Monday, June 24, 2019

THE IMPORTANCE OF CIVILITY IN LIFE



Emerson said “Life is short, but there is always time for courtesy”. Yet people seem to have forgotten all about civility in many areas of life in spite of its many advantages. Sheila Suess Kennedy got it right when she said "We cannot find common ground without civility, and we cannot solve our problems without finding common ground." Do you agree? Do your research and find out more about the effects of rudeness and suggest ways to make people learn to be more civil towards each other. This essay is a combination of a cause effect and a problem solution essay.

Refer to my second blog, The Essay Archive, for sample essays:https://theessayarchive.blogspot.com/
Familiarize yourself with the issue
·         Civility https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9YXmljRvhrU
Reading material to make notes on
·          The importance of civility in the workplace https://smallbusiness.chron.com/importance-civility-workplace-43590.html
Videos to take notes from
·         Three ways to practice civility https://www.ted.com/talks/steven_petrow_3_ways_to_practice_civility
·         The force of civility https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=paAfcZMpFAc

Thursday, June 13, 2019

THE EFFECTS OF SOCIAL EXCLUSION



Social exclusion is defined in the dictionary as exclusion from the prevailing social system and its rights and privileges, typically as a result of poverty or the fact of belonging to a minority social group. Social exclusion has serious effects on individuals. Do your research to find out what they are and write an essay.
Refer to my second blog, The Essay Archive, for sample essays:https://theessayarchive.blogspot.com/

Familiarize yourself with the issue
·         Social exclusion and its effects on health https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iyAlnObWfrE
Podcast: panel discussion
·         What are the causes of social exclusion https://www.chathamhouse.org/event/what-are-causes-social-exclusion#
Reading material to make notes on
·         Causes and Consequences of Social Exclusion and Peer Rejection Among Children and Adolescents https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6085085/
·         Risks and outcomes of social exclusion http://www.oecd.org/education/school/1855785.pdf
Videos to take notes from
·         Exclusion is an invisible disease | Ronna Timpa | TEDxFremontEastWomen
·         The psychological effects of feeling excluded http://socialpsychonline.com/2015/11/psychology-ostracism-feeling-excluded/
·         Researching the effects of social isolation https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iyAlnObWfrE

Saturday, June 1, 2019

THE IMPACTS OF BIODIVERSITY LOSS



A host of plant and animal species are facing extinction because of human activities. This is having a disastrous effect on nature and life on the planet. Do your research to gain a better insight into the matter and write an essay where you discuss these effects.
Refer to my second blog, The Essay Archive, for sample essays:https://theessayarchive.blogspot.com/
Familiarize yourself with the issue
·         Nature’s emergency: where we are in five graphics https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-48104037
Podcast
·         Biodiversity loss has an enormous impact on humans according to a UN report https://www.pri.org/stories/2018-04-21/biodiversity-loss-has-enormous-impact-humans-according-un-report
Reading material to make notes on
·         Biodiversity loss and its impacts on humans https://www.nature.com/articles/nature11148
Videos to take notes from
·         Humans, Biodiversity, and Habitat Loss — HHMI BioInteractive Video
Academic lecture
·         Biodiversity loss and its impacts on humanity https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mK0Li9_H6uo