Why is music important to many people?

                  "Music hath charms to soothe the savage breast."

English literature is full of references of music. Literatures of different eras
reflect the likes, dislikes and nature of people belonging to that era. If you read
music-related phrases or poems of any era, you will find that these phrases or
poems reflect the same reasons people listened to music years back, as they do
today.


Music is, and has always been a part of mankind. Walk into any IT company
today, and you will see people working with their headphones on. Stroll into
the reception of any Multinational company, you will be greeted with a pleasant
music playing at a low volume from the speakers. Most people say that music
helps them work better and creates a relaxing ambiance. Any great occasion is
incomplete without music. Be it Valentine's Day, friendship day, someone's
birthday, or a party. On Valentine's Day, love songs hit the top charts; special
cassettes are complied as valentine day's specials. On parties and birthdays,
people like to celebrate with loud music.


Can you imagine any type of dance without music? Dance steps are created
according to the rhythm and beats of different types of music. Operas, plays
and musicals all revolve around music. While watching different dance forms
and musicals, you also enjoy the music that is a part of it.

You will find that music is your best companion. If you are feeling low, there
will be peppy songs to cheer you. If you are in a philosophical mood there will
be different types of music to add to your reflective mood. Different people
have different preferences towards music during different moods.


There is an endless variety of music available - instrumental, blues, jazz, rock,
pop, reggae and lots more. Every type of music has a different impact on
people. Some people prefer to begin their day with soft instrumental music.
Some prefer hard rock playing in their cars as they drive to work. Different
people like to end their day listening to different types of music.


So, music is an inherent part of human life. Even nature has it's own music.
Bird's chirping in the morning, water gushing down rivers, and breeze blowing
through trees are all a part of nature's own music. Life without music would be
still and meaningless. That's the reason people listen to music for different
reasons and at different times.


                                          
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Why are groups or organizations important to people?

             Why are groups or organizations important to people?

Human beings are social animals. One cannot live a good life, if totally without
others. Although people sometimes may prefer staying alone to think and do
their things, generally, they have to join social activities. Obviously, group
activities are an important part of people's lives.


Since the ancient times, people learned to live together. Compared with the
cruel natural environment, human beings seemed too weak and helpless. Wild
animals posed a threat to their lives all the time. If, instead of fighting with the
severe nature together, by living alone, few could be successful to survive.
People at that time had to take part in-group activities.


Even in today's modern society, with the help of highly developed science and
technology, people do not need to struggle for survive and life becomes no
longer as dangerous and hard as before, group activities are still a necessary in
many aspects. In my opinion the following are some important arguments.
First, group activities help people to reach their goals. As we all know, one
piece of chopstick is easy to be broken, but when ten pieces of chopstick are
bound together, it will be a tough job to break them. Suppose building a house,
one person may spend years to finish, but when groups of people take part in,
the building will be accomplished more quickly.


Besides, group activities can help people when difficulties arise. It is hard to
imagine when a person, who never joins in group activities, suddenly got sick,
what he will feel if nobody comes to help and take care of him.


The most important of all, group activities make life more colorful. This can be
testified in our daily life. It is fantastic to take part in signing, dancing, or
traveling groups, after tight-stringed workdays. But all this activities will lose
their attractions and meaning if done by a person alone. Suppose a very
sociable person may be surrounded by applause and respect. Absolutely this
will boost up his self-confidence, and therefore makes his life more enjoyable.
Group activities have already become an indispensable part of people's life. So
how can you shun other people? Go out and meet them!

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What one thing would you take for a trip?

                   What one thing would you take for a trip?

If there were just one other thing I could take with me on a trip, it would most
probably have to be my copy of Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, my favorite
novel by Douglas Adams.

This might seem to be a strange choice to many people, most of whom would
generally prefer instead, to take something of more practical value, like a cellphone
or a camera. I however, do have reasons for my decision.

For one thing, I am a book-worm. I adore reading books, and cannot imagine a
world without them. Books relieve boredom, dissipation, and listlessness. To
me, books are the perfect antidote to counter depression and loneliness, feelings
that one is bound to experience if one is going to stay away from home for such
a long period. The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy is a book that is calculated
to enliven any mood, and any situation.

Another reason for my choice is that a trip generally entails a lot of traveling. I
am not excessively fond of traveling, but I happen to be one of those people
who can read while traveling, and so find it a most delightful way to spend
journeys that otherwise tend to be rather tedious. The book has made bearable
many a boring journey in the past and I anticipate that it will stand me in good
stead during this trip too.

The hitchhiker's guide to the Galaxy has been my favorite book for a long time
now. I have read it several times, and look forward to reading it again and again.
It has brought laughter and humor into my life, and I cannot remember a page
in the book that I did not enjoy. It has been an admirable travel companion to
me in the past, and I would definitely take it with me on my trip for the simple
reason that it is one of my most prized possessions.

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A picture

                                           A picture

If I were supposed to leave my home for one year, I will take surely with me,
besides clothing and personal care items, the picture of my girlfriend.
I will take my girlfriend's picture with me, mainly because she is the most
important person in my life. Also to be able to see her all days and finally to
remember that there is something important to return my home.


My girlfriend is the love of my life. During all the time I have spent with her, I
have realized that she is the only woman I want to be for the rest of my life.
She brings me both peace and security. Furthermore she gives me a reason to
keep enjoying this party called "the life." No matter how, I will always try to be
with her. That is why, carrying a picture of her can be a way to see her during
all this long year. I could see her anytime I wanted to, no matter what time it is.
In the mornings I would receive all her blessing thoughts just by looking to the
picture. This would give me the strength to start the day with happiness. In the
afternoons I could buy some food and eat in front of her to feel that we are
eating together. Finally during the nights I could talk to the picture, pretending
that she is there in the same place with me, and tell her all the experiences I got
through the day, so that would help me to go to the bed not feeling alone but
full of peace.



The picture would help me to remember that there is someone in other place
who loves me and who cares about me. It would remind me that I have her to
support me and give me all the confidence I need to be a better man in my life.
In conclusion, If I have to choose one thing to take with me in a one year trip,
that will be without a doubt my girlfriend's picture. Basically I would feel that
she is with me all the time, I would remember that someone else loves me and
that I love her too, and finally the picture would bring me the strength and will
to be a better person and return eagerly to my home.

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How can schools help new students with their problems?

            How can schools help new students with their problems?

Students always face problems when they move to a new school. It might take
a long time for them to get familiar with the new neighborhood and the new
environment. And it is undoubtedly the responsibility of the schools to help
them out.

The most urgent task is to settle the newcomers down and make them
acquainted with the neighborhood. In some public schools, the school-owned
apartment is far from adequate, therefore the schools may do something to help
the students find apartments, as well as provide them with temporary
accommodations.

 There is also little time for students to learn where the
laundry, the post office, the supermarket, etc., are. Thus, it is helpful and
convenient of the school to provide information as above for the new students.
Students do study. So it is also important for new students to be familiar with
the academic stuffs of the new school. I believe it is the academic departments'
responsibility to provider the students with such information. Introductory
seminars help students be aware of how do the faculties to in their research
work such that they can choose their research field and advisory rationally.


What is more, it is also necessary for the newcomers to be fully involved with
the traditions of the new school. It is well known than different schools have
different traditions, and these traditions should be a precious experience of the
students. Then it is always reasonable that the schools provider some
opportunities, for instance, holding lectures.


To sum up, the schools may take various measures to help the new students
become acquainted with their new neighborhood, and to give the new students
adequate information about the school, for example, academic information and
traditions. These make the students familiar with the new schools as soon as
possible.

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Strikes ..... Are these socially justified ?

                                     Strikes ..... Are these socially justified ? 

Strike is the manifestation of continuing struggle for power between classes over the distribution of

resources . The strike as a form of protest owes its origin to the stresses accumulating up in the hearts of the workers who were not treated as human beings but as beasts of burden , rightly comparable to an ox in p lough . If the master wants work from it , it must work . It cannot protest . This situation along with poor wages and unsuitable working conditions agonized the industrial workers in the early 19 th century : workers united at a clarion call of Karl Marx : "Workers of the world  unite , you have nothing to loose but chains" 

The worker thus united began to negotiate and bargain for the restoration and implementation of their rights . Freedom of expressions being guaranteed in most of the democratic countries of the world , any person after his failure to get justice , is legally equipped to express his anger and differences of opinion by resorting to the last weapon of collective bargaining termed as strike . But what are the benefits of a strike to the economy and the society ? Does the worker really gain anything out of it ?

 It is the society which is the loser almost every time . The strike could be in factory , hospital , electricity department  and water supply departments, universities or government departments . The strikes are generally accompanied by violence . They push back the economy , causing hardships for everybody . As such strikes are not for the benefit of either the workers or the society .


 Strikes hurt the national economic growth and productivity . The workers remain without work and resort to antisocial activities like drugs , arson and theft. The frustration in their minds manifests itself in the form of destruction of public property and even traumas at home . The total societal and economic mechanisms break down . This is not a healthy sign for a developing nation like ours . Strikes lead to colossal wastage of man hours and resources of our country . Thus strikes should be banned altogether.  
      

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Does borrowing money from friends harm friendship?

            Does borrowing money from friends harm friendship?


It is claimed that developing a real friendship is a long and complicated process.
Maybe the reason is that firstly people have to know each other very well. And
after that they begin to trust each other and to prove themselves as real friends.
Unfortunately, it is as difficult to develop a friendship, as it is easy to ruin one.
One of the things that can test friendship is borrowing money from a friend. I
do agree that sometimes it could harm or damage the friendship. Money can
destroy almost everything, in fact. Borrowing and lending money can be
considered as signs of mutual trust. And if the money is not given back in time
or not given back at all it will embarrass both parties. Thus series of
misunderstandings begin which could actually ruin the friendship.


Borrowing money is often comprehended as a simple act of help and favor. But
when the faith in the reliability of a friend is lost it will harm and damage the
friendship for sure.


Friendship resembles a contract between two people, although its rules remain
unwritten. And when one of the friends does not play by the rules the other one
simply quits the game called friendship. The result is a bitter recollection from
a damaged friendship. In conclusion-we have a few real friends in our lifetime
and it would be a shame to lose some of them because of such banal problem as
money. In my opinion, money does not worth as much as our friends do. And if
we cause harm to any of them and if we ruin something so important and
invaluable as real friendship because of money, it will be one of the biggest
mistakes in our lives.So let's be wiser and never make a friend go because of
 money.

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