In India today a lot of attention is given to the plight of girl children and the position of women in Indian society. At the heart of this problem is the practice of female foeticide‚ the unnaturally low ratio of girls to boys‚ and the 54% literacy level for women in India as a whole. In April 2008 PM Manmohan Singh launched the country’s biggest ever campaign against the practice of female foeticide at the National Meeting on “Save the Girl Child”‚ and his commendable speech is printed below
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The Salad of My Life In my short seventeen years of living on this wonderful planet‚ I have embraced many situations and encountered numerous people who have made me who I am today. I commonly refer to myself as a salad‚ because I am a mixture of many different qualities‚ experiences‚ and aspects that make me‚ me. Coincidentally‚ my favorite food is Caesar salad so I consider myself a Caesar salad. I have three laws of life I live by‚ and I compare these to the three main parts of me‚ a Caesar
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Back in my hometown there used to be a myth that I loved based on why our sun rises and sets everyday and I’d love to share it with you ‘Let’s Begin’. A long long long time ago there once was a young boy who had hated to be in the shadows. He had feared that there was a monster lurking beneath the shadows to steal away all of the unsuspecting children. Due to this fear he befriended the ever so loving sun that protected all of the young children of the land. Laughing and talking with the sun he and
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‘Life is too easy for young people today’; something often said by members of older generations‚ particularly those of the baby boomer generation that followed the Second World War and are now in retirement. Were as some may read this and nod their heads in agreement‚ the world is a different place to what it used to be. Young people may seem to have it easy‚ but in many ways‚ they have it much harder then anyone could imagine. In the times of old‚ a teenager could leave school and go straight
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Annotated Bibliography “Abortion: When Does Human Life Begin?” Issues & Controversies On File: n. pag. Issues & Controversies. Facts on File News Services‚ 22 Aug. 2005. Web. 27 Mar 2014. In summarization of "Abortion: When Does Human Life Begin?”‚ pro-choice and pro-life advocates both have completely different viewpoints concerning when a human life is considered just that‚ a human life. Pro-choice advocates tend to believe that the fetus is not considered alive until it can survive on its
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When my dad was around my age‚ he wanted nothing more than freedom. My dad grew up on a farm in a small town. Once he was old enough to live on his own‚ my dad built himself a log cabin. My grandfather had offered to pay all of my dad’s bills‚ although my dad denied the offer. While I am sure that my dad regrets refusing my grandfather’s proposition‚ it shows the sense of autonomy that fostered my childhood. I was not raised like the typical American child. My parents raised me to question existing
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Comparing life today with life fifty years ago‚ there are many dramatic changes. There are new forms of media such as Television and the Internet. Family structures and emphasis on values today are nothing like what they were fifty years ago. Even people’s life goals and outlook on life are different. With all of these changes it is no wonder why people believe life today for a teenager is far harder than it was fifty years ago. Teenagers fifty years ago lived a sheltered life compare to those of
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‘Life is too easy for young people today. They lack challenges and don’t have to fight for anything’ Write an article for a magazine of your choice which persuades your readers that this statement is either right or wrong. (24 marks) I’m a fifteen year old boy living in London. So I guess I fit in the category of ‘young people’. I have been hearing the statement ‘Life is too easy for young people today. They lack challenges and don’t have to fight for anything’. But recently it has been said
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"My immediate goal is to gain admission to the College of Law. I know that I will be able to receive a top-notch education that will allow me to fulfill my potential as a contributing member of society. As a young boy‚ I dreamed of becoming a police officer or a fireman. Of course‚ many young boys my age harbored similar aspirations. However‚ I was not attracted to these professions for their obvious action and bravado. What made the people who performed these jobs special to me is that
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As a student‚ I lead a life of honesty and simplicity. By habit I get up early from bed and clean my parts of the body and brush my teeth with a brush. I take physical exercise to keep my body healthy and fit and if it becomes advantageous for me‚ I take a walk of about one kilometer. I get refreshed with the morning walk or a little exercise and then prepare myself for the study with utmost sincerity. It is against my principle to put off today’s work for tomorrow or to have any private tutor
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