Category: Personal Experience

The Values and Respect of Human Life Does human life have any value when people are being killed without restraint? Is saving a human life worth any cost to society, or is it better to let people die in situations where saving them is simply too expensive? If so, aren’t we letting people die for…

What is the worth of a soul? Can one place a numerical value on the infinite potential of a consciousness? I learned the beautiful, yet understated value of life in the sixth grade. My newborn sister was pushed out of a shopping cart and onto the cold, unforgiving concrete floor of the local grocery store.…

There are many factors that can affect individuals when it comes to how they view death and the process of dying, when you look at everything that surrounds the views on the subject they tend to fall into one of the following categories: Religion Depending on what Religion you belong to, they will all believe…

Having the passion to go outside and volunteer really helps build character and value, and for this nutrition service work assignment, I decided to go to the Houston Food Bank. There, I really noticed how lots of people come together almost every day to help the community and its people in many ways whether that’s…

In the article ‘Be a Gamer, Save the World’ by Jane McGonigal makes the argument that games are not a waste of time but rather a useful tool to promote growth. She shows this when she says “many critics consider such games a mind-numbing waste of time, if not a corrupting influence. But the truth…

Introduction In the year 2018/19, I will be undertaking my 12-month industrial placement at Smethwick Youth and Community Centre serving as the financial analyst of the organisation. Smethwick Youth and Community Centre or SYCC for short is a multi-agency and cross-sector resource centre whose sole aim is to support the Smethwick community with its deprivation…

Resilience is crucial to my life. The path of my life is not as smooth as other classmates. I have taken my first Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education Examination (DSE) in 2015. I failed as my English only got level 2. I decided to retake the DSE. However, my parents and teacher did not…

Writing is a skill that has value outside of education. There are many ways in which writing can benefit you and improve your health. With the support and research from the two articles written by Bill Bircharch and Kasee Bailey, we will discuss how writing can be more than valuable in a lot of ways…

On March 17, 2018, Facebook was exposed for leaking user information and will be sued and face a $2 trillion fine. Cambridge Analytica, a company that serves for the Trump campaign, reportedly obtained private information from nearly half a million users through a psychological test app released on Facebook. Through the analysis of this information,…

The issue of discrimination against women due to their gender is an apparent problem in South Africa. Women are treated unfairly as they are paid less and might not even get the job due to their gender. This causes women to be underrepresented in high positions. Women have been categorized into subordinate roles, which also…