Daily Life
Essays

¶ … daily life. In fact, it could be said that the purpose of literature, and even all art -- insofar as art and literature have a purpose -- is to reflect back to society the values and beliefs it is projecting.

Psychology focuses on the study of behavior and one can find examples of psychological principles in nearly every facet of daily life. Almost every work of fiction applies some psychological principle regarding behavior. Advertising, the legal system, the educational system, the entertainment industry, and even parenting all apply psychological principles in their everyday routines. Psychology is like math, it is everywhere!

Imagine that you could travel in time, much like Doc Brown and Marty McFly in the movie Back to the Future. Suppose you traveled back to 1955 with the Doc and Marty and asked a resident of 1955 what the year 2011 would…

When it comes to the Greeks, Homer's Odyssey is recognized as a piece of literature that was not just about gods, men, and creatures, this historical read served as a cultural example about the women and their place in…

I am fortunate to be able to say that I have art in almost every part of my daily life. For example, I wake up in the morning to music instead of the sound of an alarm, so my first moments of each day celebrate art and…