Success!

Learning the lessons taught by failure is a sure route to success. The United States of America can be seen as a success that emerged from failure: by learning from the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation, the founding fathers were able to create the Constitution, the document on which America is built. Google Inc., the popular Internet search engine, is another example of a success that arose from learning from failure, though in this case Google learned from the failures of its competitors. Another example that shows how success can arise from failure is the story of Rod Johnson, who started a recruiting firm that arose from Johnson’s personal experience of being laid off.      The United States, the first great democracy of the modern world, is also one of the best examples of a success achieved by studying and learning from earlier failures. After just five years of living under the Articles of Confederation, which established the United States of America as a single country for the first time, the states realized that they needed a new document and a new more powerful government. In 1786, the Annapolis convention was convened. The result, three years later, was the Constitution, which created a more powerful central government while also maintaining the integrity of the states. By learning from the failure of the Articles, the founding fathers created the founding document of a country that has become both the most powerful country in the world and a beacon of democracy.      Unlike the United States, which had its fair share of ups and downs over the years, the Internet search engine company, Google Inc., has suffered few setbacks since it went into business in the late 1990s. Google has succeeded by studying the failures of other companies in order to help it innovate its technology and business model. Google identified and solved the problem of assessing the quality of search results by using the number of links pointing to a page as an indicator of the number of people who find the page valuable. Suddenly, Google’s search results became far more accurate and reliable than those from other companies, and now Google’s dominance in the field of Internet search is almost absolute.      The example of Rod Johnson’s success as an entrepreneur in the recruiting field also shows how effective learning from mistakes and failure can be. Rather than accept his failure after being laid off, Johnson decided to study it. After a month of research, Johnson realized that his failure to find a new job resulted primarily from the inefficiency of the local job placement agencies, not from his own deficiencies. A month later, Johnson created Johnson Staffing to correct this weakness in the job placement sector. Today Johnson Staffing is the largest job placement agency in South Carolina, and is in the process of expanding into a national corporation.      Failure is often seen as embarrassing, something to be denied and hidden. But as the examples of the U.S. Constitution , Google, and Rod Johnson prove, if an individual, organization, or even a nation is strong enough to face and study its failure, then that failure can become a powerful teacher. The examples of history and business demonstrate that failure can be the best catalyst of success, but only if people have the courage to face it head on.

Madam Curie!

One of the memorable images from Eisenstein’s classic silent film on the Russian Revolution is the toppling of a statue. The destruction of the statue symbolizes the throwing out of the old order along with its heroes and replacing it with a new. Considering this human tendency to ‘ring out the old and ring in the new’ it is surprising that any heroic figures from the past survive in the history books, but they do. There are some heroes who do not get erased from the pages.

One of my personal all-time heroes is Marie Curie, the first woman to win the Nobel Prize. At a time when women were not allowed to enter the University of Warsaw, her home city, Marie worked as a governess before getting the opportunity to enroll in the Sorbonne in Paris. She graduated at the top of her class and became the first woman to take a degree in physics from the Sorbonne.

But it is not simply for her breaking out of traditional molds that she is remembered. Her scientific work on radiation led to her two Nobel Prizes: the first joint with her husband, the second alone, after Pierre Curie’s death. She nearly did not get the second prize because of rumors of ‘misconduct’ in her private life. But she bravely went to Stockholm, despite opposition, and said that she believed that there was no connection between her private life and her scientific work. She died of cancer caused by exposure to radium, one of the elements that she discovered.

Many great people from the past have had their reputations destroyed by exposure of their human frailties. But some, like Marie Curie, achieve such greatness that they will be remembered for their achievements. She symbolizes the human quest for knowledge and the capacity to sacrifice self for a higher goal. Women everywhere will gain strength from seeing one woman who could not he suppressed by outdated conventions.

We need our heroes for the inspiration they offer to us and to future generations. Names such as Curie should not, and in fact cannot, be erased form the History books: they tell us so much about the human capacity to strive for excellence.

Knowlege!!

Objectivity by researchers has not, and probably never will be attained. People will always have biases; some will be created by cultural values and others by personal views. The search for objectivity lies in the realm of philosophy along with the search for reality. Even though objectivity can never be reached, people are better at making observations, discoveries, and decisions if they attempt to set aside their biases.
As I have learned in my Theory of Knowledge class, perception and thought are intimately connected. While the same rays of light may enter two different peoples eyes, what they see may be very different. The brain takes the input from the eyes and processes it to form an image. That image is not the only thing the brain produces; it also provides extra information based on generalizations and bias. This unconscious addition of information changes the observation of an object. By attempting to reduce the addition of extraneous information being added to the observation, by being objective, a true observation of an object can be more closely approximated.
Discoveries, especially in the scientific realm can be doubly affected by a lack of objectivity. Since scientific discoveries are based on observation, all of the problems associated with observation apply as well to discoveries. Additional problems occur in the analysis of data collected by a scientific experiment. In a recent experiment in physics class, almost all of the students in my class analyzed the data incorrectly. However, armed with the knowledge that zero percent error is never possible, we were satisfied with the results. Our personal belief in the validity of the method of analyzation we chose, and lack of objectivity, led to our incorrect discovery in the field of energy. A lack of objectivity can clearly be seen to be a problem in my last student council election as well. The most popular person was chosen for president, not the objectively best candidate. Since then, the president has done nothing for our school. If the people involved had attempted to set aside their biases and pursue the goal of objectivity, it is less likely that errors would have been made.
Bias will always be a part of human life. It can, however, be limited in how much we let it affect us. The less we allow bias to influence, the more objective we are, the less likely we are to come to false opinions, discoveries, and bad decisions.

Is there always a "However"!

There is always a "however". each situation has its benefits as well as its drawbacks. The statement "there is always a however" is extremely accurate, for most of things there are conditions. Most of the time it is not always as easy as saying that you want to do something and then getting it. There is always some sort of stipulation set by someone else that you must follow. Teenagers are specially relevant to this word "however", especially because it is used most of the time to ruin there plans 

 One very

common situation is when the teacher gives you a project and tells you to make it on whatever you like. Your head starts to get flooded with ideas just when she says "however; it need to be related to Soviet union". All that creativeness and innovation is now gone.

One more example is when you ask your parents to let you go out for the night to party.  They say 'YES' without any hesitation. You get very excited and just before you leave; they utter the words you dreaded to hear; "however you have to be back before 10 pm.". All that excitement is now gone isn't it. Bad luck!!
Well the word is not all bad. It can sometimes make someones day. When you go for your college interview, they tell you that your grades are not worthy of their college, you become very sad to hear something like that, just then they say "However; you got a lot of social services as well as co-curricular activities, hence we would be lucky to have you.", that word is now the reason for your happiness in life. 

The word can ruin your day if used incorrectly, "however" it also has silver linings and can make your life.

Delhi?

In India every state, city or union territory has its own speciality. Mumbai has Bollywood and the financial market, Kolkata has its exclusive life, Varanasi has the holy Ganges, Kashmir has its culture and scenery, what does Delhi have? What besides ambition is Delhi really about? The capital of India, home of the president, is that it! No, it has a lot more to it, it is now the hub of fashion, media, business, fun and leisure. With so many of languages, cultures and agendas that coexist, Delhi is one of the most awesome cities in the world. Present-day Delhi contains the remnants of at least seven different cities from the legendary city of Indraprastha, on the banks of the Yamuna River, to the Mughal city of Shahjahanabad With ethnicity ranging from the forts of the Mughals and the bungalows of the Raja’s and to our very special India gate with names engraved of soldiers who fought for our country to the modern day malls and amusement parks! With no shortage to tourist spots Delhi is the home to India’s largest mosque, home to world’s largest Hindu temple and south Asia’s largest mall  and half mile long bazaar of chandni chowk. Though Delhi isn’t one of the most green cities, there is a probability of finding a huge tree in the middle of the road. It is a place where the dreams come true; why else would it be so crowded. I love this place and I am proud to be a delhite!!

Turn!

You never know what's gonna come next ,

on your life's next turn,

it could be hurtful pain,

or it could make you burn!

There is only going forward,

there is no U-turn,

so don't regret the past,

and carefully take your next turn.

It has no turf,

It has no guide,

but has many choices,

on its ride!

It has ups and downs,
it has highs and lows,
just they come one by one,
so don't give up when down.

My angel!

Some people believe, there is a one 
The one who points, your way to the sun.
A person they believe, makes them complete
The one who will support, when facing defeat

'You are my angel', my one and only
My forever love, so we'll never be lonely.
You've brought to my life, all your love and care
It made me see, when I realized how rare . .

What you've done, you've illuminated my soul
It's you and your love, that has made me whole.
The feel of your love, your soft touch and caress
We're tight so close, your heart beats in my chest.

All that we have, always felt missing before
Though I love you today, tomorrow it will be more.
Our love is life, we are the strongest tree
Which will always grow forever, like you and me.

You have opened my heart and held it so dear
You are my angel and will always keep it near.
You have seen my ups and cared when I was low.
'You are my angel', I just need you to know.

You entered my life, through a ray of sun above 
And when we leave, we will leave together in love
My love for you, has become my reason to be
I hope one day you'll find, your angel in me.