Essays on Social Issues

Gun Control Reform & Mass Shootings in the United States Introduction Gun control reform and mass shootings within the United States has been a hot topic for several years and has been one of the major points of contention among the Government leaders. The research…

A gun is a tabular firearm essentially designed to pneumatically discharge both solid and liquid projectiles. Most guns are designed to propels solid projectiles, however, water cannons and projected water disruptors are structured in a particular way that their projectiles are in liquid forms. Additionally,…

Police brutality occurs when police officers use excessive physical such as shooting, beating, and fatally choking the individual. It also includes the use of force as well as verbal assault on an individual. Citizens and the police have different definitions of police brutality. From the…

Police brutality involves the mishandling, mistreating and the use of overly excessive force by law enforcement on suspects or civilians. The term can also be used when correctional personnel use similar abusive force in the penal facilities. Within the last few years, cases of police…

Suzanne Collins Challenges the Norm of Feminism The literary genre of Science Fiction seems to contain a greater amount of male writers than female writers. Authors such as H.G Wells, Jack London, Aldous Huxley and Ray Bradbury have all created very dynamic characters though some…

Do the Right Thing is a film directed by Spike Lee in 1989 about the problems of racism in America. It is inspired by a girl named Tawana Brawley who said “she had been abducted and raped by a group of men- some carrying police…

Hiding in Plain Sight After World War II, the U.S. entered the 1950s with a strong economy. Business boomed, and unemployment was at an all time low. Women returned to the home from the factories to raise a new baby boom generation. America it seemed…

Film Analysis – The Conspirator The film “The Conspirator” is about the assassination of President Lincoln and the trial of Mary Surratt which followed after. The film is a historical drama film which was directed by Robert Redford, and was based off of an original…

Income Inequality in the United States “Over the course of her career, a working woman with a college degree will earn on average hundreds of thousands dollars less than a man who does the same work. Now that’s wrong,” President Barack Obama orated in his…

Corporate & White Collar Crime Powerful groups can manipulate the definition of what is considered criminal. Only WC crime considered criminal When they commit such crimes as fraud, tax evasion, members of privileged groups often escape punishment, or suffer less severe punishment Corporate Crime Acts…

Free speech is considered one of the essential values in the society. It protects the democratic process and ensures the diversity of thoughts and beliefs. Numerous people and groups have continuously fight for this precious right, like the UC Davis students who faced pepper spray…

In the modern era, we all gifted with a sense of living. We all have the right to choose from different options. Out of all those options is choosing to give life to a fetus or not is considered an abortion or a real murder?…

Although, there is the popular belief that the school dress codes are active in helping to insure a modest and focused environment the rules that are implemented into schools have always been misogynistic. School dress codes are a 21st century oppressive strategy. The dress codes…

Mass shootings, a serious problem, happen frequently in the United States. For instance, seventeen students and staff were killed, and fourteen others were wounded by a student went on a shooting rampage at his former high school in Florida on 14th February, 2018. These issues…

In 1967 the Detroit riots happened as a direct result of institutionalised racism. At that time it has been recorded that of the 93% of white police officers that worked for the Detroit police department 43% of them were working in black neighborhoods but were…

Racism is an artificial concept. Racism is not a reality but merely a human creation to feed an individual’s personal or political agenda based on their over inflated sense of importance. “Colour is not a human or a personal reality; it is a political reality.”…

“Land of the free”, this is in fact part of the American national anthem; however it has become more and more apparent that this only applies if you are white and have a certain level of financial freedom. Considering they continue to make such a…

Judiciary bias exists and has been widely acknowledged by black people and people of colour who have had first hand expereince of this, but with the emergence of present day movements and their promotion on social media, the world is becoming more aware of whie…

It has become more and more evident that history is continually repeating itself, for a number of reasons. Firstly, and probably more importantly, we have experienced limited progression since the time of Martin Luther King Jnr and Malcolm X. Secondly, throughout history we are reminded…

Getting a licence is an important time for many teens. It allows young people to have a greater level of mobility and independence to work, study, and travel and visit friends. But the sad fact is that Australia’s young drivers are over-represented in serious road…

Introduction Recently, the number of bullies in Malaysia has been escalating a lot. The main culprit of this issue are the teenagers aged between 12-18 in high school. School can be fun for some as it is a place where there are positive interactions with…

In April 2018 Michelle Wolf hosted the annual White House Correspondents’ Dinner, an event championing the right to freedom of speech. Jokes were made at expense of the sitting administration, in particular, about the lack of facts often presented by Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders….

Racism is a system of prejudiceness and racial discrimination between humans. People often get mistreated based on their race, skin color and cultural background. In addition, it profoundly affects the quality of human life, for instance, inequality the between races, health issues and psychology. Discrimination…

The number of climate migrants is predicted to become six times higher between 2020 and 2050, and one in every four internal migrants could be a climate migrant. Tens of millions of people in the different part of the world will be forced to move…

As a young African American woman that has lived in an urban area all her life, I can solemnly swear I am racist. I’m the racist person who has been victimized with dirty looks when striding the streets of Manhattan or any other prestigious upper…

How has the migration affected the Irish economy? Introduction, history and background of migrants Migration has been an inevitable part of human life since ever whether it was of economic, political or other nature. In Ireland, the number of migrants is very high in comparison…

How would you feel if you got separated from your family or if you had to wait months to be released from imprisonment just to be in the country of freedom known as the United States? Most of us human beings with a soul and…

Introduction Analysis of the horror film “Get Out” about Racial Discrimination, Slavery, and Stereotype The film “Get Out” is an American horror film written and directed by Jordan Peele. The film is about a male black photographer, Chris, and her female white girlfriend, Rose is…

The minimum wage has been introduced in a lot of countries all over the world for long time including United States. In the nutshell minimum wage is the legal minimum hourly wage paid to employees by employers. Also, the question involving how minimum wage impacts…

In 1854 there was a upward push in a political birthday celebration known as the Know Nothings and they have been against the immigration of Catholics into the USA. They are belief became they didn’t need foreigners to maintain political positions, influencing their groups they…

The death penalty is the ultimate penance. There is no harsher punishment, other than perhaps solitary confinement. Currently, fifty-six nations exercise the death penalty. The United States is one of the fifty-six nations that practices capital punishment. Individuals that believe in the death penalty usually…

In Revolutionary Mothers, Carol Berkin (2005) argues powerfully that the Revolutionary War could be a story of the active participation of each woman and men. Both the women and men within the society played an enormous role in making certain that they attain their liberty…

The Birmingham Campaign was led on April 1963 by Martin Luther King Jr. and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference. It took place in Birmingham, Alabama. The sole purpose of this movement was to expose the bad treatment towards African Americans and end segregation of their…

After World War 2, United Nations was created and thereafter in 1948, members of the United Nations formed the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. This was to ensure that each and every person regardless of who they are has the same rights and freedom as…

In ‘No other Country’, Shaun Tan uses the heterotopia discovered by the family to portray the beauty of finding peace and comfort in a foreign place, by emphasising the importance of a strong familial bond and sense of belonging.In the story ‘No alternative country’, the…

As a junior congress person if I was asked to help promote a bill to allow casino gambling in my state my approach will be in following manner. Distributive bartering happens when people advance toward inflexibility and face debilitating ruinous clash. He demonstrates that integrative…

Ever since different types of media platforms and different variations of media have been introduced, it has made society progress at a much quicker rate. Media has influenced many individuals in a good way and in a bad way. It is currently the most powerful…

The problems that people face because of their race or ethnicity is an epidemic that is deep rooted in society. Racism is a horrendous ideology that believes that every person within a race has certain abilities, characteristics or qualities that are specific to that race,…

Islam is a religion that explained human life procedure. For example, Islam mentioned the subject of death as the last procedure that all people should die no matter of age, religion, culture, a tradition or color. However, Islam mentioned four important duties es that should…

When I was a kid, the elders specially my parents always remind us that we are blessed to have meals thrice a day. Whenever I left my plate unfinished, they will tell me that less privileged people need to work hard even at young age…

The study ended up by soliciting several YDF stakeholders’ observations and views on the development of the program in order to improve youth’s economic accomplishments in the study area. The respondents saw YDF as a significant and vital initiative to support youth development in Zambia….

In response to allegations that Gone Girl is misogynistic, Gillian Flynn defended her status as a feminist by questioning what feminism is, and whether it is only about “girl power”. Discussing this, Flynn stated that there is a “very small window on what feminism is”…

Hillary Clinton is an American lawyer and Politician who served as a U. S. Senator and secretary of the states (2009-2013). Hillary Clinton gave a speech in the conference of the “U.N. 4th World Conference on Women Plenary Session”. She starts the speech with pathos…

When citizens elect their leaders, they ascertain that security is paramount as they entrust the role without any doubts whatsoever to the individuals concerned. However, since the leaders cannot partake of the role by themselves, they delegate the role to the authorities that work for…

East Section The Medicine Wheel is an important concept for Indigenous culture. The Wheel is a good representation about how Indigenous people see the world, especially how different things are interconnected (Joseph, 2013). The Wheel has four equal parts – East, South, West, and North,…

Appearance and Social Treatment Within Society The College of Staten Island City University of New York Appearance and Social Treatment Past research found that 10% to 15% of people in the work force agree that they have been subject to prejudice based on their looks….

Living in the city can be a daunting task, with all the rush, crowd and the traffic. But it has its perks too. Like for instance the overall quality of life or the undeniable availability of multiple choices for any merchandise. Another ‘Perk’, if I…

Atrocities are essentially human rights violations with the added association of unbridled cruelty, brutality and inhumanness. Atrocities are thus also enabled by the prevailing judicial process – the perpetrators operate on the assumption that, by virtue of their caste standing, the police investigation and the…

ENG3UZ July 13, 2018 Setting and How if the Central Theme The setting is very critical to create a central theme of a story. Though Bayonne, Louisiana is almost half white and half black, black members of the community still face discrimination. The author uses…

Unemployment causes which is one of the social problems In lots of families the parents are the carriers of the each day bread, in the unmarried residence preserve its miles the single parent who gives for that circle of relatives. There are households too wherein…

The Significance of Fourth-wave Feminism in Millennial culture Abstract On 28th April 2018, Michelle Wolf hosted the annual White House Correspondents’ Dinner, an event championing the right to freedom of speech. Jokes were made at expense of the sitting administration, in particular, about the lack…

Introduction Abortion has been a very controversial conflict in society since it became legal. The largest problem with abortion is that people think everyone should make their own choice; on the other hand, people say if they can conceive they should have to keep the…

The genre of short stories have emerged as one of the most popular ones in the recent times and it is a reflection of this particular fact many writers chose this particular cannon of Literature to express themselves. It is generally seen that most of…

Gun violence is one of the most told stories by news reporters. Gun violence take a huge toll on victims. This makes violence and its solutions a subject for discussions in social research. The understanding of how to hold a simply and peaceful social order…

Joey Velasco, is the person behind this wonderful creation, both painting and the video. His passion in the arts drove him into something that everyone of us will be amazed. He shared his talent and tried to make a difference in the society through his…

The present study was conducted to examine the problems faced by female teachers at private schools of Lahore, Pakistan. For this study, qualitative approach was used. The sample of 28 participants were selected from three different private schools of Lahore. The researcher conducted 8 semi-structured…

While gender discrimination are regularizing and positive for both independent gender (Wood & Eagley, 2002) gender discrimination females isn’t standardizing and is socially built. Gender discrimination (GD) isn’t a characteristic truth that is just gotten from natural and gender contrasts. It is fairly an unpredictable…

White, heterosexual men dominate the directing field and always have, and as a result cinema well over the past century has been decidedly male-oriented. My Major Work focuses on girl(hood)s of colour, and serves as a call- not to be mistaken for groveling- for our…

Europe has dealt with many complex issues since the roots of the European Union were first formed in 1951. From the challenge of reuniting Europe following World War II to the more modern issues of today, such as Brexit, terrorism, and immigration, Europe has been…

O’neill states that Famine is said to be inevitable if people do not curb their fertility, alter their consumption patterns, and avoid pollution and consequent ecological catastrophes. O’neill argues that the generation or eras now are responsible for the coming eras because as of now,…

Joblessness is one noteworthy issue looked by all the nations. To be its are exceptionally created and a denied nation “The under used of a labor by one country, that is vital for us to determine this problem”. The primary issue is that, the absence…

SSNP has immense impact on reducing poverty especially crisis time, when people do not have any option or choice. During this time, their income fall greatly, even they lose their jobs and their crops land and living houses by the devastating floods and other natural…

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. is renowned for not resorting to violence during his campaign for racial equality, but for creating civil disobedience through peaceful alternatives. These protests and sit-ins created more of a disruption in American society than violence could have likely accomplished on…

Abortion is the practice of discontinuing pregnancy by opting to remove the fetus before it reaches the stage of birth. Some women can experience abortion unexpectedly through miscarriage while others do it deliberately, which is termed as an induced abortion. People hold varied opinions concerning…

Ever since the First Fleet landed on the shores of Port Jackson in 1788, the relationship between the Indigenous people and the settlers has been difficult. The Aboriginal people were subjected to relentless levels of racism and on most cases inhumane conduct from the British….

ABORIGINAL LAND RIGHTS Establishment of Native Title Three basic requirements were enunciated to establish Native Title in Mabo No 2 (1992) 175 CLR 1: There must be an identifiable group, There must be traditional rules and customs, Traditional rules and customs must be in existence…

The topic of abortion is one that has raised great controversy over during the past few decades. Major concerns revolve around choice, morality, and safety of the act. Those who support abortion cite the reasons of freedom of choice in the essence that a mother…

There are a number of polices targeted at Aborigines in Australia that has been changed since the end of World War for many reasons. These policies included: the Assimilation Policy, the policy of Integration and the Reconciliation Policy. There are also important Aboriginal Rights that…

Violence crushes hope of fairytale ending From a very young age, children are filled with stories. Their mothers will hush them to sleep with promises of a prince charming and a happily ever after. But how much of their tales are actually true? What if…

In 1993 the Sierra Leonean civil war has been raging for two years and death is spreading across the nation as the Revolutionary United Front(RUF) wages war against the government of Sierra Leone. In the novel A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier…

Through the Images: European Americans’ Attitudes toward Native Americans in the late 19th Century In the 19th century, the European Americans’ attitudes towards racial differences were mainly negative. They often viewed their own skin color as superior to others’ and thus, their way of living…

Children across the country are taught about the Great Depression in the United States from an early age. They learn about the causes, the uprisings, and the consequences; the stock market crash of 1929 and the strikes by workers are engraved into their minds by…

1960’s and 1970’s – Black Athletes Black athletes during the 1960’s and 1970’s very much helped to advance the cause of integration for all. Just like the blacks before them, and the blacks that followed. Each individual in some way shape or form, no matter…

Police Brutality in the United States Police brutality is a pressing issue that has become more prevalent in the past year in the United States. Throughout the year 2015, there have been over 700 cases of police brutality. There have been numerous groups, organizations, and…

Oppression is a universal struggle that has spanned centuries and it affects a diverse group of individuals. As literature has demonstrated, these people are not always weak women. Men and women of all ages, races, and backgrounds are attempting to cope with this endless struggle….

Kathleen Parker’s column, “Stopping the next mass shooter,” claims that mental health is a big factor that people must consider and focus on. Warning signs for future mass murderers, including disruptive behavior and threats on social media, must be taken seriously in order to prevent…

Forty three percent of police officers agree with the statement, “always following the rules is not compatible with getting the job done” (“Police Brutality Statistics”). Police brutality is becoming a more serious phenomenon than it has ever been in the past. Police brutality has been…

Deforestation due to urbanization and industrialization is not a new phenomenon; since the beginning of human settlement, there has been ample building to try and accommodate for the wants and needs of the people settling. Over time, from the Industrial Revolution to the present day,…

In Spike Lee’s 1989 classic “Do the Right Thing,” there are several portrayals of racial interactions throughout the movie, given the basis of the existing circumstances like the rising tensions between residents, demographics of the community, today’s heat wave, and other contributing factors like fatherhood…

When one accomplishes something on their own, they are praised much greater than those whom are merely handed it. Individuals who take it upon themselves to make a significant change to better themselves or others, are greatly praised or looked up to. We can label…