Sociology Essay Examples

In 1280 A. D. , King Edward “Longshanks” (Patrick McGoohan) of England, has occupied much of southern Scotland, and his oppressive rule there leads to the deaths of William Wallace (Mel Gibson)’s father and brother. Years later, after Wallace has been raised abroad by his uncle (Brian Cox), the Scots continue to live under the […]

In The Pink presents the same strongly antiwar theme as most of Siegfried Sassoon’s poems do. However, the message he conveys is subtle. It does not entirely depict the gruesome horrors of war, but rather the impact of war on every soldier and his loved ones. The poem follows the thoughts of a soldier, Davies. […]

The Bourbon Reforms were a series of changes imposed by the Spanish Crown, Charles III and IV, upon their colonies in Latin America in the 1780s. The central goals of the reforms included centralizing Spanish government, restoring finances, and reorganizing the military. These innovations also aimed at limiting the power of the Catholic Church, imposing […]

Ferdinand Emmanuel Edralin Marcos (September 11, 1917 – September 28, 1989) was the 10th President of the Philippines from 1965 to 1986. He was a lawyer, a member of the Philippine House of Representatives (1949–1959) and a member of the Philippine Senate (1959–1965). He was Senate President from 1963-1965. He claimed to have led a […]

The short story “A great day” is written by one of New Zealand’s greatest short story writers, Frank Sargeson (1903 – 1982). The story takes place at the shore of New Zealand in the 1930’s. It begins at a deserted beach, where the weather and the sea were perfect; “The tide was well over half-way […]

Rome’s response was hindered due to the pre-occupied Roman legions, already involved in quelling an uprising in Spain and the Third Mithridatic War. Additionally, the Romans viewed the insurrection more as a law enforcement issue than a war. Thus, Rome sent a militia led by praetor Gaius Claudius Glaberus to siege the slaves on the […]

The Battle of Cambrai took place in the early morning of November 20th, 1917. While the Battle of Passchendaele was being fought, British Commander-in-Chief Sir Douglas Haig approved a plan that involved overtaking the German army by sweeping around the town of Cambrai and encircling them. To this day, Haig is one of the most […]

Masturbation is defined as “the sexual stimulation of a person’s genitals usually to the point of orgasm. Self masturbation is a common form of autoeroticism. Masturbation with a partner (called mutual masturbation), is also common. “As it is defined, this act has varied social, physical, psychological and religious implications. This essay will look at these […]

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 […]

Melton McLaurin, in his book, “Separate Pasts,” recalls memories of growing up in his hometown of Wade, North Carolina. During this time, McLaurin works in his grandfather’s store in the segregated South. McLaurin writes of his interactions with the black community and observes the segregated lifestyle of black and whites. In his book “Separate Pasts,” […]

Hector Lavoe revolutionized the Latin salsa boom of the 1970s. He was a man born to sing and his passion for music led him on a remarkable journey of attaining endless dreams. Born Hector Juan Perez Martinez on September 30, 1946 in Ponce, Puerto Rico, he lived a life full of achievements, setbacks, and tragedy […]

My own view of a utopian society is fairly simple, a place in which there is no pain, no crime, no anger, no corruption, where there is no need for “justice”, a place where murders would never take place. The government would be a public government, in which all citizens would take actions they make […]

In 1939, the autonomy of German youth was critically threatened by Nazi Germany. However, a faction known as the ‘Swing Kids’ emerged from the turmoil of the battlegrounds. This group comprised rebellious youth who used American-originated swing music to oppose the Nazis. The new swing music era brought about additional punishments for the young by […]

Robert Coover’s “The Babysitter” tells the story of a single evening through the point of view of different characters, shifting voices every paragraph. Their stories are interconnected and overlapping to establish the events taken place that night: a babysitter takes care of the three children while their parents, the Tuckers, attend a friend’s party. Coover […]

In Huxley’s futuristic vision, “Everyone belongs to everyone else,” is a phrase repeatedly whispered in young people’s dreams, discouraging the concept of exclusive friendships and relationships. Essentially, each individual in this society mirrors every other, shaped and conditioned through fetal programming, hypnopaedic training, and societal pressure into becoming identical cogs within the societal machine. Their […]

Santo Trafficante Jr. was a Tampa mafia boss from the 1950s till his death in the 1980s. Being a first generation Italian, he inherited the family business from his father, Santo Trafficante. He was given the nickname “Th” because he was ruthless, yet well-liked and mannered. He greatly enjoyed reading history and biography novels, was […]

1. Can you identify the genre or nature of this text? Stated differently, what form does this written material take? It is established that this document follows the model of a speech, specifically given by Winston Churchill in 1946. 2. Detail the lineage of this discourse. From where did this text originate, when was the […]

Noli Me Tangere is a Spanish-language novel by Filipino writer and national hero José Rizal, first published in 1887 in Berlin. The novel is commonly referred to by its shortened name Noli; the English translation was originally titled The Social Cancer, although recent publications have retained the original Latin. The literal translation of the title […]

In his novel, Life the Movie: How Entertainment Conquered Reality, Neal Gabler makes the assertion that entertainment has the capacity to “ruin” society and, although this is undeniable, Gabler fails to acknowledge that it is society who gives entertainment such a capability. The entertainment industry has virtually eliminated physical activity. The internet has made shopping […]

Offender profiling, also called criminal profiling, is an instrumental tool in helping detectives track down anonymous criminals. It also aids in crafting a psychological portrait of the suspect. This technique serves as both a behavioral and investigative method used to understand a suspect’s traits and habits, particularly concerning the crime scene. There are various terminologies […]

“Ostpolitik” was a daring policy led by Willy Brandt during the 1960s. It was a bid to improve relations between the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG) with the German Democratic Republic (GDR) and the Soviet Union. It was progressive, successful and ultimately, it was done for the German nation and its citizens. Brandt knew that […]

Society can be defined as “a community, nation, or broad grouping of people having common traditions, institutions, and collective activities and interests. To understand the full impact of computers on society, we will first have to understand the meaning of ‘computer’. A Computer does not necessarily mean a monitor, keyboard, mouse and a CPU. A […]