Book Review of kenneth Grahme`s

“The Wind in the willows”

INTRODUCTION

Kenneth Grahame`s ‘ The Wind in the willows’ is a novel aimed at youngsters. The plot, itself is not American humor, but that of great britian. in terms of sarcasm, and british related jokes. The novel illustrates a fair mix of the relationships between the human life animals and wildlife. The narraative acts as an important milestone in post- victorian children literature.

The characters featured in this book are Mole, Rat, Toad, Badges and otter. Toad showing big headed and childlike traits. Mole shows traits of reasoning and sensible behavior patterns. Badger shows traits of kindness and hospitality. Otter possesses traits of intelligence. All these characters participate equally in the narrative of both thrilling and neo-noir.

BODY

One of the problems with the toad is that he enjoys crashing motoe vehicles. As a result, rat tries to talk some sense into him. though, this doesn’t work. Toad is illustrated as a child stuck in an adult’s body. Furthermore, rat always renforces the act of growing up onto toad, and not to be careless for others.

As a result of Toads motorcar crimes, he is sent to a deepest, darkest dungeon to play for his crimes. ” Toad hall….. is an eligible self- contained gentleman’s residence replete with every modern convenince”. Toad, being the character showing the most affluence owns his own manner house. Having regained his big headedness. During his sentence, he started to boast about his mansion and great wealth. While being chained to a black weight.

“Now then, follow me! Mole first, ‘cos I’m very pleased with him; Rat next; Toad last”. Badger starts an invasion, Toad’s behavior illustrates the opposite of Mole. His ordeal is going back to the dungeon, like a child being anxious about going to their bedroom for misbehaving.

” For it has roused a longing in me that is a pain”. While in search of a missing infant otter, rat becomes faced with noise coming from a piper. The quote focuses on the main idea of author’s intension in writing the novel. The focuses being: The reasons which cause life to be worthwhile. The sounds travel through rat likes blades. With this in mind, the focus is intended to be answered between the lines.

CONCLUSION

The characters having a variety of different personalities and views of the world. Their human-like features are included with their animal-like traits. In terms of mole has a good sense of smell. The book is aimed at showing animals living british lifr, in the summer-time. The animals have a justice system, hence toad was sent to play for his motor-car crimes. The mansion was invaded by the other animals while toad was imprisioned and during his escape. Toad’s behaviour is terrible and affects the rest of the animals.

The stroy plays an important part in historical children literature. In modern-day, it is still read by children. The story, features human-like animals who all have their own ordeals. Mole and Rat being the kindest animal featured in the story, as Toad being the most immature and self-observed.

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WORD PRESS

It is a type of content management system(CMC) that allows you design your own website. Through the various Template systems you can customize the website to fit into any type of business platform like blog ,portfolio online shopping.

Word Press as a software is free to download but to launch it as website you must need WordPress Hosting.  You can create your own website name and become a blogger. 

Create…

It is a very easy platform to start with for beginners . Once you are used to it you can create wonders . It is very powerful tool in hands of a Expert. It is simple to use as a word processor like Microsoft Word. It can be well described as a “factory to make webpages” it is a core analogy designed to clarify the functions of WordPress.

The WordPress has some of the disadvantages like plugin updates , Slow page speed , Poor SEO ranking Website Vulnerability and also downing of websites without notice. In spite of some disadvantages it stands as the most preferred one among developers. WordPress is a flexible CMS that allows multiple users to create and run a website without coding. WordPress is closely associated with Automatic, the company founded by Matt Mullenweg.

WordPress-based websites use the canvas element to detect whether the browser is able to correctly render emoji.        WordPress supported one blog per installation, although multiple concurrent copies may be run from different directories if configured to use separate database tables. WordPress also features integrated link management; a search engine–friendly, clean permalink structure; the ability to assign multiple categories to posts; and support for tagging of posts.

Every WordPress website requires at least one theme to be present and every theme should be designed using WordPress standards with structured PHP, valid HTML (Hyper Text Markup Language), and Cascading Style Sheets (CSS).  WordPress has a web template system using a template processor. Its architecture is a front controller, routing all requests for non-static URIs to a single PHP file which parses the URI and identifies the target page. 

 

Reviver Reviewed

A question that has probably existed since the dawn of man himself “What happens after death ?”. This is question that Seth Patrick tries to address in his novel “Reviver”. It tells the tale of a world with special people that can temporary revive the dead and have a conversation with them. This process is even accepted by the law as the testimony of the recently departed it is a complete process where a licensed reviver asks questions to the departed about their demise and this entire conversation is recorded and presented in the court of law if required.

The story follows Jonah Miller a top reviver of the Forensic Revival Service on a seemingly normal day out to try and revive a murder victim Alice Decker. What seems to be a routine revival turns out to be a complex one as the deceased is scared of something and nothing Jonah does helps calm her down. After coaxing allice to answer his questions he lets her go but not before receiving an ominous message “Someone’s Coming” he lets her go immediately. When he’s just about to leave the corpse seemingly speaks only to him in a malicious voice “We See You..”. As this isn’t witnessed by anyone but Jonah it’s chalked up to stress and fatigue but Jonah has a feeling this isn’t all it seems.

A new day rolls around and with it sadly a new murder. A little girl is murdered and Jonah is called up to do the revival and get some answers to the cops and closure to the family. Though anxious Jonah completes the revival with no issues at all and the girl even gets to say goodbye to her distraught parents. Satisfied about a job well done Jonah leaves the girls house but is suddenly washed over with feelings of anger towards a man he feels like he knows, he then proceeds to attack the man saying “you killed me” and passes out. This is again chalked up to stress and Jonah being overworked as revivers have a rest period and he is one of the revivers with the smallest tail as it was termed.

Then Daniel Harker the man credited with the discovery of a reviver is found dead and to solve the mystery of his death FRS calls upon their finest reviver Jonah again. The reason for calling upon Jonah is simple Harker is a complex case and another top reviver Pru Dryden failed at the revival. Jonah starts the long revival attempt feeling all the pain Harker felt while dying of thirst he almost fails but still manages to establish a connection with Harker. He has a conversation with Harker and is able to get enough answers out of him but sadly isn’t able to let Harker have a last conversation with his daughter Annabel. After the revival Jonah starts seeing Harker who seemingly let go of his own body but didn’t let go Jonah.

The revival points the police to a group know as Afterlifers who oppose revival on predominantly religious beliefs. Jonah still coming to terms with having Harker in his head decides to investigate the murder himself and bring justice to Harker. He works with Annabel and his best friend Never Geary to try and solve the mystery but is sucked into a whirlpool of mysteries and ends up with having to search his own past for the answers. He slowly discovers the reality of the defunct organisation known as Baseline which experimented and promoted revivers funded by the aging business tycoon Michael Andreas.

In conclusion the novel heavily leans on the fact that being right or wrong differs from the perspective from which its being viewed from. It is a really great novel that is part of a trilogy which is really intriguing and amazing to read. It really is gripping story that has elements of both Sci-Fi and horror. The novel plays on the concept of the world facing utter annihilation or conservation depending on who you ask. Stay tuned for a review on the next 2 parts of the trilogy too.

Factors affecting Job Analysis

Job Analysis is a systematic exploration, study, and recording of a specific job’s responsibilities, duties, skills, accountabilities, work environment, and ability requirements. It helps in establishing the job’s worth to an organization. In other words, it measures the value and contribution of a job to the growth of the organization.

It has two components- Job Description and Job Specification. A job description is a job profile that describes the contents, environment, and condition of jobs. The job specification identifies the knowledge, skills, abilities needed to perform that task effectively.

Some of the common factors considered by various HR professionals while conducting Job analysis are-

  • Reporting channel/Work flow: To define reporting relationships and establish organisational structure
  • Role and Responsibilities of the employee and its scope/expectations
  • Information pertaining to size of the team the incumbent has to lead, if any
  • Strategic role
  • Employee Ability and Availability
  • Prior Knowledge and Experience
  • Company culture– To determine the behavioural qualities a candidate must have to be the right fit for the organisation
  • Geographical location of the employee
  • Information pertaining to the job from previous/existing employees
  • Time and dynamicity- Some HR professionals also think that the factors change according to the business environment and/or goals of the organisation and Job analysis is an ‘ongoing process’ as it evolves with the expectations of the job. For instance, according to one respondent, the focus of job analysis has shifted from qualitative and quantitative aspects to employee and company-oriented factors which results in collective holistic development.

The factors mentioned above can be divided into two categories to understand the elements and processes of Job Analysis in detail: Factors considered for preparing Job Description and Job Specifications

Factors that influence the preparation of Job Description and Job Specifications are very different due to the varying nature and objectives of the two processes. As Job description is task-oriented and Job Specification is people-oriented, it is vital to separate the factors to understand the value and significance of both the concepts.

Some of the main factors considered in the preparation of Job Description are: Ergonomics, Role and responsibilities, Organisational structure, Team size, Scope of the job, Key Result Areas, Size of the team under the employee, if any. All task-oriented factors considered during job analysis are utilised to prepare a concise and accurate job description to have a deeper understanding of the job and its significance and role in achieving the organisational roles.

However, all people-oriented factors like qualifications, prior knowledge and experience, geographical location, behavioural traits that are compatible with the work/company culture and ethic, soft skills, Training, values, special skills depending on the nature of the job, personality traits etc are considered while preparing Job specification. Job specifications are heavily dependent on the nature of the job and hence, differs from job to job. Therefore, Job Description influences the job specifications of the ideal employee required for the job.

Conclusion

In conclusion, it can be observed that the factors considered are either people-oriented or task-oriented depending on the dimensions or objectives of the job analysis. Moreover, one of the many factors considered while preparing Job Specifications also includes the Job Description.

Presently, most organisations tend to depend on job analysis to establish working relationships and organisation structure, define job responsibilities, compensate employees and to find and recruit the right fit in accordance with the employees’ and organisation’s goals and expectations.

What Is Zen Buddhism?

Zen Buddhism is a Japanese school of philosophy that is said to have evolved from Mahayana Buddhism. It is more centred on meditation and intuition, and it is seen as a lifestyle rather than a fixed form of prayer or religion. 

The term “Zen” is the Japanese rendering of the Chinese word “Ch’an,” which means “meditation.” Around the eighth century, Ch’an arrived in Japan and became known as “Zen.” Though Zen Buddhism made its way to Japan via China, but it’s true home is India. Today, the term “Zen” is more often used in the West.

For many individuals from East Asian cultures, Zen is particularly essential in helping families show their continuing love and respect for their ancestors—departed family members who are in the afterlife awaiting rebirth.

CHARACTERISTICS OF ZEN BUDDHISM

Zen Buddhism is a simple, determined, uncompromising, to-the-point, meditation-based Buddhism that is uninterested in theological subtleties. Zen, which does not rely on scripture, dogma, or ritual, is validated by personal experience and is passed down ineffably from teacher to pupil, hand in hand, via rigorous, intimate practice.

Though Zen accepts – at least in part – the legitimacy of traditional Buddhist scriptures, it has developed its own writings over time. Much of ancient Zen literature is based on legendary stories of the great masters, and is liberally flavoured with Taoism, Confucianism, and Chinese poetry, as well as written in casual language studded with Chinese folk sayings and street slang. 

One of the most key characteristics of Zen Buddhism is Zazen or Zen meditation. Zen meditation’s objective is to control one’s attention. It is also referred to as a technique of “thinking about not thinking.” In zazen, practitioners sit on a cushion in a structured pose with a straight back, eyes half open, and legs crossed onto the opposite thigh in what is known as the full-lotus position.

HOW TO PRACTICE ZEN MEDITATION 

  1. Keeping an eye on one’s breath – During zazen (sitting meditation), meditators should adopt a comfortable position such as the Burmese, half-lotus, or Seiza pose. Sitting on a cushioned mat or cushion is preferable, although sitting in a chair is also fine. The focus of awareness focuses on a specific object of meditation, most commonly the breath and how it travels in and out of the abdominal area. 
  1. Stillness of mind – This type of meditation does not rely on a single point of focus, such as the breath. Meditation students are taught to let thoughts pass through their brains without judgement or rejection. This is known as shikantaza, or “simply sitting” in Japanese. This Zen Buddhist meditation technique is performed without the need of an object of concentration, attachments, or contents.
  1. Intensive group meditation – Committed meditators conduct intensive group meditation on a regular basis in meditation centres or temples. This is known as sesshin in Japanese. During this stage of intense meditation, practitioners dedicate the majority of their time seated. Each class lasts approximately 30 to 50 minutes and is interspersed with walking meditation, brief breaks, and meals. 

Finally, Zen Buddhism provides practitioners with means to mend their minds and hearts while also connecting with the world. Many practitioners nowadays turn to Zen in search of mental clarity and peacefulness through meditation. Zen, like other schools of Buddhism, begins with the recognition that humans suffer, and it offers a remedy to this suffering by realising the interconnection of all creatures and learning to live in accordance with this reality.  

Black Holes: What are they exactly?

Don’t be fooled by the name: a black hole isn’t just empty space. Rather, it’s a vast amount of matter compressed into a small space – imagine a star 10 times more massive than the Sun crammed into a sphere the size of New York City. As a result, nothing, not even light, can escape the gravitational field. NASA instruments have created a fresh picture of these strange objects in recent years, which are considered by many to be the most fascinating entities in space.

For millennia, people have imagined an object in space that is so big and thick that light cannot escape it. Einstein’s theory of general relativity, which proved that when a large star dies, it leaves behind a small, dense remnant core, is most famous for predicting black holes. The equations demonstrated that if the core’s mass is greater than three times that of the Sun, gravity will override all other forces, resulting in a black hole.

Telescopes that detect x-rays, light, or other forms of electromagnetic radiation cannot directly observe black holes. However, we can deduce the existence of black holes and study them by observing their effects on adjacent matter. If a black hole passes through a cloud of interstellar matter, for example, it will accrete matter. If a normal star approaches close enough to a black hole, a similar scenario can occur. In this situation, as it pushes the star closer to itself, the black hole has the potential to break it apart. As the attracted matter speeds up and warms up, x-rays are emitted into space. Moreover, recent discoveries provide compelling evidence that black holes have a profound impact on their surroundings, generating intense gamma ray bursts, eating neighboring stars, and playing a large role in the creation of new stars in some locations while halting it in others.

The death of a star and the beginning of a black hole

The remnants of a massive star that dies in a supernova explosion form the majority of black holes in our universe. (Smaller stars decay into dense neutron stars, which lack the mass to confine light.) It can be demonstrated theoretically that no force can protect a star from collapsing under the force of gravity if the entire mass of the star is great enough (about three times the mass of the Sun). However, something unexpected happens when the star collapses. As the star’s surface approaches an imaginary surface known as the “event horizon,” time on the star slows in comparison to time measured by observers far away. When the surface of the star reaches the event horizon, time stops and the star can no longer collapse – it is merely a frozen entity in space.

Collisions between stars can produce even larger black holes. The strong, transient flashes of light known as gamma ray bursts were first spotted by NASA’s Swift telescope shortly after its launch in December 2004. After collecting data from the event’s “afterglow” with Chandra and NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope, researchers concluded that enormous explosions can occur when a black hole and a neutron star meet, forming another black hole.

The sheer size of black holes

Although the basic formation process is well studied and documented, one persistent mystery in black hole research is that they appear to exist on two dramatically different scales. On one hand, there are innumerable black holes formed by the collapse of huge stars. These “stellar mass” black holes are 10 to 24 times as massive as the Sun and can be found all around the Universe. When another star gets close enough to the black hole’s gravity, some of the matter around it is snared, causing x-rays to be emitted. The majority of galactic black holes, however, are extremely difficult to detect. Models estimate that there are as many as ten million to a billion such black holes in the Milky Way alone, based on the number of stars massive enough to form them.

The “supermassive” black holes, which are millions, if not billions, of times as massive as the Sun, are on the other extreme of the size range. Supermassive black holes, according to astronomers, are found at the centre of nearly all major galaxies, including our own Milky Way. Astronomers can spot them by observing the effects they have on neighboring stars and gas.

Astronomers have long held the belief that no mid-sized black holes exist, but r ecent data from Chandra, XMM-Newton, and Hubble, on the other hand, strengthens the case for the existence of mid-sized black holes. A chain reaction of star collisions in compact star clusters leads to the production of extremely massive stars, which eventually collapse to generate intermediate-mass black holes, according to one theory. After then, the star clusters descend to the galaxy’s centre, where the intermediate-mass black holes merge to produce a supermassive black hole.

Be it a baby black-hole or a giant one, these fantastic freely occurring galactic phenomena are still something that modern science needs to understand completely. The fact is that most fascinating things of science take the most time to completely grasp.

HATE CRIMES

When faced with a crisis, individuals typically revert to a terrible human trait: protecting their own while looking for a scapegoat to blame for the problem. The pandemic increased interpersonal and individual-level prejudice in a variety of circumstances, from discriminatory views toward racial, ethnic, and religious minority groups to verbal threats and physical assaults directed against them. Physical attacks and verbal abuse against LGBT community, Asian-Americans, Muslims who are frequently blamed as carriers, are now commonplace.

Hate crimes are crimes often motivated by prejudice or hatred towards specific groups of people. To be classified as a hate crime, the act must meet two criteria: first, it must be a criminal offense, and second, it must be motivated by bias. Hate crimes are acts of violence committed with the intent of injuring or intimidating someone based on their race, ethnicity, national origin, religion or sexual orientation. Hate crimes may also target people with disabilities. Hate crimes also appear to be more common in societies that are undergoing rapid social change and emerging groups, which may be culturally dissimilar, are seen as a threat to the status quo. Threats, property damage, assault, murder, and any other criminal offense motivated by prejudice are examples of hate crimes. Individuals from specific groups are not the only ones who are victims of hate crimes. Hate crimes can target people or property that are just affiliated with – or even considered to be a member of – a group that shares a recognized characteristic, such as human rights defenders, community centers, or houses of worship.

Hate crimes, unlike other sorts of crimes, have a far-reaching impact on both the immediate victim and others like them. They not only take lives and wreak havoc on families, but they also traumatize the communities where they occur. These activities create distrust and terror among communities, prohibiting them from participating in community life or cooperating with local law enforcement in investigating and preventing crimes. So, it’s extremely important for the authorities to find a way to stop these hate crimes.

Combating Hate Crimes

  • Recognize and condemn all instances of violent hate crimes. Government officials and public figures should send clear and consistent reminders that violent offenses motivated by bias and intolerance will be fully investigated and prosecuted to the full extent of the law.
  • Acknowledging the particular damage caused by hate crimes, authorities should introduce laws that create specific offenses or increases punishments for violent crimes committed on the basis of the victim’s race, religion, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, mental or physical disabilities, or other similar status.
  • Governments should make sure that people who commit hate crimes face legal consequences of their action.
  • Official monitoring and public reporting systems should be maintained by governments to give reliable data for informed policy decisions to address violent hate crimes.
  • Official anti-discrimination and human rights organizations should have the responsibility to supervise, report, and help victims of hate crimes.
  • Governments should support and strengthen international bodies with anti-discrimination objectives.
  • To minimize fear and support victims, governments should conduct outreach and education activities to communities and civil society groups.

HIBISCUS FLOWER (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis)

Hibiscus is a genus of flowering plants in the family Malvaceae. The genus is quite large, comprising several hundred species that are native to warm temperate, subtropical and tropical regions throughout the world.

Hibiscus Flower

Scientific name: Hibiscus
Family: Malvaceae
Kingdom: Plantae
Order: Malvales
Subfamily: Malvoideae

Colors: Orange, Yellow, Red, Pink, and Multicolor. Purple and white forms are less common.
Height: 7 feet tall

The Parts of a Hibiscus Flower

✓Pistil
✓Petal
✓Stamen
✓Leaf
✓Stem
✓Receptacle
✓Sepal
✓Bract
✓Thalamus
✓Bracteole
✓Pedicel
✓Perianth

PISTIL:

The Pistil is the female reproductive part of a plant. The pistil is made up of the ovary where seeds develop, the stigma that catches pollen and the style that is the tube between the stigma and ovary. The female reproductive organ of a flower is Gynoecium or Pistil. Each member is carpel.

PETAL:

Petals are modified leaves that surround the reproductive parts of flowers. Innermost accessory whorl of flower is corolla. Each member is called Petal.

STAMEN:

The Stamen is the pollen-producing reproductive organ of a flower. Collectively the stamens form the androecium. Male organ of a flower is androecium. Each member is Stamen.

LEAF:

Hibiscus leaves are simple, alternate, auriculate and have ovate stipules. Leaves are between 7 and 15 centimeters long.

STEM:

Hibiscus (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis) is a distinctive shrub valued for its shiny, deep green foliage and huge, exotic blooms. Propagate a new hibiscus by planting stem cuttings in the spring.

RECEPTACLE:

The Receptacle is the point on the stem to which the other structures attach.

SEPAL:

Sepals are small green petal-like structures that cover the petals before they emerge. Outermost whorl of flower is calyx. Each member is called Sepal.

BRACT:

Subtending leaf or leaf like structure of any flower is called Bract.

THALAMUS:

The part of the flower on which other floral parts are attached.

BRACTEOLE:

A Smaller bract present on the side of pedicel is called Bracteole or Bractlet.
A whorl of bracteoles at the base of calyx is called epicalyx.

PEDICEL:

Stalk of the flower. Flower is pedicellate or sessile depending upon presence or absence. The flowers with a short, rudimentary pedicel are called subsessile flowers.

PERIANTH (perigonium):

Undifferentiated calyx and corolla. Individual members are called tepal.

Benefits of Hibiscus flowers

✓The flowers and other parts of the plant are used to make medicine.

✓People use hibiscus for high blood pressure, high cholesterol, to increase the production of breast milk, and many other conditions, but there is no good scientific evidence to support most of these uses.

✓Most early research shows that drinking hibiscus tea for 2-6 weeks decreases blood pressure by a small amount in people with normal or high blood pressure.

✓May Help Lower Blood Pressure.

✓May Help Lower Blood Fat Levels.

✓May Boost Liver Health.

✓Make your hair look healthy and lustrous.

Age discrimination

What is age discrimination?
This is when you are treated differently because of your age in one of the situations that are covered by the Equality Act.

The Equality Act has some exceptions. For example, students are not protected from age discrimination at school.

The treatment could be a one-off action or as a result of a rule or policy based on age. It doesn’t have to be intentional to be unlawful.

There are some circumstances when being treated differently due to age is lawful, explained below.

What the Equality Act says about age discrimination
The Equality Act 2010 says that you must not be discriminated against because:

you are (or are not) a certain age or in a certain age group
someone thinks you are (or are not) a specific age or age group, this is known as discrimination by perception
you are connected to someone of a specific age or age group, this is known as discrimination by association
Age groups can be quite wide (for example, ‘people under 50’ or ‘under 18s’). They can also be quite specific (for example, ‘people in their mid-40s’). Terms such as ‘young person’ and ‘youthful’ or ‘elderly’ and ‘pensioner’ can also indicate an age group.

Different types of age discrimination
There are four main types of age discrimination.

Direct discrimination
This happens when someone treats you worse than another person in a similar situation because of your age. For example:

your employer refuses to allow you to do a training course because she thinks you are ‘too old’, but allows younger colleagues to do the training.
Direct age discrimination is permitted provided that the organisation or employer can show that there is a good reason for the discrimination.

This is known as objective justification. For example:

you are 17 and apply for a job on a construction site. The building company refuses to employ under-18s on that site because accident statistics show that it can be dangerous for them. The company’s treatment of you is probably justified
a guest house owner charges twice her normal rates for people under 21. She hopes it will deter young people from booking because a few have caused damage recently. A more appropriate alternative would be to ask for a deposit. It is unlikely that the guest house can justify charging the increased rates
Indirect discrimination
Indirect discrimination happens when an organisation has a particular policy or way of working that applies to everyone but which puts people of your age group at a disadvantage. For example:

you are 22 and you find you are not eligible to be promoted because your employer has a policy that only workers with a post graduate qualification (such as a Masters) can be promoted. Although this applies to everyone it disadvantages people of your age because they are less likely to have that qualification
an optician allows customers to pay for their glasses by instalments, provided they are in employment. This could indirectly discriminate against older people, who are less likely to be working
Like direct age discrimination, indirect age discrimination can be permitted if the organisation or employer is able to show that there is a good reason for the policy. This is known as objective justification.

Harassment
Harassment occurs when someone makes you feel humiliated, offended or degraded. For example:

during a training session at work, the trainer keeps commenting how slow an older employee is at learning how to use a new software package because of his age. The employee finds this distressing. This could be considered harassment related to age
Harassment can never be justified. However, if an organisation or employer can show it did everything it could to prevent people who work for it from behaving like that, you will not be able to make a claim for harassment against it, although you could make a claim against the harasser.

Victimisation
This is when you are treated badly because you have made a complaint of age discrimination under the Equality Act. It can also occur if you are supporting someone who has made a complaint of age discrimination. For example:

your colleague complains of being called a ‘wrinkly’ at work. You help them complain to your manager. Your manager treats you badly as a result of getting involved

How Avatar became timeless series

Avatar is an American animated series which first aired in 2005. Avatar: The Last Airbender series was created by Micheal Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzto. It used to air on Nickelodeon. The show was targeted towards kids but today it has a fanbase comprising of not just kids but adults as well. It’s fandom has been growing and is quite active.
Last year, ATLA was released on Netflix and broke one of the major Netflix record.
By appearing on Netflix’s chart for 60 consecutive days, The Last Airbender set a record of becoming the show with the longest consecutive run on streamer’s top 10 TV series chart.

https://www.newsweek.com/avatar-last-airbender-show-netflix-chart-top-10-record-1519004

This show has an IMDb rating of 9.3/10, 97% Rotten Tomatoes and 9/10 TV.com ratings. These ratings are enough to prove what a great show ATLA has been. It’s last episode aired 13 years ago, still ATLA’s fanbase is continuously growing. This is because it is much more than a regular kid’s show.
The story takes place in a world which is divided into four nations: water tribe, earth kingdom, fire nation and air nomads. Avatar, the master of all four elements is the only hope for peace. The 61 episode series is divided into three seasons referred to as ‘Books’ and each book deals with avatar’s journey in mastering a single element.
What makes this series so great is the theme and it’s characters. Every single character is explored thoroughly and given relatable backstory and character development. Zuko’s redemption throughout the series is probably the best redemption arc ever.
The themes it covers are really mature. War, genocide, class inequalities, colonialization, identity crisis, gender inequality, etc. are some of the prominent themes of the series.
The world building done in this show is phenomenal. In the first 10 minutes of episode 1, the whole world of avatar is explained. Throughout the series, and especially in season 2, world exploration is done very correctly.
The depiction of cultural diversity is done flawlessly. Each nation is inspired from a different culture and the way they all are depicted make the avatar world relatable and believable.
The lessons and morals that it teaches can be easily applied to our lives. Lessons like not letting your past affect your present, choosing your own destiny etc. are really inspirational.
The animation it uses is traditional and is inspired by anime. Even though it is quite an old show, the animation is way ahead of it’s time and can be considered as good as all the modern animations. ‘The Last Agni Kai’ a fight sequence, is phenomenal both in terms of animation and music and probably the best fight of the series. The music and ost are really good which make the scenes more impactful.
Overall, Avatar: the last airbender is one of the greatest show of all times and has become timeless. There are two types of people- 1. those who love ATLA and 2. those who have not watched avatar. So go ahead and give this masterpiece a try. It is a must watch!!!
https://www.polygon.com/animation-cartoons/2020/5/15/21260461/avatar-the-last-airbender-netflix-best-episodes-characters-animation

Different types of Digital Marketing media

Digital marketing refers to advertising delivered through digital channels such as search engines, websites, social media, email, and mobile apps. Using these online media channels, digital marketing is the method by which companies endorse goods, services, and brands.

Nowadays, Digital Marketing is the most commonly used way of advertising and promoting goods and services and for good reason. Social Media has completely changed the A-Zs of Advertising. Digital Marketing offers it all- from insights into the customer’s engagement with the post, decrease in costs compared to traditional ways of marketing (tv, radio ads, billboards) and the ‘trend’ and ‘viral’ factor which, once taken advantage of, can help boost the sales of the company by a huge margin. Targeted emails and personalised ads to the target audience according to their taste and preferences compared to one ad designed for the general public (published in newspapers or played on tv/radio) is much more efficient and effective.

Moreover, as social media platforms gain more popularity and attracts more and more people, it guarantees more reach and views for the digital content/media, making it more efficient than traditional means.

There are three major types of digital media channels which are Owned, Paid and Earned media.

Owned media channel is controlled by the brand itself. For example, Instagram account of Netflix India. All the media shared on this channel is owned and developed by the company itself which is why it is not trusted and considered credible. There are no guarantees that it will attract consumers because communication from the company about its own products is not trustworthy.

However, some of its benefits include- It gives control over the content consumed and shared with the target audience. It is cost efficient because the company does not have to pay a third party to do the same. It is a long-term plan since its not based on time duration-based contract with any third party and it is not feedback or word of mouth that dies down with time.

Paid media channel is controlled by a third party who is paid to share content for the company. For example, Ads on Instagram, paid searches on google etc. This channel is in demand as social media platforms become business friendly day by day and this also gives control as the company approves and knows what is being shared and consumed by its target audience.

Some of its challenges are- This channel has a declining response rate as consumers are becoming more aware of such tactics and do not trust paid sources. Moreover, it has poor credibility because the third party is being paid to publish catchy and engaging content and it does not say anything about the quality of the product or service.

Earned media channel is the channel controlled by the customers. For example, Word of mouth, recommendations to friends and family, Trends and buzz etc. All media and feedback shared by customers publicly which can be positive or negative. The main benefit is that this channel is the most credible because these are the genuine feedbacks from customers who have used the product or service. If positive, it can also boost sales and increase market share by attracting new customers due to word of mouth. However, it does not give the company any control as it can be negative and damaging to the company’s reputation in that case.

Doctors’ Day: A Day for the Life Savers

Doctors are said to be next to God. They save the lives of people, risking their own many a times. This day is a tribute to all the doctors and healthcare workers.

Every year the Indian Medical Association (IMA) celebrates 1st July as National Doctors’ Day on the birth and death anniversary of Bengal’s former Chief Minister, Dr. Bidhan Chandra Roy, to commemorate his contributions in the medical field to serve humanity. He took birth on 1st July 1882 and died on the same day in 1991. The day was first recognized in the year 1991.

National Doctors’ Day is dedicated to the doctors who serve to save the lives of people sacrificing their own. It is to recognize the contributions, efforts, and sacrifices the doctors make for the community and mankind. This year’s theme for National Doctors’ Day is “Save The Saviours”.

Coronavirus is contagious and life-taking, yet doctors are making all efforts to save the lives of the infected. Many doctors lost their life battle to save others. Especially now, when the pandemic has taken a toll on the lives of people, doctors have constantly worked day and night without break to save the lives of the patient. Their consistent attempts have saved the lives of many.

The doctors have been working 24*7 in that Personal Protective Equipment or as we know it as PPE kits; fully covered all day long without any complaint of heat, without water or food for as long hours as 17-18 hours at least; without any complaint of hunger or thirst, just to save the lives of people suffering from the deadly coronavirus. The continuous wearing of masks scars their ears and cheeks. The doctors sacrifice a lot for patients.

The pandemic made us understand more about the importance and dedication of doctors and health workers in our lives. Many of the retired doctors and nurses got trained and returned to work to treat the patients of COVID-19. The doctors and nurses working for treating the COVID-19 patients are not able to meet their families, for preventing the spread of it. They stay away from their kids and family just so that the patients can return to their families healthy and safe. Many doctors themselves suffering from coronavirus sacrificed their lives by giving up on hospitals beds for other patients when there were crisis for beds in hospitals.

Honorable Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi, even mentioned doctors’ day and emphasized the role and exceptional contribution of doctors to save the lives of people in this pandemic. He also said that the doctors’ love for medicine is their love for humanity and with this power of love the doctors are taking care of us. He even congratulated and appreciated the efforts of doctors through his tweet saying, “On Doctors’ Day, my greetings to all the doctors. India’s strides in the world of medicine are commendable and have contributed to making our planet healthier.”

Doctors’ Day is for us to make out some time and appreciate the efforts and contributions of doctors. Thank them for their sacrifices and selfless services.

All you should Know about political theory.

Know about Political Theory

As Human beings, we live in a society and society includes groups and institutions. Every institution serves a specific purpose. For specific purposes, we need some rules and regulations. That called politics.

For understanding Political Theory, we divide it into two terms and understand one by one.

Political and Theory.

First, we discuss what is political.

What is political

The Term ‘political ‘ refers to something applicable to a polity, that is ‘ public’, as distinguished from private or something applicable to a limited numbers of persons.

The terms ‘ polity’, ‘ politics’, and ‘ political’ are derived from the Greek word ‘ polis’ which stood for ancient Greek city-state.

In the present- day society the scope of politics is not regarded to be so comprehensive. Today we draw a distinction between public and private spheres of human life, and confine the usage of the term ‘ politics’ to the institutions and activities falling I the public domain.

 The term ‘theory’ stands for systematic knowledge.

This, ‘political theory’ refers to a systematic knowledge of political phenomena.

 Political theory is concerned with three types of statements –

  • Empirical statement – which is based on observation, through sense- experience alone, that is the experience gained through sight, sound, smell, taste and touch of the concrete phenomena.
  • Logical statement –  which is based on reasoning
  • Evaluation – which is based on value judgment.

The political theory includes both political science and political philosophy.

 Political science , relies only on empirical and logical statements.

NATURE OF POLITICAL THEORY

George Catlin observed : “The theory itself is divided into political science and political philosophy.”

 In short, Catlin proceeds to identify the nature of political theory by pointing to its two important components- political science and political philosophy.

Andrew Hacker – “ Every political scientist plays a double role. He is part scientist and part philosopher.

SCOPE OF POLITICAL THEORY

  1. One point of its focus is the study of political concepts and it’s method of study. For this purpose, the normative -philosophical method is regarded to be suitable .
  2. Another point of it’s the focus is the study of political institutions and behaviour. For this purpose, the descriptive-scientific method is regarded to be suitable.

DEBATES ON THE DECLINE OF POLITICAL THEORY

The political theory seems to decline in the mid-twentieth due to questions started to raised by the exponents of new political science.

There were two major causes of the decline of political theory :

  1.  The rise of positivism led to the craze for science.
  2. The prevalence of political ideologies culminating in Marxism.

It is now widely held that political science, like other social and natural sciences, enables us to strengthen our means but we will have to resort to political philosophy to determine our ends.

Means and ends are interdependent. Hence , political science and political philosophy play complementary roles in our social life.

Dr. Salim Ali (1896-1987)

Dr.Salim Ali (1896-1987)🦜🕊:

Salim Moizuddin Abdul Ali (November 12, 1896- July 27,1987) was an Indian ornithology and naturalist. Known as the “🇮🇳birdman of India🇮🇳”, Salim Ali was among the first Indias to contact systematic bird survey across India and his bird books helped develop ornithology. He became the key figure behind the Bombay Natural History society after 1947 and used his personal influence to garner government support for the organization,create the Bharatpur bird sanctuary ( Keoladeo National Park) and prevent the destruction of what is now the silent valley National Park. He was awarded Indian’s second highest Civilian honour ,the padam vibhushan in 1976.

Early life❕❣❕:

Salim Ali was born into a sulaimani Bohra Muslim family of bommey, the ninth and youngest child. His father Moizuddin died when he was an one year old and his mother Zeenat-un-nissa died when he was three. The children were brought up by his maternal uncle Amiruddin Tyabji,and childness aunt, Hamida Begum ,in a middle-class household in Khetwadi, Mumbai. Another uncle was abbas Tybji,well known Indian freedom fighter. Salim was introduced to the series study of birds by W.S. Millard, secretary of the Bombay Natural History Society (,BNHS), who identified unusually coloured Sparrow that young Salim had shot for sport with is tough airgum. Millard identified it as a yellow-throated Sparrow,and showed Salim around the society’s collection of stuffed birds . Millard lent Salim a few books including Eha’s common birds of Bombay, encourage d Salim to make a collection of birds and co-operation offered to train him in skinning and preservation. Millard also introduced young Salim to (later sir) Norman Boyd Kinnear,the first paid curator at all BNHs, who later provide help from the British Museum. In his autobiography, The Fall of Sparrow Ali notes the yellow -throated Sparrow event as the Turning point of his life that let him into ornithology,an unusual career choice, especially for an Indian in those days. His early interest was in books on hunting in India and he became interested in sport -shooting , encourage d by the hunting interests of his foster-father Amiruddin. Shooting contests we’re often held in the neighbourhood in which he grew and among his playmates was Iskandar Mirza, a distant cousin who was a particularly good marksman and who went on in later life to become the first president of Pakistan.

Burma and Germany🦜🕊 :

Salim Ali's early education was at St. Xavier's college, Mumbai. Following a difficult first year in college,he dropped out and went to Tavoy,Burma(Tenasserim) to took after the family's wolfram (Tungstem) mining (tungsten was used in armour plating and valuable during the war) and timber interests there. The forest surrounding this area provided an opportunity for Ali to hone his naturalist (and hunting) skills. He also made acquaintance with J C Hopwood and Berthold Ribbentrop who were with Forest Service in Burma.

Other contribution🐦🦅:

⭐Dr. Ali had considerable influence in conservation related issues in post- Independence India especially through Prime Ministers Jawaharlal Nehru and Indira Gandhi was herself a keen birdwatcher, influence by Ali's bird book (a copy of the book of Indian Birds was gifted to her in 1942 by her father Nehru who was in Dehra Dun jail while she herself was imprisoned in Naini Jain and by the Gandhian birdwatcher Horace Alexander. Ali influenced the designation of the Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary and in decision in decisions that save the Silent Valley National Park. One of Ali's later interventions at Bharatpur involved the exclusion of cattle and graziers from the sanctuary and this was to prove costly and resulted in ecological changes that led to a deciline in the numbers of many species of waterbirds.

⭐Dr. Ali was a frequent visitor to the Doon school where he was an engaging and perusuasive advocate of ornithology to successive generation of pupils. As a consequence,he was considered to be part of the Dosco fraternity and became one of the very few people to be made an honorary member of The Doon School Old Boys Society.

Personal views🐦🦅:

⭐Salim Ali held may views that were contrary to the mainstream ideas of his time. A question that he asked frequently was about the collection of bird specimens particularly in later life when he became known for his conversation related activism. Although once a fan of shikar(hunting) literature,Ali held strong views on hunting but upheld the collection of bird specimens for scientific study. He held the view that the practice of wildlife conservation needed to the practical and not grounded in philosophies like ahimsa. He suggested that his fundamental religious sentiment had hindered the growth of bird study in India.

⭐In the early 1960s the national bird of India was under consideration and Salim Ali was intent that it should be the endangered Great Indian Bustard , however this proposal was over-ruled in favour of the Indian peafowl.

🇮🇳🐦Birdman of India🦅 🇮🇳

    HOW DISRUPTIVE TECHNOLOGY WILL BE TAKING OVER OUR LIVES

    Disruptive Technology is recognized to be an innovation that creates a new market for consumers industries or businesses to operate in an efficient and progressive direction. This technology sweeps away the standard system of habits and replaces with ways that are superior. The reason why it’s important to inculcate disruptive technology is because it increases growth opportunities to companies, provides better and cheaper products to the consumers and helps to adapt new trends in the current world There are new forms of disruptive technology which are being discovered daily. Some examples -:

    Artificial Intelligence–   It is an area of computer science that mainly emphasizes in the building of smart and intelligent machines which have the capability of doing tasks which are usually done by humans.

    • Examples–   Siri (Apple), Alexa (Amazon), Cortana (Microsoft), Google Now and so on.
    • 3D Printing – it is a process of creating three dimensional solid objects. This particular type of printing is done by creating layer by layers on an object to obtain the result. 
    • Examples- Homes, Prosthetic limbs and other body parts, edible 3D printing, Manufacturing.
    • Advanced Virtual Reality– it is a stimulation which is computer generated in which a person can interact within the artificial three-dimensional environment which creates a virtual reality and can be experienced by using electronic devices.
    • Examples- flight stimulators, games, geographical studies, surgeries.
    • Drone Technology- Originally designed for the defence and aerospace industry, drones have made their way into the mainstream because of the increased degree of protection and performance they offer. Drones include a navigation system, GPS, sensors, high quality cameras, programmable controllers, and tools for autonomous drones.

    Disruptive technology is considered to be an innovation that significantly make an effort to alter the way that consumers, industries, or businesses operate in the world today. Disruptive technology attempts to sweep away the systems or the habits which have been a part of the world since a long time and it replaces because it has attributes that are recognizably superior to conventional systems.

    We tend to think that there is still time for Disruptive technology to take over the world but it has already started to make a huge place in human lives in the simplest things which exists in the current world which we forget like facial recognition, voice assistants, smartphones, maps and directions. Therefore, there is a possibility that disruptive technology will be taking over lives.