Is foreign aid a blessing or curse? September 19‚ 2011 RISHA OMER Since the time of independence Pakistan has been facing macroeconomic exertions‚ such as vicious circle of poverty‚ less utilization of available natural resources‚ unfavorable political circumstances that influenced domestic economy and so on. To seize the deficiency‚ Pakistan has had to depend greatly on financial assistance made by distant countries. Pakistan has been seeking aid since 1947 from global lenders including
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Social Media :: Curse or blessing ? The way I see it‚ it all depends on how these sites‚ like Facebook or Twitter‚ are being used. Social media itself can be abused‚ overused‚ and taken advantage of. However‚ the power of social media itself is probably greater than the power of any person‚ any novel‚ any ruler‚ or even any country. But‚ whether that incredible power is a blessing or a curse is also one matter to question. The power of social media can be something extremely influential. This first
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Elder’s guidance blessing or curse The process by which individuals learn the culture of their society is known as socialisation. Primary socialisation takes place within the family and is the most important role in developing one’s characteristics. It is often said that parents‚ especially mothers are the first academic institution we experience. As far as the question is concerned‚ “Young people should obey their elders without question.” Every individual has her or her own views and opinions
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Oil as Both a Blessing and a Curse in the Middle East As global society enters an era where oil is no longer the dominant source of energy‚ many oil producing countries face a challenge dealing with the loss of what is often their most profitable export. Many nations developed modern infrastructure mainly through oil profits. Years of interference by western countries seeking oil profits greatly influenced the development of governments‚ occasionally for better‚ but usually for worse. While most
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scientific Discovery — Curse Or Blessing New scientific discovery nearly always brings mankind a blessing. Take electricity for example. Since its discovery‚ it has ushered in an era of countless inventions in close connection with it. Nowadays people can read and write by means of lights instead of candles. Fire is another example of discoveries which made human beings survive in ancient times and generates electricity in modern times. Again‚ minerals such as oil or coal discovered by man have long
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Technology has brought tremendous change in our lives. Scientists are continuously working to develop new technologies to provide more useful products in order to make our lives easier. We get up from the bed hearing the sweet fm alarm‚ brush our teeth with electric brush. In the mean time the oven heats up our breakfast. We eat food‚ check the weather in phone‚ and watch the daily news to know the most recent news. Then we take our laptop and head to our workplace by car. That is how we usually
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for the lay reader. In I‚ Robot (1950)—a collection of nine short stories linked by key characters and themes—Asimov describes a future society in which human beings and nearly sentient robots coexist. Critics consider it a pivotal work in the development of realistic science fiction literature mainly for its elaboration of Asimov’s "Three Laws of Robotics" as a viable ethical and moral code. I‚ Robot is also significant for its espousal of the benefits of technology—a rather rare position in the
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1 Mobile phones: Blessing or Curse A person is in an unhealthy phase of obsessive and constant cell phone use. This may be caused by the newness of the device or by an emotional problem that makes them use the cell phone to isolate from others who surround them. Or‚ it might be that the increasing use of the cell phone by everyone else causes the person to get one of their own."[1] More often than not; people use cellphones to pull themselves away from a crowd or ring themselves to get out of
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Mobile phones. A blessing or a curse? Mobile phones have had such a large impact in our modern twenty-first century societies‚ that they have become part and parcel of our daily lives. Nowadays‚ it has become the norm in our towns and villages to see people who are busy tapping on their cell phones. Mobile phones have changed the way people communicate. These devices are carried anywhere people go because they are light and easy to carry around‚ such that everyone is constantly in touch with others
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Mobile phones: A blessing or a curse? It’s been years since someone had to look for spare change in their pocket to make a call out on the street from a pay phone‚ have we forgotten that mobile phones are somehow a blessing? The question here is whether mobile phones are a blessing or a curse. According to the “2013 mobile growth statistics” 91% of all people in the world have mobile phones and 56% own a smart phone‚ also according to mobile growth statistics the average age of owning a mobile
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