The verb manage comes from the Italian word maneggiare which means handling (especially a horse), which is derived from the Latin word manus meaning hand. In the 17th and 18th centuries, meaning of the English word management evolved from the Old French word mesnage. “Management is the art of getting things done through people,” says […]
What and What Not to be Afraid Of “Oh my God, kill it! KILL IT!” Outbursts like these are common throughout much of the United States, and indeed, the world, when a spider’s cover is blown and they are forced to skitter this way and that along the wall or across the living room carpet […]
How should students respond to such an offer? One of my children received what appears to be a prestigious academic award. What arrived in our mailbox was a creme-colored envelope addressed in nice cursive, much like a graduation invitation. The name of the high school is also penned on the envelope, making it seem like […]
A Demon is Born In 1887, a German science lab created a chemical compound that would revolutionize the way respiratory complications such as asthma, congestion and even the common cold; however, at the time of its creation, no one really knew this yet: It was called Amphetamine. Regardless of its then future potentials, it was […]
In this day and age, we are bombarded by so much information about politics and social issues, it is hard to sort it all out. One thing is for sure, it is fraught with propaganda and the spinning of issues. Propaganda Techniques have been used throughout history to manipulate ones thinking to buy certain products, […]
-Jainismus Mahavir Sanglikar Like any other countries, you will find a lot of superstitions and blind beliefs in people of India. The number of superstitions and blind beliefs in India is very large as the Indian society is made of people belonging to various religious, cultural, ethnic, linguistic and racial groups. There are many common […]
Introduction Corruption is an act that many people wear like raincoat: eat with it, bathe with it, and mingle with it. It is the action of corrupting or the state of being corrupt. It can also be the act of taking advantage of others because one is more privileged than others. Liberia and Mongolia are […]
Introduction and Background I wrote this speech when I was a freshman in high school, a full fourteen years of age. Normally my school assignments would be relegated to the abyss that engulfs all pointless writing, but this particular piece seems to have touched the minds and hearts of a great silent minority. I’ve posted […]
In another article I had written on the importance of the man in the home. Men are very important to their family. Unfortunately, the man has dropped out of the home in our society. Equally important, though, is the woman in the home. Women hold a key position in the shaping of the next generation, […]
The Wandering Life There was a period in my life when I suffered from serious depression, became unemployed and homeless. During this time, I traveled a lot and visited many states. Some states are terrible for being homeless, others much easier. However, one state was the clear winner for being homeless. Considering the state of […]
Thomas Jefferson warned that an uninformed electorate would destroy the freedoms of a republic: “If a nation expects to be ignorant and free, …it expects what never was and never will be.” His words are a chilling reminder that the United States of America, the noblest experiment in bottom to top governance ever attempted by civilized […]
The Fundamental Duties Rights and Duties go hand in hand. They are like two sides of a same coin. In India 40 years after independence it was felt that there was a definite need to make the people more conscious of their duties towards the nation. In February 1976 the Swaran Singh committee was established […]