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The Social Work Mania: Hypocrisy?

Before, when you were stuck at traffic jams, which are painfully plenty in Dhaka, you were always greeted by beggars, popcorn sellers, and magazine or books sellers.But now a days, the scenario is a tad bit different. Now, you will see hordes of teenagers dressed in ultra bright t shirt, which will make any fashion designer's face cringe, dispersed through out the intersections, with dead and wrinkled roses in hands, asking for donations for various noble causes. When the social work mania(yes, people,in fact, are maniacs about it today) first started, it was a great step forward for all the irresponsible and socially unaware teenagers of Bangladesh, if I have to be more particular, the ENGLISH MEDIUM goers of Bangladesh.I, myself, jumped in the SOCIAL WORK bandwagon, and also thoroughly relished the extra ordinary experience, but got dislodged by the avalanche of life's demands. But what I see now disgusts me. The true essence of social work has been defiled by the same irresp...

My Top 10 TV Shows Characters

TV shows are like heroin for the good people, they lure you in, and after your first fix, your body itches for more and more, until a permanent black patch appears under your eyes, the testament of your addiction. It would be operose to find people who did not hear the name of FRIENDS, DEXTER (overrated!), Prison Break and etc, who have either a television set, or a PC. Just like Pokemon and BeyBlade had occupied a significant portion of our childhood, TV SHOWS mug us of our priceless teenage time mercilessly. I, myself, am a victim of TV SHOW addiction, giving away countless hours of my studying time to its ever wide arms, and it never disappointed me. It feels good each and every time. So, I have decided to name the culprits who should be blamed for my failure to get proper grades. Here is the list of the Top 10 Awesomest! TV Show Characters: 10. Jake Harper ( Two and a half Men) Let me be clear, I liked him up to the 4th season, when he still had his baby-fat and that cute little sm...