From repression to fashion statement; from demeaning to determining superiority; from shame to pride, and from sexlessness to a latent sexiness — the veil leaves a confusing trail! When the women of a village in Haryana threw off their veils, they discarded centuries of subjugation with this one act.The odhni covering the heads robbed them of their identity, hindered… Read More »
Main causes of unemployment 1. Frictional unemployment This is unemployment caused by the time people take to move between jobs, e.g. graduates or people changing jobs. There will always be some frictional unemployment in an economy because the information isn’t perfect and it takes time to find work. Frictional unemployment 2. Structural unemployment This occurs due to a… Read More »
Throughout generations, a common stereotype has been that women are usually the one in a relationship who want to get married. Whether accepted or not, there is one fact that cannot be disputed. And that is that women initiate divorce more often than men on average. Numerous studies have shown this. In fact, nearly 70 percent of divorces are… Read More »
No, two courts have held that students cannot be forced to stand while other students recite the Pledge of Allegiance. In Goetz v. Ansell (1973) and Lipp v. Morris (1978), the 2nd and 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, respectively, ruled that public school students could not be forced to stand silently while other students recited the Pledge.… Read More »
Education is a very important part of one’s life and most people always want to further their studies but funding can be a very great challenge when you are not being sponsored by your parents. Not everyone who is pursuing higher education has their parents paying for their tuition fees and sometimes, getting a scholarship or bursary can… Read More »
QuestionIf I say,”My father was a doctor,” does this mean that he is no longer living, or that he changed his career? — Julia, ChinaAnswer Without any context, the sentence “My father was a doctor” tells your listener(s) only that your father was a doctor in the past. Why he is no longer a doctor is left unspecified. As you point… Read More »
amels are mammals with long legs, a big-lipped snout and a humped back. There are two types of camels: dromedary camels, which have one hump, and Bactrian camels, which have two humps. Camels’ humps consist of stored fat, which they can metabolize when food and water is scarce. In addition to their humps, camels have other ways to… Read More »
When I left to travel the world on my first round-the-world trip, I didn’t know what to expect. Now, with fifteen years of travel experience under my belt, I know better. Traveling is second nature to me now. I land in an airport and I just go on autopilot. But, back then, I was as green as they come. To compensate… Read More »
Who among us doesn’t want to be a dazzling conversationalist? Whether you’re chatting with your colleagues, your friends, or someone you’re trying to impress over a Zoom call, there are few feelings quite as satisfying as artfully sharing some truly surprising trivia. That’s why we’ve collected 40 obscure facts you can drop on just about anyone that will have… Read More »
Medical science is hopeless regarding treatment of Hepatitis. There are 400 million registered patients of Hepatitis in the world where as in Pakistan it has exceeded 20 million. In such conditions medical science is giving message of helplessness and destruction of mind and society but by listening Sura REHMAN for few days, this disease disappears like it was… Read More »