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Advantages of Old age Homes

1.     Old age homes are meant for senior citizens who are unable to stay with their families or are destitute. These old age homes have special medical facilities for senior citizens such as mobile health care systems, ambulances, nurses and provision of well-balanced meals. So they can live a healthy life. 2.     Good services and good behaviour of the staff, food being   palatable and wholesome are the main advantage of old age homes. 3.     Apart from food, shelter and medical amenities, old age homes also provide yoga classes to senior citizens. Old age homes also provide access to telephones and other forms of communication so that residents may keep in touch with their loved ones. 4.     The entertainment and library facilities are also available for the sole purpose of the senior citizens. 5.     For older people who have nowhere to go and no one to support them, old age homes provide a safe haven. These homes also create a family like atmosphere among the residents. Senior ci

Bribe

      One day an old man came to our home after the Sunday mass. I usually see him only during Sundays when he comes to receive his Holy Communion with a walking stick. So, when he came with my youngest son, I didn’t have any odd feeling of an outside person. We treated him as we would our grand parent, with breakfast and lots of talking. Then he came to the point – the reason for his visit. He needed some money.         He is the father of a son who owns lot of land outside state but he is bankrupt and unable to look after his old parents and letting them live alone with their own income. He doesn’t even bother to visit his old parents.         So, the old man and his wife lives with the money he makes by selling rosaries and scapulars, which is not much. His wife is partially paralysed and he is also a sick man. They are totally alone at home. He looks after his wife. Feeds her, cleans her, etc.. Every Sunday, the priest of the church gives him Rs. 50/-. But on that Sunday, he didn’

10 DAY SOUTH INDIA TOUR ITINERARY

COCHIN-KODANADU-MUNNAR-PERIYAR-KUMARAKOM-ALLEPPEY(HOUSE BOAT)-KOVALAM-KANYAKUMARI-CHENNAI Day – 1 : Cochin (Kochi) On arrival at the Airport   in Cochin, you will be met (if you have booked a travel agent  or else get yourself a car or there are metro buses from airport to Fort Kochi it'd be much moe cheaper and more lxurious ) and transferred to Hotel at Kochi which has preserved its history well and presents a vivid panorama of a time when traders and warriors landed on here shore. Start your Kerala tour at the Mattancherry Palace. From Palace walk along the Jew Street to Jewish Synagogue. With St.Francis Church, Santa Cruze Cathedral and Chinese Fishing Nets, just admire the magnificent heritage of Kerala. An ayurvedic rejuvenating massage (opional). Later in the evening enjoy Kathakali dance presentation.Kathakali(literally, story play),the spectacular classical dance drama of Kerala based on the guidelines laid by Saga Bharatha’s Natya Sastra,the ancient treatise on dance

Advantages & Disadvantages of Deforestation

Advantages and Disadvantages of Deforestation Deforestation is the process of converting forested lands into non-forest sites that are ideal for crop raising, urbanization and industrialization. Advantages: 1.        Deforestation provides the materials for various industries, such as logs for the logging industry and trees for the paper industry. The forest products industry is a large part of the economy in both developed and developing countries. 2.        It opens more job opportunities for people   in the lumbar industry besides Wood cutters , there are those who work in processing plants to make glue from wood sap, process pulp into paper, and others.   3.        Cutting down trees provides charcoal, a source of energy. 4.        For every patch of forest cut down, arable land becomes available for farmers. 5.        The land can be used as an area to place urban living sites like apartments, houses, and buildings. 6.          The number of people employed by such a construct

Science Club

Respected Principal, teachers and my dear friends.  Science is a vast ocean of knowledge even a small pebble can cause a ripple.  Think about a world without technology. No computers , no cars. No vaccines or cures for diseases. Life would be joyless and extremely hard. It was not long ago that this was the case. However, now with science on our side it's a whole new story. Science permeates our lives and informs our actions. Physics , for example, teaches us how mirrors work, how glasses can aid one's vision and how heat is treated by various household materials and there goes a list of many more. Chemistry discusses the principles of matter, like atoms, molecules and compounds. It discusses the countless different substances that can arise from the minutest variations within compounds. These atoms, molecules and compounds make up the water we drink, the food we eat, the air we breathe, the medicines we take when we are sick. In short   we can't possibly live without Chem

GOAL

Today Is the day when I feel most elated because today is Friday and my children don’t have to go to school tomorrow. When I was at school, I really liked this day and when I became a teacher, I too jumped with my students when Friday arrived. Its not a feeling that is specifically to me alone, its a general feeling I suppose. Friday is a day when we can postpone all our works, as the day after is a Saturday and we have the whole time in the world. Even if we miss the Saturday, we have the Sunday to finish our work. Now I just don’t know, how we got these days as   holidays. Was it by chance or by choice? Well however, these days help children have a day to look forward to and I think this expectation is the foundation for all expectations of mankind isn’t it? You know life without expectation would really be boring isn’t it? Everyday getting up early in the morning, having bed coffee, doing our basic necessities, having breakfast, etc.... etc... God, it’d be such a dragging life like

Punctuality

Let every hour be in its place Firmly fixed, nor loosely shift, And well enjoy the vacant space, As though a birthday gift.           The measure of any society's development and progress does not lie in the wealth of which it disposes or the natural resources that it harbours but in the value system to which its citizens subscribe. The most important of these values are, “a respect for time” Honourable judges, respected teachers, parents and my dear friends           I would like to speak a few words about punctuality.   What is punctuality? Allow me to begin by stating the Dictionary's definition of Punctual:   Acting or arriving exactly at the time appointed. One might wonder whether punctuality is really all that important? Does it hold any great value? What difference does it create in life?           Well, b eing on time shows that you are responsible, trustworthy and can follow directions. More than that, it shows that you have personal integrity and self-discipline.

Influence Of Media In Our Daily Life

“ The media's the most powerful entity on earth. They have the power to make the innocent guilty and the guilty innocent, and that's power, for they control the minds of the masses. ” Respected Teachers And My Dear Friends. I’d like to speak a few words on the “Influence of media in our daily life” In the last 50 years the media influence has grown exponentially with the advance of technology. They have a strong social and cultural impact upon our society. We have put our trust on the media as an authority to give us news, entertainment and education.   Of all the media channels the most influential has been the television and the internet.And the most influenced,the kids,adolescents and the youth of our society. Several hours in front of the computers and television lowers children's interest in interacting with other people. Instead of spending time with friends on some outside activities, or participating in cultural life, children tend to choose spending time on the i

"The Importance of Maternal Care and Love in Childhood” - Part 2

story about a MOTHER’S LOVE written by an unknown Author My Mother’s LoveMy mom had only one eye. I hated her …She was such an embarrassment. She cooked for students and teachers to support the family. One day during elementary school, my mom came to say hello to me. I was so embarrassed. I ignored her, threw her a hateful look and ran out. The next day at school one of my classmates said, ”EEEEE, your mom has only one eye!” I wanted to bury myself. I also wanted my mom to just disappear. So I confronted her that day and said,” Are you going to make me a laughing stock, why don’t you just die?!!!” My mom did not respond…I didn’t even stop to think for a second about what I had said, because I was full of anger. I was oblivious to her feelings. I wanted her out of that house, and have nothing to do with her. So I studied real hard, got a chance to go to Singapore to study. Then, I got married. I bought a house of my own. I had kids of my own. I was happy with my life, my kids and the

“The Importance of Maternal Care and Love in Childhood”-Part 1

Though my topic is mostly on Maternal love and care, it doesn’t mean that Paternal or father’s love isn’t necessary or isn’t important. Parents(both father and mother), who love children unconditionally, serve as excellent role models. All facets of parental love and care are of vital importance to children's all-round growth. Love expressed in silent, unspoken ways, can have a powerful impact on children's lives. But demonstrating love freely in as many different ways possible can be a powerful elixir in children’s lives. That is possible with a mother and that’s what I w ould like to focus here. Nature entrusted the job of bringing up kids primarily to mothers because of their natural intuitive mind and patience. Young kids in their growing age are like saplings, very delicate. Any harsh treatment damages the sapling and retards its proper growth. The kids have to be guided with love and lots of understanding. Little things matter in parenting little kids. Children need to b

Honesty is the Best Policy

Respected Teachers And My Dear Friends. Today I’m going to speak about a very essential quality which we have to cultivate from a very young age. This is a real life story happened to Laila, One  day coming home from work, Laila stopped at the corner Chicken Store to buy a chicken for supper. The butcher reached into a barrel grabbed the last chicken he had, flung it on the scales behind the counter, and told Leila its weight. She thought for a moment. "I really need a bit more chicken than that," she said. "Do you have any larger ones?" Without a word, the butcher put the chicken back into the barrel, felt around as though finding another, pulled the same chicken out and placed it on the scales. “This chicken weighs one pound more,” he announced. Laila thought for sometime and then said , “Okay, I’ll take them both.” Just imagine the trouble  the butcher had fallen into? Do you think Laila will believe  the butcher again?........  Will Laila say to others too abo