What is the difference between "standard of living" and "quality of life"?

 
    Standard of living is the amount of material wealth that a country has for its survival.Quality of life on the other hand differs from person to person.For some people its their own economic growth,and for others its the ability to enjoy their life to the fullest.I was born and raised in Bangladesh.Most of the people in our country live below the poverty line and the cost of living is not too high here.In Bangladesh,there are many problems like corruption,illiteracy,poverty,insecure health care.But apart from all these,it is one of the most beautiful country in this world,enriched with art,music,culture and traditions.The most important quality in our lives is the social relations between people.Material factors doesn't play a big role in our way of living.

The Trumpet of Conscience

       In his speech "The Trumpet of Conscience", Dr. Martin Luther King Jr explains how difficult his decision was to oppose the war against Vietnam.He was confused and worried about the complexities of this war,but he couldn't keep silent when he realized it was becoming a big threat to his war against poverty.It was destroying the hopes of poor people as the poverty program was broken during the war.He also noticed that this war was destroying the family of poor,both black and white,as they were forced to go to the war.In a country where black and white people were not allowed to go to a same school together,the poor ones killed and died together in the war.And his final reason that made him to go against the war was when he went to the ghettos in the North and tried to convince the people that violence can never be a solution to their problem.The desperate,angry people asked why did their own government choose the path of violence against Vietnam.At that moment Dr. King decided to raise his voice against the war.When people tried to exclude him from the movement for peace he answered them that he had worked his entire life to end the practice of separating people.How can he ditch his morality and stay silent to the greatest violence in the world,even though the victims belong to some other country.

Tell white Lies (Occasionally)

Thesis:Not every reason deserves the use of truth.

I.why should we tell white lies?
A.Not every truth is mine to tell.
B.Not every person has the right to know truth.
C.Not every time is appropriate for the truth.

II.Whom does this lie protect?
A.it protects another person from unnecessary pain.
B.It's actually an attempt to save myself from an uncomfortable exposure.

Conclusion: We have to make sure that this white lie doesn't become an immoral act of dishonesty.

(Joyita,Marzia)

Courtesy: Key to a Happier World
Thesis: Life’s difficulties would be minimized if people were more courteous to each other.

I. Basic ingredients of good manners
A. Justice
B. Empathy
C. The capacity to treat all people alike.

II. Three ways to improve one’s manners
A. Practice courtesy
1. Concentrate on your performance for about a week.
2. Don’t let others’ bad manners make you rude
B.  Think in a courteous way.
C. Be able to accept courtesy.

Conclusion. Politeness is the golden rule in action.

           The Aesop's fable and the Maugham's story has two very different messages.In the Aesop's fable of the ant and the grasshopper,the industrious ant worked very hard through the summer and had all his food saved for winter but the grasshopper who never cared about his future ended up begging for food.So the ant's hard work was paid off in the end.While in the other story, Tom,who was an idle and irresponsible guy who barely did any good things in his life got lucky and was in a better position than his honest,industrious and much more worthy brother.

The friendship Bond

#1 Social critics expect people to be dissatisfied with their friendship because of the high mobility rate and loss of community support among Americans.They believe that a huge numbers of people choose to live alone and they are mostly worried about their own selves rather than their friends.But in the questionnaire responses, most of the people disagreed with this idea and a very few numbers of people showed their dissatisfaction on friendship.

#2 The five qualities that people say were most important to them are loyalty, the ability to keep confidences,warmth,affection and supportiveness.Yes,i would look for the same qualities in my friend.

#3 Two most important reason for ending a friendship are feeling betrayed by a friend, and discovering that a friend had very different views on issues the respondent felt were important.I think having a different view or opinion can not be a strong enough reason to end a friendship.The first reason makes more sense because there is nothing worse than getting betrayed by a person you trust the most.

#4 The three activities that are most characteristic among friends are, ''had an intimate talk",helping out a friend and turning to a friend for help.Trust plays a very strong role in these activities.It motivates someone to share their innermost thoughts and feelings with the someone they trust.When a person is in trouble he always turns to a friend who is trustworthy.

#5 The first rule of friendship is that friends confide in each other,sharing intimate aspects of their personal lives and feelings.The second rules of friendship involve the right to ask for help

#6 The limit of friendship is that you can not always support what a friend does.

As It Was in the Beginning," p. 35, Question Number 2

                       


          Esther was desperate to go back to her father's tepee.She wanted to escape from the mission house.But her homesickness ended when her childhood mate Laurence expressed his love to her.And she thought she had found her true love.She decided not to go back to her own people.She accepted and loved him with all her heart and soul.She believed in every single word and every single promises that he made.She never thought he would ever betray her.She started dreaming of a new life with a new hope.But her happiness didn't last for long.It all faded away when Father Paul refused Laurence's proposal of marrying Esther.She accidentally overheard the argument between both of them.Laurence demanded an explanation from father Paul at first,why he should not marry Ester.Father Paul started convincing his nephew afterwards.He started questioning Esther's race,her ethnicity.He compared her with a caged animal.He said her blood is a very bad mixture and she can never be trusted. Ester couldn't hear any more.Never in her wildest dream she had thought the person she worshiped her entire life would say such cruel words about her.She was    broken,shattered.She saw her lover was in agreement with the old man.she felt disgusted,deceived.She realized all the love and kindness they have showed through the years was fake.