Life Essays

Past research suggests that women and men alike perceive feminism and romance to be in conflict (Rudman and Fairchild, Psychol Women Q, 31:125–136, 2007). A survey of US undergraduates (N=242) and an online survey of older US adults (N=289) examined the accuracy of this perception. Using self-reported feminism and perceived …

In most art of art history, the sculpture of David is based on a biblical story most known as “David vs Goliath” in the book of Samuel. The story of David is about a young shepherd boy from a family of soldiers fighting against a strong giant from an opposing …

Knowledge is defined as information that can be obtained from a person or can be applied to an idea through experience. Quality is how we value an idea in terms of accuracy. The prescribed title provides a claim to discuss whether this claim is true. The claim “quality of knowledge” …

Using sociologist John Alan Lee’s love styles (refer to pages 261- 263 of Intimate Relationships, and pay special attention to Table 8.7 ‘Styles of Loving’ found on the top of page 262) from chapter eight of ‘Intimate Relationships’, what is the predominant love style for most of the characters presented …

There are many benefits of private schools, but there are many drawbacks as well. The main drawback is the lack of allowance of self-expression and individualism. We cannot allow private schools to limit the self-expression that students have. There needs to be a change to allow students to be individuals …

The Cinderella story is a story that is well known around the world. While the Cinderella story has been generalized to be about a mistreated stepdaughter who becomes a princess these stories reflect the culture of each country they are set in. Cinderella is a story that tells us how …

Are humans good or bad? It’s a question that has repeatedly been asked throughout humanity. For thousands of years, philosophers have debated whether people have a basically good nature that is corrupted by society, or a basically bad nature that is kept in check by society. Different cultures and fields …

In “Vultures”, Chinua Achebe discusses about the good and the bad. For example, “cold telescopic eyes…” This imagery makes me feel that the vultures are heartless. It is like they are robots. They don’t sense the emotions on their surroundings. At the end, Achebe adds ellipsis, which provides the viewers …

I believe in the above quote, and I also believe that I can learn and possess the ability to obtain skills in my life. I see myself as a proactive and curious and competitive student. What we like should always be in the congruity with what we choose and that …

We all have a childhood memory of being taken to the zoo or an aquarium as a child, these memories hold much value in our hearts. But what if as children we understood that zoos were just institutions that held animals captive in order for our amusement and our parent’s …