Does foreign aid work? Or does it only help the rich country by keeping the poorer country dependent?
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Richer countries must help poorer countries. Following are the supporting grounds for my view point.
Today, the world is becoming more and more closely linked. However, billions of people still live in poverty, and in many places, the gap between rich and poor is widening. There are many reasons for helping poor countries. First of all, it is the humanitarian. Many industrialists donate in charity. Many feel it is religious, social, and moral duty to help the fellow countrymen who are the victims of famine, drought, war, or disease. The reason why many countries help poorer ones is for economic reasons. The donors may want to control the supply of commodities such as oil, water, or wheat. Alternatively, the richer country may want to ensure markets for their own products, whether these are planes, computers or shoes. However, aid is not necessarily the best way to help a country. It is a proven fact that billions of dollars of the aid invariably go into the valets of corrupt governments or administrative authorities. Poor and needy are never helped.
There are many other ways we can help poor countries. Opening up trade barriers, so that poor countries can sell their goods is one way. Another is to remove subsidies so that imported goods from poorer countries can compete fairly. A third method is to forgive debts. Many poor countries have huge interest repayments on old loans.
The needs of the poorer countries may seem obvious. However, though our humanity makes us want to help eliminate poverty and suffering, we must examine the real needs of poor countries and implement solutions that will benefit both them and us.
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Friday, June 5, 2009
Thursday, June 4, 2009
First Impression about Person
Some people trust their first impressions about a person’s character because they believe these judgments are generally correct. Other people do not judge a person’s character quickly because they believe first impressions are often wrong. Compare these two attitudes. Which attitude do you agree with? Support your choice with specific examples.
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First impressions are often correct and those are lasting impressions. But taking it for granted that such first impressions are always correct would be totally wrong.
In the case of interviews on the business front and jobs, within the first few seconds of a new encounter, interviewees are evaluated… even at a glance. Interviewers appraise your visual and behavioral appearance from head to toe. They observe your demeanor, mannerisms, and body language and even assess your grooming and accessories – watch, handbag, and briefcase. Within only three seconds, you make an indelible impression. You may intrigue some and disenchant others. This first impression process occurs in every new situation. Within the first few seconds, people pass judgment on you – looking for common surface clues. Once the first impression is made, it is lasts long.
When you make the best possible first impression, you have your interviewers in your fist. But when you make a poor first impression, you lose, no matter how hard you scramble to recover it.
In conclusion, hiring for a job or getting married both are the long term prepositions involving personal interviews. In either case interviewee gives a very good first impression to the interviewer and vice versa. Based on these impressions, decisions are taken. But not all employment or marriages last very long. Some marriages end-up into divorces and some employers fire the employee and vice versa. If first impression would be always correct this would never happen. In a way first impressions are more often than not correct but it is unwise and unsafe to assume that first impressions are always correct.
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First impressions are often correct and those are lasting impressions. But taking it for granted that such first impressions are always correct would be totally wrong.
In the case of interviews on the business front and jobs, within the first few seconds of a new encounter, interviewees are evaluated… even at a glance. Interviewers appraise your visual and behavioral appearance from head to toe. They observe your demeanor, mannerisms, and body language and even assess your grooming and accessories – watch, handbag, and briefcase. Within only three seconds, you make an indelible impression. You may intrigue some and disenchant others. This first impression process occurs in every new situation. Within the first few seconds, people pass judgment on you – looking for common surface clues. Once the first impression is made, it is lasts long.
When you make the best possible first impression, you have your interviewers in your fist. But when you make a poor first impression, you lose, no matter how hard you scramble to recover it.
In conclusion, hiring for a job or getting married both are the long term prepositions involving personal interviews. In either case interviewee gives a very good first impression to the interviewer and vice versa. Based on these impressions, decisions are taken. But not all employment or marriages last very long. Some marriages end-up into divorces and some employers fire the employee and vice versa. If first impression would be always correct this would never happen. In a way first impressions are more often than not correct but it is unwise and unsafe to assume that first impressions are always correct.
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Wednesday, June 3, 2009
“Films Tell About Their Native Country”
Films can tell us a lot about the country where they were made. What have you learned about a country from watching its movies? Use specific examples and details to support your response.
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Films are the most popular means of entertainment. Movies can be enjoyed in the cinema halls and multiplexes as well at home television set. People like to relax and fresh up on a weekend, after a tiring hectic week. Movies tell a lot about the country of origin and its culture.
Culture by definition means artistic and intellectual pursuits of a particular form or state of civilization of a nation from generations to generations. Elements of cultures are broadly; Language, Literature, History, Poetry, Epics, Music, Dance, Drama, Painting, Sculpture, Architecture, Recreation – Sports, Clothing, Cuisine, Media, Television, Radio, Religion and Philosophy. And movies highlight those.
The Ramayana and Mahabharata are not only considered epics of India and Hinduism, but serve as the folk epics of other Asian countries like Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia. Indian television and moves have been made on Ramayana & Mahabharata. Similarly Indian music includes varieties of folk, popular and classical music that are extensively used in movies. Furthermore there are numerous Classical Indian dance forms, each of which can be traced to different parts of the country. Each form represents the culture and ethos of a particular region or a group of people. Some of them are Garba, Bharatanatyam, Kathak, etc. those are depicted in movies and television.
Today, Indian silver screen (Television) is a huge industry. It has numerous programs all over India. Indian TV has evolved similar to Western TV, including programs like Cartoon Network, Nickelodeon, and MTV India. Similarly American culture for movie industry redefined Hollywood as an ideal American industry. It made movies an art form instead of simply entertainment for the masses; and it made movie theaters a vital civic institution.
In nut shell viewers learn about various countries and different cultures through films.
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Films are the most popular means of entertainment. Movies can be enjoyed in the cinema halls and multiplexes as well at home television set. People like to relax and fresh up on a weekend, after a tiring hectic week. Movies tell a lot about the country of origin and its culture.
Culture by definition means artistic and intellectual pursuits of a particular form or state of civilization of a nation from generations to generations. Elements of cultures are broadly; Language, Literature, History, Poetry, Epics, Music, Dance, Drama, Painting, Sculpture, Architecture, Recreation – Sports, Clothing, Cuisine, Media, Television, Radio, Religion and Philosophy. And movies highlight those.
The Ramayana and Mahabharata are not only considered epics of India and Hinduism, but serve as the folk epics of other Asian countries like Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia. Indian television and moves have been made on Ramayana & Mahabharata. Similarly Indian music includes varieties of folk, popular and classical music that are extensively used in movies. Furthermore there are numerous Classical Indian dance forms, each of which can be traced to different parts of the country. Each form represents the culture and ethos of a particular region or a group of people. Some of them are Garba, Bharatanatyam, Kathak, etc. those are depicted in movies and television.
Today, Indian silver screen (Television) is a huge industry. It has numerous programs all over India. Indian TV has evolved similar to Western TV, including programs like Cartoon Network, Nickelodeon, and MTV India. Similarly American culture for movie industry redefined Hollywood as an ideal American industry. It made movies an art form instead of simply entertainment for the masses; and it made movie theaters a vital civic institution.
In nut shell viewers learn about various countries and different cultures through films.
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Tuesday, June 2, 2009
“Family Has Most Important Influence on Young Adults”
Some people think that the family is the most important influence on young adults. Other people think that friends are the most important influence on young adults. Which view do you agree with? Use examples to support your position
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I agree family do influence the life of young-adult. It is the environment that gives shape to any personality. Hence every young adult has a great influence of the surrounding in which one lives. Quite obvious the builders of any such environment are the parents.
If parents in a house are very loving, caring, soft spoken, non smokers, and teetotaler and disciplined, youngsters learn good things. Conversely if parents are smokers, drinkers, quarrelsome, using offensive language and undisciplined, youngsters would learn bad things and shall reproduce and repeat those behaviors. Family is the one with whom youngsters spend majority of time and hence a family is the real character builder of the young.
However friends too can have greater positive influence over many areas of a teen’s emerging identity. Provided choice of friend is right and good. Their choice of music, movies, clothes, boyfriends or girlfriends, classes, jobs, and so on. In some teens, it doesn’t stop here; it also covers the personal standards of behavior, school performance, morals and values. Conversely on choosing wrong friends, sometimes teens become more susceptible to negative influences from friends, like getting addicted to smoking, drinking, drug-abuse and premature sex and many more. However the supportive and trusting relationships with parents, elderly relatives and teachers prove to be the powerful tools that enable youngsters to overcome these problems and can enhance youngster’s sense of responsibility, belonging and academic achievement.
In conclusion a family is the most important influence on young adults. After a fundamentally sound education at home, the young-adult performs well and progresses consistently. In the later years of a young-adult’s career parents must devote some more time and educate them. This shall have a very positive impact on the minds of the young-adults and they will perform well.
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I agree family do influence the life of young-adult. It is the environment that gives shape to any personality. Hence every young adult has a great influence of the surrounding in which one lives. Quite obvious the builders of any such environment are the parents.
If parents in a house are very loving, caring, soft spoken, non smokers, and teetotaler and disciplined, youngsters learn good things. Conversely if parents are smokers, drinkers, quarrelsome, using offensive language and undisciplined, youngsters would learn bad things and shall reproduce and repeat those behaviors. Family is the one with whom youngsters spend majority of time and hence a family is the real character builder of the young.
However friends too can have greater positive influence over many areas of a teen’s emerging identity. Provided choice of friend is right and good. Their choice of music, movies, clothes, boyfriends or girlfriends, classes, jobs, and so on. In some teens, it doesn’t stop here; it also covers the personal standards of behavior, school performance, morals and values. Conversely on choosing wrong friends, sometimes teens become more susceptible to negative influences from friends, like getting addicted to smoking, drinking, drug-abuse and premature sex and many more. However the supportive and trusting relationships with parents, elderly relatives and teachers prove to be the powerful tools that enable youngsters to overcome these problems and can enhance youngster’s sense of responsibility, belonging and academic achievement.
In conclusion a family is the most important influence on young adults. After a fundamentally sound education at home, the young-adult performs well and progresses consistently. In the later years of a young-adult’s career parents must devote some more time and educate them. This shall have a very positive impact on the minds of the young-adults and they will perform well.
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