Cows are large, domesticated, cloven-hooved, herbivores. Some refer to them as cattle while some refer to them as cows. The difference is that the word “cattle” is plural without regard to sex, whereas the word �cows� refers only to mature female bovines. The males are called bulls or steers. Cows have a panoramic vision. In … Read more
Hockey is an outdoor game played between two teams both having 11 players each. Hockey was originally called shinty. It is India and Canada�s national game. The word hockey has been attributed to the French word hoquet (shepherd’s stick). It is so because, in the game hockey, the players use hooked sticks with which the … Read more
Google defines the term �Hockey� to be �a team game played between two teams of eleven players each, using hooked sticks with which the players try to drive a small hard ball towards goals at opposite ends of a field. In North America, it is called field hockey to distinguish it from ice hockey.� Hockey … Read more
The history of computers is one that is very interesting to look at. The first ever computer to be made was invented in the 1820s by Charles Babbage, who is termed the �Father of the Computer.� From here, the first electronic digital computer was developed between 1940 and 1945 in the US and UK. Unlike … Read more
Religion is a vast and a dense topic.� It has been debated about since time immemorial. Religion as simplest defined can be termed as a particular faith and worship. As recent studies show, there are 4000 recognized faiths around the world. It is also 450-500 million positive atheists world-wide. It is a very sensitive topic … Read more
Merriam-Webster dictionary defines the term �Heroism� to be �heroic conduct especially as exhibited in fulfilling a high purpose or attaining a noble end.� Being a hero was always an act that was said in association with men, or what is expected of them at least. Today, however, anyone who does good deeds and strives to … Read more
Wikipedia defines the term �Hindu Temple� as follows: �A Hindu temple, or mandir or Koil or Kovil in Indian languages, is a house, seat and body of divinity for Hindus.� Simply put, any Hindu Temple is an abode for the pantheon of Hindu Gods and thus becomes a place of worship for Hindu devotees. Ancient … Read more
Plastic is considered to be synthetic or semi-synthetic in nature. While it is extremely useful, excessive use of plastic and its poor disposal thereof affects living beings and the surrounding environment negatively. It severely disrupts the landscape, sometimes irreversibly so. Degradation of almost every environmental variety, be it land or water or soil, is majorly … Read more
Helen Keller once said, �The only thing worse than being blind is having sight but no vision.� Helen Keller was a renowned American author, disability rights advocate, political activist and lecturer. Keller lost her sight and her hearing after an unexpected bout of illness when she was a mere child- only 19 months old. Keller … Read more
Love is a powerful word. Everybody’s definition of love differs. As we are well aware that love in general is said to be a set of emotions, and beliefs with strong feelings of affection. However, the word love has been misused quite a lot. It has been confused with the word lust. This is also … Read more