In Harmony with the World Human Values a). Human Rights For All Unscramble the jumbled letters given below to form words that denote human rights. Write the correct words in the hands given. One has been done for you.
meferod ustrt velo lrue fo wla aecpe yrsrpteiop tdingiy yeiqluat ejtucis c. Given below are some human values and human rights. Classify and write ‘V’ for values or ‘R’ for rights, against each word. honesty justice compassion speech equality language expression trust citizenship kindness speech self-esteem tolerance mercy information religion liberty gratitude education humility Warm up ).
Human Rights or All f FREEDOM b. You must have come across discrimination of various kinds in the news. Discuss in pairs and list out a few. Example- ‘Fair Brides Preferred’ 12th Communicative English Book.indb Page a.
Read the following passage. “There’s always room for a story that can transport people to another place.” - J.K.Rowling Short stories capture human values evolving from wide ranging incidents and episodes. Each of the stories given below has a specific goal; to teach unique values that are truly valuable in life. Positive Thinking This parable is told of a farmer who owned an old mule.
The mule fell into the farmer’s well. The farmer heard the mule praying or whatever mules do when they fall into wells. After carefully assessing the situation, the farmer sympathized with the mule, but decided that neither the mule nor the well was worth the trouble of saving. Instead, he called his neighbours together, told them what had happened, and enlisted them to help haul dirt to bury the old mule in the well and put him out of his misery.
Initially the old mule was hysterical ! But as the farmer and his neighbours continued shovelling and the dirt hit his back, a thought struck him. It suddenly dawned on him that every time a shovel load of dirt landed on his back, HE WOULD SHAKE IT OFF AND STEP UP! This he did, blow after blow.
“Shake it off and step up… shake it off and step up…