One aspect of the human condition that grocery stores use to their advantage is that crowds of people move in predictable manners. We essentially move like elephants being herded when we go into many stores, but especially a grocery store
By: Eddie Vince It was Albert Camus that postulated that we must look at Sisyphus, the Ancient Greek myth of a king punished by the gods to roll the same boulder up a hill for eternity, and picture him as happy. Camus looked into the face of the absurdity…
Gordon sprinkled some food into the fish tank. The flakes slowly spiraled, pink and yellow and orange, but the guppies had no interest. “Is that new?” Bitsy asked, “Cute!” Gordon leaned down and looked through the fish tank across the room at her and smiled. She was murky and…
By ROY EIDELSON, Ph.D. “When I use a word,” Humpty Dumpty said, in rather a scornful tone, “it means just what I choose it to mean — neither more nor less.” “The question is,” said Alice, “whether you can make words mean so many different things.” “The question is,”…
By: Fred Buntril Viktor Frankl is, among other things, both a psychiatrist and a Holocaust survivor. While reading his book Man's Search For Meaning, those are the two most important biographic pieces throughout the book. What he does that's perhaps different and unique compared to many other theorists and…
By: Air Brin When I say ‘they’ I mean some type of psychiatric professional who has been trained by some other psychiatric professionals. I don’t mean the inner voice screaming at you day in and day out. Of course, if that voice is screaming at you from outside of…
By: Ms. Henry First of all, before I write this essay, I would like to state that I love being a black woman. I love the beautiful brownness of my skin, my hair which is a crown that has anointed me Queen of my universe, my full lips, slanted…
By: Lionel Pondsmith "The greatest con that [the ego] ever pulled was making you believe that he is you." While not one of Guy Ritchie's most commercially well-known films, the 2005 film Revolver certainly exemplifies why Ritchie is one of the best cult film directors. Going back to his…