Essays on Critical Reflection

Black Panther, a recent addition to Marvel’s range of cinematic movies, was greeted with great anticipation since the announcement of its release and for good reason. Not only did the movie exhibit cinematic brilliance, but its unique representation of cultural heritage and female empowerment was…

Anthropology today is not only moving towards new ways of operating past decades of postmodern and postcolonial criticism, but also, according to the authors of this course’s reading list, away from outdated terminology and approach. Where classical anthropology, in the spirit of Durkheim, Boas, and…

Seligman, Steel, Park, and Peterson (2005) focused on positive psychological interventions that aim to increase happiness. A vital fact that has surfaced in the past few years is that happiness brings about many valuable effects in addition to feeling good (Seligman et al., 2005). Past…

I have been always fascinated with the ideology of heroes. What are the characteristics of a hero? What is the definition of a hero? Does a hero come from the same species as humans do? In my knowledge, I have always considered a hero to…

This paper is a critical reflective account on domestic violence. To give an objective and unbiased critical reflection of the theme of domestic violence, this paper looks critically at the meaning of the concept domestic violence; the paper also looks critically at the consequences of…

The pressure of high-stakes testing and other standardized assessment measures dominates schools around the United States, and my school is no exception. This pressure pervades the atmosphere where I teach, which is especially apparent when the special education teachers gather for department meetings. At our…

The evolution of society requires the ability of its members to recognize, reflect, and adapt to change. We as individuals must accept that we are by nature imperfect, even the beliefs which are core to our personal ideology require constant reflection and modification. Although the…