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Storytelling and food From age old ‘ paati kathais’ (grandma’s stories) to public performances like villu paatu and katha kalakshepam, every discourse in our country is a kind of storytelling. “Storytelling is more about body and voice. It creates a cathartic effect on the listeners,” says Eric Miller, Director, World Storytelling Institute. Stories give expression…

Introduction             There are instances that a person has to be in a particular group or organization where decisions are to be made and one should contribute in order for the group to come up with the best decisions. Business, community and religious organizations as well as social workers and medical organizations are just few…

Executives tend to be unaware of the feelings—both positive and negative—that their direct reports have about them. Knowledge of the positive emotions feels good, but ignorance of the negative emotions can create a blinder that engenders other problems. Unwittingly, executives condition their people to tell them what they want to hear, even when what they…

One of many poems in existence is “Please Fire me” by Deborah Garrison. It was mean to be written in a way that can be seen similarly to the way people gossip. She does succeed in the way that she wrote sues word that people used in their normal vocabulary and the general tone of…

In today’s society, people are more inclined to articulate their personal opinions on current political and social issues than years past. This has become popular, and at times, even encouraged or provoked because of the accessible access and utilization of media. Media impacts people in day-to-day interactions, but also creates a platform for businesses and…

A British prime minister, Benjamin Disraeli, once said “Circumstances are beyond the control of man, but his conduct is in his own power.” This quote emphasizes that our reactions to situations and events hold great importance even though we cannot predict the future. It states that our behavior and decision-making are within our control and…

At some point in our lives we have all wanted a certain freedom. Whether it is freedom to do as you please or freedom to go explore the world. Though, most of us never got the chance to be free, and some of us might never have that chance. The book we studied in class…

We see and enjoy various Science- Fiction movies, where they travel from one planet to other within a fraction of time, looks Cool! but is it really possible and what actually is that? If it is possible, is it deadly or useful for mankind. So lets see what actually is a Wormhole A wormhole is…

Materialism abandons the more traditional view of our inner consciousness. It also doubts the idea of an immaterial soul. In the 1600s, Thomas Hobbes became inspired by the advances of science. He was curious about the world around and wondered if it was everything. From his work, principles like Reductionism came to light. Gilbert Ryle’s…

On January 31, 2019, Mr. James Forman, Jr., professor at Yale Law School and former public defender gave a brief overview of his book: Locking up our own: Crime and punishment in black America. In doing so, he spoke about being a public defender in Washington, DC as well as the mass incarcerations of African…