The Quality of Resilience and How to Become Resilient

When it comes to the technology industry, Sony has always kept up with the times, and is often one step ahead of other companies. Ever since the company was founded, it has always funded and developed new technologies, pushing in entertainment industry further than most other companies ever have. [...]

Domicilium is a poem portraying Hardy’s idealistic view on nature through his description of his childhood home and the surrounding landscape. The poem is split up into two separated by a time shift; the first section is on the current state of the cottage and the wilderness enclosing it, while [...]

In 2014, the abortion rate in the United States was 14.6 abortions per 1,000 women. It is the lowest abortion rate recorded since Roe v. Wade, the Supreme Court ruling that legalized abortion in the United States in 1973. One of the fears of the decision was that it would lead to an increase in [...]

In a research by Le Cornu (2009), she examined the role that professional experiences (practicum) can play in building resilience in pre-service teachers. In particular, it focused on a learning communities model of professional experience with its emphasis on relationships and its attention to [...]

Community wellbeing is dependent on a number of factors. The aspect of wellbeing itself encompasses good health among members, stable economic conditions, mental wellness among residents, environmental health among others. Combined together, the mentioned elements affect or rather determine the [...]

Social work practice brings about many different ethical dilemmas on a day to day basis. Doel (2016) recognises that these dilemmas can happen because of a conflict between our personal values and our professional values. Our values shape our identity and what’s most important to us in our lives. [...]

Throughout the course of The Year of the Flood we see how Toby’s character has developed into the level-headed and capable adult surviving after the waterless flood. What is particular to Toby’s character is the presence of these valuable traits before the onset of the pandemic. Through [...]

Puerto Ricans and Dominicans encountered discrimination and prejudice when they settled in Chicago, Pennsylvania and Florida. Both created ethnic enclaves in order to preserve their culture. When they arrived to the United States they struggled with the language and adjusting to the community. [...]

In elementary school, students are only told briefly about the history of slavery. In high school, we are shown a new perspective that only highlights the violence and numerous deaths that went on during the transatlantic slave period. While my mind was reminiscing about the two milestones that [...]