It is often said that people's lives are defined by the place where they grew up. Choose a successful person and discuss how that person's accomplishments were or were not influenced by the place where they lived when they were young.

 It is often said that people's lives are defined by the place where they grew up. Choose a successful person and discuss how that person's accomplishments were or were not influenced by the place where they lived when they were young.

It is commonly believed that the lifestyles and conduct are primarily dependent on the surroundings in which one is reared. Even though this perception holds some substance, it is not completely relevant, especially in the concurrent highly globalized world.

Undeniably, the  fundamental traits such as personal and attiring habits; social, familial interaction and beliefs, among others are underpinned by the upbringing one receives while growing up. For  instance, ones  born in Asia, are likely to continue conducting themselves, and closely follow stereotypes they have grown up with, in terms of handling personal, familial and social issues based on their native beliefs and sustain social cohesiveness, wherever they go.  

Moreover, their professional acumen also greatly hinges on the education they receive in their home country. For instance, availability of educational resources and expertise helps carve out their occupational dexterity, and  inclines them to specific occupations. For instance, some ethnicities are artistic, while some are more business-oriented, and still some are scientific   

However, some are vested with exceptional qualities,and demonstrate adaptiveness, and tend to integrate new learning into their persona, regardless of their socioeconomic and cultural backgrounds, especially when it comes to engaging in professional and sometimes social realms, while maintaining their distinct identity. Mr. Amritpal Singh, owner of a burgeoning hotel chain in the USA, was an aeronautics engineer in India, but after migrating to the USA, he successfully comprehended the new surroundings, and ways of life, and established his venture that served American natives in the way endemic to that region, helping him fetch rich yields, but he still follows his his Indian  ways of life at personal level.  

In hindsight, success majorly hinges on internal and external experiences and seasoning, and those who can adapt to the prevalent circumstances can triumph, regardless of their upbringing and reach the pinnacle. 

News editors decide what to broadcast on television and what to print in newspapers. What factors do you think influence these decisions? Do we become used to bad news? Would it be better if more good news was reported? Discuss.

News editors decide what to broadcast on television and what to print in newspapers. What factors do you think influence these decisions? Do we become used to bad news? Would it be better if more good news was reported? Discuss.  

The eminence of news editors has risen dramatically, so much so that the inclusion and exclusion of news from the various mediums of reporting depends on their discretion. This propensity is impacting the audience in multiple ways, mostly in undesirable ways. Nevertheless, reporting more good news is unlikely to help turn the situation around. 

Rising commercial pressures has deviated media houses from their true objective of bringing honest reports to the masses, and are competing to expand their clout among masses. Thus, they have resorted to presenting sensationalised news to raise viewership and readership, so that they get more and more followers. This kind of reporting has gradually helped develop an appetite among people for fateful news: they open the newspapers and switch on the television sets to know about only unpleasant happenings. 

This has prompted many to propose incorporating more reports that represent pleasant happenings and events. It will go a long way, as per them, to lift the dipping public moods and their spirits. Most have become hopeless about the conditions prevalent in the society, and this is all due to irresponsible conduct of those heading newspapers and television channels, but positive reporting will gradually change the things. 

Nonetheless, many are skeptical about the former suggestion, and they feel such moves may prove to be futile and instead predispose people to hazards and unwarranted situations. Prioritizing printing and  telecasting cheerful events or occurrences may make many oblivious to the lurking dangers around them, making them vulnerable to perils which could also prove to be life threatening. 

Overall, the founding principle of any news reporting agency is to act honestly and impartially, and not surrender to any temptation or coercion. They must bring news as it is and let the audience judge its nature. 

Work-life balance is more important than career advancement. Do you agree or disagree?

 Work-life balance is more important than career advancement. Do you agree or disagree? 

There is a general perception that striking a harmony  between professional and personal life should enjoy higher precedence than registering an ascent at work, and I concur with this notion, and shall bolster my views in the following paragraphs. 

It is imperative to sustain an  equilibrium between jobs and personal realms; one slogs hard professionally to earn first the necessities  and then  comforts, and if after investing all the efforts, they fail enjoy the exploits of incessant efforts, and remain tied to the work cubicle in the name of receiving bigger pay-checks and promotions, everything will be in vain, turning their life mundane and  impacting their physical and mental well being besides productivity. This aspect has been duly acknowledged by several nations in the western hemisphere, and  have resorted to shorter working weeks, with office hours cumulatively being limited to forty hours, allowing citizens  to use their spare time to engage with their favorite leisure endeavors: sports, outings, art, and so on, inspiring them to stay healthy, and also work with greater  focus.   

At the same time, this priority can help prevent marital discord, a common feature in families, wherein exhausted employed spouses are rarely able to devote time to their loved ones, precipitating alienation, and eventually, divorce. However, ever since individuals started  realizing this, and have started drawing a line between their professional, and personal and familial domains, the number of cohabiting couples in countries like the UK, the USA, and France, among others, has surged, raising the happiness index in these societies. 

In hindsight, laying emphasis on sustaining parity between jobs and personal life is crucial, for it can make a difference between a satisfying and chaotic life, allowing one to enjoy the best of both worlds: work and family.