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The crimes behind the famous serial killer: Jeffrey Dahmer
- Rushina Tamang - 26008, Grade ... 01 February, 2023

Jeffrey Dahmer is a very well-known serial killer. The murderer even has a Netflix series based on his activities named "My Friend Dahmer." He is famously known as the Milwaukee Cannibal or the Milwaukee Monster. The American serial killer and sex offender’s crimes included murder, necrophilia, cannibalism, dismembering, and permanent preservation of the body parts of his victims.
Dahmer was born on May 21, 1960, like any other child. His childhood was not that great, as he was neglected by both of his parents. As he got older, he started becoming isolated from his parents and friends. As he approached adolescence, he developed an interest in animal carcasses. He began to investigate the bodies of deceased animals, hoping to find their bones. He started drinking heavily. He was bullied during his high school years. He did weird activities, which made him known as the "weird kid." He was told to be highly intelligent with average grades. He eventually discovered that he was gay. He even had a relationship with another boy his age. Dahmer slowly started to sexually fantasize about the chest area and torso of his partners, which went on to intertwine with his interests in dissection. He started to fantasize about dissecting the bodies of the people he was interested in. He began his murderous career after the age of 18. Dahmer’s parents were in the process of divorcing, which resulted in him being left all alone in his home. During this time, he attempted to capture his victims. His first victim was a hitchhiker named Steven Hicks. Dahmer was really good at communication. He tried to make Hicks go back to his house for some drinks. But when Hicks tried to get out of his car, Dahmer hit his head with a dumbbell. Dahmer dissected, pulverized, dissolved, and scattered the remains of his victims in his backyard. He dropped out of college due to his drinking problem. He had even enlisted in the army as a combat medic but got discharged due to the same problem. He was sent to live with his grandmother by his father. During this time, he would go to gay bathhouses and drug and rape men there. But he was never charged for it and was only placed on probation.
His second victim was Steven Tuomi. He had talked Tuomi into going back to his house from the bar. Dahmer had beaten up the boy with an unconscious mind since he had no memory of it. He continued to drug and lure men into his home. He would then rape and strangle them. Slowly, he started committing disturbing acts with the bodies of his victims. He would dismember their bodies, have intercourse with them, take photos of them, put their body parts and genitals on display, and even consume parts of their bodies. His victims were of different ages. Some of his victims were even minors. During the course of 1978–1991, Dahmer murdered 17 males. One of his victims, Tracy Edwards, managed to escape Dahmer. Edwards then ran as fast as he could outside Dahmer's house and called the police. His doings were eventually reflected upon, and he was finally arrested for a total of 958 years. He died in prison from head trauma after being attacked by his fellow inmates. These are the crimes of the famous American serial killer, Jeffrey Dahmer.
 


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प्राकृतिक सम्पदा
- Phoebe Shrestha - 26016, Grad ... 31 January, 2023

हामी जान्दछौँ कि नेपाल जलस्रोतमा धेरै धनी छ । हामीले यी चीजहरूकाे उचित रूपमा प्रयोग गरेका छौँ । कुनै न कुनै ठाउँ र समयमा धेरै उपयोगी हुन्छ । ब्राजिल जलस्रोतमा धनी हुने पहिलो स्थान छ भने नेपाल दोस्रो स्थानमा आउँछ । तर के अरू मानिसहरू वा तपाईं र म त्यस्तो सोच्नुहुन्छ ?  हामीसँग यसको बारेमा सबै कुराकाे जानकारी छ तर हामी सही रूपमा प्रयोग गर्न सक्षम छैनौँ । हाम्रो देशमा पनि ग्लोबल वार्मिङकाे प्रभाव परेकाे छ र हामी त्यसबाट पीडित छौँ । जहाँ विश्व  बन्दाबन्दीमा रहँदा ओजनतह पातलिँदै गएकाे र प्वाल परेकाे ठाउँमा टालिएकाे कुरा सामाजिक सञ्जालमा पढ्न पाइएकाे थियाे । साे समयमा विश्वभरि वातावरण प्रदूषण नभएकाे कुरा प्रस्ट हुन्थ्याे । नेपालमा पछिल्लो समय प्राकृतिक समस्याहरू बढ्दै गएका छन्, जस्तै:- वन फँडानी दिनानुदिन बढ्दै गएको छ । अत्यधिक मात्रामा माटाे प्रदूषण भएकाले हामीले दैनिक जीवनमा प्रयाेग गर्दै आएका खाद्यपदार्थ खानु पनि उपयुक्त नभएकाे देखिन्छ । प्रत्यक्ष रूपमा यसको असर बर्षेनि हुने माटाेकाे उर्वराशक्तिमा देखा पर्दछ । नेपाल हरियालीले भरिएकाे देश हो । नेपालमा ग्रामीण भेगदेखि सहरसम्म धेरै खेतबारी छन् । हाम्रो देशको प्राकृति साैन्दर्य प्रदूषण र आधुनिक तथा अव्यवस्थित जीवन शैलीको कारणले मर्दैछ । हामीले सुरुदेखि नै वन विनाशको लागि आवाज उठेको र उठाएकाे पनि देख्छौँ तर त्यसकाे कार्यान्वयन केही पनि गर्दैनौँ । हामी पानी र पैसा आदि बर्बाद गर्दैछाैँ कि ? हाम्रो देश साँच्चै सुन्दर छ तर हामी हाम्रो देश बचाउन खोजिरहेका छैनौँ। आजकल हामी आफ्नो घर वा काम गर्ने ठाउँमा जथाभाबी फोहोर फाल्ने गर्छाैँ तर यसको मुख्य असर हामीले जीवन जिउने वातावरणमा परिरहेको छ भन्ने विषय थाहा पाउन अत्यावश्यक रहेकाे छ । आजकाे समयमा मानिसहरू केवल स्वार्थी छन् र तिनीहरू आफूलाई नै सर्वाेच्च ठान्छन् ।

मानिसहरू केवल आफ्नो स्वार्थकाे लागि प्राकृतिक स्राेतकाे प्रयाेग गरेका हुन्छन् । जसले गर्दा विभिन्न वन्यजन्तुहरूको आश्रयस्थल नै सखाप हुँदैछ । त्यस्तै आगलागीका कारणले जङ्गलमा रहेका बाेटबिरुवा तथा अनेकाैँ प्राणीहरूमा धेरै असर पुर्‍याएकाे छ । यसरी वायु प्रदूषण बढवा दिने ठूला कलकारखाना र उद्याेगहरूकाे विकल्पमा अरू साेच्न ढिलाे गर्नु हुँदैन । तापमान धेरै पटक तलमाथि भइरहेकाे छ । पर्यटकहरू नेपाल भ्रमण गर्छन् । यसकाे कारण हाे नेपालकाे सुन्दरता । तिनै सुन्दर ठाउँहरू घुम्नका लागि नै नेपाल आउने गर्छन् । नेपाललाई अन्य देशसँग तुलना गर्दा नेपाल सुन्दर छ र धेरै मानिसहरूले यसको प्रशंसा पनि गरेका छन् । नेपालमा ६ हजारभन्दा बढी नदीहरू छन् ।  हामीले हाम्रो देश र यसको सौन्दर्यलाई कसरी सुरक्षित राख्न सक्छौँ भनेर सोच्न आवश्यक छ। हामीले अहिले श्वास फेर्ने हावा वनजङ्गलका कारणले हाे । त्यसले हामी सबैले सबै किसिमका प्राकृतिक सम्पदाहरूकाे सुरक्षा गर्न  अति नै आवश्यक रहेकाे छ ।  
 


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The Dark Side of Social Media
- Jiya Sapkota - 25003, Grade X ... 31 January, 2023

Deep within social media lies a very dark and hidden world, a world which is often only seen by some surprisingly unlucky ones. It is a world where innocent people are relentlessly harassed, where private information is leaked, where people are lied to, and where innocent lives are ruined.

Social media does have many positive aspects but it also has a dark side which is often hidden from the public view. This dark side can be difficult to escape from. Various people find themselves to be so into social media that it has been almost impossible to stop the obsession. Many people have found themselves regretting the fact that they’ve grown up on the internet, in a way that has made them too mature for their age, mentally. They’ve complained about growing up too early.

Amongst all the problems, cyberbullying is the major problem prevalent in the internet. It is estimated that more than half of the teen population in the world have been cyberbullied at some point of their life. Cyberbullying can take various forms, such as name-calling, threatening messages, sharing mean content, and spreading rumors. It can be extremely hurtful and can often lead to stress related conditions, mental disorders, real-life or internet violence, etc. People that went through cyberbullying state that they have had problems dealing with the way they view themselves, have had problems sharing even non-informative content, have found themselves being way too conscious about posting something, etc.

Next, threatening. Threatening is a much bigger problem than it seems. Threatening can have different forms like, threatening to harm somebody’s known ones, threatening to leak or share somebody’s vulnerable information or pictures, etc. The threatened person can have various problems like; trust issues, being too conscious, being very private, etc.

Online harassment. It is a serious issue that has caused serious problems to various internet users. This type of harassment can also be categorised in sexual harassment, mental harrassment, verbal abuse, etc. The harasser might harass the user sexually by asking them inappropriate information and pictures or videos, or sharing inappropriate pictures or videos without consent, texting inappropriately and unwanted sexualization. And if a person has been guilt tripping someone, threatening someone, intimidating them, sharing hurtful and painful words, the person is immediately considered to be mentally harassing them.

Children and teenagers are the age group most at risk from the following effects of social media. This is because they are the most active users of social media, and also because they have a low level of information regarding social media. Similarly, Older age groups are also affected by the negative effects of social media, but to a lesser extent than children and teenagers. This is because they are comparatively less active on the media, and because they generally have more social media literacy.

Social media can potentially be a very dangerous and hazardous place, and it is very important to be aware of the risks. If you or someone you know is being trapped inside this painful side of social media, it is important to report it to someone safer and acknowledged in this topic.

Source:
Enough is Enough: Cyberbullying, “Cyberbullying Statistics”

 


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Optimistic Nihilism
- Sakshyam Karna - 26013, Grade ... 30 January, 2023

Human existence is scary and confusing. A few thousand years ago, we became conscious and found ourselves in  a strange place which was filled with other beings. We could eat some; some could eat us. There was liquid stuff we could drink and there were things we could use to make more things. The tiny daytime sky had a tiny yellow ball that could warm our skin and the night sky was filled with beautiful lights. This place was obviously made for us. We were home. This made things much less scary and confusing. But the older we got, the more we learned about ourselves and the world. We learned that the twinkling stars are not shining for us, they just are. We learned that we are not at the center of what we now call the universe, and that it is much older than we thought. We learned that we are made up of tiny little dead things, which make up bigger things that are not dead, for some reason, and that we are just a temporary stage in a history going back over a billion years. We learned, in awe, that we live on a moist speck of dust revolving around a medium size star, in a quiet region of an average galaxy, which is part of a galaxy group that we will never leave. And this group is only one of the thousands that, together, make up a galaxy supercluster. But even our supercluster is one of the thousands that makes up what we call the observable universe. The universe might be a million times bigger, but we will never know. We could throw words around like two hundred million galaxies or trillions of stars or bazillions of planets, but all of these numbers mean nothing. Our brain cannot comprehend these concepts. The universe is too big. There is too much of it. But size is not the troubling concept we have to deal with. It's time, or, more precisely, the time we have. If you are lucky enough to live up to one hundred, then you have five thousand two hundred weeks at your disposal. If you are 25 right now. Then you have three thousand nine hundred weeks left. If you are going to die at seventy, then there are two thousand three hundred forty weeks left. This is a lot of time but at the same time not really. After that your biological processes will start to break down, and the dynamic pattern that is you will stop being dynamic. It will dissolve until there is no you left. Some believe that there is a part of us that we cannot see or measure, but we have no way to find out, so this life might be it and we might end up dead forever. This is less scary than it sounds though. If you do not remember the 13.75 billion years that went by before you, then the trillions of trillions that will come after will pass in no time after you are one. Close your eyes and count to one. That is how long forever feels. And as far as we know, in the end, the universe itself will die and nothing will change. Reading this might induce existential dread in some people. So you can look at it from a different point of view, an unscientific, subjective point of view. The optimistic nihilism. So what is it? To summarize, it is very unlikely that trillions of stars have been made for us. In a way, it feels like the cruelest joke in existence has been played on us. We became self aware only to realize that this story is not about us. While it is great to know about the electrons and the powerhouse of the cell. Science does not do a lot to make these things less depressing. Okay, but so what? You only get one shot at life, which is scary, but it also sets you free. If the universe ends in heat death, every humiliation that you suffer in your life will be forgotten. Every mistake you made will not matter in the end, every bad thing you did will be voided. If our life is all we experience , then experience is the only thing that matters. If the universe has no principles, the only principles relevant are the ones we decide on. If the universe has no purpose, we get to dictate what it’s purpose is. Humans will most certainly cease to exist at some point, but before we do we get to explore ourselves and the world around us. We get to experience feelings. We get to experience food, books, sunrise nad being with each other.  The fact that we are even able to experience all this is really kind of incredible. It's easy to think of ourselves as separated from everything, but it is not true.  We are as of the universe as a neutron star or a  black hole or a nebula. Even better, actually, we are its thinking and feeling part: the center organ of the universe. We are truly free in a universe sized playground. So it would be foolish to spend our time worrying and feeling guilty over something that we won't be able to change. But in the end it is up to us to how we live our lives. The better we make others' lives, the more we live in their memories but that is it.

Source: https://lingualeo.com/bo/jungle/in-a-nutshell-optimistic-nihilism-538374
 


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Bhaktapur Durbar Square: The Grandest Durbar Square
- Ayan Basnet - 25019, Grade X ... 27 January, 2023

Bhaktapur is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. There are a large number of examples of traditional Newari architecture at Bhaktapur. And, one of those examples is Bhaktapur Durbar Square. Bhaktapur Durbar Square is a former royal palace complex located in the city of  Nepal, Bhaktapur. The term ‘Durbar Square’ along with its name is a generic name translated Royal Square in English which means plazas and areas opposite the old royal palaces in Nepal.

Bhaktapur Durbar Square is one of the best areas to visit in Bhaktapur and is a religious and historical site to visit. It is one of the most popular tourist attractions in Nepal which aids the economy of the country. Most people prefer Bhaktapur Durbar Square over other Durbar Squares; Kathmandu Durbar Square and Patan Durbar Square. Due to its extensive wood carvings of detailed gods and goddesses and its centuries-old religious temples, Bhaktapur Durbar Square is thought to be the best durbar square among Kathmandu Durbar Square and Patan Durbar Square.

From 1201 A. D. to 1779 A. D., the Malla dynasty ruled over the Kathmandu Valley in Nepal. Yaksha Malla, one of the Malla Kings, built Bhaktapur Durbar Square in 1427 A. D. And, then roughly 200 years later, towards the middle of the 17th century, King Bhupendra modified it once more. He added several more temples, monuments, and restructured the palace  a bit. And for now there are a total of five temples including Dwarka; the temple of Lord Krishna.

There are Malla palaces in Kathmandu, Patan, and Bhaktapur, commonly known as Durbar Squares. Bhaktapur's Durbar Square was once thought to be the biggest and grandest of the three when the kingdom was free, but many of the nearby buildings have been destroyed by repeated earthquakes. The square has lost most of its buildings and courtyards as a result of numerous earthquakes, particularly those in 1833 A. D. and 1934 A. D., and only a tiny portion of the destroyed buildings have been repaired.

Before Bhaktapur was taken over in 1769 A. D. by Prithvi Narayan Shah, the first king of a united Nepal, the Malla rulers of Nepal used to live here from the 14th to the 15th century, as did the kings of Bhaktapur from the 15th to the late 18th century. The final campaign of the Gorkha conquest of Nepal was the battle between Bhaktapur and Gorkha. Prithvi Narayan Shah, the king of Gorkha, successfully won the battle, taking control over the entire Kathmandu Valley and surrounding districts.

Bhaktapur Durbar Square once had 99 courtyards, but only a small portion of them are still standing today because of destruction caused by several earthquakes. Today, the palace operates as a museum, and the temples are being protected as national heritage sites.
Work Cited
“Bhaktapur Durbar Square: The Best Place to Make Your Stories.” Bhaktapur, 19 July 2022,
https://www.bhaktapur.com/discover/bhaktapur-durbar-square-an-open-museum/
Mellor, Annapurna. “Why Bhaktapur Is a Must-see City on Your Nepal Trip.” Intrepid Travel                                                       Blog, 30 June 2018, www.intrepidtravel.com/adventures/bhaktapur-travel-guide.
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सफल हुन चाहन्छु
- Aarav B.C. - 25001, Grade X o ... 26 January, 2023

म भित्रको यो भावना, म भित्र नै रहाेस् चाहन्न
मेरो छातीभित्र यो असफलताको अनुभूति,
मैले सक्दो प्रयास गरेँ,
तर, अहिलेसम्म म सफल हुन सकिन ।

घण्टौँ समय बिताएँ
र सक्दो प्रयास गरेँ
तर अन्तिम परीक्षामा हार खाएँ
यो भावना आफूबाट हटाउन चाहन्छु।

मेरो मनमा ठूलो प्रश्नचिह्न खडा भयाे, 
मैले सक्दो प्रयास गरिन र ?
के मैले फेरि अल्छि गरेँ ? 
यसैगरी सधैँ पराजित बनिरहूँ,

तर म फेरि सक्दो प्रयास गर्छु

यो भावनाले मेरो छातीमा छाप छोड्यो
म भित्रको अनुभूतिमा हराउन चाहन्छु
र हारमाथि जित ल्याउन चाहन्छु।

मेरो मभित्रको असफलताको अनुभूति 
म हटाउन चाहन्छु
मैले सक्दो प्रयास गरेँ
तर अहिलेसम्म सफल हुन सकिन
म सफल हुन चाहन्छु
म सफल हुन चाहन्छु।  
 


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Life Cycle of a Mushroom
- Riddhis Sharma - 26006, Grade ... 26 January, 2023

Generally mushrooms grow in  moist and humid places like rotten logs of wood, tree trunks, decaying organic matter etc. Mushrooms are members of the Fungi. They are achlorophyllous, meaning they do not contain green pigment called chlorophyll. Mushrooms are incapable of making their own food so they get food from decomposing dead and decaying organic matter. While mushrooms are delicious and most people like them, all  mushrooms are not edible, some may be poisonous too. Pleurotus ostreatus (Kanye Chyau), Agaricus bisporus (Gobre Chyau), Agaricus Brunnescens (White button mushrooms),  field mushrooms (Agaricus campestris) and Lentinus edodes (Shitake chyau) are some of the examples of edible mushrooms.  

Structure of mushrooms 
The body of mushrooms divides into vegetative body which is the mycelium and the fruiting body which is the reproductive body. The mycelium consists of thread-like segmented hyphae grown in the substratum. The hyphae is the thread-like structure that forms the mycelium and the fruiting body. The mycelium absorbs soluble food from the substratum. The mycelia are of two types. They are monokaryotic primary mycelia and dikaryotic secondary mycelia. Primary mycelia have short lives and they raise the long lived secondary dikaryotic mycelia through somatogamy which is the process of fusing of their two compatible hyphae. Secondary mycelium produces aerial basidiocarps and basidiocarps have fleshy stalks or also known as stipe and an umbrella shaped cap known as pileus. The mushrooms usually have five parts. They are Pileus, annulus, gills, stipe and the mycelial connection.

Life cycle 
Early in the life cycle of a fungus, it begins as a spore. The spores that fall to the ground come from mature fungi. It then germinates by mitotic division to produce a thread-like filament called Hyphae.The mycelium is a long filament branching from a germinated spore. It is made up of the mycelium of a fungus and is the main source of vegetation and its growth.
When two different types of mycelium meet, they combine and form a dinuclear cell. This is called plasmogamy, the stage of sexual reproduction in the fungal family.From then on, the life cycle of a fungus begins. The mycelium then grows further when the right conditions for its growth are met. Such as the temperature, moisture of the soil and the nutrients it receives. This stage in the life of a fungus is called the dikaryotic stage. It's a stage of life just for the mushroom family. As small mushrooms grow, some of them will become pre-determined or indeterminate. So what are predetermined and indeterminate mushrooms?These white pigments that form this Hyphal node are called Primordial. Primordium will continue to grow until a clear fungal form is formed.While an unknown fungus cannot be identified. The growing mushroom cannot be identified until it is ready to be harvested.When a mushroom reaches full size, it begins the process of producing spores. It releases spores into the soil continuing the life cycle of the fungus.Mushrooms that have completed spore production can now be harvested and marketed.

 


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