Life Essays

Most people throughout the centuries have pursued happiness one way or another. Even ancient texts support this claim. There are different means of achieving happiness though. This all depends on the way that happiness is understood and defined. The books of Gilgamesh, Odyssey and Augustine’s Confessions all have different definitions …

Abstract Human aggression is a subject of interest not only in the social sciences but also in other fields of the academe. Although there is a common definition of what human aggression is, there are different views regarding its causes. It follows also that there are different approaches to its …

The concept of beauty has in the past gone through a lot of evolution and transformation. There are different aspects by which people look at the concept of beauty, and changes over the history also altered this concept. And nowadays, vanity has taken its place in the minds of the …

         What is a “complete woman?”  The thought-provoking question opens the door to matrophobia, a term Adrienne Rich coined in her work Of Woman Born.  Rich stated that matrophobia is the fear a woman feels of becoming her own mother, and that “the mother stands for the victim in ourselves, the …

Question 1: Why do you think Coca-Cola has had one ethical issue to resolve after another over the last decade or so? Introduction: There is not single crisis situation for Coca-cola over last decade. The organization has been questioned in different areas of its operations from product to the relationship …

There are a great many myths and misunderstandings about the Civil War and the Radical Reconstruction Era. While most are familiar with these tumultuous times in American History, there are many facts that people are not familiar. Furthermore, the lack of familiarity is exacerbated when the lack of familiarity revolves …

             The Book, “The Choice:  A Fable of Free Trade and Protectionism” by Russell Roberts, according to a book review of the same literature is more than just a book.  The review likewise stated that a book becomes more than just a book when the idea presented within it is …

Robert F. Kennedy was already a man of significant political power in 1963.  In 1961, Kennedy had been elected Attorney General of the United States, serving during the presidency of his brother, John F. Kennedy.  As a powerful man in his own right, Robert Kennedy asserted his political influence in …

Introduction Many children develop temporary minor tics as a normal phase of development. But Tourette syndrome, usually with lifelong symptoms, is the most severe in the range of tic disorders. Despite increasing public and professional awareness, this tormenting disorder is still unfamiliar to many persons, and its bizarre symptoms are …

            The “Cave Man Diet” diet is usually referred to as the “Paleolithic Diet” referring to the Paleolithic or Stone Age era. It is also referred to as the “Stone Age Diet”, or the “Hunter-Gatherer Diet”. According to Eaton, the caveman diet has been around since at least the mid …