Chinmaya Mission Tri-State (CMTC) is conducting an Essay Competition. The due date is May 19th. We want each and every one of our 7th grade Vijayam students to prepare and submit an essay (2 to 3 pages only) on the assigned topic of "Gain through Giving". The Vijayam class has a good head start since we discussed the topic of charity/giving earlier. In this class, we had a lively debate and discussion on the reasons why people give. This leads to an understanding of the topic of the essay which is "the value of giving and what you gain by giving." The essential points contributed by the students is captured in this image of the blackboard.
The class unanimously agreed that giving is good. The reasons people give are:
- It feels good
- Giving makes other people happy
- Giving and receiving is reciprocal. People feel like giving when they get. People also give (in advance) since they know they also receive (or will receive).
- Through Karma, what you give will come back to you
- To help a cause
- People give out of sympathy for the needs of others
- Because it is the right thing to do. It is not right to give with expectation of getting something in return.
The class also discussed if there were different connotations to the words giving/gift and charity. Charity is also giving. Charity is giving that is for a cause, for people who need it, and giving to those who are less fortunate.
The following link has the full details of the Essay Competition:
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B_lmQAGoNmsgMXJWektyVmg1X3M/edit?usp=sharing
Here are some selected details:
The topic for Grades 6-7 is:
Gain through giving: Taking our Puranas and/or contemporary stories explain value of giving and what you gain by giving. Use examples of legends such as Lord Rama, Karna and others in describing your ideas on giving. Also consider what you can gain by giving-up wrong things and behaviors.
Some of the instructions (please see link for full details):
Length of essay is minimum 2 pages, maximum 3 pages; Font size must be 12. No double spacing or extra lines between paragraphs allowed. Submissions should be received by May 19th 2013 11:59pm
Essays will be judged on:
Content and organization: Thesis or claim, supporting facts, logical development of arguments, expressing what the values written mean to you, clarity and transition of ideas, introduction-body-conclusion and completeness
Mechanics & aesthetics: Grammar, punctuation, spelling, sentence structure, language, flow and style
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