Letters

Letters




Write to the editors

November 26 - December 2, 2014
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We were proud to be the organisers of the 2014 Global Entrepreneurship Week and position Bahrain as one among the 150 countries celebrating this global event.
 
At Tenmou, our strategic objective is to inspire, support and nurture budding entrepreneurs and events such as GEW provide an excellent platform to engage in entrepreneurial activity while connecting with potential collaborators, mentors and even investors.





THE WHISPERER

November 26 - December 2, 2014
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My friend’s boss is such a joker – the funny ‘grrrr’ type. He said he was so impressed by my pal’s recent work performance that he would acknowledge it with a new Lexus company vehicle … and promptly showed him a bike he had spotted in the showroom window as they drove through Sitra! Hilarious, what a wit, I don’t think. Mind you, perhaps my mate should have taken him up on the offer.





Diving into differing perspectives

November 26 - December 2, 2014
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The third instalment of the immensely successful Hunger Games movies was released this weekend, and it did not disappoint. This dystopian, politically charged series has captured the imagination of millions, since there are numerous parallels between our modern world, and the fictional world.
 
I watched the movie with my father and sister, and it is fascinating to observe how we, as humans, react to a situation with varying interpretations. My sister, a diehard fan of the series (and dressed up as Katniss) was constantly in tears during the movie, while my father was extremely fascinated by the ‘cool aeroplanes’. They might as well have watched separate movies.
 
Except they didn’t. Where one person sees a convoluted love triangle in ‘Mockingjay’, another sees a satirical political commentary. The fact that we can see the same thing, yet feel contrasting emotions, and take away completely different interpretations is amazing. It is easy to see how this applies in the real world: some people see global warming as a sign for humanity to re-evaluate their lifestyle, while others see it as a way for governments to control their people. Our views, albeit contradictory, are a reflection of our internal and external environment.