Man’s quest to know about his origin has led him to search his roots and the best source for him has been religious scriptures. The greatest miracle is the Holy Quraan. There is an elegant description of origin, development and step by step developmental stages of intra-uterine life in Quraan. Muslims had this knowledge in 7th century and… Read More »
On the evening of January 17, 1950, employees of the security firm Brinks, Inc., in Boston, Massachusetts, were closing for the day, returning sacks of undelivered cash, checks, and other material to the company safe on the second floor. Shortly before 7:30 p.m., they were surprised by five men—heavily disguised, quiet as mice, wearing gloves to avoid leaving… Read More »
Dear husbands-whose-wives-are lonely-for-you, I’m writing this letter to you because I want you to spend the rest of your days with the love of your life. Truly I do. Some of these words may sound harsh, but they are deliberately bold and blunt because the message is so important. Some of you may recognize yourselves in this letter…show your wife… Read More »
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 »