Beyond Freedom and Dignity

The days of the undoubted success of face-to-face communication have come and gone, and with its disappearance has arrived a dramatic increase in online blogging. To many, there is something empowering behind the idea of typing words while hidden behind a computer screen, posting thoughts for the world to see. In the technological age we live in, this method of connection is as effective, if not more, than the more traditional communicative methods, such as giving a verbal speech or speaking in…

“Four elements of caring. The four elements or fundamentals necessary for effective caring require certain attitudes and skills. Good care combines certain activities, attitudes, and knowledge of the patient and the situation.” For example, my best friend “Ashley” has sickle cells and sometimes she goes to the doctor a lot. Sometimes when she’s going through a pain crisis she misses a lot of school days in a row. Sometimes a crisis can be handled at home, with rest, fluid, medicine, and other…

Every second grader has gone to the zoo to see lions and tigers in their cages and learned about what they eat and a few interesting facts about the animals. What the second graders do not think about is how the animals got to the zoo and what a day in the life of a zoo animal really consists of. No American could ever imagine living in solitary confinement in any situation other than being punished for a crime in jail, so what makes that different for animals? They did not commit crimes,…

comprehended solely through sense experiences; they demand some supra-sensory feelings and understandings. Tagore’s The Post Office’ is such a kind of play that breaks through the confines of normal intelligibility and takes us to a realm that exists beyond the limits of sensory perceptions. The term allegory has been derived from Greek ‘allegoria’ meaning ‘speaking otherwise’. According to J.A.Cuddon, “an allegory…

The crucial mechanism adopted by man for domination and discrimination against women is violence against women. Violence is defined as a physical act of aggression by one individual or group of individuals against others. According to United States, violence against women can be defined as “Any act of gender based violence that results in or is likely to result in threats, harm or suffering to women whether physical, sexual or psychological, occurring in public or private life. The basic…

culturally diverse community that I have been opportune to travel extensively. It has given me the opportunity to appreciate what others go through in terms of suffering or favors. Such impacts of globalization frame out minds to be able to reach out beyond ourselves and learn a helping hand. I have made friends all over Cameroon and feel at home anywhere I am found, unlike those who are restrained to their indigenous world. My local example shows how a globally uniform society gives…

Morgan Freeman ones said “attacking people with disabilities is the lowest display of power I can think of”. Do you know of any disability? What does disability mean to you? What type of disabilities are you familiar with? The purpose of this research paper is to raise awareness about the negative stereotype connected with people with disability and what can be done to break the barrier encountering people with disabilities. This paper will also look at the social and cultural environmental…

(Maharaj, 4). It makes sense that once South Africa’s borders became more open Africans would enter to pursue a better life. Today, the legal and policy framework in South Africa is favorable to documented immigrants of all kind. Basic rights to life, dignity, equality before law, administrative justice, basic education, basic health care and labor rights are allotted to all citizens including documented and undocumented non-citizens. Select non-citizens are entitled to social grants, public…

On November 9th 2016, I attended Professor Taiaiake Alfred’s talk titled The Death and Rebirth of the Noble Savage at the University of Ottawa’s annual Bronfman Lecture. The lecture was hosted by the university’s Institute of Canadian and Aboriginal Studies. During my time at Carleton University, I have grown to admire his authentically Onkwehonwe¬-minded scholarship as an important contribution to the field of Indigenous Studies— particularly as it pertains to rights, resistance, and…

After Lenin died in 1924, Joseph Stalin came into power and continued and strengthened Lenin’s ideals. Totalitarianism was a “form of government that theoretically permits no individual freedom and that seeks to subordinate all aspects of the individual’s life to the authority of the government” (Britannica, Totalitarianism, 2016). “Unique among totalitarian or autocratic systems, Communism maintains strong opposition to free market economics…