Essays on Reality

This paper will examine how a popular television show depicts gangs and criminal activity, and how it compares to reality. Most people depend on media for information as it pertains to their perception of crime, however often these media depictions are inaccurate. Perceptions of crime...

Ever heard of the term deja vu? Or have you ever been in the situation where you’ve placed something down and the next second, it’s gone? This raises the question, is the world around us real? When you look at a door, it may not...

Imagine being at home, work, or school, and get a missed call from one of your parents. You immediately think it must be something important since they called you during your workdays, so you call them back. Only to find that they are being sent...

Although there are many different interpretations of socialism, Oxford Dictionaries defines it as “a political and economic theory of social organization that advocates that the means of production, distribution, and exchange should be owned or regulated by the community as a whole. ” When looking...

James Joyce was one of the most controversial writers of his time. He was often thought of as perverse through his writings, leading to one of his most well-known books “Ulysses” to be banned in some countries. While he may very well be a bit...

The rise of memoirs and autobiographies written by those with disabilities reflect the need to accurately represent disability identity. False narratives and identities are forced onto people the moment they become disabled, and memoirs provide a chance to educate and inform about the reality of...

Derivatives have had an important role in finance and real life way before our time. In mathematics, derivatives are the rate of change of a function with respect to the variable. In finance and economics, according to Investopedia, a derivative is a financial security with...