Comparitive Essay Between “Millions” and “Slumdog Millionaire” by Danny Boyle Essay

In both ‘Slumdog millionaire’ and ‘Millions’, the director Danny Boyle explores the subject of brotherhood. Furthermore, in both films, Boyle makes the same suggestion that the strength of brotherhood bonds is tested when circumstances change to increase pressure in the relationship. In both films, this theme is explored through the development of the characters in the opening scenes, the rising action and the climax. In the film ‘Slumdog Millionaire’ we are taken to the city of modern Mumbai and into the life of a man named Jamal Malik as he attempts to win the TV game show ‘who wants to be a millionaire’ in order to reunite with his long-lost childhood sweetheart, Latika. The film ‘Millions’, also from Boyle, tells us the tale of how the brothers Damian and Anthony react when a duffle bag filled with millions of soon-to-expire British pounds fall from the sky near their house. In the opening scenes of ‘Millions’, Boyle leads into the theme of brotherhood by introducing us to the characters Damian and Anthony through the use of camera work. The film begins with a montage of many different camera shots cut together to show a bicycle race between the brothers from a train station, to the construction site where the foundations of their new house are being laid. This has the effect of showing the audience that the brothers have a strong and positive relationship, as they are appearing to enjoy themselves in each other’s company. This introductory montage ends with a high angle shot of Damian and Anthony lying on the ground close next to each other after the race, looking happy and smiling. This, combined with the montage, has the effect of leading the audience to believe that the brothers enjoy each other’s company all the time – whether they are playing, competing or in this case relaxing. Through these techniques the audience is shown the strong brotherhood bond between Damian and Anthony before circumstances change or pressure is added to the relationship. Similarly, in the opening scenes of the film â€Å"Slumdog millionaire† Boyle also introduces us to the subject of brotherhood, and the bond between Jamal and Salim Malik, again through the use of camera work. In the early scenes of the film, a Montage of different shots is used to show the brothers running away from guards on an airstrip, after being caught playing cricket with some other kids from their slum. Throughout the chase, the brothers stick together. This has the effect of introducing us to the characters of Salim and Jamal, as well as making us aware of their friendship and brotherhood. Early on in this montage, a Medium Close Up shot is included, showing Jamal and Salim smiling and high-fiving whilst running away from the guards. This montage has the effect of leading the audience to believe that the brotherhood bond between Salim and Jamal is very strong, as they stick together even in the face of danger, in this case being caught by the guards. Both the Montage and the Medium Close Up shot address the subject of brotherhood, and show us the strength of the bond between Jamal and Salim before circumstances change to increase pressure in their relationship. In the rising action of ‘Millions’ the strength of the brotherhood bond between Anthony and Damian is tested when they disagree about how the money should be used. Boyle again conveys this changing dynamic of the boys’ relationship through the use of dialogue, editing and camera work. Shortly after the money is discovered, Damian and Anthony are in town when Damian sees a woman selling copies of the Big Issue. â€Å"Big Issue anyone? † she says, to which Damian replies â€Å"Here, and keep the change. † She responds â€Å"Thanks mate. I’ve had nothing to eat all day! † to which Damian replies, â€Å"We’re going to Pizza hut. Want to come? † At which point Anthony overhears the conversation and interjects â€Å"No! No she doesn’t, she just wants more money! We haven’t got any more! † Ignoring Anthony, the lady replies, â€Å"I’d fancy Pizza actually. Can I bring my friend? † to which Damian nods. Boyle uses this brief interchange to effectively portray the different views of Damian and Anthony. Damian is shown to be more than willing to help the hungry woman by buying her food, and doesn’t hesitate when she asks to bring a friend, even though it will double the cost. Contrastingly Anthony lies that they â€Å"haven’t got any more to try and avoid what he sees as a waste of money. Soon afterwards in the film, a wide shot is used to show the brothers as they leave for school. In the shot, Damian is in the background, on foot, shutting and locking their door whilst Anthony, wearing sunglasses is framed leaving with an entourage of other kids from school, riding on a bike someone else is pedaling for him. This shot has the effect of symbolizing the two different stances the brothers have taken with the money. Damian has decided to continue his life as if the money had never been discovered, whereas Anthony has decided to use the money for his own selfish purposes. Both the wide shot and the dialogue symbolize two instances in which the brothers disagree about what they should do with the money. Anthony wants to save the money unless it is being spent on him, whereas Damian has the exact opposite goal. Their different ideals combined with the change in circumstance – the discovery of the money – have increased the tension in their relationship and is testing their brotherhood bond. Similarly, the brotherhood bond between Jamal and Salim is tested in the rising action of ‘Slumdog Millionaire’ when and Salim repeatedly betrays Jamal. Boyle reveals this development of the Malik brothers’ relationship through the use of dialogue. Jamal and Salim have a scam, in which Jamal occupies the long drop for as long as possible, so people pay Salim to get him to come out. Jamal takes to long getting out, and a potential customer leaves. Salim then says to Jamal â€Å"You just lost me a bloody customer†. Jamal is unconcerned, and doesn’t say anything. A nameless character then shouts â€Å"Amitabh’s helicopter! That’s Amitabh’s helicopter! † Jamal then exclaims â€Å"Amitabh? Amitabh Bachan! Salim places a chair beneath the bathroom’s handle so that Jamal can’t get out. Jamal then yells â€Å"Salim, open it! † We can tell by the way Jamal said Amitabh’s name that he admires him. Salim would have known this, and so to lock him in the toilet when he will probably never have the chance to see Amitabh again is very cruel. As it turns out, Jamal wants t o see Amitabh so badly he jumps through the long drop floor and emerges covered in sewerage. He then runs up to Amitabh and manages to get his autograph. Later, Salim sells the autograph. When Jamal finds out, he exclaims, â€Å"That was my autograph! Amitabh gave it to me! I’ll never get another! † To which Salim replies â€Å"He offered a good price, so I sold it! † As Salim walks away, Jamal says, almost to himself â€Å"But it was mine†¦Ã¢â‚¬  This, again, shows that Salim has very little empathy for his brother, and Jamal was also very upset about what Salim had done. Both these examples of dialogue have the effect of allowing the audience to see that Salim has betrayed Jamal, not once, but twice. The Malik boy’s brotherhood bond is being tested due to this is the change in circumstance. In the resolution of ‘Millions’ Damian and Anthony manage to overcome the obstacles and regain their brotherhood bond. Damian decided to burn all the money, and after he has set it on fire, he sees his dead mother. He has a brief talk to her, and then Anthony comes out to join him. Damian says to Anthony â€Å"She said to tell you not to worry, everything’s going to be all right. † By passing on this message to his brother, it shows that Damian himself agrees with it. Shortly later, a wide shot is used, showing the family crawling through the box tunnel to Damian’s fort. The fort was a very special place to Damian, therefore because he is allowing Anthony inside, it can be concluded that Damian has forgiven Anthony. The effect of the both dialogue and the wide angle shot is to again address the subject of Brotherhood, and to show the audience the brotherhood bond between Damian and Anthony was strong enough that when the circumstances changed for the better – the removal of the money – they managed to regain their previous relationship. Contrastingly, in the rising action of Slumdog Millionaire, Salim and Jamal have a fight, causing the dissolution of their brotherhood bond. After escaping from Maman, Salim has had too much to drink and wants to ‘have his way’ with Latika, so he tells Jamal to leave. When Jamal objects, he retorts, â€Å"I am the elder. I am the boss. For once, you do as I say† After throwing Jamal outside the apartment, Jamal starts banging on the door. Salim opens it, and points a revolver at Jamal’s head, and says â€Å"Shut up! The man with the colt 45 says shut up! Go now, or gun master Jinan will shoot you right between the eyes. Don’t think he wont. The effect of both of these examples of dialogue is to emphasize to the audience that Salim is more interested in his own desires than that of his brother, whom he knows loves Latika. From Jamal’s point of view this is the final straw, and it seems impossible for the brotherhood bond to return to what it was. In conclusion, Danny Boyle explores the subject of brotherhood and makes the suggestion that the strength of brotherhood bonds is tested when circumstances change to increase pressure in the relationship with both Salim and Jamal Malik in ‘Slumdog Millionaire’ and Anthony and Damian in ‘Millions’. In some ways, the films are similar, as the brotherhood bond between the two main protagonists is strong at the start, and is tested in the rising action. The films are different, however, because Anthony and Damian manage to recover their bond in the resolution, whereas Jamal and Salim do not. Boyle’s comments on each of the films are very interesting, and it was impressive to see such varied adaptations of the theme of brotherhood and the different outcomes of each.

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In today’s world, families are dynamic and interdependent systems. The developmental processes of the children in the family are deeply affected by how the family system operates. However, a family’s structure does not determine whether it is a healthy family system or not. Today, families consist of single parents, stepparents, divorced parents, remarried parents, grandparents, aunts and uncles. They are all able to contribute to a healthy functioning family system by meeting each family member’s needs and encouraging positive communication (Jamiolkowski, 2008). Unhealthy family systems have negative and possibly long-term effects on a child, both physically and emotionally. An unhealthy family system affects brain development and social development. Moreover, parents hold a particularly important part in their child’s spiritual development. When a family system lacks spiritual modeling, the children do not develop a spiritual relationship and lack religi ous meaning in their family life (Roehlkepartain, King, Wagener, Benson, 2006). Healthy Family Systems A healthy family system is a family unit in which each members has their needs met. These needs include safety, security, survival, love and belonging, as well as self-esteem and developmental skills. In a healthy family structure, the family members share a love for one another, respect each other and follow a set of rules that protect and maintain the welfare and development of each family member (Jamiolkowski, 2008). A happy and healthy family system has open communication between family members. Opinions and ideas are encouraged. Since children in a healthy family system are encouraged to communicate their wants and needs, they are confident enough to speak up in family matters. This helps develop a positive and confident self-identity. The children in the family are taught a core group of values to establish right from wrong, as well as personal boundaries. Rules, which must be applied, are enforced fairly and consistently, but are flexible. A healthy family system makes a child feel  cared for, validated and valued. Supportive parenting is a term used to describe parents whose authoritative parenting style is firm, with clear and consistent limits, but with warmth, proactive teaching, interest and involvement in their child’s peer activities, as well as calm discussions while disciplining. Authoritative parents tend to be firm and set clear and consistent limits. Although strict, they are loving and supportive, and communicate to the child the rationale for their punishment, along with an explanation for why they should behave a certain way. This encourages independence in the child (Feldman, 2014). Research has shown that healthy friendships in which close ties emerge are developed when parents provide a warm and supportive home environment (Feldman, 2014). Children emulate positive social interactions and roles, which they learn from the adults in their lives who they model after. Children living in healthy family systems develop a strong and positive relationship with their parents or caregiver and will encourage positive relationships with others. Unhealthy Family Systems The parenting style in the home will result in differences in the children’s behavior. For example, an authoritarian parent is controlling, punitive and strict. Their rules are not flexible and do not tolerate expressions of disagreement. These children tend to be withdrawn with little sociability. Girls are usually especially dependant on the parents, while boys tend to be unusually hostile. On the other hand, permissive parenting provides a relaxed and inconsistent method of discipline. They place little to no limits or control on how their children behave, and require little of their children. These children also tend to be dependent and moody, low in social skills and self-control (Feldman, 2014). It can sometimes be difficult to discern whether a family system is healthy or not. Even healthy family members can become understandably upset by circumstances and don’t always deal with stressful situations well. However, an unhealthy family system is usually created by one or more members. Parents who were raised in unhealthy family systems may carry over the same traits to their own families. Also, other factors that can cause an unhealthy family system is a parent or main caregiver with a serious problem such as mental illness, alcohol abuse or drug addiction. This causes communication in the family to  be strained and distorted. Opinions and ideas are discouraged and usually ignored. Usually children deal with mixed messages and conflicting ideas, making it harder for them to discern between appropriate and inappropriate behavior. They develop poor personal boundaries and have a hard time participating in loving relationships (Jamiolkowski, 2008). Effects of an Unhealthy System Children in unhealthy family systems usually suffer from one or more forms of abuse. This can range from physical abuse to psychological abuse or neglect. At least five children are killed each day by their parent or caregiver, and about 3 million children are abused or neglected each year in the United States (Feldman, 20124). Abuse, at any level causes long-term and permanent effects on the development of a child. Physically abused children are more likely to be resistant to control and do not adapt well to new situations. They suffer from more headaches and stomach aches than the average child. They also experience frequent bed-wetting, suffer from high anxiety and may show developmental delays. Psychological abuse is associated with low self-esteem, lying, underachievement in school, and misbehavior. They can easily become depressed and are at high risk for suicide. Victims of physical and psychological abuse suffer from so many consequences because their brain goes through permanent changes due to the abuse. Childhood abuse can lead to a reduction in the size of the amygdala and hippocampus. Antisocial behaviors are caused by the overstimulation of the limbic system through the feeling of stress, fear or terror (Feldman, 2014). It is likely that the child’s parents will influence their religious and spiritual development. This is done through verbal communication, induction and indoctrination of beliefs with the help of disciplinary tactics as well as rewards (Roehlkepartain, King, Wagener, Benson, 2006). Therefore, parents have the important task of guiding their children through their spiritual development. However, if the parent makes their child’s spiritual experience a negative one, it may make the child rebel. This can occur when the parents show fanaticism towards a certain belief or religion (Jamiolkowski, 2008). Parents should apply spiritual modeling, in which children model their parents’ spiritual behavior. This can include engaging in activities that promote religious and spiritual development and  performing religiously motivated charity for others. These kinds of family routines and traditions help form the religious meaning in family life (Roehlkepartain, King, Wagener, & Benson, 2006). Conclusion Maintaining a healthy family system is key for raising a confident, loving and emotionally balanced child. A healthy family system provides a positive and safe home environment which promotes communication and respect between parents and children. Supportive parents uphold rules in a consistent, yet flexible manner while explaining to the child the reasoning and lesson behind the consequence. In an unhealthy family system, children sometimes endure physical and psychological abuse, as well as neglect. This affects brain development, as well as emotional and social development. Children from unhealthy family systems are usually dependent on the parents, have withdrawn personalities or are aggressive. They are unable to create personal and lasting relationships outside of the home, including those at a spiritual level. If the parents do not show positive religious and spiritual role modeling at home, the child will likely not take an interest in it as well. References Feldman, R. S. (2014). Development across the life span (7th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson. Jamiolkowski, R.M. (2008). Coping in a Dysfunctional Family. New York: Rosen Pub. Group Roehlkepartain, King, Wagener, & Benson (2006). The handbook of spiritual development in childhood and adolescence. Thousand Oaks: SAGE Publication.

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The formation of the Student Union consists of a Student Council, six committees, Presidential Cabinet, Senate, Club’s Coordination Committee (CCC), and the Student Union Partnership Office (SU PO). (Show slide and pass out the brochures) A. The Student Council is the students’ voice and it is concerned with their opinion on all matter and decisions directly related to them. Its formation is: 1. The Faculty Union which is responsible for looking after each faculty needs. It consists of two members from each faculty in each committee. There are a President and a Faculty Treasurer for each faculty elected directly by students. 2. The University Union which is responsible for looking after the university needs. It consists of one member from each faculty in each committee. There is a head for each committee elected internally by the members of each Committee. 3. In each committee the three members are from three different Academic years. 4. The elections for the high board is required which is done within the student council itself. It consists of the Presidential Cabinet, six heads of the committees of the University Union and six faculty presidents from the Faculty Union. 5. The Student Council committees are as follows: a. Scientific Technological Activities Committee holds workshops and lectures aiming at developing the scientific and technological abilities. b. Culture, Arts Political Awareness Committee supports and organizes cultural and artistic activities seminars, conferences, exhibitions, debates and all forms of political activities. c. Planning Resources Committee which is responsible for preparing the needed resources for the events. It also helps to plan and organize the events. d. Sports Committee supports and organizes training programs, tournaments and all forms of sportive activities. e. Trips Social activities Committee organizes educational and entertainment trips. f. Public Environmental Services strive to increase environmental awareness between students and organize events and activities. B. The Presidential Cabinet of the  Student Union manages the affairs of the Student Union and supervises its progress. It is tasked with: 1. Acting as chief representative and spokesperson of the Student Union. 2. Ensuring that all committees are functioning properly and fulfilling their duties. 3. Ensuring that the objectives of the Student Union are realized. 4. Calling at least two general meetings every semester, attended by all Student Union members including members of the Senate. 5. Calling weekly meetings to discuss the progress of work in the Student Union. 6. After the new President is elected the former President has to handle all the properties of Student Union such as the Student Union room and its belongings, the official page on facebook, the e-mail 7. The Presidential Cabinet consists of four core positions. They are as follows: a. Vice-President which is responsible for fulfilling any tasks of the Student Union President that are delegated to him/her or that the President is unable to perform. b. Treasurer which is responsible for the Student Union budget, its financial statements and its financial affairs. c. Vice-President for Events Student Activities which is responsible for coordinating the events between the different entities in the Student Union and between the Student Union and the Club’s Coordination Committee. d. Vice-President for Planning and Resource which is responsible for conducting a timeline for the Student Union events, and providing the resources needed. C. The Student Union Partnership Office consists of the Student Union President and the six heads of the University Union Committees. It aims to form a bond between the Student Union in the university and Student Unions of foreign universities, to exchange information, experiences educational programs. D. The Senate consists of two elected members from each faculty each given the title ’Senator’. The Senate is responsible for evaluating the performance of the Student Union members and recommending corrective action where and if needed. E. The Club’s Coordination Committee’s purpose is to aid clubs to coordinate with each other and it reports directly to the Student Union president. It consists of a representative of every club in the university delegated by heads, Vice president of events and activities, and director of youth welfare. III. There are some rules and regulations for the nominee. A. Not under probation. B. No history of disciplinary actions. C. Not been terminated from the previous Student Union. D. Paid the Student Union annual fees. E. Spent at least two semesters as students at the GUC. F. Not a member of any active working group. CONCLUSION I. Summary A. The Student Union’s main aim is to discuss the problems of the students and propose solutions to them. B. The Student Union consists of Student council, six committees, Presidential Cabinet, Senate, Club’s Coordination Committee (CCC), and the Student Union Partnership Office. C. The solution is to vote for the most suitable nominee and attend the debates in order to choose the best program provided by the nominees for a better university life. II. Clincher A. Please vote to support the students’ right. B. Campaigns and a booth are held to show the importance of voting for the Student Union. BIBLIOGRAPHY By-Laws of the General Assembly of the Student Union in the German University in Cairo 2013 Student Union Bylaws presentation

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It is supposed to signify mother, education, land and house properties. An illiterate person may possess many houses and a long-lived mother while a highly educated person may not possess any properties. This obvious discrepancy has been submissive to some extent by the introduction of a significant factor, viz., the Karaka or indicator. This paper aims at testing new horoscopes finding out different possible angular combinations present in that horoscope and to predict the possibility of cancer disease. This is also an approach to discover out whether Astrology is a scientific study and application of language of the heavenly bodies or not. Index Terms Data Mining, Horoscope reading, Horoscope classification, cancer disease prediction etc. Introduction: Cancer is a term used for diseases in which abnormal cells divide without control and are able to invade other tissues. Cancer cells can spread to other parts of the body through the blood and lymph systems. Cancer is not just one disease but many diseases. There are more than 100 different types of cancer. Most cancers are named for the organ or type of cell in which they start for example, cancer that begins in the colon is called colon cancer; cancer that begins in melanocytes of the skin is called melanoma.Cancer types can be grouped into broader categories. The main categories of cancer include: Carcinoma cancer that begins in the skin or in tissues that line or cover internal organs. There are a number of subtypes of carcinoma, including adenocarcinoma, basal cell carcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma, and transitional cellcarcinoma. Sarcoma cancer that begins in bone, cartilage, fat, muscle, blood vessels, or other connective or supportive tissue. Leukemia cancer that starts in blood-forming tissue such as the bone marrow and causes large numbers of abnormal blood cells to be produced and enter the blood. Lymphoma and myeloma cancers that begin in the cells of the immune system. Central nervous system cancers cancers that begin in the tissues of the brain and spinal cord. Not all tumors are cancerous; tumors can be benign or malignant. Benign tumors arent cancerous. They can often be removed, and, in most cases, they do not come back. Cells in benign tumors do not spread to other parts of the body. Malignant tumors are cancerous. Cells in these tumors can invade nearby tissues and spread to other parts of the body. The spread of cancer from one part of the body to another is called metastasis. Some cancers do not form tumors. For example, leukemia is a cancer of the bone marrow and blood. Cancer is a long term diseases. Thus, it is imperative that the sixth and the eighth house forma relationship with each other. This is because the sixth house determines the disease and the eighth house signifies the diseases that last long. On the other hand, Saturn and Rahu give the indications for the occurrence of diseases that last long. The position of both the houses play a significant role in analyzing the cancer. Cancer is related to Rahu, afflicted Moon, afflicted Jupiter or Saturn and also forms relations with signs including, Aries, Taurus, Cancer, Libra and Capricorn. The native has a risk of suffering from cancer when the Moon is afflicted being the lord of the sixth house or eighth house in its unfavorable dasha. The risk of suffering from cancer is also high when there are many malefic planets in one house, especially Saturn, Rahu and Mars. The native suffers from the cancer of the respective body part that is represented by the afflicted house. Neptune and Uranus facing each other in a horoscope is considered to be a highly inauspicious position. This situation can even be fatal for the native. Afflicted dashaanath in the horoscope can also give serious diseases like cancer. The dashas that come after the dasha in which the native suffers from Cancer is also analyzed. If these dashas are auspicious, or of favourable planets, or yogakaraka planets, then the disease can be diagnosed in the initial stage only and can be easily treated. Navansh kundli, shahtiyansh kundli and ashtamansha kundli should also be analyzed before reaching to any conclusion. Rahu is considered to the karaka of cancer. However, Mars and Saturn can also give this diseases. Jupiter is considered to be lord of growth and cancer takes place with the growth of dead cells in the body. The risk of cancer is also high when the the lord of the eighth or sixth house is afflicted. Rules for cancer disese: Conjunction of Sat with moon or venus. Saturn and mars aspect or vice versa Malefic lord of 6th in ,6th,8th 10th or 12th. Lord of 6th in 6th ,8th 1oth and 12th. Jupiters aspect on waning moon . Moon and venus aspect on each other. Aspect of saturn on moon or venus. Venus or moon in Rahu ,ketu axis aspected by saturn ,mars or jupiter. I found that venus played a significant role in most charts. Maha dasha or antar of Rahu . Yogas for Cancer Disease When Mars, Moon and the lord of the sixth house conjuncts each other in a horoscope along with Sun, then the person has a risk of getting cancer disease. If Moon and Saturn are in the sixth house of the horoscope, then the person can get Cancer after the age of 55. Conjunction of Jupiter, Saturn and Ketu can become the cause of Cancer. Afflicted Mars and relation of Ashlesha Nakshatra with the ascendant and the sixth house can also result in Cancer. According to Dr. B.V Raman , the risk of Cancer is high when the lord of the sixth house being a malefic is situated in the ascendant, eighth, or tenth house of the horoscope. Saturn in the afflicted state situated in the nakshatra of Rahu can also cause Cancer. When Saturn and Mars conjuncts in the sixth house in Addra or Swati nakshatra. Planets Cancer causing areas in body Planet Body Part to be effected by Cancer Sun Head (Brain), Heart, Stomach, Blood Moon Bone Marrow, Breasts, Lungs, Heart Mars Blood, Bone marrow, Reproductive organs, Uterus, Neck and Rectum Mercury Nose, Mouth, Umbilicous Jupiter Ears, Liver, Thighs, Brain Venus Troat, Reproductive organs Saturn Hands, Feet, Legs, Gums Ketu Head, Neck, Blood, Back/Spine Houses Cancer causing areas in body Malefic Planet influencing House Body Part to be effected by Cancer 1st House Brain, Head 2nd House Mouth 3rd House Throat, Neck 4th House Chest, Breasts, Lungs, Back 5th House Stomach, Blood, Bone Marrow 6th House Liver, Cancers, Pancreas 7th House Reproductive organs 8th House Rectum, Piles, Spine 9th House Thighs 10th House Knees 11th House Legs 12th House Feet In general, Saturn is always linked with all diseases (especially chronic and long term) and if cancer causing planet is in anyway associated (conjunct, aspect, in constellation, in sign) with saturn, then cancer will take long time to cure.Also if either Saturn or cancer causing planet are Retrograde in birth chart, the disease takes longer time to get cured. Saturn and Rahu influencing second house (by placement or aspect) are main reason for tobacco chewing and smoking habits. A person with these aspects should be careful and try to quit tobacco as it can lead to mouth, throat and lung cancer. General horoscope structure for diseases: HOROSCOPE CHART Is the one in which the order of the houses is fixed. It consists of four central rhomboidal houses (which are numbered 1, 4,7 and 10, starting from the upper central rhomboid) and eight triangular houses. The sign rising at the time of birth is marked in the first house or the upper central rhomboid, and the remaining signs marked in regular order in an anti-clockwise direction. CREATING A DATABASE FROM ABOVE HOROSCOPE Every horoscope contains 9 planets, 12 different signs 12 different houses. Depending on the placement of all these different angular combinations are formed. A horoscope can be identified by 11 attributes viz. Ascendant sign signs of 9 Planets. An 11th attribute may be added to represent whether the person will suffer from cancer disease or not. TABLE STRUCTURE The table structure has 11 attributes. That means sun, moon, mars, mercury, Jupiter, venus, Saturn, rajku, kethu, ascendant and cancer disease. That is represented as: Attribute Constraints Datatype Ascendent Sun Moon Mars Mercury Jupiter Venus Saturn Rahu Ketu Cancer disease Not Null Not Null Not Null Not Null Not Null Not Null Not Null Not Null Not Null Not Null Not Null Varchar Number Number Number Number Number Number Number Number Number YES/NO The values are inserted in the database as, Ascendent Sun Moon Mars Mercury Jupiter Venus Saturn Rahu Ketu CancerDisease 2 4 4 3 4 7 4 4 2 8 NO The database can be created for many such horoscopes.This database will serve as the training set in predicting the newer dataset. The training set will contain many horoscopes (For testing, I used 2000 sample horoscope that definitely suffer from Cancer Disease 2000 sample horoscopes that do not suffer from Cancer Disease) is given as input to the classifying algorithm in WEKA. INTERFACING WEKA WITH HOROSCOPE Fig: Applying Horoscope to the WEKA WEKA (WAIKATO ENVIRONMENT FOR KNOWLEDGE ANALYSIS) WEKA is a collection of machine learning algorithms for data mining tasks. The algorithms can either be applied directly to a dataset or called from your own Java code. WEKA contains tools for data pre-processing, classification, regression, clustering, association rules, and visualization. It is also well suited for developing new machine learning schemes. A database created above can be given as input to the WEKA algorithm such as Neural Networks, Lazy, Decision Table etc. a model can be built up from this input. This model is then used in predicting the nature of new horoscope. RESULTS S.No Training Set Size Algorithm Accuracy (%) 1 2 3 4 6000 6000 6000 6000 DecisionTable MultilayerPerceptron J48 LWL 85 93 75 88 CONCLUSION Predicting cancer disease from horoscope of a person is successfully found using data mining techniques. References: International Journal of Scientific and Research Publications, Volume 2, Issue 7, July 2012 ISSN 2250-3153 Data Mining: A Knowledge Discovery Approach, K. Cios, W. Pedrycz, R.Swiniarski, L. Kurgan, Springer, ISBN: 978-0-387-33333-5, 2007. Data Mining: Concepts, Models, Methods, and Algorithms, Mehmed Kantardzic, ISBN: 0471228524, Wiley-IEEE Press, 2002. Ian Witten and Eibe Frank, Data Mining: Practical Machine Learning Tools and Techniques, 2nd Edition, Morgan Kaufmann, ISBN 0120884070,2005. WEKA manual.

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Is it possible to do multiple of those with a given day? If you do, do this. Keep things simple. That is going to assist you to keep motivated but not get bogged down by details. Once these short-term goals are accomplished, its time to visualize your long-term goals. Dont be bogged down by too many short-term goals at the same time. You wish to have a good reason for staying motivated while you are wanting to accomplish something which requires longer than normal. Time management ideas goal setting tips means, among other things, ways to challenge yourself but not to begin making things look impossibly difficult. A lot of easy chores can undermine your motivation, but goals which may be too formidable may pave the way for failure. So make sure that your ultimate goal is realistic. This can be always a good idea. One other good idea is, needless to say, to make it rewarding when you fulfill a certain task. The reward ought to be like the goal achieved. A compact task done might require you can forget reward than an soft serve ice cream cone. If its been a big deal, purchase to something you might have been wanting for many years, something like a whole new computer. Time management skills setting goals is amongst the things that can make your life more stimulating in a very general way. Knowing tips on how to create your goals, you will stay away from the miseries that a great many people experience if they are not managing their time in addition to they need to. Personal time management and Setting goals the proper way There are numerous elements that distract you as long as youre working online. It is usually quite challenging to aim to juggle numerous things all at one time. One great tip that I learned in one of my mentors was the concept of using a timer. Which has a timer tracking your worktime, you can quickly notice where you are spending your serious amounts of learn to not allocate your time and energy to non-critical activities including reading email or finding new products. Present have you ever discovered you are in a situation that needs you to definitely do something extremely importantto discover youve convinced you to ultimately delay? Truth be told, every one of us procrastinate to some degree or another. When procrastination is starting to become portion of your everyday routine then procrastination grows more compared to a minor issue within your business. It is really an obstacle to success. Thankfully you curently have more control of these forces than you may realize, and you have to work and practice a few simple but incredibly strong techniques to boost your drive minimizing your resistance. One workout is to comprehend that procrastination is situated your brain. It is advisable to replace these thoughts of putting things off into empowered thinking habits instead. Keep an action journal to keep yourself accountable for the unfinished work, in order to find an accountability partner! Somebody is someone who holds you accountable for tasks as well as meeting your goals. Time management skills Analysis Questions: 1. How do you keep track of your goals? 2. Have listing of daily goals? 3. Do you plan your week, month or year? 4. At the end for the daySometimes you may feel you could have accomplished your goals? 5. Will you take any breaks in your workday? In that case the amount of? 6. Do you think youre a victim of trying to multitask an excessive amount of? 7. The amount of will you look at your email? 8. How often do you meet your deadlines? 9. Is there a first thing you choose to do in the morning? 10. How will you decide whats important? Solution: 1. Write things down (Carry a journal) 2. Prioritize your list be responsible for reaching/not reaching goals (find an accountability partner) 3. Learn how to say no to time wasting tasks (negative people included) 4. Check email daily or once weekly 5. Set weekly, monthly yearly goals (Target Monthly/Yearly Income) 6. Implement an occasion management system (break tasks into manageable daily/weekly or monthly tasks) 7. Identify your improper habits and try to illuminate them 8. Determine what works and get over it magnify your strengths 9. Make it rewarding for completing goals(take mini-vacations) 10. Outsource as much as possible 11. Automate Everything 12. Know your financial limits (keep track of everything arriving on and on out) Productivity Tools: 1. Journal/ Planner 2. Calendar 3. Robo Form for Password Management 4. Reminders and Alarms/Timers 5. Outsourcing Services/ Virtual Assistants 6. Organizational Tools (helpful websites next page) Take an inventory of all the so-called key components required for your web success, which weve discussed throughout this chapter and which can be outlined within the list above. This list above illustrates some extremely important ways to detect the urgency of your respective tasks. Upon having your list, make adjustments in accordance with your schedule. Organize your ideas and stay open to coming up with some new ones at the same time. Now, rather than list you have a road map of sorts, and that is just a strategy for putting structure down on paper. Effective Personal time management and Goal setting tips For your Overwhelmed Entrepreneur What emotions do these words evoke? Hows that phrase make you feel? If you are an overwhelmed entrepreneur likelihood is it does not provde the warm fuzzies! Whatever it can be, the one thing is made for sure; not all of us are born effective time managers! Most people wish we 25 hours, and up, daily to install our to dos in. However, it is actually very possible to become more designed in A shorter period once you give attention to being effective or perhaps prioritizing those to dos rather then cramming them within this elusive thing we call Time. If you feel about this, and dig a little deeper, personal time management is usually a mere figment in our imagination! Effective Time management skills EQUALS Effective Goal setting techniques Essentially, time management techniques for entrepreneurs is dependant on focusing on developing effective goal setting tools skills to make essentially the most almost daily that is available to us (just one day)! For being more appropriate at time management operator must talk about or herself: Have i got the focus, clarity and purposefulness to be aware what activities I ought to prioritize in order to assist me to advance in reaching my offer and time management skills goals? If i was to: Prioritize Limit Focus We may succeed time managers. Prioritizing, limiting, and working on a few things helps us feel more accomplished and productive together with helps us progress in reaching our business goals. Though the million-dollar question then becomes How can we become effective goal setters? How do we develop that sense of purposefulness making sure that we become entrepreneurs who manage our time effectively? Panic disorder thats: Find YOUR PASSIONS and know your STRENGTHS! Before setting goals, we must first ensure that i am truly following our personal passions! Find out what youre passionate about, awesome (just skip to next subheading)! If you do not know very well what youre excited about, determine the following questions. 1) What work/activities get me most excited? a. Can it be serving others by marketing a unique services or products? b. Will it be an actual task like instructing others? c. Would I enjoy work with others locally or globally? (Offline, Online or both!) 2) What am I best at? What skill sets are my strongest? a. Writing b. Presentation c. Instructing or Teaching? d. Coaching? 3) When am I MOST looking forward to using my talents and time effectively? Once you know your passions and what your strengths do you think youre can develop clear and effective goals. Apply the 80/20 Rule to Everything Everyone understands that 80/20 rule can assist you to improve your personal time management. So, what on earth is 80/20 rule? An Italian economist Vilfredo Pareto had found an unequal distribution of wealth that 20% of individual own 80% on the money. This principle is usually put on other industries. This principle is additionally called vital few and trivial many. 20% of something is usually to blame for 80% in the results. So, how much does this suggest for you? And what is the 80 20 rule in time management skills? Think way: 20% of the work may cost 80% of their time. It seems as if a whole lot waste energy, fine? Meanwhile, we can easily consider at another angel, that is 20% from the tasks you need to do could lead to 80 % with the result. Bingo, this is actually the 20 80 rule in time management! So, to use your time effective, you should target the 20% in the tasks that may end in 80% on the result. With this way, you can find far better work result by focus on those 20% work there. When you have learn the duty participate in 20% which create for you high benefit, you need to pay attention to them. And, here fit coming. Tips on how to evaluate which sorts of task will belong to 20%? This is some question you need to ask you: can you usually implementing urgent tasks? Do you cost a lot of your time to dedicate yourself other folks, and the ones people have no priority in your case? Tasks take to much time than you anticipate? Are you complaining during the most time of ones work? Would be the tasks your are performing just isnt what youre effective in? Plus it takes an excessive amount of time? Well, if your answer above is absolutely. It could determine that youll be doing tasks within 80% and so they are only able to bring about 20% effectiveness. You should do a reveres here: The duty that you are implementing is actually what you want to accomplish? The activities you do now will send you to your goals? Do you feel happy in your working? If suggestions some task you want to do, but you are negative at it, will you delivery those tasks to people? Could it be highly relatively for a long-term goal that when the position your are performing is just not that which you like? Ok. If the fact is positive, well, your task is owned by 20% and which will result in 80% result. Today, you ought to make list to write down all your task that youre going to do during in the future. And divide them into two parts. One is 80% and just one more is 20%. Here now, all your good working time should be cost around the 20%. With this way, youll be able to achieve greater than before. Living the 80/20 Rule Where do you need the 80/20 rule out your work and life? A single section of gaming Regularly being a consultant inside public sector. In another Regularly as being a coach; with both life coaching and corporate clients. Also i produce other businesses in completely unrelated fields including pet supplies, parenting products, and food supplements. The opposite regions of my entire life are put in leisure activities with my family. I would not consider myself a jack of all trades/master of none, though: these endeavors counseled me chosen deliberately and executed carefully. Having a lot of things out and about satisfies my should stay diversified and busy (yes, Image told they have ADHD) i love (almost) everything I really do. Importantly, I additionally have time for everything I actually do with some to spare. For the reason that from the 80/20 rule. Simply speaking, I attempt to focus on the twenty percent of my entire life and work which gives me the most results and enjoyment. And i also attempt to say no to or outsource the opposite 80 percent whenever and wherever I could. Basically, I only work and spend time with the folks I wish to be around, and i also only work on what I have to focus on. I understand that saying these items is controversial: you will be convinced that this does not sign up for your life along with your particular situation. You dont possess the luxury to easily outsource what toddler do. You have commitments and responsibilities Weve commitments and responsibilities too, obviously; and naturally you will discover some tips i cant outsource or say no to either. But its exactly about where I choose direct my energy while keeping your focus: I understand I can not always live gaming inside 20 percent but Also i understand that if I try, Ill consistently be considered a lot closer than plainly dont. (You should say that the chance to do only what one wants depends on circumstance and luck. This is true to some large degree but Furthermore assume that luck is to be based in the intersection of preparation and opportunity) Therefore the aim of this chapter should be to encourage for you you prioritized the points you want in your own life, and that which you really need to be doing regular then looking honestly at where you can unload many of the 80 % that does not fit with the eyes. To get started on, hunt for those big-lever changes you can make that you experienced. They do not need to be complicated or overwhelming: they include any adjustments, big or small, that have a major impact. A large-lever change could be described as a change of careers, as an example, or it could be something much smaller which has a domino-effect in your lifetime. A straightforward big-lever change could possibly be something as elementary as outsourcing the duty of unloading the dishwasher: when it reduces stress towards the end of the busy day, and give you time for something more pleasurable, then its certainly worth the extra 5 dollars in allowance! That is just one small example there are lots of. Where else can you use the 80/20 rule in yourself? Where else are you able to pinpoint the twenty percent of your life and work which gives the biggest results and greatest satisfaction? And where could you set out to unload others? Applying the Beneficial 80-20 Rule to Your Business The majority of people who built their unique businesses from your ground-up think that the business is their child. They need to protect it with everything else they have. They want to be sure that everything around the clients are accomplished just perfectly. 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Just think of the benefits it will give you, your household along with your employees whenever you can take a step back and discover the forest even though the trees, it will be easy to more clearly pick which is best direction for the business growing in. By trusting others who are qualified to control the day to day tasks of your business it is possible to generate an even better business for every individual concerned. Apply the 80/20 Rule watching Your own Productivity Soar During the early 1900s, Italian economist Vilfredo Pareto observed that 20 % of those in Italy owned 80 % with the wealth. Over 3 decades later, Dr. Joseph M. Juran, who worked in the field of Quality Management in the United States, recognized the same occurrence, namely, a large number of things in life are unevenly distributed. He referred to this trend as Paretos 80/20 Principle, and that is otherwise referred to as the 80/20 rule. Basically because of this a percentage (roughly 20%) of the overall activity yields a greater percentage (roughly 80%) with the result. Applying the 80/20 rule for your personal productivity will let you prioritize your job from most critical to lowest and then to budget your efforts accordingly. For making prioritizing your tasks easier, estimate how long you will need to complete each task. You will end up more productive should you give attention to completing the main tasks first in case you finish time-sensitive projects before tackling other tasks. One survey revealed that while people spend 60 hours weekly within their offices, they actually under 20 hours of actual work. Applying the 80/20 rule, with all the aforementioned suggestions, could send the common office-worker soaring to employee with the month before you know it! With your priorities set and also a definite plan in position as to what work you have to complete as well as the time-frame you must complete it, you are well on the right path to improved personal productivity. Again, the 80/20 rule points too in a amount time you could end up very productive. Therefore, dont use becoming side-tracked by non-essential intruders like procrastination. Consider the existing adage, why defer tomorrow you skill today! Also, be mindful that throughout a day, unexpected things purchased up and require our time. However, its usually the exception and never the rule. If you need your productivity to soar, focus on one goal around the goal of completing your tasks on-time! Now you know that you strive to be, its a good time and energy to determine in which you are now pertaining to reaching your goal. Do you think youre already inside 20% of efficient, productive workers, are you currently inside 80% of not-so-productive workers, or are you somewhere in-between? How much does your annual or quarterly review reveal about your personal productivity? So what can your peer reviews show? Regardless of your present standing, take a genuine glance at the work you have done lately. You might not demand a full overhaul of ones work habits but instead you could only need to fine-tune a couple of areas. Feel free. Why not start today? Apply the 80/20 rule at the office and in some cases both at home and just watch your personal productivity soar! Time Management Principles Essentially the most fearsome things facing consumers s all of what which seem to conspire to distract use from what we should are supposed to be doing. From mobile phones on the internet to TV, irrespective of where we go there will be something to try and do aside from our assigned tasks, and it is so easy to goof off and obtain nothing done. Here are a couple principles to help you manage your time to help you utilize it as effectively as possible. First off, it is important to recognize that we as individuals have a fixed length of time and a large number of stuff we can easily do by using it. Thus, weve got to prioritize and use our time for it to do the things which may help use to obtain our goals and accomplish the tasks which might be most important to us. An important time management planning skill will be the capability to break big tasks into more palatable pieces. We often are facing huge projects or jobs which will take many the perfect time to complete. Thankfully that lots of times were given a lot of amount of time in order to accomplish these projects. The bad thing is the fact that often we have been intimidated by the these big projects so we dont start them until the eleventh hour, which means that we are left racing to acquire whatever to control your emotions in time and still having a poor taste in our mouth. So, work out how much of your livelihood youre able to do everyday every week, basically exactly what is going to take to accomplish it, and then choose a day to begin. This leads into your significance about making a plan and sticking to it. Understand what have a plan that you simply follow, you will be disorganized and you will probably struggle to maximize your time and energy. You will have a seat to function on something but you wont have a clear concept of things to do, and quite often which means the next occasion, you wont possess the hear by sitting and you will probably loosen up in any respect. This might be prevented by proper planning. 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Learning the best way to prioritize your everyday To Do list will be the number 1 time management skills skill you could have. Being aware of what tasks have to be completed first can help you get everything carried out in your little friend length of time you have. It does not matter a high level be home more mother, someone working full-time in the job, an executive or CEO, a make money online entrepreneur, or perhaps a retired senior, you will always should make one of the most of each hour of your respective day. The most wealth in life is being able to take enough time to relish all of your activities and being liberal to have a ball with your leisure along with your daily work activities. Likewise, if you do not manage your time and effort well, you will discover yourself overwhelmed with activities to do without extra time to get them completed in. Time is surely an equal opportunity employer. Each man has the exact same variety of hours and minutes each day. Rich cant buy additional hours. Scientists cant invent new minutes. So you cant not waste time to shell out it on at a later date. Having said that, time is amazingly fair and forgiving. Regardless how enough time youve wasted in the past, youve still got a total tomorrow! ~ Denis Waitely ~ Another biggest time management principle that one could have is to find added time. This might seem impossible, but is in fact very possible. You will find added time by spending a shorter period doing menial tasks. Keep a journal to see what we spend your time on every single day a week or two weeks. Then determine if youre centering on the tasks that bring you joy or successes you might be targeting in your everyday living. Should you may spend to much time on activities that are not working toward your longtime or lifestyle goals, you possibly can review when your need to do them, at least review how much actual time you will allocate to the task. You dont need to clean your car each day, and also you does not have to proceed to the store daily either. Simply combine all of your repeated tasks whenever feasible into just getting done a couple of times 7 days. This can help you save hours of your time in just a few short months. Furthermore, it mandates that you adjust several levels in your daily schedule. The 3 Principles Of Productivity Are you aware? The tendency for most people is always to assume that the subsequent software program them to buy, your next computer they purchase, the subsequent smartphone them to use, will suddenly grow their productivity due to advanced technology. The truth is that this technology itself will never allow you to be more productive. What will allow you to be more productive is definitely the technology in a manner that is dependant on timeless principles, principles that never change no matter advancements in technology. One of many important principles you simply must bear in mind is to carry your calendar, your contacts as well as your tasks to you wherever you are going. Whether you employ a smart phone or maybe a paper planner to accomplish that, it matters not just as much as the commitment you will be making to live that principle. So, next time you think that purchasing a new tool will make you more productive, take into account that theyll only allow you to productive if you live good principles of good time management planning and productivity. This chapter will familiarizes you with those principles. Its inside habits you develop in places you will experience a long-lasting change. The 3 Principles of Productivity and Personal time management: 1) Space 2) Mind 3) Time 1) Space: What this means is your workspace: the physical items around you. How well will you be when using the physical space that youve? Look for gathering points: piles of papers, stacks of bills, drawers stuffed with miscellaneous items, even telephone voicemail box, your email inbox and receipts stuffed on your bottom line are extremely deemed as gathering points. We have to reduce the quantity of gathering points youve got so as to lessen the number of switches that occur within your day. Remember, every gathering point you make makes you be less efficient, make more mistakes and increase your stress levels. An illustration: Suppose you and I have been in a competition, an orange gathering competition. We need to both gather oranges from trees and them into one basket. Us both have to get together 100 oranges each and set them into one basket. The first one to complete the task wins. Now, assume you have to gather the oranges from 20 different trees i ought to gather oranges from only 5 different trees. Who is going to win competition? Its very simple right? When you have to make more trips forwards and backwards between all those trees to have the oranges into that basket, youre going to possess a lot more switches. You will waste a lot of time and energy moving back and forth between the many different gathering points (1 tree = 1 gathering point) for oranges. I must make less trips planning to fewer trees (less gathering points). So, I am going faster and I win other sellers. The same principle happens in your entire day. If you have lots of gathering points, you will spend a lot of time and heading back and forth with shod and non-shod. By reducing the amount of gathering points you have, you gain precious time within your day helping you to target more essential plus more valuable activities. 2) Mind Stop with your mind to be a gathering point. If you utilize your brain like a gathering point, this means you allow many to-dos, tasks and projects to swirl around in your head. Think about the last hour. Offer did you interrupt yourself each time a new thought popped in your thoughts? All of those little self interruptions became a switch. A switch causes things to be more difficult time, makes you make more mistakes and itll raise your stress levels. A mind stuffed with to-dos and action items is constantly in a state of switching which can be terribly inefficient, stressful to cause plenty of mistakes. Possess seen instances of folks who damage their personal relationships mainly because their thoughts are loaded with too many unresolved thoughts. We have also seen those who dont get enough sleeping hours given that they hit the sack during the night time contemplating everything that they need to do and awaken each day thinking about all the jobs that they have to do. Solution: Empty the pockets of this mind when you go to bed. 3) Time Your third and final principle that you simply have a home in order to master your time and energy, works with the way you view time itself. Especially, never pay interest with your time. So what can What im saying is when I say interest on time? Perhaps youve heard the phrase time=money. Im not sure if time always is cash except time certainly behaves like money because its a scarce resource. Lots of people have observed first-hand, the negative consequences of commencing debt with money. The absolutely no.1 results of visiting debt with money is that you have to re-pay it with interest. Put simply, if you buy something on credit, in lieu of budgeting for doing this and paying cash all upfront, you can be paying additional ultimately. Would you be surprised if I mentioned you could borrow time? In reality, Id personally reckon that so many people are borrowing time each day. Now, I am not stating that youll be able to magically get 25 hours everyday

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