Social Issues Essays

The film Ethnic Notions is a great and interesting documentary film that directed by Marlon Riggs. The film describes the history of anti-Black stereotypes and portrays various culture characteristics of African-Americans. In addition, it demonstrates different ways that African-Americans were presented during the nineteenth century. They were depicted as ugly, rude and inferior on the […]

During the civil rights movement, African Americans took matters in to their own hands and forced officials in Washington to act in their behalf. African Americans stood up to the segregation and Jim Crow Laws and decided to make themselves equal to whites. They staged boycotts and riots to show people they meant business. Events […]

Although this goal of education remains the same, the variables are always changing. Cultural and ethnic differences comprise the most troublesome problems relating to education. The belief that each person deserves a fair and equal education still exists, but in reality the school system in this nation falls short of providing a complete and universal […]

One Friday Morning Discrimination is all around us; everyone is discriminated one point in his or her life. Langston Hughes, an African-American writer, wrote the short story “One Friday Morning. ” The story is about a girl who was discriminated in her school because she was black. Life brings many disappointments, which make a person […]

Countering the Conspiracy to Destroy Black Boys Countering the Conspiracy to Destroy Black Boys opens with explaining what genocide is, the deliberate and systematic destruction of a racial, political or cultural group (p. 1). The author, Jawanza KunJufu (2005), has been challenged many times in debates and by the media with the use of the […]

In her two short narratives, “A Good Man Is Difficult to Find” and “Everything that Rises Must Converge,” O’Connor showcases her unique voice as an author. She adopts a serious moral tone in both stories, setting the tone for the readers. Through the main characters, violent moments of self-realization bring the subject of race to […]

In 2002, Australian Rules, a movie directed by Paul Goldman with a limited budget, premiered at the Sundance Film Festival. The utilization of several filming techniques in Australian Rules portrays the significant impact of racial discrimination and small-town bigotry on society. The film’s protagonist, Gary Black, undergoes personal growth as he becomes aware of the […]

Race is not genetic. No one characteristic or gene composition was ever more a part of one race than another. In America, race helped Americans to explain why some Americans could be denied certain rights and freedoms that others never even had to fight for. Since our economy was largely based on slavery, it seemed […]

The pages of human history daubed in bloodshed on account of ethnic conflicts and race relations ask the crying question. How to make this Planet Earth heaven-like? The answer is simple and direct. Eyes full of understanding, hearts full of love and the life that refuses conflicts-enough, these alone are enough! When a race subjugated […]

The notion of race has been ingrained in human consciousness throughout history, leading to significant events directly or indirectly influenced by it. Numerous accounts exist of a dominant race subjugating an inferior one. Examples include the Aryan elites of Hitler’s Germany exterminating millions of Jews viewed as “tainted,” the white English sahibs exploiting brown-skinned Indian […]

In literature, the concept of racial discrimination is addressed from different approaches towards its formal definitions. From the critical standpoint, the definition utilized by the United Nations in its International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination provides the most adequate and complete explanation for the issue:. .. any distinction, exclusion, restriction […]

The novel ‘Deadly Unna? ’, (author Phillip Gwynne 1998) is about a fourteen year old Gary Black’s (Blacky) life living at the port(Adelaide), the storys based around a football game but it also deals with many other issues, such as courage, racism and relationships. There are a number of characters who demonstrate what true courage […]

Spike Lee’s “Do The Right Thing” is a film that addresses the divers array of cultures in Brooklyn New York. The film takes place on the hottest day of summer and focuses on the conflicts that arise around a small Italian family business titled “Sal’s Family Pizzeria”. While it is the only white owned business […]

1. Andrew Jackson’s main rationale for the removal of the Indian tribes should be voluntary and if they did not want to leave in the lands acquired and governed by the United States, they must be directed by the laws existing in the state. The Treaty of New Echota negotiated between John Ridge (Cherokee leader) […]

A modern prejudice that has the potential to cause widespread harm is the social discrimination against Blacks. Social discrimination against Blacks has been shown to exist in virtually every major public walk of life, including the restaurant industry, housing rentals and sales, automotive sales, higher education, job hiring systems, the criminal justice system, and the […]

The field of sociology centers around the concept of “social,” encompassing human behavior and recognizing our innate sociability. However, it also encompasses the rules and principles that govern a particular society. For some, sociology entails a thorough examination of individuals’ behaviors within a given community. The purpose of Sociology is to elucidate a range of […]

In the movie Crash, the types of discrimination tackled were Ideological Racism and Racial Group. It can be observed from the movie that in every encounter and in every word uttered by every character pertains to racism. Apart from that, most of the characters are racist in their own way. Some of the characters were […]

“The White Heron” by Sarah Orne Jewett is a brief narrative that emanates a fervor akin to nature and its wonders. The text discusses the connection between humans and their surrounding environment. The author’s vivid descriptions solely focus on the emotions and actions of a young girl named Sylvia, making it easy for readers to […]

The short poem “Forty Acres” by Derek Walcott, compares the heroic figures during the slave era to President Barack Obama. Walcott’s poem is a bout a heroic figure in the African American community and how he overcame all obstacles and rose to power, much like President Obama. He discusses the stereotypical thoughts of the white […]

Although some individuals believe racism has improved compared to the era of slavery, I believe it has worsened. The issue of racism is alarming to many nations globally and extends beyond a few countries and communities to encompass multiple continents. Racism persists as a significant moral problem in our society. The issue of racism is […]

Oleh Jonathan Rosenbaum’s critique of the 1988 film “Mississippi Burning” is heavily influenced by his personal involvement in the civil rights movement of the 1960s. In his article, he discusses both his own experiences and the portrayal of the era in the film directed by Alan Parker who Rosenbaum identifies as a former advertising director. […]

Gran Torino, my name is Clint Eastwood and I’m the director and protagonist of the film Gran Torino. My character Walt Kowalski is a grumpy, tough-minded, Korean War veteran who has an Intensely strong oplnlon on different races because of experiences from the war that haunt him from his past. Having also directed the film […]