infonaturale It is quite natural for individuals to feel embarrassed, hurt or discouraged when their thoughts, opinions, suggestions, performances, etc are being criticized by other individuals in the society, community or public forum. Criticism can help people to improve on what they have already done, but it can also be a source of discouragement to other people who easily get discouraged at the slightest encounter with difficulties or challenges of life. Some Individuals expect encouragements from others after a performance, delivering speeches, displaying their skills, publishing their works,
Youth and Unemployment in Africa: A Panacea
Unemployment has been a perennial problem in Nigeria and Africa at large. Every regime promises to address the issue of unemployment but in the end we see that the problem keeps on increasing. The rate of unemployment now is alarming and it is obvious that African governments are helpless in the face of this intimidating challenge. The youth in this case are the most affected. The majority of African youths are jobless. They parade around all the cities looking for jobs which are not there....
The Power of Belief
Before I go on to discuss the topic I will like to let you know that you are a unique being with unique qualities. You are wonderfully made by God the creator, loaded with potentials to become what you want to be. You are full of abilities to achieve just what you want to achieve. In fact you have the power to effect any desired changes. And that is the power of belief. God packed every thing you need to live inside of you: your heart, lungs, kidney, brain, blood, etc are all inside of you. Likewise, the power for you to succeed is in you and not in anyone else. The only thing you have to do is
Worthy Goals And Ideals
A major ingredient of success is worthy goals and ideals. Perhaps your deepest subconscious drive, according to Dr. Viktor E. Frankl, author of Man’s Search for Meaning, is the need for meaning and purpose in life. To be truly happy, you need a clear sense of direction. You need a commitment to something bigger and more important than yourself. You need to feel that your life stands for something, that you are somehow making a valuable contribution to your world. Happiness has been defined as “the progressive realization of a worthy ideal.” you can only be happy when you are working
Background To Tibetan Uprising (twentieth Century History)
In the early years of the twentieth century, China was largely a backward country. The economy was largely agrarian, but the political structure was imperialistic in nature. There was widespread internal disenchantment. Tribal leaders asserted some levels of control, and government began to loose control. Frustrated by the Qing court’s resistance to reform, young officials, military officers and students began to advocate the overthrow of the Qing dynasty-( a succession of related rulers), and creation of a republic. On October 10, 1911, there was a revolutionary military uprising
Effects Of Poverty In Africa
Poverty is a dangerous weapon that can hinder the growth and development of any society, where it is prevalent. Poverty can come in different ways, but the worst form of poverty is that of the mind which may be referred to as psychological poverty. Unfortunately, Africa suffers from all forms of poverty. After the independence of most African countries in the 20th century, poverty, hunger, disease, etc became the major problematic factors that the continent has to contend with, and the negative effects of poverty have stretched into the 21 st century causing greater problems not only affecting
One Man’s Terrorist Is Another Man’s freedom fighter
This article is not in any way supporting terrorist activities, but it will surely help the reader to have a clearer understanding of its concept, and bring the factors which necessitate its initial adoption into focus. Terrorism as a concept is not new in history. However, it came into limelight as a political phenomenon in the early 20 th century. The earliest recorded significant act of terrorism in the 20 th century took place in Serbia. In Serbia, a twenty- one year old student named Gavrillo Princip, who was trained by Serbian secret society known as the Black Hand shot and killed
Nigerian Youths And Political Thuggery
Politics in Nigeria has been rightly described as a do or die affair. The manner in which the 1999, 2003 and 2007 political campaigns and elections were conducted justifies the above assertion. Hundreds of precious lives were lost in almost every state of the federation during each of these elections as political parties clashed with one another in what could best be defined as “gun boat political campaigns”. This prompts one to ask, who armed these thugs and for what purposes? Of course they were armed by politicians to subdue their political opponents. And this goes on to
Goal Setting and its Importance
Before going into the subject matter, it will be necessary to consider what goals and goal setting really mean. In the context of this article, a goal is referred to as something an individual hopes to achieve at a given period of time. Goals are set in different areas of life such as career, income, education, family, health, etc. On the other hand, goal setting is defined in this context as the act of writing down one’s visions and life dreams on a paper or where the individual can easily look on them, and this actually serve as a goad towards achieving such individual’s goals.
Are personal morals decaying?
The principles of right and wrong behavior or accepted standard of behavior could be understood by individuals from different perspectives according to individuals’ idiosyncrasies, but there are actions that some people might consider wrong but prefer carrying out those actions. It is against this background that this article will place its focus in highlighting the decadence in personal morals. It is quite difficult to conclude that personal morals are decaying in other parts of the world because I cannot be everywhere, but judging from the society where I belong, and with the way people