Essays on Common Sense

Are grounded by the belief that parents who supervise and maintain good control of their children help deter criminal activity and delinquency. Parents who do not abide by these laws run the risk of being charged with fines or being faced with jail time. But, with these parental responsibility laws in places, who is really being affected? Are these laws helping with this growing problem or only contributing to the cycle? Is it really fair to punish parents for their…

Introduction A personality is the complex of all attributes- behavioral, temperamental, emotional and mental- that characterize a unique individual [2]. Human personality has great impact on their lives. It influence on their life choices, well being and many other factors [3]. Research in the psychology literature has led to a well recognized model for personality recognition and description, called the Big Five Personality Model. It can be described in the following way [14]: Extraversion- Extroversion measures a tendency to seek…

There seems to be an epidemic of gun violence in this country, however it is not caused by “assault rifles”. Every time a shooting occurs both sides of the political spectrum begin the arguments for and against gun control, with neither side willing to budge on the issue. Phrases like “common sense gun control” are almost always brought up. But what is common sense gun control, and does gun control really work? No one can ever seem to agree on…

In Isaac Asimov’s story “What is Intelligence, Anyways?” we see many key points as to why standardized intelligence tests do not show the whole picture. In his article, he discusses how he can pass these major intelligence tests with no problems, but could not even begin to repair his own car. In today’s world, we tend to only acknowledge intelligence through difficult tests and not based off of any common sense. With that said, if we are only going to…

With the introduction and widespread use of technologies such as game consoles, TV and smartphones, the impacts and conflicts that arise from electronics are growing more apparent in family settings such as mealtimes. (Hiniker, Kientz, & Schoenebeck, 2016) Hence, concerns towards harmful media exposure, addictions to technology and distanced family relationships (Hiniker et al., 2016), especially with younger children are a popular research subject for many in different disciplines. In 2018, a video published by Common Sense Media suggested that…

As Thomas Paine was well aware, with monarchies, eventually comes the problem of successions. In chapter 2 of his pamphlet, Paine further discusses the problems concerning monarchies, instead opting to reach a new level within his audience, taking a religious standpoint, and frequently citing the Bible as evidence that the Heavens themselves expressly disapprove of such human folly. “In the early ages of the world, according to the scripture chronology, there were no Kings; the consequence in which was there…