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Work and Labour

 
By Igor Shchegolev
 
There are many opinions about the question, “Why don’t people work?”
Aesop’s famous fable clearly illustrates what the result of not working is.  The ant and grasshopper are opposites in that one of them doesn’t want to work.  People of many generations have accepted the moral of Aesop’s fable as the rule.
 
According t Aesop’s [...]

Categories of Lies

 
Little white lies: lies about trivial matters, like false excuses to spare a person’s feelings; flattery; “how are you feeling”; “how’s it going”; etc. – these lies must be truly harmless and inconsequential, never intended to be given a second thought.
 
Placebos: deceptions to make a person feel better (like sugar pills); euphemisms; some self-help gimmickry; [...]

About Lying

Tell White Lies (Occasionally)
Protecting from Unnecessary Hurt
 
 
 
 
By Donald W. McCullogh
 
Taken from “Write to be Read” (Reading, Reflection, and Writing) by William R. Smalzer
 
Verna claims that I said her baby was ugly.  I can’t imagine being that insensitive, though it was a long time ago and my memory isn’t exact in these matters.  I do recall [...]

Different Aspects of Discrimination

DeVry – Sociology Essay # 4
“It is easier to love humanity than to love one’s neighbour (Anonymous)”
Summary
In the Toronto Star article “Many Canadians are made to feel like strangers in their homeland”, Shellene Drakes has touched on a sore subject of racial discrimination, as well as the impact of the term ‘visible minority’ on people [...]

Life is harder for Boys

RESPONSE ESSAY
 
In her article “Roll Back the Red Carpet for Boys”, Donna Laframboise points out that feminism has caused a significant warp in societal perception of which sex is being more discriminated than the other.  The facts tell us that males, especially in their early ages, face more troubles than females.  Yet, society remains blind [...]