Category: Critical Thinking

Attention Grabber: Everyone feels lonely from time to time when we have no one to sit next to at lunch, when we move to a new city, or when nobody has time for us at the weekend. However, over the last few decades, this occasional feeling has become chronic for millions. Introductory Remarks: In the…

The ghost of the King of Denmark tells his son Hamlet to avenge his murder by killing the new king, Hamlet’s uncle. Hamlet feigns madness, contemplates life and death, and seeks revenge. His uncle, fearing for his life, also devises plots to kill Hamlet. The play ends with a duel, during which the King, Queen,…

Intercultural communication is defined as situated communication between individuals or groups of different linguistic and cultural origins. People interacting with those from unfamiliar cultures may have communication difficulties. They may function as schemes that facilitate social interaction with unfamiliar individuals, but also as social norms that influence expectations and behavior towards members of certain social…

Literary works serve to trigger more thinking of several timeless questions by transcending their settings and lending themselves to more generic universal realities and meanings. As such, readers can take away many messages and values from a novel that was written more than a century ago and reflect on our contemporary world, which is the…

Humans are social animals. Having a relationship with others is one of the most important and enjoyable aspects of the lives of people. Relationships and social interactions have a big role and impact on our psychological well-being and happiness. On the other hand, isolation from other people is sometimes exercised by parents, teachers, and prison…

Some may say we live in a hard-to-get-by world. Hardships come in many different shapes and sizes and more when they are forced upon you. Mandatory volunteer work is another hassle in a teenager’s life, which doesn’t have to be placed over a student as a requirement for high school graduation. Although some people may…

It’s difficult to keep track of how much technology has changed. It occurs gradually, usually in improvements or adaptations so small we don’t notice them. Wifi accessibility becomes more frequent and it gets more convenient to communicate with others from all over the world. In just a few decades, the internet has progressed significantly. It…

The benefits that Hidden Figures presents in terms of portraying gender is that at the end of the film they accepted that women can do the same some a male can. By watching this film people will learn that racial bias and typical stereotypes still are happening in our society today. This film was a…

Is the beauty of a female determined by her weight? How much is self-worth, worth? How much is shared on social media? Is it too much? Young women today can not handle peer pressure in the right ways, which leads to making bad decisions. Females are more likely to be addicted to, and also negatively…

In 1992, an American writer and cartoonist, Art Spiegelman won the special Pulitzer Prize for ‘Maus,’ which was the first time a Pulitzer had been awarded to a graphic novel. Because the author abandons the traditional text and adopts the form of comics to present the holocaust which is narrated by his father with the…