As a young man who is an Aboriginal and a Torres Strait Islander, I have a rich cultural and social history as part of my identity as a person. My parents and grandparents have taught me a great deal in this respect, and my personal development has been decisively influenced...

When disasters occur, they claim many lives and property. In this view, it is important for governments to plan for recovery operations. The department of emergency management is concerned with helping the communities that have been affected to return to a sound economy, habitable dwellings, as well as restored employment...

Brym (2014) talks about an ideology as a collection of ideas that are adopted by an individual or a group of persons with the goal of explaining reality in society. From a sociological perspective, it is often difficult to understand how ideologies play a role in society since research involves...

Although it is firmly believed by scientists, academicians, and basically just about anyone on earth, that the Earth is round, there is a society of individuals who are holding to the pre-Copernican belief of a flat world. In Lancaster, Ca. there lived a man, Charles Johnson, who once headed up...

The principle I will adopt into my life is satya or commitment to the truth. As a result of commitment to satya, I will not be afraid to ask any question, no matter how unconventional, strange, or even sacred it may be. I will also adopt an open mind towards...