Some people believe that monetary rewards would keep sports persons motivated to do their best whereas there are others who feel that it is name and fame that does the job.

• How powerful is money in keeping sports persons motivated?
• Do you think name and fame does have a role to play in this?


It is fact that money is a great force to reckon with in anyone’s life. This is true with regard to sports persons as well. However, the number of people who go for name and fame is sports career is much higher than those who go for money.

Money is powerful to some extent. Monetary benefits of sports are so alluring and tempting that many sports lovers pursue their career aiming at making it big with money. But the fact is that their number is much less than others who are out for name and fame. The scope for making money or the possibility of getting honoured with money is of course a drive which keeps a smaller minority motivated to do well. It is right to say the power of money is limited to a few and its attraction is not so compelling.

Name and fame, on the other hand, is what makes most of the people excel in sports. It is this that keeps the fire burning in them. Their ambition, insatiable will to excel and thereby becoming part of the sports history of their nation make them go the extra mile. In this relentless process of winning minds and making history most of them are tend to ignore the lure of money because money comes, sometimes it stays. But name and name visits one extremely rarely, but it never leaves one. So it stands great many cuts above money.

In short, excelling in sports takes a lot more than money and name and fame. Still, comparing money with name and fame, there is no doubt it is the latter that holds much sway. Name and fame keeps one performing relentlessly.


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Some people believe that monetary rewards would keep sports persons motivated to do their best whereas there are others who feel that it is name and fame that do the job.

Which view do you support and state why?


It is fact that money is a great force to reckon with in anyone’s life. This is true with regard to sports persons as well. However, if we juxtapose money with name and fame, I tend to believe that the latter would have much greater number of takers than the former.

The fire that keeps burning in the minds of sports persons is not fuelled by money. Rather it is their ambition, insatiable will to excel and thereby become part of the sports history of their nation. In this relent process of winning minds and making history, not many sports icons give much importance to money, and money as a force has much less impact on their performance than fame and name has. Being in the lime light, being able to bring in glory to one’s nation and becoming role models to a generation and the like are much more satisfying than being rich with money generated out of ones sports caliber.

This does not mean that money does not motivate sports icons. It does of course. But if we look at the number of people who select sports for money and those who go for name and fame, there is marked difference. For example, any one can make money, and there are innumerable ways to make money. But becoming famous and being torchbearers and flag carriers of a nation is something far beyond the reach of any amount of money. However, there may be a small percentage of sports people who keep themselves motivated by lure of money.

Looking at both the views, I find it very easy to endorse the idea that it is name and fame that make sports persons excel in their career. Money as such is a force of course, but it is for a negligibly small minority, I tend to say.

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Many governments resort to rewarding sports icons with enormous cash benefits when they (the latter) achieve something remarkable. But this is not so when it comes to achievements in arts, literature, science, medicine and the like.

• How justifiable is it to honour sports icons with money?
• Do you think governments need to follow this practice in other areas too?

Offering huge cash prizes for outstanding performance in sports is common everywhere. I tend to that that it is justifiable in many ways. Coming to other areas like science and medicine, it is wise as well to follow the same policy.

Let me see how justifiable it is. Sports, unlike other careers, need extreme patronage because of its being too demanding. A sports icon has a very limited career span, and in such a short period he is expected to make the maximum out of it because he or she has a long life ahead. Besides this, unlike other careers, these careers are not paid jobs. But they are forced to work 24x7. And finally, the reputation they bring in for the nation and the fire they instill in the younger generation cannot be calculated in any terms. So it is proved justifiable.

How right, by the way, it is to follow this same attitude in other areas? I feel that governments need to install a system to identify those people who are able to make exceptional contributions to mankind and honour them the same way as sports icons. For example, a medical scientist who happens to develop a vaccine for AIDS, a researcher who comes up with an industrially viable alternative fuel or a man of letters who brings in a Nobel or the like needs to be honoured with money. They are as important as sports icons. That is what I feel.

To conclude it, I find it right to reiterate that sports persons of great caliber need to be honoured with money. So should be the case with others who are able to make once-in-a-lifetime contributions to human life. This is not only for their well being, but also for the welfare of all.
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Five questions:

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Many governments resort to rewarding sports icons with enormous cash benefits when they (the latter) achieve something remarkable. But this is not so when it comes to achievements in arts, literature, science, medicine and the like.

• How justifiable is it to honour sports icons with money?
• Do you think governments need to follow this practice in other areas too?


2.

Some people believe that monetary rewards would keep sports persons motivated to do their best whereas there are others who feel that it is name and fame that do the job.

• Which view do you support and state why?


3.

Some people believe that monetary rewards would keep sports persons motivated to do their best whereas there are others who feel that it is name and fame that does the job.

• How powerful is money in keeping sports persons motivated?
• Do you think name and fame does have a role to play in this?


4.

Considering the efforts and dedication that sportspersons show towards their creed, it is right to honour them with huge monitory rewards upon remarkable achievements.

• How far do you agree or disagree with this view?

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Though sportspersons do not seem to be doing much to the general well being of the public, they are given enormous benefits and rewards upon achievements.

• How right it is to say that sports icon don’t do much to public?
• How far do you endorse the rewards and honours they receive?

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Though nations around the world follow different age limits for retirement, there are people everywhere who believe that it is good to let workers continue till they are able to do their work according to the expectations of their employer.

• Look at the pros and cons of such an employment order.
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A welfare State is expected to provide meaningful and decent employment environments for all its productive citizens no matter what employment they are able to be in.

This idea is taken by some as something utopian whereas there are people who say that State is the employment provider.

• Discuss both the views, and state what you feel about it.

3.

Keeping great number of employable workforce idle for long is the worst a State could do to itself and to its citizens.

• Substantiate this view with examples.


4.

When it comes to employment, all emerging opportunities need to be open for both the genders.

• How far do you agree or disagree with this view?

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Keeping the employment market vibrant all the time is the primary duty of the State so that the employable workforce will be able to find livelihoods according to their likes and qualifications.

• How best can you support this argument?
• Do you think it is the State that is the employer?

The Rethink Initiative: Working to Eliminate E-Waste
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With consumers and businesses constantly upgrading and replacing electronic equipment, the volume of used and nonfunctioning equipment filling up the nation’s dumps and landfills is growing alarmingly. The Rethink Initiative is hoping to change things before it’s too late.

By Carol Johnson

Every day brings the introduction of an innovative and exciting new technology that will help people do things faster, easier, or more efficiently. The plethora of new products introduced each year is growing by leaps and bounds. But unfortunately, the faster those new products emerge, the faster the outdated ones are ending up discarded in trash heaps.

Technology industry leaders have joined forces with government and environmental organizations to propose new solutions to the challenge of e-waste. Their combined efforts have been labeled the Rethink Initiative. The problem of throwing away outdated equipment is no small matter; hundreds of millions of computers, cell phones, video and stereo equipment, and other electronics either sit on shelves or end up in the garbage all across America every year. The Rethink Initiative hopes to educate and inspire consumers to make smart choices about how to dispose of their outdated equipment responsibly.

The Rethink Initiative is a combined effort between a host of corporate giants, including computer manufacturers such as Apple, IBM, Dell, HP, and Gateway; electronics manufacturers such as Toshiba and Motorola; cellular manufacturers such as Nokia and Verizon; and even retail giants such as Best Buy and Circuit City. With American consumers and businesses constantly upgrading and replacing to keep up with the endless new advances in productivity, learning, and entertainment, these companies are banding together to provide information, tools, and solutions to make it easy and even profitable for people to find new homes for outdated equipment by responsibly recycling unwanted products.

Some of the organizations involved with the Rethink Initiative offer their own recycling programs. The National Cristina Foundation (www.cristina.org) will match you with groups that need old hardware to provide job training for disabled people, and you get a tax write-off as a result of your donation. CollectiveGood (www.collectivegood.org) will take an old wireless cell phone and in return make a donation to the charity of your choice, from a list of over 300 charities. The Basel Action Network (www.ban.org) can provide a list of responsible electronics recyclers near you, so you can give old TVs and other electronics to someone who can harvest them for recyclable materials. Apple Computers offers free recycling of old PCs—regardless of their manufacturer—for customers who purchase a new Mac. The company has been named a "Forward Green Leader" by the Sierra Club, being recognized as one of the top ten environmentally progressive companies.

The issue of discarded computers and other electronics is not a trivial matter. People all around the world need to make changes right now in how they handle these products to help ensure a clean environment for future generations.

Though many organizations show great interest in recruiting women, it is found that great numbers of women jump their jobs much frequently and go for new pastures.

• Try to identify a few reasons that make women leave their jobs often?
• Suggest your own ways to retain women in the workforce.
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Equal gender participation is common in professional life today as many employers welcome female workforce. However, attrition is found to be common among women. Though many reasons are attributed to it, there are ways to keep them back in the payroll.

Looking at the face of the issue, the prominent reason I find is many women do not get their deserving credit from their employers. This might be due to their being with a male dominant workforce. Secondly, many female employees are reported to be suffering from aggression on their person either directly or impersonally. This harassing is too much for many women. Thirdly, unlike the women of the past, today’s young female professional segment is as aggressive and ambitious as their male counterparts. Therefore, when they come to know that there is not much to be expected from an organization, they simply go practical, and hop out for fresher avenues.

However, let me suggest a few ways to make women stay back for longer years. First thing is that men should realize that women are not second employees, and they deserve what ever males do. Secondly, since women are more biologically and socially challenged than men, they should be given convenient working hours and flexible career options. This will make them meet their personal and professional expectations. And finally, if employers can take women into confidence that there is going to be upper career rungs awaiting them, I am sure more and more women will think twice before they jump their job in hand.

Looking at the factors of female attrition, I find it right to conclude that if women are not given their dues, there will be further attrition in the days to come. Anyway the suggestions made would make great difference in this present state of affairs.

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Something that you would like to change in your life
What that is
When and how
What difference it will make

Well, sir, there are a few things in my life
That I personally feel like changing.

The thing I would like to change is my
poor time management skill.
Actually this problem gives me difficulties
In my personal and professional life.

Most of the time, I feel that I don’t have enough time
To do my things. At the same time
I am very much aware that I too have
24 hours like all others do.
So the problem is not with lack of time
But it is poor management of the same.

I wish like to change my attitude to time management
Say, before I fly over to some distant locations.
I know I can do with this habit here,
But In a foreign location, I am sure,
one cannot do without
Proper time management skills

Of course, such a change will make great improvements
in my life, both professional and personal.
More over, I can have great control over things
If I am able to manage my time.

So I would like to change it as fast I can.
But I am very much aware that habits die hard
If there is a will there is a way, I believe so.
So this is what I would like to change in my life.

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HOW TO RETAIN WORKFORCE IN YOUR COMPANY
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Bangalore: The bottom line is no industry will be immune to the workforce shortage issue. The demand for labour in general is expected to exceed availability. Factors like aging population; younger workers' shifting expectations for "work" are making workforce shortage a real thing, resulting in employers' inability to fill all the jobs. So, what should be done by the organizations to ensure that they have the talent they'll need for tomorrow?

The primary focus should be on employee retention. There is nothing more costly to a company than losing a critical employee. Retaining critical employees doesn't necessarily mean throwing money around. Successful retention is more strategic and has several key components. Here are five key management steps that can be helpful dealing with workforce shortage.

1. Recognizing the generation Y

Generation Y will comprise a large percentage of the work force so the employers should be sensitive enough to their needs to reap the benefits of A-level talent in the increasingly competitive marketplace. Offering them the chance for professional growth and development can be very effective in this regard. Showing these workers appreciation for individuality and letting them be expressive will also keep them. Remuneration, recognition and support from the senior staff and personal attachment with the junior employee can also solve the problem of shortage of workforce.

2. Reengaging and retaining mid-career workers
While the enthusiasm of the young employees can serve an organization well, the experience of the mid-career workers can double the development in the organization. There are prevalent biases against older workers. Too often, employers feel that older workers are more expensive, lacking in fresh skills, less adaptable and less technology-savvy. More flexible approaches to work, careers and retirement in later life that meet individuals' and employers' needs can be effective in holding the experienced mid-career workers back.

3. Implementing flexible work arrangements
Most of the surveys being conducted at high-technology companies have revealed that flexible work arrangement is introduced to retain the best brains. Compressed work weeks, job-sharing, reducing working hours and annualized work hours are a few tactics that can be employed to retain top talents, providing them comfort and convenience.


4. Implementing employee compensation and benefits
Employers pay to provide worker's compensation, social security pensions and unemployment payments to their employees because the law requires it. Many companies offer other benefits beyond the minimum to help reduce turnover and attract the best candidates. Employee benefit programs usually include some form of basic health insurance, life insurance and other specialty benefits as a part of the overall plan. What makes an employee more tempting than others is its flexibility that would serve employees?


5. Understanding of the composition of the future workforce
In this regard, a clear assessment of future workforce needs is of utmost importance. The assessment requires leaders to think critically about how the organization will do business in the future. Apart from this, particular attention should be paid to identifying and projecting mission-critical occupations. Here, two components should be focused: first, the estimated workload and related staffing requirements; and, second, the likely competencies and skill sets needed. The organization should compare the current workforce inventory to the assessment of the future workforce needs to identify the human capital gaps that must be filled to achieve organizational success.

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A piece of jewelry, your favourite jewelry
• What, and where you got it from
• How it looks like
• And why you like it

Well, I like jewelry, and like any one else,
I have my own favourite jewelry, too.

It is a bangle-cum wristwatch.
Actually it is a gift.
And it was presented to me by my father
On my graduation day.
As I said earlier it is a two in one piece.
It primarily looks like a bangle,
But on closer look one can see a small case
which is oval in shape, and that case carries
a cute sparkling dial in it.

It looks like a human eye, and the inside of which is extremely beautiful with its time indicators, sparkling as they are of stone.
Something interesting about this particular watch is that it makes a beep every hour.

And my reasons for liking are many.
Firstly, it is a present from my father.
Secondly, it reminds me of my graduation day.
And thirdly, it is really precious cost-wise and other wise. Well, what what else is there about it?
Yeah, yes, it can be opended and closed, in the sense that I don’t have to push it in, rather I can open it and close it on my wrist

Yes, that is all about my favourite piece of jewelry.
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The graph is about the value of companies

The graph presents the values in US dollars of three companies selling farming equipments every five years and their projected value for the year 2015.

It is clear that Greenacres recorded a steady growth from 1960 to 1990. Its initial worth of 2000,000 dollars got doubled to 4000,000 in 30 years. However, it suffered a great loss soon and its value scaled down to its 1960 position in 2000. Anyway, there was quick recovery, and it touched 350,000 dollars mark in 2010. If it keeps this tempo, its value is projected to go above 4000,000 dollars in 2015.

With a starting value of mere 500,000 dollars, Carsons Ltd kept on growing, with slight fluctuations in between, and it is projected to touch 1500,000 dollar mark in 2015, recording a three times growth.

And, finally, Farm Implements, which started trading only in 1980, had an opening value of 1000,000 dollars. Successive periods witnessed steady growth and it fared almost equally well with Greenacres’ value in 2010; around 3500,000. It stands poised to cross 3500,000 mark in 2015.

When Farm Implements and Carsons Ltd. had a constant growth over the years, Greenacres’ value spiraled down once in between and fared well ahead of all others.

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1. the values in US dollars, 2 their projected value 3. recorded a steady growth 4 got doubled to, 5 it suffered a great loss, 6 was quick recovery, 7 its value is projected to go 8, kept on growing, 9 recording a three times’ , 10 had an opening value, 11 Successive periods, 12 stands poised to cross, 13 had a constant growth 14 once in between, 15 fared well

Since being connected to the rest of the world is much more important today than it was before, many people feel that school children should be permitted to keep mobile phones while they are at school.


Argue for and against this statement.


There is heated discussion on whether children be allowed to carry mobiles when they are at school or not. If we look at this argument from an objective angle, we may be able to find several positive and negative aspects to the same.

Arguing for it, even a cursory look may reveal that sporting a mobile is a good idea because, today, children, the most vulnerable section, need to stay connected with the rest of the world, especially with their near and dear ones. A deeper analysis would again prove that being connected offers children many advantages by way of security, navigating while traveling, gathering information, and being networking. Since we are living in a world of revolutionary changes in the field of communication, it will be unfair of us, if we keep our children aloof.

On the other hand, this idea entails some serious practical difficulties. First of all, mobiles offer children many temptations to get influenced, mostly negatively. Children being credulous and vulnerable, mobiles may take children to wrong ways and the consequence may me very serious. Secondly, classrooms and school atmosphere are meant primarily for learning, and the need for being connected can be set aside. Finally, mobile phones cause some health risks and children, being exposed to the lures of mobiles, may overuse the same. So it is better students stay off their mobiles for a while.

In short, ‘mobile phones at school’ is a controversial issue worth debating. However, if children are disciplined enough to manage it for their good, it is fine. If it is the other way round, we better not allow them to be connected, for school hours, at least.


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The graph is about the value of two companies selling farming equipments

The graph presents ………1……………of three companies selling farming equipments every five years and …………2……for the year 2015.

It is clear that Greenacres ……3……………from 1960 to 1990. Its initial worth of 2000,000 dollars ………4…………..4000,000 in 30 years. However, …………5………..soon and its value scaled down to its 1960 position in 2000. Anyway, there…………6……., and it touched 350,000 dollars mark in 2010. If it keeps this tempo, …………7………above 4000,000 dollars in 2015.

With a starting value of mere 500,000 dollars, Carsons Ltd………8……, with slight fluctuations in between, and it is projected to touch 1500,000 dollar mark in 2015,…………9…………..growth.

And, finally, Farm Implements, which started trading only in 1980, …………………of 1000,000 dollars. ……………………..witnessed steady growth and it fared almost equally well with Greenacres’ value in 2010; around 3500,000. It ……………3500,000 mark in 2015.

When Farm Implements and Carsons Ltd. ……………..over the years, Greenacres’ value spiraled down ……………..and ……………..ahead of all others.

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had an opening value, the values in US dollars, fared well, its value is projected to go,
it suffered a great loss, their projected value, recorded a steady growth,
got doubled to, was quick recovery, recording a three times’, kept on growing, Successive periods, stands poised to cross, had a constant growth, once in between,

1.

Studies show that urban areas are more prone to water scarcity than rural or semi urban areas. This will make urban-rural migration popular in the coming days.

Some people say that it will make cities enjoy better water security whereas some others think that urban-rural movement of population would lead to water insecurity in both rural and urban areas.

• Which view do you support and state why?

2.

Population rise, industrialization, climate change and calamities are said to be some of the factors that make many urban areas suffer from water scarcity.

• How best can urban population cope with this problem in the coming days?
• Do you think urban rural migration will be the order in the coming days?

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?


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.

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. 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.

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.

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