Among the seven continents of the world, though some modern geographers now are saying there are six continents, and counting Asia and Europe as a single continent since they are one solid landmass, Africa is the most backwards in every respect. Even though one must wonder why that is, since Africa is blessed with an abundance of natural and mineral resources and also human resources. However, despite these distinct advantages, corruption and greed has long been running rampant in this part of the world, resulting in unimaginable suffering for its inhabitants. Dragging this high potential land to disorder and chaos.…
Author: Abby Ahmed
One of the world’s major religion today is Buddhism. This religion is most closely associated with peace and harmony, not just among every human being, but also among every living entity on the planet. Buddhism the term originates from Gautama Buddha, the founder and awakened or enlightened teacher of cultural and spiritual belief system that is followed by the Buddhists. According to Buddhist beliefs Gautama Buddha who is also known as “The Awakened One” lived and preached his way of life to the northeastern part of the Indian subcontinent sometime between the 6th and 4th centuries BCE. And to this…
Asia is the biggest of the 7 continents. Asia is also the most populous among all the continents as well. It is estimated that approximately 60% of the world entire population reside in Asia. As you are probably aware that we are doing some articles focusing on the dumbest countries of the world. And for our base we have chosen The World Economic Forum’s comprehensive Global Competitiveness 2014 – 2015 Report. From the report we obtain relevant data and then come up with a score for each country, and finally rank the countries according to the score obtained by them.…
If you have not heard of kickstarter yet, then let me tell you what this is. It is an American website that allows individuals or organizations to ask for crowdfunding via kickstarter. Basically, any user can setup for a crowdfunding project, and other users who intend to back a given project who are called backers, then can invest some money. However, kickstarte does not take any responsibility regarding the deal among backers and the project initiator. Thanks to kickstarter, many great projects have come to life. And today we will be talking about some successful kickstarte projects, but how “great”…
Video games have become quite a phenomenon lately. Many nowadays consider the video game industry the number one entertainment industry today. The video game industry, most certainly have grown a lot since its beginning. In fact, it has grown so much that it is now larger than the film industry. But back in the day things were a bit different, I am talking about the time, when gamers would go to video arcades to enjoy their favorite games, but thanks to development in computer technology, we can now enjoy video games without even having to own a dedicated gaming machine…
We say that life is the most precious gift bestowed upon us by the divine power, but in the same breath we must also admit that life is not always fair. To stay on the straight path, we must make the most of what we actually have, and not overstress ourselves thinking about things that we do not have or the things that could have happened but did not. This will only result in depression and anxiety, and trust me, you do not want that in your life. Yes, it is extremely difficult to stay focused and optimistic in front…
In recent years, given the economic condition and the cost of education has given rise to job seekers go for careers that offer them a good pay relatively faster in life. And it is no surprise that we are seeing so many people nowadays interested in the profession of nursing. I meaning nursing a job that you start relatively faster and the pay is quite good for the task. If you know where to start a job as a nurse. In fact, nurses are in high demand everywhere, but there are some states that just offer a really handsome payment…
If you have been around during the eighties, then you probably have been a subscriber of one of the few magazines. Before the era of the internet and ubiquitous connectivity, magazines have been our window to the world. There were so many magazines to choose from back in the day, you could find magazines on any given topic, history, culture, movies, general news, electronics and even magazines filled with video gaming information. Yes, I am a gamer and had been during the eighties as well, today we just look up stuff on the internet if we get stuck on a…
The word “intelligence agency” carries a negative connotation for an average person. And to a certain degree, that is totally justified. Because most, if not all intelligence agencies tend to work covertly and as a citizen of a democratic country, it is expected from the government and all of its agencies to be as transparent as possible to the general public. However, we must understand that things are not always that simple. There are many reasons behind this covert nature of intelligence agencies around the world. For one, the stake at which they operate in, I mean the entire country’s…
Cigarette is probably the most accepted addicting substance. Some countries even have strict laws regarding alcohol consumption, but there seems to be no law preventing smoking, at the best there is an age restriction. The chemical that causes “addiction” is nicotine, which is consumed by burning the tobacco in the cigarette, however alongside this nicotine, when the burning takes place, another four thousand or so chemicals also are produced and consumed along with the nicotine. Basically burning is a chemical reaction, when chemicals react rather violently, heat is generated and this is the burning process. As I was saying, while…
It is quite strange that humans are perhaps the only creation of God who can easily sacrifice his/her life in order to protect another’s and at the same time there are humans who can take a life away just for the sport of it. No matter how contradictory these mentalities are, they exist hand in hand in human societies. Today we will be talking about the darker side of humans, thankfully most of us are people with a conscience and rational judgement, but the handful of black sheep that we do have amongst us can sometime cause a tremendous amount…
Give or take a few most of the human kind are social beings, and we like to hang out with one another, whenever we can find the time. Though the modern lifestyle does not allow for much free time for a working person, but still one can find him or herself at a social gatherings at least once in a week. Well, as long as you are not hosting the social gathering A.K.A the party, you can just show up and be done with it. However, as an established social convention, there will come a time when you must become…