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SOCIAL MEDIA DAY

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Mashable established World social media Day on June 30, 2010. It began to commemorate the impact of social media on global communication and to bring people from all over the world together to celebrate it. Every day, everyone accesses social media; it's how we communicate with people all over the world in a simple and quick manner. Friendster was the first modern social media site, launched in 2002. The website allows people to establish new acquaintances in a safe environment and has over a hundred million users, the most of whom are from Asia. In 2003, LinkedIn became the first business-focused social media platform. Social networking has evolved into a means of connecting instantaneously with friends and family, as well as complete strangers. It has become into a major source of news, shopping, and entertainment. Today is social media Day, and it's a chance for us to celebrate the benefits that these platforms have brought into our lives by like or sharing a photo or two.

What is Bipolar Disorder and How can it be managed?

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  Bipolar disorder, also called manic depression, is a mental disorder that causes extreme mood swings that include emotional highs (mania or hypomania) and lows (depression). While depression, we may feel sad or hopeless and lose interest in most activities. When mood shifts to mania or hypomania, we may feel euphoric, full of energy. These mood swings can affect sleep, energy, activity, consciousness, behaviour and the ability to think clearly. Despite these extremes in mood, people with bipolar disorder often don't recognize the level of disruption caused to their lives and the lives of their loved ones and don't get the treatment they need. Patients can have suicidal thoughts as a symptom of this disorder. Bipolar disorder is a lifelong abnormality. Its treatment is directed at managing symptoms. Individuals can be treated by medications as prescribed by the doctor, continued treatment that may last  lifelong even during periods when we feel better. Day treatment programs ...

How much sleep is too much sleep?

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  As much as enough sleep is necessary, the amount of sleep one gets also plays a vital role in the maintenance of a healthy lifestyle. A seven-hour sleep is usually considered an ideal amount of sleep but it varies depending upon the person. However, in studies and as per what experts suggest, sleeping beyond 9 hours is considered an excessive and long amount for adults. On the off chance that one naps a little once in a while at the ends of the week, it's reasonable and not a problem. In the event that you consistently rest over nine hours every evening or don't feel good laid on not exactly that, then, at that point, it could merit investigating. If one is resting excessively, over 9 hours every evening, the nature of rest ought to be assessed. If the nature of your rest is poor, it could bring about additional time in bed. Your body needs profound remedial rest, and if that isn't going on during the suggested 8 hours, your body will intuitively attempt to draw out the r...

IMPORTANCE OF SEX EDUCATION

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  Sex is a natural element of life that occurs whether sex education is provided. Although sex is an essential aspect of being human, only about half of our states require sex and HIV education, and the majority of what is taught is inadequate. Just because we refuse to discuss sex doesn't mean it will go away. We know that kids who receive official sex education in schools have sexual intercourse later than students who do not receive formal sex education. Sex education does not encourage youngsters to have sex; on the contrary, it discourages them from doing so. Sex education should be included in every adolescent's education. It should not be an opt-in or opt-out situation, but rather a requirement. Sex education, like arithmetic, should be compulsory, thorough, and medically correct, and taught throughout a student's school years. It has been proven to benefit students rather than harm them. Not only is it important to have access to sex education that is both comprehen...

Gender Discrimination

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  Gender discrimination refers to denying any opportunity in field of education, employment and public rights on the basis of sex. Gender discrimination occurs in almost every part of our country. Rural areas are the focal point of gender discrimination. In our country, the inequality between men and women is deeply rooted due to the patriarchal norms. Here, girls are 2.5 times more likely to be out of school than boys. The literacy rate among males in India is 78.8% as compared to 59.3% in females. In population census 2011–2013, it was revealed that the sex ratio of India was 909 females per 1000 of males. Currently, it has skewed downwards, recording 900 females per 1000 of males in 2013–2015. These figures show the inferiority of women in field of education. Domestic work is considered as a natural responsibility of women. Covid-19 has worsened the situation of women in India leading to domestic violence and harassment. The plight of women has not ended since the very existence...

Parental Pressure

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Parental Pressure is a compulsion that parents put on their children, to behave in a certain way to achieve a particular goal. This is mostly driven by various expectations that parents have from their children and their opinions in regards to the idea of a perfect life. This pressure when exerted constantly on a child can result in lifelong psychological damage. Parents that interfere constantly in a student’s academic life happen to influence their choice of career and their interests. This leaves little to no room for them to make their own choices. A lot of times, parents pass over their own goals and dreams that once they strived for to their children to fulfill. While this may promise a great performance under pressure, it chips away from their independence to contemplate over different decisions. Studies show academic pressure is also the leading cause of suicide among students. Teenage years are the years when a child goes through various physical and mental changes, excessive ...

MASCULISM

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  Masculism (also known as Masculinism) is a philosophy linked with the male liberation movement. It comprises mostly of social theories, political movements, and moral ideologies based on men's experiences. Even though masculism is a broad critique of social ties, many of its proponents also wish to address gender inequity and promote men's rights, interests, and concerns. They also believe that boys and men are frequently humiliated as a form of gender stereotypes. They don't oppose feminists; instead, they don't want society to expect them to comply to the image of a "prince on a white horse."  In our country, domestic violence relates to women playing the victim and husbands acting as harsh oppressors. Men, however, can be victims of domestic abuse too. Because society doesn't always discuss this matter well, men are ashamed to ask for help. It's considered that real guys don't complain about these issues and that women can't attack them.

Widows and the Society

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  Widows are one of the most neglected and discriminated sections of society. Losing a life partner could be very painful and challenging for women, especially in our country where widowhood is considered a curse. The culture of victimizing the widows was much more prevalent in the Vedic and post-Vedic times. Even a decade ago, the “widowing ceremony” was one of the vicious practices in society. In this ceremony, senior widows descended upon the hapless widow, smudging the vermilion dot, smashing all types of bangles-glass coral, offloaded all jewellery from her body. The widow was rubbed and scrubbed until the tiniest speck of colour disappeared from her body. Such practices of depict the plight of widows in India. Even today such practices are common in the rural and under-developed parts of the country. It is important for society to consider widows as humans who have the right to be happy and pursue their wishes. The death of their husbands shouldn’t be considered the death of ...

Relationship Abuse

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  Relationship abuse is any kind of behavior or activity that involves patterns of abuse in order to maintain authority, control, or power over a present partner or an ex-partner. Abuse includes various types such as financial threats, sexual violence, physical violence, or emotional abuse. Relationship abuse is more common than it is perceived to be and with time it only worsens if one does not seek help for themselves. A lot of times victims blame themselves to cope with it, which shouldn’t be the case because a perpetrator makes the choice of hurting or harming someone intentionally. One cannot blame the perpetrator’s action on alcohol, drugs, or provocation. It is their choice of becoming abusive which is inexcusable. Among the teenagers that are dating, 26.3 percent of teens have faced cyber abuse whereas 29.9 percent faced physical violence, 47.2 percent faced psychological dating abuse and 13 percent faced sexual coercion by their partner, according to the reports by the Nat...