Reading Suggestions: Day 119

Recommendation 1 from ‘The Times of India (Crest Edition)’

Article Name:‘Tweeting a mean fortune’

By: ‘Anil Sadarangani and Joy Parris’

If one cannot enjoy reading a book over and over again, there is no use in reading it at all. :Oscar Wilde

Summary:

The article is talking about a concept of micro-endorsements and is about Arnie Gullov Singh who is the CEO of ad.ly, which is the biggest name in the micro-endorsement sector. Under this concept, Mr. Singh has monetised celebrity tweets and has pulled off some pricey endorsement deals. As a result, Mr. Singh states that top companies want to strike multi-million dollar deals with him.

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Learn Words from the article:

Outbursts: Outbreaks
Endorsement: Approval
Authentic: Genuine

Recommendation 2 from ‘The Guardian’

Article Name:‘Inside the strange Hollywood scam that spread chaos across the Middle East’

By: ‘Max Blumenthal’

Is it really an Islamophobic movement??

Summary:

The article talks about the recent violence and ruckus created by Islamists in Benghazi, due to the release of a trailer that supposedly hurt Islamic sentiments. It gives details of the whole event, the people( director, producer, actors ) involved and tries to bring to light the real political and religious motive behind the whole thing, describing the actions of various leaders, politicians, anti-Muslim crusaders and the implications of the same on the global level.

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Learn Words from the article:

Benign: Kindness of disposition or manner
Boisterous: Noisy and lacking in restraint or discipline
Fringe: The outside boundary or surface of something

Recommendation 3 from ‘The Hindu’

Article Name:‘Getting ready for the new law against child labour’

By: ‘Kailash Satyarthi’

Challenges for India

Summary:

The article is about the amendments in the Indian Child labor laws, the changes made and the procedure government should adopt to ensure the implementation of the laws. It enlists the challenges for the government and the way to handle them, like enforceability and budgetary shortages, with writer opining his views about the problems and a concern for the future of the laborers who might be rendered unemployed due to the effective implementation of new laws.

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