Introduction: The Illusion of the American Dream in "Of Mice and Men" John Steinbeck is one of many talented authors that wrote a variety of novels, both fiction and nonfiction, allowing for almost anyone to read and enjoy; one of his most famous pieces of literature to be the novel Of Mice and Men. The novel Of Mice and Men was inspired by Steinbeck through the 1930’s California laboring class, exhibiting the overarching theme of the novel to be of...
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Introduction Scholars have studied how mainstream media reports the activities of protesters and how news coverage influences the way the activists are depicted in those news stories (Harlow, Salaverría, Kilgo & García-Perdomo, 2017; Ismail, Torosyan & Tully, 2019; Kilgo & Harlow, 2019; Kyriakidou & Olivas Osuna, 2017). The dominant pattern which scholars agree that typically appear in news coverage of activism is what they call the “protest paradigm” (Harlow et al, 2017; Ismail et al, 2019; Kilgo & Harlow, 2019;...
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According to Aristotle, the use of drugs portrays a person’s character as immoral. This is supported by the fact that the use of drugs portrays a person as lacking restraint and adequate personal care. Therefore, according to Aristotle, so much immorality is shown by the mere fact that drugs are legalized and that people can misuse them as they wish. Bentham’s view According to the utilitarian view on the issue of legalizing of drugs, it is not right to completely...
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The Giver by Lois Lowry depicts a society in which everything is regulated, including marriage and careers. The society has no freedom and choice resulting in a dystopian world where epidemics like hunger and poverty are eliminated, and freedom of expression is restrained. The people of this society mostly believe in this dystopian ideology and accept their livelihood. However, from a political science standpoint, this society has moral and political failings. The novel’s community does not care for anyone else...
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Imagine living in a society where it was first established that freedom of speech and freedom of press will be protected, now imagine people stripping that away because they don’t agree with what was said or posted, it seems a bit contradicting, right? Many authors and publishers experience this when their material such as books or websites become censored because parents or libraries disagreeing with it and have the intention of protecting their children or students. Many of the material...
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Gender inequality has been a serious problem when humans adopted patriarchal society thousands of years ago. Back to the age of ancient Greek, philosopher Aristotle has expressed the idea that 'a female is female by virtue of a certain lack of qualities.' (Beauvoir, 1949) Unfortunately, the similar idea still exists even in today's society. However, due to industrialization and the rapid development in today's society, we have a powerful tool to fight against gender inequality, and that is technology. In...
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Before September 11th, 2001, America was bringing about reforms concerning economic and cultural strength with the new advances in technology like phones and computers. However, it all changed that fateful day as one plane was hijacked and was forcibly flown into one of the Twin Towers, as another plane in the same situation followed shortly thereafter. With this incident, it drove the entire country into a panic and even the president acted quickly to declare war on Osama Bin Laden,...
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The 20th century was a time of major events and a wide variety of progression. Specifically, in the 1980s, there was a wide increase in violent crimes, and mass murders. The number of active serial killers in America hit an all-time high during this period. As these murders were becoming very common, many people in America developed a strange admiration for them and their lifestyles. Some of that admiration stemmed from the variety in appearance that these people had. Previously,...
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Laws protect citizens from themselves but it also protects them from any abuse of power at a local or national level. Laws are important aspects of life that guide the governance of many societies. It is supposed to help build society while promoting unity among those that are under it. In some societies, there are some people who willingly do not agree with specific laws such as marijuana legalization because this implies bad conduct, especially for the youth and citizens....
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Abstract This paper explores the obstacles that advocates face while working within domestic violence shelters and how they cope with their experiences and daily challenges. American society relies on domestic violence shelters to provide a safe haven for victims of domestic violence, though their necessity over-expands past the boundaries of a safe place to sleep. For domestic violence shelters to function as an integral part of the human services field, advocates working within the shelters must find ways of rehabilitating...
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Introduction to Serial Killers and Mental Illness Throughout the years, mental illness and the crimes, more specifically the methodology, of serial killers have often gone hand in hand with one another. There are various speculations that the people who do have a mental illness, such as schizophrenia and antisocial personality disorder, are more prone to committing moral atrocities. While this could be true in some cases, like with the Son of Sam, who was a serial killer in the late...
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Medea is a play written by Euripides that explores ideas of revenge and gender inequality that are prominent even today. In the play, the main character, Medea, has her heart broken by her husband, Jason, who cheats on her and plans to marry a princess while he is still married to her. As a result, she is exiled from her home. For this, Medea embarks on a voyage of revenge costs her the lives of her children. Throughout the play,...
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Childhood obesity has steadily become a problem in the United States. Data from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) show an increase of prevalence of obesity in children and adolescents. In addition, a decrease in level of education shows an increase of prevalence of obesity. A study by Rogers et al. (2015), stated childhood obesity is associated with obesity in adulthood and will have a higher rates of obesity risk factors, such as hyperlipidemia, or diabetes. In addition,...
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In 1973, the court case of Roe versus Wade established that women had the constitutional right to decide to have an abortion or not. An anonymous woman sued the district attorney of Dallas, Texas, because she believed that her right to choose to have an abortion was being violated (Oyez 2018). Harry Blackmun, Supreme Court judge, announced that the woman was correct in believing that her rights were being violated and that is was unconstitutional to have a law that...
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The majority of the characters in Shakespeare’s Othello, view Iago, the play’s antagonist, as “most honest” (II, ii, 7) and laudable; however, as readers, we perceive him in a completely different way. There is a clear dichotomy between two perceptions of the same character. In the reader's perspective, Iago is an extremely powerful manipulator who feasts on being in a state of control and superiority. Although Othello is the general of the Venetian army and protagonist of Shakespeare’s Othello, Iago...
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Freedom is often defined as the power to act, speak, or think without restraint (Oxford dictionaries, 2019). It is undeniable that city life is packed with overwhelming routines and responsibilities. Thus, it is not surprising why a lot of people find ways to experience freedom such as going outside of the city or participating in activities within the city that are unrelated to their routine, to “unwind” and experience freedom. In the book entitled “Regulating Eden” by Hermer (1967) and...
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Introduction Since the end of World War II, global inequalities have been increasing exponentially. The developing nations have been left behind even as most countries across the world are gearing towards sustainable economies (Habermas, 2018). Due to unequal growth, developing countries are still faced with limited resources to participate proportionately in global economic growth (Dorsey, 2005). There are many issues such as corruption, illiteracy, tribal wars, and trade barriers that still affect the developing countries (Cheru, 2016). The international relations...
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L.G.B.T. What does this stand for? LGBT is an acronym for a group of people or “community” that refer themselves to as lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender. This group is diverse in many aspects including gender identity, sexual orientation, age, socioeconomic status, and race. The LGBT community is welcoming of people regardless of these differences, but unfortunately, society is not as welcoming of the LGBT community. Lesbians, gays, bisexuals, and transgenders are not yet perceived as normal in this society;...
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Abstract There is a natural requirement for people to have children and it is profoundly impacted by social and strict estimations of each society (Mohammadpur & Ghodrati, 2018). Religious and cultural values which are unique to every community, play major roles. Having children prompts an ascent to societal position, marital security, social and financial assurance and it also facilitates to receive care at old age (Mohammadpur & Ghodrati, 2018). In most cultures, parenthood is an utmost important part of every...
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Introduction to Serial Killers What is a serial killer? A serial killer is someone who kills without a clear motive, but they have a behavioral pattern. When you think of serial killers you think of someone who has had an abusive parent, who have been sexually abused or physically. Did you know that some are born with a type of rage or curiosity that may make them into the monster they become? Dennis Rader also known as the BTK killer...
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Abstract The globalisation brings opportunities to the worldwide businesses. It is a chance as well as a challenge. The rules and standards are different when situations and places change. Ethics, an intuitive kind of standard, which is widely adopted by the worldwide business to judge about good and bad on the business behaviours. Ethics seems more and more important in this context. By using Walmart’s cost saving strategy as a clue, this report digs into the information about Walmart’s ethics...
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The human nature, a through an interweaving of good and evil, a mingling of kind and cruel, a bundle of two very dissimilar ways of thinking and acting, it has it all. The sophistication of the human mind, the way how of its working system, the questions of morality mutating with its very nature, never ceases to amaze indeed. And that is what we all witnessed in the Tragedy of Hamlet Prince of Denmark, a play by William Shakespeare, which...
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Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is a retrovirus that attacks and destroys the immune system’s helper T cells, placing a person at risk for further infection and disease. Spread by bodily fluids through sexual contact, coming in contact with infected blood, and with the use of infected drug needles or equipment, HIV is becoming more and more prevalent throughout the United States (US). According to the CDC, 1.1 million people in the US are living with HIV (Cotler, Yingling, & Broholm,...
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“In strict medical terms marijuana is far safer than many foods we commonly consume. For example, eating 10 raw potatoes can result in a toxic response. By comparison, it is physically impossible to eat enough marijuana to induce death. Marijuana in its natural form is one of the safest therapeutically active substances known to man. By any measure of rational analysis marijuana can be safely used within the supervised routine of medical care.” (HON. FRANCIS YOUNG – DEA ADMINISTRATIVE LAW...
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Man himself is one who seeks survival, approval, and a sense of belonging. The man will go to great lengths to ensure his role in society. We as men have our rooted primal instinct of survival, which plays an immeasurable role in the actions we take to fill our roles in society. We set a goal and we strive to achieve it, and the achievement or failure of that goal is the essence of our lives. Yet, we fail to...
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Video games have become their own industry that have revolutionized every part of entertainment ranging from television all the way to sports. Through all the different companies and organizations, it generates about 19 billion dollars in revenue annually, which is much more compared to Hollywood or any other competing form of entertainment. This industry was created and is still evolving from products that are so mesmerizing that people of all ages stay up all night in front of a store...
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Conflict is a fact of life and occurs for a variety of reasons, such as differing perspectives, priorities or solutions to a problem. Typically, there are three types of conflicts which all lead on from each other; Disagreement Conflict usually begins with a disagreement. For example, a passenger flying from East Midlands airport with his family with no pre-selected seats has been split up. The family wanted to be seated together but as it was a full flight and most...
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In J.D. Salinger’s novel The Catcher in the Rye, the narrator, Holden Caulfield, is a young man who is struggling to mature. He realizes that he is failing to take care of himself as well as others who may need it. Holden’s negative view on life alters the way he sees the world. In addition to Holden’s problems, he is unable to accept societal standards of maturity. Holden Caulfield fails to accept the death of his brother and, in which...
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Jane Austen uses her book Pride and Prejudice to display the importance of marriage and social rank within the world of the Regency period with a person of limited social standing, showing many aspects of marriage and demonstrating how one can make the most of their life regardless of the circumstances. With this cultural and social context, the author uses a number of relationships in order to expose and satirise societal values of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. The plot,...
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To achieve a career in photojournalism you need to be extremely educated on all aspects of photography and photojournalism. From knowing composition and lighting with also having to understand what goes on behind a true photojournalist. Being a photojournalist is everything that I have always wanted to be. I plan to go on a trip with a fellow photographer that goes on mission trips in South Africa. He photographs the people in the villages living in poverty where his organization...
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