Category: Critical Reflection

Imagine this, You are at home peacefully sleeping and you hear the noises of tractors, cars, and gunfire. You are completely horrified and shocked when you see the damage coming closer and closer. You realize that it’s only a few meters away from your home. You dont know what to do, so you run. You…

Is the manufacture of products that contain micro-beads ethical? My understanding of ethics after going through my lecture notes and the lecture slides, is that ethics is whats good for businesses, individuals, society, and the environment. Based on this understanding as well as my own beliefs of pollution, I believe that the production of products…

According to Kotler in 1988, advertising is one of the four major tools companies use to direct persuasive communications to target buyers. Advertising is thus used in the retail industry and has impacted this industry positively from the use of online marketing techniques to advertise such as using networking (Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, etc.) as it…

Introduction In her book ‘Understanding Poverty,’ Ruby Payne explores the complex issue of poverty and provides insights into the factors that contribute to its perpetuation. Payne’s work sheds light on the challenges faced by individuals living in poverty and offers strategies for educators, social workers, and community members to better understand and address poverty-related issues.…

The sign above the iron gate read: ARBEIT MACHT FREI. Work makes you free. This was the entrance to Auschwitz. In Elie Wiesels book called Night, he gives an eyewitness account of the Holocaust and the horrific treatment of the Jewish people. Elie wrote this book to inform us that the Holocaust really occurred. It…

John Ronald Reuel Tolkien was born in 3 January 1892 was an English writer, poet, philologist, and academic, who is best known as the author of the classic high fantasy works The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, and The Silmarillion. Together with The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, form a connected body…

The Republic is perhaps one of the worlds most popular and most influential works of political theory and philosophy, both historically and intellectually. In his Republic, Plato brings to life the main character of Socrates (Platos real-life teacher and role model) and explains to the reader his own personal views on how a virtuous and…

In The Crucible play, Arther Miller amplifies the theme of fear and hysteria within Salem’s community. Although this theme runs throughout the play, it is especially apparent after the witch trials start. The play starts with the girls dancing in the woods and getting caught. This directly leads to Betty being  paralyzed by the…

After reading Night by Elie Wiesel I have gotten a far better understanding of the treatment and handling of Jews during the Holocaust, and I believe anyone will after reading this incredible book. Night is told through the eyes of Eliezer who is merely a teenage boy when the story begins. Just like any other…

In the film Into The Wild, Sean Penn alters a variety of aspects originally found in the book which removes emphasis on Chris, but at the same time, preserves the crucial components of the story, making the movie seem less biased, and straightforward. Throughout the book, Krakauer mentions and thoroughly describes stories of other individuals…