If human beings can be cloned    POINTS TO DEVELOP Cloning animals not new, but cloning human beings fraught with ethic problems Advantages Objections. Summing up.    Cloning  is not something new. Mammals have usually been cloned by nuclear transfer technique which involves fusion of a donor cell and an egg cell. Until now, this fusion was possible only when the donor cell was taken directly from an embryo and not from...

Environment Degradation POINTS TO DEVELOP Human beings take too much from nature. For a long time the pace of exploitation was reasonable. Industrial revolution increased beyond reasonable limits man’s use of natural resources. Effects of man’s activities in the fields of agriculture, mining, industry, search for material prosperity. If humans do not mend their ways they will destroy life on this planet. Blest the infant Babe …… . Nursed in his...

History repeats itself  POINTS TO DEVELOP Events repeated in history. Specific examples of repetition-wars, causes for war, revolutions, consequences. Cycles of greatness and lowliness in every country’s history. Repetition of history has not helped humankind learn not to repeat mistakes.   History is a record of past, especially in connection with human race. It affords us a glimpse into acts, events, ideas, characters of the past, thus helping us to know more...

History needs to be Rewritten   POINTS TO DEVELOP Pre-selected events are taught as history, and these relate only to the dominant groups in different periods of time. Bias integral to most historical texts. illustration of such prejudice in historical texts by the British. Today, there are attempts to glorify India’s ancient period whether historically true or not. Need to change our approach to history-move from the study of individuals and...

Growing Flexibility in Gender Roles of Men and Women   POINTS TO DEVELOP Early concept of definite division of roles for men and women. Change leading to flexibility has several reasons economic and social. Slow breakdown of joint family system is a factor. Changing roles not a smooth process. Changing needs of the time has helped flexibility to grow in gender roles. This flexibility evident in urban rather than rural areas....

Generation Gap   POINTS TO DEVELOP What is a generation gap? Two aspects-chronological and psychological. Tug-of-war between two generations. Peer group pressures. Friction mellows in later life. Conclusion The generation gap is another of those characteristic features that set Homo sapiens apart from other animals. It is doubtful if ever the most intelligent of apes ever blamed its juniors for their wayward ways! Over the years people have tried to analyse...

Euthanasia : Can death be a therapy? POINTS TO DEVELOP Death is a reality for all those who are born. Even those who don’t fear death desire painless deaths. Passive and active euthanasia. Active euthanasia more controversial. Why people hesitate about legalising euthanasia. Why euthanasia can be a boon to patients. A cautious approach needed. in the end, death can be the only therapy Death comes as the end. Anyone born in...

Ethics in Sports    POINTS TO DEVELOP Today sports events are close to battles: winning at any cost is what matters. in this context ethics are nowhere in sight. Instances of violence in sports events. The issue of doping in sports. Big money and speculation with consequences like match-fixing. Why unethical practices abound in sports today. Unethical practices antithetical to the very principle of sports.    George Orwell once commented that serious...