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TECHNOLOGY ADDICTION IN YOUTH  Technology addiction among youth is a complex issue that encompasses various digital platforms like social media, video games, and smartphones. Here are some key points about technology addiction in youth: Social Media Obsession: Many young people spend excessive time on social media platforms, constantly checking updates, likes, and comments. This behavior can lead to addiction as it triggers dopamine release, creating a cycle of seeking validation and social approval online. Gaming Addiction: Video games, especially those with immersive and competitive features, can be highly addictive. Some youth may prioritize gaming over other essential activities like studying, socializing, or sleeping. Smartphone Dependence: Smartphones offer constant access to social media, games, videos, and other digital content. Excessive smartphone use, often driven by fear of missing out (FOMO), can lead to addiction and affect real-world interactions and productivity. Cy...
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                                                            Cultural Evil WHAT  IS CULTURAL EVIL? Cultural evil refers to the harmful beliefs, practices, or behaviors that are deeply ingrained in a particular society or culture and can cause significant harm to individuals or groups. These cultural evils often perpetuate systemic inequality and discrimination. Here are some types of cultural evil with examples: Racism: This refers to the belief that one race is superior to another, often resulting in discriminatory treatment. For example, the caste system in India which still persists, and has resulted in significant oppression and discrimination against Dalits (formerly known as untouchables) for centuries.   Sexism: This refers to the belief that one gender is superior to another, resulting in discriminatory treatment. For exam...
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Cultural evil

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                          Cultural evil Evil actions are defined as repeated or persistent, not commensurate with provocation and causing extreme harm, at times due to repetition. Evil develops or evolves. As individuals and groups harm others, they tend to develop characteristics that make further and more intense harmdoing probable. In this article, I explore instigating conditions (difficult life conditions in a society, group conflict); cultural characteristics; the nature of evolution, with its psychological and social processes in individuals and groups; and the passivity and complicity of bystanders that lead to genocide and other collective violence. The constitution of India imparts equal rights for men and women. But there are certain social evils prevailing in the society which tend to hamper the success of the country. india   is a land of cultures and traditions. Many traditions which were set for purpose...
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 INFLUENCE OF MEDIA OVER PEOPLE'S OPINION:  The influence of mass media has an effect on many aspects of human life, which can include voting a certain way, individual views and beliefs, or skewing a person's knowledge of a specific topic due to being provided false information. Media influence is  the actual force exerted by a media  message, resulting in either a change or  reinforcement in audience or individual beliefs . This is the overall meaning of the social learning theory. WHAT IS MEDIA INFLUENE EXAMPLE? Media influence can also be indirect. For example, this might include   sexualisied images and content on instagram, Snapchat ,TikTok and Youtube . It might also include violent imagery and coarse language in news media, documentaries, video games and some song lyrics. HOW DOES IT INFLUENCE US? Media has the power to influence individual beliefs, attitudes, and behaviors. Thus, social norms that influence and encourage gender violence have been t...
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STRESS on STUDENTS by Colleges

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  Stress in college students What is stress? Stress is a normal and necessary part of life. It is your fight-or-flight response to challenges you see in the world. This natural reaction has certain physical effects on the body to allow you to better handle these challenges, such as increased heart rate and blood circulation. When the pressures of university exceed students’ ability to cope Today’s university students face many sources of stress and pressure  that could negatively affect their academic performance.  This could include the pressure to perform well academically while balancing their work and personal lives with the stress of living as frugally as possible to make each dollar stretch. Top it off with the anxiety of student debt and getting a job upon graduation, and it’s a simple recipe for a minor nervous breakdown. Some university students may be crumbling under the pressures of university and the desire to do well in every aspect of life, a fact not helped...
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AI TERRORISM

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  What is Artificial intelligence? Artificial intelligence leverages computers and machines to mimic the problem-solving and decision-making capabilities of the human mind.   For examples  speech recognition, problem-solving, learning and planning. What are the types of AI Reactive Machines. Limited Memory. Theory of Mind. Self Aware. What is AI Terrorism   Futurists also state that AI could end up misused in several other ways such as:  Social control and manipulation of the masses via propaganda and false ideologies . The eme rgence of bots that can create fake news and disseminate them to modify public opinion. Government militaries worldwide already have access to various AI-controlled or semi-AI-controlled weapon systems, like military drones. With facial recognition software , a drone can track an individual. How AI can be dangerous.  i. Enhancing Cyber Capabilities. a. Denial-of-Service Attacks.  ii. Enabling Physical Attacks. a. Autonomous Veh...
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MENTAL ILLNESS - THE IGNORED DISEASE

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  WHAT IS MENTAL ILLNESS  :  Mental illnesses are  health conditions involving changes in emotion, thinking or behavior  (or a combination of these). Mental illnesses are associated with distress and/or problems functioning in social, work or family activities. Mental illness is common. MOST COMMON TYPES Clinical depression :   A mental health disorder characterised by persistently depressed mood or loss of interest in activities, causing significant impairment in daily life. Possible causes include a combination of biological, psychological and social sources of distress. Increasingly, research suggests that these factors may cause changes in brain function, including altered activity of certain neural circuits in the brain. The persistent feeling of sadness or loss of interest that characterises major depression can lead to a range of behavioural and physical symptoms. These may include changes in sleep, appetite, energy level, concentration, daily behavi...
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