In the speech, “Ain’t I a Woman” by Sojourner Truth, talks about the inequalities women and colored women faced during the 1800s. It is a famous speech because of the impact it had for women at the time trying to get equal rights as men….
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Dear Prime Minister, I am writing to you in disapproval of the youth curfew that is to be imposed. The law states that the youth under the age of 18 in Sydney, Australia are not able to go outside during the hours of 7.30pm to…
A time limitation is characterized as a law or guideline that requires an individual or gathering of individuals must remain inside for an assigned time, more often than not as the night progressed. Curfews more often than not have any significant bearing to young people…
For this case brief essay, I will be writing about the city of Maquoketa v. Russell. It was found in the juvenile law book page 11 chapter 1. This case happened on the evening of August 26, 1990. The main character is Russell but from…
Introduction In 2001, three 10 year-old girls legally married, respectively, three adult men aged twenty-four, twenty-five, and thirty-one. This was not a third world human rights offense. The marriages in question obtained licensing from the state of Tennessee, from within the United States. In 2001,…
Abstract In this paper, I will be discussing child marriage in the united states and the laws and… I will begging with a brief overview of the issue at hand. Then, I will go in depth about this history of child marriage before and now….
Introduction It is good we are now aware of the great damage of child marriage, but of what use is our awareness if the cankerworm of child marriage is left to continue devouring our society? Despite the danger of child marriage, Nigeria citizens, most especially…
Introduction Child marriage is threatening the livelihoods and futures of young girls in Bangladesh. This tradition is most prevalent in rural communities, where a severe lack of gender equality and educational opportunities keep this tradition alive. The protection of these girls depends on lowering sexual…
Introduction When people think about child marriage, the first thing that usually comes to their mind is third world countries and they associate the issue with them, as if it was the problem of a different world that could not affect them in any way….
Introduction Slavery has taken place in the context of human trafficking which mostly begins with kidnapping (Lee,2013). However, kidnapping is not a phenomenon (Feldmann & Hinojosa, 2009). Kidnapping is as old as the Holy bible and Holy quaran talks about it in Prophet Joseph demonstrating…
Introduction Kid kidnapping or kid burglary is the unapproved evacuation of a minor, a tyke under the time of lawful adulthood, from the care of the kid’s normal guardians or legitimately selected watchmen. The term youngster snatching incorporates two lawful and social classifications which vary…
The Prevalence of Kidnapping in Nigeria Kidnapping is a criminal offense consisting of the unlawful taking and carrying away of a person by force or fraud, or the unlawful seizure and detention of a person against their will, oftentimes, for a ransom. Nigeria has one…
Iran is a country located in the middle east, those that are from Iran call themselves Iranian. Iranian culture is the oldest in the region and has influenced others such as Italy, Macedonia, Greece, Russia, Arabian Peninsula, and parts of Asia. You may have heard…
Iran is home to one of the world’s oldest continuous major civilizations, with historical and urban settlements dating back to 4000 BC .The Islamic conquest of Persia and the end of the Sassanid Empire was a turning point in Iranian history. Iran had been a…
When many people of the Western world think of the clothing that women in Iran wear, the burqa usually comes to mind. A lot of people may not know how contemporary and fashion-forward Iranian women used to dress nearly fifty years ago. In the 1930s,…
An anthropological research published in the European Journal of Archaeology in 1998, which analysed 5000 to 8000 year old graves reveals and confirms the nagging suspicion modern day society had all along- that the inklings of gender inequality had taken root long ago, possibly entrenched…
One of the many reasons there is so much belief diversity in our country today, is the controversial wage gap, the theory of unequal pay between men and women. The difference in pay has led to feminists to refer to the wage gap as “Wage…
Since its coinage in 1931 (Murphy, 2010), the ‘American Dream’ has drawn millions of immigrants from all over the world to the United States with the large promise of success. According to James Truslow Adams, the concept of the American Dream is best defined as:…
I’m able to speak Spanish because my parents are from Mexico, so I feel a connection to the Spanish language and culture in Mexico. I speak the language every single day to communicate with my parents, and I’m very proud of the identity they have…
The term American gets thrown around a lot and people mean different meanings when it comes to the term american. American in the past has meant to people that your acting with patriotism and respectful towards America. I believe American should mean to represent America…
Intersectionality refers to a framework for hypothesizing an individual, social issue, or a group of people that are affected by a number of discrimination or even disadvantages. Therefore, the theory of intersectionality asserts that individuals in the society are often faced with challenges related to…
What does intersectional feminism mean to you? In this modern world guide for a large amount of prejudice there are thousands of words that describe all the oppression and discrimination that people of minority class for the society have been submerged, and one of this…
Many people have had moral courage in the past. Many people still possess moral courage, but no person exemplifies this more than Martin Luther King Jr. Moral courage is the courage to take action for moral reasons despite the risk of adverse consequences. Moral courage…
In the 21st century, the gender wage gap should not be an issue that modern women must face. With the same level of education and the signs of progress that women have shown over the past decades, such discrimination should be abolished. The right for…
I’m the stereotypical Asian student: I wear glasses and I’m quiet. I’m expected to be smart and to score well on every single quiz, test, and exam regardless of difficulty. I would do whatever it takes to meet their expectations; I’ve even deceived people into…
Less than 20% of all Americans say they are not living the society’s idea of the American Dream. While some may say the American Dream is about having a house and financial stability, it means so much more. Since Americans have this one track mindset…
How many of us know that till today 56 countries follows death penalty and 106 countries abolished death penalty from their law. Many people say that death penalty has lots of advantages, whereas others dispute that it has disadvantages over advantages, because it can execute…
“I already ended life, I want to exit life” is a profound quote by terminally ill Barbara Lucke in the documentary How to Die in Oregon. This film brings to the forefront the provocative issue of physician-assisted suicide, also known as PAS. It is considered…
Strength, courage, and persistence are qualities often used to describe leaders like Dr. Martin Luther King, an admired public figure of the Civil Rights Movement. In the 21st century, scholars across the world write about Dr. King’s work and his inspiring words on dreaming big….
Researchers found that in a lot of industries, fewer than 50% of leaders are represented by women such as energy, mining and manufacturing. With less than 20% of leadership positions were held by women, the representation of men is far higher than women (Duke, 2017)….
Student diversity in U.S. schools exists in many forms. In a bulleted fashion list and briefly describe four ways in which students are diverse in today’s classrooms. Culturally We need to support our students to be proud and embrace their heritage and culture. To use…
Racism is a pressing issue in society, and it has been an ongoing theme that has been discussed amongst researchers in the field of Social Psychology since the 1930’s. Due to the inherent complexity of the subject, multiple systems of ideas have been developed to…
Introduction For centuries, women have fought tremendously for equal rights and treatment as men. However, even today, after having various legal documents in place, women continue to struggle living their lives as their counterparts. Furthermore, women face extreme hatred from some men on virtue of…
Women all over the world should be allowed to abort, they should decide for themselves instead of other people and laws deciding for them. Women should also take control over their own body to protect themselves from any physical or mental harm. Each day there…
Educational and wages gaps between women and men are narrowing. They have steadily declined from the mid-1970s to the late 1990s. Since 1995, catch-up has continued, but at a slower pace. According to this trend, it would take several decades to achieve equal pay for…
It can be argued that technology has made it easier to get involved in the process of helping reduce poverty across the world. It has reduced certain barriers such as transportation difficulties, information asymmetry, and now within seconds we can browse around the internet and…
Women’ rights are the rights and qualifications asserted for women and young ladies around the world, and framed the reason for the women’ rights development in the nineteenth century and women’s activist development during the twentieth century. In certain nations, these rights are regulated or…
Whether by circumstance or choice, single-mothers are a highly mentioned group in housing policy today because it’s a group at risk. Acting as, in most cases, the primary care provider for their children means that responsible for sheltering, feeding, educating, and supporting their children. In…
Everyone feels pressure at some point in their lives. Pressure can come from anywhere. It can be due to an issue at work, at home, or it can be coming from the society. It is not easy to live a life of pressure, but this…
If a cake is dry and bland the odds of someone wanting the cake over other cakes is low, but if the cake has moisture and a solid texture on top of the taste then many would be more inclined to get said cake. When…
By definition, the Good War stands for “a time of nation unity in pursuit of indisputably noble goals” (Foner, 688). On December 8, 1941, the US officially joined World War II, “the largest war in human history,” after the Pearl Harbor attack by Japan (Foner,…
According to the Washington Post, only 1.3 percent of abortions in America took place at or after twenty-one weeks gestational period out of 926,200 women. Most of those late-term abortions took place in the Nation´s Capital, Washington D.C. Abortions past twenty-one weeks gestational period, also…
The paper aims to explore the main reasons why women are underrepresented in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) subjects and careers. It analyzes the feminist approach to the situation critically. Women do not only opt for STEM education but also leave and get paid…
Have you ever been in a situation where someone made of your race, nationality, or skin tone? If you have experienced this, then you have gone through racism. You might ask, what does racism mean? A thing that unlucky hasn’t left our planet earth from…
Gender can be difficult to define. In an article written by Tim Newman, however, he describes gender as being the role that men and women undertake, or the view that men and women have of themselves (Newman 2018). Traditionally, it is thought that gender is…
Introduction Gainesville is full of many different personalities when looking at what the college brings in versus the residents of Alachua county. Gainesville is home to over one hundred and thirty thousand people, 65.95% being Caucasian, 22.02% African American and only 6.88% Asian (World Population…
Abortion has always been a very controversial topic that many people have strong opinions about. Abortions should be legal and easily accessable to women that need them, wether or not they choose to get an abortion should only ever be a womens choice. Most times…
I am strongly opposed to the death penalty for many reasons. First and foremost it is simply a barbaric, archaic and Draconian method of punishment. It is the ultimate removal of the universal right to life. It is murder, pure and simple. Secondly, it is…
Abortion is one of the most debatable topics that exist in today’s society. There are people who are against it and people who aren’t, some people believe abortion is a choice while other’s disagree. Some women support the idea that abortion is a free choice…
A nebulous part of cancel culture, or the attempt to remove “problematic” figures from society, is the canceling of great artists (writers, musicians, actors, filmmakers, comedians) for something they did or said in their personal lives. Even if they did something truly despicable, that’s no…
From very early years people biologically tried to divide population of the earth by the skin or eye color, that the point when people start to think about terms like segregation and apartheid. Both of the terms are tend to separate society apart and make…
Look around us. Today, one major topic that society always has and probably always will struggle with is the global issue of racism. According to Pierre Berton, “Racism is a refuge for the ignorant. It seeks to destroy. It is the enemy of freedom, and…
Look around us. Today, one major topic that society always has and probably always will struggle with is the global issue of racism. According to Pierre Berton, “Racism is a refuge for the ignorant. It seeks to destroy. It is the enemy of freedom, and…
Living in America is truly a privilege, and one a lot of people take for granted. Many seem to forget that the same freedom of speech they use to criticize this country is not available to many outside America. I’m not claiming that we’re without…
Revolution brought many changes during the eighteen to the nineteenth century for many individuals. During this era, France experienced an event of changes in the social order and economic changes. Britain experienced a better industry and trade. Germany experienced change, such as tools and steam-powered…
March 2, 2020 Abortion is the procedure of fetus removal that intentionally ends human pregnancy, which is very sensitive to talk about, especially for women. A lot of women tend to go the easier way and abort their child, while they never even consider the possibility…
Abortion is a hot topic in today’s society, and very controversial. All humans whether their race, gender, ethnicity, religion, or age, have the right to life, and a women’s right to use her own body should not mean that she has the right to end…
‘You’re never too old, and if you want to, as my mother said, you can do anything you want to, but you have to work at it’, true words were spoken by Annie Jean Easley, an American computer scientist. Born on April 23, 1933, in…
Human rights are important to me because I think they keep everyone in order and can help everyone know they are equal to one another and not only that I also think human rights help with letting people fully express themselves and be who they…
Murder is a crime, so why do people think ending the babies’ lives before they born is legal when life begins at conception? There are millions of abortions in the United States each year. Even though the number of abortion is decreasing, it’s still an…
Although The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn combats racism through its use of satire, its effect is one that reinforces racism due to its racist portrayal of Jim, its use of the N-word, and its lack of concrete racial enlightenment for Huck. Jim’s portrayal as the…
We are fundamentally a nation of immigrants — a country conceived of and created by those seeking a better life. One in 10 Coloradans were born in another country. There is perhaps no greater example of American values and American strength than our place as…
Abstract This paper reviews the immigration of Tunisians to European countries. To have a better understanding on the topic, it was divided into two major parts: the causes of immigration and its consequences for the immigrants and the impact of such phenomenon on the mother…
Discrimination in all forms remains to be one of the major problems our society is facing. Although there has been a number of significant changes in terms of eradicating and addressing discrimination, there is still a lot of work to be done. Every day, millions…
Gender equality is a conversation that has been tabled since the late 18th century with the rise of the feminist movement which was on focused on political power (Dorey-Stein, 2016). It has become a more prominent conversation after its inclusion in the sustainable development goals…
Despite women growing their presence in the labor force and educational institutions in the last few decades, women remain socially marginalized and underrepresented within, as well as, outside of households in Pakistan. This happens not only in Pakistan but also in other underdeveloped countries too…
Douglass describes the institution of slavery in a pragmatic way. Growing up as a slave away from his mother has allowed him to establish this ideology about slavery. He describes how his relationship with his mother was broken because of slaveholders. It was deprived of…
The history of immigration in America shows how the country is made up of immigrants. Immigration to the U.S. started in 1620 when the Mayflower arrived in Plymouth, Massachusetts (Gordon). Many of these immigrants fled for reasons such as religious freedom, looking for a safe…
In this paper, I will address many misconceptions about immigrants, which is an umbrella term for many individuals who hope to reside in the United States from other countries. Under this, you will find refugees which are defined as a person who has been forced…
The United States is called home to more immigrants than any other nation. In 2015, the United Nations estimated that forty-six million individuals living in the United States are international migrants, an amount nearly four times larger than the second most migrated country—Germany (Connor &…
The chosen article’s main focus lies around one of the positive aspects of migration from the point of view of Germany which is the hosting country in this case. It is known that Germans, in general, are diligent, focused and precise but they are not…
There is so much opposition to the fight against illegal immigration in the United States, most of it on the left, and most of it on the left. On the left, Peter Beinart gives this example. In 2005, a leftist blogger wrote, ‘Illegal immigration wreaks…
Privilege is the point at which somebody does not need to confront an organized type of oppression and oppression is the point at which you do need to confront. Just because one individual has one type of privilege does not mean they are entitled to…
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was born January 15, 1929. He was a Baptist minister and from Atlanta, Georgia where he fought for social justice. He is a most widely known black leader of his era. King’s Triple evils are poverty, racism, and militarism. They…
Abstract This research is an attempt to document the rising trend of immigrant female entrepreneurship and its economic and social impact in the United Kingdom (UK). There are different challenges that immigrant businesswomen face on a day-to-day basis, such as lack of funding, mentorship and…
The ideas that absolutize the meaning of sexual dimorphism have existed in science for a long time. This position was the result of understanding the sexual characteristics of a person based on a strict separation of gender roles and significant gender asymmetries that exist in…
Is it rational to state that the birth ethnicity of a person can determines if an individual will receive the death penalty in a criminal case in the future; this question may seem harsh but is it accurate? Since 1976, people of color in the…
The identified problem in this research study is the case where there are high cases of racial inequalities in different employment opportunities and organizations. Therefore, this problem causes difficulties of promoting racial diversity in organizations and it indicates that there are racial groups that are…
Discrimination has been in occurrence in our society more definitively in the past few decades, like wise racial-discrimination is still very evident but has not been able to quiet progress A pivotal movement in U.S history that forever changed the direction of racial-discrimination is the…
According to the researchers from the Australian National University and Western Sydney University surveys, 40% of students in every year reported experiencing racial discrimination. Among them especially targeted to most of international students, who are chosen to face racism and bullying while studying abroad. Due…
