How Long to Read BORN FREE (a Brief History of Man)

How Long Does it Take to Read BORN FREE (a Brief History of Man)?

It takes the average reader 4 hours and 44 minutes to read BORN FREE (a Brief History of Man) by Nilanjana Sanyal

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This is the memoir of a woman who has gone through tremendous emotional and physical pain and suffering for about 16 years.The theme has been based on Clause (1) of Article 25 of The "Universal Declaration of Human Rights" adopted by the UN General Assembly (dated the 10th Dec, 1948) which states: QUOTEEveryone has the right to a standard of living adequate for the health and well-being of himself and of his family, including food, clothing, and housing and medical care and necessary social services, and the right to security in the event of unemployment, sickness, disability, widowhood, old age or other lack of livelihood in circumstances beyond his control.UNQUOTEIt's a world of stark injustices. The author's concern is also the disabled, particularly those with a behavioral disability. Disability does not mean lack of dignity.In fact, differences between man and man have existed from the beginning of time. But it is only recently, in the process of fulfilling his own personal material desires, that man has not given any consideration to the consequences of his actions. The inevitable result: a world where an estimated 800 million go hungry; where children die of preventable causes (and treatable illnesses) on a daily basis and where even the international community struggles to put an end to wars/the threat of war and more bloodletting. 9/11, for instance, was a horrific thing to happen and should never have happened, but was war the answer?It is not within the capability of this young author to do complete justice to the debate.One thing is for sure: that peace is related to human development. There are indeed greater chances that warring societies/societies in conflict are those that are placed poorly on the Human Development Index (HDI) and vice-versa though this is not strictly the case. The Western world, for instance, lives in constant fear of terror attacks. This brings us to the question of global and regional insecurity.PEACE IS NOT SIMPLY THE ABSENCE OF WAR/END OF WAR. To the deprived and vulnerable populations of South Asia and indeed sub-Saharan Africa, a class we would call the "Poor", the terms G8 and nuclear non-proliferation and weapons of mass destruction would mean absolutely nothing. There are more important issues in their lives: just being able to put food on the tables for their families to eat; sending their children to school and renovating the leaking pipes/shacks/thatched hutments; and protecting themselves against eviction. A new world is emerging. A world that is moving towards compassion. A world that is moving towards greater tolerance. Towards Peace. There is now more demand for Equality than ever before. A more tolerant generation is on the way. Conscientious of its duties and aware of its rights. Under these circumstances, it becomes necessary that we the 'Peace-loving Nations' of the world should facilitate the achievement of a more Egalitarian Global Order.This is only a utopian dream. Until nations of the world strive to achieve this global order, we can have 'n' number of conferences and conventions and summits, but nothing much I guess would come out of them. We are responsible to our future generations, our children and it is to them that we are accountable (for indeed our actions). The decisions we take now shall determine the lives of the world's future, in the lifetimes of today's children.'Born Free' that's what we are, and strive we must to put an end to the hegemonic systems/patterns of thinking that are not only causing irreversible damage to ourselves and our children, but harm to the environment as well. In the end, if we are successful, then 'the storms shall rage and the oceans roar', but we will have proudly established ourselves as "Happy Nations"...

How long is BORN FREE (a Brief History of Man)?

BORN FREE (a Brief History of Man) by Nilanjana Sanyal is 282 pages long, and a total of 71,064 words.

This makes it 95% the length of the average book. It also has 87% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read BORN FREE (a Brief History of Man) Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 6 hours and 28 minutes to read BORN FREE (a Brief History of Man) aloud.

What Reading Level is BORN FREE (a Brief History of Man)?

BORN FREE (a Brief History of Man) is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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