very Good Morning to one and all present here. I am present before you today in this Elocution competition on behalf of my House to speak a few lines on the topic— “Corruption-greatest obstacle for the growth and development of our country.” Corruption is the abuse of entrusted power for private gain‚ is the single greatest obstacle to economic and social development around the world. Political corruption is the use of legislated powers by government officials for illegitimate private gain. Misuse
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MOBILE PHONES HAVE IMPROVED OUR LIVES IN EVERY WAY We live in the era of smart phones and not that smart people. Are mobile phones really necessary or are they just toys that think instead of us and help us escape from our boring lives? On one hand mobile phones are very beneficial. Thanks to all intelligent technological tools‚ you can call or text anyone you want‚ even if they are not close. You can call the emergency if you are stuck in an accident. In addition‚ one of the perks is definitely
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a mental illness in which an individual does not feel love‚ guilt or empathy for their actions. Love‚ though an emotion can also become a physiological and psychological illness. The novella "Princess Mary” is the longest novella within A Hero of Our Time written by Mikhail Lermontov. It focuses on the character of Pechorin and the social chaos he witnesses in his first person-based perspective. From his actions to his thoughts‚ Pechorin could be characterized as a psychopath
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Rising inflation Inflation in India – Nature and Magnitude If it all there is a dream in the minds of India’s policy makers and RBI‚ it is to conquer the unflinching inflation. Of course in a candid tone we can say that it is a pipe dream at least in the context of current times. Inflation needs no introduction. Inflation occurs due to a steep rise in price levels against the normal purchasing level of consumers. In the recent years‚ more than any issue Inflation has plagued the Indian economy
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Can we be Slaves to our Desires? Epictetus argues that we can be slaves to our desires. In one example‚ a man clearly desires power and thinks he gains it by becoming Caesar’s friend; though in doing so‚ he becomes more like a slave. Although he may have increased his social status‚ he proves to be worse off and more enslaved than when he started. He now has to pay attention continuously to Caesar’s every word. He has to agonize constantly over whether the great Caesar views him favorably‚ and
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The Feelings of Falling in Love What is Love? Is it attraction? Is it intimacy? Is it attachment? Love‚ in fact‚ is all of these things combined together. "Love is spiritual‚ not physical. It is a union of souls and hearts and minds‚ not something you can ’t put under your microscope and understand!" Love is an emotion combined with a series of feelings. These feelings can be immensely powerful and wonderful. Romantic love is defined to be an intense emotional state that one person experiences
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university has prepared for you. Although we are going to suffer‚ we should never ever lose our faith during our prime time in the university. You are going to have bright vision. I want to ask you‚ my dear fellows‚ are you still holding your dreams tightly in your arms? I can bet you‚ all of you‚ never want your dream to stay in the past tense‚ but the perfect tense. In the university‚ you are going to face new challenges‚ new difficulties and new dilemmas. Never lose faith‚ go‚ run‚ fly‚ and then seize
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The Dark is Rising series is my favorite book series. I consider it to be the archetype of which modern day writers refer to. When I found out they had made a movie out of the second book I was ecstatic. I thought‚ key word thought‚ it was going to be a great movie. I was very wrong. The second book is titled The Dark is Rising and it’s about a young boy named Will Stanton. Will is the seventh son of a seventh son and he has a prophecy written about him. On his 11th birthday he finds out the he
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Prof. Arbour October 7‚ 2013 Have We Outgrown Our Government? Given the current government shutdown‚ the crisis and anxiety that the country is now facing has now brought to light a question that many do not take into consideration in our current day. Is the current United States government efficient enough to run our prosperous and quite large country? Although many people believe that our government is a Democracy‚ they would be surprised to learn that our government‚ in essence‚ is actually
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Are We Better Than Our Forefathers? In the 21st century‚ mankind is evolving. Now we live our lives in a manner that our forefathers did not. If our forefathers could see the life we live now‚ they would be very disappointed as we are not as hardworking as they were. They worked day and night to achieve the smallest success. We depend on machinery to do our work and because of that‚ people nowadays have grown obese and lazy. Watching television too long can harm our eyes and it affects our physical
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