The Mind Builders

A research paper is a comprehensive academic essay that students are required to submit before the end of each semester. This assignment is an amalgamation of the student’s total learning and attempts to test their understanding of an academic course from all possible angles. It is designed to test one’s ability to research, collect information, write, compile, analyze and interpret a topic. No matter what field of study you are in, you will mostly like be asked to write a research paper during your academic career. It is an integral component of your academic evaluation; which will definitely require you to do some kind of research for one subject or another. Unfortunately, the knowledge of research writing has slipped into oblivion for many students. They show excessive consternation whenever they are given assignments, and consider it a burden and a tiresome task because it requires a significant amount of time, effort and organization. On account of all above, this book is compi

Yusuff Ademola Adesina ( adesinayusuffademola@gmail.com ) The history of human society is nothing but the description of the evolution and diffusion of various institutions designed toward perpetuation, maintenance and survival of society. Marriage institution occupies a unique place in the realm of institutions. It is instrumental in perpetuating human society through regulations of conjugal and filial ties. Marriage is as old as creation of the world. Hence it is no doubt that marriage exists in virtually every known society.  There is a growing consensus among researchers that marriage is an important institution. Families built on marriage are, on average, healthier, wealthier and more stable than other familial forms. On this account, it was concluded from a series of evidence         that marriage is an important social good, associated with an impressively broad array of positive outcomes for children and adults alike. However, despite the fact that marriage is a h

Taking a look at the trending news in the past months in Nigeria, one would find out that virtually everyone becomes ‘mental health counselor’ giving all sorts of advice on how to deal with depression. Of course, the fact remains that suicide is a major public health problem worldwide. But then, is it a matter everyone can discuss? Obviously NO! It is a sensitive matter meant to be discussed only by the trained ones. Although mental health awareness is slowly becoming a mainstay of the contemporary media, historically, Nigerians believed depression is “white men sickness”! Presently, one would wonder about the Nigerian perception of mental health, considering the drastic increase in suicide rate in the country. A publication by the World Health Organization released on the 29 th of July 2018 ranked Nigeria fifth among the top suicide prone countries. The top four being South Korea, Russia, India and Japan, and developed countries including US, France, South Africa, Australia and