Author: sreelakshmisanjeev8472733

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Social Dilemma !

Recently a Netflix documentary has stirred up a lot of controversies on the usage of social media I believe that some certain parts of our childhood went as an experiment into the growing of the technology. There was this certain period of time when all our answers were found in the libraries and not in the e- resource lab (computer lab). Our minds have changed in alternative way, changing the way we think and respond.  And most importantly Concentration gap has considerably decreased for most of the teenagers due to their constant usage of phone. It has all turned us time some creature who no longer uses their brain, but just their fingertips. 

Media, especially social media has turned around the way our minds work, we are no longer owners of our brain but we are its prisoners. Our minds have turned against ourselves. Sometimes we find ourselves in situations we cannot explain or relate too. It has passively affected the way our minds work. It got into our systema and rewired our brain. Quitting can come up as an easy solution but for long will you quit, give up on something that connects you to everyone. 

One of the major problems of using internet is that we forget to rely on ourselves sometimes. Assignments, projects are now all googled up and copy pasted and submitted, the student no longer reads a book. Even if someone attempts too, their concentration span has gone down so low that they wontbe able to focus for more than 20 minutes.  Are we on the path to self-destruction? That was a constantly asked question around the world. The technology that we build is now turning against us. The worst part of this is that we do not even realize how much of it has affected us and our mind. 

A major impact social media has on teenagers is that it has wired our brains to believe that our potential lies in getting likes or comments from certain posts. Our brain functions in a way where it becomes happy with the mere likes we get on social media and it can turn into depression and a feeling of inferiority when we do not get likes. Social media creates a segregation between the rich and poor. It has become a platform where people show off what they have, this inflicts a sense of disappointment for the ones who do not own a luxury.

What makes human beings so much more different from other creatures on earth is the fact that they have a very capable and efficient brain. Across these years from the time of humanity, human beings have grown in lot of possible different ways. Human beings had made life smooth with various inventions, it has become so easy that we sometimes simply not use our brains anymore. Life had become so easy with the push of a button that we forget the entire process that had existed once before. 

A major reason why we don’t get sleep is because of the tiny screens. We spend so much time using that we no longer become aware of the time. It can cause sleeping disorders as well as eye problems too. 

Usage of phones have so much impact on our lives that we sometimes cannot give it up. We can simply never quit from this technological advancement, all we can do is adjust ourselves in a way that it doesn’t become an addiction.

Virtual Classroom?

When the lock down was announced our whole educational system came to an abrupt stop. Now we had to depend on online apps and webinars to learn.

Until the lock down period was announced most of us were not even aware of the existence of such apps. By the time lock down was announced the fame for an app like Zoom, had won over the millions of people across the world. It was one of the popular apps used around the world to conduct meetings. It accommodated more than about 100 participants. 

First times in online classes are always a headache because half of the people forget to turn on the audio and camera. Not only us but teachers also have hard time in finding different functions.  Online classes are always an advantage in situations where classroom learning cannot take place but in many strong opinions it can never take over the idea classroom learning. 

To the other side of online classes, it opens us to a world of disparities between the elite and the middle class and the poor. An online class eliminates the human connection that a face-to-face, in-house teaching environment provides. An online instructor cannot gauge the mood, involvement and engagement level of her students the way she can in a traditional lecture-based classroom.

There are a lot of problems with online learning. Most of the students will face difficulty in connecting with the teacher. Without a proper connection at home for internet, students will find difficulty in attending the classes. Proper 4G connection is need for the smooth conduct of meeting in Zoom. This creates a digital divide between the students. Not all students can afford a phone or not all will have a proper connection. This creates a differentiate between the haves and have nots.  

Such a simple issue as this can really draw us attention over the issue of network and internet connections, but what most of us forget is in some states of India, internet connections have been cut off which makes it very hard for students in that are to attend class. 

Zoom classes does not allow you to enhance your learning capacity. It doesn’t provide for any kind of learning other than the academics. Sometimes the app would crash and there would be a lag. 

Most of the times when classes go on, the system gets lagged and create network problems due to which students wont be able to focus. Students are forced to sit in front of their phones for hours listening to lectures which can have a lot of effect on their eyes as well as their thinking capacity.

Sometimes classes are taken without giving any breaks in between, this can cut off the span of concentration of a student. One person can normally concentrate to max to max half an hour without any other thoughts barging in, with proper breaks in between it becomes easier to learn.

Taking all these facts into consideration we can come to the conclusion that online learning may not always be an alternative for classroom education. Being in touch with human beings and socializing with people is what develops a persons character.

Most of us learn from school, from what we see and hear we develop into better versions of ourselves. Being outside in the sun, playing in the mud, reading a book to bed etc adds up to the character of a child. In all places learning by experience matters.

Day 2; How covid19 attacked us personally

Lock down and Covid-19 has attacked us personally in very different ways, its an endless list of things I would have done if this pandemic hadn’t happened. None of this was planned, all I could remember around me was the announcement of the sudden lock down and social distancing. Everything around me was suddenly dysfunctional, schools and colleges seemed like a distant dream now. Already an year late to college (since I had taken an year off for coaching), I was very much excited about my visit to Jindal University. Tickets were booked, seats picked, dress chosen and excitement was brewing in the air until everything was thrown out of the window by the news of the lock down. 

I could still close my eyes to picture how the sudden news of lockdown affected our schedule. I was disappointed at how close I was to being at Jindal and how it was snatched away from me because of a virus, that cannot be seen by a human eye. It led me to think, how could something so small turn our lives apart. The months passed by in a blur, I was waiting every day, I haven’t been so patient in my life, at least my mother says so. Every day was a repeat of the previous day, my only hope at one point of the time was going back to college. But after months of being locked up in home that faded away too. 

I could no longer relate myself to who I was after months of being isolated, was I the old me or have I changed, if then how much. I had a long list of questions to which I couldn’t find answers by myself. But somewhere I saw the light again at the end of the tunnel, maybe it was my mother’s words of how she wanted to see me in heights I couldn’t imagine then, I saw how proud she was when she talked about it, if she had the courage, then sure her daughter can too.

Corona virus as an epidemic. What are your predictions? Also point out the positive and negative impacts of the same keeping in view the importance of Indian culture.

Coronaviruses are a group of related viruses that causes diseases in mammals and birds. In humans, coronaviruses causerespiratory tract infections that can be mild, such as some cases of the common cold (among other possible causes, predominantly rhinoviruses), and others that can lethal, such as SARS, MERS and COVID-19. Symptoms in other species vary: in chickens, they cause an upper respiratory tract disease, while in cows and pigs they cause diarrhea. There are yet to be vaccines or antiviral drugs to prevent or treat human coronavirus infections. 

Coronaviruses constitute the subfamily Orthocoronavirinae. They are enveloped viruses with a positive-sense single-stranded RNA genome and a nucleocapsid of helical symmetry. The name coronavirus is derived from the Latin corona meaning crown or halo, which refers to the characteristic appearance reminiscent of a crown or a solar corona around the virions when viewedunder two-dimensional transmission electron microscopy, due to the surface covering in club-shaped protein spikes. 

Difference between epidemic and pandemic

An epidemic is an outbreak of a disease that spreads quickly and affects many individuals at the same time. An outbreak occurs when there is a sudden increase in the number of cases of a disease. It generally describes an increase that was not anticipated. An outbreak can occur in a community, geographical area or several countries. Epidemic is often usedbroadly time describe any problem that has grown out of control. During an epidemic, the disease is actively spreading. 

A pandemic is a type of epidemic that relates to geographic spread and describes a disease that affects an entire country or the whole world. Declaring a pandemic allows national and global public health agencies to respond to the situation at a higher degree. 

COVID-19 as a pandemic

COVID-19 is declared a pandemic because of the speed at which it has spread globally. The World Health Organizationdeclares it to be a controllable pandemic and continues to provide advice on precautionary practices and ways to stop the spread of the disease. 

How is COVID-19 diagnosed? 

Diagnosis may be difficult with only a physical exam because mild cases of COVID-19 may appear similar to the flu or a bad cold. A laboratory test can confirm the diagnosis. 

How is COVID-19 treated? 

As of now there is no specific treatment for the virus. People who become sick from it should be treated with supportive measures: those that relieve symptoms. For severe cases, there may be additional options for treatment, including research drugs and therapeutics. 

What are the symptoms of COVID-19? 

COVID-19 symptoms include cough, fever, shortness of breath, fatigue and respiratory issues etc… 

What is the incubation period for COVID-19? 

It appears that symptoms are showing up in people within fourteen days of exposure to the virus. 

How is COVID-19 spread? 

Recent information indicates it may be passed from person to person. Community spread is being seen, also. Community spread means people have been infected with the virus in a particular area, including some people who are not sure how or where they become infected. 

Origin of coronavirus

COVID-19 appeared in Wuhan, a city in China, in December 2019. Although health officials are still tracing the exact source of this new corona virus, early hypothesis thought it may be linked to a seafood market in Wuhan, China. Some people who visited the market developed viral pneumonia caused by the new corona virus. A study came out on Jan 25,2020 states that the individual with the first reported case became ill on December 1,2019 and had no link to the seafood market. Investigations are ongoing as tto how this virus originated and spread. 

Precautions against Corona virus

We should wash our hands frequently and thoroughly for at least twenty seconds. Use alcohol-based hand sanitizer if soap and water aren’t available. Also we should cover coughs and sneezes with a tissue. Avoid touching eyes, nose or mouth with unwashed hands. Stay home when you are sick. Clean and disinfect surfaces and objects people frequently touch. 

Effect of Corona virus on the world

Corona virus has recently affected   the world in an unexpected manner. A large number of people have already died and many more have been infected. It has badly affected the life of people in different countries all over the world especially across Europe. Rather than affecting the health of the people corona virus also have a great impact on the world economy. Markets have fallen leaving many people unemployed. Outputs have been decreased. Falling oil and stock prices is also a great crisis. 

Corona virus: Indian scenario (especially Delhi) and the various govt. measures

Over 6000 people have died globally since the outbreak of the novel coronavirus. More than 162000 have been infected. What started in China, soon spread across France, the US, Spain, Italy, South Korea and now India. India so far, has officially reported more than 110 cases and three deaths, according to the Ministry of Health. More cases are emerging every day even as states continue issuing advisories on social distancing. Delhi is one of the prone areas due to the large population in such a small area. 

The government has put stringent measures to curb the spread of the virus. Schools, colleges, theatres, offices, gyms etc.. have been closed in many states especially Kerala and Delhi. Thermal screenings are being held at airports and railway and bus stations. People coming from other places are being kept for self isolation in their houses. Isolation camps are being opened in various places. Awareness is being spread through various advertising methods. Shops are closed and various campaigns are held to make people more aware. Public meetings, weddings, religious programs etc.. are also being suspended. 

Corona virus and Indian culture and tradition

Indian culture and tradition have already taught us what we need to avoid catching deadly corona virus. We should follow our Indian values of washing our hands before everything, before eating a meal, before doing anything. We should stop shaking hands and use the Indian food of greeting namasthe, as it cuts down the chances of virus transmission. Also various traditions Indian medicines like turmeric, neem, honey etc.. can keep us immune against corona virus. 

Conclusion

Corona virus has already affected the complete world. It also keeps spreading at an alarming rate. So it necessary for us to keep calm and united to fight against this pandemic. We should take all the precautions to fight it. We should follow government instructions. Eat well and stay healthy. Let’s join our hands together in the global fight against this great epidemic that the world is currently facing.