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PROFESSIONALS AND STRESS

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Professionals and Stress Stress faced by professionals is a serious cause for concern in a highly competitive world today as it is a threat to their physical and mental health. Long-term stress has led professionals to develop many lifestyle diseases like diabetes, high blood pressure, depression to name a few, at a very young age. Many have become victims of addiction. They take to alcohol and smoking which are dangerous and can cause serious health problems. We often read or hear about many highly successful professionals who succumb to heart attacks and strokes at a very young age. Stress is not only a threat to the health of the professionals themselves but also affects the entire organisations. A few lifestyle changes can work wonders with an individual’s health. Workplace stress Workplace stress is the main cause of deterioration of the health of professionals.  Workplace stress can stem from the following reasons: ·          Overwork ·          Dea
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SAVE THE ENVIRONMENT

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                                                             SAVE THE ENVIRONMENT Overpopulation, urbanization and technological growth have led to serious environmental problems like global warming, water scarcity, pollution and destruction of many species of animals and plants. At this rate we may have to face major water and food crisis, extinction of a large species of animals and plants, deteriorating health and quality of human life on this planet.  There is no hope for our posterity.  The Ecological balance needs to be maintained to sustain the future life of this planet. Collective action is required to protect the planet from destruction and make it inhabitable for the future generations of humans and animals and all other living organisms. The factors responsible for the destruction of the environment are as follows: 1.        Deforestation 2.        Population Explosion 3.        Air Pollution 4.        Water Pollution 5.        Depletion of Natural
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A trip to Johannesburg in South Africa

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My trip to Johannesburg in South Africa was a memorable one. Johannesburg also known fondly to locals as Joburg is South Africa's biggest city  and capital of its inland Gauteng province, is also known as the City of Gold, or ‘eGoli’ because of its beginnings as a gold-mining town. It is the hub of South Africa's commercial, financial, industrial, and mining undertakings . What amazed me were the tall buildings in the city .I heard that the Hillbrow Tower is the tallest structure in Johannesburg . Joberg has some of Africa’s tallest buildings which house international organizations like IBM, Absa, Willis group Ned   Bank, Standard Bank. What I liked most was the greenery in the city. Trees can be seen everywhere, on sidewalks, pavements and parks. I came to understand why it is called the greenest cities in the world. The clean well maintained streets, the methodical traffic and the friendly people impressed me a lot. Lane discipline is perfectly maintained as traffic rules
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