SCIENCE A BOON OR BANE FOR THE SOCIETY Science may be called a mixed blessing. It has made our life peaceful and comfortable. But it has also filled it with fears and tears. The invention of the wheel‚ electricity and wonder drug‚ penicillin has revolutionized human life. Now our life has become safer‚ easier and more comfortable than that of our ancestors. But now we have conquered time and space and have tamed all the forces of nature. We have‚ in fact‚ risen from the lowest position of cavemen
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"Advertisements-- a bane or a boon?" Write a composition either For or Against the subject. at Wednesday‚ January 21‚ 2009 We cannot Escape them. They stare at us from every nook and corner. The highways‚ the roadways‚ streets all have hoardings‚ banners‚ posters screaming about the goodness of the product they are advertising. Cinema posters on busy roads cause traffic jams. Newspapers have columns and columns‚ pages and pages devoted to advertisements. Television and Radio stop their suddenly
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IPL – A BOON OR BANE Twenty20 as a game has finally emerged now - after the World Cup was staged last year; this is the next prominent step. It remains to be seen if this format is used to the best impact or is it being treated just like the proverbial golden goose? With the Indian Premier League season in full bloom‚ the cricketing world has suddenly become exciting and entertaining as never before. The Indian Premier League has brought about a lot of firsts – with the auctioning of cricketers
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YUVA VICHAR MANCH Case Study: Population is a boon not a bane The demographics of India are inclusive of the second most populous country in the world‚ with over 1.21 billion people (2011 census)‚ more than a sixth of the world’s population. Already containing 17.5% of the world’s population‚ India is projected to be the world’s most populous country by 2025‚ surpassing China‚ its population reaching 1.6 billion by 2050. Its population growth rate is 1.41%‚ ranking 102nd in the world in 2010
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Social networking: For years‚ social networking sites didn’t exist‚ but yet people kept in touch. These days‚ with social networking sites becoming a part and parcel of our daily lives‚ there are advantages and disadvantages that come along with them. For example‚ you can make a friend from Timbuktu and on the flip side your account can get hacked and you can find yourself in a big mess. A recent research revealed that teenagers tend to hide the real stuff by using code language you may never understand
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CELL PHONE : BOON OR BANE From the invention of fire to the world of digital‚ man has forced his scientific advance. In this fast moving generation computers are considered to be the greatest gift of science. Cellphones are modified forms of computers which are utilized mainly for communication that have rapidly spread throughout the world in less than 20 years. Even calculation of numerical values‚ storing of data and retrieval of data are possible in cellphones. According to the survey nearly
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extent also for others. I feel the best technological breakthrough was the invention of computers which basically led to further advancement in technology viz the creation of many softwares and hardware. Technology has gifted mankind with various boons but look closely and you will realize that technology have blessed mankind with two very important aspects – facility of communication and creation of time. Creation of phone‚ fax‚ paging services‚ mobile services‚ video conferencing etc are few of
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The overt observation of some knowledgeable persons who passionately feel concerned for the welfare of humanity‚ in the wake of scientific strides and technological triumphs‚ laments that “technology creates more problems than it solves”. Their concern echoes the similar sentiments of thinkers like J.G.Ballard for whom‚ “technology dictates the languages in which we speak and think. Either we use those languages or we remain mute”‚ and for Omar Bradley “our technology has already outstripped our
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ADVERTISING – A BOON OR A BANE? Advertisements are a necessary evil. But they do more harm than good. They have invaded our personal lives and personal spaces and have led to crass consumerism. There should be some watchdog to oversee the advertisement industry. WHEN THINKING of advertisements‚ the age-old question‚ whether the chicken or the egg preceded the other crops up. Similarly‚ was it business or the advertisement industry that came first? We may not have an answer to the chicken/egg
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The Internet: Boon or Bane? The easy answer is ’both’‚ of course. Like every tool we’ve invented‚ the Net can be used for good or ill. The extent to which it is ill-used is not its fault‚ any more than it’s a car’s fault when someone is run over. So many people--overwhelmingly older people‚ say‚ 45 and up--believe the Internet is a vast shadowy jungle‚ where monstrous things lurk‚ ready to tear out your soul and eat it raw. They are right...in part. The "World" part of "World Wide Web" is literally
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