Essays on Social Conflicts

Upbringing Exposure to violence at a young age has been consistently linked to antisocial behaviour in youths. This link is even more prominent when the violence is witnessed at home, in school or in a community associated with the development and caring of the child....

Social conflict It would have been easy to resolve had either one of us wanted to end the squabble. Looking back, it is unbelievable to me that I acted the way I did. Again and again the situation runs through my mind, unveiling new ends...

“A ‘No’ uttered from the deepest conviction is better than a ‘Yes’ merely uttered to please, or worse, to avoid trouble.” – Mahatma Gandhi In society today, some individuals will tell white-lies or tell others what they think the other person wants to hear so...

On Thursday, September 27, I attended the Dignity Initiative’s presentation with the speakers John and Mackenzie Baldwin. Mackenzie and her father, John, are co-authors of the book Almost Gone: Twenty-Five Days and One Chance to Save Our Daughter, the story of Mackenzie’s internet relationship that...

On July 23, 1983, Tamil separatists, known as the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), stepped up militant attacks in northern Sri Lanka and killed 13 Sinhalese soldiers who reported for duty only a day earlier in Thirunelvely, Jaffna. The LTTE was fighting for a...