Intelligence takes chance with limited data in an arena where mistakes are not only possible but also necessary.
Angela Carter transforms and twists existing ideas all throughout her work. Carter’s writing provides innovative insights. Wise Children was her last novel. Carter created the character Dora Chance in this novel. This is in response to Freud’s Dora An Analysis …
The current generation’s life is vastly different than that of their predecessors. The world has changed dramatically. There are many new ways to do things. Our current way of consolidating things is very different from the way our older generation …
Sociology and feminist theory, The Social Construction of Gender, focuses on the interaction of gender and social differences. This view states that culture and society create gender roles. These roles are then deemed appropriate or ideal behavior for someone of …
Darwinism, the belief in natural selection and evolution as the “survival-of-the-fittest”, is also known as Darwinism. Social Darwinism states that wealth and political power will naturally go to those who are most worthy. Social Darwinism was used as a basis …
The Transformation of a Term
It seems that communication is something that comes naturally to people. Children learn language from their parents. But the languages of today are different than the languages of ancient civilizations. Although there are some similarities, …
Fake news, hoaxes and propaganda aren’t a new phenomenon, however bizarre it might seem. Because of social media’s freedom of speech and the ability to share and promote news, it is now even more difficult to filter fake information. This …
Many people believe they can control their behavior. However, we only have control of the actions we imagine doing. You may not be aware of the other actions or behaviors you engage in everyday. Our unconscious mind controls this. Sigmund …
Herbert Spencer’s theory dominated society for much of the twentieth and nineteenth centuries. The Industrial Revolution was a major shift in Europe’s economy. It transformed agriculture into an industry-dependent economy. People started to move to the city to change their …
Human nature is to seek explanations for the unexplainable. To understand why and how things work, it is natural. There are many theories that attempt to explain how the world works, including topics like evolution and dark matter. Geographers, on …
Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet tells the story of two lovers who were “star-crossed”. Romeo & Juliet both cannot escape their fateful fate despite the love they share. Their tragic deaths are not solely due to fate. Human error and weakness …