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Asawari Tripathi wins scholastic writing award for letter to Edward
Asawari Tripathi, a student of Class IX at Father Agnel School, Noida has earned laurels by winning the first prize in the Scholastic Writings Awards 2010 in the Senior Open Letter Category.
Her letter to Edward Cullen, the vampire of the Twilight Series, portrayed by teenage heartthrob Hollywood actor Robert Pattinson has been published in a compilation of the award-winning entries titled ‘For Kids by Kids: The Best of Scholastic Writing Awards 2010’.
The book was launched by eminent authors Anupa Lal and Arunava Sinha.
The ‘Scholastic Writing Awards’ competition has been taking place at the national level for over 10 years. Students were given the option of writing a short story on any subject of their choice or a letter to their favourite superhero. The student entries were divided into 2 categories, including Juniors (classes IV-VI) and Seniors (VII-IX). Over 2,500 entries were received and judged by teachers at the preliminary level and then the short listed entries, the top 25%, were judged by a panel of judges comprising eminent authors — Siddartha Sarma, Venita Coelho, Anupa Lal and Arunava Sinha.
Rolling Stone: The Best and Worst Vampires on Film and TV
Vampires are everywhere these days — call it twilight for originality. All you need to sell movie tickets or cable TV subscriptions, it seems, is to call in the undead. What attracts us to bloodsuckers? It can be as simple as their eternal hottie youth, or as complex as how they make pacts with the devil in exchange for immortality. Either way, audiences aren’t even close to putting a stake in the heart of this craze. So let us praise the actors who vamp with style, and stick it to those who don’t have a clue about true blood’s essence.
Here’s a countdown of the 10 best – and then the 5 worst – vampires in movies and television.
Here’s a countdown of the 10 best – and then the 5 worst – vampires in movies and television.
BEST
10. Robert Pattinson
The Twilight Saga
Admirers of both sexes might name the Brit actor Number One for his humongous fan base. But as Edward Cullen, he has neither the fangs nor the balls to go for the human jugular when he can hunt Bambi or moon around Bella instead. What Pattinson does have: Byronic good looks that are unfakably hypnotic.
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