Recommendation 1 from ‘The NY Times’
Article Name:‘Turkey’s challenges’
By: ‘Editorial’
Success of any country is obviously determined by it economics, but one criterion that cannot be left out is that the country and its constitution need to honour the rights of its people no matter how diverse. And, perhaps the drafting of the new constitution is a step in this way.
Summary:
Despite Turkey’s economic success in the region in turmoil, Turkey needs to give rights to its diverse population, which are not guaranteed in the older constitution of 1982. The commission that has been appointed by the parliament to write a new constitution and the article states that commission should be transparent in drafting the constitution, the firtsa draft of which will be out by June.
Learn Words from the article:
Tolerance: Acceptance
Transparent: Clear
Legitimately: Legally
Recommendation 2 from ‘The Guardian’
Article Name:‘A green light to oppressive policing’
By: ‘Nadine El-Enany’
To be able to protest is the biggest strength of any democratic country, otherwise government will be nothing, but a dictatorship, which does not give any right to its people to voice their opinions and anger. As the article cites the example of various students who were prosecuted, it just points to the fact that in order to maintain law and order, government is taking it too far.
Summary:
The article talks about the trial of a student involved in a protest who however was beaten up by the police and needed emergency surgery. The student is pleading not guilty. The article states that guilty verdict in such cases only gives a green light to the police for continuing with oppressive tactics to control the crowd. The article further cites the example of various students who were sentenced for protesting in various ways. The article states that such an example points towards criminalising dissent. The article expresses fear that this might rob the people of the right to voice dissent.
Learn Words from the article:
Dissent: Oppose
Verdict: Decision
Oppressive: Cruel
Tactics: Plans
Recommendation 3 from ‘The Guardian’
Article Name:‘The Tyranny of a dog’s turds’
By: ‘Robert Hanks’
Dog poop is something that we all can relate with because sometimes we all have been embarrassed by our dog pooping in an inappropriate place. Then you cannot help, but look the other way and either flee the scene or bag it. Agreeing with the writer, sense of being a good citizen is sometimes not enough to overcome the humiliation that dog poop brings in the public, especially when you have to find it and bag it.
Summary:
No matter how much one loves his/her dog, when the moment comes that he/she has to pick up dog’s poop from a pavement, it is nothing but humiliating. The writer states the fact that it is good to own a dog, but it would be better not to own its shit. It also states that embarrassment creeps in when the owner does not come to know when his/her dog has pooped, which is followed by the long painful wait to locate it. When someone points it out for the owner, he/she is definitely filed with gratitude, which a non-dog owner cannot understand. The article begins with lot of bag filled with dog poop at the beach, so the writer comes back to it and says that, yes its disgusting, but in the same breath the writer supports the dog owners for doing their bit.
Learn Words from the article:
Revulsion: Repulsion
Bespoke: Specially made
Imperative: Vital
Agony: Pain.
