Essays on Social Isolation

In 1990, a young man named Chris McCandless decided to isolate himself from his family and begin his journey to Alaska. He arrived at his final destination; The Stampede Trail, in April of 1992, now 24 years old. He lasted 112 days before dying of...

The Internet could change the lives of normal people as much as did the phone in the early piece of the twentieth century and TV in the 1960s. Specialists and social commentators are debating whether the Internet is enhancing or hurting cooperation in group life...

Who would’ve thought that scientists were wrong, that the “negro-race” would still be here today. At the turn of the 20th century, Social Darwinists looked censuses to predict the extinction of the Negro race. It was hypothesized that the Negro would eventually become extinct by...

Racism has existed throughout history feeding on the fear and ignorance of mankind. Since the beginning of time, people have been judged based on the color of their skin or the place where they come from. Many activists have emerged from these groups to support...

Curtis Sittenfield’s award-winning novel, Prep, and Sherman Alexie’s The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian illustrate the prominent theme of isolation in an upcoming teen’s life. In Prep, the reader is brought through Lee Fiora’s trauma filled journey through a renowned institution known as...

Mental health is very important at every stage of our life, from childhood and adolescence through adulthood and even until we get old. Mental health is the state of an individual who is functioning at a satisfactory level of emotional and behavioral adjustment. It affects...

Introduction Loneliness is proving to be more than just part of the human condition. New research shows it’s a serious public health concern for young people as much as the elderly. The evidence is startling. Feeling lonely can pose a bigger risk for premature death...

The main purpose of tertiary education is to enhance academic knowledge, career-related abilities, and social skills for preparing to be a productive and active individuals of the societies. Post-secondary education provides valuable opportunities to learn how to understand differences in people. Therefore, the importance of...

Schizophrenia is a common and serious mental illness and is one of the leading causes of adult disease burden. It has a lifetime prevalence of approximately between 0.3% and 0.7% and occurs in men and women in their 20s. About 21 million individuals in the...

The role of isolation in one’s life may derive from their own personal thoughts or the people they associate with. Most importantly, it can be caused by the people that claim to genuinely love and care for them. The concept of isolation is generally an...

Extensive research in recent decades shows the extreme harm that social isolation wreaks on individuals of all ages; it has been found that the association between social isolation and health is as strong as the evidence that has linked smoking and health. Social isolation can...

Henry David Thoreau was an American author who possibly will be considered as one of the most opinionated supporters of environmentalism. He became famous for his violent outbursts about nature and the unfairness of society. As a strong supporter of environmentalism, Thoreau believed that nature...