Essays on Inequality

The Progressive Era from 1900-1920 was not effective in bringing about true progressive reforms at the national level because it had been a slow process by the presidents co-opting the ideas of true progressives, limited trust-busting, which led to corporations expanding abroad, and continuous racial…

The Permanence of Racism by Derrick Bell is made up of nine chapters showing how racism is in America and how strongly it affects black Americans. Each chapter of his book presents a different fictional scenario through which we can see how the issues and…

Alexander Solzhenitsyn, a Russian novelist, “Human beings are born with different capacities, if they are free, they are not equal”. The author of The Giver, Lois Lowry, displays this message across the whole book. The main character, Jonas gets the job of the receiver, he…

Segregation in America is a concept that many believe ended after the 1964 Supreme Court ruling of Brown v. The Board of Education. However, what a majority of Americans fail to realise is that segregation is just as prevalent in America as it was in…

Good health contributes to increased productivity, a more efficient workforce, healthier ageing and less expenditure on sickness and social benefits. The health and well-being of the population are best achieved if those marginalized are included in the planning and decision making processes. Demographics Overall population…

Introduction Health is a state of complete physical, social, and mental well-being beyond just the absence of disease. In addition to biology and individual behaviors, health is created in the community through physical social, economic and environmental factors collectively called social determinants of health (SDOH)….

Going from hate to a place so great like Los Angeles, gave many people from the LGBTQ community a sense of protection. The rights that straight people so easily had, were forbidden for the homosexuals. Society for them included abuse, embarrassment, and fear. They experienced…

Categorizations of race and ethnicity are commonly seen every day, causing stereotypes that may worsen the quality of life for many. Created personas are labeled onto each individual that determine how people of other races view them. One-way society divides itself is by splitting into…

Charles Dickens is the author of the novel “Great Expectations”. “He was born on February 7th ,1812 and died June 9th ,1870.” He was a British novelist, Journalist, Editor, and illustrator. He wrote novels that were both promising and traumatic. He was one of the…

I have conducted a comparative analysis on the two shortlisted articles. While both articles mentioned about how female bosses are not well-received, there is a distinct difference in their persuasiveness. Vivien Shiao’s article mentioned that the clear desire of females taking authority is not particularly…