Social Issues Essays

Racism (and racial discrimination) is, to a certain extent, alive and well in every society, country and region of the world. It can appear in a variety of forms depending on the culture or context in which it occurs and the period of history during which it rears its head. Nonetheless, one common thread that […]

Write a 150- to 300-word summary of the economic, social, and political standings of that group. Use additional resources if necessary, from the University Library or your textbooks. Provide citations for all the sources you use. Asian’s are a minority group in the United States. However, they do make up about 1. 3 million or […]

Louisa May Alcott is an American Novelist best known as the author of the novel “Little Women”. Louisa was born in November 1982, grew up in Germantown- Washington D. C and was known to be an abolitionist, feminist and also a naturalist. Being a naturalist meant that she believed that nothing existed beyond the natural […]

The Great Debaters is an inspiring true story of the Debate Team consisting of four students and their professor from Wiley College, in Marshall, Texas. As an all black school, Wiley College during the 1930’s trained young minds to believe in themselves and to use their educated minds to change the hearts and minds of […]

Through many tolling years, the culture and development of women has changed significantly over centuries. Women, both Caucasian and African American alike, have overcome many obstacles to obtain their rightful places in society. The improvements have been few and far in between, and the progress slow and morose. Yet, even through the challenges of change, […]

For most of us, ordinary is the only adjective we would want to use to describe our life. Although we may strive for a simple life, its attainment might not be possible. In the book Ragtime by E. L. Doctorow, a father who likes to read articles to the family during dinner, is the perfect […]

Some stories are meant for entertainment, others to educate but Kath Walker’s, We Look After Our Own is written to draw change and develop an understanding of a darker side of life in Australia. Written in a time when change was dawing and aborignal rights was touchy subject, Kath Walker gave an insight into the […]

‘Cry’ is a dance choreographed by a very talented and well-recognised choreographer named Alvin Ailey. This was created in 1971. Ailey has created many incredible works but I must say that ‘Cry’ was one of his most outstanding works of art. The dance’s intent is to portray the struggle & strength of the African American […]

Good afternoon teachers and year 12 students, today I will be discussing how a sense of belonging and not belonging is portrayed in Rainbow’s End along with my related text Stolen From Myself. The concept of belonging is conveyed through the representations of personal, cultural, historical and social contexts in both texts. Rainbow’s End is […]

Throughout the history of film in the United States, the depiction of race has only changed slightly. Although, the display of various races in film is pertinent to the specific time period in which the film was made, films have, for the most part, always portrayed white superiority over other races. People of color have […]

The novel Ragtime by E. L. Doctorow explores the division of society through racism and murder. According to the Encyclopedia Britannica dictionary, racism is defined as the belief that race determines human characteristics and abilities, leading to an inherent superiority of one race over another. An example illustrating this concept in the novel is how […]

The film Crash by Paul Haggis is a film involving issues of race and gender, which is viewed through the intersecting lives of strangers seen through an auto accident/crash in Los Angeles which opens the film. This film is trying to symbolize what goes on in the world today in regards to racism and stereotypes. […]

My first awareness of race was when I saw some kid who looks completely different from me. He had completely different skin tone, and in many aspects don’t quite look like myself. When I was in China, many of my classmates and peers were all look the same, but different in our own ways. That […]

Before watching the videos on crystal meth I was very uneducated when it came to the drug. After watching the Oprah Winfrey Show and Meth is Death video, it was very easy for me to come to the conclusion that crystal meth is a very intense and addictive drug. On the Oprah Winfrey Show, Oprah […]

Meteorologist June-Bacon Bercey, born June Esther Griffin, is a native of Wichita, Kansas. She was the only child of James Griffin, an attorney, and Cherrie MacSalles, a music teacher. Being married twice, once in 1956 to Walker Bacon (doctor) and in 1968 to John Bercey (businessman), is how she got the combination of her last […]

During the 19th century, slavery was an extremely dehumanizing period. The complete control over another human being’s life brought many hardships and disappointments. Families were separated and, for African-Americans, the slave era was extremely depressing. Slaves were often beaten, or killed for the simple incompletion of a task. Women had no rights and were used […]

An Analysis and Evaluation of “The Pathology of White Privilege” by Tim Wise Growing up in the United States, racism is an issue one cannot help but hear about at one point or another. Racial inequality and discrimination is a topic that comes up every February with Black History Month, and is often talked about […]

In the short story ‘A Warm Golden Brown’ by Alexander Reid I extremely dislike one of the characters. The characters name is Mrs Preedy. Reid uses characterisation and structure to make the reader feel this way towards Mrs Preedy. She behaves in a horrible way, she is rude racist and a controlling person especially towards […]

A Warm Golden Brown” by Alexander Reid is set in modern Britain. Throughout the story the author concentrates on the theme racial discrimination. In this essay I will examine how Reid uses characterisation and structure to describe the theme in more detail. It is about a coloured girl, Daisy who wants to be friends with […]

The short story “Who‘s Passing for Who” by Langston Hughes was influenced by Hughes’ background in his society. This racial influenced story exemplifies how people thought of and interacted with those of a different race and those of a similar color. Hughes proves his credibility in writing the piece through his experiences that he endured […]

A race war between whites and blacks has blighted American history since colonial times. In her essay “Graduation,” Maya Angelou recollects the experience of her eighth grade graduation in the 1930s to examine the personal growth of humans caught in the adversity of racial discrimination. Through narrative structure, selection of detail, and use of imagery, […]

The documentary, “The Two Towns of Jasper,” was excellent in my mind for many different reasons. It told of a black man being chained to the back of a pickup for three miles by three white men. The documentary consisted of good interviews, captive images, and the information was quality and factual. First, the interviews […]