Social inequality is the existence of unequal opportunities and rewards for different social positions or statuses within a society. It is a serious problem and happens everywhere and everyday, but its effects are often not solved. Brave New World and Gattaca are two texts where social inequality affects the world heavily. In both texts, inequality between the society exists but the people within the society doesn’t appear to take action upon it as they think either nothing can be changed,...
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COVID-19 causes fear and anxiety to people around the world, its affecting people’s lives, for example, their work, school, and their social interactions. Panic will only cause more damage and it can make people make rash decisions that could be harmful at such a time, people should be aware and alert but they also should avoid panic. The effects of the new virus Students from mostly every affected country are using online learning to ensure their safety and well being,...
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“Prejudice is the child of ignorance” (William Hazlitt). In her novel, To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee describes Maycomb, the town the story takes place in, where white people are prejudiced in all ways possible. Although everyone in Maycomb is prejudiced and rude towards black people, Harper Lee tries to show the reader the light by showing how the people in the Maycomb county slowly turn away from prejudiced decisions. In her book, To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee utilizes...
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Lying can be a noun and an adjective. As a noun lying is defined as the telling of lies, or false statements, untruthfulness. When lying is an adjective it is the telling or containing lies; deliberately untruthful; deceitful; false (Lying). Words that relate to this would be misleading, two faced, unreliable, fibbing, and mendacious. There are also multiple kinds of lying, perjury, minimization, exaggeration, white lies, fabrication, denial, omission, and restructuring. Every one of us lies every few minutes, lying...
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Introduction “The idea is to educate, not follow anyone’s schedule about when something should be studied.” – Ray Drouillard Homeschooling is a model to educate children in a school setting yet under the guidance and care of their parents. It is the parents who decide what the child should learn and how it is to be taught, but, keeping in within the ambit of one of the educational boards’ governing that country. An alternative educational system “The homeschooling” stands in...
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When most people hear the word serial killer their mind forms a picture of a celebrity monster. Celebrities because the media has captured the attention of society to discuss the interest of it. Monsters because of the horrific crimes that have been committed and having the capacity to repeatedly kill. Some pathological behaviors are common in serial killers. Psychopathy and serial murders are two who walk among us capable of committing acts without feeling any guilt or remorse. According to...
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Harry Markham is a chartered financial analysist (CFA) that now works for Investment Consulting Associates (ICA), a firm which offers advice to pension funds, after earning his Master of Finance in 2004. Mr. Markham had an increasing concern over the valuation of public sector pension fund liabilities. Markham felt professionally conflicted as he prepared for a meeting with the board of trustees of a state pension fund. When he himself valued the labilities using the principles of valuation and financial...
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In the play Twelfth Night, or What you will, written by William Shakespeare in (1601), the main theme of Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night play is mainly about love. Shakespeare describes three types of emotions of love in his play which are; ture love, self love and friendship. Viola’s love for Osorio is the first example Shakespeares describes as a true love although she is pretending to be a man and is virtually unknown in Illyria, she hopes to win the Duke’s...
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Antigone and A Doll’s House are plays set back in history to a time when men were considered superior to women. Antigone is an ancient greek drama about a young woman who goes against her society's beliefs and buries her brother. A Doll’s House is a play about a woman who risks a lot to save her husband's life. The main character in Antigone is Antigone, a young woman who disobeys her uncles law in order to bury her brother....
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In both the novels 1984 by Orwell and Brave New World by Huxley, the story takes place in a dystopian world controlled by tyrannical governments where individuality doesn’t exist. Aldous Huxley who is an English writer, novelist, philosopher, and author of Brave New World argues that authoritarian governments are a threat to individuality and free thought which will lead to the loss of one’s identity. The book was written in 1931 right around the time assembly lines first became popular,...
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During a time of Puritan manifestation in the New England area, the idea of sin and going against any of God’s commandments was indefinitely a crime in which could affect one’s life forever. For Hester Prynne, having committed adultery has brought her shame from the community, and being alienated from her society. Nathaniel Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter utilizes symbolism to emphasize that individuals mirror the identity society has given them until one binds enough courage to create a new one...
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As I entered the mosque, the maulvi was winding up his Friday sermon that is shortly followed by the jummah prayer. He concluded by praising Allah and the Prophet for teaching us, the Muslims, about how to be safe from epidemics and diseases. He emphasised that wudu, the obligatory Islamic ablution before each of the five daily prayers, was the best way to stay safe from the Coronavirus aside from one or two specific prayers in Arabic that he’d already...
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Beowulf and Sir Gawain and the Green Knight are two main characters that have many heroic qualities. They are both brave, strong, and skilled men that the only thing they seek is to be great leaders for their people. Beowulf is a warrior of a pagan tribe who is shown as a hero combining stoic Christian ideals, traditional heroic values, and Germanic values. He is called the strongest and all-around greatest fighter who spends his days fighting any evil that...
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Free will is the capability of acting out of one’s own judgment. However, the major problem with this is the social, natural, or religious restrictions that inevitably controls humanity. Where freedom is a widespread desire, it has also been proven to portray the worst impulses of those with power. This is confirmed yet again in Anthony Burgess’s dystopian novel A Clockwork Orange. Set in an oppressive state, Alex – a teenager who has a history in crimes – has his...
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The Philippines is an archipelago with diverse ethnicity, culture, tradition and spiritual practices.The practices involving animal care and use are sometimes influenced by regional differences. However, Filipinos started to have standard rules and regulations that extensively promotes the protection of animals' right to exist, live and be treated in the most humane manner since the enactment of Republic Act 8485 or widely known as Animal Welfare Act 1998 in the Philippines. This law emphasized the duty of humanity in utilizing...
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A research study conducted by a UK charity named Alcohol Research UK, developed a research project with the aim to identify and link what the roles of alcohol was in domestic abuse relationships. The main aims of this project was to identify individuals who had previous or current domestic abuse convictions, individuals seeking guidance and just the general public, to explore whether alcohol played any role in their conflicts with their partners (Gilchrist, Ireland, Forsyth, Laxton & Godwin, 2014). The...
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This essay will discuss how some of the key concepts and ideas in the Sociological Imagination (reference?) can be linked to the current issue of obesity in the UK. Despite the prevention of obesity being somewhat under the control of an individual, I will argue that high obesity rates can be caused by much larger and powerful forces, these factors are typically out of one’s control. This essay will be discussing the relation between deprivation, gender and obesity. Mills in...
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It is important to understand that restorative justice may not be beneficial from a victim’s perspective as it is a complexed issue. Not every individual that has been victimised is the same, there are various types of victims and offenders. They differ from race, ethnicity, gender, religion, age, levels of education, sexual orientation, maturity along with others. These different factors between individual victim(s) and individual offender(s) are rendered problematic concerning the interaction between the individuals, which is what adds to...
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Introduction Schizophrenia, a chronic and severe mental disorder, affects how individuals interpret reality, often resulting in a significant socio-economic burden not only on the patients but also on their families and the broader society. The disorder impairs cognitive functions and emotional responses, leading to challenges in personal and professional domains. According to a report by the World Health Organization (WHO), schizophrenia affects approximately 20 million people worldwide, highlighting its prevalence and the need for comprehensive socio-economic analyses. This essay explores...
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Introduction Franz Kafka, an enigmatic figure in twentieth-century literature, is renowned for his exploration of the human psyche and the absurdity of modern existence through his distinct narratives. Two of his seminal works, "The Metamorphosis" and "A Hunger Artist," encapsulate his intricate depiction of human alienation and the existential struggle. "The Metamorphosis" presents the tale of Gregor Samsa, who inexplicably transforms into a gigantic insect, while "A Hunger Artist" delves into the life of a professional faster whose art is...
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Today we are discussing how modern texts like 10 Things I Hate about You has borrowed an older text like The Taming Of the Shrew by comparing and contrasting different elements of both stories. Characters are a significant part of both the Taming of the Shrew and 10 Things I Hate about You as they drive the story as a whole and the types of characters that are involved are important in a story as it creates different types of...
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Do you think animal testing should be illegal? What would you do if I sprayed bleach into your eyes? Would you consider it nothing? Enough animals are dying and suffering in the wild every day, and you are just here making it worse. Every year, over 100 million animals are used to be tested on. Animals are being forced to live in cages for the rest of their lives just so that products made for our comfort can be tested...
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Introduction Over the course of the past couple weeks my sleep and work schedule have been completely interrupted by operational commitments. My normal sleep schedule is from 0330 to 1030 in the morning. Followed by a simple morning routine of waking up around 1030, making a cup of coffee and going to the gym. I would get home from the around 1230 in the afternoon with enough time to make lunch and cook a healthy dinner before I head to...
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The African novel Things Fall Apart by Chinua Abbane is a story of how the beginnings of the colonization of Africa affect the Igbo people, specifically one man named Okonkwo. The novel is a tragedy because it shows how the community unravels and Okonkwo’s inability to deal with the new way of life in his community. Things Fall Apart is more specifically a Shakespearean Tragedy because it has the aspects of a tragic hero with flaws, struggle between good and...
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Poetry is a vessel for all to come together and enjoy a piece of writing, even if the reader does not know it is an actual or hidden meaning. Many writers over the century and many before have had their writing style from having a specific type of structure to free verse. An extraordinary poet, Emily Dickinson, had written almost 1.800 poems throughout her lifetime and is seen as The Mother of American Poetry. Many of her poems were what...
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Introduction In an increasingly globalized world, the significance of effective intercultural communication cannot be overstated. As individuals and organizations traverse cultural boundaries, the ability to communicate effectively across diverse cultural contexts becomes imperative. Intercultural communication refers to the exchange of information between individuals from different cultural backgrounds, which can be fraught with challenges such as language barriers, differing communication styles, and ethnocentrism. According to Hall (1976), culture is a communication system, and understanding these systems is crucial for enhancing mutual...
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Depression is a mental illness effecting behavior as well as thinking and function. It can happen at any time during life and to any one regardless of age, upbringing, sex, race, or spirituality. Postpartum depression is depression that occurs after a baby is born and differs from the baby blues most women experience after birth. Baby blues occur in most women following the birth of her baby, the difference between postpartum depression and baby blues is the severity and length...
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Identity is a complex process of constant adaptation. Every day individuals are forced to assimilate and modify their identities to avoid becoming victims of oppression and discrimination. In the United States, people of color and immigrants must overcome the historically ingrained prejudices that have been established within American society. They are categorized based on their physical characteristics, cultural background, and upheld values. These attributes are used to construct an identity based on social structures and institutional systems that ascribe privilege...
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Throughout “Bartleby the Scrivener” Melville introduces the reader to many male characters with interesting personalities and qualities. However, despite the masculinity portrayed throughout the narrative and the exclusion of women, there is a feminine presence that destroys the notion of a pure masculine world through the character Bartleby. Melville adds feminine attributes to Bartleby to provide a radical point of view of the male-dominated workforce that emerged in the 19th century and how women impact the typical “masculine” world. The...
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Truth vs reality, a war between fact and perception. the nature of truth to me can be slippery, it has been discussed originally the purity of the truth went fundamentally hand in hand. 20 years ago, documentaries were screaming truth, a way of being educated and informed of the pure “truth”. Modern-day society believe in what is said, what we hear is what we visualise the world around us, what we see reality as. Modern day Documentaries are proposed to...
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