Introduction In recent years, the landscape of activism has undergone a monumental transformation, largely driven by the advent of digital technology. Online activism, often termed as modern activism, has emerged as a powerful force, challenging traditional forms of advocacy and protest. This essay seeks to explore the multifaceted nature of online activism, analyzing its efficacy, potential drawbacks, and its impact...
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In her lyric, Citizen, Claudia Rankine writes, “because white men can't, police their mimagination, black men are dying”. These words illustrate the predisposed attitudes ‘white men’ identify with ‘black men’. In this context, it is in reference to police brutality toward African Americans during the 1990s. It suggests that rather than understanding a person as an individual, they are distinguished...
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The Outsiders, written by a 15-year-old S.E Hinton is an enticing and compelling Bildungsroman telling the story of 14-year-old, Ponyboy Curtis’ life along with his gang in the 60s, Tulsa, Oklahoma. The gang goes through a tough journey together being known as Juvenile delinquents and greasers along with facing the soc’s, stereotyping, grief and the life of being an outsider....
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It is well known that in Australia not all schools experience the same amount of funding and therefore provide the same quality of education as each other. This is true in almost every country on earth however there are a number of reasons why this issue is worse in Australia than it needs to be, and worse than many comparable...
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Charlie Perkins made the link between racism in the USA and racism in Australia and was at the forefront of efforts to stop racism in Australia. The freedom riders were established and captained in Australia by Carlie Perkins. Charlie was inspired to introduce the freedom riders by what he had heard from both Martin Luther King Jnr and the freedom...
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In global terms, 94% of children aged from 6 to 15 and 90% of people aged between 16 and 25 play video games, while just above 95% of households with children under 18 years old own a device for playing video games (Jones et. al 2014, p. 1) whereas the total hours spent by children on video games in the...
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Introduction In recent months, discussions of gun control or the limited availability of gun control laws and regulations have dominated public discourse and have pervaded policy-making circles. This is largely due to an emerging interest in reducing the devastating impacts gun violence has on American society. Indeed, by early 2018, approximately 2,000 children had experienced injuries related to gun violence...
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The LGBT Community has long been existing alongside our society for years and despite that, many choose to ostracize the people who are in the community due to the social norm that was created by the society itself. They call them by hurtful names, attacking them physically and mentally which results in manifesting various negative thoughts and in some severe...
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Pope Francis once said during a visit to the island of Lampedusa “We are a society which has forgotten how to weep, how to experience compassion – ‘suffering with’ others: the globalisation of indifference has taken from us the ability to weep!” (Liaugminas). Pope Francis was bringing to light the issues surrounding the topic of immigration and indifferences and such...
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Executive Summary Currently, harassment and discrimination are one of the unethical activities happening in most companies in the world. Nowadays, there have been many cases of harassment among female employees in the globe. Some of the common cases of harassment include verbal harassment and sexual harassment in workplaces (McDonald & Charlesworth, 2016). 21st Century Fox has been currently in scandal...
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The 1970’s saw the evolution of Video games which were played out initially in the public domain, but it wasn’t until the 1980’s that consumers were able to play games at home via Nintendo and Atari consoles (Wardyga, 2018). The 1990’s saw violent video games such as Mortal Kombat, Street Fighter and Double Dragon hit the scene with the “first-person...
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Through the end of the 20th and the beginning of the 21st century media has played a substantial role in shaping the minds of today’s youth. There has been an increasing belief that violence in the media poses a threat to public health due to the suggested increase that media has the ability to cause violence and aggression. There are...
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The novel ‘To Kill A Mockingbird’ written by Harper Lee, accurately displays the racial injustices and prejudice prevalent to the people in the south, during the 1930’s. The text explores themes of prejudice, growing up and courage, in which is further developed throughout the novel and within the characters. ‘Scout’ Jean Louise Finch and ‘Jem’ Jeremy Finch, alongside with their...
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The debate surrounding voluntary euthanasia is one that brings into question the ethics of choice and the importance of human life not only to the individual, but to the collective. There are those that argue that the patient should be able to choose for themselves if they believe that assisted suicide is the best option. They can understand that sometimes...
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Free speech and censorship is a highly debated topic with many aspects to the different views on the topic, including cultural influences, state-sponsored censorship and general public approval/disapproval of ideas. The debate over censorship stems from different philosophical thinking, both sides having their benefits and drawbacks. Censorship can lead to happier people by filtering out hurtful or negative opinions, however,...
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The article by Laurie Honda on the “It gets better” project which focuses on the LGBTQ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer) community is a good example of the cultural hegemony theory which advocates equal rights and social status. The project, which started in September 2010 in the USA and spread over five continents. President Barack Obama lent his voice...
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Health in our modern society is highly dependent upon occupation, income and wealth which determine socioeconomic position. Higher incomes support access to a wider variety of goods and services that are beneficial to an individual’s health, such as quality food and housing, greater health care options, and activities that promote health. Loss of income through illness, disability or injury can...
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In July 2018, Channel Seven presented a report on 'African gangs' in response to a riot that had recently taken place in the Melbourne CBD. This event triggered a rapid increase in racialised reporting and racial profiling in Australian media, that would have a detrimental effect on the South Sudanese community of Melbourne. Political researchers found that the words ‘Sudanese’...
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Uniformity and exception from segregation are basic human rights that have a place with all individuals, paying little mind to sexual direction, sex character or the fact that they are intersex. The Sex Discrimination Act 1984 makes it unlawful to separate based on an individual's sexual direction, sex personality and intersex status. However, a large part of society still rejects...
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Introduction Nothing in this world is black and white, there is always grey, so when it comes to abortion everyone is allowed to have their own opinion, as long as it doesn’t affect anyone else. People can argue all they want whether abortion is right or wrong but the answer comes with the c-word; Choice. If you don’t believe in...
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Refugees and asylum seekers attempting to get into Australia are confronted with a challenge. Prior to arriving they have faced persecution, disease and violence, and yet many of the people whom control their apparent destiny strongly oppose letting them in. This inhumane approach to the issue must be addressed. Initially, the process for the application for a protection visa will...
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Crime is an omission that is punishable by the law and is a behaviour that can be learnt. In 1939, the theory of differential association by Edwin H. Sutherland suggested that criminal behaviour is learned by one associating with others who have criminal attitudes and norms (Jefferey, 1965). Modern learning theory revolves around the notion of conditioning, and the fact...
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All throughout history, prejudice and discrimination has been a prominent force in society. Discrimination and prejudice are built into our human nature with many discriminant acts being labelled ‘normal’. This is only done because certain groups consider themselves superior and use discrimination as a vantage point to maintain their privilege and power in society. To Kill A Mockingbird (1960) written...
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Domestic violence is an extensive, continuous and misunderstood problem. There are many factors that reoccur in different cultures, and all cultures have been reported to have experienced domestic violence in high numbers, this includes indigenous, non-indigenous and immigrant women. They all experience separate struggles in their cultures with reporting the domestic violence however the most common factors that continuously show...
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No matter where you work, whether it is a small company or a big company, there is a need to live and follow by moral principles. Similar to what happened to Enron and other businesses that they did not adhere to moral principles so that they were bankrupt. Companies have to meet financial expectations, they additionally have moral responsibilities. Everyone,...
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Policy Identification In 2010, Nevada changed the Battery Domestic Violence Laws making it illegal to touch someone forcefully without consent. The NRS 200.481 is the law for the crime of battery in the state of Nevada (Berkheiser 65). There are court cases dating back to the mid 1900s when the law was not in full creation yet. The National Center...
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Abstract Demographic changes have led to an increase in occupational and geographical mobility in the labor markets making it a basis for the increase in discrimination at the workplace. The main reason being individual prejudice as attached to the way different individuals perceive things in different aspects of life as regards to the race, skin shading, national root, sexual orientation,...
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Malcolm x was a violent man but his intentions were always good, he fought against racism his methods were rather violent but extremely effective, he always reminded his fellow black peers to fight for their freedom, and made them believe that violence was the right way to fight racism “by any means necessary” was one of his most famous quotes,...
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As the world is witnessing an increase in the COVID-19 cases everyday, there has also been a subsequent rise in cases of domestic violence in India and across the world. Domestic violence is defined under Section 3 of The Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act (PWDVA), 2005. The definition explains four categories of abuses namely Physical abuse, Sexual abuse,...
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In this uncertain world, life is full of risk and the survivability of humanity is on test. The outbreak of pandemic Covid-19 has put on test the peoples patience, resilience and determination to survive against the unseen enemy. Many countries are imposing various forms of lockdown in order to lower the spread of Covid-19. This lockdown period has brought about...
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