No one paid any attention to the house until an eight-foot long python was seen crawling out of No.9 Brick Road last night. It was actually spotted by a passer-by who started screaming. Her screams attracted a lot of attention from neighbors and other passers-by. The fire department and the police were summoned immediately. It […]

The centrepiece of the argument for those who advocate organ donation is that it is for a noble and worthy cause. Hence, monetary gains do not merit consideration. The second group insists that it is more important that critically-ill patients be relieved of their suffering and given a new lease of life, regardless of whether

One of the symbols of civilization is the many gadgets which one finds in a modern home. Many of these are acquired for the sake of fashion; some really for the convenience as they are efficient and time saving. Nowadays even an average home of middle class family has many of these gadgets.Take the kitchen

Let us cite some examples of accidents at home. Cutting, burning, scalding, hurting to cause fractured, bones and getting electric shock are some of them. These may happen anywhere, in the kitchen, in the bathroom, or on the staircase.These accidents may lead to temporary disablement or permanent ones. Sometimes they may prove fatal. So as

To be obedient is to obey the orders of one’s elders and superiors. There cannot be order unless there is obedience. One has to obey the laws of the country, otherwise the society cannot exist. The laws may be irksome, but, for the overall good of the law one must obey them. For instance, the

The technology is increasing drastically as time flies by. These technological advancements are seen playing the eager role in the tensions and the struggles faced in everyday life on one hand, and on the other, in a positive frame or spirit these tensions are eased by the use of the technological advancements.The mobile phone for

Many people think that a good or successful student is one who studies diligently and gets good grades in examinations. However, this is not true. a successful student is one who is able to juggle his studies and his social life. He is a well rounded student who can balance his study time with other

Hong Kongers generate about 15,000 tons of waste daily. If this mountain of waste is disposed of properly, then we have little to worry about. Unfortunately, that is not the case. Litter is strewn all over the country—in car parks, empty lots, back lanes, drains, and rivers—practically everywhere. The sights are all so familiar, the

World Environment Day is commemorated on 5 June every year. This day is an opportunity for us to raise environmental awareness and to encourage action to safeguard the environment.We are living in a time when wasteful consumption and bad habits are placing growing demands on the earth’s resources. Unless we take on the task of

Man is the only home making animal. He alone can enjoy the warmth of his hearth and family circle. Man has evolved from tree dwelling to the modern flat. Primitive man was the master of his hut and it was his castle. Till recently the house had been a complex affair. There were the gardens,

Child abuse—these two words have repeatedly appeared in newspapers time and again.This form of inexcusable violence does not occur among the poor and uneducated families only but also in families that have so-called high status in society. But more often than not, families that are socio-economically poor are the main abusers in this country.Although the

Untouchability is still being practised in rural India. People in metropolitan cities have hardly any idea about the behavior of the rural elites with the so called lower caste people. In most of the villages in Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh scheduled caste people are not allowed to sit on cots in the presence

Much to his housekeeper’s disgust, the great fictional detective Sherlock Holmes carried out scientific experiments in his Baker street rooms in the cause of solving crimes. Since his day, science had played an increasingly important part in both the detection and the proof of crime. Technology, the derivative of science, is used by most countries’

Civilizations do meet and even merge but never has such an impact been witnessed as the impact of the west on India. A bird’s-eye view of the Indian scenario would depict a miniature or a distorted West in India.The impact has been so great and so deep that, wherever we go, and, as far as

Education is not merely the bookish education and the acquiring of diplomas and degrees. It is also the training of man’s faculties to draw out the best from him and to make him a better person.Education must result in an all-round personality which means physically, mentally, intellectually, morally and spiritually he is developed. By normal