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What is the purpose of education? A well known philosopher named Plato actually believed the true purpose and goal of education was to develop a man’s character to be rational and moral. His teacher, Socrates, was very known for the saying “the unexamined life is not worth living” (Cooper and Hutchinson, 33). This quote is…

A recent peer reviewed article proposed the idea that there are differences between the genders in how they express empathy, with men being less empathetic than women. This study was fascinating in that this lack of empathy, or disorders of empathy are greater in males than in females. Two such examples are autism and psychopathy…

Rachel Carson’s article, “A Fable for Tomorrow,” is one of the essays contained in her book, Silent Spring, which was published in 1962. It is basically a story about a fictional land abundant in natural resources, vegetation, and various animals which was eventually destroyed by humans. At beginning of the story, the author first described…

The understanding of church history plays an integral role in a seminarians future whether or not they are going into ministry. As someone who is not intending to go into ministry post seminary, I still understand it’s importance in the pathway to getting a seminary degree. Church history lays the groundwork for current church understanding….

A psychopath is a person that lacks empathy for the people around them, who is also extremely selfish and has a lack of guilt, etc. In society psychopath and sociopath are always getting mixed together the difference between the two is that a sociopath can form bonds with others (usually family) while a psychopath will…

Are we naturally motivated when we do our job, or are we just pursuing responsibilities that are imposed to us in the workplace? These are the questions that we have to consider to fully understand our capacity in the work environment, and ultimately, our behavior that shapes our very approach in our dealings in the…

Divorce is something a child has no control over. It isn’t our decision, it isn’t something we can change, and it isn’t something I was expecting. Late last year, my parents reached a point in their marriage, where it became impossible to live with one another. After countless hours of thinking, and much discussion, they…

Simone de Beauvoir and W.E.B. DuBois were existentialists whose ideas were reflected in their works The Second Sex and The Souls of Black Folk respectively. They wrote in response to the dominant theories surrounding the cause of and the answer to the discrimination faced by women and blacks. Both, sharing the existentialist mindset, believed neither…

Abstract Task centred approach has been found to be one of the ways in which service users can be empowered. This paper looks into the various ways in which service users can get to be empowered. In providing this analysis, this paper examines several ways by which service users can be empowered such as theory…

In my life I’ve learned that true happiness comes from giving. Helping others along the way makes you evaluate who you are. Being able to help is a privilege for us students for it teaches us how to become concerned to those who are in need, it helps us to understand the spirit of compassion…