Does Rap Music Promote Violence?

Since the late 1980's rap music has been called the Anti Christ in our culture, because of it's so-called influence in people's life. People swear up and down that the music is why people, specially the youth resort to violent crimes. I think by saying this they are trying to cover up the real truth by giving simple answers. Rap is defined as a style of popular music consisting of improvised rhymes performed to a rhythmic accompaniment. The first rap

song was made in the late 70's, the songs were seven to eight minutes long and was mostly used in small clubs to dance to. It didn't really become popular until the early 80's. Over the years it has become mainstream music, everyone is listening to it. In the last four years rap made up 60% of music bought in stores in the United States. In 1989 a local group called N.W.A.(Niggaz Wit Attitudes) came from out of L.A. and

changed rap, which was the start of Gangsta Rap. In their lyrics they talked about crime, street violence and killing. Once they were a huge hit, it caught on, and really that's when all this madness started. Everyone started rapping Gangsta style. More and more people started rapping about police brutality and killing people and with that crime rose to high levels. In my opinion it's not the artists or the record company's fault that crime rose. It's not their

responsibility to look after every person who listens to their music. In all these years of rap though there are three people who took the most criticism from the public. Dr. Dre was one, after N.W.A. broke up he went on to do his own thing, and after he released "The Chronic" he became a star. He took rap to a higher level where it never been before and I think that scared a lot of people. He was rapping

about drive by's, having sex with hundreds of women, drinking alcohol all day and so on. By this time the crime rate was sky high and a lot of people where looking for easy answers. It was mostly those few who just didn't like rap from the start that spoke out and tried to ban it. Most rappers loved the style Dr. Dre created, and so they tried to take the style and create something of their own. Along with

Dr. Dre he helped a rising star Snoop Doggy Dog to become a big star by guest staring on his "The Chronic" album. Snoop released "Doggy Style" and it was a hit. His style similar to Dr. Dre made it a hit. It was his best-selling album to date. Congress tried every way they could to keep youth from listening to this music because they felt it was making them commit crimes. Snoop was charged not to long after his

release for murder which he soon was found not guilty. They made a label for CD's and tapes that said "Parental Advisory Explicit Lyrics" which actually in my opinion didn't do too much. This way parents could be aware of the type of music their kids listen to and could choose if they would like to allow them to listen to it. If you sit down and think about it, when you buy a CD you by it because you

want to listen to it, you don't really pay attention to that little label. Besides you see little kids no older then 11 walking around listening to Lil' Kim, Tupac, and all other rap artists cussing up a storm . . . what's with that? Why didn't the parents say anything about that, they have control over their children, yet critics and congress blame the rappers. The third man to take the most heat and who still continues to is

Tupac Shakur. They say he was the best rapper alive and the most successful which I also believe is true. He has been in trouble with the law and public since his first album to even now after his death. He was arrested for numerous charges such as battery, attempted murder, and rape. In 1994 two 17-year-olds shot some police officers and said they did because they heard it in Tupac's music. Critics blamed him from the start with his

to raunchy lyrics. Why blame him he didn't tell them to go shoot police officers? For the past three years, C. Delores Tucker has been talking and protesting rap lyrics saying that they are harmful to the spirit of black youth. She also filed a $10 million dollar lawsuit against the estate of Tupac Shakur claiming that his songs surrounding her in two songs on the 1996 album "All Eyez On Me" make slander remarks. She went into a court

and said that the pain she suffered from those songs has affected her sex life with her husband. What kind of since does that make? Just another person trying to bad mouth rap music for they're own personal gain. Congress says they are "concerned about children's exposure to music with adult content," but really can't do too much because they have to respect the first amendment which says we have "Freedom of Speech." In two states they have announced plans

to possibly ban minors from attending concerts or buy things that could contain "objectionable" materials. I'm not going to say that some youth won't listen to some rap music and get the wrong idea, but that also can happen with other types of music such as Alternative music which artists like Hole, Marilyn Manson, and the group Korn are big stars. If you notice Korn is the group that the "Trench Coat Mafia" listened to before they decided to go

shoot up a school. In the beginning the president, and all other high profile people said they should put a stop to all this music referring to Korn and Marilyn Manson. This was last year how many times have you heard about that now. Sen. Joe Liebermann, and Raymond Kuntz, a Burlington, N.D., man said his 15-year-old son killed himself after listening to the controversial rock group Marilyn Manson. Bands like that are noted for explicit lyrics and concerts, how

many times have you heard about stopping them. They don't put that much power in trying to ban Rock or Alternative music, but will use all their energy to stop a form of music that sells .

Students under 15 should not use facebook

Facebook is the world’s largest social network used daily by millions of individuals world wide, but privacy and safety is far from this amusing social network. Facebook can be accessed by anyone, and anywhere, which makes it unsafe, risky and concerning. Individuals who make a facebook account have their private information displayed to the entire world, and even if they private their information, it can never be safe online. Facebook is accessible in some schools throughout the world, but it should be banned since it has a negative affect on children and their studies. Facebook causes students to lose their concentration towards studies and school. Due to facebook bullying has begun to affect many school children. Facebook is not only unsafe, but causes children to have lower self esteem. Facebook has so many negative affects in people’s lives, and should not be accessible to school children under any circumstances.
To begin with, facebook causes students to lack in their studies and school. When facebook is accessible at school, children spend their time on facebook when they should be studying and concentrating on their assigned tasks. Facebook is like a dark hole for children that will ruin their career and future. Also, having access to facebook in computer oriented classrooms causes children to concentrate on facebook instead of the teacher’s lectures. Furthermore, facebook is like a jail, you sit in front of it all day and you do not experience the things happening around you. Facebook also snatches away any form of physical activity children should have during school.
Facebook has affected the lives of many children due to it’s hand in bullying. Facebook can be used by bullies to bully their victims online, whether it’s posting fake rumours or threatening them through messages. In addition, facebook can be used by bullies to post fake pictures or steal their victim’s private information to ruin their reputation and harm them in any possible way. Due to facebook, victims of bullying feel as if they are trapped in a net and cannot escape the bullies even in their own home. Furthermore, victims of bullying receive threatening messages online, and are embarrassed by many users bullying the victim all at once. This can be very nerve wrecking and frightening for the victim. Facebook plays a big role in how bullies have an easier way to harm their victims.
Facebook plays a big role in the low self esteem of school children. Facebook has social cliques where some children do not fit in and that really affects their self esteem, because they feel as if they are not good enough. Furthermore, children feel if they do not have over three hundred friends on facebook, they are “losers” and outcasts. This causes low self esteem and a negative affect on how they should think. Also, when children send friend requests, it may not always be accepted so the feeling of rejection really puts them down and causes low self esteem. Facebook is like a brand new toy that every child wants, but it is not always safe to use.
In conclusion, facebook causes children to lack in school and have less effort towards their studies. It also causes children to suffer from low self esteem due to it’s social activities and social cliques. Facebook is like a weapon for bullies who use it to easily humiliate and harm their victims. This social networking site may seem exciting and catching from a far, but once you are close, it is far from safe and entertaining.

Do violent video games cause behavior problems?

Violence in video games lead to violent outbreaks and bad behaviour in real life, many people believe so. Are these violent video games moulding and fuelling today’s generation of young minds to a more violent side, forgetting the idea that these games are solely for entertainment purposes. Many studies have taken place surrounding this idea, giving valid points to both sides of the topic.

Video games are extremely popular all over the world, connecting people through the internet allowing them to interact with one another through a cyber-portal for entertainment, with varying genres of games from card games, first person shooter’s, racing or even 3D strategy games. These games connect millions of people all around the world, gamers spending countless hours glued to screens looking at a bunch of pixels. These games are evolving every year, as technology gets better so do the games, with more realistic graphics, sound effects and scenarios. So with this, the violent games are also becoming far more realistic, violent and aggressive. Are these prolonged hours spent playing these games damaging these people’s minds? Many of the violent war games being released today have age restrictions on them, R16 or R18 warning people of the violent content the game has, however this does not stop underage people getting their hands on them.

In the article “Video games and youth violence: A prospective Analysis in Adolescents” written by Christopher J Ferguson, it quotes “The potential influence of violent video games on youth violence remains an issue of concern for psychologists” , stating that this topic is widely concerning to many people. Many studies have taken place to look into whether or not these games are causing bad behaviour, but in this article Christopher J Ferguson states that none of these studies have developed well validated measures of youth violence caused by the games. This article also points out that having depressive symptoms can lead to violent outbreaks due to antisocial traits with the individual, and gaming is an antisocial activity, therefore these games attract to those who already have these depressive symptoms and the potential to act out violently. And the violent game has nothing to do with making the person violent, as these potential issues are there prior to the individual even playing the game.

There have been many studies based around violence in video games, whether it is elevated blood pressure, aggressive behaviour or violent outbreaks. A study led by Brock University PhD student Paul Adachi has proved that yes these violent games are causing aggressive behaviour, but this is based on how competitive the game is and not due to the violence. Therefore a non-violent game that is equally competitive will lead the user to show similar aggressive behaviour.

In many cases, like the 1999 Columbine High school massacre where Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold killed 12 students, one teacher, and injuring 21 other students before turning the guns on themselves. It was well known that the two teenagers who committed this extreme violent act were excessive players of the violent video game called “Doom 3D”, in which the player embarks on defending mars from aliens with large automatic weapons. A lot of people claim that this game caused the two to violently outbreak into the massacre, however there is no proof, and once again, the game has not caused anyone else, out of its millions of players over the years to commit the same heinous crime, Eric and Dylan were capable of these crimes before playing the game, it is however a possibility that the game helped their psychopathic views to be glorified. Where normal people do not have these psychopathic traits in the first place and play games like this for entertainment only.

Children failing in school can become violent or show aggressive behaviour due to the low academic marks and failing to achieve, and many studies state that video games cause children to fail school, thus leading to violent aggressive behaviour. This is falsely accusing video games based upon facts that can be associated with various other activities. Spending six hours a day watching TV, shopping, or sleeping will just as equally affect your school grades, it is down to the individual how they use their time effectively. In the article “Violent video games do not cause aggression” written by Lester Haines, it states that the university of Illinois carried out studies regarding the possible link between violent video games and real world aggression, concluding their findings from their first long term study to show that the violent games “did not cause any substantial increase in said aggression".

Violent video games bring millions of people around the world entertainment, and social interaction through the internet connecting them with other gamers, who have similar interests. Allowing interaction through talking and playing the game, there are many people who believe that these violent video games are causing many people to act out violently, recreating what they see or play in these games. Blaming these games for people’s actions is obscured. If someone is capable of committing extreme violent acts, or acting in an aggressive manor, they were capable of it well before they took part in playing a computer game. It is down to the individual who plays these games to act responsible, know right from wrong, and play the games for entertainment only. Violence is not just in video games, it is everywhere and all around us.

BULLYING -a major problem now-a-days

Most people know that bullying is wrong. Calling someone names has absolutely no beneficial purpose. Moreover, hitting someone makes a bully feel good in the moment while doing permanent damage to the person being victimized. With the Internet, people now have even more opportunities to bully through cyberbullying. This includes sending crude pictures, posting fake web pages, or tweeting slanderous messages. Cyberbullying has subsequently led to a rise in a completely new kind of bullying.
One of the effects of bullying is that it can change the victim’s personality. It can cause people who are normally confident and happy to become self-conscious, shy, and unsure. Additionally, victims of bullying may also become sad or depressed. Their confidence might completely disappear, keeping them from trying new things or trusting people. Once a person has been bullied, they may hesitate to participate in situations where he or she might be ridiculed, such as in public speaking or in sports. A bullying victim might even begin to possess previously absent anxious
behavior.
Despite all the negative effects of bullying, there are even far more serious consequences. People who have been bullied sometimes become so upset, scared, or depressed that they see no worth in themselves and no way out of their torment. There have been countless reports over the past few years of students committing suicide because they were bullied. Meanwhile, there are times when victims see no recourse but to seek revenge by serious acts of violence against the bully and instigators. As a result of bullying, people can lose their ability to love and trust, denying them the chance to experience a quality relationship later in their life. They might find themselves as a submissive partner or they may want to be completely alone. Compounding all of these problems, victims often develop eating disorders, begin to self-injure, or require extensive counseling. Social bullying can also leave people without a supportive group of friends that they can lean on and spend time with.
Another unfortunate consequence of this is that bullying is often cyclical. People who have been bullied can, in an attempt to gain their power and self-esteem back, become bullies themselves. In relation to this, bullies who are not confronted or stopped may find themselves in future positions where they can bully as adults. This is where manipulative bosses and child abusers come from.
Aside from its long-term effects, some consequences of bullying can be seen and felt immediately. When one child calls another child names, the victim might cry and a bruise might appear after a punch to the arm. However, some effects of bullying are not always obvious to the naked eye. The results of bullying might grow and appear over time, damaging a person in profound ways for the long term. There are so many effects of bullying that they are impossible to count or predict. This is why it is so important to stop bullying.

INDIA -Of My Dreams

India attained independence on August 15, 1947. What has she achieved during fifty plus… years of freedom? Though there has been considerable progress, the overall picture of life in the country is depressing. What with spiraling prices and growing unemployment, the common man remains as poor as he had been. Though education has spread, its standard and quality have received a set - back.
Not is the political scene very encouraging. While the working of democracy is not satisfactory, the forces of religion, provincialism and linguism pose a threat to the unity of the country. Our leaders lack the qualities of idealism, integrity and self - sacrifice, which were abundantly in evidence during the days of the struggle for freedom.
In this bleak situation, it is natural for the youth of the country to turn to the India of its dreams. It is a mistake to suppose that dreams and visions are always futile - a way of escaping from hard realities. A dream often inspires the dreamer to work and strive so that it may come true.
In the India of my dreams, everybody has enough money. Though money is not the end of life, sufficient money is essential to the development of one's personality. This general prosperity goes hand in hand with economic and social equality. The wide gulf between the rich and the poor that exists today has largely disappeared. I must emphasise that all this co - exists with democracy. People have freedom of thought and expression.
My ideal India is industrialised and modernised. Without industrialisation a high standard of life is impossible. At the same time she has not discarded her ancient traditions and distinctive culture. She embodies the best in the cultures of the East and the West. Education is wide - spread, and there is practically no illiteracy. People have shed superstitious, outworn ideas and customs. While India is militarily strong, she believes in non - violence, and strives to spread in the world the message of peace and brotherhood of man.
I cannot better describe the India of my dreams than by quoting the famous poem of Tagore: -
Where the mind is without fear and the head is held high;
Where knowledge is free;
Where the world has not been broken up into fragments by narrow domestic walls;
Where words come out from the depth of truth;
Where tireless striving stretches its arms towards perfection
Where the clear stream of reason has not lost its way into the dreary desert sand of dead habit.
Where the mind is led forward by thee into ever - widening thought and action.
Into that haven of freedom, my Father, let my country awake.

City life VS Country life

If you have two choices: living in city or in country , which one will you choose? .Some people think that city living has more benefits than country's. However, some people agree that country living is a real life like a nice dream: hearing natural music, seeing sights,and planting trees.This essay will tell you what similarities and differences between city and country living , so we can get more widen views.
First similarity is convince. What is convince to you ? some ones say immediately this is only in city living.Nonetheless,it is not always true. Convince between city life and country life are showed very different. For example, in city, most all people like to buy serviced food and it is easy to have a meal in few minutes, but they rarely can cook them well. Whereas, in country, people gradually cook many kinds of food at home , so they can cook better than city people, save a lot of money and enjoy their own meals. Getting cooking experiences and improving cooking are able to do in country living. Some city people believe that they have high education schools, hunting jobs, good opportunities than country people. These are not wrong . In contrast, how can they have good services? almost all these are not free, they need paying many bills. That is why they have to have not only one job but also more two ones. They work hard and it is often more pressure than country people although they can have more advantages. Money not only brings people in city many convince but only takes away time and physical labor. Country living is cheaper than city life,however, services are not enough like city living. Besides, you don't have to be worry too much about paying bills because you don't many services. Without too much headache about money is convince of country people. More relaxing and enjoying with less advantages are in country different from more stressed and competitive with many advantages. Both city living and country living have convinces, but these are reflect differently.
Second similarity is life conditions. Some old people design that life in country is magic like poems: seeing alive animals around you, sleeping on grass and enjoying light winds.The sound is alike interesting, romantic,and attracting. On the other hand, some young people oppose that nothing can do in country where is boring and sad. In addition, people in country breath fresher air and have quieter than people in city with pollution from crowded traffic, factories,and population. Both people in city and country can get long life and young appearance . Because country people enjoy relax living, fresh food and fresh air , they look younger than their ages and longer life. In contrast, people in city are able to look like young by doctors, and have longer from taking care healthy systems and hospitals. Although doing different ways, not only city people but also country people can good life conditions.
Third similarity is people's characteristics. Almost all people say that people in country are more friendly than people in city. Talking to neighbors, making good friends and sharing experiences are usual in country living. While city people who are also friendly , they say hello or how are you? to neighbors because most of people don't have much time, and time is money for them. These are two different lifestyle between country and city living.
In conclusion, neither city living nor country living is the best. Both of these are similar good about convinces, conditions, and people's characteristics though there have many ways to show these good similarities.Whatever they bring benefits people's lives. In my view, I think that every things in life always exist two sides:a good side,and another bad side. Nothing is perfect even people; depending on your thoughts and hobbies. you can choose where you love and can adapt easily is the best choice to you

TV -an idiot box

Television is the greatest wonder that science has given to us. It is only because of this device that we can watch interesting programmes like songs, movies, plays, serials, dramas and series sitting at home on our couch. It is not only used for entertainment purposes but also for education.
Presently there are many programmes on the television where we could get to know about many different things or aspects that are related to us through documentaries. They are very informative and through these documentaries you can learn about nature, wildlife, histories of our civilization and many other things. Through television we can get a direct knowledge of any thing and it helps us learn things as we can watch the unknown with our own eyes.
Television watching is the greatest recreation of all and we can watch a lot without getting bored. It also gives us the opportunity to watch things "Exclusively Live" which is happening all over the world. It includes live action from the sporting world or any other happenings in the news channels. The world becomes very small and closely connected to us by the help of this device. It is a powerful medium of mass education and it also helps to raise public opinion. Like a pen, it is a mightier medium.
However, after so many wonders that are made possible by this very device, it is still known as Idiot a box by some people. There are both advantages and disadvantages attached to it.
Television watching is just like an addiction and it compels people to watch it and it is also accompanied by another vices including ignoring duties. One has to sit idly in front of the "idiot box", that is, the television while watching it. Excessive television watching also disables the learning ability of students, particularly, if the person is very young. A person becomes more prone to audio visual learning techniques and it decreases the capability of the person to acquire knowledge by merely reading.
Young people are generally very fond of action movies and ghost stories and watching these things on television makes them more gullible and vulnerable. They start believing in those unreal objects more than they believe things that are happening in their real world. Action movies can badly affect the tender minds and they become more prone to violence and this leads to their inclination towards violence which may led to many troubles when they become grown up human beings. Also it would be very bad if these young people get exposed to adult material when they are still young.
Excessive television watching is also bad for the eyes and it may even lead to blindness in the future. Many students need spectacles from a very tender age, it is sometimes also a result of television viewing.

Globalization

The last decade has witnessed much talk about globalization, economic liberalization and economic integration of the Indian economy with the world economy.Specially after the completion of Uruguay Round of trade negotiations in April 1994 and the establishment of the World Trade Organization in January 1995, many issues have been raised regarding India's participation in world trade in future, its integration with the world economy and the likely cost and benefits from the integration.

Meaning
Globalization, in brief, is a process of increasing economic integration and growing economic interdependence between countries in the world economy. It is a relative softening up of economic and trade barriers across the countries so as to facilitate a free inter­flow of capital technology, people, goods and services.Eventually globalization would mean being able to manufacture in the most cost-effective way anywhere in the world. It means being able to procure raw materials and labour and drawing management! Resources from the cheapest source anywhere in the world.

Globalization intends to integrate the Indian economy with the world economy. Globalization is considered to be an important element in the reforms package. It has four parameters:

1. Reduction of trade barriers to permit free-flow of goods and services | across national frontiers.

2. Creation of an environment in which free flow of capital can take place.

3. Creation of an environment permitting free flow of technology among nation-states.

4. Creation of an environment in which free movement of labour can take place in different countries of the world.

Advantages
□ It is argued that globalization of UDCs will improve the allocative efficiency of resources, reduce the capital output ratio and increase labour productivity, help to develop the export spheres and export culture, increase the inflow of capital and updated technology into the country, increase the degree of competition, and give a boost to the average growth rate of economy.
1. It will help to restructure the production and trade pattern in capital- scarce, labour-abundant economy in favour of labour-intensive goods and techniques.
2. Foreign capital will be attracted and with its entry, updated technology will also enter the country.
3. With the entry of foreign competition and the removal of import tariff barriers, domestic industry will be subject to price reducing and quality improving effects in the domestic economy.
4. It is believed that the main effect of integration will be felt in the industrial and related sectors and cheaper and high quality consumer goods will be manufactured at home. As a result, employment opportunities would go up.
5. It is also believed that the efficiency of banking and financial sectors will improve, as there will be competition from to foreign and foreign banks.

Disadvantages
1. The globalization process is in essence a tremendous redistribution of economic power at the world level which will increasingly translate into a redistribution of political power.
2. One study reveals that in the globalizing world the economies of the world are ironically moving away from one another more than coming together.
3. With the lightening speed at which globalization is taking place, it is increasing the pressure on economies for structural and conceptual readjust­ments to a breaking point.
4. It is becoming hard for the countries to ask their public to go through the pains and uncertainties of structural adjustment for the sake of benefits yet to come.

Mobile Boon or Bane

IN the present millennium , science has bestowed on us a number of innovations n one among them is - MOBILE PHONES. Mobile phones have become ubiquitous in our society. In fact, telephones have been around for several decades in some form or another tracing back to the invention of telephone way back in 1870s by Alexander Graham Bell. Alexander Graham Bell's success with the design of telephone came as a direct result of his attempts to improve the telegraph which was the most widely used electronic communication device.
The technology began to take shape in the late 1940s, when the idea of a mobile phone was introduced. Mobile phones are looked upon as a modern invention. However, their origin can be traced to the time when radio messages began to be captured successfully. .
Just about 20-30 years ago, people always wanted a device which could connect them with their families, business associates and loved ones all around the world at any given time possible. But as people always love innovation Motorola made the World’s first ever Mobile Phone. Nobody at that time could imagine that a device like a mobile phone could keep them connected, on the go to their loved ones despite being kilometers away.
Arguably, mobiles phones have become one of the best gifts that humanity has ever received in the twenty first century because of its numerous benefits. It is a fact that having a mobile phone nowadays is a sort of a necessity and it is an inevitable truth that the mobile industry is taking everyone by storm. A mobile phone is a device with so many advantages contributing convenient living for both the old and young generations.
Apart from serving as a great medium in telling lies (i.e. both caller and receiver can be deceived since one cannot tell where exactly the other person is), there are so many advantages to the user. This includes keeping you in constant contact with people you consider important, helps you seek help immediately during emergency cases, and gives a sense of being financially uplifted in the past, lessen your boredom, example listening to your..

Why Cell Phones considered as a boon

 

Advantages /Multipurpose of Cell Phones

·         Through cell phones we can communicate with people far away while doing the necessary work and even when travelling.

·         If our hands aren’t free ear phones are provided through which we can talk and hear without the movement of our hands.

·         Cell phones can also be used for recreation. There are many games which are available in the software market. We can load them in the mobile phones.

·         We can even watch movies in Cell phones just like we watch one in the computer. The movies should just be loaded in to the mobile phones.

·         One can listen music and radio

·         Take beautiful photographs of your loved one’s

·         Send money through mobile banking

·         Find the location with GPS

·         Can send Text Message ( SMS)

·         Can make word, power point,excel document, store numbers and databases

·         Reminders for your schedule

·         Get latest alerts, get cricket score, breaking news, stock quotes

·         It can act as torch when there is a power failure

...Thus everywhere you turn,you see people with cell phones. Cell became a multipurpose toy that everyone wants to have it and enjoy. It became part and parcel of everyone in day today life. Life became so easy. Often they may be irritating ,but we cannot imagine life without them. Thus cell phones can be considered as a boon.

Disadvantages /Misuse of Cell Phones

But life became so difficult to the people.

·         One’s privacy is lost; and were monitored by every one and every moment. Quite recently,with the availability of new camera enabled cell phones,serious debates have occurred ,over the intrusion of privacy.

·         People also misuse them for illicit purposes like morphing of photographs.The misuse of cell phones can lead to many unwanted problems.

·         The wave emitted from them can change our skin tissues.

·         Another drawback of cell phones is one get disturbed in meeting with unsolicited calls from marketing people.

·         Cell phones have often been linked to cancers and tumours. Even if this was ignored by all cellusers.

·         Increasing road accidents are due to “talking while driving”. About 40% of road accidents are caused by this.

·         Cell phone hacking increased some privacy issues and security (Some people stores their system passwords ,credit card no and many passwords in cell phones)

·         Stolen cell phones also used for some impractises

New phobias for mobile users

·         Nomophobia: The fear of being out of cell phone contact. It’s the abbreviation for ‘no-cell-phone phobia.’ It could be a result of low battery, broken phone, a no-cellphones-allowed sign, no signal, low balance, etc.

·         Phantom Ring: Imagining the cellphone to be ringing or feel it vibrating in the pocket, when it’s actually not.

·         Pocket Patter: Patting your pockets to check if the cellphone is still there.

·         Human Antenna: Stretching your arm to hold the phones at a height in the hope that it’ll get the strongest signal.

Cell Phone Parental Control Options
For some, the idea of monitoring a kid's cell phone is wrong. It's too controlling. It's equivalent to spying and that flies in the face of trusting your kids.Definitely a pain,but one can live without it.Life without cell phones will be like the burger without the party. Its a catch-22 situation. We hate them(sometimes),but cannot do without them. Cell phones shall remain a boon if we realize its role in the society and use it sensibly.

Different Festivals of India

A festival is an occasion of enjoyment and celebration. It brings gaiety and mirth thereby strengthening our bond of relationship and friendship. These festivals also promote social interaction and harmony.All nations have their religious and colourful festivals. However, Indian festivals are known to attract the world due to their harmony, variety, colour and excitement. Being multi lingual and multi racial country Indians celebrates a number of festivals all through the year.In India every country has its own festivals. Thus we can divide the festivals into three categories—national or political, religious and seasonal. Indian festivals have their origin either in religion or in the myths and legends of popular faith. They are celebrated to remember those days and personalities who inspire people. These are the festivals which punctuate the seasons of the year.
National festivals like Republic Day, Independence Day, Gandhi Jayanti and others are celebrated with great patriotic fervour. Now-a-days they have been declared National Holidays,and are celebrated in all parts of the country and in the state capital with a lot of enthusiasm.The capital Delhi is the sea of national celebrations on all occasions. One of the most majestic parades are held on Republic Day.School children apart from the Armed Forces, also participate in the parade.On Independence Day, India’s Prime Minister unfurls tricolour flag and address the nation from the ramparts of the historic Red Fort.Religious festivals and ceremonies are as varied as the people, their customs beliefs and faith. The Hindus, the Muslims, the Christians, the Sikhs all have a large number of festivals in the course of the year. Dussehra, Diwali, Janamashtmi, Idul-Fitar, Rakshabandhan, Christmas are some of the well known Indian festivals.
In Northern India, Dussehra is observed as Vijaya Dashmi celebrating victory of good over evil, of Rama over Ravana. In Bengal, the occasion is celebrated as Durga Puja. This festival is celebrated with gaiety and lasts for five days. Diwali is the most prominent of the Hindu festivals. It is the festival of light. The Hindus celebrate this day to commemorate the return of Lord Rama to Ayodhya after winning the decisive war against the evil forces ofRavana. Most businessmen start their new account books on this day.On this day, from all walks of life illuminate their homes with lights and diyas and children burst crackers. It is an occasion of family get together and exchange of sweets and presents with one another.The Muslim celebrates Id-UI-Fitra. It is celebrated to mark the end of Ramzan. It was during the month of Ramzan that Holy Quran was revealed to Prophet Mohammed. The Muslims fast for whole month and break their fast on Id with feasting.
Christmas is the greatest festival of the Christians. The festival marks birthday of Jesus Christ the founder of Christianity on 25th December. On this occasion carols and hymns are sung in praise of Christ’s in churches and cathedrals.Few festivals became an indispensable part of Indian culture. India is the only country where these festivals are celebrated with great devotion to the Almighty and seasonal variations; festivals offer a welcome break from the daily routine. Festivals have a purifying effect on the minds and bring to the fore value of piety.The main objectives of festivals are to bring people from different walks of life to welcome each section of society with open arms and to forget the narrow differences between one another.

A MEMORABLE INCIDENT IN MY LIFE

It was the first day of September. My result of S.S.C. was to be declared on that day. I had been waiting for the day with anxiety and curiosity. I got up at six O'clock. I .took bath and prayed to God to grant my success. I was somewhat uneasy and restless. My mind was swinging between hope and fear. It was a strange stage of anxiety and expectation. I was not sure what was lotted for me. My parents had high expectation of me. At one moment I was sure that I would pass obtaining Grade 'A'. Again, I feared that if I failed or lost division. It is an established truth that there is also an element of chance in every examination, however good one may be as a, student. In short, I was in a very disturbed state of mind.

The newspaper-boy had not yet come. The sand of time was running out. I was getting more and more restless. At last, the newspaper-boy came shouting. I bought a paper from him. My hands were shaking and heart throbbing. With trembling hands I opened the newspaper within a minute I found out my Roll No. among the Grade A1. I thanked to Almighty Allah for the success which he granted me. Then I ran to my mother and gave her the good news. She was overwhelmed with joy. My brother and sisters got up and rejoiced.

The whole atmosphere of the house was at once changed. Friends and relatives poured in to congratulate me. Tea and sweets were served to all who came. Many of my relatives brought sweet-boxes for me. All were in jolly and happy mood. My mother prepared nice dishes for the lunch. Two of my friends were also invited to dine. Never before I was so happy.

In the afternoon I went to the school. I met the Head Master and other teachers. They all congratulated me. Many other boys also came to school. We embraced with each other. Our joys knew no bound. In midst of all rejoicing. I felt sorry for some of my friends who could not do well in the examination.

In the evening when I returned home. I saw many more relatives and friends who came to congratulate me. My father welcomed them cordially and thanked them for their kind visit. We passed the whole day cheerfully. Infact, it was the happiest day of my life which I shall remember for many years to come.

A visit to a forest

A real encounter to a wild beast, 'The royal jungle king' was my cherished dream. When a long awaited opportunity came my way, I could not suppress my emotions and planned a tour for Gir National Park in north west of Gujarat.
My complete tour was organized through a travel agent. Gir is the only place and probably the last refuge of the Asiatic Lions as told by my agent.
After arriving at Sasan Gir one of the major railhead, I was taken up by the AC tourist cab to 'The Sinh Sadan Guest House' lodge located on the main highway through Sasan. The accommodation had all the modern amenities with hot and cold-water baths and excellent cuisine. After spending a relaxing night, I was all set for a hectic day full of adventure and thrill. I opted for a jeep safari as they are the best ways to explore the wide home of gigantic lions.

As we proceeded, I could enjoy the distinct belt of vegetation found along the main stream. Gir is the mixed deciduous type of forest with teak, ber, and babul trees growing at a long stretch. It was a long pleasant drive through forest covers, having a hilly terrain with plenty of rivers.

Being a wild life enthusiast I wanted to know more about those majestic predators called lions, my well-trained guide and expert aquainted me with the various facts. This Asiatic lion is slightly smaller then its African cousin. It can weigh upto 200-250kg and could be 8-9 feet in length. The best way to observe these beasts in their natural habitat is at dawn and dusk. Gir National Park is a heaven to about 300 Asiatic lions. They are most endangered cat species of the world. The government of India has declared the park as a protected wildlife area and is undertaking constant research to save these species from the point of extinction.

It didn't take us long to sight this elusive mammal. I was wonder stuck at the sight of this Royal family and couldn't stop gazing at, as this was a fabulous treat to my eyes. The cubs were wading in waterhole while his majesty with his queen was enjoying the glance with utmost pride. I have never known a beast so majestic and captivating. I was lucky to be there on Sunday as Forest Department organizes the Lion show, where I came across quite elusive beasts roaming nonchalantly in the wooded forest and could watch the prides of lions on the hunt. It is indeed fascinating to catch the lion in its various subtlety of mood.

The vast Gir forest a coveted home to these wild animals, also treasures chinkara, langoors, wild boar, porcupine and almost 200 variety of bird species along with marsh crocodile, which I could easily spot in the lake of the Kamaleshwar Dam. Apart from lion, Gir has considerable population of leopard, upto 294.

At the end of the day I could only say, to my bewilderment I found much more then I expected .If there is heaven on this earth for these gigantic kings then it's only in Gir National Park.