Sociologists use the method of sociological imagination to study the values, customs, and beliefs of various cultures. This concept allows us to view other groups’ relationships and behaviors through the lens of their history and social structure. In this paper, I will utilize the first, third, and seventh chapters to...
In “The Wife of Bath’s Tale,” the author uses metaphors to make sweeping assumptions about a comparatively small narrative. Therefore, the numerous representations based on her story form allegory demonstrating the assertions she prepared in the introduction – and a kind of apology (Gilbert and Gubar). The main character suggests...
Introduction Human trafficking is a major international issue that affects millions of people across the globe. This is a disgraceful crime that is committed by traffickers in order to lure vulnerable individuals into remaining deprived of their dignity for the sake of money or any other benefits (Konrad, 2019). For...
Introduction Before realizing who his father’s killer is, Hamlet’s relationship with Claudius seems to be disdained, filled with hatred and contempt, and is occasionally contentious and strained. Hamlet is upset when his mother quickly remarries Claudius and compares his mother’s relationship to that she had with his father. Hamlet loved...
Substance use has been a severe issue in the medical sphere for years. Current statistics from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Service Administration (SAMHSA) reveal that approximately 136.7 million Americans aged 12 and above drink alcohol, 65.3 million engage in binge drinking, and 28.6 million had used an illicit...
Potential purpose The campaign’s ultimate goal could be to raise public awareness about the alarming increase in suicide rates. A variety of factors contribute to suicide, and the campaign’s goal is to draw attention to these issues and educate the public about the seriousness of the problem (Monteith et al.,...
Beowulf (literally “beewolf,” or “bear”) is an Old English epic poem; the action takes place in Jutland before the migration of Angles to Britain. The name of the poem is after its main character Beowulf. Some researchers believe that the poem was created at the end of the 7th –...
Most likely, when people hear the word “Frankenstein”, a large green monster that threatens the villagers comes to mind. This depiction, pervasive in pop culture, distorted what Mary Shelley might have meant. Classic horror implied that the worst is not monsters but human actions and consequences. When we think about...
An immigrant is a person who moves to live permanently in another country, like any other incidence its obvious to go through various challenges while in a new place. The transition from one’s usual lie and environment could be quite a hustle. Lee’s family moves from Korea to America, where...
Women’s rights are a much-debated subject, with new notions streaming in at the break of each dawn. Numerous works of art have been composed to shed more light on the subject of women’s rights and equality. The battle that remains to surge is overcoming mental repression. Some authors think that...
How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents by Julia Alvarez deals with various themes such as cultural assimilation, fragmentation of self, identity, and coming of age. The book is divided into three parts, each one representing a period in Garcia girls’ lives. Part I tells about the adult lives of...
Introduction A one-act play by Susan Glaspell, Trifles, is a well-known and highly anthologized work of American literature, particularly notable for its bold social commentary on the position of women in society. The play is multilayered; it has two narratives – women’s and men’s – and two distinct goals the...
I found the documentary 1989 Tongues Untied interesting and eye-opening. I recognized numerous examples of the standpoint group theory from the movie. The theory asserts the importance of amplifying the voices of marginalized people. For instance, the documentary narrates the challenges that Black gay men underwent as they grew up....
In his widely performed work titled The Importance of Being Earnest, Oscar Wilde provides the creation of its period, an artistic tribute to the tenets of the beautiful movement. It was first performed in 1895 during a period famously labeled as fin de siècle – a French phrase that plainly...
Throughout history, collective mobilizations from community-based campaigns to the American civil rights movement have led to a profound transformation in a wide variety of contexts and societies. The unified efforts of the masses have continued to create a powerful human resource used for various purposes, such as rebellion or struggle...
Many types of crime often show that people have other problems in their lives. For example, many incidents where people steal money or food are related not to violence but rather to unmet needs. As supported by research, a society where the difference between poor and rich people is big...
The aim of the chorus in Oedipus the King is to create an atmosphere of tension and emphasize the effect of tragedy which will help the reader delve into the essence of the drama. Although the chorus cannot be called a full-fledged character with a unique personality and habits, it...
Despite the ongoing movements and societal changes toward the improvement of women’s rights in the patriarchal world, contemporary society remains highly impacted by misogynic attitudes leading to diminished female roles. The short story “Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been” by Joyce Carol Oates presents a symbolic illustration of...
Introduction The story “A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings” is one of the captivating pieces of literature that covers a lot of elements in writing. It is about the relationship between humans and an angel (Marquez 1). Marquez uses a lot of literary devices such as symbolism to present...
The Alchemist novel is one of the most famous books by Paulo Coelho and the masterpiece of classical literature. However, many readers do not understand the theme and message of the story of the novel’s main character Santiago and perceive it only as a story about a brave boy’s adventures....
“A Good Man is Hard to Find” teaches that selfishness does nothing good. Being self-centered has a slew of negative repercussions, and one of the repercussions is that when someone is selfish, they suffer together with the people they care about. In O’Connor’s short story, the grandmother’s selfishness results in...
Religion is an integral part of a person’s identity, but the world is still full of prejudices that prevent some people from accepting and respecting religions different from their own. In a significant way, the condemnation affects Islam, often distorting the opinion about its adherents. For example, modern Islam women...
Introduction “No man can walk so long in the Shadow that he cannot come again to the Light,” wrote Robert Jordan in his novel The Great Hunt (671). In his first book, The Kite Runner, Khaled Hosseini shows how one great ‘sin’ can poison a person’s life for many years...
Introduction The events described in The Wars occurred during the First World War, a violent and traumatizing conflict of an unheard scale. Modern weapons have transformed both the psychological and physical aspects of combat, as these powerful weapons have separated and dehumanized hostile forces while causing enormous turmoil. This passive...
Smoking is a global social issue, and its damage to health and elevated economic costs have been investigated over the last several decades worldwide due to the increased addiction of people to this habit. Indeed, tobacco smoking is a risk factor for developing such diseases as atherosclerosis, chronic obstructive pulmonary...
Islamophobia is a term derived from two words, namely Islam and phobia. Generally, the phobia refers to illogical and inexplicable anxiety of a specific circumstance or object, while Islam denotes a religion practiced by mainly Arabian countries. In this regard, islamophobia describes the irrational fear, hatred, or hostility towards the...
Introduction Immigration policy has always been a thorny issue in democratic America, warming the market from within and extending that influence to international relations. Rapid and positive changes in the political game between immigrants and the U.S. government are impossible because of people’s legal and social adaptability. Many of the...
Alcohol addiction is a disease that manifests itself in the addiction to drinking alcoholic beverages often and in excessive quantities. Alcohol addiction disrupts brain activity and physical abilities, impairs memory and the ability to think correctly, a person begins to commit unreasonable acts. Alcohol affects the ability to make decisions...
Continuing the tradition of Renaissance poetry, William Shakespeare creates numerous sonnets which touch on different metaphorical issues of human emotions such as love, fear, hate, and others. The compilation of the playwright’s short poems was first published in 1609 and consisted of 154 sonnets (Shakespeare 1). One of the crucial...
Needless to say that The Divine Comedy is, first of all, similar to Homer’s epics as they both have features of an epic literate piece. To be more particular, Dante Alighieri adopted a narrative style to portray grand themes and heroic figures. In addition, Dante replicated Homer’s approach to broadening...
Introduction The paper aims to critically analyze the context and concepts expressed in by Edwidge Danticat in his work by the name “A Wall of Fire Rising”. In his he uses symbol, character, and plot to prove the protagonist desire to escape his life of poverty and rise above a...
Conflicts are an integral part of the plot, which contribute to revealing the feelings of the protagonists. They are a source of dramatic situations, a catalyst of tension of physical and emotional forces of the heroes involved in the struggle. A character can experience diverse emotions and harmonize with society...
I think it is appropriate to look at the play from a racial equity lens and a feminist criticism perspective. Hansberry defined the plot of her play as a clash between an American family and the mercantile ideals of society. The action in the play is devoid of external drama...
In the book The Place Between Here and There: A True and Beautiful Near-Death Experience authors are Katherine Plant and Stephen Weber. It was published by ‎Between Here and There LLC; its ISBN is 9798633795035. The book contains 189 pages, and the authors posted it on 17th April 2020. The...
Introduction The situation when different objects in art, literature, or cultural rites, are depicted as having human-like traits, called anthropomorphism, is typical for humanity. The film Dumbo and the book on which it is based are examples of using anthropomorphic elements in art. Throughout the action, they depict animal-sentient traits...
One of the central problems of the opera is the problem of the hero, the question of the embodiment of the image of a person. Drawing a certain picture of life, the opera recreates it primarily through the world of man and human relations as the world of actors with...
The story of Mary Rowlandson depicts conflicts between Christians and Indians. The latter’s barbaric traditions cannot be accepted by Englishmen and, therefore, their native culture is abnormal regardless of any external circumstances and the possibility of good deeds on their part. Hence, even though some Indians help the woman by...
“The Briefcase” by Rebecca Makkai is an excellent short story that encapsulates a life after escape from a prison of one functional character. Namely, a chef that had served meals for revolution rebels was enjailed for political reasons. He managed to leave the place of his imprisonment. The stir caused...
My favorite school of ethics is consequentialism because this theory is based on the concept of thinking about consequences. The concept is exciting and controversial in matters of morality and ethics. According to Ellis (2019), this definition is one of the famous versions of utilitarianism. Let us consider two focal...
In this scientific work, an analysis of online resources aimed at the topic of technical objects will be carried out. However, one of them will be aimed at a non-technical audience and the second at a specialized one. Next, each website’s persuasive strategies to serve its primary audience’s needs will...
Japanese poetry vividly represents the culture of the country, attracting readers’ attention to distant and mysterious images and ideas. Haiku is one of the traditional forms of Japanese versification. It has particular creation rules preserving manners and traditions of this poetic direction passed on between generations. This three-line poetry aims...
Introduction Jean-Jacques Rousseau, a philosopher, and writer of a franco-swiss origin, is often called a precursor to the French Revolution. Rousseau’s political and philosophical thought had a tangible impact on Jacobins and several aspects of the French Revolution as a whole. In his autobiographical work called Confessions, the author deconstructs...
Based on your readings of Cortés and de Montaigne, which distinctions among peoples seemed most important for Europeans of the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries? It is clear that de Montaigne and Cortes perceived non-Western nations as primitive barbarians closer to a pure state of nature compared to Europeans. De Montaigne...
Greek mythology is rich in plots and has reached the modern days in the presentation of poets, historians and philosophers. In the archaic era, a system of religious beliefs was finally formed, which was called the Olympic religion, since the described gods lived on Mount Olympus in Northern Greece. At...
The film Berkeley in the Sixties covers several civil liberties and civil rights issues. At the basis of the narrative lies the Free Speech Movement (FSM), which started as a student process at the University of California, Berkeley, in 1964. During the sixties, freedom of speech was crucial to many...
One in every three children is permanently stunted for life from food shortages at home. This data reveals the menace currently facing humanity that requires immediate intervention. The 13minutes speech by Andrew Youn unveils the innovative farming techniques implemented by the One Acre Fund project intended to eradicate hunger and...
Introduction Desdemona from William Shakespeare’s Othello and Eliza Doolittle from George Bernard Shaw’s Pygmalion are characters who struggle with the consequences of social prejudice and defiance of social norms due to their pride. The two heroines have different backgrounds, but Eliza develops manners as the plot progresses, while Desdemona is...
Abstract Pride and Prejudice is a romantic novel by Jane Austen published in 1813. Jane Austen is the author of 6 novels, and her main themes are devoted to describing and criticizing the mores of the British landed gentry. In Pride and Prejudice, the relations between the British aristocracies are...
In their informative work titled “Watering the Leaves, Starving the Roots,” the authors analyze a report on the funding patterns influencing global females’ rights establishments and the economic status of such groups. The survey makes sense of the fast transforming landscape and suggests ways of mobilizing more resources for women’s...
Introduction The subject of immigration has been widely discussed for the past decades due to its significant impact on the US as a country. According to researchers, there are approximately 46 million immigrants in the USA, which is a number higher than in any other country worldwide (Khullar & Chokshi,...
Background The given historical analysis will primarily focus on the events of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. The message will be communicated to a specific audience, which has no current knowledge of American history and its intricate elements of the development as well as internal racial issues. The Voting...
Black Lives Matter is a major international movement that fights against the discrimination and underrepresentation of Black people. It also tries to eliminate the absence of inclusiveness and the issues that the unwelcoming of diversity creates. The purpose of this paper is to view the Black Lives Matter movement through...
Rhetoric has a long and complicated development history in Western societies. Ancient Greeks are considered the first nation that elaborated on many principles that form a good and persuasive speech as well as providing various definitions. For instance, according to Aristotle, rhetoric is “the faculty of discovering in any particular...
Introduction The US is considered to be the country that demonstrated an extraordinarily high urban population growth a century ago. The US has gone a long way in building numerous towns and cities that could host millions of immigrants from the East Coast and all parts of the world. The...
The femininity roles in every society entail being passive, being subordinate, and nurturing. Conerly et al., mentions an example of the various types of feminism as liberal feminism. The liberal feminism asserts that women should have equal rights as men hence should be given the same employment and job opportunities....
Introduction The division into social classes is a conditional phenomenon, but it is obvious that this phenomenon is present formally and can negatively influence people’s lives. Social differences are the differences in society that are dictated by social factors: lifestyle – urban and rural population, division of labor – mental...
Stereotypes are assumptions regarding a group of people’s personal qualities or features. According to Bordalo et al. (2016), “stereotypes formed this way contain a “kernel of truth”: they are rooted in true differences between groups” (p. 1753). There is a large spectrum of social stereotypes that might vary depending on...
Due to the spread of the pandemic, all educational institutions and Houses of worship were closed for in-person attendance. In light of this crisis, people have begun to analyze the challenges and opportunities faced by religious communities as they enter this new world, the challenges of science and colleges during...
Encouraging Multicultural Mindset In my opinion, employees’ multicultural mindset can be encouraged directly and indirectly. As for the latter, it is important to remember that respectful attitudes towards other cultures start with respectful attitudes towards different points of view in general. In this regard, the training that would seek to...
Macro-level factors explaining divorce’s reasons include religion, divorce law, socioeconomic development, employment and women’s status, and attitudes toward divorce (Seccombe, 2018). Economic independence is a factor that triggers women to leave their husbands if the marriage is unhappy by extracting women from traditional roles. Women with egalitarian views have a...
Introduction Any child or teenager can become a victim of bullying, regardless of physical, intellectual abilities or financial situation. Psychological trauma is received not only by the participants of the harassment but also by its witnesses. Psychological concepts such as self-concept, self-esteem, and self-presentation are inextricably linked with bullying. The...
I have chosen to discuss the article “Many Jobless Workers Aren’t Getting Help” by New York Times editorial board. The paper presents an enumeration of the issues that the established unemployment insurance policy cannot resolve. The problem has become evident as the COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted the country’s economy. Multiple...
Jenny does not have most of the DSM-V criteria for a SUD: she has no delusions and hallucinations. However, analyzing the emotions and behavior of the patient, it is possible to identify her psychotic disorder with predominantly depressive psychotic symptoms. From a conversation with her, it is possible to identify...
Quantitative studies are a valuable source of evidence for a practitioner’s decision-making because the statistical results and conclusions based on the calculated data are perceived as objective and reliable. The issue is the increasing number of skipped follow-up appointments among the impoverished population representatives of a practicum site. The article...
Giovanni Pico della Mirandola illustrated rather idealistic overviews of human nature based on certain characteristics that differentiate individuals through the ability to grow and perfect themselves. Thus, the author has stated that everything in nature operates under specific laws that cannot be changed, avoided, or altered (Pico della Mirandola). Humans,...
Celeste could be drawing false conclusions from her research between weight and popularity. She concluded that the correlation between being overweight and popularity means that a child being overweight causes them to be unpopular. However, correlation does not automatically indicate that two variables have a causal relationship (Gravetter & Forzano,...
Based on the available information, athletes sometimes get preferential treatment when accused of sexual violence. Sometimes this is due to their wealth and influence, sometimes – to the inaction of law enforcement services. In addition, it is not uncommon for allegations of sexual violence to be false and occur because...
Introduction In the video Ted Talk, Andrew Yountalks about ways of curbing poverty. He talks of the poor people in East Africa, who are mostly farmers. He discusses three main points which can help farmers produce adequate yields to sustain themselves and the community. This essay explores some of the...
Introduction The Mexican Americans have been segregated for a long time after Americans conquered Mexican lands in the Southwest in the 18th century. The Mexicans in the Southwestern region encountered numerous challenges, including working as laborers whose main activity was to works in derogatory jobs. They, therefore, felt segregated by...
Ethics Code Comparison The similarity of these codes is that they both urge engineers to be honest. Both specify the need to ethically perform services for each client. Both documents state that for engineers, safety should be a top priority in the performance of their duties. The difference is that...
Bourdieu’s concept of habitus addresses the theme of external influence that individuals experience from certain expectations imposed by society. Many other philosophers and sociologists previously discussed the concept of society’s influence on people and their perceptions and actions in defining different roles for people in society. However, Bourdieu was able...
A social worker is a specialist who assists in everyday life and provides moral and legal support to vulnerable segments of the population, such as orphans. This profession primarily requires a high level of humanity, developed intuition, the ability to empathize with someone else’s grief, and the ability to understand...
Feminist ethics theory concerns the empowerment of women in society. It was developed in the mid-twentieth century to account for the role of males and females. The theory focused on questioning the position of women in the community. At the start, the theory aimed at psychology’s observational studies and later,...
Ethnic and racial inequalities have been crucial issues to address within American society. Racial inequality was experienced by many people of color living in the US, and that became a big concern for many people. Effectively combatting the problem could not be undergone by a single individual. That is why...
Introduction The COVID-19 pandemic has drastically affected nearly every aspect of life for many people worldwide. The rapid spread of the virus and the attempts of national governments to prevent the further increase in cases forced numerous individuals to adjust how they work, study, and communicate with others. Thus, communication...
Introduction Bullying is one of the most pervasive challenges that school-age children and adolescents face. Teachers, parents, and students should ensure that bullying does not happen because it has severe psychological and physical effects. One of the strategies that can be used to prevent bullying effectively is the implementation of...
The Kenyan society considers homosexuality a taboo topic in the social and cultural essence. Being a conservative community, Kenyans view homosexuality and being transgender as immoral and degradation of cultural beliefs and values. Most people are hostile and discriminate against homosexuals, calling them names that insult or negatively describe the...
The 21st century was expected to become one of equality and freedom from bias. Nonetheless, real-life demonstrates that discrimination based on gender, age, race, and numerous other factors has not become a relic of the past yet. Still, modern people are actively undertaking attempts to eradicate infringement of people who...
In today’s globalized world, people from different backgrounds are more than likely to find themselves working together toward a common goal or, at the very least, interacting. As a result, openness to diversity becomes a crucial aspect of any given group’s internal dynamics strongly related to its efficiency and success...
With the modern world constantly changing and developing, it can be difficult to raise awareness about the challenges it is facing. Many people around the world know about environmental issues, such as global warming and climate change, but not all of them are aware of environmental racism. Although measures have...
Introduction It is important to study the topic of sociology because unlike some other sciences, it operates with clear concepts that are constantly used in everyday life. At the very beginning of the subject formation, thoughts and ideas arose that describe the subject of science exclusively at the level of...
There are different points of view in many areas of society. Along with the development of society, it is necessary to progress in attitudes toward certain factors appearing in contemporary human life. For example, the issue of the LGBT community is still controversial because citizens have different attitudes toward homosexual...
CNN’s study and Davis’ replication suggest that Black children still experience bias while preferring light skin. Despite the original test happening approximately 70 years ago, when society was segregated, the outcome did not change (CNN, 2010; Reel Works, 2020). It could mean that the narrative is generational, inherited by children...
Introduction Affirmative action policies are intended to give rights and privileges to groups that were formerly discriminated against based on their race, nationality, or gender. The first serious attempt to eliminate all types of social inequality in the U.S was made by John F. Kennedy, who signed “Executive Order No....
The pages of human history include many great episodes, some of which may seem quite strange to the modern reader. In an era when scientific activity was not prioritized or encouraged, obscurantism and belief in imaginary scenarios were recognized among social attitudes. For this reason, scientists who proposed ideas contrary...
This paper delves into my opinions on the ethics of human cloning. This subject is an incredibly sensitive ethical issue that is still being debated today. Cloning to generate offspring is largely seen as immoral, and numerous countries have passed laws forbidding it. However, human cloning for scientific research has...
Introduction It is important to note that the social constructs and categories of race, class, gender and other grouping methods are imposed onto individuals with a predetermined type of identity. The Intersectional Theory provides a broader view of the issue by showcasing how one might experience oppression from a multitude...
Heffernan mentions, “This kind of Internet use isn’t usefully described as an addiction,” concerning the case of a young girl. Gabriela is a 20-year-old student from New York who is worried that she might be addicted to the Internet. Gabriela sleeps with her laptop and spends a lot of time...
Sexual harassment is something that many women and girls go through. Unfortunately, this type of violence can threaten everyone, regardless of their age, status, orientation, or place of work. Thus, the army is not yet a place where sexual violence does not exist, on the contrary, it is a serious...
The introduction of this speech aims to present the subject to the audience gradually. The orator uses comparison when describing Rhapsody Music Service to establish emotional appeal (pathos) with his audience (Tauber 00:00:27). He asks the audience directly about their familiarity with streaming services to spark interest in his speech...
When a Child’s birth takes place, everyone anticipates knowing the gender. Since then, we have intertwined in a society that outlines that girls like certain things while boys like other things. However, this should not be a limitation of what we believe in due to societal pressure. The definition of...
The data do not explicitly support the scholars’ argument that a higher rape rate is associated with lower gender equality. According to the graph, developed European countries with the highest scores of gender gap also demonstrate the highest rates of national rape. However, these statistics should not be analyzed based...
The problem that the essay focuses on is alcohol abuse in the Native American community. The problem is caused by the disadvantaged socioeconomic conditions of the population, including limited access to healthcare, and passed down from parents to children. The problem significantly hurts the health and economic opportunities of the...
Abolitionism (or the abolitionist movement) was a movement aimed to end slavery. In Western Europe and America, this campaign was a real historical battle that sought to end the slave trade and liberate laborers. The problem of slavery and severe oppression of the black people remained one of the central...
Introduction Over the years, cartoonists have critiqued societal issues by developing thought-provoking cartoons and posters. The cartoon by Clay Bennet on equal justice is an example of this strategy. The posters can provide education to the readers on important national and community issues. The United States has witnessed a continuous...
Research Question The fundamental interest of this statistical project was to determine the agenda of perceived mental safety and gender equity in the school setting. This is a quantitative study attempting to answer the question, “How many students from different grades and ages do or do not feel personal and...
Rehabilitation refers to interventions utilized in the clinical practice as part of rehabilitative care aiming to optimize the functional outcomes of patients and promote recovery. Eliminating symptoms and returning to healthy functioning are the primary objectives of this strategy (Martinelli & Ruggeri, 2020). According to Morin and Franck (2017), the...
Cellulite is a common condition that is caused by fat pushing onto the connective tissue and creating the look of bumpy skin. While it is extremely common and most adult women and men with certain conditions have it, there are no physical risks correlating with cellulite. This, however, does not...
Introduction There is an urgent need for a disaster recovery strategy for the Vila Health Community in the region. The residents of the town were caught off guard by an unforeseen calamity. Their sole plan was a notebook full of resources, but nothing tangible about what to do when disaster...
I believe the high cost of healthcare to be one of the most critical issues concerning legislation and policy of the current healthcare environment. For various reasons, healthcare is extremely regulated, and those regulations are closely connected to markets (Kee, 2019). Due to the influence of regulatory structure, certain conflicts...