SCIENCE A BOON OR BANE FOR THE SOCIETY Science may be called a mixed blessing. It has made our life peaceful and comfortable. But it has also filled it with fears and tears. The invention of the wheel‚ electricity and wonder drug‚ penicillin has revolutionized human life. Now our life has become safer‚ easier and more comfortable than that of our ancestors. But now we have conquered time and space and have tamed all the forces of nature. We have‚ in fact‚ risen from the lowest position of cavemen
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IPL – A BOON OR BANE Twenty20 as a game has finally emerged now - after the World Cup was staged last year; this is the next prominent step. It remains to be seen if this format is used to the best impact or is it being treated just like the proverbial golden goose? With the Indian Premier League season in full bloom‚ the cricketing world has suddenly become exciting and entertaining as never before. The Indian Premier League has brought about a lot of firsts – with the auctioning of cricketers
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ADAM BAIN AND THE PRICE MOMENTUM STRATEGY In February 1995‚ Adam Bain‚ investment advisor in the London‚ Ontario branch of RBC Dominion Securities Inc. (RBC DS)‚ was considering whether or not to implement a price momentum strategy for his clients. Trend and Cycle‚ DS’s technical research department‚ had recently circulated a copy of a study which described a simple price momentum model and referred to its “startling results” based on back testing the strategy over a 15 year period. The Trend
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Is using the Internet a boon? In this fast-paced world where everyone is competing to be the first in whatever they are embarking on‚ face-to-face communication with a person is getting rarer and flipping the books to get information has been a method gone outdated. However‚ this has been replaced by one powerful tool that does these and even more. This is none other than the Internet. Internet has been defined as the global system of interconnected computer networks designed to serve the people’s
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ADVERTISING – A BOON OR A BANE? Advertisements are a necessary evil. But they do more harm than good. They have invaded our personal lives and personal spaces and have led to crass consumerism. There should be some watchdog to oversee the advertisement industry. WHEN THINKING of advertisements‚ the age-old question‚ whether the chicken or the egg preceded the other crops up. Similarly‚ was it business or the advertisement industry that came first? We may not have an answer to the chicken/egg
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extent also for others. I feel the best technological breakthrough was the invention of computers which basically led to further advancement in technology viz the creation of many softwares and hardware. Technology has gifted mankind with various boons but look closely and you will realize that technology have blessed mankind with two very important aspects – facility of communication and creation of time. Creation of phone‚ fax‚ paging services‚ mobile services‚ video conferencing etc are few of
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Ethics: A Learned Behavior Kristy Bain PHI 208: Ethics and Moral Reasoning Mitra Rokni August 11‚ 2013 Ethics: A Learned Behavior Ethics are the principles of humanity which determine right and wrong in all aspects of living and decision making. Lawrence Kohlberg‚ a Harvard psychologist‚ found that people develop ethically through different stages of human life (Velasquez‚ Andre‚ Shanks‚ S.J.‚ & Meyer‚ 1987‚ par. 10). One of the greatest aids to ethical development is education‚ especially education
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The Internet: Boon or Bane? The easy answer is ’both’‚ of course. Like every tool we’ve invented‚ the Net can be used for good or ill. The extent to which it is ill-used is not its fault‚ any more than it’s a car’s fault when someone is run over. So many people--overwhelmingly older people‚ say‚ 45 and up--believe the Internet is a vast shadowy jungle‚ where monstrous things lurk‚ ready to tear out your soul and eat it raw. They are right...in part. The "World" part of "World Wide Web" is literally
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YUVA VICHAR MANCH Case Study: Population is a boon not a bane The demographics of India are inclusive of the second most populous country in the world‚ with over 1.21 billion people (2011 census)‚ more than a sixth of the world’s population. Already containing 17.5% of the world’s population‚ India is projected to be the world’s most populous country by 2025‚ surpassing China‚ its population reaching 1.6 billion by 2050. Its population growth rate is 1.41%‚ ranking 102nd in the world in 2010
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"Advertisements-- a bane or a boon?" Write a composition either For or Against the subject. at Wednesday‚ January 21‚ 2009 We cannot Escape them. They stare at us from every nook and corner. The highways‚ the roadways‚ streets all have hoardings‚ banners‚ posters screaming about the goodness of the product they are advertising. Cinema posters on busy roads cause traffic jams. Newspapers have columns and columns‚ pages and pages devoted to advertisements. Television and Radio stop their suddenly
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