Why do we try to personify god? Why do we insist on giving god a face? How do world religions personify god? Christians anthropomorphise god. They cannot possibly know who god is or what god is, but they choose to humanise god and think of him as a fatherly figure sitting up in heaven. They…
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The Ghosts of Giftedness
Who are the ghosts of giftedness? Why are they invisible? What are the problems caused by the under-representation of certain groups in our society? Why are they disadvantaged? Could their disadvantages work to benefit them? What are the factors that relate to their success in spite of their many disadvantages? What is the cause of…
Let’s Get Mad!
Television.We’ve lost our heads to it, replaced our heads with it seems. We’re too busy being entertained to think. The media is pulling the strings, and we’re their puppets. This write is inspired by the movie Network (1976), and street art. Network (1976) is an American satirical film released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer about a fictional television…
Help Stop Child Trafficking
“Cambodia is a source country for men, women, and children who are subjected to sex trafficking, forced labour, and domestic servitude. Poverty and debt bondage results in thousands of Cambodian children being sold and trafficked in the modern slave trade every year.” In 2010, I visited a village in the Kampong Speu province of Cambodia….
Aung San Suu Kyi Finally Free
A symbol of hope in the struggle for democracy and human rights. Being her father’s daughter, she says she cannot help but get involved. Her father, Aung San fought for Burma’s independence from colonial rule, but the struggle continues for what Suu Kyi calls Burma’s second independence. Burma’s hope to be a truly democratic country…
Diversity Management: A Palette of Colours
Globalization has changed many things for us in the 21st century. One of the things it has changed that is relevant to this topic is the population of the workforce. Globalization has created a diverse workforce in terms of ethnicity, race, gender, geographic location, religious beliefs, personality type, physical characteristics, education, age, sexual orientation, income,…
In Love!
Like a bird sitting still waiting to ride the wind, waiting to flutter its fluffy wings and fly through the infinite sky of possibilities. Watching the sunset from a bird’s eye view, watching the spectrum of space open up to a bigger picture where I’m the observer looking into a crystal ball. The trees gasp…
Globalization: A Threat or an Opportunity?
The general definition of globalization is a global process which makes products, prices, rates of interests and profits, and wages similar everywhere. It also accelerates the flow of money, goods, people and cultures all over the world. It is basically standardizing everyday life all over the world. A sociologist by the name of Anthony Giddens…
Social Psychology
Essentially, social psychology’s emphasis is mainly on understanding the causes of social behaviour – on identifying factors that shape our feelings, thoughts and behaviour in social situations (Baron & Byrne, 2000). For example, some of the questions that will be answered in this topic are: Why do human beings act so aggresively and violently towards…
Finding Balance
“Rock balancing is an art form which requires patience and sensitivity to generate.” Finding the fine tip of balance to hold oddly shaped rocks which appear highly improbable and impossible to balance perfectly together in a stack.
Six Degrees of Separation and Synchronicity
“Six degrees of separation is the theory that everyone and everything is six or fewer steps away, by way of introduction, from any other person in the world, so that a chain of “a friend of a friend” statements can be made to connect any two people in a maximum of six steps.” Traveling is not always about…
Social Enterprise as a Mediator between Two Rivals – Capitalism and Charity
Imagine capitalism and charity as two distinct personalities. Capitalism is a greedy fat cat dressed in a corporate suit, and Charity is a peace-loving love dove on an altruistic mission. Capitalism’s primary motivation is to gain the highest profits. On the other hand, Charity’s main drive is to change the world for the better. Now,…
the mirror inquirer 