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An essay is generally speaking, a written composition containing an expression of ones
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A good essay must hold its readers attention from the beginning to the end. For this it
must possess certain qualities, which make a piece of writing readable and enjoyable.
Here are some of these qualities for you to keep in mind:
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the art of writing with patience and great care.
Secondly, every essay depends on two things. These are (a) its subject matter, and (b)
its language. To write an essay you require materialclear ideas based on experience,
reading and observation. These ideas have to be put into words and these words must
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convey what the writer wishes to say. For this he should know the right words and the
most appropriate ways to put them together. In other words, an essay calls for ideas that
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calls for a rich stock of words and of structures (the sentence of the language). Above
all, it calls for the ability to put these thoughts and sentences together.
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You can also provide some background information about your topic. You can use
interesting facts, quotations, or definitions of important terms you will use later in the
essay. The main idea of the essay is stated in a single sentence called the thesis
statement. You must limit your entire essay to the topic you have introduced in your
thesis statement. A few sentences explaining your topic in general terms can lead the
reader gently to your thesis. Each sentence should become gradually more specific, until
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not the only animal friends whose companionship people enjoy. For many people, a cat
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1. List the points that develop the main idea of your essay.
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1. POVERTY ALLEVIATION
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Eradication of poverty has long been the overarching objective of Indian economic
development. But even after fifty years of planning, more than a fourth of our population
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Looking back at the Plans, we see that except for the first Five Year Plan, every other
Five Year Plans have envisaged more than 5 percent growth in national income per
year. But none of these goals have been reached. Till 1980-81, our average rate of
growth moved around 3.5 percent per annum. It is this massive failure to achieve rapid
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growth that is the root cause of our failure to eliminate poverty.
Besides relying on the strategy of rapid growth, we also adopted other poverty
alleviation policies like transfers of various kinds that were supposed to augment the
earned income of poor households. The two main transfer programmes in India are the
Public Distribution System (PDS) and the provision of Integrated Child Development
Services (ICDS).
There are several income augmenting programmes as well. The Integrated Rural
Development Programme (IRDP), Development of Women and Children in Rural Areas
(DWCRA), Training of Youth and Self-Employment Programmes (now merged into Swarn
Jayanti Gram Swarozgar Yojna) and two public works programmes for employment
generation, namely Jawahar Rozgar Yojna (JRY) and the Employment Assurance
Scheme (EAS), Area based programmes include Drought Prone Areas Programme
(DPAP) and Watershed Programmes. Some of these programmes overlap with each
other.
On these programmes, spending by the Central government account for around 8.5 per
cent of the Central plan budgetary expenditure or a modest 1.45 percent of the GDP
(1997-2002), which is inadequate as compared to the magnitude of the problem.
STRATEGY TO ALLEVIATE POVERTY
1. Adopt pro-poor growth strategy, which create rapidly expanding job opportunities in
the rural areas.
2. Address the inefficiency and inequity in the health and education sector by involving
NGOs.
3. Empower panchayats in decision making.
4. Promote faster agricultural growth by expanding irrigation watershed management
and land reforms.
5. Expand employment programme such as EGS, FAS, JRY etc all over the country so
that poor get income support.
6. Expand the Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) for the reduction of
mortality and poverty.
7. Adopt midday meals programme all over the country to reduce poverty and
encourage school attendance.
8. Expand group-based micro credit - scheme to cover the entire country.
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2. Sex Education--Relevance and Challenges
The term sex education has a positive connotation, projecting a mature society
reflecting a modern, healthy mind open to discussion and awareness of sex as a boon
and bane in an individuals life.
The long-prevalent myopic attitude of society towards sex needs to be shunned in the
changing times. Today sex education is gaining ground among all sections and age
groups with the realisation that with the dynamic transformation of our surroundings and
its effect on our mentality and attitude.
The underlying cause of this awareness is the import of new ideas, tastes and habits
through the media and cultural interaction, leading to perceptible changes in our values
and attitudes. The modern outlook has changed our perception to a large extent.
The one important ingredient for developing modernity is freedom. No doubt, freedom
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makes an individual mature, rational and bold, fulfilling ones most cherished desire to be
happy by doing things the way one wishes. But freedom and modernity require a
balanced approach. Growing minds especially fail to channelise freedom in the right
direction and their immature decisions run the risk of mentally and physically destroying
them. Their immaturity and half-knowledge breeds social problems of unmarried
mothers, sexually transmitted diseases, child abuse, rape etc. This increasing malaise in
society has drawn everybodys attention and must be remedied.
This is where sex education steps in to enlighten young minds and people at large, the
root cause of their problems being ignorance or half-knowledge about sex. Sex has
never been a comfortable subject of discussion in our society, but the completely of our
present-day life demands maturity in thinking and action from every citizen, especially
our budding flowers, children. Children are the nations greatest assets and their care is
the greatest investment in the future of society.
Children by nature are very inquisitive and their intelligence and curiosity have shot up
due to the increasing exposure to different mediums of communication. To substantiate
a child and adolescents knowledge for sex, one needs to delve into a growing childs
psychology. A developing mind is confronted with environmental images which
encompass a range of human life activities and problems faced in parental, family,
societal and peer relations. An ignorant mind at the growing state is unable to grapple
with the transformation taking place within himself and the attitudinal changes in society.
Biological change is accompanied by a growing mental faculty which tries to reason out
everything under the sun.
This psychology is now new; in fact, it has been ever-present. But it is now being studied
as an important stage in personality development for the simple reason that the complex
nature of societal relations demands awareness and maturity for our healthy survival
and happiness.
The new sexual ethos has inherent problems. Indulgence in sexual activity in the
absence of full knowledge results in ugly consequences, be it untimely pregnancy
leading to mental distress or deadly sexually transmitted disease.
Sex education helps to build a sound and well developed personality both in adults and
children. Currently there is a highly prejudiced opinion about AIDS and TB in India. While
the curiosity of young minds regarding various things is satiated to an appreciable
degree by our elders and parents, the issue of biological changes resulting in different
behaviour, attitudes and desires is covered up unconvincingly or ignored with a hushhush attitude. Raising such questions is considered a digression of decent limits. The
silence and false replies of parents results in making the child feel guilty of such
queries.
A questioning mouth can be quietened, but not the mind which can flee unchecked in
any direction. Thus a growing child tries to satisfy his queries through friends, media, the
Internet, etc. All this leads to inadequate knowledge which is far more dangerous, than
ignorance. The inhibitions regarding sex need to be done away with for the benefit of
society because it will empower minds to take steps judiciously.
Because sex education is new to our society, it is beset with challenges, the toughest
being its very non-tangible nature. The underlying challenge to the new approach is the
thinking of human beings. Many adults still find it unacceptable and are unable to come
out of their rigid mental construct regarding sex. The hurdles are usually parents
themselves. Their attitude towards their ward should be one of friendship, making the
child feel at ease and not like a stranger during the growing stage, left to fend for
himself.
The positive aspect is that these hurdles of sex education are not insurmountable. While
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its non-tangible nature cannot be fought with laws and weapons, the skilled persistent
effort of public spirited citizens, organizations and academic institutions can go a long
way in giving results.
Certainly there is hope and conviction that enlightenment regarding this subject can
save children and the masses at large from deviation. Efforts in this direction are
increasing with perceptible results. But the positive results are confined mostly to the
metros. It is incessant effort by all sections that will help spread knowledge into every
nook and corner of the country. The avenues of sex education will play a significant role
in keeping our values and culture intact, without which we stand the risk of losing our
identity as a morally strong nation.
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3. TV An Addiction
Television is one of the major miracles of Science and has revolutionalised small human
outlook. But TV, which was once meant for education as well as entertainment, has
become an addiction today. With cable TV beaming 24-hour programmes through
different channels, it has become an addiction for most.
The educational content is sorely missing from TV programmes today. The young and
the old alike are glued to their TV sets day in and day out. Social intercourse, outdoor
activities and childrens studies have all taken a back seat to TV programmes. Guests
are not welcome when ones favourite serial is on; telephones are often kept off the hook
when one is engrossed in the trials and tribulations of ones favourite characters in a
soap opera. All this has truly turned TV viewers into couch potatoes. We have no time
for ourselves as well as for others. We plan our work schedules and outings keeping in
view our favourite TV programmes. For children, students back home from the school,
TV is a must they would like to take lunch with only TV on. The reading habit has
virtually disappeared from the lives of school-going children as well as adults. Flickering
images have become our window to the world of information and entertainment today,
thus proving the truth underlying the statement that viewing TV programmes has made
us all couch potatoes. We are paying a very heavy price for this idiot box.
The programmes include exaggerated and meaningless advertisements meant for
promoting the sales of consumer goods, most of which could be termed as luxuries in a
developing country like ours. In the name of comedy, vulgar serials are telecast. Nearly
80 percent of the programmes are cinema-oriented and of no practical value to the
viewers. Infidelity, adultery, cheating, womanizing, drinking, indulging in anti-social
activities, corrupt police and government servants, terrorists, black marketers, hoarders,
drug peddlers, etc., are the main characters of these serials. Contract killing, murders,
rape scenes, offering and accepting of bribes for leaking out state secrets, etc., are
shown in an explicit manner to the viewers, most of whom are children in their formative
stage. In every episode, hardly 10 minutes are devoted for the story of the serial. The
rest of the slotted time is lapped up by advertisers who are called the sponsors, and pay
crores of rupees for the time that they get. The advertisements are forced on the
viewers, and the same ads are repeated so many times during the day that one gets fed
up. Even the contents of these advertisements are highly objectionable.
Apart from studies, sports have been a big casualty due to TV addiction of the children
and the youth. In small sized rooms, constant TV viewing causes permanent damage to
the eyes. Late night TV viewing adversely affects the health. This is a national loss.
Social and community life is another casualty. People are driven to pigeon holes called
homes with no outside link. People today accept anything and everything in the name of
entertainment, because TV brings it home to them inexpensively.
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In our country there are few prime time programmes produced for students. Informative
programmes like the UGCs special newscasts and bulletins appear in the afternoon or
at late nights and students find themselves either at schools, colleges or in bed during
these programmes. Channels like Discovery and National Geographic are few and far
between. However, television is not a bad medium which creates only a negative impact
on children, for this right programmes have to be telecast at the right time and in the
right way. This has not been realized in our country and we can hold the electronic
media responsible for this because of its deterioration in programme planning and
objectives in recent years.
Our lives are centred round the various TV programmes that have made as dull and
listless. Undoubtedly TV has become an addiction in modern times and the sooner we
get out of this habit, the better it will be for all of us. It is high time that the intelligentsia;
social workers, parents and other responsible citizens, rose in protest against the
manner in which the powerful medium is being misused. Unless this trend is arrested, the
country would be ruined one day, as the children and youth would have knowledge only
about films and nothing else.
To conclude, TV viewing is not that bad. This scientific infotainment invention is just like
a knife, which can be used for cutting fruit and vegetables as also for stabbing a person.
Much depends on the viewers. If they fall in love with it head long, TV is not to be
blamed. Man has to reform himself. Excess of everything is bad. Keeping late hours at
night no: only affects the punctuality of students but elders too dont leave their bed till 8
in the morning with their heads heavy due to constant exposure to serials and eye lids
still heavy.
TV has become a handy instrument for westerners to impose their culture on us through
invisible and slow doses. The Indian culture will be the biggest victim of western
onslaught on our culture via the 245-hour TV viewing with the help of cable network. We
have to be wary of this danger which will surely emigrate our cultural values making us
western satellites culturally. And then where would India be?
4. Dowry System : A Curse
The practice of giving dowry to girls has been prevalent in our society since times
immemorial. Kings used to give territorial rights to the groom, horses, elephants and
precious gems and jewellery, etc., to their daughters as dowry. In the times of our
grandfathers and fathers, the dowry would consist of some articles of daily use like a
bicycle for the groom, sewing machine, portable radio set and other such paraphernalia.
And today, in modern times, we have refrigerators, cars, air conditioners and Swiss
watches along with cash running into lakhs of rupees being given as dowry.
The kings indulged in the practice of giving dowry because they considered it a matter of
prestige for themselves. The more one gave, the more powerful he was considered in
regal circles. There hardly used to be any demand from the grooms side because while
deciding whom to marry, they used to give paramount importance to the strategic
relations accruing with the marriage. Political, not monetary, considerations used to be
important for them. During these times, though women had little rights and werent
allowed any role outside the four walls of the house, but within the home they were highly
respected. This trend stayed put till the early 20th century (before the advent of
feminism). A woman was called Grihalakshmi. In marriages, dowry was given by the
practice was merely considered a custom without which our orthodox ancestors
considered the marriage ceremony somewhat incomplete. From the grooms side, there
used to be no specific demand as people were not as money minded and materialistic
as they are now. Moreover, the orthodox people desisted from equating the
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Grihalakshmi with money. There was general respect for fellow people and hence, no
one would think of torturing anyone (and that too a girl) for the sake of money.
But, with the advent of industrialization and commercialization, everything began to be
weighed in terms of money. Human emotions, values and social inhibitions withered away
as money took the centre stage. Humans became a saleable commodity. Just as you can
purchase a politician for the no-confidence motion, you can auction your son for
marriage. Since, human hearts have dried up of emotions (the hearts are just like empty
pitchers) we witness inhuman torturing, both physical and mental, of the present day
daughter-in-law by her in-laws. How inhuman and savage it is when we set someone
afire just for insufficient dowry. Today also the girls prospective in-laws want her to be a
Grihalakshmi (Goddess of wealth) but the difference is that they even indulge in beating
their Goddess up if she doesnt satisfy their lust for money.
And unless the Lakshmi raises her voice against her tormentors and transforms herself
into a Durga / Kali, she is doomed. In a nutshell, what I want to say is that the girls
themselves will have to lead the fight against dowry. They should have the courage to
walk out of a marriage if it suffocates them like Nisha Sharma and other brave anti-dowry
girls. They should have the courage and guts to says an emphatic no to a marriage if
the prospective in-laws demand dowry. And such courage and self-confidence comes
very easy to you if you are financially independent. Hence, girls should not live under the
smug satisfaction of being a master in household work. Parents too need to encourage
their daughters to venture out into the outside world. They should not be over
protective. Some other steps that should be taken to tackle the menace of dowry are as
follows :(1) Making the existing anti-dowry laws more stringent.
(2) More thrust to the education of the girl child. Some seats in professional colleges
may be reserved for girls (on the lines of reservation for SCs and STs).
(3) Creating anti-dowry awareness in children from quite early on, so that they get
thoroughly brainwashed against dowry by the time they reach adulthood. The awareness
campaign may include essay and poster-making contests, declamation contests and
debates, etc. The media should also contribute more in the awareness drive since it is
the television that the children listen to the most these days.
(4) The girls parents should desist from forcibly giving dowry to their daughter if the
prospective in-laws dont demand it. By indulging in this practice, they work against their
own daughter as it may ignite the greed factor in the in-laws.
(5) The grooms too should come forward to play an active role for bringing about social
change in this sector. They shouldnt simply follow their parents meekly. Instead of
flaunting their manliness by indulging in beating up their wives, for their failure to bring
desired dowry they should instead give proof of it at the time of marriage by standing
against their own parents in case they demand dowry from the girls side. If need be,
they should have the courage to do some plain talk with their parents.
5. Man and Environment
We human beings can thrive in the future as we did in the past by living in harmony with
out natural environment. - Kofi A. Annan
Opening of eyes in a beautiful morning, visualizing suns first rays in the melodious
background music of chirping of birds enriches oneself with a great pleasure. God has
endowed man with a beautiful gift environment where he lives, interacts and spends his
lifetime.
Environment comprises all physical, social and cultural factors and conditions
influencing the existence and development of an individual. Air, water, land, plants,
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trees, flowers, hills, mountains, vegetation, climate, natural resources, and whatever is
ostensible in nature is a part and parcel of environment. Whether it is water of food,
shelter or life-pillar oxygen, medicines or other myriad of necessities, mans sustainability
on earth ultimately remains a slave of environment which facilitates him with all his
requirements, without asking for anything in return.
But plunging into reality bites, man in his ventures and haste for development failed
to respect nature and tampered with it. Endowed with an intellect, man exploited the
environment by a conscious process of ideas due to opacity of vision. In an attempt to
sustain the biotic world, abiotic world was ignored. But, stop there human! Beware!
Let your steps be risk! Let your steps fall on right soil!
It is a billion dollar question that when we race ahead on a civilized track, arent we losing
something in the bargain? The unpalatable truth sustains that today, we are compelled
to live in an endangered environment caused by our own folly a world, we thought it
just belonged to us and none else and we are paying a dear price with nature reacting
violently around us. The sword of environmental pollution hanging on our heads has
become the order of the day, which may push human beings into dire straits.
Greatest truths are the simplest. We feel the pinch of the problem with every breath, no
matter, who we are or where we are! The most evil consequences of environmental
deterioration can be identified as physical deformation of earths crust, a sea change in
climatic conditions, alteration of hydraulic regime such as drought, loss of soil fertility and
deleting water level.
It is really depressing to know how man is meddling with his life-mask environment. It
is poignant to observe that most of the sources of potable water have been
contaminated. The holy Ganga is no longer holy. Yamuna, when it leaves Delhi,
projects itself, as a black, coagulated mixture of dirt, sewage and industrial waste. Even
the sea has become a marine slum. What a poor sketch we have drawn of our
environment.
You cannot obviously rape nature and get away with it. Escalating air pollution, one
direct implication of industrialization, has distorted the heat balance giving birth to global
warming?. This has caused sea-level to rise and might sooner than later turn islands
into water graves. Today, man has almost cleared the indispensable tree a life
bearer of man. Can anyone justify that in absence of these trees, wherefrom we will get
oxygen to inhale? God knows, why man is trying to cut the same branch on which he is
sitting?
Adding salt to wounds, modern man has choked, soil with fertilizers and pesticides.
Removal of forest cover, overgrazing by cattle, use of plastics and polythene have taken
their toll. Cities with mind-bogging millions have distorted the equilibrium between
population and natural resources. Appalling conditions of slums stand testimony for the
price man is paying for urbanization. Even the mountains are under attack be it the
foothills of mighty Himalayas or the Western Ghats. Wild life too is not intact from the
clutches of culpable acts of man. Myriad of species have become extinct and many are
on the verge of extinction.
Worldwide climate is changing its colours with first El-Nino and now Asian Brown
Cloud a noxious mixture of ash, soot and aerosols spreading across the whole Asian
continent. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) concluded in its
second assessment report Balance of Evidence Suggests a discernible Human
Influence on Global Climate. Now, one question naturally strikes in mind. Did we inherit
this highly degraded environment from our ancestors? And if we will pass it on to our
future generations, will they be able to sustain themselves?
On the horizons of conclusion, I would say that now time is ripe enough to look back at
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the errors and redeem the past by stirring public consciousness. It would be fallacious to
consider safe and clean environment a. Herculean task. But, at the same time
celebrating Environment Day and establishment of Ministry of Environment only cannot
prove a panacea. The problem is not development versus environment but both must
strike a balance. The entire range of environmental protection measures should be dealt
with a combination of command and control methods as well as voluntary regulations,
fiscal measures, generation, of awareness and community involvement. Addressing the
first UN Conference on Human Environment Day, Mrs. India Gandhi said :
Modern man must re-establish the unbroken link with nature and with life.
Together we can try to heal the environment. So, lets pave the way for development
so that a surge of pride may enrich us all.
Lets give earth a change.
6. Man is a Social Animal
Man is a moral, accountable being. - J. R. Lowell

Wonders are many, an none is more wonderful than man. - Sophocles
Man, the most wonderful creature on this earth, is the only animal gifted with powers of
perception, sense of touch, ability to speak, capacity to think and react. Man is a rational
being. He is endowed with stupendous power of reasoning and makes smart decisions.
His insatiable passion for comfort made him tame the forces of nature by using his
discretion combined with nuggets of knowledge acquired. He is able to live happily in
harmony with nature instead of in fear and awe of it.
Gifted with all these qualities, man does not live by eating his bread alone. He has
formed a society and he is dependent on the others to survive and live happily.
Man was for society and is neither capable of living alone, nor has the courage to do
so. - William Blackstone
Man as a part of society is regarded as a social animal. As a social animal, he is bound
to follow the moral principles and formal etiquettes in the society. He cannot live as he
likes, his every action is ruled by the principles of society. The way he dresses, the way
he speaks, the way he behaves, the way he lives, the way he treats others .. etc. All
these are to be social. The word social means living in groups but not separately and
isolated. So his every action should be accepted by the group in which the lives. Man as
a social being finds lot of entertainment when he is associated with others. He finds
place to share his views, crack jokes, show his wit and talent. He enjoys the jest with lot
of zest. A song when you are happy and a lift when you are weary is what a man
expects from others. Man as a social animal gets sympathy and support when he is in
trouble applause and encouragement when he is victorious and happy.
As a social animal, he is never a free man in the society. He cannot all the way come to a
social gathering without clothes and say it is my will and wish.
He should wear some dress accepted by the society. He cannot all the way destroy
anything or harm anyone. He is governed by some moral principles of society. Man as a
social animal should be benevolent to others but not malevolent. Right from the birth,
every action of a man is governed by the social principles i.e., his upbringing, his
education, his marriage. In fact, his entire life is under the umbrella of society and its
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principles.
Man as a social being should be amicable with his fellow beings. He should be loyal to
everyone in society. He must show the spirit of brotherhood and friendliness with whom
he lives. Man cannot achieve anything alone. He should take the help and cooperation
of others to achieve his desired goal. Let us consider an instance in a society : if one
wants to build a beautiful farm and grow crops that he likes, he cannot do it by himself.
He has to take the support of his fellow beings and toil a lot to realize his goal. Similarly,
if he wants to do any social act or work that is very much useful to other people, every
one in the society should extend his hand to complete the work.
As a human being, every one expects affection, love and recognition from his fellow
beings which cannot be felt unless he is a social animal.
If a man were not to be social animal, we could never expect the world to be a happy
place to live. Then every one has his own path and the results would be obnoxious. If a
man society then his egoistic tendencies dominate and we cannot expect peace. Mans
lust for power would cause relentless holecaust.
In the present scenario, the spirit of social being has declined. Man by using the
machines and destructive arms he invented to fulfill his ego, is trying to dominate the
society. He has become egomaniac. If this continues, the essence of humanity and
social being will vanish. So the spirit of social being should be induced in everyone and
brewed up to live happily.
In a nutshell, man is a social animal, since he is bound by the principles of society and if
he were not to be social, then his life would be helpless and hapless.
7. DISCIPLINE IN LIFE
Discipline is a precious asset. Life without discipline is like a ship without a rudder. It is a
rod to check the erring, a brake to control the thoughtless action of man.
Discipline is implicit obedience to the commands of superior authority, and acceptance of
punishment with a smile for any breach thereof. If there is not discipline in life is anarchy
will prevail. Life will become disordered. A little observation will show that from heaven
above to earth below everywhere discipline reigns supreme. For instance, the earth, the
moon and the stars move round the Sun, according to certain specific rules. Even
animals are disciplined under their leader. The life of bees in a hive is a model of
disciplined life. Coming down to men, the various organs of his body co-operate with one
another and are disciplined for the maintenance, growth and development of the whole
body. A savage in the primitive state of society obeys the laws of his clan. Even the
civilized man obeyed the head of his family.
The home is the nursery where we receive our first lesson of discipline through
obedience to parents and elders. As we pass out of the nursery and enter the portals of
an educational institution, discipline becomes a matter of vital importance. That is
because student life is a period of preparation for the battle of life. No less is the need
for discipline in the playground. A disciplined team, though weak, has a greater
advantage over its rival, strong but ill-organised.
In society also there is a great need for discipline. If its individual members are permitted
to do whatever they like, society will break up and the onward march of civilization and
progress will be arrested. Lack of discipline among the youth of a country may endanger
national security.
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Nowhere perhaps is discipline more necessary than in the army. Here a moments
hesitation may mean defeat and death. Difficulty, danger, nay, death itself, should not
prevent a soldier from carrying out the orders of his commander, even if they are unjust
or wrong.
There are, however, men who are opposed to discipline. They think that it kills originality
and takes away initiative. Disciplined people, they say, are just like parts of machinery. A
man is not a machine He, therefore, should not be expected to be obedient and orderly.
This is a very wrong view of discipline. It is the extreme of authoritarianism. Discipline
does not mean that it allows originality. There is no objection to people taking to any
work and adopting any thought. The only demand that discipline makes is that you
should have a plan and an order.
Discipline is a precious asset. Life without discipline is like a ship without a rudder. It is a
rod to check the erring, a brake to control the thoughtless action of man. Its purpose is
to see that liberty does not degenerate into licence.
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CWE PO - DESCRIPTIVE PAPER - ESSAY

WRITING
TV An Addiction Television is one of the major miracles of Science and has
revolutionalised small human outlook. But TV, which was once meant for education as
well as entertainment, has become an addiction today. With cable TV beaming 24-hour
programmes through different channels, it has become an addiction for most. The
educational content is sorely missing from TV programmes today. The young and the old
alike are glued to their TV sets day in and day out. Social intercourse, outdoor activities
and childrens studies have all taken a back seat to TV programmes. Guests are not
welcome when ones favourite serial is on; telephones are often kept off the hook when
one is engrossed in the trials and tribulations of ones favourite characters in a soap
opera. All this has truly turned TV viewers into couch potatoes. We have no time for
ourselves as well as for others.
We plan our work schedules and outings keeping in view our favourite TV programmes.
For children, students back home from the school, TV is a must they would like to take
lunch with only TV on. The reading habit has virtually disappeared from the lives of
school-going children as well as adults. Flickering images have become our window to
the world of information and entertainment today, thus proving the truth underlying the
statement that viewing TV programmes has made us all couch potatoes. We are paying
a very heavy price for this idiot box. The programmes include exaggerated and
meaningless advertisements meant for promoting the sales of consumer goods, most of
which could be termed as luxuries in a developing country like ours. In the name of
comedy, vulgar serials are telecast.
Nearly 80 percent of the programmes are cinema-oriented and of no practical value to

the viewers. Infidelity, adultery, cheating, womanizing, drinking, indulging in anti-social
activities, corrupt police and government servants, terrorists, black marketers, hoarders,
drug peddlers, etc., are the main characters of these serials. Contract killing, murders,
rape scenes, offering and accepting of bribes for leaking out state secrets, etc., are
shown in an explicit manner to the viewers, most of whom are children in their formative
stage. In every episode, hardly 10 minutes are devoted for the story of the serial. The
rest of the slotted time is lapped up by advertisers who are called the sponsors, and pay
crores of rupees for the time that they get. The advertisements are forced on the
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viewers, and the same ads are repeated so many times during the day that one gets fed
up. Even the contents of these advertisements are highly objectionable.
Apart from studies, sports have been a big casualty due to TV addiction of the children
and the youth. In small sized rooms, constant TV viewing causes permanent damage to
the eyes. Late night TV viewing adversely affects the health. This is a national loss.
Social and community life is another casualty. People are driven to pigeon holes called
homes with no outside link. People today accept anything and everything in the name of
entertainment, because TV brings it home to them inexpensively. In our country there
are few prime time programmes produced for students. Informative programmes like the
UGCs special newscasts and bulletins appear in the afternoon or at late nights and
students find themselves either at schools, colleges or in bed during these programmes.
Channels like Discovery and National Geographic are few and far between. However,
television is not a bad medium which creates only a negative impact on children, for this
right programmes have to be telecast at the right time and in the right way. This has not
been realized in our country and we can hold the electronic media responsible for this
because of its deterioration in programme planning and objectives in recent years. Our
lives are centred round the various TV programmes that have made as dull and listless.
Undoubtedly TV has become an addiction in modern times and the sooner we get out of
this habit, the better it will be for all of us. It is high time that the intelligentsia; social
workers, parents and other responsible citizens, rose in protest against the manner in
which the powerful medium is being misused. Unless this trend is arrested, the country
would be ruined one day, as the children and youth would have knowledge only about
films and nothing else. To conclude, TV viewing is not that bad.
This scientific infotainment invention is just like a knife, which can be used for cutting fruit
and vegetables as also for stabbing a person. Much depends on the viewers. If they fall
in love with it head long, TV is not to be blamed. Man has to reform himself. Excess of
everything is bad. Keeping late hours at night no: only affects the punctuality of students
but elders too dont leave their bed till 8 in the morning with their heads heavy due to
constant exposure to serials and eye lids still heavy. TV has become a handy instrument
for westerners to impose their culture on us through invisible and slow doses. The Indian
culture will be the biggest victim of western onslaught on our culture via the 24-hour TV
viewing with the help of cable network. We have to be wary of this danger which will
surely emigrate our cultural values making us western satellites culturally. And then
where would India be?
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