Shankar Sen welcomed the participants. The session started with the introduction to the background and context of the issue of corruption. Mr. Sen informed the participants about the level and dimension of corruption in different states of India and how India has become one of the most corrupt countries according to a study by Transparency International‚ which examined the magnitude‚ prevalence and dimensions of corruption in these states. It was felt that there is an argument that corruption slows
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advantages and disadvantages of how practicing can affect one’s life of playing a instrument or becoming a musician. The author shows what it mean to be a musician with fear ‚ doubts‚ discoveries and failure. Stated in the story it says “Practicing is striving‚practicing is a romance ‚ but practicing is also a risk ‚ a test of character ‚a threat of deeply personal failure”. The author show’s the challenges taken to become something you want to be. On Being A Cripple by Nancy Mairs is about the
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Is Education Making Kids Less Smart? More and more studies and articles are coming out every year saying that our education system is plummeting downward and each year it is only getting worse. In particular‚ it is the nation’s high schools that are falling behind and not a lot of effort is being put forth to change this hopeless and vicious cycle. Most people blame the students saying they are not yet disciplined enough to care about his or her education and others say the teachers are only interested
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“On Being a Cripple” Reflection This essay is very different because she points out a word that defines her and then describes how it doesn’t define her. When Mairs was a graduate student she got diagnosed with MS‚ a disease that slowly shuts down your basic body functions and ability to move. She doesn’t like the fact that she has this disease but she accepts it. She knows that dwelling on it and being sad all the time won’t fix anything. This is very brave in my opinion‚ when you have had
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The author Dave Grossman‚ in his essay “We Are Training Kids To kill‚ talking about how he believes that media and modern day technology and violent video games are reasons for child violence worldwide. Grossman goes on to relate and use his experience in the military to the violence in the youth and younger generation as emphasis. In the article Grossman is very disturbed regarding today’s youth. He starts off by mentioning about the cluster of suicides that occurred in the 1970’s due to local
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Why Kids Turn to Drugs There is no simple answer to why a young person might begin using alcohol or other drugs. Many times‚ it is a combination of several factors‚ including society‚ family and peers. They may turn to drugs to escape stress or loneliness or to overcome shyness in social situations. They may want to be seen as grown up or as a risk taker. Or‚ they may simply be curious. Teens often want to be like their role models as well. So‚ if their favorite music group‚ older sibling‚ parents
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Kids or No Kids Candance Bacco March 3‚ 2013 The title of my paper is called Kids or No Kids. Today married couples have a big decision on whether or not they want kids. I start out my paper by talking about how important this decision is and how it effects other people. Then I start to talk about all the pros of having kids. After that I point out all the cons of having children. The next part of the paper is all about the pros and cons of not having kids. As you will see there are a lot
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Throughout the years there have been many changes in our education system‚ money and time have been invested to benefit students in their future. Despite these efforts however‚ the fact that we are lacking behind in various subjects remains. Instead of improving‚ our education system seems to be deteriorating and has lost the value it had. It’s not surprising to see that most of the high school graduates are unprepared for college or work‚ even after more than 13 years of preparation they still lack
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things pertaining to kids should be banned‚ but I beg to differ. I’m pretty sure companies intentions aren’t to corrupt the mind of children‚ but to only make a profit from their merchandise. Now‚ it is understandable for a parent to be on the fence about these advertisements because i’m sure we have all seen a ad that simply wasn’t for the eyes‚ and ears of a child‚ but a company has to do almost what ever it takes to sell their product by any means. Yes‚ it is known that kids under the age of eight
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schools. These influence youth to buy certain products that may or may not be good for them. Advertising unhealthy food is ruining peoples lives. In the video” The Myth of Choice: How Junk-Food Marketers Target Our Kids “ by Anna Lappé it states that only 16% of youth get their healthy fruits and vegetables. That 1 in 3 kids eat fast food everyday. This leads to various diseases such as ‚ Heart Disease ‚ High Blood Pressure ‚ Asthma ‚ Obesity ‚ Type 2 Diabetes and even Cancer. Now ‚ half of the calories
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