With DACA on the Trump Administration’s chopping block, the need for a permanent law to protect Dreamers is at an all-time high. The Dream and Promise Act of 2019 is the Democratic answer to this issue. While the bill has successfully passed the House it soon will face a Republican-controlled Senate where, to make the Dream Act and Promise Act...
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During the Gilded and Progressive Era, positive change was happening for most Americans. America was becoming an industrial power and was being reformed to be more democratic. This helped many groups who were disenfranchised at that time, but this did not include African Americans. In the time of the Gilded and Progressive Eras, the Jim Crow period was also occurring....
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“He didn't see a man with hopes and dreams, with disappointments and accomplishments. All he saw in front of him was just another nigger.”(Kenneth Eade) The novel The Hate U Give represents institutional oppression, injustice, and bias with the shooting of Khaili Harris. While growing up in an unprivileged community; boys fall into gang life to provide for their families....
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People experience identity and struggle with the concept of identity in many different ways. The intersectionality theory is tied to the concept of identity but before delving into it, it’s important to define the theory of intersectionality as well as understand the argument that it presents. The theory of intersectionality was coined by a social activist and feminist named Kimberle...
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Introduction In this paper, I will be discussing the internet and how we can effectively control and censor the content on the web, in particular, the problems arising due to censorship. Definitely, Internet Censorship is definitely a hot topic all around the world, with all the big changes happening right now it’s no wonder people will be talking about that,...
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The U.S. has witnessed nearly 40,000 deaths, due to gun violence in the past year, the highest level it’s been since the 1990s. This rating of deaths is very formidable making this nation a place of terror and lack of safety. Many homicides and suicides have been caused because of the lack of gun control. The political debate of gun...
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Advertisements are all around us: on television, magazines, billboards, and even on park benches. The advertising genre promotes a company’s product in a way that will appeal to consumers. Commercial advertising is one of the most influential ways to increase sales. Some common ads are Toyota, Budweiser, and Geico. Some commercials have a deeper message to give their company a...
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In Iran, there are different regulations and laws for women living in the country. Iran has different policies that men and women have to follow. The rules for women can restrict their freedom. In the book Persepolis, Marjane Satrapi shows an upper-middle-class woman growing up in Iran and the different restrictions that even women of her class have to endure....
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It can be argued that higher education is suffering from inequalities such as a lack of gender equality. The balance of equality, diversity, and inclusion for all staff and students needs to be enhanced to ensure that everyone, students and staff, within higher education has a fair and equal experience as well as a wide range of balanced opportunities. The...
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Defining and Understanding the Role of Women in Marjane Satrapi’s “Persepolis” Marjane Satrapi’s first novel “Persepolis” is an autobiographical graphic novel that narrates the experience of a young Iranian girl growing up amid the Islamic Revolution of 1979. Within her novel, many themes are utilized and highlighted to further her story and create a compelling novel. One such theme that...
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Not every marriage has a happily ever after. Mina and Mr. Kapasi have a complicated relationship with their families. Both marriages are failing in multiple ways. Their children play a big role in the failure of their marriages. The willingness to stay faithful to their spouses also aids in the marriages’ downfalls. Love is not always enough to keep a...
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In the book, Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi she finds herself growing up amid the Islamic Revolution. She talks about her childhood and how at a very young age she had to grow up very quickly. Marjane had witnessed a lot of disaster and tragedy at a young age. The revolution sparked a lot of controversy between the government and the...
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Authority is a fundamental mechanism that undoubtedly plays a profound role in numerous aspects of modern society. It can be seen within governmental hierarchies, social relationships, as well as organizations. The majority of people tend to accept, or at least tolerate the various forms of authority encountered in everyday life. However, some find difficulty conforming to authority figures and symbols...
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It is no exaggeration to say that social media has taken over the 21st century. There are nearly 3.5 billion active social media users in the world and the average person has seven different social media accounts (Smith). Each social media site has its terms of the agreement, which formally addresses its content and media posting policies. Overall, these policies...
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Reflective Statement: How was your understanding of cultural and contextual considerations of the work developed through the Interactive Oral? The interactive oral allowed me to view Marjane Satrapi’s graphic novel, Persepolis as more than an interesting story. Before reading the text, my political understanding of the region was limited, yet class discussion allowed me to make stronger connections between the...
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Stereotypes are defined as “a widely held but fixed and oversimplified image or idea of a particular type of person or thing”. Advertisements attempt to appeal to different audiences by using different techniques, one of which is to include stereotypes. Throughout the advertisement era, the representation of gender stereotypes in advertising has decreased as time has passed. However, the stereotypical...
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Since the latter 18th century, the starting years of the Market Revolution in the United States, America has always been the country with the largest GDP in the world. The rise of the United States changed the country’s economy, likewise, it disoriented and coordinated the market of the whole world, expanding transportation, banks and money currency, business corporations, growth of...
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In class, our main focus is globalization. We are forced to question what globalization is, its origin, how it affects us and vice versa. As a class, we try to conjure up a time, place, and reason for why globalization is important and relevant in our lives. However, I have come to an understanding that globalization is a way of...
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Throughout the country, eating fast food has been proven to be unhealthy and can lead to obesity, but warnings are ignored daily. Most people tend to eat fast food for its convenience, but many are unaware of the negative side effects it can have on their bodies. It is often questioned how to raise awareness to prevent obesity and the...
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Climbing to find a way out, Americans struggle to find a way to find health coverage for their issues. According to the US Census, about 28 million Americans in 2017 were uninsured, an increase compared to 2016’s figures. While there is discussion about what the cause is to many uninsured Americans, history has shown how macro and micro forces can...
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In the book “The Catcher in the Rye” by J.D. Salinger, the main character Holden Caulfield has a mental illness that makes it challenging for him to face reality. There are various cases in which Holden faces parts of his depression which causes him to view life differently than others. A few instances where Holden is not facing reality are...
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In this essay, I will outline the concept of sociology and discuss how sociologists understand social phenomena. I will then identify and apply the key features and concepts of sociology such as social imagination, public issues and personal troubles, historical contextualization, structure, and agency, amongst others, in order to discuss how these help us to understand the challenges of accessing...
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Teenagers are important to focus on since they are at a stage of growth marked by physical, psychological, and emotional changes, as well as social changes (Erikson, 1963). Adolescence is marked by abstract, conceptual, and future-oriented thinking positions (Piaget, 1958). Erik Erikson claims in his developmental theory that adolescence is the most important stage of life from childhood to maturity...
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Wars, disagreements, and different kinds of economic and political revolutions started the quick and rapid spread of communism in the late 20th century. It spread everywhere and it enforced traditional roles upon women and men. With men who got higher authority and power, and with women on the lower scale with men who had little to no opportunities. Women tried...
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The challenge regarding human rights that I would like to discuss is women's rights, including their right to life, health, and safety. More specifically, their rights during domestic abuse, their reproductive rights, and the application of the right to life of women. A core actor in this human rights challenge is the state, more specifically the government. They have a...
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Teenage pregnancy occurs in all societies, but the level of teenage pregnancy and childbearing varies from one place to another. The lack of information, program implementations, and collaboration with non-governmental organizations are seen to be the root problem in many countries. There is no proper sex education and proper programs to tackle the increased influx of teenage pregnancies. Ratib(2001) describes...
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Identity is the beliefs, personality, expressions, and qualities that make a person or group. Self-identity is a collection of beliefs about oneself. A person can explore their identity by asking themselves the question “Who am I?”. I personally have experienced the feeling of not feeling like the person I want to be or the person that I am supposed to...
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Mass media has changed the social landscape since its origins; with growing technological advancements and the digital revolution, the way in which we communicate as well as interact with society as individuals has been largely shaped by the media we consume. As globalization has interconnected our society economically, culturally, and socially; the media has also been shaped by the processes...
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The term Imagination implies a creative ability that allows us to explore the past and imagine the future. Imagination has been adopted by many spheres, especially by the sociology department. Charles Wright Mills (1959) is a famous American postwar radical thinker who was the one to acquaint society with the Sociological Imagination, which is relevant to the development of the...
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The French Revolution is an iconic part of history, it is an event that is a turning point within Europe where the monarchy system started to disappear, however throughout time it was mostly described with a clear partisan of the white male. This blog post will explain the importance of both women and black people in the revolution. When discussing...
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