Human Trafficking Human trafficking is just another name for modern-day slavery, wherein the victims involved are forced, coerced and deceived into labour and sexual exploitation. The figures are scary. Almost 600000 to 800000 women and children are annually trafficked across national borders. This does not account for the numbers that are trafficked within their own countries. Most human trafficking victims are actually duped into the trade by the false promises made...

Funfairs and Amusement Parks A funfair is a small or medium sized traveling fair primarily consisting of amusement rides. In some place these funfairs are called as ‘carnivals’ and in the Indian subcontinent they are called as `melas.’ A fun fair is generally a conglomeration of amusement rides and fun game stalls. In the countryside a funfair provides a brief interlude from the tough life that comes along with the unforgiving...

Bollywood Stars Shining Bright Yes ! There is no disputing that finally Bollywood has arrived and its stars are shining bright. It doesn’t matter which part of the globe you live in anymore. Bollywood movies and their stars are gaining grounds everywhere. All over the world America, Europe, Australia, the Persian Gulf and other parts of Asia as well Bollywood movies are being watched and Bollywood stars are creating the kind...

The Popularity of Soap Operas Soap operas are popular because of their undemanding nature and their perennial fascination with everyday situations. Originally soap operas were a part of American radio programs in the 1930’s. Their immense success resulted in their being made for television in the fifties. Proctor and Gamble a soap manufacturing company was the original sponsor of these shows and hence the term ‘soap’ was coined. These operas were...

Yellow Journalism In the late eighteenth century America’s “New York World” was owned by Joseph Pulitzer and the “New York journal was owned by Randolph Hearst. The term “Yellow Journalism was first coined during the newspaper wars between these two leading newspapers. In an attempt to increase sales both these papers changed the content of their newspapers, adding more sensationalized stories and increasing the use of cartoons and drawings. In 1896,...

Talent Hunt through T. V. Shows With Reality shows becoming the current flavour of television, channels are busy with different kinds of talent shows. While some claim to be hunting for the best singer, others claim to be hunting for the best voice, and yet some others are hunting for the complete idol-one that the country can idolize. Talent hunts serve as a wonderful platform for talent which otherwise would not...

Search Engines Search Engine is computer software that assembles lists of documents, generally, those on the World Wide Web (WWW) and the contents of those documents. Search engines respond to user entry or query by immediately searching the World Wide Web for sites corresponding to the users query and display a list of documents called Web sites when on the World Wide Web. With the click of a key on the...

The Role of Media in Spreading Awareness of Health The media has several functions each of them serving their purpose well but it is the media’s role in the propagating of social messages which gives it its humanitarian edge. Radio, television, cinema and the newspapers are the key tools of mass media. Mass media has enjoyed number one status in the spreading of social messages. Let’s take a social cause like...