Social Issues Essays

Herbie and Stolen Car by Archie Weller both explore the lives of two Aboriginals and the racism and alienation they experience due to their Aboriginality and the way they react to the situation they are in. Both Herbie and Johnny, the protagonists, experience by white society. Herbie is the only aboriginal in his year and […]

People have various opinions about everything, that depend on their point of view, so it is with sports. Sports have always been important component in society. Some people say that international sports events bring countries closer for some reasons, while other people think opposite. Good thing about international sports events is that people who participate […]

Political machines, political organizations controlled by a boss or group that gives constituents services in exchange for their votes, at one time ruled political climate of the nation. Popular reports recall times and tales of the past that included kickbacks, thefts, bribery, insider trading, and criminal cover-ups. George William Plunkitt and his dealings with Tammany […]

In the late 19th century, the discovery of gold in California drew thousands of people in from across the United States and all around the world in a feverish rush to strike rich. Many left everything behind to dare venture into the final frontier of the wilderness that was California. Word quickly spread about a […]

I have many reasons for returning to school, to prove the nay sayers in my life wrong, running my own domestic violence safe haven, earning my Bachelors or law degrees or most importantly, showing my daughter that no matter what your circumstances it’s never too late or too hard to follow or achieve your dreams. […]

1. Where is the district located? (5 pts.) Alief Independent School District (ISD) is located in Houston Texas, between Sugar Land, Bellaire, and Katy. 2. What is the district’s demographic profile? Write a paragraph in which you address the following questions: How many students are enrolled in the district? How does the racial/ethnic makeup of […]

“All my life I had been looking for something, and everywhere I turned someone tried to tell me what it was (258). ” This quote from the narrator in Ralph Ellison’s Battle Royal demonstrates the influence people played in the narrators self image, at times damaging him, at times inspiring him. Throughout the story the […]

There are approximately 30 million Americans on some sort of welfare right now. In 2010, the United States Federal Government spent $0.8 trillion toward welfare. The amount spent on welfare in 2010 is one of the top expenses, money spent on defense and healthcare were the highest expenses, but welfare was third (Chantrill, Christopher). The […]

Recurrent Imagery provides an ongoing dialogue and connection with the audience and her art making practice Often uses symbolic representations within her work, predominantly of skeletons, skin colours, ladders, shoes, rice and masks In contrast to western vanitas, Thi uses the skull as a symbol of unity and as a common link between cultures and […]

The partition of India in 1948 led to one of the largest mass migration movements in the world. The successful attainment of independence from colonial rule is also a narrative of religious nationalism, displacement and communal violence between the two nation states of India and Pakistan or more definitively the Muslims and Hindus. In Urvashi […]

In the 19th century of France most of the children were poor orphans because parents could not provide for their children. Usually they would throw the boys on the streets but keep the girls because they could make profit off of them. However, some orphans like Cosette as portrayed in Les Miserables found someone who […]

Hobson v. Hansen is a case that was filed by Hansen in 1967 where he was challenging the way aptitude tests were being used to determine placement of students in varying class levels in Washington, DC. At that time, students were placed into three level tracks based on their academic ability and these were honors […]

Let me first define resilience. It refers to one’s ability to cope with or handle stress and pressure. There are a few reasons why teenagers of this generation tend to be less resilient, and one reason is due to the fact teens now are living in the “Strawberry Generation”, which simply means that this generation […]

Over recent years, a lot of attention has been placed on this so called born free generation. But why? Born in 1995, this generation is born into Democratic SA, free from the horrors of apartheid, and it is this generation that is coming of age, able to vote and become participant’s in democracy rather than […]

Most people go into the marriage in the hope that everything will go as planned, and that they will always get along, especially in the field of responsibilities division between both spouses. Eric Bartels, a feature writer for the Portland Tribune in Portland, Oregon, in his article “My Problem with Her Anger”, seems to encounter […]

The media, is an intimidating creation that has taken the stereotypes of teens, the way people view teens, and the way we view ourselves, and has turned it into a delusional farce. The media at this point in time portrays teenagers as generally bad. Well to be honest, not generally bad, but mostly horrible. We […]

The text explores the reasons behind Ann Hopkins’ exclusion from a partnership at Price Waterhouse and the series of events that led to it. The Supreme Court categorized her non-selection as sexual discrimination because she did not fit the conventional stereotype of a feminine woman (Selman and de Llose, 1990). The partners contended that she […]

The Navodaya Vidyalaya System is a unique experiment unparalleled in the annals of school education in India and elsewhere. Its significance lies in the selection of talented rural children as the target group and the attempt to provide them with equality education comparable to the best in a residential school system. Such children are found […]

Recently, the world witnessed one of the biggest wedding events to take place in history as Manuel Uribe and Claudia Solis have finally exchanged their vows (“World’s Fattest Man”). Various news organizations gathered their teams in order to cover and broadcast such occasion. The wedding was a simple one. The presence of renowned stars and […]

Cry freedom is effective in illustrating the prominent issues in South Africa during the apartheid era through cinematic techniques. the film title itself is an immediate indication of the the restrictions placed upon freedom, and the deprivation of basic human rights and social justice in black society. the protagonists- Donald woods and Steve Biko- are […]

“I wonder where I’m gonna die, / Being neither white nor black?” (11-12) These are the last two lines of “Cross” a poem by Langston Hughes that describes the experience of a mixed-race person. The poem is written in stanzas with a rhyme scheme of ABCB. The speaker expresses the frustration and grief that a […]

1. Introduction To answer the question of what are the similarities and differences between community psychology and public health to social problems. We will have a brief look at the historical background of both community psychology and public health to gain an understanding of how they came to be. We will then look into the […]