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Suicide; Humanity’s silent assassin.

In the history of the world, the human race has borne witness to countless epidemics of sicknesses. In the 21 st century, as the world develops at a rapid rate; a new epidemic threatens humanity. A subtler yet extremely detrimental disease: suicide. You walk past hundreds of faces each day. Have you ever stopped to think that some of those people are contemplating to end their lives? Or that some of them have already tried? Suicide is growing at an alarming rate worldwide. The World health organisation estimates that approximately one million people end their lives each day. Estimates say that 1 person loses their life to suicide every 40 seconds. If it takes you 5 minutes to read this article, approximately 8 people somewhere in the world have ended their lives. The issue of Suicide only becomes more worrying when it is revealed that suicide is the second leading cause for death in young individuals. With statistics the likes of which have been mentioned above; it is clear ...

Just for laughs? – Sri Lanka’s growing cyberbullying menace.

All of us can relate to seeing or being shown a comedic picture with a funny caption on a social media website such as Facebook and pressing the like button, as we chuckle to ourselves. But do we ever stop to think that this picture may be the cause of great mental distress to an individual? And that the action of us liking the picture supports their humiliation? As technology becomes a major part of the lives of Sri Lankans and many of them begin to gain access to social media: the practice of using such social media platforms to display one’s personal life to the outside world has become increasingly common. These factors have led to the addition of another issue to our country’s growing list of burning issues; cyberbullying. Cyberbullying is defined as the bullying of an individual over electronic media. This includes the harassment of a person using social media and similar means. There are a few Sri Lankan social media pages who are so called “comedy pages”, that use humi...

What is the right look?

A teenage girl looks in the mirror. She hates what she sees. Her face is not the right shape, her skin is not the right colour, her breasts aren’t the right size, she’s not “thick” enough. She’s just not the right look. She’s ugly, She’s God’s mistake. Everyone looks better than her; or so she believes. She turns from the mirror, filled with self-loathing. A teenage boy looks in the mirror. He hates what he sees. His face is too big, His jawline isn’t sharp, He’s too skinny; his muscles don’t show. He’s too short, he gets laughed at for it. He’s just not the right look. He’s ugly, He’s God’s mistake. Everyone else looks better than him; or so he believes. He turns from the mirror; hating himself. The above scenarios can be related to by many teenagers as well as adults. These feelings are brought about by the influence of the media, and the actions of those around them. “You’ve put on weight”, “You’re too skinny”, “You’re short”, “She’s too dark”; these are common phrases ...