INDIA

India

Where is India? Does it have history, are there important places to visit? Do People live in India, if so, is there an environment? You will get the answers to all the questions in this speech?

Where is it?

India is a country in Asia that is a peninsula. The Himalayas form India’s north border, they cut India from rest of Asia. Thar Desert is in West & Indus and Ganges are in the north. On the northern side of India is Pakistan, China, Nepal & Bhutan, to the east is Bangladesh and Myanmar. South of India is the island of Sri Lanka, to the southwest is the Arabian Sea and to the southeast is the Bay of Bengal. New Delhi is the capital of India.

India

History & Heritage

India’s civilization is very old. About 1300 years ago Muslims invaded India. Muslim rule lasted until the 1600’s. In 1858, Britain rule started. In 1920, a lawyer named Mahatma Gandhi began asking his fellow Indians to resist the British rule – but not with weapons, but in a peaceful way. Before 1947, India was free. Gandhi was a father of the nation.

Mahatma Gandhi

Delhi:

Red Fort is in Delhi. It was built by Shah Jahan. Qutab Minar is a tallest tower in world. Delhi, also has ancient gates and walls.

Red fort

Mumbai:

Gateway of India is in Front of Taj Mahal palace. British King George V & Queen Mary came to India through this gate. Taj Mahal Palace is a luxury hotel & has a view of the Ocean and the Gateway of India. Victoria Terminus is named after Queen Victoria and is a central train station.

Gateway of India

Environment

Animals:

One of the famous reptiles is the Cobra. It hunts small animals like rats. It is also known to bit humans. It lives in villages. The Indian elephant is very strong. The Indian elephant is very strong. People once used it to lift logs & carry crops.

Plants:

 

The flora of India is one of the richest in the world due to the wide range of climate, topology and habitat in the country. Forests cover 20% of the country. There are estimated to be over 3000 Indian plat species and 18,000 species of flowering plants. Some examples of the flowers are Lotuses, Orchids & Marigolds. And some of the plant examples are Sandalwood, Teakwood and more. India is also known for growing tea and spices such as basil, rosemary and ginger. They also grow lentils and grains like wheat and dal.

Food

India is known for its spices. In India, a mix of spices is called masala. People of India also make dals from lentils. They make rice as a side dish. They also cook vegetables in spices. They make bread from bajra and wheat. Chai and Coffee is are main drinks in India. Lassi, is a sugary, yogurt drink. Also, in India soda is a fizzy drink for example Masala Soda.


Fencing

I will be telling you about fencing. Now you may be thinking what is fencing? Fencing is a sport it is essentially sword fighting. There are 3 disciplines foil, epee, and saber. They all have different blades and rules. Hopefully, by the end of this, you will understand the basics of fencing. The goal of fencing is to hit your opponent in the target area while trying to block your opponent’s attack. If you hit the target area then you get a point. The highest score at the end of time wins. Another thing that you should know is the right of way. If both fencers hit each other at the same time then whoever is in an attacking position first or fights more aggressively gets the point. Now I will talk about the three disciplines in fencing.

Foil is the most common and technical discipline in fencing. The foil sword is the lightest and smallest. For foil, the target area is the chest and back. You have to attack your opponent with the point of your blade when you hit with the side of the blade it does not count. In this right of way counts.

The saber is the fastest of the disciplines. The blade for this is slightly smaller than the foil and the handle is different. The right of way goes in this. For this, the target area is anywhere above the waist. It is the only discipline in which you can cut or slash with the side of your blade.

Next is the epee. In comparison to saber, the epee is slow it is the slowest of the disciplines. The epee blade is the biggest and heaviest blade. The target area is the entire body. Like foil, you must use the tip of your tip to attack. But unlike foil and saber epee does not have right of way. So, if the fencers touch each other at the same time they would both get the point.

In fencing, there are a couple of rules. You can not step off the piste which is the rectangle-shaped platform fencing is played on. You can also not turn your back on the opponent. This is because the back of the head is not covered and if a sword hits that area it would hurt. Next, you can not use your nonplaying hand because it would hurt if the blade hit your hand. A yellow card is a warning a red card means that the opponent is awarded a point a black card means you have been disqualified. On rare occasions, neither fencer attacks the referee will stop the game.

All in all, fencing is an amazing sport

Covid-19 Vaccine

As all of us are fighting the coronavirus pandemic hope is coming. A vaccine has been developed for this sickness but many questions remain about this vaccine. “Will it work?”Should we take” “Are other people going to take it?”. I will try to answer these questions but before I answer let me tell you what the coronavirus is.

First of all the coronavirus is an infectious disease.  COVID-19, ‘CO’ stands for ‘corona,’ ‘VI’ for ‘virus,’ and ‘D’ for disease. Most people infected with the COVID-19 virus will experience mild to moderate respiratory illness and recover without requiring special treatment. Older people and those with underlying medical problems like cardiovascular disease, diabetes, chronic respiratory disease, and cancer are more likely to develop serious illnesses.

 Protect yourself and others from infection by washing your hands or using an alcohol-based rub frequently and not touching your face. The COVID-19 virus spreads primarily through droplets of saliva or discharge from the nose when an infected person coughs or sneezes, so it’s important that you also practice respiratory etiquette (for example, by coughing into your elbow). 

Now let us go back to the topic of the coronavirus vaccine. Everyone is hoping this vaccine will save thousands of lives. Ever since the pandemic started people have been urging for a vaccine. Now many companies have delivered this. Some companies are AstraZeneca, Fizer, Moderna, Bion tech. Their success is a scientific feat with few parallels. No vaccine has ever been developed so quickly, never mind manufactured for the world.  

There a few types of vaccines but I wil only talk about two of the vaccines types. The are two types of vaccine traditional and mrna. The main goal of a vaccine for a particular infectious agent, such as the virus that causes COVID-19, is to teach the immune system what that virus looks like. Once educated, the immune system will vigorously attack the actual virus, if it ever enters the body. 

.The traditional method that delivers viral fragments — either the dead husk of a virus or its disembodied proteins. These viral fragments can’t replicate and cause infection, but they do trigger an immune response.

Messenger RNA, or mRNA, is at the heart of both leading vaccine candidates, one from Moderna and the other from Pfizer and partner BioNTech. The companies’ clinical trial data suggest these vaccines are about 95% effective. mRNA vaccines are a new type of vaccine to protect against infectious diseases. 

To trigger an immune response, many vaccines put a weakened or inactivated germ into our bodies. Not mRNA vaccines. Instead, they teach our cells how to make a protein—or even just a piece of a protein—that triggers an immune response inside our bodies. That immune response, which produces antibodies, is what protects us from getting infected if the real virus enters our bodies. 

Both types of vaccines are okay to take. The traditional type of vaccine is slightly slower to produce and may require booster shots. But it’s a tried-and-tested approach. Although the mRNA vaccines can be designed quickly, people might develop immunity to the viral vector itself, limiting the ability to give multiple booster shots.  First, Frontline essential workers such as fire fighters, police officers will get the vaccine,then People aged 75 years and older, then, People aged 75 years and older, People aged 16—64 years with underlying medical conditions, finally Other essential workers, such as people who work in transportation and logistics, food service, housing construction and finance, information technology, communications, energy, law, media, public safety, and public health.

All COVID-19 vaccines currently available in the United States have been shown to be highly effective at preventing COVID-19 But ultimately all these decisions are up to you. Whether you want the vaccine or Which vaccine to take. This vaccine is a dose of hope that can light the way through these dark times.