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THE  WORD  'DEMOCRACY'   is  derived   from    the  Greek language  and  it  means'  rule  of  the  people'. In  a  democracy   all  citizens  are  free   and  have  equal   rights and     duties .The  fundamental   idea   of  this  form  of  the  government    comes  from  e }); ancient  Greece .At   that   time ,leaders   directly  addressed  the  crowd  and  the  decisions  about  the  laws  were   made  in  the  assemblies..In   today's  republics ,  the  procedure  is  more  elaborate and  structured.Elections  are   held  every  four  to  five  years,  in  which  the  citizens  of  the  country   elect  their   representatives ,  who  sit  in   the  parliament  and  pass  laws. The  people's  representatives   elected   every  four  to  five  years. Citizens   go  to   a  polling  booth  to  cast  their  vote.The  voting  regulations ,procedures,,and  form  may  vary   from  country  to  country..Provisions  are  made at  the

IN    SPORTS    Such  as  football,  players   have  to  follow    certain   rules  and  regulations   to  avoid  chaos   and  play   the  game   in  a    structured    manner.Similarly  ,  rules  and  laws  are  needed   in a  family  and  a  community   because  they  help   maintain    peace  and  bring  discipline   in  our  lives.This  also  means  that   every one has  to  compromise   a  little .If  we  only   do  what  is ' good'   for  us ,  we   may  violate   the  right  of  others .Laws   regulate  the  lives  of  people    living     together   in  a  community  .In  most  cases  ,  the  community   itself is   responsible   for     adhering    to   the  laws .Police  and  court  help  in   difficult  cases.Often  ,  it  is   not  easy   to  be  fair   and  decide  who  is   to  be  punished  and    how In  a  democracy,  rules  and  laws  are  laid  down   by  the  society   and  its  elected   representatives..Rules  and  laws  for  some 

MOUNTAINS    are  formed  when   the  plates  of  Earth's  crust    crash  into  each other,  and  the  land  pushed  upwards .Mountains are   also  formed when volcanoes  erupt and  molten  rocks   build  up  into  steep  mounds. There  are  several  mountains  on  the  Earth.The  tallest and  youngest     mountain    are   the  Himalayas.They  are  formed  over  last  140  million years. The   structure  of  a  mountain   should  be  steep  and  must  have  an  obvious  summit. A   Mountain   can  be  divided  into  zones  according  to  altitude  , the  difference   of  temperature, availability  of  air  etc.Temperature  drops   by  about  1   degree  C  for  every   200m(650ft)The  different  altitudes  are- MID  Altitude -  The   foothills  are  covered  by  forests, but  trees  end  at  a ' tree line  beyond which  trees  are  not  found  due  to  cold  and   dry  climate. High  Altitude - This  is  above  the  treeline  where  only  few  shrubs  ca

Bacteria   are   the   most   plentiful   living  organism   on  the  Earth.They   are  the  most  smallest    organism ,each  consisting   of  a   simple ,  single  cell.A   few   types  of  bacteria ,called  germs ,cause  diseases    in  humans .But   most  bacteria     are   harmless,  some  are   very  useful.They   used  in  making  drugs   and  foods. Bacteria    reproduce   by  binary   fission(splitting  in  two). Reproduction    by     division   means  that  bacteria  can   multiply  very  quickly,if  the  conditions   are  just   right.Bacteria   comes  in  three   shapes- Cocci,called  coccus    are  sp herical Bacilli, called  a  bacillus    are  rod  shaped. Spirilla,one  is  called  a  spirillum  are  spiral   shaped. First   bacteria   appear more  than   900  millions  years  after    Earth   formed.Dutch  scientist   Antoni  van  Leeuwenhoek   was  the  first  person    to  see  bacteria  ,  in  scrapping  of  his  teeth   in  1683.Fr

While   surfing  the Web,  these commands  could  help  you  and  are absolutely worth learning. By making repetitive motions faster, web surfing becomes so easy  and    pleasant! The following shortcuts can  be   work with desktop versions of Chrome, Firefox, and IE. CTRL-T to launch a new browser tab page. Tabbed pages are very useful: they let you open multiple web pages simultaneously without the same memory load as a full browser window.  Simply press CTRL-T to launch a new tab. Related: use CTRL-Page Up and CTRL-Page Down to navigate between the tabs.  CTRL-Enter to type 'www.' and '.com' Once you have pressed ALT-D to focus on the browser address bar, you ca

websites with fun games and activities for girls. Parents should know that many of them include branding for a particular company or product. That's what keeps them free. American Girl Fun for Girls   The American Girl Fun for Girls website is full of games that include or are inspired by beloved American Girl characters and stories. You don't have to be an American Girl fan to have fun, though. There are puzzle, action, word, maze and match three games. In fact, there are plenty of activities that boys will enjoy as well. This site is geared toward elementary and middle school students.. The Adventures of Josie True     The Adventures of Josie True is a Flash-based Web adventure. Josie, a Chinese American girl, sets out to find her missing teacher and must solve a variety of science, math and logic puzzles along the way. The puzzles are just challenging enough and will be engaging for tweens and some teens (it's based on a 5th-g

'Big data' is the new science of understanding and predicting human behavior by studying large volumes of unstructured data.  Big data is also known as 'predictive analytics'. '.Analyzing Twitter posts, Facebook feeds, eBay searches, GPS trackers, and ATM machines are some big data examples. Studying security videos, traffic data, weather patterns, flight arrivals, cell phone tower logs, and heart rate trackers are other forms. Big data is a messy new science that changes weekly, and only a few experts understand it all.    Most big data projects are very obscure, there are successful exa mples of big data affecting the everyday life of individuals, companies, and governments: Predicting virus outbreaks: by studying socio-political data, weather and climate data, and hospital/clinical data, these scientists are now predicting dengue fever outbreaks with 4 weeks advance notice.