Eguria

Family Planning By Eguriase S. M. Okaka Some people believe that having few children is better because the parents can easily cater for them. On the other hand, some people argue that one can have as many children as one wants so long as there are enough resources to take care of them. Write down at least three reasons for or against the idea above. Compare notes with your partner and be ready to read your points to the whole class. Let us consider the comprehension on family planning. Family Planning A country’s human population can grow beyond available resources such as food, water and shelter. This leads to problems such as overcrowding and starvation. Many countries have found it essential to regulate their national population so that they have population that they can cater for. Catering for a human population does not involve only food and shelter but many other requirements such as education, medical service, employment and transportation. A country regulates it populat...

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY BY EGURIASE S. M. OKAKA Man’s whole struggle in life is for survival. Man is, all the time, attempting to control his environment for his maximum benefit. Man has used science and technology (the application of scientific knowledge for the benefit of man) to improve quality of life. Science and technology have helped man to understand the structure of his body and how it works, as well as what he needs to do to keep himself healthy. A clean environment, clean water, a balanced diet, exercise and rest are some of these. In medicine, science has helped man in many ways. Medical workers use physical examination, laboratory test, ultra-sound and other modern scientific test to find out accurately the nature man’s illness. Through science, new and more effective drugs are continually developed for various diseases, such as malaria. In agriculture, scientific knowledge has helped man to increase food production and improve food preservation. Mechanization has hel...