Interpersonal ties

Most people search for love their whole life and never find it. Some people are fortunate enough and will find love. Most people do not really know the definition of love. Even the dictionary has a hard time defining love. Webster’s New World Dictionary gives love nine definitions. Psychology Today states that “Love is a force of nature. However much we may want to, we can not command, demand, or take away love” (Anapol). Love can be kind, emotional, between friends, family, lovers, or even…

미란(MI-RAN) The first character introduced and interviewed is Mi-ran. She is introduced as a young teen that has a love interest in another boy named Jun-Sang. It starts out as an innocent love that is shared between the characters but there was a problem. Mi-Ran was born from a poor miner that was a former South Korean, the enemy. As she matures she finds out that she is treated lesser than Jun-Sang as he is from a higher class. Her family is of the lowest class with the father working in the…

COUPLES BREAK UP FOR MANY REASONS. How long a relationship can last between a couple? A relationship that can last until our old ages is the dream of every couple nowadays. In every relationship, it will have their own ups and downs. Sometimes, the difficulties will lead to the every couple most terrible nightmare, which is break up. Couples break up because of three main reasons. It is due to the personality of their partner, the commitment of their partner and the external factors that makes…

Why did I choose this TOK question? Personally, “Doubt is the key to knowledge” is a very thought-provoking Persian Proverb. We usually associate knowledge with certainty and belief, which we hold them dearly throughout our whole life. The knowledge could be related to religion, science or even arts. However, is knowledge always true and certain? Could there be error in the knowledge that we know of? I would be exploring how doubt plays imperative role in the field of science to gain the most…

4.4 Perceived Diasporic Community 4.4.1 Enclaves Having off days are integral to the lives of the FDWs in Singapore. This is usually the time where FDWs are able to meet their friends, as they take a break from work. This is when the perceived diasporic community is formed. In our interviews, all except one mentioned only having other FDWs as friends in Singapore. They do not have, and are also not interested in having Singaporean friends. Various locations were mentioned as places to go for…

Personal Narrative I was born and raised in Chesapeake, Virginia and have lived there all my life. If you don't know much about Chesapeake all you need to know is that it's one of the most boring places in the country. It’s the equivalent of a giant neighborhood where everyone does the same routine day in and day out. I’ve always hated Chesapeake, so whenever me and my family took some sort of trip it was a good break away from the grey skies and constant boredom. We always took trips to some…

Greek mythology was important in ancient civilisations and even today's world.Myths explain the gods/ goddess interactions and relations with mankind. These myths that the Greek citizens strongly believed in provide evidence of why things are how they are.One particullar myth that has continued to impact todays society is the story of Alpheus and Arthuesa because of their fatal flaws and consequences. The story of Alpheus and Arethusa is not your typical love story.The ending feels more like a…

stress which everyone describe it as negative situations. This leads many people to believe that all stress is bad actually it is not. The examples of distress are filing for divorce, death of a spouse, unemployment, money problems, conflict in interpersonal relationship, and others. On the other hand, eustress is a positive view of…

Dating the “Right Way” is an endeavor that we should all aim to do. Many of you may ask, “What is dating the right way exactly? Well, what I mean is, getting out of this mindset where we believe that, “I think someone is super attractive, why shouldn’t I just go for it”! This my friend, is one of the common misconceptions of dating in our current society. Dating is an interaction between two individuals who share an interest in one another. In dating, each person gets to know the other through a…

Growing up can be hard for the child, but it can also be hard for the adults in the child's lives. That’s why the question worth investigating is, how does the journey from adolescence to adulthood affect the relationships with the people around you? The four texts that show how growing up affects your relationships are, Hugo's birthday by Kate Llewellyn, Twelfth birthday by Rachel Hadas, Ursula at Parakakariki by Fiona Farel, and the Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky. At the…