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How Emotion Affects Our Respective Life Domain.   An unavoidable characteristic of humans is their ability to have feelings about diverse matters having to do with their existence. We could call these feelings emotions. Emotion has a lot to do with our actions,reall…

Twenty Seven Amazing Psychological Facts About Love

Interesting Psychological Facts About Love Women are less attracted to men who have a belly (this one might be a bit obvious).  A large amount of abdominal fat on an individual indicates that they have lower levels of testosterone – meaning that they also have lower…

A classless society

Whichever country one goes to there are class divisions. These classes are based on many factors, like religion, wealth, caste and colour. Even habits have created classes. In certain countries they speak of the Northerner and Southerner. Even in the major religions o…

Gambling

In a narrow sense, the term. "gambling" means playing for money and engaging in wild financial speculations. The moment a person takes a chance on anything, he is gambling. If you are not sure which of the two rope bridges across the river is the s…

Mind your own business

Have you ever heard of somebody called Nosey Parker? Or one Mrs. Grundy? If you have not I am sure one day you will. One thing most of us cannot successfully do is mind our own business. If you ask me the truth I would say we are in some measure fond of being busy bod…

POPE JOAN, DID SHE REALLY EXIST??

Pope Joan was the only female Pope in history. It isn't an error, fallacy or blasphemy. Research shows that she really existed. The months ahead spend as pope is obscure but facts show and points that she possibly existed.  The existence of a female Pope was so odd…

Divorce

In the monogamous countries of the West, marriage has for many centuries been regarded as a permanent contract binding the couple together until death. Most of the Christian Churches are very rigid in their views on the indissolubility of marriage and consider that it …

Freedom

Freedom, is a privilege that every person living in a democratic country is proud to possess, and in many constitutions, the freedom of the individual is guaranteed. The word "freedom" is a general word, which means three different things, freedom of speech, …

The HOLOCAUST: the Story According To History

Have you ever heard of the word  Holocaust?  Read the full story according to history.  The word “Holocaust,” from the Greek words “holos” (whole) and “kaustos” (burned), was historically used to describe a sacrificial offering burned on an altar. Since 1945, the word …

Aluu Student Massacre: Once Upon A Time

Jungle Justice was a theme in the Nigerian society until The security agents put in various measures. But before the Security agents put in various measures there was a saddening case of four students Massacre in aluu community in Port Harcourt THE STORY ACCORDING TO W…

Young people are slaves to fashion

Young people, or teenagers, are an invention of the American exploitation of the early 60s. The contemporary hype built them up into a separate class of society, and since jobs and money were plentiful in those days, the promotion of fashion in dress, music, politics …

Democracy

Democracy is that form of government in which the ruling power of a state is legally vested not in any particular class or classes, but in the members of the community as a whole. it is a government in which the will of he majority of citizens rules without overriding…

Can telling lies ever be justified?

The old admonition to children, 'speak the truth and shame the devil', runs contrary to what is called the schoolboy's eleventh commandment; 'tell a lie, and stick to it'. The one adage advocates honesty at whatever personal cost. When charged with…

Can money buy happiness?

The title of the old American movie 'Poor little rich girl' answers the question. It is true that at weddings we often hear the newly-weds toasted in the words Health, Wealth and Happiness, but the  epithet  itself distinguishes between the three objectives. T…

Might is right

The old saying 'Power corrupts; infinite power corrupts infinitely' is the eternally true corollary to the Hitlerite slogan "Might is Right." It is a valid truth in practically every sphere of human life. 'Might', or the possession of total po…

"The Golden Age of Youth". How true is this description of your life as a youth ?

"The Golden Age of Youth"? Who coined up that expression? I am certainly not experiencing "golden" days in my life as a youth. Furthermore, many of my friends' complaints seem to attest that their experiences of youth roughly match up with mine…

Patriotism is a dangerous emotion

Many a student of English would have studied the famous poem on Patriotism by Scott which begins this; 'Breathes there the man with soul so dead' and he concluded that such a person will not be honored nor recognized in his country. The feeling of patr…