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Is Sending Kids Back To School A Good Idea?

With summer holidays   coming to an end, the choice comes knocking at every parent’s door. Should I send my kid back to school? Is this a good step moving forward or something they will regret soon enough. For some this is the question that keeps rattling around their mind all day long which is why we’re going to be taking a look at some of the pros and cons of the situation at hand and assessing for ourselves whether sending children back to school is a good idea after all.  Also do keep in mind that I am listing these pros and cons according to my opinion so do take them with a grain of salt. Pros :-  1). Studying would actually take place This might sound absurd at first but think about it. Online learning offers a variety of distractions ranging from devices to simply walking off in a matter of seconds. Students will have a harder time determining which cushion to choose for their nap rather than settling on the topic to write for an essay.  Given the golden ...

What would Life Be Like In The Future

With such fast-paced technology and machine capabilities growing day by day, it’s hard to tell what the future holds for us. While there are plenty of theories out there the most common proposition has to be the Robot theory.  This theory states that Robots integrated with AI will surround us in the years to come. They will overtake, supervise and perhaps even dominate as well as control human beings. While only being a theory, it is definitely intriguing how robots around the world are taking over the jobs that would be carried out traditionally by a human.  A study conducted in 20 19 by the group  Observer concluded that by this decade 200,000 workers will be replaced by robots in the banking industry alone.  While most machines have already taken over the manufacturing industry. Humans are still required to supervise it in case of a malfunction of any sort yet most presume that by the next couple of years a new line of machinery will be built that won’t deman...

Vanilla Sky : A Movie Review

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 Vanilla Sky is a 2001 movie starring Tom Cruise, Penelope Cruz and Cameron Diaz among others. The whole story revolves around a selfish and extremely wealthy man David Aames who on the surface seems to be having the perfect life in New York City until everything in his life gradually turns into hell all after meeting one mysterious stranger and a horrifying car accident.  The movie does a great job confusing you with it’s twists and turns along the plot. The sheer confusion of what is going on is shared well between the viewer as well as David himself. For some, the narrative may be a bit to much to catch up with especially if you aren’t paying attention but for those who did understand what was going on till the very end I guarantee you those people would really enjoy this film for what it is. When it comes to rewatching, personally I don’t rewatch a lot of films but I would recommend rewatching Vanilla Sky because watching a second time will give you a better understanding ...

Soldier Spy - Book Review

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The novel ‘ Soldier Spy ’ wraps you into the life of M-15 operator Tom Marcus filled with highly detailed, vivid operator missions, the tragic life of suffering from PTSD and how a operator manages between work and family among much much more.  The book was published on October 6, 2016 and was in fact the first novel to kickstart a line of books written by Tom Marcus, other books in the series include ‘ Capture or Kill ’ and ‘ I-Spy - My life at M-15 ’. A new addition to the series is coming very soon called ‘ Defend or Die ’ that will publish on November 26th, 2020. Coming back to the book itself, it does a nice job on putting you in the shoes of a M-15 operator going through one fatal mission to the other. I highly recommend this book to everyone and anyone who ever wondered what it is like to fight in the shadows for not only a country but the world against those who wish to cause harm along with a very important message towards the end of the book. A short yet exciting read ind...

Why Heath Ledger’s Joker is Better

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In 2019, with the release of the movie Joker came an argument, which portrayal of the Clown Prince of Crime is the better one, Heath Ledger’s Joker in Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight or Joaquin Phoenix’s portrayal in the more recent film and so here is why I think Heath Ledger’s Joker is better, Let’s begin !  1. The less known, the better... Joker gives us a somewhat of an origin story on how the Joker came to be and here is where the problem stems. Part of what makes the Joker such an iconic villain is that his origin story remains a mystery. In Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight, the Joker is seen giving three different backstories on how he got his scars which leaves us to wonder which backstory is the correct one or if any of these stories were the correct one at all. That is the charm of this mysterious figure and in my opinion one of the reasons why Joker is such a great villain is that we are left to keep guessing what his origins could be.   2). Not a Guy with A ...

Hope is Needed

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In a world full of news focusing on the negativity, stress and pain of the situation. It gets hard for anyone to remain positive and look on the bright side but I decided to write this blog to let my readers know that they must remain positive. The race for vaccines has long begun yet most people still remain pessimistic and I am sure you must have encountered this by now.  Yes, I do agree that the situation is bad but isn’t keeping hope what makes us human in the first place. Words like hope and positivity might seem unimportant but in reality they play a vital role during crises. In some instances, hope could also become the deciding factor of whether the conflict can be solved or not. So I ask all of you reading this to spread this bit of hope to everyone you know after all a little positivity goes a long way. In the end, it all depends on the person whether to see the glass half full or half empty but for those who do decide to stay positive I want this message to reach them...

Why Feminism Isn’t Taken Seriously

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The question has been raised many times: Why aren’t feminists taken seriously, why is the term feminism looked down upon and what can we do to change it? First, let’s look back at when the term feminism was coined and what it originally meant. The term feminism in mid-1800’s was used to refer to the qualities of females until the First International Women’s Conference in 1892, Paris after which the term was used regularly to believe in and advocacy of equal rights for women.  Coming back to the 21st century, the word has been misdefined and misused on so many levels that finding out the correct definition could become a 2 hour debate. Here is where the first red flag rises, with being misdefined and misused so many times comes miscommunication which ruins the term itself.  You see, so many female chauvinists that just simply want to hate on men have took on the cover of feminist in such a way that the definition itself has changed. Feminism today is mostly seen as a way to hat...