Essays on My Childhood

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Introduction As a child, the mind is easily in awe and wonder about the simplest or most basic experiences. Experts argue that this may be the case because children’s brains are wired differently compared to when they grow up as adults. When children grow up, their brain physiology and chemistry change so as to accommodate other sections of the brain that are necessary for adulthood. Consequently, individual loses her child-like wonder when experiencing ordinary events as an adult. Therefore, childhood is a time when the brain focuses on allowing the child to develop by ...

a) Elements of Ecology In “Kampung Boy”, the author has portrayed an intrinsic biography of a Muslim boy born in Kampong in Perak. How the young boy grows up in rural Malaysia is explained in a vivid fashion, from which the reader is able to draw various inferences on ecological factors and their influence on childhood. The Bronfenbrenner’s Ecological System Model analyses the child development paradigm in a framework of simple yet meaningful relationships with environment. The essay focuses on how these elements have been embedded in the childhood of the Kampung Boy.

The Microsystem

Urie Bronfenbrenner has identified microsystem ...

Every person lives through the moment when they leave their childhood and have to enter the world of adulthood. For me, it was a transition when I graduated from high school and started going to a university that was in another city. I knew that it was a time when I leave my parents’ house and it is very likely that there is no return. For me a period of childhood is usually associated with staying with your family, so now when I come back to visit my parents I sometimes feel that I am back to being a ...

My choice of interior design as a career was informed by many reasons that build up along my life since childhood. The reasons have economic, social, and emotional foundations. First and foremost, I always derived a lot of fascination from the sight of well-finished houses since my childhood. My mind could easily grasp and retain the details of any building or hotel that my family visited during the holiday. I could often borrow my father's camera to take photos of various internal features whenever we visited new places, a fact that always amused my parents and siblings. The beauty ...

In his book Outliers, Malcolm Gladwell explains how he found that what makes exceptional people so exceptional is has less to do with some unique, personal, and individual characteristic that they are born with and much more to do with where they are from as well as the social, cultural, and economic influences that they experienced in life. Although Gladwell’s focus was on people’s psychology, his findings are also true of people’s food choices, dietary practices and eating habits. A comparison of the dietary choices and behaviors of a friend and myself is illustrative of this ...

Biography

I can describe myself as a highly accomplished entrepreneur. I have gained a great deal of experience in business startup, growth, as well as, exit. So far, I have been a Chief Executive Officer in three companies and my role in contributing to their success cannot go unrecognized. I started my career by establishing my biotechnology company, Volentix Pharmaceuticals. Starting this company was stimulating, exciting, and frightening at the same time. Nonetheless, this company did not operate for a long time due to some difficulties and hardships, but I did not lose hope. I learned a lot from this ...

The United States has the diverse culture where people from different ethnic, social and racial backgrounds have developed the interactive pattern on their daily routines. Since I have moved to the United States to persuade my studies and career, I have been an interacting number of group members every day. However, everyone makes use of English as his or her main course language to interact on a daily basis. I look back my childhood memories where I was taught English in the classrooms, and I read some books and stories that told about the American culture (Sedaris). Moreover, I ...

HISTORY

During childhood, I remember playing, but I do not think that I was as playful as children who were similar in age. As a person whose background includes a large family, I vividly recall taking care of my younger siblings. Thus, at a young age, I already had responsibilities, unlike many children who grow up without many family obligations. However, this fact does not mean that I did not play at all. My remote memories are filled with fond recollections of playing in the park. Much of my activities there were very joyous, and time seemed to pass by ...

I have not always been an outspoken individual in my entire life. Growing up, life was not completely favourable as one would deem for a child a fact that would eventually change my attitude and approach towards life. In essence, not everyone in my family went along with my perceptions leaving me to feel like an outsider. More specifically, my parents and siblings did not find my sense and choice of fashion attractive and tenable seeing as I hated shaving my hair and adorned bracelets and loved any clothing that resonated with rock music. In essence, my fashion sense ...

Abstract

My motor skills developed on time, although my motor coordination is still not very good. My physical development is in line with normal course of development of a person. I have sustained healthy weight throughout my childhood and adolescence, and my height and weight started growing rapidly during puberty that started at the age of 11. My height and weight during puberty were different from my peers, which made me feel self-conscious and lowered my self-esteem. Puberty was also marked with emotional and behavioral changes that affect many adolescents. I have completed Piaget’s stages of development on time ...

(Retelling the original story ‘My old Home’ by Lu Xun using Jun-tu’s perspective) This year the winter is back again with a whole new version of snowstorm made from the snow and memories of the good old days. The New Year eve is approaching and I am still worried to get a grasp of some steady money resource for ensuring a full meal for my family of seven, including myself. Suddenly, my fifth, Shui-sheng came running to me and asked if he was going out with me. “You and I will be going to visit my master Hsun’ ...

Abstract

The work is devoted to the gender role development. The purpose of paper was to study theories associated with gender stereotypes, introduce practical surveys and prove that the childhood is influenced by gender stereotypes. It considers Albert Bandura's Gender Role development theory, gender stereotypes, gender identity, gender-typed behaviors and provides real-life examples. The paper reveals that gender stereotypes are popular in modern society despite the fact they were absent earlier. The first idea is that children experience prejudices about "male" and "female" behavior since early childhood. Then, Albert Bandura suggests that people behave in a certain way because they ...

I first met Mrs. Mangala Deshmukh when my mother, who was her father’s colleague, took us to her place after we were invited for dinner. I had never visited an Indian family before that and Mrs. Deshmukh warmly welcomed us with an offering of the signature Indian beverage called the Lassi. ‘A perfect drink for a gorgeous summer time’, Mrs. Deshmukh said. She loved and cherished the summer season as it brought back to her the fond childhood memories of summer vacations. ‘Vacations were an interesting part of my childhood’, she said. ‘A chance to experience the complete ...

Personal Ethics

There is absolutely no doubt for me that any contemporary society requires ethical values to be observed by everyone. These values are necessary because they would serve to regulate the relationship between people and set some particular rules of accepted behavior. Besides, basic universal values are already spread all over the world. Living in a society we are all interdependent. If I can rely on people around me, I am able to move forward without any feeling of fear or suspicion. Moreover, I am able to learn from these people how to be consistent, I learn what it means ...

In life, it is not always easy to identify oneself with a particular quality or features. Despite this fact, it is easier to count on oneself than counting on the other. This is contrary to the fact that knowing yourself is one of the toughest things in this society. However, despite the difficulty in characterizing myself, I have been able to identify pertinent features that have made me who I am. Wait a minute!! These features not only portray me as a person with positive personality but also brings out the negative side of me. This is sometimes referred to as being ...

I was born an innocent and harmless baby without any knowledge of what the world had in store for me. Raised in a dairy farm, I learned working in the farm at a tender age since my parents would go with me to the farm. At the age of eight, I was able to do simple activities in the farm. This was a result of exposure to farm work because everyone else concentrated on it therefore I had to adapt to the prevailing environment. At this age, I worked in the farm naively with my parents. Jean Rousseau, a great French philosopher who ...

“I am no bird: and no net ensnares me: I am a free human being with an independent will” is a quote by Charlote Bronte in her novel Jane Eyre. When I first read it, I realized that I have been striving to achieve my goals and heartfelt desires my whole life. When choosing the path and direction of my future, I have often incorporated my goals and childhood dreams in my studies and my work. I have not left any gaping opportunities for anyone to compromise my will and desire to attain a fulfilled life in terms of career and ...

There are many instances in my life wherein I ask myself the question “How did I live?” I cannot remember my childhood too much. All I can remember is that I suddenly became a conscious being—able to see, hear, feel, and basically observe everything in my surrounding. I grew up as a toddler, then a few years later, as a child. Of course I had a lot of realizations when I was a child. Childhood, for me, is the age of enlightenment. I do not know what childhood is for others or how they see or treasure it, but I am pretty ...

1. Descriptive Essay of a Childhood Memory: One of the most vivid memories from my childhood was the experience of reading The Adventures of Tom Sawyer for the first time. This was the first novel that I can remember reading cover to cover with enthusiasm. The book was filled with humor and adventure. It was written at a fast pace with short chapters. All of these factors were necessary to capture and containing my attention. I remember the day I found that book. I was bored and trolling around the library looking for some thing or another. Looking at the ...

Toward the end of my long journey upon this earth, I wish to be recognized as a person who has achieved all the goals she has ever set in her life. I know pretty well what I need to pay in turn for accomplishing all my dreams, and I am willing to pay the price for realizing each and every dream of mine. I am determined to approach every situation in my life with a lot of enthusiasm and positive attitude. It is my firm belief that hard work never fails, and rightly I would be rewarded for my hard work ...

Personal Reflection on Diversity

My experience in the diversity session opened my eyes to some things about myself that I knew, and yet didn’t know. What I mean by this is that I was consciously aware of some of my biases and also that I recalled some unhappy events that took place during my childhood, but I didn’t understand how those prejudices and experiences affected me in the context of my life and work today. I didn’t think much about them at all, and some I simply ignored. Furthermore, I certainly didn’t consider how they might influence people other ...

Many people prefer to settle with only a practical nursing course, particularly when they are engaged in a full-time job, since finding the money and time for pursuing a professional program is pretty hard for them. But, despite all odds, I am currently again in school, determined to pursue my RN at Jersey College. Already an LPN with three years of practical experience and presently serving in a Nursing Home Rehabilitation Center, I feel it is time I invested my time and money toward adding more knowledge and skills that would keep me in good stead to encounter future challenges in my profession. ...

5 Year Plan after Graduation 1. Summary My life starts in a good way; I was blessed with good father and mother. I have completed my schooling from one of the finest schools in the city. During my childhood, I used to create the electrical items. This paved me the way to choose electrical engineering department. This college is having with the good teachers; they are giving me quality education. Everyone after graduation finds difficult to know about their stable career life. Now, as an engineer I has to create my career plan that should bring light to ...

Having grown up in Russia, and having spent much of my childhood traveling to countries all around Europe (like Spain, Egypt, Turkey, and more), I have been raised to have a very continental, open-minded and free-thinking spirit. While in high school, I gave tennis lessons to children and seniors, which helped me get in touch with my community. At the same time, I became interested in psychology and sociology, and the ways communication can affect others. To that end, I chose to come to the United States in the spring of 2012 to attend East Carolina University, majoring in psychology. ...

I believe in butterflies. They always give people the hope for transformation. Butterflies are living examples that moving from one step to another is possible. Before a butterfly blooms to a beautiful and colourful creature, it was once a caterpillar. It moved from a not so pleasant creature to a wonderful and hopeful butterfly. Its powerful transformation gives women hope that gender justice will come soon. I was born in a society where women are disempowered. During my childhood years, I thought it was normal for women to stay at home, care for the children, cook food for the family and do the laundry. ...

I. Introduction II. Body First, college education is important to me because, since my childhood years, I have always looked up to my professional parents and cousin with successful careers. For instance, my cousin would always sit down with me and talk to me about how college was like for her. She told me through her point of view why college education was important to her. She truly found out who she was and what she was capable of because of her college education. Hearing this inspires me to graduate from college. Without them I wouldn't be ...

There are various moments when I became heightened agent. At my childhood, there were various dress-code dynamics that influenced the children in society. There were new trends of dress code that influenced many youths to change their dress code, but I remained attached to the traditional was of dress code. In fact, I focused on the dress code that conformed to my traditions and religion. The dress code on this perspective entails dressing in the official clothes and official shoes. During the time of changes, there was a move for women to dress on short skirts and trousers. Such dress ...

In the history of one’s adolescence, there is probably no more complicated and demanding question than the one about one’s choice of profession and career plans. Parents ask their children from an early age, what they would like to do and whom they would to be when they grow up. Usually, parents are trying to prepare children for what they think would be the best for them. It does not mean that parents do not want their children to follow their dreams; they just try to adjust children’s dreams to the limitations of reality – competitive nature ...

Interview with an Older Adult

Interviewer: Please tell me about your childhood, family and school life. Michael: Son, My name is Michael and I was born in New York in the year 1949. The journey from my childhood until the day today is very long, but to me it seems like a blink of an eye. I lost my father when I was around five years old, and I have mixed feeling about my childhood. As a kid, I was always fond of breaking my toys in a curiosity to know what was inside it. In my childhood, I had many friends and most of our ...

Connection to Play Experiences

Introduction In putting the different development theories on a table, it could be understood how one works, how one differs from the other, what brought to its existence and to whose theory can you relate your development most. With regards to my play experiences, I find I can relate to Erik Erikson and his theory called the “Theory of Psychosocial Development,” because it is the most accurate in explaining how my play experiences helped me develop into who I am today. David Shaffer gives a brief discussion of Erikson and this theory in his book, entitled, “Social and Personal Development,” ...

Certain aspects in my life have molded my spirituality. The bible in the book of Proverbs Chapter twenty-seven verse number seventeen elaborates that iron sharpens iron as one man sharpens another (Proverbs 27:17).In essence, the interaction with my grandmother in life has given me a new attitude towards people in the society. My grandmother has imparted her compassion and humility in my life. The faith that I have has been influenced by my physical and mental well-being. Currently I am pursuing my nursing degree at a private Catholic university. My personal growth and accomplishments gives me hope and aspiration amidst a ...

Identity, Sense of Belonging and Sense of Place

Introduction The concept of place has primarily geographic connotations, as people tend to associate place with a specific location on the surface of the Earth, detectable on a map. Nevertheless, when thinking of place there are also symbolical values associated with this concept, entrenched in one’s memory, nostalgic recollections of past events or landmarks. These values and memories are reflected, through emotions and feelings about a place, and this creates the sense of place. The sense of place defines who we are and contributes to understanding our individualities. As we have different perceptions regarding our sense of place, we acknowledge ...

Learning is a process that varies with time, age and environment. As a young child there are many things that one can learn from the elder members of the society, many people have had the misconception that learning only takes place in the school set up but this is just one of the learning environment. The family environment is the first environment a child is introduced to, which becomes the first learning environment. Lessons learnt in the childhood period play a key role in the development of a child; one grows with these lessons even into adulthood. Lessons learnt in the childhood period form ...

Learning is a continuous process in human development with each development stage being characterized by different learning aspects. In the early childhood stages, the learning approach used is very important since it influences other stages such as the adulthood learning stage. Childhood development serves as a foundation to human growth; a number of factors, which include the social background the child, grow in, and the environment affect childhood learning. Children are most likely to learn from the people around them and are likely to imitate what they do and how they talk. Children learn the language they hear and their behavior, in ...

Introduction Conditioning refers to the process whereby predictable response is made from neurological patterns that have been established through reinforcement. Classical conditioning also called Pavlovian conditioning is one of the most influential conditional theories in Psychology (Bergin &Bergin, 2012). It was put forward by the Russian physiologist Ivan Pavlov in the 20th century. It is based on the association between environmental stimulus and unlearned or naturally occurring stimulus. Classical conditioning can be used to explain my childhood fear for people dressed in nursing gear. There are four basic components of classical conditioning namely; unconditioned stimulus, unconditioned response, conditioned stimulus ...

The two life events that had a significantly positive impact on my life include moving away from Texas as a 13 year-old, and the birth of my first born daughter. I had lived with my single mum for a very long time until met my step dad. Since that moment, I became rebellious and became involved with the wrong group of people. I almost got killed while these groups. My grandparents were very supportive, and they let me move with them to Texas. While there, I felt like I had a new life to make something of my life and to make my ...

The artist

Christian Paul Kunsch was born in Hagen in the North German state of Westphalia. He is primarily a husband and father but is also a photographer and Taoist for good measure, also describing himself as ‘European’ on his website. His work which is chiefly in black and white is basically inspired by the work of Bernard Plossu, Francoise Nunez, Henri Cartier Bresson and Lucien Herve. However he claims other influences such as the music of Radiohead, Thom Yorke and Max Richter. Another source of inspiration is Wim Wenders, the film director whose movie, ‘Wings of Desire’ is an important part of ...

Infants and young children get emotionally attached to their parents or caregivers, at least this can be said about all children. There is some kind of feelings and attitudes that they develop towards the people they first get accustomed to from the moment they are born. Having this kind of perspective, it means that this is a natural thing to happen. Just like all these children, I can attest to that fact. In my memory lie some experiences from my childhood that confirm this fact. There were times when I felt like I belonged and was loved and pampered so ...

The artist

Christian Paul Kunsch was born in Hagen in the North German state of Westphalia. He is primarily a husband and father but is also a photographer and Taoist for good measure, also describing himself as ‘European’ on his website. His work which is chiefly in black and white is basically inspired by the work of Bernard Plossu, Francoise Nunez, Henri Cartier Bresson and Lucien Herve. However he claims other influences such as the music of Radiohead, Thom Yorke and Max Richter. Another source of inspiration is Wim Wenders, the film director whose movie, ‘Wings of Desire’ is an important part of ...

While accidents may appear a normal ingredient of everyday life, the ones we experience as kids remain stuck on our memories. Perhaps this is because the mind of a child, young and tender as it is, has not fully developed to the extent of withstanding bloody scenes. So funny is human nature that after a few years, the grotesque memories are erased and just vivid images of the ugly scenes remain. Sooner than one can realize, they perceive the erstwhile horror scenes as normal negatives of life. As such, the impression changes greatly. This essay endeavors to explain the differences in impression ...

Life is a journey that is marked with challenges, and obstacles, but one should strive overcoming them at whatever cost. We are born and raised in different environments; an aspect that defines and shapes our personality, behavior and identity in life. Based on the challenges one goes through in life, we tend to develop, and subscribe to certain philosophies, which define, and shape our thinking, and I am not an exemption. My past life was marked with numerous challenges because I was born, and raised by a single parent (mother) in my home country; Kenya. Life was hard because my mother ...

Reading

Reflection of Childhood Literacy Experience In deed, everyone who undergoes formal education has to pursue it systematically. Meaning, they pass through the kindergarten, then elementary, high school then proceed to the university. As an educated person, I am one of the people who were privileged to pass through the hands of well trained teachers. I categorically remember exactly what happened during my childhood. Of course, it one of the most interesting times in my school life. Having been committed to their work, my teachers dedicated their time to offer us the best services we deserved at the time. ...

If I could change any major agent of socialization in my upbringing, it could be mass media. The mass media is an impersonal communication that is aimed at a large number of audiences using technology to spread massive information. During my childhood development, I loved playing violent video games so much that I would even compromise having my meals. I spent a lot of time playing these games to the extent that I could go to schools at times without doing my homework. I developed much interest in these games and occasionally played with toy guns with my friends in ...

Music has been a big part of my life; I can easily track the stages of my life through the musical tastes and environments that were around me. Looking back at my childhood, my adolescence, and on through my adult life, there have been a variety of artists and songs that have helped define these life experiences. Since music is such an integral part of popular culture, we can link our experiences to the music we were playing at the time to give ourselves common cultural ground. The music I listened to throughout the various stages of my life say important ...

Admission Essay

As an individual, I am shaped by my life experiences; everything I have been through shapes me into what I am today. In that way, I have been forged from struggle and discomfort; growing up in Sierra Leone (a small country in West Africa), my childhood was filled with conflict and corruption - ever since the Civil War which broke out in the 1990s, one borne of socioeconomic issues that left almost all of us beggars, and government corruption which ensured that no one was listening to our problems, the people of my country were (and continue to be) destitute, ...

I was brought to life twenty one years ago and have been raised and nurtured by my loving parents. Throughout my life I’ve undergone many experiences which have taught me peculiar ways of resolving conflicts. In my childhood period, I was a spunky playful kid who was determined in whatever he committed himself into. As a result of my playful character, I had a lot of friends in the neighborhood. Many of these were my peers who loved to play with me or some of whom we went to school together. Besides participating in a lot of childhood games I was also ...

My childhood was the best time of my life; I had so much fun during those days, since I had the whole time to just be myself. I would play with all of my friends, since I loved being around them and they had fun with me. I also did not have a lot of schoolwork, since I did not need to know much by that point; I could just dedicate more time to playing and having fun. I was still innocent during that time; everyone was nice to me, and I felt like I had more best friends than ...

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During childhood, we all dream of what we want to become when we grow up, or what we want to do in the future. I remember my childhood dreams far too well, and back then if somebody asked me what my dreams were, my typical answer would be that I wanted to become a bank owner, businessman, doctor or pilot. There were many other things that I dreamed of becoming or doing. In fact, whenever I saw something new, something interesting, I would dream of becoming like that or getting it. However, for me, merely having dreams was never enough; ...

Chapter I

The stereotypes and micro-aggressions suffered by a Black woman in a toxic workplace leads to deleterious effects. The effects reported here include oppression, shame, and isolation. Internalizing these feelings of isolation systematically caused the body, mind, and spirit to suffer physiologically and psychologically. The overall strategy is termed disconnection; this concept is reinforced by the “power over” (Jordan, 2010) by a dominant group who wantonly exercise shame and isolation to discourage mutually empowerment relationships (Jordan, 2010, p. 105). This Black woman is me. The terms Black and African American are used interchangeably. It is my preference to identify with the Black ...

Chapter I

The stereotypes and micro-aggressions suffered by a Black woman in a toxic workplace leads to deleterious effects. The effects reported here include oppression, shame, and isolation. Internalizing these feelings of isolation systematically caused the body, mind, and spirit to suffer physiologically and psychologically. The overall strategy is termed disconnection; this concept is reinforced by the “power over” (Jordan, 2010) by a dominant group who wantonly exercise shame and isolation to discourage mutually empowerment relationships (Jordan, 2010, p. 105). This Black woman is me. The terms Black and African American are used interchangeably. It is my preference to identify with the Black ...

My Early Life

I am originally from the UAE (United Arab Emirates). When I was a child, my parents decided to migrate to Canada. We lived there for over 10 years. We eventually left our house in Canada after my parents decided to go back to the UAE once again, for good perhaps. I have lived in two countries so far. The native language in UAE is Arabic while the ones in Canada are English and French. Through my years of stay in UAE and Canada, I have learned how to understand and fluently speak their respective native languages—now that is a total ...

1. Who am I? The question looks so easy, but I was confused how to answer it. Who am I? I remember my classmate said ‘I am who I am’. I think the answer is very interesting and reasonable. We all think we know ourselves very well; however, I believe that is not exactly true. We always represent someone else, someone different than us. Imagine that you are a salesman at a shopping mall. Can you really be yourself at work? I think the answer is no, because you have to be the person who makes the customers happy. ...

Personal Statement

I have always been fascinated with the admiration of studying business since my childhood. As I look back into my life, it has been immensely stimulating, driven to business with many challenges and opportunities that my parents faced. Since I was young I would see my parents working hard in the field of business so as to provide for me and my other siblings. These experiences in real life have incredibly influenced my life including the choices I make, my thoughts, and goals that I intend to achieve. Perhaps, the most tremendous experience that has made me choose business ...

Introduction

The newspaper is among the most efficient ways of conveying product information to customers. Other methods of conveying information include magazines, radio, direct mail (out door advertising), and digital media like websites, text messages and blogs. A part from advertising to boost sales, the newspaper can also be used to assure shareholders and employees that that the company is successful. Another non commercial function of the newspaper is spreading of propaganda. Newspapers also help in reaching various groups like religious organizations, interested groups as well as government urgencies. However, this article is going to focus on the commercial role ...

Reflection Paper

Since my childhood I have been having problems with listening in that when my mother send me to buy a lot of items from the shop, I ended up forgetting others, the reason being I did not listen properly and in high school the problem was the same. In high school, I have been experiencing poor performance during exams in English subject because of my poor listening skills especially during English lessons. I joined this university where I am studying Interpersonal and Communication Studies and I still experience problems in listening especially during presentations. This has even made me perform ...

Friends! Everyone needs friends. Friends are an important part of our life. Without friends, life can be pretty lonely. Friends come in all shapes and sizes. You might have a tall friend or a fat friend, or maybe a hilarious friend or a supportive friend. I’ve had my fair share of friends too. I’ve had big friends and small ones. I’ve learned a lot from my friends, and many a time they have entertained me too. Our friends are supposed to walk beside us, and my friends have always been my side, stashed in my school bag, or tucked under my arm. ...

Childhood Memory

My childhood was full of fun times and joy. I grew up in a family of two siblings. My father was a sports event organizer and was part of the organizing team of almost every sports event in the United States back in the 1990s. This meant he travelled around the country very often. Our family therefore, spent a lot of time travelling, especially when my elder brother, Jake, was on holiday. The frequent travels around the country and once in a while around the world made me develop an interest in travelling and sports. At the age of only four, I had ...

Introduction

Szostak (2003) defines world view as an individual’s frame work of ideas and beliefs through which the individuals interacts with the world, and the perception that the individuals has about the world. My world view was shaped during my early childhood days. I grew up in a poor background in Chicago, where my parents were store workers in a local supermarket. My early life was thus coupled with problems of childhood which included lack of decent meals and shelter. To add to the endless list, my parents were in constant wrangles. Later my father passed away after being shot down ...

THE PERSON WHHO CHANGED MY LIFE

Individual development revolves around but is not limited to search for inner peace and harmony. It also extends to search for self-fulfilment, calmness, peace of mind, and self-actualisation. However, the top goal of any individual in life is to develop a positive personality. The people whom we share most of our lives have a significant impact in shaping our personality. Over the past years, many people have made me undergo a magnitude of changes. Some have changed me positively while others have made me do things, which are not correct. All in the entire person who has profoundly changed my life is ...

Never judge culture by one man and never judge a man by popular culture.

- Anonymous

Abstract

In “The Death of the Author,” structuralist thinker Roland Barthes suggested the notion of the author as a distinct identity in the creation and interpretation of a text was a thing of the past. Instead, he preferred the use of the word “scriptor” to refer to the person writing or typing a work for the first time. The ideas in the scriptor's mind would have to travel through his or her semiotic filters to make it to the paper – those filters take the ideas and shape them – for ...