SELF HELP LEARNING

A ROTTEN APPLE DESTROYS ALL APPLLES IN THE BASKET Because life requires that we interact with different personalities, it is not uncommon for us to meet a situation where there is one person whose behavior may negatively force the experiences of others. Someone who is loud and stupid can interrupt the calmness of those who come together to practice peace. A troublesome worker can cause rules to be imposed that affect their partners’ professional lives. A team member who is pessimistic or highly critical may destroy the morale of their fellow members. And one “bad apple” in your personal life can be a powerful distraction that makes it difficult to focus on the blessings you’ve been given and the people who love you. There may always be people in your life who take it upon themselves to create disruption, promote disorder, crush out hope, and act as if they are above blame – even when, in doing so, they put a disease on their own experiences. But you don’t need to allow their negat...

                  I.             INTRODUCTION Poverty, condition of having insufficient resources or income. In its most extreme form, poverty is a lack of basic human needs, such as adequate and nutritious food, clothing, housing, clean water, and health services. Extreme poverty can cause terrible suffering and death, and even modest levels of poverty can prevent people from realizing many of their desires. The world’s poorest people—many of whom live in developing areas of Africa, Asia, Latin America, and eastern Europe—struggle daily for food, shelter, and other necessities. They often suffer from severe malnutrition, epidemic disease outbreaks, famine, and war. In wealthier countries—such as the United States, Canada, Japan, and those in western Europe—the effects of poverty may include poor nutrition, mental illness, drug dependence, crime, and high rates of disease...

Superstition , a belief or practice generally regarded as irrational and as resulting from ignorance or from fear of the unknown. It implies a belief in unseen and unknown forces that can be influenced by objects and rituals. Magic or sorcery, witchcraft, and the occult in general are often referred to as superstitions. Examples of common superstitions include the belief that bad luck will strike the person in front of whom a black cat passes or that some tragedy will befall a person who walks under a ladder. Good luck charms, such as horseshoes, rabbits’ feet, coins, lockets, and religious medals, are commonly kept or worn to ward off evil or to bring good fortune. In general, superstitious practices and beliefs are most common in situations involving a high degree of risk, chance, and uncertainty, and during times of personal or social stress or crisis, when events seem to be beyond human control. The question of what is or is not superstitious, however, is relative. One person...