Addiction – avoid the traps Addiction is a very real problem in most societies and has devastating consequences throughout the world. In this week’s Worldview, we look at the way that some corporations and dealers go about marketing their addictive products. This will hopefully make us aware if we ever feel we are being ‘railroaded’ … Continue reading Addiction
Tag: Life
Growing Pains
You wake up in the middle of the night with an aching calf. It’s dull, throbbing, cramped—growing pains. It’s hard to imagine that you can actually feel your body grow, that you’ll awake some morning to a sensation like the low creaking sound of corn pushing up in its stalks. But the fact remains. You … Continue reading Growing Pains
Pimples
Waking up on the day of a party or a holiday or a hot date is exciting. You either stay in bed as long as you can to hold on to that delicious feeling of anticipation as long as you can or you leap out of bed, eager to get to where you’re heading. Butterflies … Continue reading Pimples
Oral Hygiene
Hey, stinky. How about a breath mint? You may forget about your teeth most of the time, but, for the people around you, they are a constant presence: Are you chewing with your mouth open? Talking with your mouth full? Do your teeth look like you borrowed them from the costuming department for Austin Powers? … Continue reading Oral Hygiene
Eating Disorders
The topic of eating disorders has only really come to light in the last 10 years. And most recently when Princess Diana openly discussed her eating disorder. There are a number of ways eating disorders can be described. The most commonly recognized two would be Anorexia and Bulimia (which is the problem Salene had). Most … Continue reading Eating Disorders
Birthmarks
How many of you have a birthmark? They are fairly common and even if you don’t have one now you may have had one as a baby. The are quite a few types of birthmarks and most are harmless but keeping them protected from the sun is a good idea. A birthmark is a skin … Continue reading Birthmarks
Courage
Courage – The test of courage comes when we are in the minority: the test of tolerance comes when we are in the majority – Theologian Ralph W. Sockman. We all need to be courageous every now and again. To be fearless and daring and face what we are afraid of. More often than not … Continue reading Courage
Tattoos and Tribal Designs
It has been claimed that tattooing has been around since 12,000BC. Tattoos have always played an important role in ritual and tradition. Throughout history tattoos have signified membership to a society or tribal group but have also long been a form of body decoration. Cultural Tattoos Some of the earliest tattoos were found in Egypt … Continue reading Tattoos and Tribal Designs
Morals
Morals – to the conduct or duties of man, ethical, virtuous, discriminating between right and wrong, verified by reason or probability. We all have them and yet they can vary a lot from person to person. One could consider that they had very good morals and judge others from their own behaviour and beliefs. Yet … Continue reading Morals
Pollution in the Tribe
From the beginning of Tribe Series 1, we often saw the Mall Rats at meal times. Because of the scarcity and shortage of food and valuable nature of anything they could get their hands on there would’ve been very few food leftovers/scraps. Patsy and Cloe are wandering the dirty streets with a bit of nature … Continue reading Pollution in the Tribe