Category: Personal Experience

Conflict Resolution Everyone has that one close person who he shares all his life experiences. In my case, this has been my elder brother. He has been so dear to me ever since we were a small kid. I remember when we were studying in the lower high school, my elder brother could constantly come…

Archeologists have approximated that the human capacity for cumulative culture emerged somewhere between 500,000 to 170,000 years ago. Culture is a broad word for social behavior, norms, beliefs, arts, laws, and customs, as well as the knowledge and habits of the individuals in these groups all fall under the larger term culture. This is not…

A single memorable day in my life… I don’t think I could come up with a single one that isn’t also connected to a sad memory. First of all, I’m going to open up by saying that in my life everything comes with strings attached. Besides, I wasn’t asked to only write about the good,…

According to Howbawm, a crucial event is a significant moment in time that had a lasting impact on society, moreover, these defining moments affect the way people interpret the world around them. For example, in retrospect, the diverse individuals Hobsbawm uses in his introduction speak about the 20th century in terms of crucial events; Holocaust…

Good Afternoon, On behalf of the Holmes High School class of 2020, I would like to thank all of the people that make Holmes High School special. To teachers and faculty that come every day and strive to provide us with a tremendous education despite our unwillingness to learn. To the staff who work day…

I’ve had many challenges and experiences that I’ve learned from. This is one that I continue to learn from every single day of my life because it affects me every single day of my life. Yet this is one that I’m most hesitant to share. It’s just that everyone has a sob story, and I…

In this self-evaluating essay, the main task is to reflect on how participation changed my approach to teamwork within the workshop. I found the workshop beneficial and exciting. To provide a coherent structure to my essay, I will use Gibbs’ 1988 reflection model. Description A team is a small number of individuals associated with some…

During my speech and my retake, I experienced different emotions. I categorized my reflection into three parts; the first is my rehearsal of the speech, the second is for the research, and the third is my struggles with the actual speech. Before I went to do the first speech, I had rehearsed more than 20…

The media portrays family life in different ways while sometimes showing what ideal families should look like, how parents should treat and relate with their children, and the behavior between spouses. Research is being widely carried out to capture the most detailed description of family life, family structure, and the diversity in which the media…

Sociologist Bourdieu’s words were a notable gateway into sociology for me as he demonstrated the ideology of sociology by exposing hidden concepts within society, for instance, the bourgeoisie exploiting the proletariat. His words resonate with me profoundly as sociology has helped me gain insight into lifelong questions I’ve had growing up, which has accelerated my…