Single words and their expansions printed on 20/12
One words

Agenda - Item of business to be considered at a meeting.
Aggressor - One who attacks first.
Amateur - One who does something for pleasure.
Amnesty - A general pardon of political offenders.
Anarchist - One who plans to destroy governments.
Anniversary - The yearly return of a date.
Antidote - A substance that acts against the effects of poison.
Anonymous - That which of unknown authorship.
Arbitrator - One appointed to settle disputes.
Atheist - One who doesn’t believe in the existence of God.
Autobiography - The story of a person’s life, written by that person.
Bankrupt - Unable to pay one’s debts.
Bigamy - Having two wives/ husbands at a time.
Bigot - One with narrow religious thoughts.
Biography - The story of a person’s life, written by another.
Bilingual - One who speaks two languages.
Brittle - That which can easily broken.
Catalogue - List of books/ articles.
Cannibal - One who eats human flesh.
Carnivorous - One who eats meat/ flesh.
Cemetery - A place of burial.
Colleagues - Those who work in the same office/ dept.
Coach - One who trains sportsmen.
Contemporary - Living at the same time as another.
Conductor - A person who collects fare on public vehicles.
Conscription - Compulsory enrolment for military services.
Congregation - An assembly of worshippers.
Cosmopolitan - That which belongs to the whole world.
Credulous - One who easily believes.
Democracy - Govt. by representatives of the people.
Detective - One whose business is to find out criminals.
Diplomacy - The art practiced by statesmen.
Dictatorship - Govt. by an absolute leader.
Egoist - One who thinks only of oneself.
Edible - That which is fit to be eaten.
Efficacious - That which produces the desired effect.
Effeminate - Behaving more like woman than a man.
Exchange - Giving and receiving in return.
Extempore - A speech without preparation.
Emigrant - One who leaves one’s country to settle elsewhere.
Epidemic - A disease that spreads over a large area.
Fratricide - Killing of one’s brother.
Fastidious - Hard to satisfy one’s taste.
Germicide - That which kills germs.
Herbivorous - That which lives on herbs.
Honorary - An office without any pay.
Homicide - Killing of a human being.
Hospitable - Fond of entertaining guests.
Impenetrable - That which can’t be penetrated.
Impregnable - That which can’t be taken by force.

How to present data on survey results in IELTS exams.

Over 60 percent of employees in India ready to quit
Even if the going is tough in the market, more than half of the people surveyed are ready to quit job, switch the professions or take break. 62 percent of the respondents were ready to consider quitting; taking a career break or shifting to a firm with flexi-work options in order to handle the family responsibilities better, said a survey.

According to the findings of the survey conducted by Outlook Business and Avtar Career Creators, the high competition at work place, lead employees towards extreme job conditions and they are gradually realising the need for family life. The survey was conducted on 745 private sector employees between November and December 2009, and was done across seven cities - Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai, Bangalore, Hyderabad and Pune across varied sector, including FMCG, IT, ITES, consulting and telecom.Also, the survey found that as many as 40 respondents felt that internal issues of the company are responsible for unhealthy work life balance and an equal number said they know people who took a break or resigned last year due to their responsibilities at home. There is a crying need for work-life balance measures. Hyper competition has meant all the stops are being pulled out for customer service, which leads to extreme jobs. There is a renewed awareness and interest in personal life, the survey said.According to the survey, while 38 percent of the respondents blamed the location of the workplace for bad work-life balance, 44 percent believed a balanced life would give them time to study or train further."In a society filled with conflicting responsibilities and commitments, work-life balance has become a predominant issue in the workplace," Avtar Career Creators' Founder-President Saundarya Rajesh said.

Humans are exploiting the existing resources far beyond their needs causing huge ecological deficit. How is this situation going to affect our future life? Suggest your own ways to cut down on this ever-increasing deficit.

A write up
by Ms. Bindu K. Joy

Since time immemorial, man has been depending on the environment for most of his basic needs. But, because of the Industrial Revolution, the machines and factories of the western world changed production forever. According to Worldwide Fund for Nature’s bi-anneal report, our over-consumption is threatening ourselves and all our species with extinction. 50 words

There is a decline in the Planet’s capacity to provide food, fibre and timber and absorb carbon monoxide. We are using 25% more resources than are renewed naturally in a year. Uncontrolled deforestation and habitat destruction is the cause for the world’s man-animal conflict. This growing pressure on ecosystem may threaten both biodiversity and human life. For example, the deforestation endangered the biodiversity of the Amazon rain forests. According to some Environmental Groups’ latest findings, the ecological ‘overshoot’ will be 100% by 2050, making the likelihood of large scale ecosystem collapse likely and conflict and political tension certain. 100 words

There are many ways to cut down on this ecological deficit. The increasing population can be slowed down by having smaller families. Thus we can improve the equality of life and reduce consumption. Using excessive resources for the production of goods should be prevented. Reclamation of land through better management and protection of soils, fisheries and forest will help lot. Cooperative Societies and Self Help Groups can do great service in this direction. And above all, instead of demanding exotic foods we need to learn to make do with locally available foods. 90 words

In short, all growth must be sustainable by the environment and brought about in a manner that seeks to nurture nature. This can be achieved by factoring the environment in all our projects, and proper assessment of the environmental impact of all such ventures. 45 words

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1.

Spending on defense is on the rise even when nations, both poor and rich around the world, have got several pressing domestic issues which need great financial outlay.

What do you think are the causes of this mounting defense expenditure?
Do you think defense spending can be cut down someway?

2.

Though poverty alleviation is said to be the responsibility of the State, some say, the richer section of the society can do a lot to do away with poverty. But it does not happen due to many factors.

What are the factors that stand on the way of poverty alleviation?
Do you think the rich can do something about it? If yes, how?

3.

Water shortage is going to grip the whole world very hard shortly, and life is going to be very difficult unless available water is wisely managed.

Is water shortage manmade or it is a natural development?
In what all ways can water be used optimum?

4.

Though security to life and property is safeguarded by the state for ages, many people suffer from insecurities of many sorts these days compared to the past.

How safe was human life and property in the past?
What difference do you see in today’s life with regard to security?

5.

Human society is currently witnessing unprecedented developments in all walks of life and, as a result, there are visible changes in social, personal and cultural life of the people.

What are the changes you see in your place?
Do you think these changes are for good?

Jaypees. 8.30 pm 9/12/09

Investing in education: the Indian intelligence
A. Jayaprakash.

It is money. It is investment. And it is returns, no matter what. This is the mindset of Indian parents. They go to any length and travel extra miles to find an intelligent investment option even when it is something pertaining to their children’s education. It starts much before a baby gets born, and this investment pursuit even goes up to the extent of blocking a Medical or Engineering seat in one of the premier colleges or institutes investing millions.

Some parents are ready to pay 3 to 4 million Indian rupees for a medical seat. But some parents are so intelligent that they beget intelligent children, and these wizkids forego all odds and grab the much coveted 4 million worth seats out of sheer intelligence and hard work. It is just wonderful to see brilliant children just doing it. The investment side of education is applicable more to those parents who stubbornly believe that their getting-to-be-bourn kids are wizards and they would make it to the Medical or Engineering seats.

This notion gets shattered when they come to terms the SSLC or Plus 2 results. Without realizing their potential and limitations, these parents identify high end schools, pay for the seat, and even register for an admission to upcoming courseware which would revolutionize the very way the world rotates. Their calculations come crashing and they go for seats that are hawked out for sale. They invest there. They wisely invest with their eyes set right on returns. Once their kids transform themselves into Docs and Execs, the parents find themselves on top of the world. Now it is time for returns. If they had paid three or four million for a seat, they are going to make millions all through their life using their kids.

Their market is so big. NRI dependent patients, obsessed with the fear of death, are out there to pay millions to keep themselves alive for a day or two more. Multinational business tycoons are whirling around our just-out candidates. They grab and offer them pay cheques big enough to make a few millions look much smaller in a few years’ time. So it is returns all the way. New, budding parents; invest in education and rest assured that your money is bound to get appreciated many times more than what your wildest imagination has ever expected.

Never ask your kids what they want to study. Never spare a minute to understand the fears and anxieties of your kids. Never bother if they commit suicide out of academic pressures. What our country needs are Docs. Execs. Artists, writers, danseuse, cartoonists, actors, novelists, journalists, scientists, thinkers, philosophers, reformers, social workers, teachers, guides, resource persons, intellectuals, administrators, humourists, comedians, creative artist and innumerable similar inevitable and highly rewarding social resources are not investment-friendly areas.

And if ever you find any traits of the above social human resources in your kids in their formative years, take all possible steps to nip that trait in the bud, and stuff your kids’ little brains with equations and information and thus lead your kids to the mesmerizing landscape of money, material and mammon worship.

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Feeding kids with lies and Lays alike
When it comes to parenting, we Indians have a rare flair of feeding our kids with all kinds of nonsense. The tradition of such parenting has started taking its toll and families have started experiencing untold miseries triggered by their own kids..

Vaatupura A Jayaprakash.
PARENTS HAVE always been role models for kids of all ages. This has been endorsed time and again, everywhere in the world. This is a similarity found in all cultures and when cultures communicate and exchange their niceties, naturally there will be polarisation in parenting too.
Howsoever hard and fast that polarisation might be, when it comes to real parenting, we Indians have a rare flair of feeding our kids with all kinds of nonsense, thinking that it is all for the children’s good. And the children, who have the rare faculty of not differentiating between what their parents are doing and what they are supposed to do, pick up wrong signals and precedents from a very early age, and become the chips of the old blocks by the time they come of age and be parents themselves.
The tradition of such parenting has started taking its toll, and families in this subcontinent have started experiencing untold miseries triggered by their own kids. It starts from basic human habits to telling lies and committing crimes. Eating too much, drinking, smoking, disclaiming and dishonouring, scaring and browbeating and so goes the list.
However, our children pick up these evils, don’ts and lies the same way they chip down fatty Lays chips, cookies, wafers and other confectionaries. What is the price the modern nuclear family pay for this? What is the risk the kids come to shoulder when they come of age? How is this going to put the society to ransom in the long run? We parents hardly take time off to think about it. We are obsessed with the welfare of our kids, and we feed them with flat lies and fatty Lays alike. The consequences are manifold.
The kids become the replicas of their parents; with everything attached, both good and bad.
They take things for granted thinking that if parents do, it must be right. A kid grown with a lot of browbeating turns out to be a bully.
If the parents tell lies or break their promises, or fail to keep their word, the kids of such parents will also have the same traits in the long run.
When parents are not able to imbibe qualities that last for a lifetime, children pick up the worst qualities from other social agencies, and these qualities last for a lifetime and beyond in the form of familial ignominy.
Mothers force-feed their kids. They do it as if the kid is going to die if he skips a meal. This feeding tendency leaves the kid fed up with food. He or she resorts to eating junk and drinking deadly beverages.
If the need is for maintaining restraint, attitudinal balance, being responsible etc are not taught in the family, kids naturally grow into wanton boys and girls.
Commitments like caring for the weak, elderly and lonely, either in the family or in the society, have to be nurtured in the family ambience itself, and as and when there is an occasion for the parents to be committed and responsible, they have to be so in such a way that their kids pick up this lesson at an early age itself. But do we do this?
What the parents do is that give some lame excuses and lie right in front of their children to free themselves of their responsibilities.
When someone seeks help from our family, we have to help him or her according to the nature of the help and our limitations. Instead, many parents play hide and seek when someone approaches for help. Can we expect our kids to be different when they grow up?
It is unhealthy to eat out for long, and it is hazardous to eat junk food. How many parents are ready to shun such habits? How many new parents have the tolerance to teach their kids the need for maintaining a healthy diet regime?
We feed our kids with all the junk available in the market, and we boast of their chubby size, tastes and the nowhere seen talents and skills. And the kids in turn happen to grow up in a world of illusionary achievements and false prides. Can they ever be what they actually are? We spoil our kids the same way we toil ourselves for their welfare.
Television eats on our health, wealth and happiness. Why are our kids too tip-toeing the same line? They are put in the rut by their own parents.
Consumerism is taking us to new lows everyday; still we take our kids to supermarkets and stuff them with all types of nasty tendencies like buying things we don’t want, buying much more than what we want, eating things that are hazardous, and finally feeding them with a regular doses of ‘use and throw culture’.
No wonder, modern materialistic and monitory criteria that reflects our social, personal and moral values are meticulously copied by our offspring, and they transform themselves into chronic insensible figurines, symbolising falsehood, lies, greed, hypocrisy and snobbery; the dirty and disastrous signs of modern parenting.
It is investment all the way, and the talk of the family is all about returns. The power of money is equated with prestige; and eventually the finer lines that demarcate good and bad, vice and virtue and modesty and malice, truth and falsehood are made to look non-existent and meaningless.
Thus, a generation slowly gets deprived of those humane values that have had much greater sway on human civilization and sustenance than any material or monetary possession ever had. The ugly face of modern parenting is visible in our families, day in and day out.

Will our kids ever be able to grow into beings of virtue and values?

Among us are innumerable parents who go that extra miles and ensure that their kids pick up good social, personal and cultural values from their parents themselves. There are parents who try to transform their kids into better beings than what the parents had been when they were kids. There are parents who dedicate their whole life carving a niche for their kids by the sweat of their blood. Some parents practice impeccable lifestyle so that their kids would follow their footsteps.

However, in a heterogeneous society like ours, their number is dwindling. Thanks to the pressures exerted by modern market, material and monitory forces, the alien cultures and civilisations that come to play in our society via our so-called modern world order, dictate new benchmarks. The consequences of this cultivated benchmarks of falsehood and felony are so ubiquitous that a little slice of it could be seen on the faces of our modern kids who are raised by lies and Lays alike: by their parents themselves.

Our dining tables: Our duties, demeanor and responsibilities
Vaatupura A. Jayaprakash

Food and family life go together in all cultures. Down the ages generations have evolved themselves more out of their own food cultures than out of anything else. Their eating habits have inscribed in them indelible marks of social values, duties and responsibilities which got incessantly promoted at their dining circles. It has been so until recently.

Lately, there developed a great attitudinal shift in this connection, and present generation has evolved a new food culture. This new attitude has started costing our social and family values dearly, and the most visible impacts of this crazy consumption psychosis is not just the medical uncertainty we find at our five star hospitals but it is the abysmal character and behavioural disorders we find in our new generation.

Our dining times of lore have silently given way to eating sprees at food courts and junk joints. We carry home alien dishes; we hangout and savour sandwiches, French fries, McDonalds, KFCs, pizzas and suck up those aerated cokes and colas. Coupled with these are our 24/7 working environment which leaves precious little to be expected of our new generation. They are what they wolf down. Junk.

Since our society is not so generous to accommodate a junk culture for long, it is time we looked at the finer side of this change in food habits and its impact on our character and behaviour. How we prepare our food, the way we eat that food, the times we eat it and who we eat that food with etc. have got much more to offer us by way of behaviour and character. This is a very rare process through which individuals get groomed themselves up to the expectations of the family and society they belong to. See how that grooming exercise works:

· A full-fledged kitchen is the laboratory that records and maintains the health indices of a given family.
· All the ingredients that go into the making of a traditional dish are components of a course of medicine.
· The hands, along with the mind and its mood, that prepare the dish leave a rare taste to it, and it is unique for every kitchen and the family it belongs to.
· It is not the quantity that matters when we eat at our family diner, rather it’s the quality with a tinge of love and likes that matters.
· Father, mother, sister, brother, some elders, like grandparents or relatives, together with a few occasional guests would make every dining an exclusive experience.
· When we eat food like this three times a day fairly unfailingly for quite sometime, we not only follow a balanced diet, but also we imbibe in our children a great sense of belonging, sharing, understanding, and above all a deeper sense of character and behaviour peculiar to our family and the culture.

It is, I repeat, it is this sense or the sensibility that we lose out when we go for an alien food culture. Besides the medical calamities our new generation comes to hit at eventually, we are losing out on our own ‘foodholds’ which have been evolved out of centuries. One day it would go extinct, and the coming generation would have to depend solely on a foreign food culture. Naturally, the new generation will come to have a character and behavioural order alien to our native culture and family values, contrary to our duties and responsibilities.

If ever we could identify a single human activity that has caused abysmal fall in social, family, personal duties and responsibilities, it is this: our fast disappearing family dining experience. Therefore, there is urgent need for reinventing our ethnic food culture so as to expect our new generation to be showing better signs of behaviour and character and respect for values that are indigenous to our make and of course our demeanor.

An exercise/sport you like

Swimming
· Swimming is probably the closest one can to be the perfect exercise.
· The buoyancy of water protects the joints of the body from exertion.
· The cushioning that the water provides makes swimming a special and safe sport.
· It tones our entire body while providing an excellent cardio vascular workout.
· It strengthens ones heart muscles and also improves delivery of oxygen to muscles.
· It is suitable for all age groups, whether one is nine years or ninety years.
· So, it is right to say one is not too young or too old to swim.
· And when it comes to expense, we can say swimming is the cheapest means of getting exercise.

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An exercise/sport you like

Tennis
1. Tennis is of course an excellent sport, and it is getting popular even in rural areas.
2. Recreations tennis improves over all stamina, speed and strength.
3. It also enhances generally body coordination and agility because it demands change of body positioning to hit the ball.
4. And we need to change of direction very abruptly during play.
5. The sport employs nearly every muscle group,
6. Particularly those of the arms and legs get the best of movements.
7. It increases flexibility because so many moves especially the serve, require a full range of motion.
8. Something special about this sport is that it gives us company
9. And the every time there is a will to outperform our companion.
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An exercise/sport you like

Cycling
· It is probably the most convenient and interesting sport activity available in our countryside.
· Especially when it is recreational, cycling is the best.
· It is a low impact exercise, especially appropriate for people who are unable to do weigh exercise.
· It is a non-weight bearing sport.
· The weight of the cyclist is borne by the saddle.
· It is essential that one should select a bike suited to one’s needs. What is required is this:
· Set the saddle to the correct position,
· Sit on the saddle and place the pedal on the lowest position.
· When we put our heel on the pedal, the knee need to come slightly bent.
· That is what one needs to do to get the best of cycling.
· It is only when the cyclist and the body are in harmony with each other that optimum performance can be achieved.

End of the text. 115 words

Introductions to seven questions.

Onto writing a paragraph on your own: www.jpsukham.blogspot.comNo less than 40 words: Time 60 Mns.

1. Investing in children is the best thing a state can do to its future. Comment on it.

When it comes to nation building, investing in children is the wisest thing a state can do to itself because children are the future resource or asset of a nation, and intelligent and healthy children will take a nation to new heights. 40 words

2. All medial professionals need to be required to work in rural areas for a certain period of time before they are allowed to take up any foreign assignment. Do you agree with this?

Making of a medical professional involves huge investments. But many professionals leave the country right after their studies. This needs to be discouraged. So it is good to make it mandatory that they serve the poor for some years before they go abroad. 42 words

3. All tourism destinations need to be held and run by the state. What is your opinion on this?

It is a fact that tourism is a huge industry and a revenue earner too. They are diverse and mostly run by private individuals. And running all these different tourism destinations cannot be done by the state because it involves huge investments and infrastructure. 43 words

4. If farm sector is not given as much importance as what is given to industries, a nation cannot achieve progress. Do you agree with this?

Progress of a nation is determined by many factors both big and small. Most important ones are farming and industries. Actually, these two are equally important because, without farming and ensuring food security, no country can achieve any industrial progress. 41 words

5. As ensuring water security to the state is the job of the state, all water reserves need to be controlled by the state. Comment on it.

It is a good idea for the state to control all the water reserves because water is precious. It is becoming scarcer, and misuse is the main reason for this. So if the state could control water reserves, water crisis could be solved to some extent. 45 words

6. Children undergo great stress before and after their exams. What are the causes and effects?

Exams have always scared children, and they suffer a great deal of stress before and after their exams. This is increasing day by day, and there are so many factors leading to this, and the effects of this stress are many. 40 words

7. Children undergo great stress before and after their exams and it is stress much higher today compared to the past. Why? Suggest your own ways to de-stress students.

Stress and strain before and after exam is not something new. But compared to the past, children today are exposed to greater stresses. It is mainly due to rising competition. There are so many ways to bust these stresses; like communication and counseling. 41 wordsStudy the above introductory paragraphs and see for yourself how plainly the topic is introduced and how comfortably you are taking the reader to the following paragraphs.

Write in your own way. Do not spend too much time on this. It all takes only 10 minutes. Once the introduction is done, the rest will follow if you have a skeleton of the essay prepared by storming your brain quickly. Good luck. A jaypeedoc. 20/11/09. Storming. www.jpsukham.blogspot.com

Spending on leisure is on the rise over the years, and this tendency has made leisure into a big industry involving huge investments.·

What are the cause and effects of this change?

Intro:1. One of the ingredients of happy life
2. Leisure makes life worth living
3. Life without leisure is unimaginable
4. Balanced life involves many things
5. Leisure is the spice of life.

Causes:·
Fast paced life leaves no room for leisure·
Time is calculated in terms of money·
Availability of tech-supported leisure·
Private participation in leisure·
Leisure got redefined into spending·
Nuclear family is popular

Effects:
1. Industrialization spoils peace
2. Traditional ones will go extinct
3. Leisure sans any involvement
4. Ignores the very purpose
5. Pressure on the environment
6. Makes man a tool, machine a master.

Concl:· It is good to enjoy the new ones·
Ignoring the native leisure options is no good·
Leisure has role. It is not mere free time.·
Industrialization may spoil its very purpose·
Leisure needs to be involving and enlivening

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Some people believe that luck is something that favours a select few people, while others are of the opinion that it is the result of sheer hard work.

How do you look at these two viewpoints? Prove your points with examples
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Though luck makes great differences in the lives of some people, there are differing views on whether luck is something that favours a few or it is the outcome of hard-work. An objective analysis may reveal that it is hard work that makes even the luckiest stay so all through his or her life. 45 words

It is obvious that luck favours some in the form of opportunities, unexpected wealth, birth right or providence. Some people are lucky by birth, some get lucky when they make use of the opportunities rightly, and there are some who happen to be lucky by winning some raffles or lotteries. In all the cases, being merely lucky is not enough to be successful all through one’s life. For example, if a poor man, who happens to get a million dollar lottery, is not able to manage that fortune effectively, he will end up nowhere and he may even become poorer than what he was. 90 words

On the other hand, there are innumerable examples to prove that some people are lucky just because of their grit, determination and hard-work. What makes them lucky is nothing but their being able to identify the hidden fire in them. Once it is identified, they would do everything possible to foster it and get the best out of it. For example, our former President A.P.J Abdul Kalam had a very humble beginning. But he was able to identify the scientist in him in his very early age itself. He kept on chasing that dream through great difficulties. He later proved himself to be not only lucky but world-famous as well. Had he not been working harder, would he have ever been lucky or popular? No. 100 words

So, looking at both the angles, it is right to conclude that luck is something that needs to be identified rightly and pursued relentlessly through hard work. Of course, there may be stray instances in which one may remain lucky with no reason at all. But real luck hardly favours whose who are not hard-working. 45 words

280 words.
jaypees.

Some are of the opinion that art and literature are supposed to fight against the ills and evils of the society, whereas some others say, art and literature are personal expressions meant for entertaining the people.

• How do you look at these two view points?

It has always been a controversy whether art and literature have some social role, or they are for their sake only. I feel that art and literature have a social role to play by criticizing the evils and bad practices of the society. This can be done in an entertaining way too. 45

When it comes to their responsibility of fighting against the evils of the society, it is right to look at the history of the world. We can cite innumerable examples to prove that art and literature have been instrumental to initiating changes and remedying social evils. For example, Indian freedom struggle was a success because the thinkers, artists and writers of those times had been able to project the evils of aggression, and people were able to respond to the calls of the freedom fighters by way of messages carried across the society via art and literature. 90

However, there is no denying the fact that art and literature are personal expressions. It is true that people go creative, and produce arts and literatures in order to express their feelings and thoughts. These feelings and thoughts have some social relevance and all their contributions naturally reflect the society they live in. The cartoons of R.K Lexman, the renowned Indian cartoonist, are typical examples. He has been able to express his feelings and fears he had of his society through his hilarious cartoon strips. However, there are some personal creations like music, dance etc, and they be viewed as something just to entertain people. 90

To conclude it, it is right to say that art and literature have always been powerful enough to make changes in the society and they have helped eradicate several social evils. It goes without saying that some of them are just for entertaining people. 40

265 words
Jaypees.doc. exam-going. 16/11/09

Multiple questions.
How do you know that? Did you know that?
How did you do it? Didn’t you do it?
How do they arrange the party? Did they arrange?
How did the students reach in time? Didn’t the students?
How could he operate the computer? Couldn’t he?

Why are you late? Aren’t you late?
Why do they want me to do it? Don’t they want me to?
Why are they coming here? Aren’t they coming?
Why did the driver stop the bus? Didn’t the driver stop?
Why do children dislike your class? Don’t children?

When are you going to Madras? Aren’t you?
When will you go to Madras? Won’t you go?
When can you complete this work? Can’t you complete?
When do they plan to return home? Don’t they plan to?
When do the politicians understand the poor? Don’t the poli

Where are they staying? Aren’t they ?
Where are you planning to settle down? Aren’t you planning to?
Where is the chief guest staying? Isn’t the chief?
Where can you find this much corruption? Can’t you find?
Where will you deposit this money? Won’t you deposit?


Who is he, the man next to the chief guest? Isn’t he the man?
Who are they, the boys in the front row? Aren’t they the?
Who are you waiting for? (somebody) Aren’t you waiting?
Who is there (anyone) in my office? Isn’t there any?
Who are they (students)playing cricket? Aren’t they playing?


First read the questions and understand the word order and meaning.
Then remove the interrogatives like when, where etc. and read the questions and understand the word order and meaning?

Multiple questions are easy to ask and it is a two way process that helps you learn more questions. More questions mean more conversation. You might remember. Good luck


Asking and answering is what conversation is all about.

1 Why don’t you do it?
2 Why can’t you do it?
3 Why won’t you do it?
4 Did you do that?
6 Didn’t you do that?
7 Does he do it? Did you do it?
8 Can you do it?
9 Can’t you do it?
10 Could you do it?
11 Couldn’t you do it?
12 Could you have done it?
13 Couldn’t you have done it?
14 Why can’t I do that?
15 Will you be doing it?
16 Won’t you be going there?
17 Will they be accepting your offer?
18 Should I do it? Shouldn’t I do it?
19 Would you accept this job offer?
20 Would you have accepted it, if they gave you Rs.10,000/-?
21 Wouldn’t you have accepted the offer, if they made it before?
22 Couldn’t you have been a doctor, if you had selected medicine? 23 Wouldn’t your father have retired this year, if he lived?
24 Wouldn’t the teachers have been working till 4, if there were no strike?
25 Wouldn’t you have worked yesterday, if there were no hartal?
26 Is it a matter of pride? Does it rain now?
27 Isn’t it a matter of pride? Is this bus going to TVM?
28 Was that an accident? Wasn’t it an accident?
29 Are they worried about you? Were you on your way home?
30 Aren’t your parents worried about you?
31 Were the students in the hall? Were marchers pelting stones at?
32 Weren’t they appearing for exams?
33 Weren’t the police at the site? Were they watching all?
34 Were the police at the site?
35 Has he got a car? Has it got an AC built-in?
36 Have we got anything more to do? How will you react if you win?
37 Haven’t they reported yet? Have we been asked to stay here?
38 Has he reported now? Will they be giving you 30 days’ leave?
38 Have they been asked to return today?
40 Haven’t they been asked to collect it?
41 Had he been in Madras before he went to Bombay?
42 Had the ministers been in the Gulf before they visited Washington DC? What the hell are they going to do in DC?
43 Has he got enough money in his account?
44 Has the bank got enough funds for today?
45 Has the locker got a number lock?
46 May I use your car? When will you get back?
47 Might they be reporting today?

Heritage tourism: what it is?

Cultural heritage tourism (or just heritage tourism) is a branch of tourism oriented towards the cultural heritage of the location where tourism is occurring.

Culture has always been a major object of travel, as the development of the Grand Tour from the 16th century onwards attests. In the 20th century, some people have claimed, culture ceased to be the objective of tourism: tourism is now culture. Cultural attractions play an important role in tourism at all levels, from the global highlights of world culture to attractions that underpin local identities. Culture, heritage and the arts have long contributed to appeal of tourist destination. However, in recent years ‘culture’ has been rediscovered as an important marketing tool to attract those travellers with special interests in heritage and arts.

Heritage tourism is the fastest growing segment of the tourism industry because there is a trend toward an increase specialization among tourists. This trend is evident in the rise in the volume of tourists who seek adventure, culture, history, archaeology and interaction with local people.

Heritage tourism is important for various reasons; it has a positive economic and social impact, it establishes and reinforces identity, it helps preserve the cultural heritage, with culture as an instrument it facilitates harmony and understanding among people, it supports culture and helps renew tourism. Cultural heritage tourism has a number of objectives that must be met within the context of sustainable development such as; the conservation of cultural resources, accurate interpretation of resources, authentic visitors experience, and the stimulation of the earned revenues of cultural resources. We can see, therefore, that cultural heritage tourism is not only concerned with identification, management and protection of the heritage values but it must also be involved in understanding the impact of tourism on communities and regions, achieving economic and social benefits, providing financial resources for protection, as well as marketing and promotion.

Heritage tourism involves visiting historical or industrial sites that may include old canals, railways, battlegrounds, etc. The overall purpose is to gain an appreciation of the past. It also refers to the marketing of a location to members of a diaspora who have distant family roots there.

Decolonization and immigration form the major background of much contemporary heritage tourism. Falling travel costs have also made heritage tourism possible for more people.

Another possible form involves religious travel or pilgrimages. Many Catholics from around the world come to the Vatican and other sites such as Lourdes or Fátima. Large numbers of Jews have both visited Israel and emigrated there. Many have also gone to Holocaust sites and memorials. Islam commands its followers to take the hajj to Mecca, thus differentiating it somewhat from tourism in the usual sense, though the trip can also be a culturally important event for the pilgrim.

Heritage Tourism can also be attributed to historical events that have been dramatised to make them more entertaining. For example a historical tour of a town or city using a theme such as ghosts or vikings.

Answer the following questions:
1. Define heritage tourism?
2. Why is it becoming a fastest growing segement of tourism?
3. Why is it becoming very popular today than it was in the past?
4. What all things come under heritage tourism?
5. Why do more and more people go for this tourism now?
6. Cultural heritage tourism is mainly concerned with two things. What are they?

Write no more than 150 words about heritage tourism possibilitiies in your country?

Corporate crimes - crimes, both financial and material, committed by corporate houses to augment their profit or enhance their market value - are found to be fleecing huge amounts off unsuspecting consumers, and most of the time these crimes do not get the attention they deserve.

• Why are corporate crimes rampant, and why do they not get due attention?
• Suggest a few ways to minimize these crimes.

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Advertising as a marketing exercise is found to be exploiting all possible means to lure customers to new products and services. One such ploy is to exaggerate the merits of a service or product. However, advertising serves us in many ways.

• What advantages does advertising as a means of information offer consumers in general?
• What are the disadvantages consumers suffer when facts and figures are exaggerated?

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Many celebrities - from politicians to films stars - are found to be promoting their children in their own fields, and ensuring that they are also in the limelight. Some say that it is their right to promote their children in their own fields. But there is yet another view that fame and name are to be earned out of one’s merit and difference.

• How justifiable is the right to make one tread his or her parents’ paths?
• How far can you endorse the latter statement?

jaypee. 9 pm. 11.11.09

Celebrations: The social science behind them
By. jaypee

What is the social science behind celebrations? Have we ever thought of how would our life be like without celebrations? Has anyone ever had the inclination to wholeheartedly participate in a particular celebration which is not his/her celebration? What purpose does a celebration serve when it is celebrated in isolation? And finally, if celebration is an occasion for better human well being, cannot all celebrations be participated by all? It is the last question I would like to answer in a social-scientific perspective. I think this line of thinking has got some relevance in today’s world of individual, polarized and nuclear celebrations?

What is a celebration?
It is an event that marks a special occasion. This may happen in a person’s life, family, school, community, society or the whole country!
They may include birthdays, presentation day, the opening of a new building in the community, or those days the whole nation celebrates - when our victorious cricket team is welcomed home.
Strengths of celebrations
If we look at the greater strengths every individual society enjoys in these days of polarized world of individual successes, we can see that celebrations down the ages, celebrations pertaining to individuals, families, societies, communities and nations, have contributed greatly to strengthening their social fabrics. This contribution is a kind of input to integration, and this is meticulously being done by people of all ages without knowing the very fact that they are doing something that cannot be equated in terms of any cache of money human exchequer could hold. So we are societies unique and at the same time different in our own ways.
‘In social science parlance, celebrations are periodic reinforcements that every society and individual needs to have for their own better subsistence in the constantly changing social orders of all times’. These celebrations themselves may take up changes, but the changes they take up due to their being subject to changes in attitudes, influences and other socio economic forces have a rare quality of adjusting themselves with the society they represent. This ubiquitous nature of celebrations makes people of all times absorb the changes as they are, and the days that follow coolly accept the fact that a particular celebration has taken up a ‘timely’ change in its form. What form we make it to have today is its ‘societal actual’ form, because it is not the form that keeps the social fabrics strengthened, rather it is the state of mind that celebration brings in to the minds of the people that does the miracle.
Weakness of celebrations
Do celebrations have some weaknesses? Or are they able to make some kind of weakening in the social, personal and cultural order of an established society? Social scientists say these celebrations are as constructive and strengthening as they are destructive and weakening. How does it happen? It is hard to believe that celebrations have done many damages to the society. These events are free times, and people do have a tendency to take everything for granted when this or that not-socially-acceptable activity is carried out during a celebration.
People conveniently cut it into what they call, it-is-not-everyday-we-get-to- do this or that. But in real terms, the licensing spree a celebration puts in the minds of the growing generation gets rooted deep as they grow up. And celebrations recur every year. When there is regularity for something, there is room for more possibilities. Possibilities portent practices. And when it comes to practices, it is worth remembering that unless they are good, they are worst. No celebration should be allowed to extend venues to pick up practices that disrupt the fabric of the society. Celebrations are for cementing healthy social activities; healthy social coexistence of people beyond borders set by religions, faiths and the so-called philosophies.
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Virtual words

Believe me, never ever are you going to find a language learning section like this one anywhere in the world of language learning books. The section named Virtual Words is going to fascinate you for sure. Many a times you would say, “yea, it is true, I have been aware of these words for long, but never did I know that they could have been this helpful when it comes to speaking”.

This is my finding that those who speak English better use these words to make their language convincing, clear and impressive. These words are used in all forms and tenses, but when it comes to their lexical forms, they are all the more useful. You will find these words getting into your language very often. But you would have had many occasions in your spoken language learning experience in which you wanted to be expressive in speech but failed to be so and you compromised your thoughts with alternative expressions.

There are ten such select words to help you out in such situations. They are simple and friendly without many linguistic complications. They are as common as find and keep. They are as common as get and look. They are as common as turn and run. And they are as common as seem, make, go and appear.

Let me make it clear here leaving no room for suspense anymore.

They are

o Find and keep
o Get and look
o Turn and run
o Run and appear
o Go and make
These ten ubiquitous words will help you really greatly because they are such flexible words that you would find scores of usages and applications for them in their corresponding slots in the dictionary. The point I would like to make you understand is this; these words are there virtually everywhere in your language.
No more discussion on these words. We are going to see them expressed. You have to study them. Along with that I request you to look for these words when you talk and listen to people. When you read English, keep an eye for these words.

1. Find and keep
2. Get and look
3. Turn and run
4. Run and appear
5. Go and make

Find and keep

1. Find something for me to survive on.
2. Did you find him last week?
3. Finding it difficult, he left his job.
4. Doctors are trying to find a cure for this.
5. I don’t find any reason in it.
6. How do you find India?
7. In the beginning you may find it hard.
8. Government’s funds find their way to wrong hands.
9. We have to find a lot of money for this.
10. Suddenly, I found myself lost.
11. He has found himself like this many times.
12. You will find yourself asking a lot of questions.
13. It is easy to find fault with others.
14. If you want to exist, find your voice and let it be heard.
15. Will you please find me something to write with?
16. Where do you find this much unemployment?
17. How can they find it out?
18. Is it a very big archeological find?
19. They have got many such finds in their museum.
20. How are you going to find it?

Though a good number of sentences above take the word find in almost-same manner, on close observation, you will understand that they all have their own finer and tender difference in meaning or sound of echo.

Combinations in conversation: Try to use these combinations to put in your ideas into english


A logical grouping of English words that help us create a complete idea.

Can cannot
Can be cannot be
Could could not
Could be could not be
Could have could not have
Could have been could not have been

May may not
May be (maybe) may not be
Might might not
Might be might not be
Might have might not have
Might have been might not have been

Should should not
Should be should not be
Should have should not have
Should have been should not have been

Must must not
Must be must not be
Must have must not have
Must have been must not have been

Will/would would not
Will/would be won’t be
Would have would not have
Would have been would not have been

Is am are was were be been
The Manger is /an Indian/ young/ Mr. Joseph/ tall/my friend/his relative/retiring this month/ efficient/angry/happy/above 55/ below 35 years/ promoted/dismissed/on leave/ one Mr. Tom.

The guests are/were from Bombay/England/friendly/angry/checking out today/Manages of a company/ on their annual vacation/ above 40 years/below 50 years/ at the front office/visitors launch etc. and the negatives.

I will be 25 next month/late/a manager within 2 years/in Bombay, the UK tomorrow/ calling you/meeting your manager/ sleeping then/ leaving at 5/ promoted/ dismissed/ questioned/over.

They (plural) have been/our guests for long/ friendly/cooperative/staying here for long/angry/a great company throughout their (his) stay/asked to check out before 7/to this place many times before.. He she, it (singular) has/had been….
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1.
School drop out rates are much higher in poor nations, and many poor nations do not seem to be offering any kind of alternative education arraignments to see that these dropped out students are brought back to productive life.

• What are the causes for this gross neglect suffered by the dropouts?
• Do you think they pose any threat to the well-being of the society in general?

2
Some employers keep their employees as temporary trainees and probationers, whereas some employers keep their employees permanently in the payroll and satisfy all their requirements.

• What advantages do they enjoy?
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3.

Modern employment environment is so demanding that employees happen to suffer from a lot of work related hazards, and the intensity of the same is making many employees quit their jobs frequently.

• What do you think are the reason for this mounting pressure in the work place?
• How does this pressure impact the work force in general?

4.

With the mounting health care expenditure due to several factors, the need for having a personal health regime is generally felt and many people are found to be turning towards healthy lifestyle practices.

• How common is this tendency in your place?
• What do you think are the factors that keep the medical bills spiraling up?

5.

Children these days are much more informed and enlightened than those in the past. However, when it comes to real life situation, many are found to be failing to catch up with the changing demands of their times.

Some say it is due to the changes that take place now much more frequently than before, whereas some others opine that it is due several other individual factors.

How far can you endorse these two viewpoints?

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1. Emerging economies around the world are finding it hard to cope with the fast changing technological innovations, and the advanced economies, on the other hand, are reaping the best out of technology, making the poor ones lag behind still further.

Therefore some people believe that advancements in technology are a bane whereas there are others who take them the other way round.

How do you look at this proposition?


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Though being fast moving and doing several things in the shortest time possible is the order of the day, being slow-paced too does have its relevance.

What advantages do these two propositions offer for people?




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Some people believe that life has much more to offer for those who are ready to take risks than what it does for those who are not.

How far do you agree with this belief?


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Though disasters claim enormous amounts of money and resources every year by way of rescue, relief and rehabilitation, many governments do not seem to be taking timely and effective measures to avert or mitigate the impacts of disasters.

How far is it true that such States are depriving citizens of their right to life and property?
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Right to life and property is a constitutional right, and if ever the state is found to be not doing anything against disasters, it is a clean case of constitutional violation. This indifferent attitude of the State is criminal, and the citizens can claim damages for the loss. 45 words

All democratic constitutions around the world assure its citizens of protection for their life and property. However, it is a fact that hundreds of thousands of people die every year by way of disasters of various types and dimensions. Unfortunately, the pity is that governments are able to alert people and mitigate the effects of disasters. But many States stay away from this constitutional responsibility. This lukewarm attitude claims lives and resources; two things the State should give protection to. This can be avoided if the State is foresighted enough to control disasters and mitigate their impacts. If a State fails to do, it can be considered as a case that deprives the citizens of their basic rights. 90

However, we cannot ignore the fact that there are disasters both manmade and natural. And many of them are either predictable or not-so-easily predictable. Still, timely intervention or appropriate pre-emptive action can cut down considerably on the impacts of disasters of any type. Needless to say, the State has the responsibility to do it, and by doing so, such States will be making great savings in the form of precious lives and property worth millions. As life is the most precious thing in this world, no State can sit idle when disasters pose threats and claim lives out of blue. States are legally bound to give protection to the lives of the people. 85

The above points make me conclude that the State has the moral responsibility to safeguard the life and property of its citizens. When disasters are left to wreck havoc on the lives of people, the States are actually depriving citizens of their basic rights at all counts. 40 words

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Spending on advertisements by household appliances manufactures in India for four consecutive business years


The table breaks up data on adspend made by different house hold appliances manufacturers for four consecutive business years. The figures are in millions of Indian Rupees.

It is obvious that Samsung spent the most in all four business years. In 2003-04, it set aside 50 million rupees, and this figure kept on increasing over the years with 2004-05 recording a 50% increase, and the following years saw a slight increase of 10 million rupees from the previous years’. Recording more than two times increase, Samsung crossed the 100 million mark in 2007.

Coming to LG, their corresponding figures for the years were 45, 89, 91 and 92. It is evident that the first two years had remarkable rise in ad expenditure; nearly two times. In 2005 and 2006 there was very limited increase. When it comes to Whirlpool, it had the least outlay with 2003 earmarking only 25 million. The following years had the figures like 35, 45 and 48 respectively.

It is interesting to note that minor market players under the category called ‘others’ had spent sizeable amounts along with major brands. Their corresponding figures are: 36, 57, 61 and 72.

That ends the report.

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Some are of the opinion that art and literature are supposed to fight against the ills and evils of the society, whereas some others say, art and literature are personal expressions meant to entertain the people.

How do you look at these two view points?

It has always been a controversy whether art and literature have some social role or they are for their sake only. I feel that art and literature have a social role to play by criticizing and highlighting the evils of the society. This can be done in an entertaining way too. 45

When it comes to their responsibility of fighting against the evils of the society, it is right to look at the history of the world. We can cite innumerable examples to prove that art and literature have been instrumental to initiating changes and remedying social evils. For example, Indian freedom struggle was a success because the thinkers, artists and writers of those times had been able to project the evils of aggression, and people were able to respond to the calls of the freedom fighters by way of messages carried across the society via art and literature. 90

However, there is no denying the fact that art and literature are personal expressions. It is a fact that people go creative, and produce arts and literature in order to express their feelings and emotions. These feelings and emotions have some social relevance and all their contributions naturally reflect the society they live in. for example, the cartoons of R.K Lexman, the renowned Indian cartoonist. He has been able to express his feelings and fears he had of his society through his hilarious cartoon strips. However, there are some personal creations like music, dance etc, and they be viewed as something just to entertain people. 90

To conclude it, it is right to say that art and literature have always been powerful enough to make changes in the society and they have helped eradicate several social evils. It goes without saying that some of them are just for entertaining people. 40

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Task I 20 mnts. No less than 250 words


Spending on advertisements by household appliances manufactures in India for four consecutive business years


Brands
2003-04
2004-05
2005-06
2006-07
Samsung
50
75
85
101
LG
45
89
91
92
Whirlpool
25
35
45
48
Others
36
57
61
72

Figures are in INR millions




Task II 40 mnts. No less than 250 words




Some are of the opinion that art and literature are supposed to fight against the ills and evils of the society, whereas some others say, art and literature are personal expressions meant to entertain the people.

How do you look at these two view points?
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All centres of learning need to include private sector HR personnel in their curriculum committee because they are the ones who decide on the skill-sets and qualifications required for the changing needs of modern employment environment.
• Do you think it is a good idea? If yes, state reasons.• What are the changes you see in today’s employment environment?The idea of including HR personnel in the curriculum committees is gaining popularity all over the world. This is a good idea too, because modern employment environment is governed more by private sector than by public sector, and the former is witnessing great changes as well.

It is a good idea primarily because, Private Sector organizations are the biggest employment providers. They demand excellent quality and skill-sets from prospective candidates who seek employment with them. For example; private sector employers offer huge pay packs because they want to get their done professionally. So in order to ensure that professionalism, all centres of learning need to include a few HR personnel in their curriculum committee so that the latter can suggest the type of quality they expect of candidates whom the centres groom out.
This is much important today than it was before because today’s privates sector employment environment is witnessing great changes almost on a daily basis. The major change is the arrival of IT enabled services in offices. Secondly, there is rising competition between organizations and this demands all employees to be competent and up-to-date. Thirdly, new jobs are emerging everyday, and these jobs demand newer skills and qualifications. So it is change and the need for change all the way. The above points make it clear that education needs to be employment oriented, and the need for including HR personnel is more important today than it was yesterday. Looking at the changes in today’s career scenario centres of leaning need to keep better rapport with employment providers. 45 words255 Words jaypees. 11.40 am 6/4/09
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Some people argue that power needs to be vested in the hands a person, so that he or she can employ that power to make changes and developments in the society. But, some others say power needs to be decentralized in such a way that different stages of development can be looked after by different people.

Which view do you endorse, and state why?

Intro.

Changes demand power
There are differing views
Decentralization is better.

Second para:

Absolute power corrupts
Limited skills and abilities
Changes demand discussion
May lack agreement

Third para:

It’s democratic
Ensures transparency
Makes difference
Holistic progress

Concl:

Ensures efficiency
Absolute power is not liked by all.

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Health hazards like tobacco and alcohol products are legally sold by the State and the victims of this abuse are a problem for all societies. So it is argued that it is the job of the State to rehabilitate these addicts as the latter is the primary beneficiary by way of tax.

How far can you agree with this?

It is a fact that tobacco and alcoholic products are sold legally and many people get addicted to the same. But when it comes to rehabilitating the addicted, it is difficult for the State to do the whole job. However, the State has to provide medical care to its people. 45 words

First of all, we need to understand that State endorses the sales of these substances because it is a huge source or revenue and the manufacturing and marketing of these products is as old as human habits, and we cannot simply stop it. Secondly, no State is asking its citizens to buy these health hazards. Rather all harmful products carry messages on them warning the user that it is harmful. Still people use them and become addicts. Therefore, the state cannot be held fully responsible for the rehabilitation of substance abuse victims. 85 words

However, we cannot forget the fact that the revenue the government collects is used for the welfare of the people. When it comes to the welfare of the State, it is the welfare of the citizens. So those who are suffering from addiction related ailments need to be given adequate medical care. It may not be complete rehabilitation; rather it is a kind of alleviating the problems of those addicts who, either out of habit or compulsion, contribute much of their earnings in the form of tax to the State. And the State may partly fund general rehabilitation centres, not ones exclusively for addicts. 95 words

The above points make me conclude that rehabilitation of addicts is not the sole responsibility of the State. Rather people need to be intelligent and thereby stay away from addiction-prone habits and tendencies. No state can fully rehabilitate addicts. 35 words

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School children these days are found to be more aggressive and unpredictable compared to the ones of the past. Some social scientists say it is poor parenting that makes them so, whereas some others say it is due to falling social values.

· How far are these two viewpoints acceptable to you?
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Divorce: though it is on the rise compared to the past, it offers some advantages. What are the major ones, and why is its umber is rising?

Gone are the days when marriage was considered as an event which takes place in heaven. With the developments in all walks of life, today institution of marriage has become a market, and eventually, divorce rate is booking. Though it evokes an outlandish feeling, it offers many advantages, and it is necessitated by several factors. 50 words

Divorce, though a painful word to hear, it offers many benefits to husband, wife, and children if any. Primarily the root cause of greater percentages of divorce is marital conflicts. The consequences will affect children. For children, it is always better to stay with either mother or father than with fighting parents. In these cases, breaking of marital relation acts as great boon for all parties. Secondly, today in almost all families, husband and wife are financially independent and hold good professions. Of course, this favourable atmosphere makes both the parties think in terms of leading independent lives. 95 words

On the flipside, we should focus on why this trend is more common today than it was yesterday. First of all, in the olden days, women were strictly confined to domestic areas, and their activities were restricted among the four walls of the house. But the scenario has changed and now women have thrown off the shackles of domesticity and they have the power to stand on their own. In addition to this, marriage has become a commercial exercise. Many people consider marriage just as a function for enjoyment and no one recognizes the value of marriage. No wonder, divorce is on the rise. 95 words

In short, the points make it clear that, divorce rate has been increasing compared to the past, and to some extent it offers a few advantages as well. However, as family is considered the basic social unity, it is always good to lead a happy family life. 45 words

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Though aqua-tourism prospects are widely being exploited world over, it is a fact that this tourism is doing much more harm than good to the people and ecology. So it needs to be discouraged.

· How far do you agree or disagree with this?

It is a fact that aqua tourism, as tourism genre, is doing great harm to people and ecology since it operates on water. So the need for discouraging it is important, but we cannot simply ignore its potential though. 40

Keeping the available water clean and preserving water reserves undisturbed are of greater importance than what water based tourism is likely to generate by way of revenue. It is evident and a fact that many automobiles are on the move on water, and the effluences they discard are doing great harm to the biodiversity. Coupled with this is the wastage of fresh water for entertainment purposes in water theme parks. Conducting races on water, taking expeditions under water etc disturb aqua life. So the need for discouraging aqua tourism is felt more today than ever. 95

However, aqua tourism as an industrial component is so powerful that it is able to generate great revenue and employment opportunities to people. So it is hard to simply ignore it, rather, instead of promoting further activity on water, we may be able to develop efficient alternatives means to ensure that water bodies are not harmed. Since the whole world is facing pollution based problems leading to shortage of drinking water, wasting water for tourism is not a good idea. However, we need to develop technologies to make use of aqua tourism potential without doing much harm to water sources. 90 words

To conclude it, it is right to say that any development exercise needs to be sustainable and eco-friendly. Otherwise, life on earth in the long run may not be possible. So, aqua tourism does need to be water-friendly. 35 words

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1.
Conventional academic programmes- BA, MA, B.Sc. M. Sc. Etc- are becoming unpopular due to the advent of specialization in education. Some say that we can do without conventional qualifications, while some others say, we cannot.

· Which view do you agree with?

2.

Though aqua-tourism prospects are widely being exploited world over, it is a fact that this tourism is doing much more harm than good to the people and ecology. So it needs to be discouraged.

· How far do you agree or disagree with this?

3.

Food culture of a given society is decided more by its agriculture, geographical and climatic peculiarities than by other factors like improving standard of living thanks to developments and availability of alien foods.

· Comment on this statement?

4.

It is argued that if children are given freedom to commit mistakes in process of learning, they are likely to pick up skills and knowledge much faster than it is the other way round, where children are directed not to do any mistakes.

· How do you look at this viewpoint?

5.

Though investing in sports and games is said to be doing great service to the nation and its populace, in monetary terms, this financial exercise does not look viable. So it is good not to invest a lot in sports and games.

· How far can you agree with this?

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With health care expenditure mounting due to several varying factors, the need for having a personal health regime is generally felt and many people are found to be turning towards healthy lifestyle practices.How common is this tendency in your place?What do you think are the factors that keep the medical bills spiraling up?

Today, people are much more conscious of their health than those in the past. This could be attributed to the mounting healthcare bills. There are several factors that lead to these spiraling bills, and, yes, it is common in our place too. So people are picking up healthy lifestyle practices. 50 words

There are several indicators that show that in our place too people are conscious of their health and many are ready to adopt healthy lifestyle practices. Firstly, it is the health clubs and fitness centres mashrooming around us. For example, there are health-clubs incorporated, independent and personal ones at apartment buildings, private sector organizations and in individual homes. Secondly, many people are frequenting play grounds and sports facilities to keep themselves fit and thereby cut down on medical bills. Thirdly, today people are choosier about their food habits. All these prove that healthy lifestyle tendencies are making a come back around us too. 95 words

When it comes to those factors that lead to the rising medical bills, first and foremost reason I find is the industrialization of medical care. As the government is unable to provide health care for all, private participation takes place, and their aim is to make money. Naturally, they charge huge bills for services, particularly super-specialty services. This situation is made more complicated by the obsessive attitude of people towards their health. They are ready to pay hefty sums for keeping themselves alive for a day more. Rising cost of Research and Development, presence international pharmaceutical giants and their market ploys too play some roles in this. 95 words

To conclude, being healthy has always been important in all societies down the ages, but lately, the socio economic changes and hectic lifestyles have made many people ignore this fact. However, it is good to know that people are going back to healthy lifestyle practices. 40 words


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Sunday, August 9, 2009
1.
School drop out rates are much higher in poor nations, and many poor nations do not seem to be offering any kind of alternative education arrangements to see that these dropped out students are brought back to productive life.

What are the causes for this gross neglect suffered by the dropouts?Do you think they pose any threat to the well-being of the society in general?

School dropouts are an issue in all developing nations. The fact that they are dropouts should not make them feel ignored. Unfortunately, that is the case. So the need for putting them back to tract is very important. Else, they will pose many problems to the society. 41 words

If we look at the reasons why they are left in the lurch, the major one is the fact that their number is so huge, and accommodating then in different set is far beyond the reach of these poor nations. Secondly, these dropped out ones are engaged in some activities, and they do not put in their case in front of the authorities. This is a blessing in disguise. Thirdly, these poor nations get great number of new entrants to education, and the looking after them is a major responsibility. In such a poor state of affairs, accommodating the dropped out ones does not come to the picture. 95 words

However, their presence in the community cannot be ignored. If we do so, there will be problems. Firstly, the human resource loss will be so huge, and it will threaten the growth of the society. Secondly, these undereducated, poorly skilled people will cause social disharmony as they remain underprivileged all though their life. Thirdly, their families will never go to achieve any social growth as they have failed to get quality education. In such a scenario, developing societies can hardly afford such a loss of human resource, and the threats they pose. 95words
To conclude it, accommodating the dropped out is of paramount importance for all societies. Otherwise, the growth of a society will get halted, and their presence will lead to many inequalities. We cannot afford to neglect them.40 words.

jaypees. 270 words

1.
School drop out rates are much higher in poor nations, and many poor nations do not seem to be offering any kind of alternative education arraignments to see that these dropped out students are brought back to productive life.

What are the causes for this gross neglect suffered by the dropouts?
Do you think they pose any threat to the well-being of the society in general?

2
Some employers keep their employees as temporary trainees and probationers, whereas some employers keep their employees permanently in the payroll and satisfy all their requirements.

What advantages do they enjoy?
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3.

Modern employment environment is so demanding that employees happen to suffer from a lot of work related hazards, and the intensity of the same is making many employees quit their jobs frequently.

What do you think are the reason for this mounting pressure in the work place?
How does this pressure impact the work force in general?

4.

With the mounting health care expenditure due to several factors, the need for having a personal health regime is generally felt and many people are found to be turning towards healthy lifestyle practices.

How common is this tendency in your place?
What do you think are the factors that keep the medical bills spiraling up?

5.

Children these days are much more informed and enlightened than those in the past. However, when it comes to real life situation, many are found to be failing to catch up with the changing demands of their times.

Some say it is due to the changes that take place now much more frequently than before, whereas some others opine that it is due several other individual factors.

How far can you endorse these two viewpoints?

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1.
School drop out rates are much higher in poor nations, and many poor nations do not seem to be offering any kind of alternative education arraignments to see that these dropped out students are brought back to productive life.

What are the causes for this gross neglect suffered by the dropouts?
Do you think they pose any threat to the well-being of the society in general?

2
Some employers keep their employees as temporary trainees and probationers, whereas some employers keep their employees permanently in the payroll and satisfy all their requirements.

What advantages do they enjoy?
Jaypees.doc. 10.8.09.www.jpsukham.blogspot.com

3.

Modern employment environment is so demanding that employees happen to suffer from a lot of work related hazards, and the intensity of the same is making many employees quit their jobs frequently.

What do you think are the reason for this mounting pressure in the work place?
How does this pressure impact the work force in general?

4.

With the mounting health care expenditure due to several factors, the need for having a personal health regime is generally felt and many people are found to be turning towards healthy lifestyle practices.

How common is this tendency in your place?
What do you think are the factors that keep the medical bills spiraling up?

5.

Children these days are much more informed and enlightened than those in the past. However, when it comes to real life situation, many are found to be failing to catch up with the changing demands of their times.

Some say it is due to the changes that take place now much more frequently than before, whereas some others opine that it is due several other individual factors.

How far can you endorse these two viewpoints?

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Over the years, E-Reading is becoming very common among people thanks to the advent of people-friendly technologies, and the number of people who go for printed books and visiting libraries is dwindling.
What advantages do people enjoy reading electronically?
Do you think the days of printed books have been counted;
say, there is not going to be any printed book in the long run?

Consumer fairs, exhibitions and shopping festivals are being conducted much more frequently today in third world nations than ever, and these events are said to be doing both harm and good to the people.
What advantages do people enjoy out of these commercial events?
Do you think their advantages outweigh the disadvantages?

In the name of media responsibility, visual media is found to be broadcasting images of people and visuals of private properties without the permission of the people involved. Some say that this is a violation of rights.
Do you think it is right to broadcast images arbitrarily?
Suggest your own ways to make this media observe privacy principles?

Corporate crimes - crimes, both financial and material, committed by corporate houses to augment their profit or enhance their market value - are found to be fleecing huge amount of money off unsuspecting consumers, and most of the time these crimes do not get the attention they deserve.

Why are corporate crimes rampant, and why do they not get due attention?
Suggest a few ways to minimize these crimes.

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Many celebrities - from politicians to films stars - are found to be promoting their children in their own fields, and ensuring that they are also in the limelight. Some say that it is their right to promote their children in their own fields. But there is yet another view that fame and name are to be earned out of one’s merit and difference.

How justifiable is the right to make one tread his or her parents’ paths?
How far can you endorse the latter statement?

jaypee. 9 pm. 4.8.09

1.

Spending on defense is on the rise even when nations, both poor and rich around the world, have got several pressing domestic issues which need great financial outlay.

What do you think are the causes of this mounting defense expenditure?
Do you think defense spending can be cut down someway?

2.

Though poverty alleviation is said to be the responsibility of the State, some say, the richer section of the society can do a lot to do away with poverty. But it does not happen due to many factors.

What are the factors that stand on the way of poverty alleviation?
Do you think the rich can do something about it? If yes, how?

3.

Water shortage is going to grip the whole world very hard shortly, and life is going to be very difficult unless available water is wisely managed.

Is water shortage manmade or it is a natural development?
In what all ways can water be used optimum?

4.

Though security to life and property is safeguarded by the state for ages, many people suffer from insecurities of many sorts these days compared to the past.

How safe was human life and property in the past?
What difference do you see in today’s life with regard to security?

5.

Human society is currently witnessing unprecedented developments in all walks of life and, as a result, there are visible changes in social, personal and cultural life of the people.

What are the changes you see in your place?
Do you think these changes are for good?

Jaypees. 8.30 pm 3.8.09

1. Some say, spending hugely for raising a personal home and maintaining it is not a good idea when there are houses built, furnished and maintained and kept out for rent.

· Do you think is a good idea to raise a building spending hugely?
· What advantages people enjoy when they live in rented places?


Jaypees. 145 pm 3.7.09

1. When all the rich, a very small minority, happen to hold the whole wealth of the world and go living luxuriously, a huge majority is in abject penury and paltry living condition.

This disparity does not show any sign of reduction all the unprecedented growth and human development for decades notwithstanding.

· How is this situation getting reflected in your immediate society?



2. Though child labour is taken as a social evil in all societies, the number of children who get involved in this heinous practice is on the rise.

· Look at the causes and effects of this social evil.


3. Conservation of wild animals and maintaining of their habitat are claiming a sizeable amount of money from the exchequer every year. But it is argued that wild-life as such does not contribute much in accordance with the size of money it takes ever year.

· How do you look at this argument?

4. Though access to information is giving people great strength, a great majority feel that gathering information and having not much opportunities to use the same is as good as not having access to information at all.

· How far is belief acceptable to you?
· If not, how worthwhile it is to have access to all information?

5. With the emerging trends in the employment environment, the younger generation is found to be going after tailor-made academic and technical qualifications and fetching hobs. They, in turn, turn away from conventional academic qualifications.

· How is this situation going to affect the society in general?
· Do you think it is important to pursue conventional qualifications?

In many cultures men and women show great interest in getting married to each other from the same family line itself. But in some cases, the opposite is the case; they get married to new/unfamiliar families.

What advantages do they enjoy out of these two nuptial arrangements?
Jaypees.doc
When it comes to choosing a life partner, different cultures follow different approaches. Some people find it comfortable to get married to one from their own family line, while others go for an all new family. Both the options have their own merits. 45

If we look at the advantages of getting married to one from one’s own family lineage, the most important one is that there is no room for any confusion on the qualities of the bride or groom. They know each other for long, and such a marriage is an additional reinforcement of their relations. Secondly, finding a suitable girl or a boy in this world of competition and confusion really is a hectic task. So marriage from the same family line saves a lot of time, money and energy. Thirdly, such marriages are likely to remain strong and last longer. These are the major advantages. 85

In the same vein, there are several advantages for a marriage from an all new family. Primarily it is the strangeness of the parties that makes such a marriage exciting and challenging. Secondly, marriage is not simply a union of two individuals, rather it is a meeting of two families basically, and two cultures, to put it broadly. Thirdly, a marriage of two strangers offers plenty of opportunities for both the parties to exchange their family values and the same will contribute greatly to the sustenance and spreading of core values far and wide. These are the major merits. 85

As both the options offer equal number of opportunities, it is good to be following any one depending upon the cultural values and interests of the people. However, the spirit of marriage as a social institution needs to be preserved no matter what approach one takes to it. 45

Jaypees. 31.7.09
3 pm

Some people say gender based discrimination can be reduced to a greater extent if household responsibilities could be equally distributed among the family members: husband and wife, male and female children.

How do you look at this view point?

In the past, caste based discrimination, unsociability and male dominance existed in societies around the world. With strict legislations, now socialists say that they were extinguished. But traces of gender based discrimination are getting reported. This problem could be solved to a great extent if we address it from the very root of it, the family. 50 words

It is opined that discrimination between genders could be curtailed if household responsibilities are equally divided among its members. As the society is patriarchal, the practicability of the above said view point is very low. As long as the society remains concerned about the males, equal distribution of family responsibilities will not work. Although the member of the family practice gender parity at home, they may not be allowed to do so in a social platform where they live in because the rest would consider it awkward and outlandish. 80 words

However, this problem could be tackled if it is considered seriously. Firstly, awareness should be given to the public about the harmful effects and its prospects. Secondly, public should be encouraged in all possible ways to put in their best efforts to it, and those who are ready to accept changes should be welcomed accordingly. Thirdly, empowerment of women in all walks of life should be made through reservation in the government and private sectors. Finally, we should seek the help of media to change the mindset of the people. 80 words

To conclude, as long as the people remain unwilling to accept change, the measures taken towards achieving any social goal cannot be implemented effectively. With this attitude, people are doing great harm to the future generation. In order to accept changes, one should be able to identify oneself with the rest. 50 words

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Written by Shilpa Liz Jacob 23/7/09
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Space scientists around the world are exploring the possibilities of space tourism on a large scale as there are many takers for the same.

· Do you think it is a good idea to explore space for tourism?
· What disadvantages does such a move entail?

In this world of innovations and developments, space technology is advancing faster, and people are fascinated by this novel concept and its commercial possibilities in future. Though it is an interesting and trendsetting idea, it negative sides cannot simply be ruled out. 40 words

If a concept like space tourism becomes real, it will be one of the huge achievements for humans. Touring through the space will offer chances to experience adventures appreciate the mystery and see the unseen and it would satisfy man’s long-cherished ambition. So it is clear that there are a lot of takers for this tourism, and it can be one of best platforms to many from the otherwise useless pouter space. Those nations that achieve this technological fiat will surely enjoy international superiority. Together with this, the rich will get a chance to travel to space and they will spend more on this. Naturally, this money will contribute to the economy of the State. 105 words

Barring these brighter sides of this innovative concept, this has its own darker sides as well. The most prominent one is that this project requires huge investments by way of developing space vehicles, training of personnel; making space stations for stay etc. Another point is that it is very risky because the chances of success are equal to that of failures. Therefore, it will be a life and death proposition. In addition to all these, it may not be an accessible concept for the not-so-well off as it is highly expensive. Do we need to go for such an ambitious project for a few? 85 words

Thus, from the above inferences, it can be concluded that space tourism has equally powerful positive and negative aspects, but it does not seem to be bothering the negligibly small minority of the world that awaits it to become real. 35 words

Written by Anu Susan
23/7/09
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Space scientists around the world are exploring the possibilities of space tourism on a large scale as there are many takers for the same.

· Do you think it is a good idea to explore space for tourism?
· What disadvantages does such a move entail?

In this world of innovations and developments, space technology is advancing faster, and people are fascinated by this novel concept and its commercial possibilities in future. Though it is an interesting and trendsetting idea, it negative sides cannot simply be ruled out. 40 words

If a concept like space tourism becomes real, it will be one of the huge achievements for humans. Touring through the space will offer chances to experience adventures appreciate the mystery and see the unseen and it would satisfy man’s long-cherished ambition. So it is clear that there are a lot of takers for this tourism, and it can be one of best platforms to many from the otherwise useless pouter space. Those nations that achieve this technological fiat will surely enjoy international superiority. Together with this, the rich will get a chance to travel to space and they will spend more on this. Naturally, this money will contribute to the economy of the State. 105 words

Barring these brighter sides of this innovative concept, this has its own darker sides as well. The most prominent one is that this project requires huge investments by way of developing space vehicles, training of personnel; making space stations for stay etc. Another point is that it is very risky because the chances of success are equal to that of failures. Therefore, it will be a life and death proposition. In addition to all these, it may not be an accessible concept for the not-so-well off as it is highly expensive. Do we need to go for such an ambitious project for a few? 85 words

Thus, from the above inferences, it can be concluded that space tourism has equally powerful positive and negative aspects, but it does not seem to be bothering the negligibly small minority of the world that awaits it to become real. 35 words

Written by Anu Susan
23/7/09
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