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T he measure of intel-ligence is the abilityto change." "To im-prove is to change; to

be perfect is to change often."In this ever growing worldof technologies, inventions,discoveries and a fast pacedlife, we often hear the term'intelligence'. This word hasbecome so common that ithas ended up losing its truemeaning. In all honesty, howmany of us have actuallytaken the time to ponderupon what the term re-ally means?

We often refer it asa person's intellect. ButI can assure you that

there's a lot more to the termthan just that.

Scientists that attempt-ed to define the term haveemphasised on the aspect ofadaptability. Stephen Hawk-ing once said, "Intelligenceis ability to adapt to change."

Robert Sternberg hadsimilar thoughts while defin-ing intelligence, "The abili-ty to adapt to the new envi-ronment; or modify the en-vironment or seek out and

create new environ-ment."

One saying goes,"The only thing constantin life is change."

Changes are an inte-

g r a land in-evitablepart oflife becausea life withoutchanges is alife not lived.Changes are im-portant because itprevents us from get-ting into a vicious cycleof leading a monotonouslife. An 'intelligent' individ-ual would know how best toadapt to such a change. Toadapt to change would be totake whatever situation youare in and turn it around toyour advantage.

Our ability to be able toadapt is what make us hu-mans the most intelligent.But defining intelligence ishard. Though it seems to beone single thing, it has manyaspects to it. From verbalability, pattern recognition,logic, memory to socialjudgement, intuition andmusical ability, the list isendless.

If we intend to have anumbrella that covers all ofintelligence, then it's ourability to adapt to change.Assessing the situation andmaking it favourable for usis the only way we can quan-tify 'intelligence' .

And thus," The measureof intelligence is the abilityto change."

HARSHITA NAMBIAR, class IX,New Horizon Public School, Airoli

SAVE THE WORLD: CHARISHMA, class VIII, St Peter's Edu School, Hanamkonda, Warangal

GO GREEN: DEBOLEENA SAHU,class IX, Navy Children School,Colaba, Mumbai FESTIVAL OF LIGHTS: SHARMILATHA, Oak Valley

International School, Visakhapatnam

WHAT IS A DREAM?They asked me when I waseight and naive,Being quite unperceptiveabout the worldI wondered if they werelike paper planesOr clouds that looked likecotton candyI pondered if they were likethe chirps heard in firstlight.Now that I've flourishedTo have a mind that's ablend of all the colours,I've discerned that a dreamis a painting you paintBelieving that there's

magic in reality,That it's a wish your heartmakes,And that it's a light in yourlife that's brighter thanany sunrise.So I believe,Believe in myself,And the magic of the universe,Spreading my wings I soaracross the sky.Setting out each daybelieving that I can,Knowing without a doubt,That we're all made forbewildering things.

G oogle recently unveiledtheir new flagship phones,the Google Pixel 4 and Pix-

el 4 XL. The phones come in threecolours —white, black and orange.The phone has two cameras, one

standard camera and a telephotocamera. The phone, however, doesnot have an ultrawide camera.The front of the phone has a rangeof sensors at the top. The phone

has infrared and Radar sen-sors to have the fastest faceunlock in any phone. TheRadar is used to sense whenthe user is coming up to thephone so that it can prepare

its front facing camera. The voicerecording app has the interestingfeature of converting words intotext in real time. Display: 3200 x 1800 pixelsProcessor: Snapdragon 855RAM: 6 GigabytesStorage: 128 GigabytesBattery Life: 370mAh

ESHUPRIYEH BELGOTRA, class X,NESISM, Mumbai

THE FIRST ALL-FEMALE SPACEWALK

One of the things that I hadbeen eagerly waiting forsince a long time was the

first all-female spacewalk. Beinga budding astronomer and an en-thusiast of women empower-ment, I was excited when thenews of this feat was announced.Christina Koch and Jessica Meircreate history abroad the ISSwith the completion of this task.Since the very beginning,women have been an importantpart of the space programmeand have been contributing to itin a big way. With this spacewalk,their immense presence is finally being highlightedthroughout the worldand beyond.RITIKA JYALA, class X,

DAV Public School,Nerul

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PURE THOUGHTJumbled emotionspile up on each other,My mind starts tochange like theweatherA dark gloomy skyreflects my painAll of it imaginaryYet it hurts the sameMy eyes are wateryMy knees are bentI am hidden withinmyselfI unfold layer uponlayerUntil there is nothingbut a solitary heartI bloom in the springLaugh in the rainAnd as winter comesMy heart wilts again

I am no mortalI am no godI am just emotionFree and rawI manifest in this mor-tal planeJust to see everythingrefreshedI am the spirit of theworldAnd each day painsme a little moreMy crumbling mindand soulAre sore and weary ofexistenceWouldn't it be niceTo become a purethoughtAnd cease to be ofexistence at all.

RAINBOW SUNSET: RAKSHAN SINGHAL, class X, Shiksha Niketan School, Bengaluru

TWILIGHT: MISRITHA, class VIII, FIITJEEInternational School, Vijayawada

BHAVIKA SAINI, class XII, GMSSS, Sector 16,Chandigarh

DIFFERENTLY ABLED

Don't call them disabled,‘Coz they are differentlyabled.Don't label them as handicapped,Respect them to fill thegap.Don't make them feel bad,About what they feel sad.Before making any conclusionMove one step in compassion.God made us all withqualitiesEveryone has differentabilities

So never give them anysympathyThey deserve your totalempathy.Let us be a good friend,Let it be a pleasant trend.They too have a powerfulsoulA soul expects a precious goal.

KAPARTHY POOJA, class X, Delhi Public School Warangal

THE MEASURE OF INTELLIGENCE

I f I could be someone else, I wouldbe Mollie, a character from the“Wishing-Chair” stories by Enid

Blyton. She and her brother Petergo on very wonderful adventures to-gether along with their cute friendChinky on the Wishing-Chair. Theywould go to Goblin-land, Pixie-land,Fairyland etc .That would really befun for me if I were in Mollie's place.I could go on adventures with Peterand Chinky. I would like to go to the“Land-of-Wishes” as I could wishanything that I would like and itwould be in front of me in a second.Chinky could help me write myhomework with the help of hismagic. This is why I really wantto become Mollie.

SHAYNA SAMAL, class VII, DiyaAcademy of Learning, Bengaluru

Aaron Mukhopadhyay, class XI, NPS-KRM,Bengaluru

NATURE

B GREESHMA, class IX, Slate-The School, VijayawadaMUSTANSIR BHARMAL, class IX, Badriyah HighSchool, Pune

The cool breeze howls pastthrough my windowThe scent of the flowersspreads in the entire roomThe dew drops on theleaves shine like crystals,The sky looks white andwelcome,And makes me feel like I'min heaven.The song that birds sing,

The voice of the flowingstream,As the busy bees are onthe hunt for nectar,Makes me feel oh, what awonderful sightAnd at last I understandGod has made nature sobeautiful,For us to live in greatpleasure.

He worked by Day And toiled by Night.He gave up Play And some Delight.Dry Books to ReadNew things to Learn

And Forged AheadSuccess to Earn.He plodded on With Faith and Pluck.And when he Won,Men called it Luck!

LUCK

CLEAN INDIA: SHRESHTHA KOREGAONKAR, class V,Chigurupati Sri Krishnaveni Talent School, Poranki, Vijayawada

Iremember "Hey, it's notmay-may!" being the tuneamong teens during 2015-

16. This rise of memes inpop-culture was a result ofincreased access to the In-ternet. Then, memes werejust photos with top/bottomtext. Not anymore. Now,memes serve as a powerfuldevice of communication-to disseminate information,opinion and humour. A sin-gle meme can be the amal-gamation of as much as 10years of the Internet!

The concept of Internetmeme was introduced byMike Godwin in 1993.With the emergence ofFacebook and Twitter,memes have reachedmacro audiences.

Today, what isn't ameme? From movies, ani-mals and celebrities, tomocking the concept of own-ing airpods, anything/any-

one can be a meme. Ifyou're lucky enough,you'll become one too!

DIKSHA BHISE, class XII,

D A V Public School, Pune

I M P : A l l t h e a r t i c l e s a n d p o e m s a r e p u b l i s h e d w i t h b a r e m i n i m u m e d i t i n g

M y favourite character is Anika from the book "Secretsof Zynpagua" by Ilika Ranjan.

I would like to meet Anika becauseshe has the power to influence the

stars. She can magically travel any-where and can speak any language with

anyone — a special ability inherited fromher mother Sussaina. I always had a wish tofly and learn magic from my childhood. Ani-ka is a brave 10-year-old girl who has in-spired me to be very courageous in my life.

It would be a lot of fun to meet Anika becauseshe is of the same age as me.In the story, she faces many challenges but does-

n't give up. She even defeats Drudan to rescue hermother. After reading this book, I somehow wantto go and talk to Anika and ask her about her ad-ventures in Zynpagua. The story has inspiredme to be selfless and adopt kindness. It has taughtme to be brave even in the most difficult and try-

ing situation.

ARUNIMA MUKHERJEE,class VI, Diya

Academy of Learning,Bengaluru

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