Life Essays

Erving Goffman’s “On Face-work: An Analysis of Ritual Elements of Social Interaction” introduces the concept of face-work to describe the strategies people use to protect their identities during social interactions. Face-work theory is important in studies, offering insight into what happens when people’s identities cause doubts during face-to-face interactions. Since …

The poems “Midnight” and “Purple Bathing Suit” by Louise Glück capture dark moments and thoughts in relationships while somehow making readers laugh, albeit remorsefully. Relationships can be difficult to navigate, and there will be hard times throughout any relationship that people have to work through. Glück’s poems showcase those moments …

Mel Brooks was a comedic producer that was constantly producing movies and films that allowed people to laugh in ways that they had never before. The amount of brilliancy that Mr. Brooks brought to his comedy concerning the films he produced was amazing and this was clearly shown in the …

Funny, twisted, and politically incorrect, Family Guy is an adult animated situation comedy show that consists of parents Peter and Lois, their children Chris, Meg, and Stewie, and their humanized dog Brian. Family Guy is anything but traditional. The show thrives on frustrating the audience’s expectations, using an unorthodox structure …

Shareholder (principals) employ managers (agents) to work for them in turning their dreams into a reality. They transfer the rights of decision making and control of operations to the agents who act in their (principal) best interest. This paper discusses the role of agency theory in curbing agency conflicts between …

I have seen parents asking me, “Is arts really necessary for young children?”. Some believe aesthetic skills are not as important as cognitive, social or language. But watching children will make us believe that it is necessary. We can see children dancing to music, singing rhymes/songs (Swim, Terri Jo 2015). …

In Metaphysics VII, Aristotle marvels and deeply reflects on what change is, and what is fundamental to our world for change to be possible in it. He inquires into the fundamental principles of nature by attempting to describe what happens in a process of change, in hopes of developing a …

Church has been seen in some ways as the place where people come to allow their burdens to be lifted. It has been the place where people are healed and where forgiveness has been found. But, what happens when the church itself is hurt by conflict and sin? Conflict occurs …

Character of God God is pure. Throughout the Bible Adam and Eve disobey God and have to leave the Garden of Eden, and Jesus is born, dies, and is resurrected. There is so much change happening from the beginning to the end of the Bible. However, through all this change …

Throughout the past few weeks, my definition of justice had definitely changed. My definition of justice prior was you do something wrong you get punished or sent away for it. The severity of the punishment was dependent upon the nature of the crime. Although I knew many crimes produce victims, …