You are Mukul / Mahima of Alps Public School. Your school has organized a debate on “Social Media and It’s Effects’ and you will be participating from your school. Prepare your views against or in favour of the motion. (150-200 words)

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As Mukul / Mahima of Alps Public School, write a speech to be delivered in school assembly highlighting the importance of cleanliness suggesting that the state of cleanliness reflects the character of its citizens. (150-200 words)

Social Media and Its Effects (For the motion)

Social media is a good thing or a bad thing? That is the most frequently asked question today. Well, there are always two sides of everything; it depends on your perspective on how you perceive it. The same goes for social media, most people admire it as a revolutionary invention and some seem to take it as a negative impact on the society. Today I speak in favour of the motion.

Keeping aside all the negative views and comments regarding social media, I believe it has brought about a revolutionary change in the lives of people. I would like to enlist a few of its positive aspects. Social networks started as a place to connect with your friends in an easy a convenient way. With social networks we are able to communicate our thoughts and perceptions over different topics with a large number of audiences, and raise our voice. Social networks have become a crucial part of many of us. We don't even notice this but as soon as we open our desktops or laptops to access the web, we sub-consciously open our favourite social network just to see about the updates received. Businesses have noticed the value of social networks in our life, and they are using different techniques to promote their products. There are a number of customized applications being made on the social platforms, whose main purpose is to promote the product or brand. As social marketing is cost effective and brands have a huge audience, they are shifting more towards social marketing.

Social media is a rapidly evolving platform for younger people lately to communicate, express themselves and share content of all kinds. It has given rise to a new cultural paradigm that drives technology and businesses while changing the way people interact.

Social Media and Its Effects (Against the motion)

Social media is a good thing or a bad thing? That is the most frequently asked question today. Well, there are always two sides of everything; it depends on your perspective on how you perceive it. The same goes for social media, most people admire it as a revolutionary invention and some seem to take it as a negative impact on the society. Today I speak against the motion.

I would like to enlist a few negative aspects of using social media. Many studies have shown that the extensive use of social media can actually cause addiction to the users. Throughout their day, they feel to post something on their pages or check others posts as it has become an important part of our life. Extreme usage of social media has reduced the level of human interaction. Face to face communication and meetings has been reduced and many of us have lost the flavour and charm to be together under one roof. Mostly businesses use social media to find and communicate with clients. Before social media, bullying was something only done face-to-face. However, now, someone can be bullied online anonymously. This one probably comes as no surprise, but social media helps you to form unrealistic expectations of life and friendships. On top of increased rates of anxiety and depression, spending too much time on social media can lead to poor sleep.

If you can’t imagine your life without social media, that’s a sign that you’ve fallen a victim to the evil power of social networking. As a tool, social media is a double-edged sword; while it has many benefits, it can also influence youngsters in unhealthy ways.

OR

Good morning respected sir, madam and my dear friends. My name is Mahima Duggar and I study in class 12. Today, I will recite a speech on cleanliness. I have especially selected this topic because of its importance in our daily lives. Cleanliness means the complete absence of dirt, dust, stains, and bad smells at home, working places or surrounding areas. The most important purpose of maintaining cleanliness is to get health, beauty, remove offensive odour as well as avoid the spread of dirt and contaminants. We clean our teeth, clothes, body, hair on daily basis in order to get freshness and achieving cleanliness.

Cleanliness attracts positive energies towards it and it can impress anyone. Cleanliness level becomes generally high in the developed countries because of the good citizens, strict government rules, high education level and proper understanding of the people. A person with good habits can change the environment of a home however a country with good citizens can change its future as well as the environment of whole planet. In order to show our real potential all through the world, we have to maintain cleanliness all across the country. It is the only thing which can earn respect because a big land, power, and rich natural resources does not matter in the lack of cleanliness.

The maintenance of cleanliness in any country depends on the education level, poverty, and population of the country. The most important factor is education as good education can reduce the poverty level and provide relief from the over population. If the citizens of the country will be educated they can well maintain the cleanliness all through the country. They can pass good habits to their next generation also. Number of cleanliness drives has been run by the government of India however never get much success because of high level illiteracy. The most recent cleanliness drive named as Swachh Bharat Abhiyan run the Indian PM, Narendra Modi, is quite successful. As being the citizen of the country, we all are responsible for cleaning any dirty place we see. We should keep our roads, tourist places, historical places, schools, colleges, office buildings, etc very neat and clean. The state of cleanliness reflects the character of its citizens.

Thankyou