The Victorian Era was a period of dramatic change that led to the height of English society. Oscar Wilde’s romantic gothic novel, The Picture of Dorian Gray (1890), presents a critical perspective of humanity by revealing the best and worst aspects of humanity. The story follows the protagonist Dorian Gray as he falls into a...
The nature of happiness Abstract: The concept of happiness has been one of the most misinterpreted notions in social research. Philosophers and psychologists have put forward many definitions and explanations of this important concept but no single meaning is generally accepted. Happiness has been liken to life satisfaction, as emotional state, as well-being and as...
Essay Writing The novel explores timeless themes that relate to growing up in a confronting and confusing world Discuss this statement with close reference to the novel In the bildungsroman novel, To Kill a Mockingbird (1960) by Harper Lee explores timeless themes that relate to growing up in a confronting and confusing world. Lee uses...
Nicholas Gane’s 2006 essay, ‘Posthuman’, addresses the concept of the posthuman in contemporary culture. The essay covers the origins of the term and the concept of the posthuman and how the human body can be altered by technology. However, combining the human body and technology invoked the question of how the human body can be...
Abstract The social psychology topic of aggression is heavily influenced by our knowledge structures that dictate our decision making and behaviour in all aspects of our lives. Aggression is strongly correlated to bullying as risk factors of bullying include aggression towards other people. Power, gender and culture are also strongly correlated to bullying as they...
Introduction Empathy has been widely mentioned in recent years in the world of design. In this Internet information age, empathy has become especially important, and sometimes considered to be the key to allowing design to satisfy the demands of users (Chapman, 2015). Empathy is commonly used in the design industry through the adoption of user...
Abstract – The insurance industry in Sri Lanka has the goal to provide quality service to satisfy their customers in the principal of severe competition for market share with its plentiful competitors. Sri Lankan insurance industry is regulated by IRCSL and according to its records as at April 2018, the insurance industry was generally made...
Power relation among children, parents or caregivers teachers and their assistant has been a vital issue in the social system, particularly the learning environment. Various matters lead to the power dynamism involving these components. Since parents, teachers, and their assistants and children are essential people in the learning process, their relation regarding respect leads to...
Introduction Individuals can only unleash their hidden potential and go an extra mile to achieve targets when they are happy. Happy people are highly motivated and are always ready to give their best in whatever they do. For this reason, most of the top organizations across the globe focus largely on making their employees happy...
Introduction Happiness is often sought through external stimuli and we are no strangers to fuelling our dopamine levels with artificial sources to achieve the satisfaction of desire. We have all depended on something or someone as a source to uphold our idea of happiness. We freely pursue joy and live life in a way that...
