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  Dowry, A social evil A dowry is a transfer of parental property, gifts, or money at the marriage of a daughter (bride). Unfortunately the dowry system is a great evil that still exists in Pakistan. Let me say that in society it should be explained in these simple word: ‘We live in a society where giving and taking dowry is a pride’ It is the custom that is prevalent in all sections of our society. Our society is suffering from many social evils at the moment. One of the worst evils is the dowry system. In the beginning, it was voluntary, but later on, the social pressure was such that very few could escape from it. Disadvantages of the dowry system: Main disadvantages of the dowry system are: 1.    People from a very poor family when demanded dowry for their girls at marriage, they involve themselves in pleading. Even though they lose their self-esteem, they are begging mosque to mosque, store to store. 2.    Women become mentally ill as they could not meet ...

What is sleep paralysis?   People often experience a frightening episode of hallucinations of paralysis during sleep. Sleep paralysis is a temporary condition in which a person is in consciousness during sleep but unable to perform voluntary actions like muscle movement and speech. A person can experience sleep paralysis when he is falling asleep or about to wake up. In the simplest sense, you feel like the creepy and frightening stuff is going on around you but you are frozen and unable to respond to it. Some people think they are responding by shouting, getting up, and moving their body parts but they are in fact immobilized. Duration of sleep paralysis: Now males and females are equally affected by sleep paralysis. Typically, the first incidence of sleep paralysis is in the teen years but people of every age are affected by it. This condition of being frozen and feeling threatened lasts less than minutes, usually no longer than two-three minutes. The incidence of attack can be ...

  KILLING THE STIGMA AROUND SUICIDE Yes today I am writing about the suicidal issues which belong to every person of every age. Whether it is a student, a teacher, a doctor, a local clerk, a housewife, a husband, an old parent or a poor farmer. This is the most critical issue about which people should be aware but many people take suicide on a lighter note until they experience it by their loved one. We talk about the person who did suicide but we never think about the reason behind it. Yes depression and stress are the things which lead towards suicidal cases. Let us take an example, I am going to write about a student who is under depression. We often listen that a medical student did suicide due to stress or depression. Does anyone ever thought why it happens? Why the student was in depression? There may be a lot of reasons behind this. He may thought that it is a tough field and he could not go ahead. May be he was depressed due to strictness by the professors. May he...

What is destroying your body   The human body consists of multiple organs that make up different organ systems. All the organ systems work together to provide proper functioning. Unfortunately if any of the organ systems malfunction, the effects can be observed on the entire body. The following certain factors contribute to the destruction of our bodies:   Unhealthy eating habits play an important role in destroying the human body. In today’s hectic world, almost everyone prefers fast food over healthy food. Let’s be honest here, more than half of us would prefer a delicious slice of pizza, loaded with extra cheese, over the same old boring home cooked food, right? But we don’t realize the harmful impact it can have on our bodies. It causes so many problems including obesity, diabetes, high blood pressure and heart diseases. Fast foods are far inferior in nutrition but high in sugar, salts and fats. They have high trans fats, therefore raising the amount of bad cholest...