“Maturity comes from experience, not age” (Ziad K. Abdelnour). The coming of age story, The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger takes some of life’s most valuable lessons like overcoming adversities and the journey of maturity and wraps them all up into one novel.....
Charles Baudelaire was undoubtedly the epitome of all French poets both in the early 18th century and the present day. Being the most compelling poet in both the eighteenth and nineteenth century, Baudelaire is acknowledged for his success in the exceptional expression of a sophisticated...
Greta Christina has looked at it from different scenarios in trying to provide a specific definition of sex. She begins by giving her previous sexual experiences, starting from her sexual relationship with men to a point where she starts to explore this definition with fellow...
The process of acquiring a business entails the acquisition of a business that was initially owned by a different party. The major objective of acquiring a business is building strengths displayed by the mother business entity after a change of management has been introduced to...
In the United States, conformity has been a topic of serious debate, casual conversation, or even comic relief. Its prevalence in our country is like the cherry on top of an ice cream sundae: unnecessary for the taste, but it is how we picture the...
Introduction Homogenizing conformity characterized the years of the 1950s. Following the Great Depression of the 1930s and the end of World War II, war-weary Americans above all desired stability and prosperity. The exodus of middle-class citizens from the cities, the growth of suburbia, the popularity...
The process or act of changing our behaviour to fit into or even go along with the people around us is what is referred to as conformity. It is some collective sway which involves agreeing with what is happening or being done by the people...
One particular form of utilitarianism focuses not on the total sum of positive wellbeing and suffering, but on minimizing the total sum of suffering. This is called negative utilitarianism. Another perspective defends that we should increase not the total sum of happiness (which could lead...
The Potter Box is a model for settling on moral choices, created by Ralph B. Potter. It is ordinarily utilized by correspondence morals researchers. As indicated by this model, moral reasoning ought to be an efficient procedure and how we come to choices. The Potter...
Although predictions based on past events can be an oversimplification. Scientists who study human behavior, for example, agree that past behavior is useful for predicting future behavior, but only under specific conditions. For example, the person must remain essentially unchanged and the anticipated situation must...
Plato’s Republic is searching for morality, justice and the just state while raising moral questions and examining them from different angles via educational conversations. Socrates claimed that the ideal way to teach philosophy is to have a one to one conversation, so one can raise...
In the Iliad, Homer highlights how it is human nature for individuals to be susceptible to malicious intentions no matter how deep seated one’s moral compass is, thus allowing the Iliad to be considered a morality play. The Iliad is also considered to be a...
Introduction In the play Hamlet by William Shakespeare, the protagonist, Hamlet, is faced with multiple situations where he has to make a moral decision. After Hamlet learns that his father was killed by Claudius, he goes on a quest of revenge. With this situation, a...
The principle aim of positive psychology is to facilitate the understanding and foster the impacts that enable individuals, societies, as well as communities to flourish. In this case, positive psychology acts as the creator of flourishing and enhances optimal human health. Consequently, human’s lives are...
Communication serves as the cornerstone of human interaction, facilitating the exchange of thoughts, feelings, and ideas. There are different types of communication, each bearing unique characteristics and implications for interpersonal dynamics. This essay delves into the intricacies of behavioral communication, examining aggressive, assertive, passive, and...
Procrastination is an art, and one that is easy to practice and perfect. The skill of being an expert procrastinator simply takes time. There is no motivation required, and certainly no talent required. Talent and skill are accrued as one proceeds; and can experience setbacks...
“A teacher’s, value orientation usually sets the tone and creates the environment that the teacher deems acceptable”. I agree with the statement because a person’s values that is, principles or standards behaviour; one’s judgement of what is important in life. As it sets the tone...
In “Bottoms” by Dagoberto Gilb, the protagonist, who is also the narrator wishes he were the kind of person who would act on “raw desire”. In other words, he wishes for the kind of dominance he identifies with being a top. In order to connect...
Ernst Lubitsch’s sparkling and elegant comedy, Trouble in Paradise, centers around three characters: a male thief, a female thief, and a wealthy widow. The bare bones of the characters suggest predation and immorality, but the storytelling subverts the more obvious outcome into a comedy of...