Like A Chain

BY: Ali Raza What is a family? A family is that in which all members live their lives with love, respect and are joined together like a chain. This chain is maintained by the head of the family but it is not necessary to have a head of the family. The head may be a male and female. Each and every family has different duties, procedures, a way of living, and discipline; for example, some are vegetarian while some are non-vegetarian. So, everyone is different from one another. In families, there is much fighting but also a lot of love. I have also a family. Who am I and what do I do? I am a boy and I study in class 9th at the Al-Imtiaz Academy. My name is Ali Raza Khan and I was born in Abbottabad in the autumn season. Abbottabad is situated in northern Pakistan. It is a beautiful valley with moderate climate but it has not been observed in the passed three to five years. The temperature is rising day by day, and Abbottabad is turning into Venus. We should help the Environmental Protection Department (EPD) to keep our climate and temperature steady by growing a large amount of trees and plants to avoiding global warming. I also grow trees and plants in my garden. I have three future goals. First, to become an A.M.C. officer; second, to become an I.S.I. officer; and lastly, to become a cricketer. It is not as easy as it looks but I will try my best to reach them. My future goals seem easy; however, I must remember to cut my coat according to my clothes and not built castles in the air. I have six family members. My family comprises of six members: grandfather, uncle, aunt, cousin, little mother, and me. I have no siblings, so sometimes I feel alone. However, sometimes it is good to have no siblings because without them there is no fighting, and especially no sharing. But when I see boys playing or talking with their siblings, I feel bad because, I, too, want to share my sorrows, feelings, happiness, wonderful moments of my life, and my life secrets with someone. All my family members well-educated and graduated. My grandfather was a teacher and a professor. He has taught economics to the candidates for 22 years, He was also in the Air Force for 17 years and worked in the army factory for 3 years as well. He worked for 42 years total in his lifetime! My uncle has studied from Army Burn Hall College and he’s a gold medalist. He is a pediatrics doctor. He is a teaching the future young doctors in NIMS Hospital. He spends his free time studying. My mother teaches English and math in Government School. All my all family members are established in well-organized professions. I, too, am hardworking and studious; I am the chip off the old block. I like to eat fruits, pulses, wheat, oats, grains and some vegetables. I don’t like to eat lots of vegetables as compared to others. I like to study, play and watch T.V. in my leisure time. I like to play cricket, football, and computer games.. My favorite games on computer are IGI, Vice City, San Andreas and Gun. Sometimes, I like to chat on Internet and mobile. I enjoy bicycling in good weather. I am a devout Muslim who prays five times a day and observes fast during the Holy Month of Ramadan. In order to maintain a family, there must be a routine. For example, family members should try to have breakfast at the same time, say their prayers, recite the Holy Quran, observe fast during Ramadan, have evening tea at same time, and dinner at the same time. Family members must also discuss one another’s problems and try to solve them. In a household, duties should be divided equally. Every member should be responsible for completing some chore. We all should live with peace, loyalty, honesty, love and a caring mind; this is one way family members join in a chain. A family is that in which all the members are grouped together in order to maintain peace, love, and discipline to avoid fighting. The expenditures should be proportional to the average income to avoid poverty and to bring prosperity. I have a very well-educated family. My family is of great importance to me because they are very intelligent, intellectual, helpful, loyal, lovable and caring. So, I love my family very much and I don't want to lose it in any condition. One who has a family must give respect, obey rules and regulations and give them importance for being together forever. If there is ever an argument in a family, then one should apologize for his mistakes and be honest because honesty is the best policy. This is how a family will be healthy and successful. I can give up anything for my family.

The PERFECT Man

By: Jawad Khan What is inspiration? It is a form of motivation. A person who inspires has great discipline, a healthy way of living and great qualities that have positive effects on your personality and lifestyle. The only person who has inspired me up until now is my beloved father. I want to be like my father. He is, no doubt, very hardworking and very sincere with his duties since the time he joined his profession and was appointed as MCO. But through his hard work, honesty and punctuality, he climbed up many stairs of success. Now MashAllah, he is a Director. He is not only the best in his professional life but also at his personal life at home. As a husband, he is very loving, caring, and responsible. As a father, he sometimes becomes a friend and sometimes a cruel leader when we do something wrong. But he becomes my friend when I really need him in some matters of my life. As an uncle, he is very polite and loving that the whole world loves him. As a friend, he is very helpful, sincere and loving; whenever any of his friends need him, he welcomes them with open heart. I wish to have all of the qualities that my father has. In short, I just want to be like my father because I believe he is the most perfect man in every walk of life. My father some how knows that I love him so much and want to be like him—that’s why he guides me in my daily life. He teaches me how to tackle every hardship and how to deal with every matter. The person who inspires me the most is my father. I want to become like my father. Which qualities inspire me? The qualities of my father that inspire me are helpful, responsible, and respectful. Does my father know that I look up to him? And yes, my father some how knows that I love him so much and want to be like him...

The Red Button

By Mahad Ali People say that there's no such thing as a time machine. Well, I think it can be invented because nothing is impossible. A time machine is a device which actually transports one person to his past or future—or so I heard. Traveling in a time machine can make you go anywhere. Going to your past or future can greatly affect the environment. If you have ever traveled to your future, you would know that the whole world is a changed and developed place. You are changed, your duties, your profession, your dressing, your style and even thinking is changed. The place in which you lived in your past is totally a whole new dimension; perhaps your past home is even vanished in your future. The scientists are making robots now to make human life easier. In future, I think no one will use their own energies to gain something. Everything will be robotic and computerized. Let me tell you a story of mine, a story of when I traveled a time machine. I have just traveled in a time machine. Now I'm in the year 2050. My transformation was very frightening. When I was called upon to be experimented by a secret scientist, Dr. Gilbert, who invented the time machine, I was really excited. The success of his experiment depended on me, but as a test subject, I was very afraid to enter the time machine. Before entering the time machine, I asked Dr. Gilbert, "If once I've traveled, how would I get back to the present?" Dr. Gilbert, with a smirk on his face, replied, "Here you go, take this bracelet and if you wanna get back, just press the button. But I'm sure you'll never wish to come back." I took the bracelet which had a single, red button on its top. I quickly tied it on my wrist. At that time, I had a thought—something is better than nothing. As soon as I put the bracelet on, I was a little less scared so I jumped in the time machine. After I entered the device, the inventor made some measurements with the door and then set the machine to the year 2050.There was a huge plug to the right of the device. As Dr. Gilbert shut it downwards, it made a squeaky noise. I was now even more excited and suddenly had a thought about this great invention: If one can do it, you too can do it... if none can do it you, you must do it. And thus there was a loud BANG! I was standing in the middle of somewhere I couldn't recognize but I knew it was year 2050. In year 2050, first of all I looked down at the road. The road was actually a glass mirror in which I could clearly see my reflection. I was an adult of old age, my whole fashion was different. My collars were very long and stylish; I was wearing a blue suit which was very skinny; there was a metallic belt around my waist; my shoes were also very skinny and made up of rubber. When I looked up, I saw a huge and tall buildings, network of glass road, no subways and ground trains but instead channels of railway tracks, no trees and no airplanes.There were very few humans outside and almost everything was controlled by robots. As I began walking down the road, it seemed familiar to me. I reached my home and saw it was all made up of steel and lights were all over it. When I walked in, I met some new people. I didn't recognize them at first but after having a few conversations, I learned that these strange people were my grandsons, and that my profession was teaching. I was astonished to see my grandsons in my own future. The world was a changed place. The roads, the buildings, the structures, the people—everything!—seemed like a dream! I could not believe all this was happening in Pakistan. So much had changed that as a Pakistani, I did not know much about my nation or what was happening in it. I decided to inquire about it. I walked to a school nearby for some information about Pakistan. As I walked in, there were many students. I raised my voice and called to them but my voice was like a cry in the wilderness; no one heard me. I took a few steps back and came out of the school. "What a hard nut to crack but I will not stop because I know knowledge is power," I said to myself. I started asking people on the road. After I got acquainted with a few people, I learned that they were very polite. I was surprised when I heard the name of the person who was the president of Pakistan—the guy was my old friend! 2050 was really a damn exciting year! I started to love this time because the technology was highly developed. Flying cars were invented; however, there were only a few in the air because they were expensive. The flying cars had no tires, but instead their bottom surface was flat and made of a South-pole magnet. There were special roads also made of S-pole magnet which repelled the car's bottom surface. This helped the cars to stay in air, flying. There were no workers in factories, malls, local shops and institutes. Now, I thought that really time is a great healer as every thing was controlled by computers and robots. However, humans are responsible for making these robots; therefore manual labor had not completely ended. But soon I was tired of seeing robots everywhere. It was as if they had taken over our world. What if the human race became extinct? Dr. Gilbert had told me that once I arrived in 2050, I would not want to go back but he was wrong. As I thought about all these things, I decided that I did not want the life in 2050. I wanted to go back to 2010. As I looked at my wrist, I noticed the bracelet that Dr. Gilbert had given me. I press the red button and with a BLINK I was back in my present time. I had a very adventurous travel and I explained all of it to Dr. Gilbert. I was happy now but I think I made a mistake to see what my future held for me. But then again, all's well that ends well. GAME-OVER

A Dream World

By: Mahnoor Did you ever get a chance to travel in a time machine? Well, I hope you will some day. Beep Beep! My uncle’s car came into our house. He invited all of us for a long drive, so we decided to go with him. He stopped somewhere, and everyone got out of the car except me because I had a bit of a pain in my legs. During the absence of all family members, I started to press some buttons. There was a big, red, shiny button hiding like the sun hiding in clouds. When I pressed that button, I became unconscious. When I opened my eyes, I was flying in a sweet, beautiful, small baby car with a robot but the car was moving by itself. At one place, the car stopped. The robot and I came out of it and stepped on a cloud. HOOH! I was totally amazed to see this. “My house is on a cloud?” I asked myself in disbelief. “I must be in a different world.” It was so incredible! There were machines everywhere; and they were doing their work with great perfection. As if I were a child, I took some time to absorb what I saw. As soon as I accepted this new environment, I asked one of my robots, Jasmine, about the schools. She told me that all I had to do was give orders to her and she would teach me. Obviously, change in everything causes change in world. The changed world is amazing—sometimes. Imagine a world with a trillion robots, tall buildings, houses in the clouds, people civilized in every aspect; but there is no use of man in any field. Every field is filled with machines and robots. Any thing the people want, they simply gain by giving orders. Meaning of every word is changed. Everyone is successful in this new world. This world is ideal because poverty and terrorism are nowhere to be found. Everything is going on peacefully. But change in every word had caused great destruction because the meaning of marriage or having child became totally forgettable by the human race. No one wants to be married or if (unluckily) someone got married they would just adopted a robot child. Mankind was not increasing. And with halt in the human population, how would life be possible on Earth? But in this cool world, technologies were more advanced and more things were invented. Pakistan was totally changed and became a developed country. Most amazingly, the president of Pakistan was a robot having full brain equal to the most intelligent person in the world. Even manual labor in Pakistan changed to machine labor because of the change in science and technology. But one change did not occur even with advance in technology: mankind remained the same throughout the world to the Day of Justice because our Creator will be the same. With change in everything, the world is changed but we see a dead end everywhere. All work is done by machines, so why are we created? Just to rest, pray and eat? There is a famous saying: “An idle man’s brain is a devil’s work shop.” So, becoming a friend of a devil, why can’t we work for ourselves and others? Bringing change in technology is great but making a change in our mind of just sitting idle is awful. Do we want to be the devil’s friend? Think about this because thinking is the sign of intelligent persons.

"What are you talking about?"

By: Omama Siddiqui

Whoo....making a great noise, I fall down from the bed. At that time, a door opened and a strange thing came in the room with a newspaper in his hand. I looked at both of the strange things that made me so afraid that I almost died. Then a quick thought came to my mind: I had traveled in time machine. As the thought came, I felt so happy as if I had won a golden medal. I took the newspaper from the robot’s hand and went downstairs.

On my way down the stairs, I heard a little girl calling, "Mom, Mom!’’ At first I was shocked. Then I wondered if I was married. How could that be possible, though? I ignored the noise, and continued walking down the stairs. As I entered the living room, I caught myself in the mirror. Ahhhhh! I was shocked because I looked 50-53 years old!

Before my shock was finished, the same girl came to me and said, “Come quickly, Mom. We are both getting late.”

I responded, “What are you talking about?''

''Mom! You are a professor and now you are getting late for your class,’’ she said.

It took me a moment to understand what she was talking about. I hurriedly ate my breakfast which was already made by a robot. After having my breakfast, I quickly rushed out of the house and started my car. When I started my car, it started flying in the air. Then I dropped the girl, who was apparently my daughter, at her school. I was amazed to see her stepping on puffy air because her school was located on a cloud far away from the ground. While I was driving the car, I felt like a bird.

After taking my class, I went to my home. On my way to home, I saw many skyscrapers which were talking with the sky. I thought to myself: “Wow, Pakistan has done great development in 2050.” Now, Pakistan is more developed than it was in 2010. In 2050, cars and scooters were flying in the air. The number of robots was greater than humans (uh-oh!). In hospitals, banks, factories, shops—everywhere!—robots were handling all the operations. Our job was only to give them orders. Our life in 2050 permitted us to only sleep, eat and enjoy the goodness produced by robots. Is that life pleasant?

But in spite of it, the terrorism was ousted out of Pakistan and I thought that it was the greatest achievement of the nation. Poverty no longer existed in the world and whole world enjoyed the fragrance of prosperity. The government took many serious steps against its enemies, which is why all the people lived happily under the presidency of an intelligent robot. Yes, it was true, our president in 2050 was a robot having a brilliant mind and he was not controlled by a man. The intelligence of a robot reminded me of Quaid-e-Azam, the founder of Pakistan. Our robot president took many steps for the education of its people. As a result of all his hard work, the literacy rate in Pakistan boosted tremendously.

The whole world progressed a lot, not just Pakistan. I was very amazed to see all the wonderful technologies being invented. In 2010, we get our news from newspapers, television, radio, and the computer (using the Internet). But in 2050, I was amazed when the news about the whole world is displayed on large T.V. screens hanging from the sky. The flying cars and buses were driven by solar energy. Very advanced warships and weapons were made by the talented scientists and by robots. But the problem was, in 2050 man became so dependent upon robots that they acted like babies. The new technologies in 2050 not only made a man’s life easier but also made him more dependent upon robots.

In spite of this disadvantage, my journey in 2050 through the time machine was very beautiful and charming. I felt the fragrance of prosperity and also the sour taste of too much use of new technologies. The buildings were talking with the sky. Pakistan was a very developed place—just like in my dreams in 2010.

Have you ever experienced traveling in a time machine? If not, please at least imagine it—it is a wonderful journey.

The Woodchuck

By: Mahnoor Qureshi My name is Mahnoor Qureshi. I am a 14-year-old girl studying in 9th grade at the Al-Imtiaz Academy. I live in Abbottabad. My date of birth is 29th June, 1996. My favorite color is white and my favorite ice-cream flavor is chocolate. My favorite Pakistani singer is Atif Aslam. I also enjoy American music and entertainment; I like the music by pop star Hannah Montana and I think Brenda Song is a great actress. My favorite tongue twister is “How much wood would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood?” I have five family members: my mother, father, two younger brothers, and one sister. My father is a doctor while my mother is a housewife. I help my siblings solve their difficulties. My mother and my sister are my best friends. I share my all problems to them because they are understanding of my feelings. I love my family very much and my family loves me very much. I have many friends but I have only one best friend. Her name is Iman Irshad. She is a very nice and good girl. She is my age fellow and also my class fellow. She is very cheerful. Her favorite colors are purple and black. Like me, Iman enjoys American pop culture; her favorite singers are Salina Gomez and Taylor Swift. Thus, her favorite songs are “Naturally” by Salina Gomez and “Love Story” by Taylor Swift. Her date of birth is 25th July, 1996—just a month younger than me. Unlike the students who live in Abbottabad, she travels a very long distance from Havelian to come study at the Al-Imtiaz Academy. I love my friend very much. Everyone has different hobbies but my favorite hobby is book reading. I have a huge collection of books on various topics such as science, fiction, and general knowledge. I like to read storybooks. I also have a special interest in reading religious books. Books are powerful tools; they provide us a good pass time, they give us knowledge, and they teach us lessons. In this way, books help us achieve success in our life. In free time, I like to do creative work such as decorate my house. I also use the computer sometime. I like to play games like “Need For Speed” and pinball on it. My future goal is to become a fashion designer. I would to create new designs that change minds of people. I want to introduce to them new embroideries and new fashion designs which change the standard of living. My parents are supportive of my dreams to become a fashion designer. My sister also inspires me to do so. I would like to obtain as many good qualities as possible because I want to become a better person.

A creative teenager.

By:Iman Irshad For most students, getting an education from the “City of Schools” holds little value. Perhaps because they live nearby and have easy access to the great education that Abbottabad has to offer. For me, however, it is not that easy. I have to travel a very long distance—an hour’s drive!—only to get an education in Abbottabad. My name is Iman Irshad and I am a 14 years old. I am a student of 9th grade at the Al-Imtiaz Academy. I was born on 25th July, 1996 in Abbottabad, Pakistan, however I have lived in a place called Havelian all my life. My favorite color is purple and my favorite ice-cream flavors are chocolate and raspberry. I love listening to English music by Salina Gomez and Taylor Swift. My favorite songs are “Naturally” by Salina Gomez and “Love Story” Taylor Swift. I have five members, excluding me, in my sweet little family. My family includes my mother, my father, two younger sisters and a brother. My Mom is a housewife and my Dad is a government servant at Thseil Municipal Administration (TMA)..I love my family and my family loves me. My siblings and I discuss our problems with our parents and they always give us a pragmatic solution. My siblings are like my best friends; they always share their feelings with me and never hesitate to ask.for my help when they need it. Like a good friend, my siblings rarely fight with each other. At school I only have one best friend and her name is Mahnoor Qurushi. She is both my age fellow and class fellow. She is a very talented girl; at the age of 11, she became Hafiz-a-Quran (memorized the entire Holy Book). A devout Muslim, she prays five times a day and reads the Quran daily. During the holy month of Ramadan, she keeps her all of the fasts. The pure and peaceful girl that Mahnoor is, it is no surprise that her favorite color white. When it comes to ice-cream, however, she enjoys the chocolate and vanilla flavors. Just like me, she likes English music and entertainment—we both love to watch the Disney Channel. Her favorite singer is Miley Cyrus, more commonly known as “Hannah Montana.” She likes Brenda Song’s silly and bratty role in the hit American children’s comedy show, Suite Life of Zack and Cody. She lives in Sulhud, Abbottabad. She celebrated her 14th birthday about a month ago on 29th June. She has three siblings other than herself, including a younger sister and two younger brothers. They are six family members, just like me. Generally, she is a happy person; she always smiles like the sun. My hobbies are to read storybooks and to listen to news and music. My favorite storybook series is the Goosebumps. I spend my leisure time playing games on my P.C. My favorite games are Minesweeper, Pinball and Prince of Persia. For fun I try to learn tongue twisters, such as these ones: “how much wood would the woodchuck chuck if the woodchuck could chuck wood?” and “She sells seashells down the seashore.” How fast can you say them? Currently, I am not sure what I want to do with my future. There are many options for me. But, I think I want to be a pilot or a heart specialist. I want to be a pilot because I think flying in the clouds is fascinating. My father wants me to be a heart specialist because not many people enthusiastically choose that field. Regardless of what I become when I grow up, I know for a fact that I will give my 100 percent in my profession. May Allah help me fulfill the dreams of my parents and of my family members. Ameen.