Athletes as Role Models When it comes to professional sports, there is one main controversy surrounding them; whether or not athletes should be considered role models. A role model is defined as, “A person who serves as a model in a particular behavioural social role for another person to emulate.” Athletes are there to play sports, nothing more, and nothing less. We can enjoy and envy all they do on the...

Assam The state lies beneath the foothills of the Eastern Himalayas and is bounded on the north by Bhutan (the land of the Bhutiyas) and Arunachal Pradesh (formerly known as NEFA and the land of Adis, Dafflas, Miris, Mishimis and Appatanis – all hill tribes of Mongolian origin); to the east by Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, and Manipur (an ancient Hindu kingdom); to the south by Mizoram (the land of Mipps) and...

Aristotle With the possible exception of Plato, Aristotle is the most influential philosopher in the history of logical thought. Logic into this century was basically Aristotelian logic. Aristotle dominated the study of the natural sciences until modern times. Aristotle, in some aspect, was the ‘founder of biology; Charles Darwin considered him as the most important contributor to the subject. Aristotle’s Poetic, the first work of literary notice, had a string influence...

Arctic Ocean Arctic Ocean is the world’s fifth ocean and also the smallest and the shallowest ocean of the world’s oceanic divisions. Its water is distributed among Europe, Asia and Northern America. It coastal length is 45,389 kilometer long. It is located in the Northern Hemisphere and mostly in the Arctic North Polar Region. The total area of the Arctic Ocean is 1,40,56,000 square kilometers. Its average depth is 1,205 meter,...

Archimedes Archimedes is believed to have been born in 287 B.C. in Syracuse, Sicily, and died in 212 B.C. His father was Phidias, who was an astronomer. We would know more about his life if his biography, written by his friend Hercleide, had not been lost. The information we have about Archimedes’ life comes from the writings of Plutarch, Livy, and others, as well as from the prefaces of Archimedes’ works....

Arabian Sea Arabian Sea is the expansion of North Western Indian Ocean. This sea is surrounded by India, Oman, Pakistan, Yemen, and far north eastern Somalia. Arabian Sea via Oman Basin and Harmuz water body joins the Pacific Ocean. In the south western, the Adan Basin joins it with the Red Sea. The total area of the Arabian Sea is 38,62,000 square km and has an average depth of 2,734 meter....

Animal Cruelty Cruelty means inflicting pain and causing suffering. Animal cruelty is a nationwide problem rapidly growing in today’s society. Animals are being beaten and starved every day and millions of helpless animals die each year because of heartless owners. There are many forms of animal cruelty; some of the most common forms are scientific research, abandonment, and mistreatment. Scientific research is a necessity of life, so it is said. Society...