A collection of my rants and articles

In our world, today, we’ve become more accepting than our previous generations. However, there are still a lot of people in our world that demand to continue living in a binary world; yes or no, black or white, good or bad, gay or straight, normal or weird. Part of me believes the world will never accept that nothing in life is as simple as yes or no. But why is this? It’s understandable that dividing the world helps us to be less frightened by what is in it, but have we taken it too far? A key example of this; it's turned into a day where people are either a hero or a terrorist, but it’s possible to be neither, or perhaps both, all depending on personal opinion. But people have stopped showing these opinions because it has become wrong to go against the majority opinion. Time seems to be going backwards again, refusing to accept new possibilities, and going back to a status quo that rejects individuality. This leads me to my next point; are you a weirdo or are you normal? Can...

People use the word “love” all the time, especially around this time of year, and it’s a major part of several cultures, as we find it within song, books, and film, but what does it really mean? Many people simply believe love is an animalistic or genetic urge that dictates our behaviour, and a survival instinct so humanity doesn’t become extinct. They consider the feeling of “love” to be an extension of chemical-biological elements of the human nature that takes place when choosing a mate. However a problem for this is that it doesn’t explain the affections for those who cannot have kids or do not wish to reproduce. Others believe in Plato’s version of love; that love is made of a series of characteristics, in which the animalistic desire or base lust is suspended by an intellectual conception of love, based on sensual attraction and mutuality. Ancient philosophy suggests the idea that love is made from eros, philia, and agape. The term eros refers to the part of love made of a...

The 14 th is quickly approaching, something we have all noticed since the pink and red has appeared in shops ever since Boxing-Day passed us. Stocks appear very quickly, even before the new year is in, shoving down our throats this “day of love”, which naturally affects us all in different ways; some find themselves spiralling into depression, and others find themselves hurrying desperately to find themselves a sweetheart. The holiday rooted from ancient Roman times, the festival of Lupercalia, a fertility celebration, which was recast as a pagan festival, known today as St Valentine’s day. But today, in 2017, is it still the same? As people hurry to find a loved one for this day, it’s hard to wonder if it’s still a festival of celebration, or whether it’s simply a day of consumer-driven and trivial interpretation of love. People don’t understand the pressures this day puts on people; both the single and the taken. People already romantically involved have the stress of having to...