Who can judge a person’s reactions during stress situations? The prisoner of war who gives in to his captors’ demands, the kidnapped heiress who joins forces with her abductors — both must act without past experience to guide them. The end result can be either a very negative or a positive experience. In WAYLAID MAID, […]

It was Henry David Thoreau, in Walden, who remarked, “The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation”. This statement appears to be just as true today as it was then. Perhaps it is even more valid today considering the pressures and frequent monotony of today’s world. The majority of today’s men and women live […]

How far will some people go to achieve those things that are important to them? A question as old as man. And as long as people have goals they feel are important, other people will be sacrificed for the sake of those goals. Examples can be found everywhere that the end justifies the means for […]

Every society is marked by an adolescent stage. A growing-up period. A time when each young member feels he is infinitely more daring and modern than the adults ruling the establishment he often rebels against. Nowhere is this phenomenon more marked than in an open society like ours. Many an adult has smiled in remembrance […]

It was Henry David Thoreau, in Walden, who remarked, “The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation.” This statement appears to be just as true today as it was then. Perhaps it is even more valid today considering the pressures and frequent monotony of today’s world. The majority of today’s men and women live […]

Most of us load two lives — real and fantasy. The house imagines herself leading a life of luxury, surrounded by jewels and furs. The businessman imagines himself away from the rat race, painting or fishing by a quiet lake. The school boy dreams of becoming a famous athlete. And then there are sexual fantasies […]

The overwhelming problems some people face in the course of their lives can frequently lead them to commit acts which they would never consider under usual circumstances. There is the employee who, laid off from his job, stoops to theft in order to feed his family; the witness who perjures himself in order to save […]

Oftentimes we are not prepared to deal with even the most basic human experiences — be they tragic or joyful. Life is filled with extraordinary situations which effect us in the most unexplainable ways — always seeming to take us completely unawares and unprepared. Indeed, life itself seems to be a never-ending string of capricious […]

The tremendous impact of a parent’s attitudes and behavior upon a growing child has been emphasized repeatedly by psychologists. Indeed, a parent’s influence often carries over into a child’s later years, leaving an indelible mark upon his personality. This influence can be for the good, as when a child grows into a mature and happy […]