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    Science and Its Blessing

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    Science and Its Blessing We live in the age of science. Science has provided means of communication. It has advanced agriculture. And introduced new concept in industrialization. We owe a lot to science has led to many inventions have revolution human life. The progress of science has led to many inventions such as those of those of team engine‚ electricity‚ etc. Electricity had brought wonders in our daily life. Big mills‚ manufacturing different goods are established with the help of

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    Dowry an Evil for Socitety

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    DOWRY: AN EVIL FOR SOCIETY DOWRY DOWRY or DAHEJ is payment or agreement to pay any property or valuable security or cash by the bride’s family to the bridegroom’s family along with the giving away of bride (called Kanyadan) .In our society it is generally given by the girl’s family to the boy’s family but in hilly areas it is opposite. SOCIAL EVIL A Social evil is any action or consequence that causes pain and suffering to a person or many members of a society. These are the anti-social works

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    Dowry system is when the bride’s family gives goods‚ money‚ or estate to her husband and his family during marriage (E. Pauls Prine (Ed.)‚ 2008). This practice is mostly common in South Asia‚ specifically the Indian culture (E. Pauls Prine (Ed.)‚ 2008). On the other hand is the practice of bride price system which is where the husband gives cattle‚ land or goods in exchange for a woman’s hand in marriage (Schwimmer‚ 2002). This is mostly practiced in Africa among traditional households‚ where it

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    dowry prohibition act

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    Agenda No.8 REVIEW OF IMPLEMENTATION OF “DOWRY PROHIBITION ACT‚ 1961” The ‘Dowry Prohibition Act‚ 1961’ is being implemented in the country for five decades now‚ but‚ the practice of dowry and dowry related crimes continue to be a matter of concern. National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) data shows that the number of cases reported under the Dowry Prohibition Act increased by almost 25% from 4504 in 2006 to 5623 in 2007 although it fell marginally by a little over 1% in 2008. State/UT-wise analysis

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    Blessing in Disguise

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    Blessings in Disguise Learning how to interact with special needs children in the best life lesson I have ever learned. In many instances‚ it has taught me to be patient and caring. I have also learned not to be judgmental. While spending time with them‚ I have discovered many blessings in disguise. I will reflect on these valuable lessons for the rest of my life and I believe they will help me to be a better person. Generally‚ spending time with these special needs children has taught me

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    Dower and Dowry Confusion

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    Dower and dowry confusion The dower is a sum of money or other property which becomes payable by the husband to the wife as an effect of marriage[1]. On the other hand‚ Dowry is a transaction between two parties involving cash‚ or other valuable articles such as precious metals‚ gems‚ clothing‚ appliances‚ real estate‚ or goods for entertainment‚ made as a condition for entering a marriage contract[2].The dowry system is not recognised in the religion or the law of the Muslim societies but has

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    Dowry System in India

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    FEMALE FOETICIDE AND THE DOWRY SYSTEM IN INDIA Devaki Monani Ghansham Women ’s Studies Research Unit‚ School of Social Work‚ University of Melbourne Townsville International Women’s Conference - AUSTRALIA 3 - 7 July 2002 ~ James Cook University “Poverty‚ Violence and Women’s Rights: ...Setting a Global Agenda” This international conference is for all who care passionately about improving women’s position in the world‚ who demand justice and full human rights for women everywhere and who believe

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    The concept of civil society is elusive‚ complex and contested. There are different meanings and interpretations and over time different schools of thought have influenced theoretical debates and empirical research on their role in development. It is for this reason that this essay attempts to discuss why to some‚ civil society is considered a new broader paradigm of development which has been born‚ while to others‚ it is considered a symptom of intellectual fashion that has come to afflict

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    situation of Dowry in India No sooner did Prof.Nagendra open the door of his room than he slumped on the ground with a shriek of horror with a shriek of horror. Three girls‚ pretty‚ nubile and silently smiling were swinging to and fro in the air. They were the dead bodies of his loving daughters who could not bear his mortifications or not being able to marry them for the want of dowry. Never did Dr. Tandon imagine that his daughters would be strangulated to death for not bringing enough dowries before

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    Science as a Curse

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    produced deadly weapons. The destruction they cause is frightening. Now machines & robots have replaced man everywhere causing unemployment in all places. People will also lose their economic security & self-respect. Hence science is both a blessing & a curse to mankind August 6‚ 1945‚ is not a day to be forgotten. It marks the world’s first use of an atomic bomb‚ which was dropped on the Japanese city of Hiroshima by the U.S. Military. Three days later‚ the United States dropped a second atom

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