The Sport of Boxing   Boxing is referred as the ‘Art of Self Defence’. It is a tough sport that has a rough side attached to it. The sport probably spread from the Sumerians to people throughout the world. Boxing was a brutal spectacle in ancient Greece. The sport became more savage with time. A boxing match is usually a fast, violent demonstration of strength, stamina, and skill. Boxirig is categorized...

Bravery What is the first thing that comes to mind when the word bravery is said? For most people a war hero or a superhero comes into their minds. Probably every language has a word for bravery, but there is only one true meaning. The word bravery is “showing a brave spirit or courage” when tough times are thrust upon or happen to them. Bravery is not only what people do,...

Strange Ways of Enhancing Body Beauty   To make the body beautiful, alteration and adornment to it is a universal phenomenon. All civilizations have attempted to change their body in order to fulfill their cultural form of beauty, religious and/or social obligations. There are numerous methods for alteration-ranging from ceremonial body paint to the amputation of appendages. In modern society many people today are looking more like tribal warriors of many...

Beliefs and Practices: Judaism, Buddhism And Hinduism   The religions of Judaism, Hinduism, and Buddhism all have their own beliefs and practices. These beliefs play a major and important role in a person’s everyday life, and influence various aspects of their life. In Judaism, it is believed that the Sabbath day should be kept holy, and that one should follow the Ten Commandments, the laws of God. Their diets comprise kosher...

Automobile Engineer   My long time ambition is to work in the field of automotive engineering and designing. This field is all about framing an automobile idea and designing it on to paper or more sophisticated tools like computer programs. The design so obtained is then tested for different elements like the stress factors, weight, torsion, and make sure this design on paper made physically viable. My interest in this field...

Olympic Games The original Olympic Games were celebrated as a religious festival from 776 BC until 393 AD, when Roman emperor Theodosius banned all pagan festivals (the Olympics celebrated the Greek god Zeus). On June 23, 1894, French educator Baron Pierre de Coubertin, speaking at the Sorbonne in Paris to a gathering of international sports leaders, proposed that the ancient games be revived on an international scale. The idea was enthusiastically...

National Security   The question who lives if India die is neither hypothetical nor hallucinatory. Economically, the world may have become a ‘global village’ but politically, the world is still dotted with Nation-States demarcated by distinct as well as vague boundaries, giving rise to occasional skirmishes and subtle but sinister moves to alter the balance of power. If, the paradigms of national security are determined by well-defined or natural dividers like...

Suicide Acts   Since the beginning of time, people have been committing suicide. Suicide is a self-inflicted death, or suicide, can be defined as “choosing the mode, time, situation, or occasion for ending one’s life.” In general, the word suicide has a negative connotation and is looked upon unfavourably. Yet in some circumstances, killing oneself can be considered acceptable or even the right thing to do. Since it’s difficult to differentiate...