The motto for the latest public service announcement on drunk driving is: “Drinking and driving. It’s no game.” Common sense dictates that this statement is true. Unfortunately, a lot of people don’t seem to use common sense when it comes to drinking and driving, and they do treat it as some sort of game. Anyone… Continue reading Common sense not common among drunk drivers
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Governments and the Student
It is ironic that as millions of people in the Arab countries and Africa are experiencing freedom from repressive govemments for the first time in living memory, most Indians are so politically apathetic that they can’t name their local MP/MLA and wouldn’t know that Pratibha Patil is the President if they hadn’t heard so many… Continue reading Governments and the Student
Discrimination will always be problem in society
Discrimination, racial or otherwise, will always be a problem in our society. We all discriminate, but not all of us accept it. Discrimination denies opportunities and social esteem to individuals because they are considered members of a devalued social group. But why do we discriminate? What sets the standards to decide who will be put… Continue reading Discrimination will always be problem in society
Are Grades Fair?
Grades are not a fair measure of one’s capabilities. Through a person’s entire school life he hears of how important and significant his grades are in his life. Every teacher he has harp’s about the scholastic achievement he should reach. Then at home he hears the same thing all over again. Whenever a good grade… Continue reading Are Grades Fair?
Movie Time – Panda, X-Men, and Baba
Here I was thinking that I am going to have a serene and peaceful time at my home… enjoy sleepy afternoons in the sultry and humid andd rain filled heat of Kolkata. But hey! Peace is far away if you look at all the movies being played around you. Kung Fu Panda 2 – it… Continue reading Movie Time – Panda, X-Men, and Baba