Essays on Social Issues

The bright future of an 18-year-old crumbled to dust when he and two others were arrested and accused of stealing from passengers in a jeepney in April 2010. Immediately after his capture, the young man was thrown to the ground and punched in the face….

Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison follows a college-educated black man who is struggling to survive and succeed because society refuses to see him as a human being. The story is told from a first-person point of view and shows how his awareness changes and grows…

Before the Trail of Tears occurred, the Cherokee were living peacefully in the Southeast regions of the United States, North Carolina, Alabama, Georgia and Tennessee. They also adjusted to the European culture. They used their farming techniques and started to plant more, different crops, and…

Migration is a concept that is known all over the world. People move from one area to another in search for a better life, to escape prosecution, environmental issues, and many other reasons. However, not all migration is good. One of these types of migration…

Martin Luther King’s ‘I Have a Dream’ speech is one of the most recognized speeches in United States history. The Baptist minister was a non-violent social activist. King was an influential individual in ending segregation and supporting civil rights for African Americans. The activist skipped…

How can four simple words change the world? What effect did they have on African-American history? Martin Luther King Jr, an American civil rights activist, spoke out against issues regarding race in the United States, during his famous speech referred to as “I have a…

This article is about two legendary leaders who were responsible for great evolution in the society they lived in and for whom they worked. I will explain leadership characteristics, differences and similarities both the ideals held in themselves. Also, we will discuss about their influence…

Introduction During childhood and adolescents’ schools plays a big factor in our lives since we spend an average of 40 hours per week, so we familiarize with people and make friends. As we make friends, we can also meet bullies who display aggressive behavior against…

In the novel, Obasan, Kogawa uses Naomi’s character development to convey that early life racism, internment and abandonment from loved ones can lead to one feeling confused about their identity. The narrator of the novel, Naomi, goes through a series of traumatic events as a…

People these days do not realise how the Canadian government was discriminating and taking actions against systemic racism during World War II. Obasan is a story written by the Japanese Canadian novelist Joy Kogawa that tells a story about how Japanese Canadians were treated by…