Category: Critical Thinking

Was Thomas Jefferson, as far as we know, the man behind the United States’ Declaration of Independence? The words ‘all people are created equal’ often resonate in the mind of everyone who remembers their abilities and skills as a manager. There are no leaders without flaws or some form of weakness, and Thomas Jefferson was…

Throughout our history, civilization has been constantly evolving. It was different in the 1800’s than it was in the 1600s or 1500 and it is completely different now. The impact of religion, conflict, economics, and philosophy all play a role in the formation of American civilization and the government. Throughout history, mankind and civilization have…

Smoking is a divisive topic that never fails to spark debate. While many people argue that smoking should be banned in public places due to its negative health effects, there are compelling reasons why a complete smoking ban is not the answer. Smoking is a personal choice, and individuals should have the right to make…

What are the advantages of educational literacy? The most influential benefit of tutorial literacy is that it allows students to think and write with rhetorical reason by way of analyzing rhetorical conditions inside and beyond academia. In other words, educational literacy gives schooling meaning by way of placing educational tasks within specific contexts and communities.…

I first learned of Moi Tran’s work in 2019, through her performance titled The Bolero Effect, which she had staged in an old French house in Hanoi and performed by a local community ensemble of untrained performers. The play incorporated Vietnamese ‘Bolero’ music, a style of music that had been popularised in Vietnam in the…

Abstract Due to the increased ease of access to alcohol, an increasing number of students especially in colleges and universities are involving themselves in alcohol. The purpose of the study is to study the effects of alcohol consumption on students’ academic performance. Two research questions are raised: 1) Why do students drink at an early…

According to Naidoo Mervyn, author of “80% of Victims Know Their Killers” IOL November 16, 2014. 80% of murders are committed by someone that the victim knows personally. In the gothic writings, “The Raven” and “The Tell-Tale Heart” by Edgar Allan Poe. In “The Tell-Tale Heart” a “sane” man kills his elderly housemate because his…

Ursula K. Le Guin is one of science fiction’s most popular writers. She is also one of the genre’s most respected. The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas is an allegorical tale about a utopian society in which Omelas’ happiness is made possible by the sacrifice of one child for the sake of the group.…

Every minute, 20 people leave their homes to escape war, persecution, or error, according to the U.N. They are called refugees; a refugee is someone who is forced to leave their home due to a “well-founded fear of persecution.” The persecution must be because of his/her race, religion, nationality, and membership in a particular social…

Is there such a thing as pure happiness? From my standpoint, the feeling of being happy and content in not one specific item, but one’s interpretation of life; something that cannot be physically touched, but more of a mindset in which you react. In “The Ones Who Walk Away from The Omelas” by Le Guin,…