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Depression

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Depression is a common mental disorder affecting more than 264 million people worldwide. It is characterized by persistent sadness and a lack of interest or pleasure in previously rewarding or enjoyable activities.  It can also disturb sleep and appetite; tiredness and poor concentration are common. Depression is a leading cause of disability around the world and contributes greatly to the global burden of disease. The effects of depression can be long-lasting or recurrent and can dramatically affect a person’s ability to function and live a rewarding life. The causes of depression include complex interactions between social, psychological and biological factors. Life events such as childhood adversity, loss and unemployment contribute to and may catalyse the development of depression. Psychological and pharmacological treatments exist for moderate and severe depression. However, in low- and middle-income countries, treatment and support services for depression are often absent or ...

No. 1 Netflix Drama

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Squid Game   i s a South Korean  survival drama  television series   streaming  on  Netflix . Written and directed by  Hwang Dong-hyuk , it stars  Lee Jung-jae ,  Park Hae-soo ,  Wi Ha-joon ,  Jung Ho-yeon ,  O Yeong-su ,  Heo Sung-tae ,  Anupam Tripathi , and  Kim Joo-ryoung .  The series, distributed by Netflix, was released worldwide on September 17, 2021. The series revolves around a contest in which 456 players, drawn from different walks of life but each deeply in  debt , play a series of  children's games  for the chance to win a  ₩ 45.6 billion [a]  prize, with a deadly penalty if they lose. The name of the series draws from a  similarly named Korean children's game . Hwang had conceived of the idea based on his own economic struggles early in life as well as the  class disparity in South Korea . Though he had initially written it in 2009, he was unable to find a p...

Hand washing Day at my school

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Global Handwashing 👐 Day is an international handwashing promotion campaign to motivate and mobilize people around the world to improve their handwashing habits. Washing hands at critical points during the day and washing with soap are both important. Global Handwashing Day occurs on 15 October of each year.  The theme of hand washing this year was  “Our Future is at Hand- Let’s Move Forward Together.”  Likewise our school also celebrated the global hand-washing day with a morning speech on the importance of hand washing by our health captains and washed our hands with soap for 20 seconds. We also had a banner competition in our school and the first, second and third one got cash prizes. Some of the banners are: