An instance in which you helped someone.

• When that was
• Whom you helped
• What help you offered
• What you felt after that.

Well, sir, as part of my personal life and professional life,
I have had many opportunities to help others.
Among them, I would like to speak of one which I particularly remember.

It happened last year. And it was like this:
I was on my way to Pondichery on a train.
The journey up to Coimbatore was really interesting
as I happened to meet many people, including students,
professionals and ordinary folk.

When we reached Coimbatore, as usual, a lot of passengers got in and out of the compartment. But no sooner than the train left the station, one of my newly met friends had started panicking and shouting out, that someone had stolen her bag.
She broke down like anything because she had all her belonging in that bag except her certificates.

I felt really sorry for her first, but soon, I tried to console her with encouraging words
and offered her all the help. Within a few minutes she came back to her normal mood.

When we reached Pondichery, I took her to my place, and I made her comfortable.
On the following day, I accompanied her to the hospital where she was going to attend an interview. She attended the same, and I arranged for her return trip to Kerala.

When it comes to the feelings on the incident, frankly speaking,
I didn’t expect anything, She thanked me a lot and the same made really glad.

But after some three four weeks, I received a call from her.
She told me that she got selected in the interview.
That was the best of all phone calls I have ever received.
Now she is working there, and we are thick friends.

That is all about the incident in which I helped someone.



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All crimes are by-products of the society wherein these crimes take place. So punishing offenders exclusively on the basis of evidences is against reason.

• How do you look at this argument?
• Do you think all crimes are by-products of the milieu?

Though crime and punishment are common in all societies, there are differing views on punishment. Some say, mere evidence is not enough to justify it. This argument sounds rather acceptable to me too because a great number of crimes are circumstantial.

My only argument favouring this idea is that there are willful crimes and crimes forced by circumstances. When it comes to circumstances, we cannot separate an offender from his or her milieu. For example, a man may be forced to do a crime out of the pressures exerted by his surroundings. It is out of self defense or pressure for existence, one may be forced to do a crime.

This act in legal parlance may be a crime. But as per human reason, it is an act that justifies one’s existence. Here a few mere evidences that somebody has seen him or her commit an act of crime does not justify punishment.

However, we cannot brand all crimes as by-products of the milieu. There are criminals who are chronic criminals. They are incorrigible and their life is a great threat to others. For example, there are many people who commit crimes to satisfy their personal criminal interests. They cannot be corrected and their primary aim is to make money or destroy others or something like that. We cannot call these criminals or their crimes by-products of the milieu.

Though all is said, we need to understand the fact that all crimes invite punishment. But when it is a matter of survival, justice system needs to look into the circumstances that went into the making of a criminal act.

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There is a growing tendency among poor nations to allow foreign universities to provide education by establishing the latter’s own academic institutions inside the country. This development is both advantageous and disadvantageous.

• Try to find out whether its advantages can outweigh its disadvantages.

Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) is increasingly being promoted by poor nations. As a result, many foreign universities are allowed to provide education directly to the growing economies. This has both flip and seamy sides.

Let me identify the major advantages. The first thing is that it makes global education infrastructure local. As a result, people of developing economies can access world-class education without much effort. Secondly, the presence of foreign universities may encourage competition and, thereby, national universities will also go higher in quality standards. And thirdly, overseas education service providers in a nation gives a little fillip to overall academic infrastructure. This may ensure better Supply Chain Management (SCM) in education.

Moving on to the seamy side of this development, there are quiet a few things. The primary problem is that these universities are not going to provide education in the grassroots levels. This is followed by another pitfall that these education providers invest hugely and they expect great returns. Naturally, the fee structure will be unaffordable to the majority. Obviously, the democratic nature of education will get undermined.

Besides all these, there is yet another danger of over concentration on specialization in education. This makes the elites of developing nations reap the benefits leading to two types of educated workforce. And finally, to cap it all, there is a danger of manpower loss as well. People with the extra edge of foreign university education may go for greener pastures outside their nations. This is a national loss in many counts.

In short, allowing foreign universities to operate in developing nations is good to some extent. However, the above findings are enough to prove that its advantages in no way outweigh its disadvantages. There is great imbalance.

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Reservation and concessions: minority status vs economic status

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Many people in the behest of their minority status happen to enjoy great reservations and concessions whereas great many people who belong to upper social classes are reeling under extreme poverty and deprivation.

• How do you look at this state of affairs prevalent in poor nations?

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So some people say that reservations and concessions extended to people need to be strictly on the basis of one’s economic status whereas there are others who feel that such a move would sabotage the welfare of the minority in general.

• Which view do you support and state why? You take examples from your surroundings to support your stance.

Four questions

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As many researches show that males have very little activity outside work on a typical working day and female employees, on the other hand, have several different tasks, it is fair to give women flexible working hours and better pay packages.

• How best can you support this view?

2.

Priorities differ when women take up job offers, and why weigh up several things before they say ‘yes’. Men, on the other hand, jump into attractive offers and make the most out of their jobs.

• What do you think are the constraints women face in your place when it comes to taking up a job?
• What are the advantages men enjoy in this respect?

3.

Metros are buzzing with activity as a result of developments that happen overnight. This is an opportunity for great many but a problem for some.

• What do you think are the problems and prospects of metros that face quick change?

4.

There are remarkable differences in the career expectations of men and women. Some say that career choices of men and women are governed more by gender peculiarities than by social conditioning. There are people who take it the other way round too.

• Which view are you going to support and state why? You may take examples from your life or surroundings to prove your point?
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Working environments in poor nations are witnessing greater presence of female workforce. This turn of event is of some significance.

• How significant is it in your opinion?
• Do you think better gender equity at workplaces benefits the employers?

1. Argumentative

Children need to be allowed to take decisions on academic matters on their own as it may, in turn, make them perform well and be successful in their life.

Children are in their formative years and not mature enough to be allowed to take such crucial decisions on their own.

• Look at these two views objectively.
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2. Agree and disagree

Some people believe that parents need to discuss matters of family interests with their children as these matters, at the end of the day, are bound to influence the life of their children.

• To what extent can you endorse this view?
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3. Advantages and disadvantages

Overseas education is found to be having some extra edge over those qualifications offered by native centers of learning. However, education from one’s own land has its own advantages.

• What are the major advantages of national and international schooling?


4. How good or bad.


Leisure and entertainment facilities are getting industrialized and their commercial value is spiraling up every passing day. This, for some, is a great opportunity whereas for some others it is a dangerous proposition.

• How good or bad is this development in your opinion?
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5. Causes and effects


Domestic violence as a social evil has always been part of human life down the ages, but, of late, the number of instances on domestic violence being reported from around the world is much higher compared to the past.

• What causes can you attribute to this rise in number?
• Look at the effects of this turn of events.
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Search engines like google and yahoo are doing great service to people. however, there is a concern that these information storehouses have done enough damage to man's intellectual acumen and social interaction.

How well placed is this concern in your opinion?
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Waste management is becoming a serious problem world over. Many people suggest that there should be a new tax called waste-management tax to be imposed on those who generate waste.
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• How warranted is this idea in your opinion?

We need to impose a new tax on manufacturers who pack their products in non-degradable materials. It has become impossible these days to buy something without a little waste attached with it. Therefore, I feel it is a good idea to impose some waste management tax on manufacturers.

Our life has come to a new phase, where waste has become a by-product of our comforts, and since there seems to be no U-turn from this state of affairs, we need to find ways to recycle or manage the wastes that get generated on a daily basis. Moving and managing waste has become a severe headache to the corporations, municipalities and local self government organs all over the country. Also, there are innumerable instances of fund and infrastructure shortage to manage the waste. Coupled with these is the outbreak of contagions.
Waste management tax is highly warranted. It goes without saying.

Coming to who is to be held responsible for this: the consumer or the manufacturer? I think it is the duty of the manufacturer to chip in a share of his profit to raise a national fund on waste management. It is not civic to let any organization: local, national, or multi-national, come up and operate their businesses anywhere and go scot-free when it comes to the after-effects of their products’.

To conclude it, there needs to be a new tax regime to earmark a sizeable share from the turnovers of all manufacturers, and allocate those funds for the wise management of wastes. This is primarily for the general well-being of the public.

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There is a growing tendency among poor nations to allow foreign universities to provide education by establishing the latter’s own academic institutions inside the country. This development is both advantageous and disadvantageous.

• Try to find out whether its advantages can outweigh its disadvantages.

Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) is increasingly being promoted by poor nations. As a result, many foreign universities are allowed to provide education directly to the growing economies. This is both advantageous and disadvantageous.

Let me identify the major advantages. The first thing is that it makes global education infrastructure local. As a result, people of developing economies can access world-class education without much effort. Secondly, the presence of foreign universities may encourage competition and, thereby, national universities will also go higher in quality standards. And thirdly, overseas education service providers in a nation gives a little fillip to overall academic infrastructure. This may ensure better Supply Chain Management (SCM) in education.

Moving on to the seamy side of this development, there are quiet a few things. The primary problem is that these universities are not going to provide education in the grassroots levels. This is followed by another pitfall that these education providers invest hugely and they expect great returns. Naturally, the fee structure will be unaffordable to the majority. Obviously, the democratic nature of education will get undermined.

Besides all these, there is yet another danger of over concentration on specialization in education. This makes the elites of developing nations reap the benefits leading to two types of educated workforce. And finally, to cap it all, there is a danger of manpower loss as well. People with the extra edge of foreign university education may go for greener pastures outside their nations. This is a national loss in many counts.

In short, allowing foreign universities to operate in developing nations is good to some extent. However, the above findings are enough to prove that its advantages in no way outweigh its disadvantages. There is great imbalance.

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The mounting water scarcity owing to rampant mismanagement - industrial and domestic- makes many nations think of privatizing water sources and their management.

• What do you think are the advantages and disadvantages of privatizing water?


2.
Since more and more professional work stations are transforming themselves into platforms for performance, some people view that it is a good idea to pay for workers according to their performance.

• How good or bad is this performance based pay package?
• How advantageous is it for employees and employers?


3.
Tourism as an industry is growing by leaps and bounds across the world and, as a result, human life in general is becoming more comfortable and inclusive.

• How far do you agree or disagree with this?

4.

Many rich nations are using technology to influence their weather conditions- cloud seeding for artificial rains, for example- so as to ease out an unfavourable condition.

• Do you think it is fair to engage technology to such an extent?
• What are the longtime implications of such a move?
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5.

The international cooperation that happens in the behest of globalization is more for augmenting the riches of the rich than for alleviating the problems of the poor?

• How far can you support or oppose this view?

6.

The world community has become much richer and safer thanks to the limitless possibilities of mass media like TV, Internet, Press and Radio.

• How right or wrong is this view in your opinion>

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Bigger families are passé (old fashioned) and smaller families are in practice. This family order is more disadvantageous than advantageous.

• Try to prove that it is true.
You may take example/s from your surroundings to prove your point?

We are in a world of great changes, and such changes are seen in social structure too. As a result, what we have now are nuclear families in the place of bigger joint families. Unfortunately, the former one is at more disadvantages than the latter.

Though nuclear family structure looks attractive in several different ways, it is suffering a lot many disadvantages compared to their counterparts of the past. Primarily, small families are basically selfish and more demanding. This is no good social sign. Secondly, children in nuclear families are deprived of many genuine qualities that would have inherited from their grandparents. Thirdly, today, many such families suffer from isolation, lack of mature counsel and consultation. Above all these, these families happen face divides in society like, rich-poor, young-old, productive-unproductive, better educated-poorly educated and so goes the list.

When we position these factors with the old, bigger families, what we find is greater social, personal and familial satisfaction. For example, there were great counsel and guidance from the elders of the family. Children were safer, stronger and independent. Obviously, the younger generation always had a kind of moral support for everything they did. If we look at the social atmosphere itself, we can see there were great possibilities for mutual help, participation and understanding. Selfishness was almost a crime, greed was almost non-existent and, above all, life was more social than individual or self centered.

So it is proved that bigger families stand to gain greater advantages than smaller families of our times. However, since there is no ‘U’ turn from this shift of family structure, it is a good idea to make the most out of smaller families.

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There is a growing concern on the fact that younger generation is concentrating more on real time technology and its possibilities than on their society and its related responsibilities.

• How genuine is this concern in your opinion?
• How best does real time technology help the young?

It is fact that real-time technology makes the young generation spare sizeable amount of time on its possibilities. Naturally, this is at the cost of their societal bearings. But, we cannot ignore the fact that this technology helps them in different ways.

Today’s young are mad about communication devices, and the time, money and energy they set aside for this is much more than what they spare for their health or society. Obviously, there is imbalance in their participation in societal commitments. For example, we cannot see many youngsters these days participate in any voluntary or paid social service. Most of them stay away from the mainstream thinking that they can do everything with real-time possibilities. Naturally, they ignore their social roles. It is a matter of great concern and, I would say, it is a dangerous state of affairs.

However, does modern society look so bleak due to this ‘overtime on technology’? No. Great many youngsters are making hey when it shines. Real-time technology is a money spinner. In sectors like education, entertainment, employment, business and governance real time technology helps the younger generation by way of direct and indirect employment, investment and, thereby their many faceted empowerments. So, what is in store for the young and their immediate society? The former stands at greater advantage whereas the latter stands to lose considerably in terms of individual’s social intervention.

In short, this disparity in real-time and social time is a logical continuation of time itself. However, it is better for the young to remember that there are certain things that are far beyond the reach of real-time technology. So they need to strike a balance between the time they spare for real-time and social time.

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In some medical regimes, there is a provision that those patients who are terminally ill and in vegetative condition for long need to be given the benefit of assisted death by withdrawing life supports that keep them alive.

• How good is such a provision from a patient’s point of view?
• Do you think it is worth applying universally?

Assisted death has been a bone of contention for ages. Still, in some medical regimes it is permitted. Anyway, a patient who is in a vegetative condition may find this a great blessing, but I do not think this can be applied universally.

If we look at this medical procedure through the eyes of a terminally ill person, there are points to prove that it is right. First of all, all human beings deserve a decent life without inflicting any burden to the people around. Here an assisted death would be a blessing both for the patient and for the near and dear ones. Secondly, since the condition is not going to improve by any medical means, there is not use letting the patient cling on to his or her life hopelessly. It is too miserable for all those who come to touch with the patient. Being alive is good, but it is better dead than alive when it comes to terminally ill.

Is this medical provision going to be applied universally? What I feel is this that it is not going to have many takers primarily because human life is associated with many values and faiths which are prevalent in different cultures. For some people, human life is God given and so no manmade system is right enough to take one’s life. For some others, medical science is to keep people alive, not to kill people. Above all, there is a great danger of misuse of this provision. Who would guarantee that assisted death is carried out on the right patient? Man may use it to annihilate people. So there is hardly any scope for this provision being applied globally.

In short, assisted death or euthanasia will be here for long, but the number of takers may not go higher. However, looking at it from a patient’s point of view, it is the best thing medical science can do for a hapless patient.

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Your favourite swimming pool

Where it is
How often you go there
Why you like it

Swimming pool? Well, these days it is hard to find swimming pools in our place. It is now mostly found in hotels and tourist or holiday destinations.

However, I happened to enjoy the convenience of a swimming pool some time back. It is part of famous water theme park in our state.
And I visited this place as part of a tour programme.

It happened last year, and we, a group of friends visited this theme park called Vega land. It s some 75 kms off our place, and we were traveling by a mini bus.

Since, it is a water theme park there are many water related activities and adventures. One of such experiences is the swimming experience we had at that location.

Actually, it is big pool with the sparkling water and clean and secure surroundings.
What I like most is its conveniences like security arrangements,
like floats and airbags meant for children, and those who are not good at swimming.

There are seating arrangements, and they provide some umbrellas and sun beds for those who need them for relaxation after a swim.

Apart from all there, there is separate section with support facilities for males and females, like change room, rest room and make up rooms.

And finally, I need to add that water in this swimming pool is periodically purified. It is done at regular intervals and it is an automatic process. So we can be sure of cleanliness and be on guard against water-borne diseases.

That is all about the swimming pool I like most.
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Competition as such is very much common in all walks of human life, and it is as old as human social life. But, of late, this human tendency is taking alarming proportions.

• How is competition as a human nature getting reflected in your place?

Competing is quite common, and competition is the order of today, and it is going to be so in all the ages to come. However, this positive attitude to betterment is taking alarming shapes and dimensions. My place is not an exception to this.

Competition! Where is it not there? This tendency actually is able to make people, organizations and nations better themselves. For example; professionals compete one another to do better every passing day. Naturally, they remain alert and informed of changes and requirements. Obviously they perform well. This is so with education, business, interests, social and personal lives, to mention a few. In short, what ever man enjoys today is/are the result of his being competing.

Unfortunately, today the attitude to ‘being competing’ has become one of ‘being defeating’. Basically, competing is not defeating. It is rather bettering. In my place, people seem to be taking it the other way round and they go to any extent to defeat their competitors. This is a dangerous tendency which is common in almost all walks of our social life.

For example; rising selfishness is a reflection of competition; increasing instances of corruption are the result of competition; destroying the competitor by defaming him or her and engaging in evil practices to enjoy upper hands, and the like are the eerie faces of competition. Sorry to say, my place is suffering from this sad state of affairs.

In short, this alarming situation is absolutely manmade, and competition as such has nothing to do with it. So, it is right to say that what ever difficulties man faces due to changes in competition can be wisely managed if he wishes so.

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