Category: Perspective

An important area to look at when deciding whether women need women representatives is the relationship between descriptive and substantive representation. Substantive representation looks at whether representatives ‘act for women’ in the policies that are articulated within political institutions. Descriptive representation occurs when representatives mirror the backgrounds of the represented. In some countries such as…

Why do people think that video games cause shootings? Video games have been around since the early 1970s. These massive shootings have only been happening for multiple years now. First Person Shooter (FPS) games were one of the first video games created. Video games don’t cause violence; Instead, they just help people escape the real…

What about Steak n’ Shake attracts my attention and taste buds, as appose to other fast food restaurants? My boyfriend went on a rant about the fact that I had never heard of the restaurant, assuring me that once I tried the burger I would fall in love. When I walked into the restaurant for…

Tipping, make it mandatory, or ban it? “Jesus Christ I mean, these ladies aren’t starving to death. They make minimum wage. You know, I used to work minimum wage and when I did I wasn’t lucky enough to have a job that society deemed tip worthy.” This is part of Mr. Pink’s argument for not…

The video game is an extraordinary piece of equipment that changes the whole surroundings and allows you to move to the virtual world and experience things you can not experience in real life. So how does it affect people? Being a gamer could allow you to improve your mental and physical abilities, because you may…

Chipotle: Diving to the Middle of the Burrito Chipotle’s foundation is built upon its mission of “Food with integrity.” With an array of 2300 stores across the United States, Chipotle is aspiring to be one of the most healthy and influential businesses in the modern era. Steve Ells, Chipotle’s original founder, and co-CEO, intended the…

Suicide is the third leading cause of death in young people ages 15 to 24 (Stanford Children’s hospital). Suicide rates are increasing and talking about suicide is no where to be seen in society. Suicide is the act of killing oneself. There is a need for talks for mental health more now than ever in…

Why do we have to study poetry? Poetry is useless, it doesn’t benefit anyone. I would rather have Michael J. Fox give me heart surgery than study poetry for a term. As a young student myself I understand the feeling of being trapped, the feeling of constant judgment, the feeling of not being understood. That’s…

The word utopia is based on Greek where ou means ‘not’ and topos means ‘place,’ therefore it is not a place. Widely known, Dictionary.com for definitions says as a noun, utopia means, “an imaginary island described in Sit Thomas More’s Utopia as enjoying perfection in law, politics, etc.” Its secondary definition says, “an ideal place…

What is meant by ‘post truth’? 1. The book describes post-truth as ‘Relating to or denoting circumstances in which objective facts are less influential in shaping public opinion than appeals to emotion and personal belief’. My understanding of it is that facts themselves don’t matter as much as the interpretation you are giving concerning those…