The story of insects
An
insect is a small, six legged animal. Scientists discovered 7000 to 10000 new
kinds of insects every year. Insects live everywhere on earth(steamy tropical
jungles to cold polar regions, snow capped mountains, deserts below sea level, caves).
We are constantly at war with some insects. Few
insects bite, infect us with deadly diseases, attack our crops, pets, domestic
animals, invade our homes, spoil our food,
damage our property. But insects pollinate many flowers, including crops,
provide us with honey, food for fish, bird
and many other animals. In fact life as we know it could not exist if all
insects were to disappear.
Insects are most fascinating animals on
earth. Insects have no lungs, but breathe through holes in their sides. Some
insects have no eyes and few have five eyes or more. Many insects have enormous
strength for their size. An ant can lift a weight fifty times as heavy as its
body. A flea can long-jump 35 centimetres.
Many insects do the same things we do. They
build bridges and dwellings. Some raise crops and others keep cattle that they
‘milk’. There are also insects, carpenters, papermakers, guards, soldiers, nurses,
slaves, hunters, trappers, thieves and undertakers. Some insects go to war
against one another.
The
variety of insects
The
world of insects includes some of the most beautiful and fantastic animals on
earth. Goliath beetle which grows more
Than
10cm long and the Atlas moth which has a wingspread of
about 25cm.It is about 1000times as large as warf beetle. Blue whale
–the largest of all animals,500 times as
large as shrew.
The story of insects is a tremendous
success story. Insects first appeared on earth atleast 400 years ago. During
their struggle to survive ,insects gradually developed an incredible variety of
body forms and ways of life.
Why
are insects so useful?.
Insects
have had such enormous success in their struggle for survival for several
reasons. One is that they can adapt to even the harshest living conditions. Insect
have been frozen solid below-18C and lived. Most insects feed on plant life, many
have adapted themselves to eat almost
anything available to them. Another reason for their success is their small
size. An insects has its skelton on the outside body which provides a tough
coat of armour, protects internal organs and loss of moisture. Most insects
have wings. Flying makes it easier for search of foods, escape from enemies and
find mates. Success of insects result from their power of reproduction. They
have short lives, quickly become adults and reproduce.
Benefits
of insects
All
insects form part of the great web of life that includes human beings and all
other living things. Insects feed on and are also food for plants and animals. Insects
thus maintain the balance of all plants and animals on the earth. In South
Africa, few people roast the termites
and eat them handful. Mexicans make a cake out of the eggs of water boatmen. Insects
live on ground enrich the soil with
their waste products and dead bodies.
Insect
control
People
use many methods to control insect pests. These methods can be grouped as
1.Quarantine
system-try to prevent insect pests entering the country.
2.Cultural
system-Way of checking or preventing insect damage through better farming
methods.
3.Biological
system-is use of predators, parasites or
diseases to check pests.
4.Chemical
pests-involves use of insecticides.
Unity of minds
-A.P.J.Abdul Kalam
This
context is about the speech of Abdul Kalam on the eve of the fifty -fifth
anniversery of our independence. In this context he tells about his two visions
and also tells us about his visit to Sabarmati Ashram.
First
Vision
The
first vision was to create a movement to achieve freedom. Each and everyone of
them was the live force of our freedom movement. The great vision of free India
was born around 1857.For 90 years, there was an intensive struggle for freedom.
He have tried to capture the essence of the freedom movement and two aspects
emerge: our independence is a result of supreme sacrifice and the vision driven
movement created by many leaders.
Second
Vision
Transform
our country from a present developing status into a fully developed nation. It
implies integrated actions in areas of agriculture and food processing, education,
health care, infrastructure development which includes the development of
power, information and communication and technoligies and critical tecnologies.
The greater vision will aim at alleviating poverty, illiteracy and
unemployment. When the minds of the people of out country are unified and
focused towards this vision. A happy and prosperous life of a billion people is
the chief goal of this vision.
Visit
to Sabarmati Ashram
After returning from Gujarat, he visited the
Sabarmati Ashram established by Mahatma Gandhiji for the purpose of our country
men to carry on the search for the truth and develop fearlessness. While he sat
down, he got a dominant thought to his mind. If we can rise above our own
personal hardships and decide to work for a larger cause, then there will be a
natural elevation of our minds. We should all work together to achieve the
mission of the Unity if Minds to preserve the invaluable freedom that our noble
leaders earned for us and to reach greater heights in the future.
A Special kind of Blessing
-Christine
Allison
Justification
of the title
The
title “A Special kind of Blessing” means that the child is an unexpected gift.
Chrissie is a blessing in a way a normal child is not. The word SPECIAL rises
from banality and comes grippingly alive.
Chrissie has two sisters Gillea and
Maisie. When mom entered their bedroom the kids appeared like the princesses
against a mound of floral-cased pillows. Gillea was scanning a best-seller,
trying to find a familiar word. Maisie was singing softly. Chrissie Was holding
a book upside-down and was trying to pretend as if she was reading aloud. Her
book’s title: “IF We Were All The Same” .
“Her
heart is not retarded”. Justify it.
Chrissie
crawled seven paces for the biscuit her dad held out to her which she had been
battling for the biscuit for two months. She uses sign language. Chrissie tells
her first word during her play-therapy session.
Gillea sitting I front of her combs hers dolls hair. Chrissie refuses to
look at her sister or the doll or the comb. Her sister becomes excited and
calls her mother and tells her how she had made Chrissie how to say NO. Words
come hard to Chrissie. The simplest kinds of verbal communication most people take for granted are immense
obstacles for her. When a bowl of apples were kept between her mouth moved in
and out. After several seconds she told the ‘Apuu’ and she looked up with an
expression that “I have said it”.
Chrissie may be very slow in her actions
and behavior and in responding towards anyone. But that child doesn’t have a retarded heart as
that kid also has feelings, love, etc.
I have a Dream
-Martin Luther
King Jr.
What
are the dreams of Martin Luther for Negros?
The
dreams for Martin Luther for Negros are:
I
have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true
meaning of the creed: ‘We hold these truths to be self-evident ;that all men
are equal’ .
I
have a dream that on one day on the red hills of Georgia the sons of former slaves and the sons of
former slave owners will be able to sit together at the table of brotherhood.
I
have a dream that on one day even the state of Mississippi , a desert state
swelling with the heat of injustice and oppression, will be transformed into an
oasis of freedom and justice.
I
have a dream that my four children will one day live in a nation where they
will not be judged by the colour of their skin but by the content of their
characters.
I
have a dream that one day the state of Alabama, all the black and white boys
walk together as brother and sisters.
I
have a dream that on one day every valley shall be exalted , every hill and
mountain shall be made low, the rough places will be made plains and the
crooked places will be made straight and all flesh shall see it together.
What
are the strategies and values Martin Luther wants to practice to emanicipate
blacks?
The
strategies and values Martin Luther wants to practice to emanicipate blacks are
Now
is time to make real the promises of Democracy.
Now
is the time to rise from the dark and desolate valley of segregation to the
sunlit path of racial justice.
Now
is the time to open the doors of opportunity to all of gods children.
Now
is the time to lift our nation from the quick stands of racial injustice to the
solid rock of brotherhood.
Bringing up boys and girls
From
the moment of birth, babies are usually treated according to their gender. Baby
girls are tend to be dressed in pink and baby boys in blue. Baby girls are
handled very carefully than baby boys. Girls are given Barbie dolls whereas
boys are given cars. Mother concentrates more on girls beauty than boys
Girls are generally taught to be
“ladylike”-polite and gentle. They are taught to rely on others especially
males for help. They are allowed to express their feelings freely whereas boys
are not given that freedom .They concentrate more on their beauty than on
intelligence to attract men.
Parents also have different expectations
on daughters and on sons . Daughters are more socialized to think about their
family then their career .Sons are not expected to think about the family
stuff. Their should be more involved in the world outside family. Society
encourages girls to be less active in the society.
Now a days few parents try to maintain a
gender neutralization society but they are not accepted by everyone. Many
people oppose this thought. Parents try maintain it but it is opposed in
schools, colleges ,peer group ,etc
Advertisements in the Media
Now
a days television networks, radio stations and newspapers depend on the income
on selling advertisements. Advertising is a very common feature of all our
daily media. Very huge amounts are spent on the production of advertising. A
television commercial can easily cost
many thousands of dollars per second.
Advertisements attract audience’s
attention. Growing number of advertisements
provide very little information about the product.
Models used in advertisements look
directly into the camera which makes the viewer feel like as if model is looking directly towards him/her. Color is
an important issue in design of advertisements. Bright ,bold colors create different impressions. Another strategy in
advertisements is to feature famous or glamorous people wearing or using a
product.
Techniques for Solving Crimes
They
are many methods in detection of crime. Detection method include the study of
handwriting to find the criminal and also a lie
detector test that indicates whether suspect is telling the truth or
not. Detectives also use insects to help solve a murder case. Insects
can also be used to solve drug crimes. Insects
are often found in illegal shipments of drugs. Detectives use knowledge about
where the insects come from to trace the drugs back to a particular location in
the world.
One of the most
important and reliable kinds of evidence that can be solving crimes is still
the fingerprint. These patterns are unique that it is not similar for no two
persons and patterns do not change over time. Crime can also be determined by
using DNA. They can be studied and be searched for a match to a sample taken
from the crime scene- a drop of blood or a strand of hair.
Cultural variation and change
The word ‘culture’ appears frequently in the
media and society. Culture refers to the system of signs, meanings and
worldviews of particular groups of human beings. Culture in the sense has two
aspects: material and non-material. Material culture refers to all
the objects or artifacts that have meaning to the members of a society or that
are used by them. Artifacts include tools, clothes , buildings , weapons, etc.
Non-material culture refers to the norms ,customs , behaviors , beliefs, values
, attitudes , knowledge and language of the society.
Cultural
variation
They
are many factors that contribute to the diversity. They include differences in
age, in education , in social status or
class and in gender as well as whether people live in the country or in a town or city.
How
cultures change?
Cultures
change over time. It is hard to notice the change. The youth challenged parents
in relation to sexual behavior, war, materialism. They are also radical changes
in behavior , dress and music. A large difference is seen in values and
behavior. Youth culture , values of this generation became very dominant aver
time as the group grows older and takes power in the society. The
introduction of new technologies is also
a major factor in cultural change. Culture change is also seen when various
cultures come in contact with each other which leads to exchange in ideas,
religious beliefs or material artifacts such as food or clothing. Often new
elements are added to the culture which leads to the change in existing
culture.
Western culture over the past twenty years
include:
·
Men
and women living together without being married.
·
Carrier
opportunities for women.
·
Conversation
of natural forests and undeveloped land.
·
Smoking
in public places.
·
Teenagers
having freedom to express their own values in music , dance and dress.
Contributor: Yogitha Bhavya
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