#rsisb Roll no.239 Maya no.7 Foundation Level **“Hurry Up!”** is one of the most familiar and widely used expressions in everyday English. We hear it at home, at school, at work, while traveling, and even during emergencies. Although it consists of only two simple words, the phrase carries a strong message: **act faster, move quickly, or do not waste time.** In this fascinating topic, **“Hurry Up!” – The Tale of a Time-Sensitive Phrase**, we explore the story behind this common expression and discover how the idea of urgency has become an important part of human communication. Why do people say “Hurry Up”? Where did the word **“hurry”** come from? Why is the word **“up”** used with it? And how did this short phrase become such a natural part of everyday English? 🤔📖 The phrase can express different emotions depending on the situation and the speaker’s tone. It can show **urgency, excitement, impatience, encouragement, frustration, or even concern**. A parent may say “Hurry Up!” when a child is late for school, while a friend might say it playfully when someone is taking too long to get ready. In an emergency, however, the same phrase can become a serious warning that immediate action is needed. 🚨 This topic also explores the relationship between **language and our perception of time**. Modern life moves quickly, and people often have appointments, deadlines, schedules, meetings, exams, and responsibilities that require them to act promptly. As a result, expressions such as “Hurry Up!”, “Be quick!”, “Come on!”, and “We’re running out of time!” have become essential parts of everyday communication. ⏳ But is rushing always a good thing? Sometimes, moving quickly can help us meet a deadline or avoid missing an important opportunity. At other times, rushing can lead to **mistakes, stress, poor decisions, and unnecessary pressure**. Understanding when to hurry and when to slow down is an important part of managing time wisely. Through the story of **“Hurry Up!”**, we can learn not only about the history and meaning of an English phrase, but also about **human behavior, communication, culture, urgency, productivity, and the value of time**. 🌍🕐 Join us as we take a closer look at this simple expression and discover how **two ordinary words can tell a much bigger story about the way people live, communicate, and respond to time.** 📚✨ ### 🔖 Hashtags #HurryUp #TimeSensitivePhrase #PhraseHistory #HistoryOfLanguage #EnglishLanguage #EnglishExpressions #LearnEnglish #EnglishVocabulary #LanguageLearning #InterestingEnglish #WordsAndMeaning #TimeManagement #TimeMatters #Urgency #CommunicationSkills #DailyEnglish #EnglishLearning #Vocabulary #LanguageHistory #DidYouKnow #EducationalContent #Knowledge #LearningIsFun #EnglishWords #ExploreLanguage #SpeakEnglish #ImproveEnglish #Education #FunFacts #LifeLessons ⏰📖🌍✨

#rsisb Roll No.247 Call Annie Foundation level **“What’s the Matter?” – The Roots of Concern** is an engaging 10-minute topic that explores why people sometimes feel worried, concerned, confused, or uncomfortable about different situations in life. 🌍🧠💡 The session encourages learners to look beyond the surface of a problem and think about its real causes. Concern is a natural part of being human. We may become concerned when something unexpected happens, when we face a difficult decision, when someone we care about is struggling, or when we are unsure about what might happen next. 🤔❤️ Understanding these feelings can help us respond thoughtfully instead of reacting quickly. During this short session, participants can explore questions such as: **What causes concern? Why do certain situations worry us more than others? How can we identify the real source of a problem? And what can we do when something is bothering us?** 🔍❓ The topic also highlights the importance of communication. 🗣️🤝 Sometimes simply talking to a trusted person can help us understand a situation more clearly. Listening carefully, asking questions, gathering reliable information, and breaking a big problem into smaller parts can make challenges feel easier to understand and manage. 📚✨ Another important idea is that concern can sometimes encourage positive action. 🌟 When we notice a problem, our concern may motivate us to learn more, seek help, support others, or find a practical solution. The goal is not to ignore every worry, but to understand it and respond in a healthy, thoughtful, and constructive way. By the end of the 10-minute discussion, learners can better understand the **roots of concern**, recognize possible causes behind worries, and develop a more thoughtful approach to everyday challenges. 🌱🧠🌈 This topic is perfect for classroom discussions, student participation, speaking practice, group activities, and awareness sessions. 🎓👥 It encourages curiosity, empathy, critical thinking, and meaningful conversation. ✨ **Key Takeaways:** * Understand what concern means. 💭 * Identify possible causes of worry. 🔍 * Think about problems before reacting. 🧠 * Communicate openly and respectfully. 🗣️🤝 * Look for practical and positive solutions. 💡 * Show empathy toward people facing difficulties. ❤️ * Turn concern into constructive action. 🌱🚀 Let’s take a moment to ask ourselves: **“What’s the matter?”** — not just to identify a problem, but to understand its roots and discover how we can respond with patience, awareness, and care. 🌍💚✨ #WhatsTheMatter #RootsOfConcern #Concern #CriticalThinking #EmotionalAwareness #StudentLearning #ClassroomDiscussion #Education #Learning #Communication #Empathy #ProblemSolving #SelfAwareness #PositiveThinking #LifeSkills #StudentParticipation #Awareness #ThinkBeforeYouReact #LearnAndGrow #10MinuteSession 📚🧠🌱✨

#rsisb Roll No.247 TEDX No.7 Foundation Level 🌍 **Living in Denial – Climate Change | Iqra Khilji** 🌱 Climate change is no longer a distant threat—it is happening **right now, all around us.** 🌡️🌎 From rising temperatures and melting glaciers to unpredictable weather, devastating floods, droughts, wildfires, and the loss of biodiversity, our planet is sending us urgent warnings. 🚨🔥🌊 Yet, despite the evidence surrounding us, many people continue to live in **denial**. Why do we ignore what we can clearly see? Why do we continue our everyday lives as if the future of our planet is someone else’s responsibility? 🤔💭 **“Living in Denial – Climate Change” by Iqra Khilji** explores this uncomfortable reality and encourages us to look beyond excuses, misinformation, and indifference. 🌿💚 Climate change is not just an environmental issue—it affects our **health, food, water, economy, communities, and future generations.** 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦🌾💧 The choices we make today matter. Every step toward reducing waste, conserving energy and water, protecting nature, choosing sustainable practices, and raising awareness can contribute to a healthier planet. ♻️🌳💡 We don't need to wait for someone else to take action. **Change begins with awareness, and awareness begins when we stop denying the problem.** 🌎✨ Let’s educate ourselves. 📚 Let’s question our habits. 🌱 Let’s speak up for our planet. 📢 And most importantly, **let’s turn concern into action.** 💚🌍 The Earth does not need us to be perfect—it needs us to **care, act, and start now.** 🌎❤️ 👉 Watch, reflect, share, and become part of the conversation about climate change. Together, we can move from **denial to awareness, and from awareness to action.** 🌱🤝 #LivingInDenial #ClimateChange #IqraKhilji #ClimateAction #ClimateAwareness #SaveOurPlanet #GlobalWarming #Sustainability #GoGreen #EnvironmentalAwareness #ProtectOurPlanet #ActNow #ClimateCrisis #Earth #OurFuture #FutureGenerations #ReduceReuseRecycle #SustainableLiving #GreenFuture #Nature #Environment #EcoFriendly #StopClimateChange #ClimateJustice #BeTheChange 🌍

#rsisb Roll No.240 Call Annie No.13 Foundation Level # **"What's the Matter?" – The Roots of Concern (10 min)** Have you ever asked someone, **"What's the matter?"** It's one of the most common expressions of concern in English, but where did it come from? In this engaging 10-minute video, we explore the fascinating history and evolution of the phrase **"What's the matter?"** and discover how it became a universal way to ask if someone is upset, unwell, or facing a problem. Learn about the origins of the word **"matter,"** how its meaning evolved from referring to a physical substance to describing a problem or concern, and why this simple question has become an important expression of empathy and care in everyday conversations. We'll also explore how the phrase is used in different situations, its role in English communication, and similar expressions used around the world to show kindness and support. Whether you're an English learner, a language enthusiast, or simply curious about the stories behind everyday expressions, this video offers valuable insights into the evolution of language. Join us as we uncover the history, meaning, and cultural significance of **"What's the matter?"** and learn why a simple question can make someone feel heard, understood, and supported. 👍 **If you enjoyed this video, don't forget to Like 👍, Share 📤, and Subscribe 🔔 for more fascinating stories about language, history, and everyday expressions!** #WhatsTheMatter #EnglishLanguage #WordOrigins #LanguageHistory #EverydayEnglish #Communication #Vocabulary #EnglishLearning #Expressions #LanguageEvolution #Kindness #Empathy #Education #Learning #LanguageLovers 🌍📚✨ Rehan School Islamabad Campus Asma Shaheen EducationWali Irum Asim Saima Happinesswali https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1D5LHEEhct/

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Day 86: "What’s the Matter?" – The Roots of Concern (10 min)

Sign the petition !! http://www.perdana4peace.org/ Perdana Global Peace Foundation (PGPF) strongly disapproves and condemns the closure of the Rafah border. Freedom of movement is an inalienable basic human right and must never be made subservient to political considerations, particularly since Rafah Border is the only lifeline the Palestinians of Gaza have to the outside world. PGPF is therefore, shocked and appalled that the Egyptian government claims the closure of the Rafah border is necessary to prevent activity by armed militants. The closure has in fact resulted in collective punishment of the entire population of 1.7 million which is ironically the exact same treatment Palestinians are experiencing at the hands of Israel. Gaza has been dubbed the largest open prison in the world due to the blockade. Apart from the mobility for the purpose of having economic activities with neighbouring Egypt, citizens and refugees within Gaza are not able to access much needed health care. The consensus on damages of such measure is clear and overwhelming as restriction to health access violates basic human rights guaranteed by international humanitarian and human rights law. The Palestinian Minister of Health in Gaza reported that hospitals throughout the Gaza Strip are running dangerously low on lifesaving medications and equipment. A report by the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has revealed that Egypt’s security concerns have managed to limit education of Palestinians wishing to study abroad. Electricity production of a Gaza power plant is at risk of shutting down operations due to a trickling effect of fuel shortage coming from Egypt. "An estimated 600,000 people within the Gaza Strip may not have access to adequate and safe water and sanitation services as a result of increased power outages and lack of fuel," stated the report. For the sake of peace and humanity, the Palestinians of Gaza must be allowed to travel. PGPF calls upon all to join this movement to pressure the Egyptian government to reopen the border permanently. The following has been demarcated by the international community in support of opening borders between Gaza and Egypt: 1) The Universal Declaration of Human Rights article 13 affirms: "Everyone has the right to leave any country, including his own, and return to his country." 2) The International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination [Article 5 (d)(ii)], states: "State parties undertake to prohibit and to eliminate racial discrimination on all its forms and to guarantee the right of everyone, without distinction as to race, color, or national or ethnic origin, to equality before the law, notably in the enjoyment of ... the right to leave any country, including one's own, and to return to one's country." 3) The International Convention on Civil and Political Rights [Article 12(4)], states: "No one shall be arbitrarily deprived of the right to enter his own country." The continuing acts of 'genocide' against the Palestinians continue. It is unconscionable to remain silent. We call upon all people of conscience to unite & condemn this heinous act of modern day barbarism. We appeal to you to sign this petition and disseminate it to everyone.

Hi... My name is Ami Dar and I am the director of Idealist.org. I started Idealist in 1995 because ever since I was a boy growing up in Mexico I've believed that things don't have to be the way they are, and that together we should be able to do much more about all the problems we see around us. I still feel this way and I suspect you do as well. That's why I'm writing you now. On Tuesday, March 11, Idealist will launch a new network—online and on the ground, in cities, villages, schools and workplaces—that will help people everywhere connect and take action on any issue that concerns them, locally or globally, online and in person. The heart of this movement will consist of people all over the world who want to use every available tool—from social media to a bulletin board on a village tree—to inspire and catalyze action and collaboration in their own communities. If this is you, if you like new ideas and you enjoy connecting dots and people, I hope you can join us. We'll start with a live online presentation, take your questions, and then start building this movement together. To accommodate people in every time zone, we'll do this twice, first on March 11 at Noon EST (17:00 GMT), and then again that evening at 11:00 pm EST (4:00 am GMT on the 12th). For more details about this event, to sign up, and to see how other people around the world are responding, please click on this link: Idealist.org/March11 And for a bit more about why I think real change is possible, and why we need your voice in this conversation, please click here: Idealist.org/invitation Lastly, if you know other people who should also be at this table, please invite them too. Thank you, and all the best to you and yours in 2014! Ami Dar Executive Director Idealist.org

From 1988 till end of 1999, I had a Burning Passion to Improve the lives of Pakistani Citizens by Reforming Government Departments and introducing Good Governance in Pakistan . . .Newspaper Editorials called me a Crusader for the Rule of Law. Founder Concerned Citizens Association (CCA) and pioneer of Public Interest Litigation in The Supreme Court of Pakistan in 1993. Founder of Transparency International Pakistan in 1995. My house was donated for free as well as myself as Honorary Secretary General of both Associations. Accounts were Audited on a Quarterly Basis by KPMG. Faced many death threats etc., but finally realized I was burning my self up with not an Iota of Change Possible in Our Beloved Country--Because The Establishment was too Powerful and ALL the Pillars of Government + The Bureaucracy Corrupt to the Core--so in end of 1999 I closed both Associations. I am The Richest Person on THE EARTH, because I AM CONTENT & FREE, and Do whatever I want, whenever I want, wherever I want, with whoever I want, for however long I want, without any Responsibilities and Liabilities--My Life is Beautiful having cleansed myself of the Seven Deadly Sins--Pride, Envy, Anger, Sloth, Avarice, Carnality and Gluttony. God gave me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, The courage to change the things I can, And wisdom to know the difference. Rehan Allahwala stating ". . . see how we can get him back to changing the world !!! ". WOULD NOT BE POSSIBLE NOW. However, I have ALL the Time in World to welcome any of Rehan's Friends wanting to sit and 'Gupshup-Chat" Face to Face and discuss your Passions & Dreams in Life, Healthy Eating & Exercising habits, and The Art of Leading a Balanced Life, where Finances are Only a means to the End of daily practicing The Other Seven Aspects of our Lives ? ? Ask and You will Receive, and even before your Knocking the Gates of my House will be Open to welcome You . . . ! Mian M Rafee

There is a group of HK lactating moms need your support to tell the govn't to restrict the advertisement for neonates and infant formula. The law will be dicuss tmr; your concern means a lot to the moms. Please add yourself into the open group. Many many many thanks. https://www.facebook.com/groups/255637247965721/