it was when I was 8 that my parents took the decision to move to India‚ so that I could experience and be a part of the culture that they felt was essential for my upbringing. On moving to India‚ I had to live with my aged grandmother. Being extremely traditional‚ she insisted on eating on the floor‚ having a bath in the verandah and playing traditional games. Often I would be forced to play endless games of ludo with her. Many a times it would be impossible for me to call friends over owing to
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THE MORE WE HAVE THE MORE WE WANT Nowadays we live in a society‚ which is obsessed with materialistic things. In supermarkets‚ shops‚ on the internet also almost everywhere we are surrounded with products which we could buy. Unfortunately people want more and more stuff and are not satisfied with what they have. People have need to own more and more things‚ because the society requisite it from us. The people around us push us to buy new things‚ to have stuff which we really do not need. So the
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something good‚ or is it bad? Most people that I know have been forced to do something during their life that they did not want to do. This can sometimes be good for the person; however‚ it usually does not turn out well. In most cases this doesn’t work because it is normal for a person to not try when they don’t feel like doing something. All people will experience the feeling of not wanting to do something in their life‚ and usually the end result is not what is expected. When I was younger
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In recent years our culture has made extensive technological advancements. While these technological advancements are extraordinary‚ they have affected our culture in numerous ways. The main reason technology affects us in such an immense way‚ is that our culture often does consider or realize the consequences technology will have on the future. Our cultures everyday life has become completely fixated with technology that we often forget our reliance on technology. Therefore we feel no need to recognize
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by Shakespeare that ‘life is a comedy of errors’ which has its ups and downs‚ pros and cons and is not a bed of roses for any individual. In this modern age of industrialization and revolution each one of us has to support our living with our contemporaries by indulging in a tough competition and to survive we ought to supercede in every walk of life to make a world of beautiful tomorrows for ourselves. The will to succeed and overpowering others has to within the nerves of the common man to achieve
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Society‚ in its simplest terms can be described as a body of individuals living as members of a community’ (Oxford Dictionary‚ second edition). To define society‚ the expression‚ individual‚ has to be used and therefore this could suggest that one cannot survive without the other‚ rather like the chicken and the egg scenario; which came first? Durkheim‚ a sociological posivist‚ believed that society was the creator of individualism and to prove this‚ he utilised and investigated into the reasons
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Is Technology Destroying Our Life Technology is a wonderful thing giving us almost instant access to the world’s information. It makes our life easier‚ and enables us to stay in touch with distant friends and family. But it’s not all great. From big stuff like cancer to small stuff like being distracted texting‚ technology is killing us slowly every day. Texting while driving or walking is a killer People hate talking to people on the phone‚ so they’ve taken to texting. The problem with
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Happiness is nothing more than a good health and a bad memory. DEFINE KEY WORDS: Happiness: a mental or emotional state of well-being characterized by positive or pleasant emotions ranging from contentment to intense joy Nothing more: means only good health and bad memory leads to happiness‚ an absolute term Good health: body functions optimally without evidence of diseases or abnormalities Bad memory: forgiving and forgetting; no grudges 1) Good health leads to happiness (: - Living a lifestyle
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Dose the advertising help or harm us? Since the media has been coming in this age‚ advertising is growth very fast such as advertising about food‚ computer‚ beer etc. Because of population is increasing in differences way from year to year‚ advertisers try to persuade and support their products to buyers. Manu people are happy to know about advertising. For my idea‚ advertising really help and harm us. Advertising can help us many points. You can get new information about products from many
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Q: Do men want sex more often than women? A: Yes‚ but women don’t mind it either. Our expert: Professor Marita McCabe Published 16/04/2008 [Image source: iStockphoto] Have your say Is there a difference between men and women in the bedroom? Have your say on the messageboard below. Conditions of Use If you go to any bar‚ cafe‚ party‚ BBQ‚ book club or sporting event (or any other place you’re likely to find men and women) someone will be talking about sex‚ or more specifically who
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