Essays on Gossip

Ancient Jewish wisdom indicates that guarding one’s speech is a key to personal and professional success. A key way to implement this wisdom in the workplace is by avoiding gossip. Gossip around the office is pretty common, almost everyone has either been a part of,...

For centuries, celebrity focused magazines otherwise known as ‘tabloids’ lining grocery stores stands and newsstand racks all over the country, have been used as the source of celebrity gossip since Americans seemed to be so much invested in such topics. The 21st century saw the...

Many people have a misunderstanding of what gossip is. They believe it is when you talk bad about someone that isn’t in the conversation. Gossip has many definitions and again it all just comes down to how you would like to interpret it. According to...

Ferdinando Pulton’s 1609 treatise, ‘De pace regis et regni’ presents a summary of “the great and generall ofences of the realme. ” One of these offences is the threatening, potentially damaging power of words, in particular slander. He writes: There is another foule puddle that...

Nowadays, people feel the need to read more about celebrities’ lives and scandal news than any other form of news or entertainment such as books or other healthy habits. Therefore, the media today provides much more information about famous people’s private lives then it did...

People like to talk about other people at work. In other words, there is widespread interest and participation in gossip across the workplace in organizations. However, gossip is often seen as a negative aspect of organizational life. The popular management perspective to some extent exemplifies...

Throughout the story “The piece of string”, many would agree that the overall message shows the effects that gossip can have on someone and how others can be blind about the truth. This is demonstrated by the use of hyperbole, setting, and characterization. To begin,...

It is human nature to gossip. Every day, people are introduced to news about celebrities, movie stars, and colleagues. While some of this information might be important, most of what people hear from others is baseless information that is meant to create a certain perception...

School campuses have always been a place known for strict rules and regulatory means to get students to follow suit. Some have seen school as a institution to pass on culture, while others see it as a place that forces one to confirm. However, natural...