According to Andy Warhol, everybody gets their 15 minutes of fame. With fame comes the possibility of: Wealth Recognition Adoration A dream lifestyle Mixing with the rich and famous A feeling of success and achievement A chance to be remembered A chance to use your celebrity to benefit worthy causes If you dream of stardom … Continue reading Celebrity and fame in The Tribe
Tag: Culture
Bullying
Ever had the feeling that you or someone close to you was being picked on? What is bullying? A bully is a person who uses strength or power to coerce and threaten others. None of us should tolerate bullying. It is deliberate and harmful and can have negative long-term effects. Everybody has the right to … Continue reading Bullying
Trading in The Tribe
Most of us are fortunate in that we have access to a wide range of goods and services. We can go down to the local supermarket and choose from a large variety of foods. Appliances and furniture are readily available. Services such as health and education are easily accessible. Providing that you have enough money … Continue reading Trading in The Tribe
Peer Group Pressure
Peers, the incorrect spelling for a sweet fruit, but more commonly known as people of your own age that you spend time with and who influence you. Peer group pressure is when the people around us influence us to act in a certain way. What often drives our actions in response to group pressure is … Continue reading Peer Group Pressure
Storytelling
Once upon a time… In the good old days our ancestors used to sit for hours by the campfire and tell stories of how the constellations got their names, how the wars were fought and won and how the world was made. As time went by people started to write these stories down and books … Continue reading Storytelling
Culture
Culture n 1. Ideas, customs and art of a particular society 2. Particular society We are all totally different to each other, as we have varied genetic make-ups and a different way of looking at the world. This way of looking at the world is determined in part by our genes, by the way that … Continue reading Culture
Role Models
Human communities are held together not only through geographical proximity but through common attitudes and values. Your community may feel like an extremely diverse group, but, if you look closely, you will see that every member is similar in many basic ways, the ways that you would not even think to question until you noticed … Continue reading Role Models
Independence
From the moment we are born, we understand dependence. We cannot eat, we cannot keep clean, we cannot even hold our heads upright without support. Babies address the world through a lens of personal needs: I need some milk. I need a clean diaper. I need your protection. ….I need your love. Babies and young … Continue reading Independence
Love vs Lust
Lust is nature’s way of bringing you together with a potential partner. In fact, without lust we may not have even felt the way we did when we first saw them and perhaps our love would never have had a chance. Lust is the starting point of what could be a continuing road towards culminating … Continue reading Love vs Lust
Teenage Rebellion
When you first hear the word rebellion you instantly think teenagers. Sulking, tantrums, and unreasonable behaviour – but that’s usually from an adults perspective. Hitting those teenage years is a tough time for both children and their parents. It’s a time when teenagers become more independant and start working out who they are and where … Continue reading Teenage Rebellion