Essays on Real Life

Section I

Many students come to class with a grand vision of their future. Personally, I did not come with a vision in handy as I joined. The only thing I hope is to do well in class and sustain a good grade that will steer me to the next level in school. To be able to achieve a quality grade, I have to demonstrate coherence of the topics covered. I took this class, as part of the general requirements as writing was not a pivotal niche in life. I have the tenacity to catapult this condition and perfect my writing to meet the ...

Over all the chapter number, 14 was very interesting and relatively easy to understand than other chapters. It was because of some easy concepts such as mean and variation that we had learnt many times before this, as well. However, the most interesting concept among all the topics discussed in the chapter was about editing the collected data before analyzing it. This was a short topic but still attracted my attention the most. Perhaps, the reason behind this was I felt this was one ...

Reality TV shows refers to a type of television program that portrays real life situations that are melodramatic, unscripted as well as humorous. These shows normally depict real life events using normal people going about their daily activities. This is unlike traditional TV shows that are professionally scripted and uses professional actors. This genre encompasses a variety of television formats of programming. These may include; game shows, surveillance or even quiz shows. The reality show phenomena raise several pertinent questions. This presentation will focus on some of these aspects of reality shows and seek to answer them. The first part ...

Psychology as a science covers a wide area in social science. It studies the mental, mind and emotional issues. Psychology over the years has evolved and various theories explain the changes in behavior and emotions expressed by human beings. The perspectives developed in psychology include cognitive, behaviorism, diversity and culture. Everything in the world revolves around psychology. The fathers of psychology come up with theories that cover and explain the essence of different behaviors and actions.

The theory of behaviorism was founded by Ivan Pavlov who did a research on the behavior of dogs. He did a research on their digestion. The ...

Knowledge Management is an important process which is used for assessing the situation as per the specific and appropriate need. Knowledge Management helps in discovering the relevant information. This information is used appropriately to discover, hare and apply the knowledge that is gathered (Bergeron, 2003).

The sole purpose of knowledge management is to ensure that cost is minimized and that the resource are utilized to its fullest. This helps an organization in assessing its goals and achieving the desired results. The management of the organization makes sure that all the acquired knowledge is assessed. Methods are formed to ...

- Introduction to Relevant Literature

This chapter reviews the literature sources which provide relevant information and data for analyzing the chosen topic of applying the marketing mix in three chosen countries on the examples of three companies: Blizzard Entertainment (US), Rockstar North (UK) and Tencent (China). The main area for the collection of academic sources was marketing, as it is directly connected with the topic. Due to the reason that marketing in computer games is not extensively researched, I reviewed the literature on marketing, game industry and some sources about the three chosen ...

Video Games and Desensitization

Video Games and Desensitization Video Game is an electronic game played by means of images on a video screen and often emphasizing fast action (Merriam-Webster, n.d.). Video games and the associated industry and bloomed and blossomed over the last few decades due to advent in technology and proportional increase in their demand particularly among the young, both males and females. According to the latest stats by Entertainment Software Rating Board, almost 67 percent of US households play video games and the average games spends around eight hours a week playing video games (2010). Moreover, the industry made a staggering and astounding ...

Abstract

I believe that the integration of digital technology in designs is very necessary and cannot be avoided. This is because of its extensive effects on architecture and its general ambiguity. This paper, I believe, will make it possible for individuals and institutions to analyze and decide appropriately on the use of digital prefabrication, as a new technology in the design systems. Although many opinions have been presented with different position statements, the immediacy of proactive consideration on the digital systems is of utmost importance. In this paper, I have explored the relationship between CAD and CAM, computer and production.

Introduction

Digital ...

The global economy and the rapid emergence of technology facilitated the possibility of becoming involved in international or global business operations, generating increased productivity by exploring global resources, but also increasing the rates of criminality. The business environment is directly associated with a prevailing type of crime – the corporate and white-collar crime. Less known by societies throughout the world because in general in has non-violent consequences, corporate and white-collar crime produce victims of fraud, scams, bribery, blackmail throughout the world. However, these types of crimes ...

21movie directed by Robert Luketic is a film based on a true story, and it involves six students trained to become professionals in card counting, by using the knowledge acquired in class, these students takes Vegas casinos for millions ensuing their innumerable winnings. Essentially, for these students to increase their chance of winning the card game Blackjack at Vegas casinos, they basically “count cards” a trick acquired from class (Mezrich 67). Evidently, it is ostensible that this movie has a lot of mathematics involved, the most profound mathematics technique incorporated into this movie is the “counting of cards”, a technique published in the book ...

Abstract

In the pre-colonial era and shortly after the colonial period, border crossing by communities was a common phenomenon and occurrence. The realization of indigenous communities of the presence of an immigrant community amongst them did not come as a shocker to the natives. These immigrant communities moved from one place to another for different reasons. There were those who crossed these borders in search of better lifestyles. There were those who had also been displaced by war activities and, therefore, had to cross these boundaries in search of peaceful settlements. Still, there were those who moved from one boundary to the ...

Capstone Project: Healthcare Administration

Introduction

Capstone project also called culminating project, the capstone experience, senior exhibition, and the likes. It refers to a multifaceted assignment serving as the culminating intellectual and academic experience for students during the final year of the academic course being pursued. It resembles a very great extent a college thesis, but capstone project has a wide variety of forms. The most common feature is the handling of long-term investigative projects culminating in a final presentation, product, or performance. Usually, students are to choose a topic, a social problem or profession of their interests. They conduct researches on subjects selected, maintain a portfolio of the results or ...

1. The main theme of the book is the focus on the central idea that the personal character of a leader is above all positions or power. The book emphasizes that a leader must win its followers by its own virtue. He should be a role model, rather than a forceful person to lead his followers. The personal attributes may vary, but the leader must utilize these to make others obey his command. “Authentic Leader” is a term coined by David Irvine and Jim Reger to define the leader who leads by the strength of his characters.” Is he for real?” is the question ...

Computer games may seem like objects of passing time. They may appear as activities for the bored lot. In fact, they have in several instances been portrayed as bad icons. They have been associated with addictions and time wasting. Non gamers and people who do not realize the content of these games would be surprised at the rich in them. Its content is a society builder. As a matter of fact, gamers that comprehend the extent to which games develop the society look at non-gamers as a myopic lot. A few developers have seen far into the future and beyond the surface ...

- Introduction

Social media has undoubtedly changed the face of the world today. The way people interact is different as a result of the social media that they utilize; the changes in social interaction that have occurred have caused a significant cultural shift in humanity. More and more of the everyday actions that people take is occurring over the internet; today, many of people’s relationships occur online. Unlike the generations that came before, today’s world is full of people who are growing up increasingly isolated, except for connections that they make through the internet.

Of course human ...

Analysis of a news story

On February 7th, 2014, I read an article about an interesting religion phenomenon in China. A lot of temples and Buddhas are built in many places in China to entice tourists, and actually earn huge profits. “The statue helped the park earn more than RMB 1.2 billion ($194 million) in 2013 according to the South China Morning Post.” as it written in the news (Ma, 2014). The temple is a sacred place, where disciples can worship their God. It becomes one of the most scenic places for tourists to visit, and is a profit machine in contemporary society, isn’t ...

The life events and what people go through daily is part of sociology. The process in which individual learn and interact forms the central part of sociology. Life is a journey full of practical sociological phenomena. Human beings have to focus on forming relationship and taking into account other people as they go ahead. Human beings are sociologists based on the process that they go through in life. The socialization process that individuals go through creates a platform for human beings to grow fully in different dimensions (Newman 12). Life is a passage that is full of challenges, and it is within ...

Video games are one of various tools of the entertainment. People, especially kids play video games in their spare time but it has been observed that many kids are addicted of playing video games and eve overlook other things including their study. Various incidents suggest that video games negatively affect the behavior of children. However there is a difference of opinion among people on the issue of video games. Many People complain that video games incite violent behavior in teenagers who spend substantial time in playing video games. It has also been observed that teenagers waste their time and money ...

History of Children’s Literature

In the time when there were no books and not everyone could write and read, mothers and grandmothers were able only to tell their children or grandchildren stories and fairy tales. Even when people became more literate, they did not begin to write down folklore for youngsters. It was Charles Perrault, who collected and published folk tales for children in 1697. However, speaking about folklore, people imagine more often not Charles Perrault, but the Brothers Grimm (Zipers, 2002). They are considered to be the first collectors of both folk and fairy tales. The reason for this is their ...

A lot has been said about violent computer games and its effects. This issue is one of much debated issues in the American society and there is a difference of opinion among different sections of the society. Some find that violent computer games affect teenagers in a negative manner and cause violent tendencies in teenagers. On the other side, there are many people who do not buy this argument and say that violent computer games do not cause violent tendencies in teens and they are merely a tool of entertainment. This paper intends to discuss effects of violent computer games along with ...

Question 1

Chapter 5 explains the consumer’s behavior towards the selection of products to consume. The chapter addresses the factors that influence the consumer decision process. The consumer’s decision depends on the marketing mix psychological needs, social factors as well as the situational factors. The market mix entails the product line and its development policies, price, promotion and distribution of the product at convenient places. The psychological needs constitute the reception of the marketer’s message by the consumer; the motives, perception, learning, lifestyle and attitudes among others. The consumer preference for products is influenced by the social environment ...

Introduction

A lot has said about video games and more especially on the negative effects, they have on children. Video games, just like any technological development have been a pain and a cause of worry among many parents. The thought of their children being addicted to playing video games cause chills among parent who move from one psychiatrist clinic to the other with the hope of finding a solution for the same. However, many more parents encourage and even get video games for their children. Video games have been considered a better alternative for children instead of indulging in other irresponsible behaviours or watching ...

As shown in the previously completed papers, the poem “A Slumber did My Spirit seal contains several aspects of social, feminism, nature and finally the culture industry. The relationship of this piece of poem with the mentioned aspects was explored. However, there are still other elements related to this poem that can be subject to more research in order to understand the poem even better. One specific area of research is how this poem fits with the modern institutional structure of the relationship between man and woman, that is love. From the poem, it emerged that the poet ...

Daniel Day Lewis in the Last of the Mohicans, is pointed to as one of the great method actors of our time. He totally immersed himself in the role actually killing and skinning his own food, learning the crafts of the Mohican tribe, and carrying a rifle with him everywhere during the shoot. Before the filming ever began he lived for six months in the woods and continued to do so throughout the shoot. By believing he was the character he was portraying, he convinced the audience as well as his co-stars who also gave more realistic and believable performances. ...

Response to the Movie “We are Wizards”

The movie “We are Wizards” is a documentary film that portrays how the renowned Harry Potter series influenced the American youth. It shows that the franchise of J.K. Rowling’s movie has spawned movies and books, but also a lot of genres of creativity such as musical bands. The fans of the series have grown in their creative genres as Harry Potter grows up in his magical world in the movie. Young people, particularly women, were inspired to produce Harry Potter-related blogs, images, and other forms of art. Although the novel has great impact upon the American society and yields ...

Prevention is better than cure a wise say goes. This is what researchers in this article opt to pass across to the people. They spent time researching on parent’s decisions on their children’s immunization. Research methodology used here is quantitative research; this is seen by the use of numerical data in providing information about the number of people with their opinions. Quantitative approach has also been employed, and it is evident in the procedures of data collection. The use of tables, calculation, numerical and focus groups proves that the quantitative research approach was employed.

Research is regarded as ...

- Evaluate personal values and paradigms around body decoration and physical beauty - Investigate how physical appearance affects definitions of identity and belonging - Analyze values and belief systems of physical appearance across cultures, sub-cultures and generations Artifact: People Watching in the street and the reflection about how my personal values and beliefs influence the way I dress.

This assignment made me realize how I judge people by the way they dress. I chose to analyze three women of different age and styles. Each of them was different and unique in many ways. I tried to ...

Introduction

The problems in education system, which include the differences in knowledge and wisdom, affect the education system. Other issues such Christian teachings about abortion and the same sex marriage factored in education system brings religious differences into the education system. Other problems such as personality differences and hungry for power undermine the education system. Such problems in education system need a strategic way of addressing them.

Solving a problem while still in the system is better as the person can give out opinions on how to address the issue and the education system can take into consideration those opinions. Another strategy ...

The two movies have different ways to convey the interest of the viewers. The concept revealed in the movie, “Innocent Voice” (Voces Inocentes) is about poverty that surround in the country during civil war. It imprisoned the humanistic side of war through the eyes of children. The movie is set in a fictional and remote village that is comparable to the real life town of Cuzcatazingo, El Salvador; a real life event describes the political, social, and military combats that happened in El Salvador during the civil war in 1980s. The movie, “Do the Right Thing” probably caused a real ...

It is largely argued that education is the key to personal success in diverse areas. Whereas most people have access to education, going through the higher levels in education still remain a dream for many. I have always had a desire to work my way through in all levels of education, through working hard and achieving the best results. In fact, in my entire academic journey, this has been one of the motivating factors to always push on and perhaps be among the best scholars. It is because of this desire that has triggered my ambition to enroll in the MBA ...

Horror movies have become extremely popular. The main question is why people enjoy being scared and disgusted while seeing monsters and serial killers. During the last thirty years, the horror genre has gained a lot of attention even among academics. It has been researched in sociological and cultural way but also as a psychological phenomenon.

"An Introduction to the American Horror Film" by the film critic Robin Wood was published in 1979 and the horror genre was studied within psychoanalytic theory. Horror movies were thought to be a metaphor for an oppressed society: the monster represented the marginalized, "Frankenstein symbolized ...

People subscribe to social networking media as it helps them widen their networks as well as reconnect with loved ones and friends. Considering sites such as Multiply, Bebo, Twitter, and Facebook, among others, are readily available on the Internet, the lure to try and check what these sites offer is so high. While these networking sites aid in providing meaningful social relationships with other people, teenagers are also exposed to the dangers the networking media brings. Exposing teenagers to social networking media such as Facebook opens the doorway for them to experience emotional and mental stresses, cyber bullying, online ...

Fictional crime shows and real crime shows share some similarities as well differences. For example, both shows attempt to unlock the mystery of crime scenes in a logical and systematic manner. Nevertheless, fictional crime shows also differ significantly from real crime shows. The differences arise in terms of the tools used for investigation, and the period required to solve the issues under investigation.

A good example of a real crime show is First 48. In season 10, episode 6, the detectives attempt to resolve the murder of a 28-year-old man stabbed to death while working in a smoke shop. In order to resolve ...

I have read so much about the struggle of the idea with form that at one point, I simply could not restrain myself. Why is there such vitality in this topic? It is appropriate to recall Socrates with his definition of concepts and Parmenides with his opinions, but the most basic - look at ourselves, what we like is not the essence of which lies in the form of an idea? What is more important? Why? For what? For whom? What for? At different times philosophers have tried to define the essence of art, to understand what it is. ...

Animation is not truthful; in fact it can be summed up as a deceptive way of entertaining people. This is so because it is generally a rapid sequence of purely still images put together in order to give an illusion of movement. It is a human creation that can even be seen as a trick that eyes play on an individual but gets some form of interpretation in the human mind. It is important to understand it from this perspective otherwise comparing and contrasting American animation and Japanese animation also known as anime will not make sense at all. Both of them are ...

Question 16

Dear Kales, I guess you are aware of what took place in Mr. Wrights household. Minnie is apprehended for being among the suspects of Wright's murder. Why, I doubt this should be the situation! It was yesterday that I and Mrs. Peters went to the house for some things that Mrs. Wright wanted. You will be shocked of what was discovered! My husband, county attorney and sheriff accompanied us. Lewis explained when he discovered Wright's death. All of them looked for evidence around the house, but we stayed with Mrs. Peters in the kitchen. It is ...

Introduction

a) My first and most important strength is that am deliberative. This shows that am careful and very aware of the risks. I can easily access the risks and easily reduce them. I usually face life with a certain reserve in life. This implies that I can plan ahead in order to in order to define what is going to happen in future. Personal matters are really conserved and friends are selected cautiously.Another, strength is that am consistent. I don’t decide in any persons favor and hence I treat all people alike. Am always against people who get some special ...

D – I am an avid member of a group tasked to design a feasible start up business challenge within the budget of $250,000 for the first year. Our group agreed unanimously on 4 March 2013 that we launch a company called ‘Serve a Mate – SAM.’ The company specializes in selling fast food and beverages, and specifically targets to serve workers in the following industries; manufacturing, building and construction, transport & logistics, festival and events. After holding a debate during long hours of brainstorming, we agreed on the logistics of how the business would be operated. We settled to have in ...

Summary: “The Loss of the Creature” by Walker Percy

Walker Percy was a proficient and renowned writer who contributed in the development of classical literature. He wrote numerous novels and books, which borrowed from philosophy and semiotics disciplines. His literature work remains relevant until today because it aims at understand human lifestyle from an existential and faith based perspective.

In the article “The Loss of the Creature”, the author provides a clear overview on how a tourist and a student strive to internalize knowledge and experience from an experts/planner point of view. The essay is divided into two parts with each part using a different approach in expounding this subject. The first ...

Science has permeated several aspects of people’s lives. Every little thing uses one scientific principle or the other. Therefore, science does not exist in a vacuum. This paper focuses on Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) technology as one area of science. Apart from exploring how DNA got discovered and how this technology can be applied in the real world, the paper also focuses on the influence philosophy has had on the contextual development of DNA technology. It will be worth noting that DNA technology is quickly taking center stage in various aspects of our lives. As with other modern advances, DNA ...

‘A Different Life: Growing Up Learning Disabled and Other Adventures’ is a highly acclaimed book written by Quinn Bradlee and Jeff Himmelman. Quinn bradlee shares experiences of his personal life in this book. Quinn bradlee is son of sally Quinn, a best seller writer and Ben bradlee, a Washington post executive editor. This paper discusses the book, A Different Life: Growing Up Learning Disabled and Other Adventures’ and talks about related aspects of the book.

Quinn shares how he came in this world with a hole in his heart and he had to undergo a number of surgeries when he was just three ...

Every organization fosters its own leaders, each with individual leadership styles. According to Kurt Lewin, these leadership styles could be classified into three categories, of which the best is considered to be the democratic style. Even if there are leaders that come very close to one of the three styles identified by Lewin, I believe that some leaders could be combining the styles or slightly deviating from them in their work. This paper aims to explore my past experience in order to indentify a real life case of leadership and compare it to one of the leadership styles formulated by ...

INTRODUCTION

In the context of educating 4th grade students, various learning theories exist. Two major theories are known as Constructionism theory and Learning-For-Use (LFU) theory which are discussed in this paper. The main purpose of this paper is to Apply constructionism and LFU theories to teach 4th grade student how to draw a house through using logo program.

CONSTRUCTIONISM

The concept of a learning framework is slightly new in the perspective of instructional drawing. The dynamic involvement of the students in the learning process has turned out to be the foundation for new guidelines for learning theories. According to constructionism learning theory, knowledge ...

1. Comparing the two sculptures, a lot of similarities appear considering the aspects of classical art. Some of the similarities includes: a. Both are in human form and are used to explain a certain aspect of classical art. b. Both depict people who are believed to have had supernatural aspects and powers (bronze stature depicts a Greek god while the Laocoon depicts of a priest who attempted to destroy a holy sculpture and was subjected to torture by the gods). c. Both communicate a lot about beauty of human body and do not attempt to hide any part of the human body. ...

Sometimes, it only takes one great act in history, or one great story for a hero to emerge. Such is the case with the Greek story Iliad, and the historical events in Jerusalem during the time of the crusades. To say that the heroes of these stories do not have anything in common, is a denial of the natural order of things. Both have somehow made a stamp in history, and both are touted as heroes, even up to this day.

Achilles is one of the many heroes in the Greek story Iliad. According to the story, he was recruited by Odysseus ...

The assignments allowed all groups to answer questions regarding Concurrency Control and the importance it plays in Database Management. The work was divided well among the group members and each person contributed well. This assignment helped us understand how this type of work is applied. This is basically something that is used to fix conflicts within the system when multiple users are accessing data or maybe even altering it. The concurrency system is made to sort out this data in a way where it will not be harmed by muti-user activities. An application like this is something that can be ...

Each year, parents and students alike often worry about the extremely high costs attached to funding a high-quality education from top-notch and respected colleges and universities. From tuition fees to miscellaneous fees, budgeting is crucial to save money, and secure student future. A part of the miscellaneous fee is the living expenses of a college student, who can be given the choice of staying in campus or commuting at home. Some students opt to stay in the campus residences because they believe that it is much cheaper than commuting back home. For international students, this has been their only option to ...

Trenholm (2008) explains that television can be an important tool for spreading messages from the dominant group in a culture to other groups (305). Now this can be done to households all over the world Messages can be sent about how people should keep their house, what their kitchens should like, and what the receiver (the audience) should wear. All this is being done while the audience thinks the only thing that is happening is entertainment. The messages aren’t sent like a lesson plan that (a) you should wear stilettos to work or (b) all the men in your life should be ...

Part 1: Scientific Method

The goal of using the scientific method is to determine cause and effect (Science Buddies, 2011). Keeping the five steps of the scientific method in mind for solving real world problems can save time and stop panic.

Scenario 1: You arrive home late at night. You walk up to the front door, unlock it, and reach in to turn on the light switch located just inside the front door. The light does not come on! Now what?

The first thing to do comes naturally; ask a question, “Why won’t this work?”

The second step is to gather background ...

Introduction

Most institutions are adopting standards-based assessment as part of the reforms in education. Standards-based assessment refers to determining the performance or outcomes of a student based on pre-determined standards (McMillan, 2008). The first thing in this assessment is setting new and high standards that every student should meet. The next step involves aligning the curriculum to the standards and finally assessing the students to find out if they meet the standards. This reform aims at assessing the students based on a set standard, which each student can meet rather than ranking all students where some students are seen as failures. Standards-based ...

1. The topic of violence in the media is an issue, as presented by the articles and their opposing viewpoints. This is evidenced by the fact that there is no clear cut determination of whether or not violence in real life is tied to media violence. If it were a problem, the debate would involve how to solve violence in the media, and which solution is best. As the discussion is about the role of media in real life violence, this is what makes it an issue. At the same time, the idea of violence itself is considered a problem implicit ...

Introduction

I. Description of Theories Applied II. Application of Social Penetration Theory

B. Application of Economic Aspect of Social Penetration Theory

III. Application of Uncertainty Reduction Theory

A. Virtual Communication and Uncertainty Reduction

B. Benefits of Virtual Interaction and Theoretical Explanation Conclusion

Introduction People tend to interact with the help of various social networks more frequently. USA Today reported that more people entrust the choice of their mates to Internet. Statistics represented in the article showed that 22% of men and 12% of women surveyed experienced “a romantic, sexual or erotic relationship online, even some of ...

Summary

The issue of parents-teachers communication is very crucial in the development of children both academically and socially. The way parents and teachers relate considerably affects the performances of children in school. The performances of children whose parents are always in touch with teachers perform well in academics and other areas. Good parent-teacher relationship promotes a lot to the high self-esteem of children, which makes them to be confident in whatever they do as they grow; leading them to be responsible and industrious people in maturity. It is therefore, obligatory for both parents and teachers to ensure that they set ...

(Name of your Institution) Thesis statement: Computer games do not solely have a bad influence on youth, they can be utilized for good purposes too.

Paragraph 1: Introduction

Paragraph 2: What is computer gaming and how popular is it? Paragraph 3: The three negative aspects of computer games Paragraph 4: Lack of sensation and repetitive Strain Injury or RSI due to computer games Paragraph 5: Obesity, over eating and inactivity due to computer games Paragraph 6: Negative impacts on communal and academic growth Paragraph 7: Negative impact on academic performance Paragraph 8: Negative impact on behavioural ...

Introduction

The Iguana Tree is a story that is set amid the perilous intricacies of illegal border crossings. The book narrates the suspenseful story of Lilia and Hector a couple who separately journey from the home in Mexico in search of employment and a safe home for their young daughter in the United States of America. This harrowing novel by Michael Stone meticulously reviews the obstacles that each of the characters endures in the pursuit of a new life (Stone 12).These obstacles include abominable acts like rape and murder in addition to manipulation at the perilous start of the border crossing. Further into ...

Wolf of Wall Street is an American black comedy movie based on Jordan Belfort. It is directed by Martin Scorsese, and the screenplay is written by Terence Winter. It was released on 25th December 2013 a film based on the true story of Jordan Belfort. Jordan is portrayed as wealthy stock-broker who lives large, spends a lot of money, and lives an exceedingly high life, until he falls due to involvement in corruption, crime, and federal government. It is a very funny and entertaining movie that features other characters including; Margot Robbie, Jonah Hill, Matthew Mc Conaughey, Rob Reiner, Kyler Chandler, John ...

Introduction

The topic about how a violent video game causes a violent behaviour among children has been a complex and controversial subject in the society. This is because there have been a number of reports where children who are addicted to violent video to have a sudden outburst of anger towards others. Therefore, it became a political topic for years since the 1970s. There have been numerous researches that have been conducted by various people in the world to find out if the violent video games are causing the children to have violent behaviours. There have been conflicting reports about this matter in that a person will ...

‘Instructor’s name’

‘Subject’ Literary analysis of A Doll’s House by Henrik Ibsen As Meyer says, A Doll’s House is a play about, “the need of every individual to find out the kind of person he or she really is and to strive to become that person”. The play revolves around the life of the protagonist Nora, who breaks away from the shackles imposed on her by the gender roles devised by the patriarchal society, and sets out to discover her true potential as an individual. The play fits the genre of a social tragedy, whereby the protagonist falls prey ...

In life, we have to pass through challenges and obstacles that lead us to our destiny. Appearance is not based on reality all the time, what we see on the outside does not necessarily have to portray what is inside of someone. Also, sometimes illusions and acting in an unconscious way can make us not reach our destiny or may delay it. In the case of Gulliver, he tries to chase his destiny when he quits his job, and sets a journey to the sea. He comes with many experiences that change his life and also, in the end he ...

Introduction

George Bernard Shaw is one of the most notable playwrights in history because of his ingenious and though-provoking plays. Shaw’s works are influential because they urge people to ask the difficult questions. Many people may disagree with Shaw’s views, specifically those that he writes in his plays but through his works, he helps people think about society and life. By Shaw’s criteria, we can call him a gentleman playwright because according to him, “A gentleman is one who puts more into the world than he takes out.” By sharing his ingénue with the world through his ...