Maheshi Karunarathna

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The first Sri Lankan woman to summit Mount Everest.

January 05, 2022

"Every mountain top within reach if you just keep climbing." Jayanthi Kuru Utumpala became the first Sri Lankan woman to summit Mount Everest. She completed her adventurous journey at 5.03 am, on 21st May, 2016. She became not only the first Sri Lankan but also the first Asian to scale up to the very top of the great mount Everest. Jayanthi was passionate about expeditions and mountain trekking since her childhood. Her great determination led her to be the woman who she is now. She met her friend, Johann was as passionate about climbing mountains as Jayanthi during her thirst of climbing mountains. The pair , first scaled island peak, Nepal in 2012, Mount Kilimanjaro in 2014 and Sri Lanka's own mountains, such Adam's peak. "There are four camps located on Mount Everest and before we climbed the peak of ...

LEISURE POEM

January 05, 2022

POEM LEISURE What is this life if , full of care, we have no time to stand and stare. N o time to stand beneath the boughs And stare as long as sheep or cows. No time to see, when woods we pass, where squirrels hide their nuts in grass. No time to see, in broad daylight, streams full of stars like skies at night. No time to turn at Beauty's glance, And watch her feet, how they can dance. No time to wait till her mouth can Enrich that smile her eyes began. A poor life this if, full of care, we have no time to stand stare. ...

Technology

January 05, 2022

In this essay on technology, we are going to discuss what technology is, What are its uses, and also what technology can do? I think technology refers to the use of technical and scientific knowledge to create, monitor and design machinery. Also technology helps in making other goods that aid mankind. Experts are debating on this topic for years. Also the technology covered a long way to make human life easier but the negative aspect of it can't be ignored. Over the years technological advancement has caused a severe rise in pollution . Also pollution has become a major cause of many health issues. Besides, it has cut off people from society rather than connecting them. Above all it has taken away many jobs from the workers class. As they are completely different fields but they are interdependent on each other. Also it is due to Science contribution we can create new technological tools. Apart from that the research conducted in laboratories contributes a lot to...

importance of water

January 05, 2022

WATER WATER is the basic necessity for the functioning of all life forms that exit on earth. It is safe to say that water is the reason behind earth being the only planet to support life. This universal solvent is one of the major resources we have on this planet. It is impossible for life to function without water. After all, it makes for almost 70% of the earth. However, despite its vast abundance, water is very much limited. It is a non-renewable resource In addition, we need to realize the fact that although there is an abundance of water, not all of it is safe to consume. We derive some very essential uses from the water on a daily basis. If we talk about our personal lives, water is the foundation of our existence. The human body needs water for the day to day survival. We may be able to survive without any food for a whole week but without water, we won't even survive for 3 days. Moreover our body itself comprises of 70% fu...

MY PET

January 05, 2022

MY PET My pet lion shepherd. My pet name is RAFEE . My dog is not just like every other dog in the street, it is special dog that loves me unconditionally. I found the dog with my parents. My dog is incredibly and unconditionally loyal to me. He loves me as much as I love him or sometimes more. We always play catch outside my house or sometimes in the park. Whenever I fight with my parents on friends, Rafee my pet dog will always be there with me to support me and shower unconditional love on me. Rafee is not just our family member he is the most clever member of our family. He will play games with us, keep all our family members together with his love and cuddles and also he keeps thieves and uninvited guests out of our home. My pet is the best thing ever that happened to me in my life. When I have a free time I play the ball with my pet. I like him very much. My pet looks very beautiful. I give it meat, fish, egg, milk and spec...

MY HOBBY

January 05, 2022

MY FAVOURITE HOBBY: My favorite hobby is gardening. I spend most of my leisure time when I am not cooking or playing soccer in gardening. Gardening has been a huge source of knowledge, education, delight and entertainment to me. I have had the opportunity to learn a lot of new things on flowers, plants, vegetables, butterflies and even birds from gardening. My parents have a little plot of land where I pursue and practice this hobby. I have different varieties of vegetables, flowers and a few fruit trees in my garden. Some of the vegetables I grow are carrots, tomatoes, cabbage, chili, radish, brinjal, lady finger etc. I also grow some flowers like jasmine, roses, carnation, anthurium, orchids and etc. These flowers make the garden a delight to behold and give the garden a soothing fragrance. There are a few fruits trees in the garden including Banana, Mango, Guava, Papaya, The garden is visited often by quite a number of birds and there are even some birds are ...