Society Archives https://lifetickler.com/category/society/ Fri, 24 Jan 2025 06:25:59 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 https://lifetickler.com/wp-content/uploads/site-icon-150x150.jpg Society Archives https://lifetickler.com/category/society/ 32 32 The Ways of the Words: What Happened to Grammar and Spelling Over the Years? https://lifetickler.com/what-happened-to-grammar-and-spelling/ Sat, 29 Jun 2013 04:22:59 +0000 http://lifetickler.com/?p=511 When the world decided to change with the technology it created, language took a form of its own. It adapted. Owing to slang, abbreviated words, acronyms and disregarded grammar conduct, we have added to and omitted from the dictionary. The older generation can only flinch as the "newbies" "zoosh" the global "lingo."

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]]> Old Wives’ Tales in a New Man’s (and Woman’s) Generation https://lifetickler.com/old-wives-tales-in-a-new-mans-and-womans-generation/ Sun, 19 May 2013 04:06:40 +0000 http://lifetickler.com/?p=505 In the turn of the century, technology has eclipsed the era of superstitious beliefs. As gadgetry and robotics became man's ultimate gift and curse in present time, the age-old warnings are shunned aside. Science has proven some to be true, but do the children of the new generation have anything to fear from old wives' tales?

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]]> Unusual Memorials: 5 Unique Ways You May Not Know To Remember Your Dearly Departed https://lifetickler.com/unusual-memorials-5-unique-ways-you-may-not-know-to-remember-your-dearly-departed/ Mon, 13 May 2013 03:49:39 +0000 http://lifetickler.com/?p=497 There are different ways by which various cultures bury their dead. Some burial methods are as old as time and were practiced due to the unique settings of a particular location while others have been developed in order to suit present circumstances.

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]]> Legalize Gay Marriage: Yes Or No? https://lifetickler.com/legalize-gay-marriage-yes-or-no/ Sun, 24 Mar 2013 03:29:34 +0000 http://lifetickler.com/?p=489 Gay marriage or same sex marriage is a hot topic of debates all over the world. Take a look at some of the advantages and disadvantages of this union to have a better understanding and firmer stand in this argument.

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]]> The Mayan People Of Today: How They Are Faring In These Modern Times https://lifetickler.com/the-mayan-people-of-today-how-they-are-faring-in-these-modern-times/ Fri, 15 Mar 2013 03:25:13 +0000 http://lifetickler.com/?p=487 The ancient Mayan civilization may now all be in ruins. Nonetheless, this never meant that the peoples were also completely wiped out when their society declined. Today, there are still living Mayans who deserve to be respected, recognized and given opportunities to live a good life.

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]]> Views Of Abortion – A Simplified Understanding To An Unending Debate https://lifetickler.com/views-of-abortion-a-simplified-understanding-to-an-unending-debate/ Fri, 15 Feb 2013 02:23:55 +0000 http://lifetickler.com/?p=468 To say that abortion is a controversial subject is an understatement. From the regular citizen up to a governing body's higher echelons, the issue of abortion has either made or broken careers and lives.

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]]> Teaching Sex Education In School: To Be Or Not To Be https://lifetickler.com/teaching-sex-education-in-school-to-be-or-not-to-be/ Fri, 25 Jan 2013 02:42:04 +0000 http://lifetickler.com/?p=476 Sex Education has been a topic in debates. Find out what the opposing groups of pro and anti have to say about their respective positions.

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]]> The Languages of the World: Different Tongues, Similar Words (well, almost) https://lifetickler.com/the-languages-of-the-world-different-tongues-similar-words-well-almost/ Tue, 20 Nov 2012 02:17:48 +0000 http://lifetickler.com/?p=464 The events revolving around the Tower of Babel is a story known to many. In the story, we are told that there was a time when we all used one language until the the division of mankind and subsequent fall of the tower itself. If this is true, then this could be the closest explanation to the similar (and almost similar) words we share around the world.

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]]> What People Should Learn about the Philippine Cybercrime Law https://lifetickler.com/what-people-should-learn-about-the-philippine-cybercrime-law/ Sat, 15 Sep 2012 02:03:45 +0000 http://lifetickler.com/?p=456 The Philippine Cybercrime Law has been suspended after much uproar from Filipinos in the social media sphere. We now look back into the events that led to the bill's downfall and pick out lessons that we can learn along the way.

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]]> Crowning “Miss Takes” https://lifetickler.com/crowning-miss-takes/ Thu, 03 May 2012 02:07:56 +0000 http://lifetickler.com/?p=458 The Miss Universe Organization has turned heads with the recent addition of a transgender to the pageant. Online discussions argue whether or not Jenna Talackova should be allowed. But this debate delves into a different aspect in the pageantry. Is it a change in the competition or another scandal?

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