Oda, is trying to convey to us that  pirates are not exactly how we think they are miraculous scary looking dudes with beards.  However, some pirates are cruel and the marine tries  to hunt down those pirates but the good ones are  not spared either. 
Escaping from the marines is futile so the good pirates also get caught up in fights among the  marines. Unironically, Luffy is being hunted down  by the Marines as he has a bounty of 1.5 Billion Berries which is too much looking at his  age, just 17. The king of the pirates Gol D. roger  has a bounty of 5.54 billion which is  overwhelming. 
Oda is the master of mysteries. He has not  revealed even 40% of the total story and the fact  that we are not even aware of who the mother of  Luffy is makes it even more amazing to watch. One  piece is said to be continued until 2025.There are some other characters who are  said to be the rivals of Luffy and are, if not as  strong- but nearly in the level of Luffy. Apart from  that, the one-piece manga is also quite popular  among manga’s these days. It has up to chapter 1033 and is still ongoing.  
So, if you really into the Anime World, you should check out “One-piece” for  sure but I would not suggest you this anime if you are impatient as this anime takes at least 4 months  to complete. 
 


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