01Nov 2018 by Reese Bannister

Essay on Mass Media

Advertising
All the different tools that are used to assist the distribution and circulation of information and entertainment to the public come under the umbrella of mass media.Radio, television, cable, newspapers, and theatre are all considered as ‘mass media’. These tools involve exchange of opinions, and public involvement. ADVERTISEMENTS: Today the list of mass media also embraces pagers, satellites, electronic mail, internet, cell phones, and computers. These new additions, unlike the other tools of mass media that work as transmission technologies transmitting information from one source to many receivers, are basically interactive; working more on the person to person formula. As the name suggests ‘mass media’ revolves around the masses-the people.Although cinema, radio, television, and press take centre stage in mass media; the role of books, magazines, posters, billboards, pamphlets cannot…
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01Nov 2018 by Reese Bannister

Democracy Implies Tolerance of Dissent

Dance
Democracy‘, the ancient Greek word literally means ‘rule by the demos’. The term ‘demos’ is generally translated as ‘the people’ and ‘the people’ implies the whole population, particularly the adult population, of a tribe, a territory or a country.The entire population or the collectivity obviously comprises a multitude of individuals as units. ADVERTISEMENTS: It is well known that no two individuals in a collectivity— mechanical or organic—can be alike, as their needs and aspirations differ even as their physical and mental compositions differ.Naturally, their views, notions, beliefs and habits are not similar and yet the concept and practice of and the rule of/by the people, however disparate, is very much in existence. Image Source: nationalvanguard.org‘In practice, by ‘the people’, we mean the majority of the people. As such, in a…
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01Nov 2018 by Reese Bannister

Short Essay on Mobile Phone

Music
The mobile phone first appeared in India sometime in the nineties. It was a bulky box quite similar to the landlines we still use today. It had an equally big antenna and was heavy and cumbersome to carry. That was just the beginning.Very soon they were all over the place. With the alarming speed at which they shrunk in size, these pocket sized wonders, sure packed a punch. ADVERTISEMENTS: The mobiles of today are gizmos that can do multiple functions. They can send text messages, they can send and receive video messages and they have a host of facilities that somehow make the “talk on the move” function seem redundant.As is the case with every invention, with time the prices crashed and today these little things are available for as…
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01Nov 2018 by Reese Bannister

Cultural Heritage of India – Essay

Artists
India has a rich cultural tradition. There is a harmonious blend of art, religion and philosophy in the Indian culture. They are so beautifully interwoven in the fabric of Indian way of life and thought that they are inseparable.Indian culture is actually an outcome of continuous synthesis and has absorbed many external influences in the course of long jurney of history. The first stirring of civilisation occurred amongst the people of India some 4,000 years before the birth of Christ.From those ancient times till recent past, we were exposed to unbroken sequence of civilisations. It is only the dynamism and the flexibility of Indian culture that enabled it to survive these foreign invasions and retain its originality and traditional character even after imbibing the best of these external influences. Image…
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01Nov 2018 by Reese Bannister

Short Essay on Swimming

Events
My favourite sport unquestionably is swimming. I learned swimming when I was six years old and my parents tell me that I took to swimming like a fish takes to water.There are several reasons why I prefer swimming over all other sports. However the topmost remains, my love of water. Besides, swimming does not require expensive gear. A swimsuit and a pair of waterproof goggles and you are set to swim. ADVERTISEMENTS: There are four strokes in competitive swimming. The freestyle which is my personal favourite has no restrictions. The three other styles are the backstroke, the breaststroke, which is commonly called as frog style, and the butterfly.The mechanics and the turns are strictly regulated in these three strokes. Freestyle races in major championships are over 50m, 100m, 200m, 400m…
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01Nov 2018 by Reese Bannister

Essay on Non-Resident Indian

Trade
A Non – Resident Indian (NRI) is a citizen of India who has migrated to another country. Non – Resident Indian also refers to a person of Indian origin who resides out of India.A person of Indian origin who is born outside India is also called a non – resident Indian. Since time immemorial India has been a part of the world, with its people interacting with the rest of the world. ADVERTISEMENTS: History tells us how India was once the Mecca for trade, tourism and philosophy. People from all over the world flocked to India. In time Indians have travelled to other parts of the world in search of better education and better job opportunities.Today, non resident Indians that inhabit almost all the different countries of the world amount…
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01Nov 2018 by Reese Bannister

Short Essay on the Oil Merchants of the Gulf

United States
The countries Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, and the Sultanate of Oman politically constitute the Gulf Cooperation Council which was constituted on 26th May 1961.The aim of this Council was to promote coordination among member oil merchant states in all areas to achieve unity. In 2006, the Persian Gulf countries produced about 28 percent of the world’s oil, while holding 55 percent of the world’s crude oil reserves. ADVERTISEMENTS: Saudi Arabia the largest of the Gulf countries possesses both the world’s largest oil reserves which are 25% of the worlds proven reserves, and produces the largest amount of the world’s oil. Saudi Arabia’s decision to raise or cut production almost immediately impacts world oil prices.Half of Saudi Arabia’s total oil production comes from Ghawar field. It…
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01Nov 2018 by Reese Bannister

Short Essay on Poverty and Crime

Rehabilitation
Poverty shares an intimate connection with crime. Although it is true that all criminals are not poor and the poor are not all criminals, it is the likelihood of people living in poverty to commit crimes that brings up the correlation.The causes and effects of poverty are the determining factors that make poverty often resort to crime. The fact that most white collared crime goes uninvestigated and unprotected is probably one reason why more crime is associated with poverty. ADVERTISEMENTS: However by stating there is a connection, what we are really saying is that poor people are intrinsically criminal which also suggests that they are inherently poor as well.The truth is that all of us share equal probability of doing evil. What is it that keeps us from doing evil?…
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01Nov 2018 by Reese Bannister

Essay on Public Transport in India

Government
Trains and buses are the main modes of public transport in India. India’s rail network is the longest in the world.All rail operations in India are run by the state- owned company called Indian Railways. For over a century and a half, the Indian Railways has worked hard to make inroads into remote areas in an effort to provide communication.Indian Railways is one of India’s most effective networks which keeps the social, economical, political and cultural labyrinth of the country together. Individual states have their state run buses that help people commute. These buses connect major cities and towns. ADVERTISEMENTS: After the trains, buses are the next choice for travellers. Buses carry more than 90 percent of public transport in Indian cities.Most cities in India have minimal rail transport and…
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31Oct 2018 by Reese Bannister

Essay on Save Trees

Housing
In times when deforestation has led to global warming, acid rain and the green house effect; ‘saving trees’ has become an issue we have to address.Environment degradation has occurred almost everywhere thanks to man’s need to capture more and more land either for agriculture or for housing purposes. ADVERTISEMENTS: Rainforests around the world are being cleared, since people are misled to understand that these rainforests that are often hot and humid, insect ridden and difficult to penetrate are of no use to humanity.However, the truth is that when we clear rainforests we stand not just to lose an entire ecosystem but we risk our own quality of life as well; we are gambling with the stability of the climate and we are undermining the precious services afforded by their biological…
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