Essays on Perpetuate

Slavery was a part of the American culture for almost a whole decade (1776-1865), and during that time, many people had to suffer inhumanly for the only solid reason of being a bit different from someone else. There is no way of wiping the past from the memories of those who have struggled, which means that the terror of slavery will always be a part of the human history. As the experience shows, world history is far from being pretty. It has presented its evils so many times that merely counting them would take ages. Every major society, every ...

National Bank of Canada

National Bank of Canada is among the largest commercial banks in Canada, with its headquarters located in Montreal, Canada. The bank’s history dates back in 1859 when francophone businesspersons founded it (Cheffins, 1998). The bank has approximately 452 branches located in most of the Canadian provinces and approximately 2.4 million clients. The bank also has partnerships, subsidiaries and representative offices in other countries through which it serves both Canadian and non-Canadian customers. The bank has a public company ownership structure and its shares trade in Toronto stock market. This paper discusses in details the organizational structure, managerial practices, ...

The controversy over the understanding of ethnicity and ethnicity unfolded in America and Europe in the early 1970s following the collapse of the colonial system. Many foreign and domestic scientists are engaged in the consideration of the complexity of inter-ethnic relations that has arisen within countries (the so-called “ethnic paradox of our time”). Most of them in their studies refer to the concept of social constructivism (Berger, & Luckmann). This approach allows one to display the natural multiplicity of ethnic identity. Supporters of this trend claim that the ethnic consciousness can have multiple layers; it can be forked and split ...

The concept of justice is something that has been debated on since at least Greek antiquity. While many people throughout the United States believe in American Exceptionalism and claim that America’s criminal justice is the best in the world, further inspection of this system would appear to indicate that it contains a substantial amount of deficiencies. Not only do some people claim that it systematically discriminates against people of certain races, but other perspectives have even argued that rich people are able to get off easier when they commit crimes. The present research examines whether or not wealth ...

Introduction

Towards the end of the twentieth century and in the first decade of the twenty first century, the world has undergone a drastic change. This has been, in a large measure due to the tremendous advances in transportation technology and internet communication technology. Goods and services from any corner of the world are accessible to anyone in any other part of the world. The rich and the middle class all over the world have access to latest in fashion, food and electronics. However, in every country, a considerable fraction of the population live in abject poverty and the modern ...

Question 1

Erving Goffman claims that a man is only completely at peace with himself when he fits an extremely exact mould of ‘what is acceptable’, whilst Mary Pipher claims that girls also suffer from experiencing a demand for impossibly high standards. In today’s society, it is increasingly the case that individualism allows for men and women to look and behave how they choose to, but arguably, those ‘sub-cultures’ are still heavily loaded with high expectations and standards with which men and women feel the need to conform (Aronson & Kimmel, 2004, p350). Whilst many may claim that they do ...

According to sociological and criminological studies, social problems, namely poverty, race, and punishment are interconnected. Different scholars have developed five core arguments regarding the interconnection of these problems. The first is that criminal victimization and sanctions perpetuate stratification and poverty. The understanding of this argument requires an exploration of the current trends in criminal punishment by poverty status and ethnicity. It also demands an examination of how victimization patterns vary across races and how sanctions affect future chances at life. Criminal sanctions are usually inflicted by a state; however, the determination of the severity of the sanctions needs justification (Pager, ...

Media for products offering relief for sufferers from depression, anxiety and other mental health issue contribute to misconceptions surrounding mental health. Many of the advertisements suggest that depression, anxiety, bipolar, etc. can be cured simply by taking a pill, and the reality is much more complex than simply taking a pill. Mental health is an ongoing process that requires different treatments for different sufferers. Not only does the medication and dose vary, auxiliary treatments, such as therapy and lifestyle changes are also necessary for many patients.

Medication is Different from Other Products

Advertising’s job is to make a person feel like they really need the product. Shampoo ...

Introduction

The September 11 Attacks on the United States serve as a milestone because they obviously and clearly redrew America’s foreign relations. Similarly, the same development brought about an increased focus on the America’s foreign policy with scholars joining in the fray. Among scholars who have delved into the matter are Niall Ferguson, Thomas L. Friedman and Michael Mandelbaum. As a Scottish historian, Niall Ferguson (b. April 18, 1964) in his essay, The Benefits of a Liberal Empire presents ideas that are diametrically opposed to those held by Thomas L. Friedman and Michael Mandelbaum. The differences in opinion primarily concern the ...

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The Mandal commission was absolutely unnecessary. The Mandal Commission report came in for nation-wide condemnation from one section of community, while is garnered support from the rest of the population. Parmanand Singh, in Mandal Report Will Only Perpetuate Stratification, in The Times of India, reports on the issues facing the V.P Singh government at the center, on the implementation of the Mandal commission. During his exhaustive report; tracing the history of caste system in India and the need for further reconciliation on reservations for other castes apart from Backward Castes (BCs) and Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes, Parmanand Singh ...

Crime Scene Investigating (CSI) follows teams collecting and securing evidence, conducting lab experiments, interviewing witnesses and applying forensic evidence to solve crime mysteries. In CSI Miami Season 1, episode 10 (dubbed A Horrible Mind) involved an investigation of a homicide of an unorthodox professor, whose tortured body was found hanged as if by a cult. The victim was a cultural anthropology lecturer, who attracted revulsion from his colleagues and parents, but was well-appreciated by his students, mainly because of his controversy-laden course. In the investigation, which was trained on the professors’ cult-like students, the episode brings to the fore entrenched racial/religious tensions ...

Question 1

Please fully discuss why it is beneficial for a nation that women be elected to political office. Response: It is beneficial for a nation to have women elected in the political office. In a global perspective, women are underrepresented in the world of politics, about 20 percent of the average percentage of women in the national parliaments. This underrepresentation is just one of the facts presented for women who are part of the politic arena. In addition, there are many argumentations about the representation of women in politics. On the contrary, justice arguments are clear for the representation of women. ...

Definition of Rape

According to the conventional common-law, rape can be defined as “the act of having unlawful carnal knowledge by a man of a woman, forcibly and against her will” (Pollock & Klotter, 2009). Considering the stated definition, sexual assault is regarded as rape when the male culprit forcibly penetrates his penis into the female vagina, however slight. Therefore, the sexual relationship between a husband and wife cannot be considered as rape or sexual assault.

Dynamics of Rape

The researchers have identified several dynamics of rape that helps in understanding the occurrence of such incidents efficiently. First, rapists are mostly non-strangers as compared to strangers. Second, the use ...

Identity and Creative Practices

Thesis statement: Identity is a broad term comprising many sub-types. There is identity as to gender, identity as to race, social identity, identity as to stereotype and many others. This paper will elaborate on all these forms of identity while giving tangible examples and borrowing from the works of scholars like Stuart Hall who wrote a lot on social identity. Three images have been chosen to elaborate further on the same.

There is no exact meaning of identity. The meaning of identity depends on what a person thinks it is, or the context that they are discussing it. Stuart Hall discusses ...

Introduction

General Overview of Beauty Prejudice Prejudice can be defined as an opinion, preconceived that is not based on real experience or facts. It can also be characterized as injury or harm that may occur to an individual because of ill judgment or action. Beauty prejudice is bias, the basis of physical appearance particularly that which is deemed to come short of the actual society’s concepts of beauty. Society’s thinking has focused on perfecting the physical appearance, bounded by unachievable beauty. It uses different standards to judge men and women. Whereas a man’s judgment is based on “ ...

“The ultimate power is our mental power, our consciousness, our awareness.” (Na’im 2008) The preceding quote is from the book Breaking the Chains of Psychological Slavery written by Dr. Na’im Akbar a professor and psychologist. He is referring to the three pathways he believes African Americans can use to strengthen their power in America. The reason African Americans need to reach their ‘ultimate power’ is to fight the psychological wounds that slavery has left on black-skinned Americans whose ancestors were kidnapped from Africa and forced into slavery on American Southern plantations. The main challenge of reaching a goal of ‘ ...

In the recent past, the new regime that has taken over the Chinese government has launched what is perhaps the most intensive anti-corruption campaign that has ever been witnessed in China. The campaign has been termed as highly intensive as the regime seeks to go after both high and low ranking individuals who perpetuate corruption in all its attendant forms. This approach is aptly captured in the words of the regime’s new leader, President Xi Jinping who terms it as going after both “tigers” and “flies”. If the statistics are anything to go by, the new regime means ...

Thesis statement: Whichever way we look at it, underage marriages are not right, and they should be abolished in every country once and for all. - Body Paragraph

Underage marriage is a violation of the rights of the young girl who gets married.

- The minor does not get involved in the marriage negotiations which contravenes the spirit of marriage. - Apart from being denied education, the girl suffers domestic violence. - Body Paragraph

Underage marriage means early motherhood and a large family as a consequence.

- Large families perpetuate a circle of poverty. - Limited resources for the family. - Counter Argument Underage marriages should be respected. Abolishing them could be interpreted to mean interfering with people’s culture. ...

The 1960s and 1970s were two of the most challenging and the most turbulent decades in America, not only in its history, but also in its film industry. These were times when the social and political turmoil, along with the demise of the Motion Picture Production Code, resulted in the rise of Exploitation films. This type of cinema is applied to most low-budget genre movies that refer to or exploit contemporary social anxieties. Ernest Mathijs states, “[o]stensibly, Exploitation films claim to warn viewers about the consequences of these problems, but in most cases their style, narrative, and inferences ...

PART A

Fowler and Brenner, in their paper, argue that the regulation of broadcasters as public trustees should be replaced entirely with a policy which views broadcasters as marketplace participants who are governed by the rules and forces that govern the marketplace. In the paper, they argue that communications policy by the Federal Communications Commission should be directed towards the improvement and maximization of the services that the public desires by making an adjustment of definition of public demand and specifying the categories to serve this redefined demand. This, they argue, should enable the commission to change its policy and determine the ...

Role of Parents in Children’s Education and School Practices

Despite the fact that most parents get involved in their children’s education in secondary schools, many of them do not get deeply engaged. One major group that is affected by this verity is that of working class families. Consumed in career activities, such parents relate with their children shallowly and leave most of their parenting roles to teachers in several instances. Though they express extraordinary commitment to the success of their children educationally, many of these parents view their responsibility in their children’s education as being a supplementary role. They believe that the teachers should do the work ...

The quince is a long-standing tradition for many Latina women; it is thought to be the moment in which a young girl becomes a woman in Latino culture. Traditional Latino clothes, music and rituals are used in a quince to solidify societal expectations of what women are expected to be and do as they enter adulthood. To that end, the quince is a clear establishment of patriarchal values that keep women from establishing agency and power over men. In Julia Alvarez' "Selections from Once Upon a Quinceanera," the way in which Latina women treat the concept of the quince shows many things about how the ...

Misogyny in Rap Lyrics

Introduction Sexism and misogyny exist throughout our popular culture. Even with that in mind gangsta rap is pointed to more often than other music genres as posing a serious problem in its presentation of women and the heavily misogynistic view that this involves. It is unclear who is potentially at fault here: for some, it is the music industry and its continued endorsement of such music, whilst for others it is the rappers themselves who write and perform the lyrics in question. Otware (2011) states that “Sexism, misogyny and homophobia permeate the music” (Otware, 2011, p31) which demonstrates how ...