Essays on World Today

My fascination with the intricate puzzles of global finance, burgeoning in the international business world today, truly sparked and unfolded when I traveled to England. This opportunity afforded me pause to better understand how business principles, theories, and practice come together in all sorts of ways. Nowadays the issues of politics, business, and economics are being intently discussed, and are ubiquitous as ever in the world today. Oddly enough, I would love to more deeply be a part of the business mechanisms, both on the worldwide level and in terms of ethical leadership development. As a senior currently pursuing ...

The world has a variety of geographical features located in different places and which not only act as attraction sites but end up defining the commodities that come from the place. Uniquely, every part of the world has striking geographical features, and this makes the whole world attractive. In addition to the features, the world has major cities that stand out from the rest of the towns, and which also end up dictating not only the economic activities but also the type of people in the area. Additionally, Africa is a large continent that is rich in diversified cultures, ...

Introduction

High-tech entrepreneurship refers to a form of a business leadership characterized by technology-intensive business opportunities, high-potential for growth, managing rapid growth, and gathering useful resources such as cash and talent. Innovations influence high-tech business innovations that giving products and services exceptional values that stimulate high market demand. Moreover, world economies are known to compete under the concept of innovation in the global market (Zemlickeine 2011). The business world today has become diverse with every entrepreneur aiming at introducing a business idea or product capable of winning the competitive advantage in the dynamic business world.

The business idea

Coming up with a business ...

Introduction

The clash of ignorance by Edward Said is a response to Samuel Huntington's article The Clash of Civilizations that was published in 1993. The latter sparked tremendous controversy and diverse reactions from scholars and the civilizations discussed in the article. Said in his article that appeared in the Nation in October 2001, vehemently refutes Huntington’s perception of civilizations and identities claiming the latter had no right to do.

Article Summary

The article by Said rejects the Huntington’s belief that the current conflict in the world relies heavily on two major entities; Islam and the West. Said further dismisses Huntington's ...

VITALMIN C MARKETING PLAN

In the world today, the most rampant killers are the lifestyle diseases that come with poor lifestyles. That involves heart diseases, diabetes and even cancer. Therefore, people have become aware of these diseases and most of them are changing their lifestyles to make them healthier. That reduces market for businesses dealing in ‘junk’ foods. At the same time, however, it opens a market niche for businesses intending to specialize in healthy food stuff such as healthy drinks. Thus, this company’s choice of investment in vitalmin C drinks is not a coincidence but an opportunity to utilize this niche. ...

In an article titled ‘How Religion Can Lead to Violence’, Gary Gutting explains his view on the current state of terrorism in the world. Gutting (2016) elaborates that almost all the recent terror attacks all over the world have received almost the same response from Islamic leaders who have distanced the causes of terrorists from their tolerant religion. Clearly, Gutting is of the position that Islamic teachings have failed to teach Muslims tolerance as Christianity has done to its adherents. After reading the article, I was utterly disappointed in the arguments that Gutting presented in a topic defined by ...

Thesis Topic- Does pop culture deserve academic study?

Thesis- In our world today, pop culture is reconfiguring traditional academic disciplines. I –Introduction Pop culture has taken the classroom on by storm. It is a field that is gradually becoming a legitimate field of study and taken seriously by seasoned educators. This pop culture revolution is helping many to better understand themselves and encourage creative expression. For some however, it is simply a distraction. Others view it as a tool to enhance what is learned through contextual experiences. In our world today, pop culture is reconfiguring traditional academic disciplines. II. What is pop culture?

Pop culture has been ...

Abstract

A look at the problems that face the world which include wars, disease, and injustice among others would prompt a re-evaluation of the social system that is in place. It is evident that the system has not led to an overall improvement in humanity. The common underlying factor among the various social ills that face the world today is the adoption of capitalism as the predominant mode of production and social ordering. The need to outdo the competition and maximize productivity in order to increase profits as the primary motivation for capitalism makes the system susceptible to abuse hence ...

Context of Globalization

Context of Globalization

Introduction

This paper examines how the concept of globalization is useful in comprehending changes in our society, and also explores how neoliberalism has driven the direction of these transformations. It discusses the notion of globalization, historical concepts that led to social changes and philosophical tenets that form neoliberalism.

Globalization is a term which explains transformations in the economy, politics, culture and social aspects around the world. The concept of globalization eliminates geopolitical boundaries between countries and promotes the global movement of products, services, and labor. Although many sociologists have explored the idea of globalization, they have not ...

Fear is an emotional response to various situations that people experience in their lives. Just like any other emotion felt by a person, fear and apprehension are normal and natural to occur. However, to experience fear upon coming across a new venture or trying something for the first time is pretty natural to people nowadays. It might be common to anyone who is going to try something new in life, to have a certain apprehension about it. A feeling of reluctance and hesitation kicks in which makes a great room for fear. People will experience fear because of many ...

I found the following quote: “The great aim of education is not knowledge but action.” By Herbert Spencer to be relevant to our everyday learning. The message that Spencer tries to convey here is that it is not what one knows that counts but rather what one does with the knowledge that counts. As it is quite apparent, the world today is driven by actions, and what it needs is individuals to embed what they have already learned into action. Thesis: I can relate to Spencer's quote because it helps me to enhance my learning through acting on the ...

Communication is vital in every organization, and more so in the inception and incorporation of disaster management. Different modes of communication instigates collaboration in various operations. There are different methods of communication, they involve techniques such as; physical interface, which is commonly referred to as face-to-face communication, and online communication. (Whybark, 2007). Online communication is the most popular and highly utilized form of communication in the world today. It is in this perspective, that online communication has been widely embraced and popular across the world, allowed to the vast and fast growth of technology over the years. There are ...

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It is widely believed that nuclear energy continues to grow only because of the industrial lobby from companies and corporations that manufacture equipment for nuclear plants and organizations, as well as government officials, who are associated with the nuclear industry. The first advantage is that using nuclear energy can reduce fossil fuel consumption. But the biggest problem is that despite the safety systems of nuclear power plants the human aspect has always an impact on a nuclear accident and nobody can guarantee that disasters like Chernobyl and Fukushima will not happen again. Nuclear waste is a ...

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Introduction

Experiential learning is one of the most important methods that people from the academe, most especially educators apply to help students develop his/her emotional, cognitive, and social values. Experiential learning is basically learning through first-hand experience, action, discovery, and exploration. It is important for observational learners which needs actual application of concepts to understand it (Brock et al., 2012). Immersing oneself in an unfamiliar territory is an important way to teach people, especially students, on what it is really like to be part of a certain community, and it is also one way for them to understand why people ...

Introduction

As we look at the significance of the Mhabodhi Temple as a sacred site in India, we must consider the impact of the Buddhist faith on this land. To begin, let me give a definition of each of the four noble truths, as given to us by Buddha, and provide a short explanation of each. The First Noble Truth is Dukkha (Suffering). Simply put, life on earth is ripe with suffering. It is all around us and cannot be avoided. Throughout life, there will sickness, poverty, disease, issues with growing old, and eventually death. Buddha also teaches that we ...

There is vast literature on the topic of epistemology in the world today. Ladyman defines it as the process of studying knowledge and the justified belief (Ladyman, 49). This begs the question, how is knowledge studied? Understanding the conditions, the sources, the structure and the limits of knowledge plays a role in understanding knowledge. In addition to understanding knowledge and what it entails, epistemology also looks at the concept of justified belief. Under this armpit, one seeks to understand issues such as the justification of justified beliefs, whether the aspect of justification is external or internal to a person’ ...

Introduction

Climate change is fast becoming one of the most important issues facing humanity in the near future. Many countries have begun to establish frameworks that will allow them to avoid dangerous climate change within their borders; one of these pieces of legislation is known as the Climate Change Act of 2008. This piece of legislation, passed into law in the United Kingdom in 2008, establishes a number of foundational legal minimums that the United Kingdom needs to meet before the year 2050. Essentially, this is a legal structure that forces individuals and companies in the United Kingdom to work ...

Proponents of utilitarianism envision a situation where human actions are judged by their consequences. According to Bentham, the best moral action must always maximize utility. Simply put, actions should ensure they bring about the greatest happiness among human beings. An action that does not promote happiness among people therefore does not meet this threshold. Bentham further argues that such actions must involve the two aspects of happiness; quality and quantity. Consequences, therefore, not legality, should form the basis of justification of actions by humans. Stuart Mill supports this proposition by arguing that bringing or increasing pleasure among humans should ...

Overview of the restaurant industry

In the contemporary context, the restaurant industry can be defined as an industry that involves professional restaurants, bars and other providers of food services structured to allow in-service deliveries. It can be considered as a network or a collection of professional food service companies which operate restaurants and other eating places in both at the country level and at the global levels. Hyun et al (2011, 30) assert that these companies operate in services, which include includes full-service restaurants, quick-service restaurants, cafeterias and buffets, and snack bars, among other services. It is one of the largest professional industries in ...

Introduction

The soft drink industry is one of the fastest growing business sectors in the world today. Different firms compete over the best products that attract customer attention by meeting their dietary, monetary, and refreshment needs. Much of these companies have embarked into the production of energy drinks. Red Bull GmbH is one of the globally recognized companies for its energy drink the Red Bull. The product finds a market in all parts of the world because of its uniqueness in content, flavor, originality, and the ability to supplement customer's energy. The paper discusses marketing analysis of Red Bull energy ...

Nuclear Weapons

Development of the nuclear weapon was a phenomenal step for science, but one of the worst inventions in human history. As a weapon that is so deadly it can wipe out entire large populated cities at once, the world lives in concern of all the nations of the world who have nuclear weapons in their possession. It was the United States that developed this bomb and first used them in World War II by dropping them on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945. After the use of these weapons by the U.S. other nations began testing them as well, such ...

Figuration Is Fundamental To Our World, To Our Lives Figurative language uses words to invoke a deeper understanding of the message they carry. Figurative language compares, contrasts or associates words with the main aim of producing a deeper meaning out of a word or words, or a combination thereof. The use of plain words with normal meaning seldom invokes one’s attention and therefore might not draw their thoughts to understand deeper meanings or messages intended (Bennett, & Royle, 2014). However, the use of figurative language draws attention and hence invokes the reader’s mind to think deeply and understand ...

The United Nations (UN) celebrated its seventieth year last year amid celebrations and much acclaim. Established after the end of World War Two, it was intended to bring world peace and put an end to major wars by creating a forum for nations to work out their differences. The UN has been mostly successful in its mission, with a couple major exceptions. However, there is a lot of talk about reforming the UN to be more representative of the world today. While several proposals have been made over the past years, none have gained enough favor to be accepted ...

The world today operates in an age of IT. Almost every bit of our daily life activities has been computerized: most services and access to information is now automated, even business transactions. With such advancements in Technology (particularly access to information), comes the need for privacy and security on individuals, companies and corporate entities. For instance, most people in the world today acquire products and procure services in the form of cashless transactions. These transactions are facilitated through the use of a payment card. The payment card is given to the payment card holder, as representation of account with ...

There has been an endless debate on the pros and cons of using subjective approach and objective approach since time immemorial. Objective approach is a pricing method that comprises of arithmetic computing of all costs that have been incurred so as to produce the final product or service. The total cost is considered as the final value. Subjective approach on the other hand is quite contrary where prices of the final product are based on speculation of whether it is on demand or not. The final product is priced on the basis of its value in the mind of ...

Forewords

Water sustainability is a crucial issue in Nigeria as well as in other developing countries. The significant issues of water sustainability in Nigeria include many factors as desertification; the depletion of critical wetlands, forests and vegetation covers at a fast rate. In addition, it includes the pollution of water sources from point sources such as industrial effluent and urban domestic wastes; unregulated utilization of groundwater for domestic purposes. There is also an issue of unavailability of portable water for citizens in most parts of the country particularly those in the rural areas and so forth (Ajai). These water sustainability issues are ...

Arguably, media are one of the influential factors in the world today. Globalization and technological advancement have upgraded the way information and data is stored and passed. Media encompasses more than only news; this is because it can be used for various reasons, which include advocacy, public announcement, as well as entertainment. In Egypt media helped in gathering people before the protests. In fact, Egyptians used media to gather the entire populace of protesters at the same place and time. In general perspective, media can be used to reach very many people, making it one of the most influential ...

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The first verse is a plea to God. In the first verse the speaker dresses God directly and makes his plea to the creator. The speaker is of the opinion that the creation is rather extreme from the human being’s point of view. This is clearly visible in the second line of the first verse which says “let less happen.” This alludes to the fact that the speaker is of the opinion that a lot is happening in the world today, and human beings are unable to keep up with and handle the happenings in the world today. Thus, it ...

This research identifies public relations as an essential element for nations. Under public relations, the study identifies Jordan as a potential region of study. This research identifies various avenues of image management during crises in Jordan. The study of Jordan and its practices of public relations, especially image management involve different stages. First, the study provides an overview of public relations and image management to foster the understanding of the topic. Image management is all about maintaining the reputation of a ...

- 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 ...

History plays a very important role in the development and progress of humanity. Social, cultural and political religious factors play a crucial role in shaping a society. All these factors evolve in a particular way throughout the history to give the society or world a particular shape. The world of today has also experienced such historical evolution. The economy is becoming increasingly global, in which an idea of uniformity and global culture is embedded. But on the other hand, despite the increasing move or evolution towards uniformity, the extremism in the world is also increasing. The reason for that is hidden in the past ...

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Grouping of students helps in having the gifted students to be first in their learning without being held back. The teachers are able to teach the same things through this program, but can go deep because the student’s ability is far much above average. It also allows students to have varied options in the learning process, making them to do even more (Snowman, 185). It also helps in the improvement of the content in the curriculum to meet the expectations of student’s high ability. The teachers find an easy time in teaching since they know the ...

This paper has analyzed the problem of what impact does leadership have on quality. The scope of this work involves the specific work in the book called Leadership for quality by an author Juran J.M. It has reviewed various concepts by the author.

The approach to this problem has involved analyzing three functions of businesses, planning control and improvement in quality. Also, an analysis has been made in the work force part in order to get an idea of the factors that will lead to their improvement in quality.

The results in this analysis are that quality can be ...

Role of news media in formulating US foreign policy

Arguably, news media play a tremendous role in the formulation of US foreign policy. Media is involved in various stages and process of foreign policy formulation. In fact, political leaders involved in foreign policy formation consider media in international and national aspects. As a matter of fact, news media are a source of image, information and knowledge to the public; hence, it develops a good environment of opinion. News media also determines and reports on the issue that American people feel are of importance in formulating countries foreign policy. Additionally, mass media inform elites and other foreign policy makers on international issues that ...

Abstract

Illegal immigration continues to draw many issues in the world today. It is worth noting that illegal immigration affects countries in various ways. As a matter of fact, illegal immigration is an unethical act from the beginning. Law guides business ethics in most cases, and on the same note provide the basic framework whereby businesses will choose to follow. In fact, hiring illegal immigrants affects business ethics in various ways. The controversy of hiring ethical issues and its effects in business ethics based on the fact that there are those who support illegal immigration while other are against hiring of ...

The birth of the Internet has revolutionized the computer and communications world in a great manner. The invention of the radio, telephone, telegraph, and the computer gave birth to the internet. They were like the fore-runner to the Internet as they set the stage for the exceptional integration of functions and capabilities which resulted into the birth of the Internet. The Internet is a medium that makes it possible for individuals and their computers to collaborate and interact not minding the geographical location, it is a mechanism for the dissemination of information, in-short it allows a world-wide broadcasting capability. It is noteworthy to ...

Selecting a career is one of the challenges that students face, especially when they are joining higher learning institutions. The choice of a career usually poses a challenge to the learners. Students are always looking for the careers that will satisfy their professional needs as well as offer them jobs that pay them well. According to parents, one of the reasons for taking their children to school is ensuring that these children give back to the society. Some of the factors to consider when choosing a career include passion for the career, the capacity or ability to cope with the chosen career, creativity ...

What is the "Good in life" what is the end goal?

What is the "Good in life" what is the end goal is perhaps one big question that everyone will always try to find an answer from within oneself. When a person is growing the ambition to achieve one or two things at a given time in their life drives them. At the same time, they will consider themselves not to have lived up to their expectations when those goals will not have been achieved by the end of that time. As a matter of philosophy, every human being will always want to live happy in the course of their experience, and that ...

Thesis statement: Data warehousing is critical in the socio-economic success of businesses in the world today by means of providing an important platform for both social and economic interactions that proceed with the greatest regard to competitiveness and relevance since markets continue to grow more unfavorable to irrelevant businesses. It plays a central role in ensuring the existence and competitiveness of an organization remains intact as efficiency and reliability of data processing are upheld. Organizations have to adopt data warehousing if at all they need to remain relevant in the current super competitive markets.

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A data warehouse, also known as ...

Computers are convenient devices that have become equipment from daily use. They have become an integral part of our lives allowing us to work faster from different locations, keep in contact with friends and family, and follow the business investments and also for entertainment purposes. People can now find any information they need from the internet using computers making it easier to learn what’s happening in the world beyond. However, due to their convenience and easy accessibility, people have ended up becoming too reliant on them. We have become too dependent on computers for answers and social ...

Harrison Bergeron is a story written by Kurt Vonnegut. Vonnegut’s story is a warning to the world about the quest of equality, which is spreading all round in many nations with America on the lead. The story shows the reader how the equality issue can have negative impacts on people’s individuality, and the society. The story revolves around the protagonist, Harrison Bergeron who is an archetypical symbol that represents defiance, and individuality. He is used to represent the people who will stand up, and protest against cruel laws imposed by the state on equality, and encourage others to protest ...

Abstract

Addiction is multicultural meaning that it could occur to anyone regardless of their race, social standings or culture. There are many addictions in the world today, but the most common are gambling addiction, alcohol and drug addiction, sex addiction, shopping addiction and video games addiction. These addictions have become troublesome in the community in that most people in the society have had a family membesr fall prey to the addiction. The addiction has caused a lot of consequences to the victims and the society. For the victims or addicts it has landed them in prison, made them homeless and ended up ...

In the world today, there are several huge problems in the education world, and they are growing larger and larger by the year. One of these problems is bullying, and cyberbullying. This is a problem that seems to plague schools worldwide, and continues to be a prominent issue in the world today; there is little evidence that it is being effectively handled at this present time. However, there is another issue in the education world that is one of the largest, but seemingly ignored problems and that is a shortage of teachers. Interesting enough, it can be said that a teacher shortage is a ...

Energy remains one of the most essential elements of necessity in the modern dispensation. Most industries and people rely on the different forms of the energy for production or a different use. Many people use electricity in the homes not knowing where and how electricity comes into play. The many companies that use the forms of energy consume the highest amount of energy. The videos show people using the energy as a means to an end. While energy is an important aspect of the daily lives, there are some challenges that come with the different forms of energy. A number ...

Diversity Training and Cross-cultural Professional Development is a global trend in the field of human resource management. It affects the direction taken by human resource managers when they are dealing with employees in the organization and the organizational practices adopted by managers when they recruit or recommend individuals based on their skill. Diversity training and cross-cultural professional development is an area of human resource management concerned with all the available opportunities to learn and programs of education offered by the organization to the employees (Bach and Edwards 20). It also touches on the initiatives taken by organization in various parts ...

Introduction

Unemployment refers to the inability to get an opportunity of active employment when they are searching for one. Unemployment is one of the measures of the economic health of a particular country because it determines the level of productivity that a particular country has. Frequently, the most usable measure of unemployment is the rate of unemployment. The rate of unemployment can help to determine the amount of idle labor in the economy. When computing the unemployment rate, economists often divide the number of persons who do not have active employment against the number of people in the workforce. Based on the ...

Book Analysis Presentation

Introduction The overall makeup of the modern human society is based upon the contention of what is developed as a deterrent course of established understanding of what is understood as to what is the distinct balance between development and environmental protection. What is assumed as improvement in the world today often affects the overall capacity of the environment to deal with the most extensive procedures by which humans tend to exploit the resources of a particular community. The determination of the modern human society to become more welcoming to the new aspects of development that intend to change the current ...

Safety Precaution in Industrial Plant

Abstract There are many industries in the world today. These industries have operations that involve the use of machines, tools or handling of various chemicals for various reasons. These operations might pose risks to the health of the individuals, especially those in direct contact with these tools, machines or chemicals. Therefore, it is important for the industrial plants to establish proper precautionary measures in their operational functions to the safety of the individuals carrying out the risk functions and operations in the industrial plants. These functions and safety measures should be elaborated to enhance the efficiency of the ...

Book review

Abstract The rise of the use of information systems has been an issue of concern and has attracted much attention by many business entities. The development of competitive advantage has been enhanced and developed with the use of information systems. Many organizations have adopted the use of information systems and enhanced the undertaking of business processes. In this paper, a review of information systems in the business context will be looked and assessed. The paper will focus on the content that the authors have focused and done research about. It will help to bring the issues that are of ...

Introduction

Biology and information technology holds many things in common. The two aspects deal with astounding complexity, organism representing biology and networks, computers representing technology. Experts have developed many innovations in the world today that focuses on solving different problems affecting the society. The following paper helps in naming and explaining how a specific scientific method helps solve the problem. The definitions of scientific and pseudoscientific bring many confusion and debates. Pseudoscience refers to the abuse of a certain claim that an individual does not like for any given reason. There exists a concrete difference between science and pseudoscience.

Strengths and limitations of scientific knowledge and the scientific method

One of the ...

Genetically modified foods refer to crop plant-produced human and animal use using the new molecular biology methods. The plants are adapted in the laboratory to enhance them with desired traits such as improved nutrition content and increased resistance to herbicides. The enhancement of the desired traits was traditionally got through breeding. Conventional plant breeding techniques are time consuming and at times may lack accuracy. Genetic engineering produces plants that have the desired traits and are fast and very accurate. For instance, plant geneticists can separate a gene responsible for drought tolerance and insert it in a different plant. The new plant ...

The God of Carnage is a play that showcases the different aspects of relationships in the family and society. It is premised on two families that meet to discuss their sons’ violent behaviors at a playground, only for the discussion to go haywire. The pretense of civilization that is highlighted in the play bubbles out of control when the real issues start being addressed. The play highlights the relationship of what happens in the family as being in synch with what happens in the outside world. More often than not, the society hides under the pretense of civilization as depicted by ...

- Traditional Parents and Modern Children Technology and modernity seem to have put parents and children on two opposing sides in the world today. While many parents would rather they stick to their traditional ways of bringing up children, children on the other hand have their own ways they would rather be brought up in other than what their parents are doing. Even so, the world today has no choice but to acknowledge the blend between modernity and tradition and both parents and children are left no choice but to acknowledge the challenges that are coming with this ...

Introduction

With information and data sharing being an issue of concern for many companies, there has been the call to have secure processes that will ensure that there is better management of information and customer data. Many companies have experienced data breach in the past, the recent victims being Home Depot and Target. It has called for companies to have ways in which to secure the data and policies to ensure that there is better understanding of information that they have stored in their computer systems. This paper will focus on ways in which global organizations ensure that they secure ...

Figure 1 Schematic parabolic concentrated solar power (Source adopted: Chu, 2011) 5 Figure 2 Systematic mechanism of Dish/Engine System 12 Figure 3 Illustration of section-A of figure-2 12

Recommendation Report: Dish/Engine Type-The Best Concentrated Solar Power Technology

Introduction The sun has provided the earth and everything in it with immense energy for years, and lots of these energies are left untapped. Even with the unprecedented advancement in technology today, only a little solar power is tapped. The studies reported that the side of the Earth having facing towards the Sun, a square kilometer at the outer edge of the atmosphere gets solar power up to 1,400 ...

Globalization is a term that refers to the process by which the economic, social-cultural and institutional dynamics undergo spontaneous integration among diverse states of the world. Whereas labor, refers to the human effort which result in the production of goods and services in an economy. The primary essence of this paper is to examine the analytical framework concerning the interactions between globalization and its effects in China, based on the current events perspective in the world today. Globalization can be viewed from the perspective of being the impetus behind the trends in development in the world today, characterized by ...

Marriage is one of the important institutions in society. In fact, marriage in society is central and ubiquitous. It is worth noting that marriage is a platform of various socialization agents in the community. People in society get married regardless of their class, religion, ethnicity, or education. There are various types of marriage in the world today. Gay marriage is a type of marriage that has undergone various changes. Gay marriage refers to the union between two individual who is of the same biological sex or the same gender. Gay marriages are the controversial issues in the world today. Gay marriage ...

There is a general trend in the world today where people are more concerned about the feelings of other people rather than their own feelings. The novel, ‘anthem’ takes us through the life of a character, Equality who realised his weakness in trying to please everyone else instead of being the person he was meant to be. His name is a symbol that reflects the need for equality in the world today. Everybody is trying to be like the other person, not realising the uniqueness in their assignments that requires them to behave differently. The obsession of being equal has led to ...

Introduction

Most people in the world today have either smoked, seen or heard about marijuana either in medical or recreational settings. For others, the drug remains an issue to be solved while for other people it is a drug that should continually gain usage among humanity. Whether, one has smoked marijuana or not, the common ground concerning the drug is its illegal status both locally and internationally. However, the illegal status is gradually shifting with countries and states striving to legalize the drug. As such, there are continual debates on the legal status of the drug around the world. Despite ...