The Beginning of Science’s cultural authority in India lies in the ‘civilising mission,’ introduced by the British in the early nineteenth century. The East India Company asserted its territorial control by establishing themselves as a body of traders. They brought … Continue reading
A serious issue that many people in Toronto are facing in their day-to-day lives is the great phenomenon called pollution. The people of Toronto are facing serious health threats due to three major types of pollution. The first major type … Continue reading
I chose Marie Curie because she was a great asset to science. She discovered Radium and polonium. Without her we could not be able to cure people with cancer or even take a simple x-ray. Everyday she lives on through … Continue reading
On July 30, 1996, fifteen women stood on a podium surrounded by hundreds of thousands of people and felt like all their dreams had come true. Those who watched them knew that they had come a long way to get … Continue reading
Schizophrenia is a mental disorder, which severely impacts the way 1% of people worldwide think, feel, and act. The term comes from the Greek, schizo meaning ‘splitting’ and phrenia meaning ‘of the mind’. Therefore schizophrenia literally can be defined as … Continue reading
Prejudice, affluence, and poverty in America are linked issues. Works by four authors discussed in this essay, Takaki, Fallows, Olds, and Gioia, help us to understand how the social issues of class and race are intertwined, making an analysis of … Continue reading
Introduction The emerging consensus in the international development community favors environmental protection. Consequently, different developing countries have initiated public policies presumably aimed at protecting the environment and maintaining its integrity. The environmental policies in Ghana and Nigeria have failed to … Continue reading
Your heart is racing, your muscles are tightening, and the room is closing in around you? You back up slowly, and try to make a hasty retreat. This is what it is like for people who are suffering from social … Continue reading
“What is happiness to you?” We all have heard this question sometime throughout our life. Even the famous movie, “Vanilla Sky”, staring Tom Cruise, centers its entire theme on this topic. There are many forms of happiness that one may … Continue reading
Confucius (551-479 BCE), according to Chinese tradition, was a thinker, political figure, educator, and founder of the Ru School of Chinese thought. His teachings, preserved in the Analects, which is a collection of thoughtful perceptions attributed to him, were apparently … Continue reading
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