Get to know the Anti-Nuclear Protests in New Zealand from 1960s – 1980s

 In 1951, New Zealand and Australia signed the ANZUS agreement which meant that they were under the protection of the Unites states. This protection was better known as the nuclear umbrella. This is because the United States military was well equipped with nuclear weaponry. Throughout the 1960s there were constant protests in New Zealand … Read more

Positive Thinking: The Law of Attraction

 The correct and logical way of processing our thoughts and opinions are all accompanied by the action of positive thinking and the ability to focus our lives on the law of attraction. How do these terms succeed in materializing our realities and minds, you say? Well, research shows that the benefits of having positive … Read more

Interfaith Dialogue

About people with different faiths coming to a mutual understanding and respect that allows them to live and cooperate with each other spite their differences. Refers to cooperative and positive interaction between people of different religious traditions at both the individual and institutional level. Everyone remains true to their own beliefs while respecting the right … Read more

The world is losing the idea of fashion

Introduction Davis () said that anti-fashion is as much a creature as fashion itself. Anti-fashion is in fact so closely linked to the intrinsic dynamic of fashion, that it relies on anti-fashion for its evolution (bloomsbury). For example, it was the anti-fashion movement led by Rei Kawakubo of the 1990s of deconstruction that led to … Read more

Grapes of Wrath – John Steinbeck

A tragic and melancholy tale, John Steinbeck continues his tradition of groundbreaking work that distills images of uncensored brutality and truth upon subjects that many authors would not dare to touch. The Grapes of Wrath is a frank and controversial novel based on the author’s disgust over the treatment of migrant workers in the Dust … Read more

How Australia contributed to the First World War

In Australia, the outbreak of World War I was greeted with considerable enthusiasm. Even before Britain declared war on Germany on 4 August 1914, the nation pledged its support alongside other states of the British Empire and almost immediately began preparations to send forces overseas to participate in the conflict.The war was fought between the … Read more

Learn All About Parkinson's Disease: Causes, Diagnosis, & Treatment

 I chose to write on Parkinson disease. Symptoms: The Symptoms of the disease are rigidity of muscles, tremor, slowness of movement and falls due to loss of postural balance. This is because of the dopaminergic neurons loss in the substantia nigra oars compacta which innervate the striatum. (Ronken and Schnarrenburg,2002) There are also additional … Read more

How Swift's "A Modest Proposal" used Satire to Critique the Conditions in 18th Century Ireland

 “A modest Proposal” was written in 1729 by the Irish intellectual Jonathan Swift who is coined with developing the Swiftian style of satire writing. Swift penned the letter to the pope in an attempt to direct the pope’s attention to the socio-economic issues in Ireland. In the 17th and 18th centuries Ireland was a … Read more

Mythology, History and Surprising Wildfires: Greece's Past, Present and Future

 Greece is a small country located in Southeastern Europe.  Greece is not just one piece of land, in fact it has many different islands branching throughout the Aegean and Ionian seas.  Because of its plentiful history and beautiful location, Greece attracted nearly thirty two million tourists just this year!  When people travel to Greece … Read more

Nature Versus Nurture

‘Nature vs Nurture’ is an indefinite debate concerning the extent that particular aspects of the human life, such as behaviour are genetic or obtained attributes. Nature links to how genes and hereditary factors define who a person is, this may be through someone’s physical appearance and general characteristics. Whereas nurture is how a person’s environment, … Read more

The definition of psychology and different approaches

What is Psychology? People have been studying psychology for over one hundred years, and yet some do not know what it is or how psychologists study it. Most psychologist will do tests on their subjects to see how the mind works with their body. In this reading, one will learn about the seven different approaches … Read more