A very good attempt by Okasha Shams of class O' Levels 2nd year. The question given was: Write a letter to the editor on the topic: street light problems.

Dear Editor,

I would like to bring to light a problem regularly faced by most of the country regularly. We do not utilize our resources properly such as street lights. 

There aren’t many street lights in most parts of our country and if there are any number of lights installed, they aren’t functional. Emergency issues include missing panels, exposed wiring, hanging light covers, a burning or smoking light, lamp posts damaged by a road traffic accident. Any of these issues is liable to cause harm or damage to a person or property.

Due to this slight misconduct, bigger problems are born. The safety of the common man is compromised as criminal activities are more easily conducted in the dark. Obnoxious crimes take place such as theft, murder, robbery and even rapes.

It is easier for criminals to hide under the veil of darkness as it becomes harder for the victims to identify the culprit, and the police in turn to catch them. Hence, this small change could make a big difference to someone’s life.

Our government must not waste public resources like that and take steps to keep their systems running as efficiently as possible so as not to cause problems to the public.

Yours truly,

Okasha Shams
O' Levels 2nd year

Okasha Shams