At first glance, Ibsen’s A Doll’s House seems to allude to feminism, speaking of the differences in the roles of men and women. The surges in feminism and the subjective perception of readers resulted in many people drawing feminist motifs from the text as they were more inclined to relate the play to personal experiences. In reality, ADH was merely a tributary realist play depicting […]

From the age of 11, I was told that if boys pulled my hair or poked me with pencils, it meant that they liked me. I didn’t like it that much. By 13, I had the first man look me up and down in the street and as I listened, I would hear him completely replace my identity from human to object. I remember my […]

Vampires have been around for generations that there are a variety of forms of these immortal creatures with each culture having their own version. In the past, vampires have reflected the fear and things perceived as taboo in those cultures. Originally, vampires were first known to be savages and blood-thirsty. They were also representation as the unknown consequences of actions performed by the people. In […]

Development refers to the process in which something passes by degrees to a different stage (especially a more advanced or mature stage). Again, development in relation to economy is the shift from low and labour intensive productivity to high production and technology intensive activities. The question of development especially in Africa has been a bone of contention. For this reason, writers such as Rostow, Prebisch, […]

In a Summer School, I was asked to write about my hero. As I didn’t have a hero to write about, I did some research about computer science and stumbled across Marvin Minsky. He answered the question: “Will robots inherit the earth?” his reply was “Yes, but they will be our children”. This quote interested me which caused me to look into this work of […]

It is quite obvious that not only good people die young because for that to be accurate, all young people have to be good and living longer implies a person is bad. The song “Only The Good Die Young” by Billy Joel is often misinterpreted as only good people die young and has since become an anthem for those who do. To me, the song […]

Parenting is more complicate than we imagine. It is difficult to get balance on too permissive and too authoritarian, right? Which kind of child-rearing style are you?If your child told you, he doesn’t want to do homework. How would you respond? A: “You can do whatever you like. ” C: “Now you have to finish the homework, otherwise you can’t do anything else. “ D […]

Over the last decade, we can see the growing popularity of the use of social media. With this comes the increased number of reasons to be using it rather than just for personal use. Because the medium is becoming more popular, there has been an increased presence of police departments taking advantage of it’s uses as well, especially on sites such as Facebook and Twitter. […]

GMOs are transgenic organisms carrying foreign genes either from virus, bacteria, plants, humans in order to improve their genetic structure for particular purposes. In this procedure the beneficial or gene of interest is identified which is then isolated and multiplied and then inserted into the plant whose genomic structure is desired to change. Advantages As we know as the world population is increasing day by […]

Fascia is a sheet of connective tissue surrounding and binding together structures including nerves, blood vessels and muscle fibres throughout the entire body. In the normal, healthy state, fascia can stretch and move without restriction and by doing so, helps maintain good posture, range of motion (ROM), flexibility and strength (Schleip and Klingler 2012). Several factors can damage fascia and affect its compliance, including inflammation, […]