Essays on Development Page 23

The generation gap is one which cannot be bridged The so-called “generation gap” always exists as an inevitable social phenomenon of all time. The nature of this is differences and misunderstandings between the young and their elders causing a big gap that cannot be bridged as many considered. However, there are still multiple people believing…

Typically, emotional intelligence” is considered to involve emotional empathy; attention to, and discrimination of one’s emotions; accurate recognition of one’s own and others’ moods; mood management or control over emotions; response with appropriate (adaptive) emotions and behaviors in various life situations (especially to stress and difficult situations); and balancing of honest expression of emotions against…

‘Kids these days are so brash, we were never like this when we were growing up,’ is a refrain that I constantly heard from adults around me while growing up. Not that the refrain has stopped now, it’s just that I myself have joined the ranks of the moaners, something I would never have thought…

A woman’s third stage of labour is an extremely precious and important milestone, as it marks her transition into motherhood (Fry, 2007). The significance of this stage has been recognised since the time of the ancient Greeks where Aristoteles (384-322 BC) suggested the use of weights around the umbilical cord or causing a woman to…

The five natural elements aside, the modern world today revolves around a sixth human developed energy i. e. Electricity. From telegraphy and telephony to electrical circuits for power, Electrical Engineering today focuses on a broad range of disciplines. The progress of this field has immensely influenced the advancement of technology. The vast application potential when…

University Outline Introduction Opener. Thesis statement: However, they still need to be conscious of the advantages and disadvantages of surrogacy that has brought to them as well as the surrogate mother. There are several advantages and disadvantages that the intended parents must consider before they decide on surrogacy. Advantages provide an alternative to adoption procedure…

            According to Hart Hastings in his distinguished book ‘Preventive treatment of neglected children’, the history of juvenile institutions dates back to 1898 when Illinois Juvenile Court Act was enacted.  He further argued that its history was an evolutionary one that was characterized by numerous issues. (Hart H, 1971).  A major concern had been that…

In A Rounded Version: The Theory of Multiple Intelligences, Howard Gardner introduces the idea of seven different intelligences, combating the idea of contemporary intelligence. Gardner defines the contemporary view of intelligence as, an individual’s intelligence test score based on his or her age with no regard to experience or training. In his words, “It is…

One could define culture as a set of attitudes, behaviors, and symbols shared by a group of individuals that is usually communicated from one generation to another. Attitudes can include religious beliefs, superstitions, and stereotypes. Behaviors include a wide variety of norms, practices, as well as fashions. A symbol may take the form of a…

For most of us the idea of a psychopath conjures up images from movies like “Silence of The Lambs” and characters with names like “Hannibal Lector.” Fortunately characters like Hannibal don’t really exist. Serial killers and people involved in ritual torture are rare, but psychopathic behavior is more common than you might think. I have…