Category Archives: Desi Totkay

A mother is sitting with her son

Ideas and expectations regarding gender roles have changed quite a bit in the past 50 years. However, the patterns that have influenced human behavior for centuries are still potent, especially when members of older generations are involved. Some of those old patterns involve relationships between mothers and their adult sons. As men get married and have children of… Read More »

Why such a severe punishment for adultery

adultery, sexual relations between a married person and someone other than the spouse. Written or customary prohibitions or taboos against adultery constitute part of the marriage code of virtually every society. Indeed, adultery seems to be as universal and, in some instances, as common as marriage. The Code of Hammurabi (18th century BC) in Babylonia provided a punishment of death by drowning for adultery. In ancient Greece and in Roman law, an offending female spouse could be killed,… Read More »

We have never had a shortage of water

Water scarcity involves water crisis, water shortage, water deficit or water stress. Water scarcity can be due to physical water scarcity and economic water scarcity. Physical water scarcity refers to a situation where natural water resources are unable to meet a region’s demand while economic water scarcity is a result of poor water management resources. There are millions of people… Read More »

Lesson 4 The professor said

Quoted and reported speech, also referred to as direct and indirect speech, are usedfrequently, both in writing and in everyday speech. Journalists use quoted speech intheir articles, and everyone uses the odd quote when relating an interesting story.Reported speech can be found in business writing, journalistic writing, and again, ineveryday speech.This module introduces reported speech in six one-hour… Read More »

Hormonal Disorders: A Guide for Women

The endocrine system is a network of glands that produce and release hormones that help control many important body functions, including the body’s ability to change calories into energy that powers cells and organs. The endocrine system influences how your heart beats, how your bones and tissues grow, even your ability to make a baby. It plays a vital role in whether… Read More »

University Life and Students

The transition from sixth form, or college, to your new place of study can seem daunting. I’ve been in your shoes; I’ve taken my GCSEs, my A-Levels and have now graduated from university. After lugging everything I owned halfway across the country, I arrived at university a complete rookie. I’d done zero research and felt like ‘Where’s Wally?’… Read More »