Life Essays

Introduction Benedict Arnold – a name that has been associated, even equated with treason, treachery, and dishonor.  There was once a time wherein that name owned a very prestigious title – Major General Benedict Arnold.   He was even the most trusted soldier of George Washington but due to Arnold’s sell …

Introduction             As an individual grows older, he or she would encounter and go through stages and events that would somehow change their personality either temporarily or permanently.  This was the basis of Erik Erikson’s personality theory.  According to him, it is a constant and life-long process which develops and …

When Langston Hughes at age 21 sailed for Africa the first time, it was accidental: he greatly wanted to escape all the sad memories of his youth at the time. His mother and stepfather were caught in a vise of poverty and the irregular search for better jobs; his father, …

Michel Foucault wrote a book called History of Sexuality. In Part five of the book Right of Death and Power over Life, he discusses about the historical “Sovereign Power” where one is allowed to decide who has the right to live and who has the right to die. The sovereign …

Everyday there are a lot of things that tends to be our most memorable experience. A number of experiences in our daily lives and we may choose a few things that is most important and it is not forgettable. In my life, though I have a lot of experience, I …

A hobby is a kind of amusement, an interesting persuit which fruitfully occupies our leisure hours. There are many kinds of hobbies like collecting things, games and sports, photography, painting, reading or even gardening. Hobbies may be constructive, lucrative and interesting recreation. My favorite hobby is collecting movie tickets. I …

The Yanomamo has always been a class of people with their own way of life. They have believed that their ways are and will always be the right way. Even today their system of endogamy survives. They hold strong to their beliefs in family. Their beliefs are somewhat contradictory to …

            Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO’s), also called GEO (Genetically Engineered Organism), have become a trend for important food manufacturing companies, as well as a threat for health organizations and other leading groups.  GM is a technology that alters the genetic makeup of living organisms like animals, plants, or bacteria; biotechnology …

Political communicators are skilled at framing the debates over controversial issues through an emphasis on the policy goals that deserve the highest priority, according to themselves rather than the people they communicate with.  Such rhetoric affects political attitudes by influencing the importance that individuals place on competing issues.  Frames do …

             The book entitled the face of Social Suffering by Merrill Singer tells us about the life story of a drug addict who poses and tries to answer questions of many broad public concerns about social responsibility, illicit drug use, hidden economies and social inequality.             The author tries to …