We talk about education as the bases of livelihood, to study, to read, and to learn in the four corners of a wall., to watch the life of a teacher/lecturer and live by it. Still to be poor, rude to live in poverty.

"Education" is an observable and measurable change in a person’s behavior. If he adds 2 + 5 and comes out with 9, then someone explains to him that it is actually "7," and ever thereafter he adds the two and gets 7, he has become "educated" to a particular fact. If he continues to get the wrong answer, he has not become "educated." If he writes "your" when he means "you’re," hears the explanation, but continues to write the wrong choice at the wrong time, he has not become "educated." If, on the other hand, his behavior changes and he uses the form which is called for instead of wild guessing, he is "educated" to a particular fact. When we add up all the small behaviors which define someone’s education, such as the ability to read and write correctly, the ability to do arithmetic and get correct answers, the ability to look at problems and figure out correct choices, they are all influenced by a "change in behavior."

When it says technology has threatened our livelihood, what does it exactly mean because my teacher said that it doesn’t mean life?

It means computers and the IPOD phones etc have crippled people’s jobs. Livelihood is what a person does for a living. You are well aware that most things you do now can be done on the internet or by webcam or through the technology of today. Pretty soon, we will not need books, or book makers, we can send our homework in via the computer stuff like that. It is getting to the point where if you do not have a computer or a phone for texting, you are a geek and out to lunch…and need to get in touch with the world because they have forced this on us. Everything is done these days either through the internet or by texting or internet. That is what is meant by livelihood. (Livelihood is the work you do) Even computers do textile jobs and can be programmed to make jeans and fancy clothes. Everything is threatened by technology. Hope this helps.

I agree with your assessment partly. Kashmir is complicated state true, but it is part of India and Indian government owes responsibility of its development. Last when did you read or hear any big government project in the state? I have not heard of any major projects by government that would provide employment to the youth in Kashmir. I don’t remember any major educational institutes in the state. Yes, some can argue that is because of the security status in the state, but I read it other way. I believe because the youth in the valley do not have any mean of employment they are being misguided and purchased by people across the border. An educated youth is difficult to misguide, an employed youth is difficult to purchase. Also if there is law and order problem that is government’s failure, not an excuse. I strongly believe that development in valley can bring peace in the region. But unfortunately our government does not think the same way and in the same direction.

Well, I happen to know this. The day and night cycle is called the Circadian rhythm. People do MUCH better if they sleep at night and are active during the day. They have better attitudes, better appetites and better health (in general). People who reverse that and are up all night and sleep in the daytime are more likely to be sullen, angry or depressed, have less appetite, and worse overall health. (I spent two years working a graveyard shift at some store – I NEVER felt very good). There’s something about natural sunlight that gets the human body going and motivated. No sunlight = gloomy and depressive and unmotivated.

Not to mention the difficulties of finding a girlfriend when she works days and you work nights. You hardly ever see each other in that scenario – and typically the relationship doesn’t last that long.

1. Everyone has to eat.
2. The incompetent "kleptocratic" governments in Africa steal pretty much anything else. In Zimbabwe the government took the farms too. Now that was dumb.
3. Maybe Nobel laureate James Watson was right. Especially about Zimbabwe.

David Suzuki was awarded the Honorary Right Livelihood Award in the year of 2009.

I mean, I understand that a government has a responsiblity to respect the laws and the will of the law-abiding citizens. But, I don’t understand why people feel that the government should make sure that everyone is happily receiving healthcare or monetary assistance. I don’t understand why people feel that the government has an obligation to provide cures for illness such as cancer and AIDS. What is wrong with the American people?
*Why……………?

You are so right — it’s so important to remember what Jefferson said about the government providing for others (actually there were a couple of very good things he reminded us to remember) One (paraphrased) is that no government ever gave a citizen anything that it didn’t first take from another citizen, and the other is that a government that gives you everything can also take everything away! Scary, huh? You are spot on — we are headed for being like the USSR and all we have to do is look at what happened there to understand that form of government (socialism/communism) has a relatively short active life! A lot of American people just don’t get it — they don’t get the idea that for the government to give them stuff for ‘free’, the money doesn’t come out of the air! The same people who don’t want more taxes, are many times the liberals who want to keep giving to those who are bone idle. The freaking arithmetic doesn’t work!!!! Yikes, now you have me on a roll…great question….

Should I make the choice to take of the red scourge that they are causing amongst us? If they hate me for being mentally ill what should I do?
How can I commit myself to an institution that no thanks to the conservatives republican and democrat have pretty much gotten rid of.

Ok then…. good luck with that!

I’m just curious… This is for both liberals and republicans, if you had to choose between seeing 10,000 seagulls or pelicans die, or a 3 generation family shrimping business going belly up which would you think is worth saving more? The birds, or the people. Remember be honest, this is just a hypothetical, and don’t answer with a question, or some witty remark to dodge the question like you liberals are so good at. So

If the animals keep dying, the question of "families" and "shrimping" becomes increasingly irrelevent, wouldn’t you say?

A politician might be stupid enough not to see the connection between the natural world and the existence of humans, but I think a family owning a shrimp boat would not be so ignorant.

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