Yesterday…
Yesterday I made a joke on my brothers status, this joke was followed up by a rude comment from his current girlfriend. When I messaged my brother to ask him why I had received a rude comment from his...
View ArticleAn Introduction to Sociology
Sociology is defined by the Oxford English Dictionary as “the study of the development, structure and functioning of human society or the study of social problems.” Sociologists study human activities...
View ArticleCheeky Baby Tees
One thing I love about writing a blog is the people I meet and the friends I have made. Let me introduce you to Louise from Cheeky Baby Tees. Louise messaged me on the blogs Facebook page shortly after...
View ArticleRIP Marius
I wanted to write a post expressing my outrage for Marius the Giraffe. For those of you who don’t know Marius’ story he was killed recently in a bid to avoid in-breeding. But the story gets worse....
View ArticleDreaded Debt
Last year when McD and I took a break I had a period of about 9 weeks where I had very little money coming in and had to basically live off what was in my bank account. Income support messed up my...
View ArticleTruly Terrible Threes!
I’m going to be perfectly honest with my readers now and tell you all that I haven’t got a clue how to deal with my three year old’s behaviour at the moment. It takes every ounce of my self control,...
View ArticleI have carried you, always
I love this poem so much, this is how I feel about my son, how I feel about my relationship with McD and how I feel about being a mother. It’s perfect… I have carried you, always. Before you were...
View ArticleDear Judgmental Lady…
Okay I forgot to tell you all what happened to me yesterday. Actually I didn’t forget, It really annoyed me so I had to bury it pretty deep to stop myself from spontaneously combusting! So I was out...
View Article10 Things I Should Say to my Love More Often
The past couple of weeks have been a blur of emotion. McD’s nan passed away after a short illness at 83, an old friend of mine was tragically killed in a motor biking accident and just today my...
View ArticleThe Psychology of Learning
Learning can be defined as “the acquisition of knowledge or skills” (Macleod-Brudenell et al, 2008) or the “modification of a behavioural tendency by experience” (Merriam-Webster, 2013). Learning can...
View ArticleThe History of Education, 1940-Present Day
During the 1800s there was no formal education system for lower class children. The 1944 Education Act aimed to provide children of all classes more equal educational opportunities. It introduced the...
View ArticleThe Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde
What influence might Stevenson’s religious upbringing have had on the themes of the novel? Stevenson was born into a Calvinist family, his mother was a minister’s daughter and his father was Lighthouse...
View ArticlePost Colonialism
What is Colonialism? The world as we know it has been moulded by thousands of years of colonisation. Colonisation is the forming of a settlement or colony by people who want to take control of a...
View ArticleDiscuss an Aspect of Propaganda in the War
The Oxford Dictionary defines propaganda as “information, especially of a biased nature, used to promote a political cause or point of view” (Oxford Dictionary, 2013). The aim of this essay is to...
View ArticleExamine the Different Functions Performed by the Family for Individuals and...
The aim of this essay is to examine the different functions performed by the family. To accomplish this aim there will be an examination of the functionalist view of the family and the theories of...
View ArticleIntroduction to Sociology
What is Sociology? Sociology is “the study of the development, structure and functioning of human society or the study of social problems” (Oxford Dictionary, no date). Sociologists study human...
View ArticleCreative Writing – The Room
This room was once an outlet from an otherwise mundane existence, freedom from days rolling into days and weeks rolling into weeks. It was once an inviting oasis of academia, a haven of knowledge and...
View ArticleCreative Writing – The Delivery
My days are never ending, a constant cycle of disinfectant and infectious cries, the sound of rubber soled panic and the crisp sharpness of freshly ironed uniform’s ready to tackle the next epic moment...
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