Social Issues Literature Reviews Samples For Students

Harper Lee's 1960 Pulitzer Prize-winning novel To Kill a Mockingbird tells the story of Scout Finch, the six year old daughter of Atticus Finch, a strong father, a virtuous lawyer and the defender of Tom Robinson. Scout grows up in the small town of Maycomb, Alabama in the 1930s, among the other interesting and entertaining people in the town. Going through her life and growing up with her friends, she learns many lessons from her father and the town itself. Much like Atticus with Scout, this book is incredibly important because of its teachings of morality and virtue; the ...

Introduction

Obesity has been on the rise in America and the rest of the world. The past decade has witnessed amazing rise in the cases of obesity. This has been blamed on many causes by varied writers. In this write up much focus is given on the article: Stuck on the Couch by Sanjay Gupta Don’t Eat the Flan by Greg Critser Supersize Me and Its Time to Stop Blaming Fat People for Their Size - by Alison Motluk

Gupta‘s reasons at to why as human beings we don’t exercise are not convincing enough. I believe ...

Maya Angelou’s “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings”, published in 1969, is an autobiographical look into the coming-of-age years of the African-American author. Throughout the novel, Angelou’s discusses themes such as racism and segregation that she experienced, simply for being African American. She also discusses experiencing displacement throughout this period in her life, living in seven different homes in a relatively short period of time. There is also an overwhelming theme that speaks to Angelou’s resistance to racism; all of these culminated to form Angelou’s social identity. She covers many different events that helped ...

Introduction

The existence of classes in the society has a long history dating back to the 19th century in the Western Europe after the industrial revolution (Abrutyn, 2013). As such, because of the industrial revolution, classes emerged. In this regard, the classes that emerged comprised of those of the rich and those people who worked for them. However, since then different forms of stratification emerged in the society. Examples of such stratifications or classes are the ones based on gender, race, age, and religion (Bartos & Wehr, 2002). Consequently, various arguments exist concerning these new forms of stratification with some people ...

Labor Market

Labor market is a form of the economy that functions through demand and the supply of labor. Labor demand is the companies demand; labor and supply focus on the supply of the labor workers. The bargaining power is likely to have high influence on both supply and demand. Majority of the nation is aware that the labor market institutions that have equalizing effects tend to encounter challenges (Peitchinis, 2005). Policy change is required in relation to equality since it ensures that the status quo focuses on both national and international change. Labor market comprises of employees searching for work, ...

The literature helped in the provision of sufficient information concerning the statistics of the adolescent men who are exposed to crime due to poverty in the society. The sources give an elaborate analysis of the cases of crime as a result of poverty in the adolescent men, in the society. The sources also outlines the role of poverty as a cause of criminal activities among the adolescent men in the U.S.
The overall strengths of the sources used involves the provision of statistical evidence in analyzing the relationship between crime and poverty among the adolescent youths. The sources are ...

Literature Review

Sexuality and gender are social constructs, which may differ depending on the norms of society (Reis & Carothers, 2014). In a heterocentric society, certain attributes are reserved to describe either male or female individuals, with characteristics such as aggressive and strong being relegated to males and women being considered as more caring and emotional (Reis & Carothers, 2014). However, not all individuals fit neatly within the categories dictated by society and the challenges of individuals who are treated as “outliers” of society’s norm can be overwhelming, leading to emotional and physical distress, bullying, and social inequalities that have the ability ...

Impacts of Police Corruption on the Community of Paterson

Impact of Police Corruption on the Community of Paterson
Introduction
Corruption by the police is an act that involves the police acting beyond their powers by demanding money from people and in an unreasonable manner. Though the actions may be in relation to their duty, further revelations dictate that police corruption accompany excess force. Inhuman treatment is another aspect of police corruption. Police corruption pauses impacts on any community under the exercise of the vile (Mouris, 2013). Among the impacts, we have categories that take the form of social, economic, political, psychological and religious dimensions (Council of Europe, 2012). ...

Introduction

Many people frequently use the words “homicide” and “murder” interchangeably, but they are not the same. Homicide is a legal term referring to any killing of human by another human being. On the other hand, murder requires the intent to kill another human being. Homicide involves any death where a person has a fault, but there appears mitigating circumstances that can influence the charge of homicide. Those convicted of murder carry two charges, which include homicide and the malicious intent to kill. The United States laws carve exceptions form some killings, which would otherwise fall under criminal laws against ...

Racism has existed since long back. Many authors have given differing views concerning racism since its initiations to its status in society. Jim (2007) notes that, racism occurs in different ways in society so that it significantly affect the society. The globe has become one small village and moving from one country to another has become easier nowadays. However, racist attitudes that some people in different regions across the globe hold have affected the interaction among people of different colors, ethnic backgrounds, and languages among other aspects . Based in this argument, it is clear that the author is well ...

In A Doll House, Henrik Ibsen writes about a topic that seems so vital to him, this is the social life and duties of persons in society. This time round he chooses to use the institution of marriage and a home. Ibsen intended that the reader sees the position of a woman in this society as she seems caged in the whole institution of marriage. This is seen through the relationship that exists between Nora Helmer and her beloved husband Torvald Helmer and to some extent Nora’s father. In fact all the life that Norah lives, she conforms ...

Resentment is at the centre of the fiction. Most characters in play are resentful of others. George’s refusal to accept the marriage between Ann and Chris shows resentment. He claims that the family of Chris is responsible for their problem. The keller’s, according to George made their father to be arrested. George opposes the marriage between Ann and Chris because he believes that it is Joe who had destroyed their family. Joe’s father hates Joes according to the story told by George.
Sue is resentful of Chris. She blames Chris of Harming a bad influence on ...

Poems are literary forms that use rhythmic and aesthetic qualities of languages. They often use ambiguity, irony symbolism among other stylistic devices which leave the poem to numerous interpretations. Some poems may be specific to particular cultures, religions or genres. This paper intends to analyze Maya Angelou’s poem “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings”. The paper shall also highlight the themes addressed in the poems, use of symbolism, and the message of the poem.
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings is an autobiography of Maya Angelou that he uses to explore various themes of racism, rape, ...

A Political Approach

Introduction
The purpose of this literature review is to provide an analysis of the United States’ potential vulnerability to cyber terrorism attacks on its critical infrastructure system. Some experts suggest that the United States is not as vulnerable to cyber attacks and acts of cyber terrorism as many critics believe. American’s direct and indirect involvement in growing uncertainties in the Middle East have sparked new debates and concerns regarding the threats new types of cyber terrorism now pose to the nation’s data and information security (Abdulrahman, 139). Most importantly, this literature review has been conducted on the ...

According to Adler (2002), the direct determinant of health in closely related to lifestyle or behavioral factors. These factors lead to about half of premature mortality and habits such as lack of physical activity, tobacco abuse and heavy consumption of alcohol. Due to the existing socioeconomic status, individual of higher learning as well as those earning high incomes are less likely to involve in these unhealthy behaviors. This is because they have better knowledge, skills and resources to improve health. Since behavioral factors are vital in the emergence of many preventable chronic diseases that are associated with obesity, it ...

The play, ‘The Importance of Being Earnest' by Oscar Wilde which is a ludicrous comedy where we are shown people running away from their community commitments. There is a lot of satire that has been brought out by the writer in most marriages. In some marriages, people are concerned about the name and advantages that come with it. Some look for wealth while the others aim is nobility that is associated with their counterparts (Hörz, Stefanie 94). Jack opted to propose to Gwendolen at the absence of her mother and her cousin, Algernon. However, Gwendolen is not ready ...

This story is about a young woman who is unhappy in her marriage. She is a good wife, but she lives like her husband’s possession. Louise accepts these circumstances because she can’t change them, but deep inside she hopes that her life won’t be long. “Only yesterday she had thought with a shudder that life might be long” (Chopin 4). The title of the story is The Story of an Hour because Louise’s life changes only for an hour, during which she feels intense joy of freedom.
The irony in the story is Louise’s ...

The story happens in the home of Louise Mallard in the late nineteenth century; however, the author, Chopin, does not state the precise location. The main character is Louise Mallard while minor characters include Brently Mallard (her husband), Josephine (her sister) and Richards (a friend to her husband). The story is entirely about Louise and presents a negative view about marriage since the news of the husband’s death undoubtfully overjoys the woman. The question here is why the woman is all happy over her husband’s death. Most likely her feeling is psychological since she feels she has ...

Socioeconomic status can be divided into many different sections. Some argue that it is only divided based on education, because this leads to certain occupations and a base income. These factors alone, some believe will influence one’s socioeconomic status. Moreover, some believe that the education one attains, and the socioeconomic status one rises to as a result of their education, may or may not have an impact on their obesity. Essentially, some studies show there is a relationship between education, socioeconomic status, and the level of obesity in today’s population, stating that how smart you are dictates ...

In what ways do Whites in America, as defined by the author, benefit from racism? Describe a situation in which YOU have benefitted from or been disadvantaged by, intentionally or unintentionally, your race. How might this privilege or disadvantage been affected by another of your social identities? (class, gender, religion, sexual orientation, citizenship, etc.
According to Tatum, the whites in the predominantly white society don’t notice the kind of privilege they have unless they mix with other people from other races to know the privilege they have in this country. The author notes that, the whites struggle to ...

Introduction

There are various approaches to the conduct of work in the criminal justice system. Due to this, there are different methods that police officers and other law enforcement authorities work and cooperate in order to detect, investigate and prosecute offenders in the country. This literature review will critically evaluate groundbreaking definitions and various theories and concepts relating to problem oriented policing and the research and evaluation systems or approaches in the criminal justice system.

Section 1: Problem-Oriented Policing

There are different definitions of the concept of problem-oriented policing. “Problem-oriented policing is more concerning with solving a particular problem and having an outcome”. This ...

While I was reading the story I expected Mrs. Mallard to be sad because of the worsening illness, however, she expressed the different feeling of freedom and independence from her husband’s death. As per the story’s title, the story of changing her feeling about her husband’s death happened within only an hour. She enjoyed freedom right after the storm of grief. Her attitude towards his death clearly showed that she has been waiting a long time for her husband’s death during the married life.
Although it is a short fiction that does not provide a ...

Profiling has become one of the most successful and productive method to solve crimes. Within the recent decades police has been working side by side with psychiatrists and psychologists to create a specific algorithm to profile and catch the offenders that were believed to be “uncatchable". FBI turned out to be the most prominent in this field of research. Profiling nowadays is a combination of law enforcement and science, especially psychology. It is used on a daily basis; however, it is still a new filed of science without many definitions or boundaries. Therefore, it's a common thing for its ...

The Marriage

Marriage is a social contract that unites two people into the family. The contract establishes the rights and responsibilities between two people. Marriage is an institution that legalizes the sexual and interpersonal relations between people living together as a family. Article “An Amateur Marriage” written by Steve Tesich describes the personal experience of marriage and viewpoint of the writer. The article “The Power of Marriage” written by David Brooks describes the marriage as a traditional concept in the Western world. The paper attempts to compare and contrast the two given articles.
The article “An Amateur Marriage” by Steve Tesich ...

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Abstract

Obesity refers to the condition of having weight more than average fatness. This medical condition is thought to be caused by hereditary factors but some environmental factors are also involved in this problem. Obesity in childhood is becoming an important problem for the world. BMI that is more than the 97th percentile for age and sex in children is considered as the point for childhood obesity. Childhood obesity can increase the chances of other medical problems such as hypertension and diabetes. Prevention is considered as the best strategy in reducing the problem of obesity. Treatment of this condition ...

PRISON DISCRIMINATION

The prison system within the American judicial system is tainted and full of discrimination. Various authors describe the value of human life by saying; race does not exist, but rather merely human beings (Gordon 1983; Wilson and Moore 2003). All humans are unique despite their social background, ethnic race as well as the language they speak. Therefore, this raises a question as to why is there is a social divide amongst humans, and why it continues to develop over the years. These questions are some, but a few of the overwhelming thoughts that both academic scholars and politicians have ...

Terrorism can be defined as use of violence and other forms of intimidation in the pursuit of political aims. Terrorism has become an issue of global concern given the detrimental effects it usually has on economies and lives of people. State terrorism is defined as the terrorist activities carried out by a state against its own people or a foreign state. Currently, state terrorism presents a huge challenge to counter-terrorism. The USA, for example, has been a target for nation-state terrorism. The 9/11 attacks are a perfect example of state terrorism attacks. State sponsored terrorism can take different forms. ...

What is terrorism and why is it difficult to define?

There is no applicable definition that can be used to define the term terrorism; it is more of activities that are inhuman and exposes the lives of every human being to great danger. According to Hoffman, activities like assassination of a head of state, bombing of a building, poisoning of produce on a supermarket shelf and massacre of civilians by military unit, are all described and regarded as exceptional incidences of terrorism. Terrorism can also be labeled as organized crime syndicates, abhorrent act of violence that is channeled towards innocent civilians and extortionist or individual psychotics. Schmidt defines terrorism ...

Introduction

Childhood obesity as a medical condition affects a lot children across the world. According to Dieticians Association of Australia (2014) childhood obesity is when a child has too much body fat and the child’s weight is well above normal for his or her age and height and this puts their health at risk. In Australia as well and in fact, across the world, the community is becoming increasingly concerned with the rising prevalence of childhood obesity (Jacqueline. 13). The health consequences for obese children at their current status as well as in the future has acted as an ...

Social housing and work-lessness have always been a debated issue in the United Kingdom. Over the years, the housing associations and the Policy makers in UK have discussed the issue of work-lessness among the social housing tenants. The first thing to know here is what social housing means. Social housing is basically low rent housing which is provided to those families who are struggling to meet the cost of their housing due to issues like poverty, work-lessness, financial exclusion. It is normally councils, local authorities, and non-profit housing associations, which provide such housing. Worklessness has been a major issue ...

Income inequality and tramadol addiction

According to Wilkinson & Pickett (2010), there is a correlation between income inequality and drug abuse. They argued that the income inequality in a particular country is a big threat to the health of the society more than any other factor. They proved that social problems and health issues are highly caused by the income inequality of the particular area. Current studies are engaged in to determine the nature of the relationship between income inequality and social and health problems, and to investigate whether income inequality is the cause of such problems. Youth from low-income families face economic challenges such ...

Literature Review: Childhood Obesity

Literature Review: Childhood Obesity
Childhood obesity has become a global scourge and an uphill task for many parents to handle. Obesity is a condition that is characterized by an increase in body weight caused by excessive intake of fats. Parents are the main determinants if their children will become obese or not. Therefore, educating parents on how to tackle childhood obesity by providing healthy lifestyle choices to them is the main way of preventing obesity in children. Childhood obesity is preventable.
This review will discuss ways to educate parents on how to tackle childhood obesity. Obesity is considered to ...

The impact of poverty on the young population is greater than would appear from an outside perspective. Approximately one in six children in Australia lives below the poverty line, a figure that has increased since 2003. Those in poverty are defined as making less than half of the median income. In all 575,000 children were in poverty according to 2009-2010 data.
There are some effects of poverty on childhood development that are not immediately tangible. According to Lipina and Colombo, the impact of various types of deprivation early in life can have lasting cognitive and neurological impacts on ...

Did the Welfare System Cause the Dissolution of the Black Family?

Introduction

In 1965 when the civil rights movements was experiencing an explosion, Daniel Patrick Moynihan penned a report to President Johnson claiming that one of the major reasons for poverty amongst black Americans was the fact that a quarter of black families were being headed by women. While that report caused a lot of uproar for the then White House aide, today we still see that many African American homes are manned by single women as many black babies seem to be born outside of wedlock. This is a ...

Introduction

A comparative literature review was conducted as the first phase of our research projected and it main goals focused on the effects of terrorism in developing countries. The study area of literature review was carried out in Portland. The main aim was to determine the outcomes that the communities and effect of terrorism in one’s country. The study reveals that fire service agencies in the United States are facing new and more difficulties challenges in regulating. According to the review it is noted that terrorism creates fear and causes instability hence negative impact on the economy of Portland ( ...

Abstract

The following paper is dedicated to analyzing the prerequisites, state and consequences of drugs-related police corruption. Importance of highlighting results of research on the following issues is connected with the fact that trafficking in drugs, facilitated with the help of police corruption, has a great negative impact on drug abuse, especially in large cities with a high incidence of drug trafficking. Apart from studying the nature and extent of known drug-related police corruption, I will single out factors, commonly being associated with drug-related police corruption, including violence, as well as study current policies and programs, aimed at combating these ...

Introduction

Since ancient times, minority groups in many parts of the world have faced some form of stereotyping. In the United States, minority groups such as Native Americans (American Indians), Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, Hispanics, African Americans among other people of mixed races have faced severe stereotyping. American theater and media have exemplified the stereotyping (Thomson, 14). The film Smoke Signals was written, directed, produced and acted entirely by Native Americans. In the film, Victor Joseph (Adam Beach) is a young man living with another young man Thomas (Evan Adams) whom Victor’s father-Arnold rescued from a fire when he ...

Hospice caregiving is described as that which is patient and also family centred in a way that it is designed to cater for the needs of the patients (the survivor) as well as the needs of the caregiver. As the process of caregiving is initiated, many memories are formed too. These are the most touching memories in the patient’s life as the same case supplies to their families as these are the last moments of their lives that they get to share with their close loved ones: the most important thing to note when initiating an end of ...

Literature Review

Literature Review
Automobile is an essential means for social and economic mobility. Cars in particular have brought convenience and transportation benefits and became a significant symbol of culture, innovation, and progress. However, the proliferation of cars presents several opportunities for criminal activities such as theft. Key cities in the United States are experiencing high prevalence if car theft cases and among the regions with the highest rate of cars stolen is the Dallas Country in Texas. Due to the imminent increase in car theft cases in the area, local law enforcement units are finding more effective anti-car theft solutions ...

Introduction

The teacher is crucial in ensuring a proper learning environment for the student. It is the duty of the teacher to ensure equality for all students in the learning process without regard of their social status, class, religion, race or gender. In that perspective it is paramount that the teacher understands the methodologies that are suitable in a multi-cultural and multi racial setting (Banks, J. A., & Banks, C. A. 2004).

Literature review

Over the years, racial inequality in education has been a pertinent solution (Teranishi, R. T. 2010). It has remained so and it still seems to haunt the education sector ...

Analysis of the effect of school violent crime on academic achievement in Chicago

Introduction

A survey was conducted by the Consortium on Chicago School Research (CCSR) which explores students’ feelings of safety, discipline, and trust at school. This study uses eight years of individual student data from the entire Chicago Public School district between 2002 and 2010. The crime data have been taken from the Chicago Police Department and the complete administrative records from the Chicago Public Schools. Some questions were asked in this survey—how safe do students feel. The survey also finds out the students’ emotional connection with their teachers(DeVoe et al, 2010) . Eventually they were asked how often ...

Abstract

Teen pregnancy is very critical and a big problem affecting the United States. The paper will address the background of the issue; include a problem statement as well as literature review explains the prevalence of teen pregnancy. The paper will look at the scope and impact of the problem and discuss the interventions and controls that can be taken to reduce the rates of teen pregnancy. It presents the challenges that are associated with teen pregnancy as well as the individual and environment impacts. The paper illustrates that; the implementation of the programs will instill a sense of knowledge ...

Office Base Strategies for the Management of Obesity 3

Introduction 3
Background 3
Aim 3
The purpose of the present literature review was to investigate obesity within the intellectual disability population. 3
Literature Review 3
Understanding the problem 6
Management Strategies 7
Policies at work Place 8
Awareness of Employees 9
Method 10
Results 10
Conclusion 10

References 11

Office Base Strategies for the Management of Obesity
Introduction
This research aims to discuss different office based strategies, which can help prevent and control obesity. The problem of obesity can be managed at workplace by providing financial incentives to employees as well as through health awareness programs and campaigns.
Background
Often, ...

Introduction

America has the potential of reducing further the detrimental Juvenile crimes that are rampant in the US today if the Juvenile Justice will consider the Missouri model. United States have been one of the countries that have high cases of juvenile court cases. Statistics show that in every four Americans arraigned in court one of them has the capability of being a juvenile delinquent. California records high number of such incidences according to the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS). The rising number of crimes includes the Juvenile of Ex-offenders. This is somehow unnecessary since the US Juvenile System provides ...

Question One

One the major epigraphs used by Edna in the Down by the River is ‘Darkness is our souls, do you not think? Flutier. Our souls, shame-wounded by our sins.’ This is a wise quote from Ulysses. It is figurative and useful in helping the author to deliver her message to the audience. In deed, it provides a different source of voice which directly influences me as a reader. As she explains, the sins of the society have placed people like Mary in a very desperate situation. As a vulnerable lady, every thing seems unfair to her. At one time, ...

Yang reports in his publication (Corruption in Asia: China Case) that the Peoples’ Republic of China was ranked position 80 out of 176 countries in the corruption list by the Transparency International in 2012. This ranking placed one of the world’s most significant economies in the same position as three other countries; Serbia, Tobago and Trinidad. By the latest ranking, The Peoples’ Republic of China ranks as more corrupt than most developed countries. China is more corrupt than Burkina Faso, Panama, Jamaica and Peru. The populous country suffers widespread vices related to inequity and misuse of public resources. ...

Alcoholism is a majorly abused drug among the youths. According to Henslin’s analysis, alcoholism comes out to be so difficult to handle since due to its spread. However, I would advocate for a national campaign that targets the adolescents and the young adults. This is a major step in helping reduce alcoholism and alcohol abuse. This campaign should be a state affair that the government that all the government arms should be involved in.
Although Henslin advocates for a very strict approach that does not tolerate advertising, we should also have the stakeholders in the business in mind. ...

Understanding the relationship between agricultural growth, rural development and poverty reduction has become very difficult because of the lack of reliable data to describe the entire scenario in the subSaharan African region. Bart Minten’s (2008) paper, Agricultural Technology, Productivity, and Poverty in Madagascar, attempts to demonstrate the existing relationship of agricultural growth, rural development, and poverty reduction by quantitatively using a spatially-explicit dataset. The objective is to study how such adoption of agricultural technology and crop yield shape the food prices, real wages of unskilled workers and key welfare indicators of Madagascar. Rice industry in Madagascar was used ...

In Liu, Zhang and Li’s article “Sleep Duration and Overweight/Obesity in Children: Review and Implications for Pediatric Nursing” (2012), the authors create a literature review to discuss the relationship between the duration of sleep and childhood obesity. Overall, the article itself is incredibly strong; the methodology is appropriate, and the findings of the research have interesting implications. Despite some weaknesses with validity and applicability of the research, the authors provide a solid contribution to the existing body of research on the topic of childhood obesity.
The article’s abstract strongly fulfills the purpose of the article; the first ...

Literature Review: Healthy Eating and Obesity

According to Story, Nanney, and Schwartz (2009), most young people in the United States consume diets that do not conform to the required guidelines. Consequently, a large number of the young people in the United States form the largest segment of the population suffering from obesity. They further argue that schools have an opportunity of creating policies that could prevent obesity through promoting a healthy eating and physical activity environment, which could lead to a reduction of obesity cases in the country.
On the other hand, Veugelers, and Fitzgerald (2004), in their study, focused on the impact that school ...

Natural selection is a premise advanced by Charles Darwin to explain the evolution of the human race. Darwin argued that evolution was based on a survival for the fittest strategy, and so some features of early humans evolved to ensure they dominated their ecosystems. This premise is applicable in analyzing the evolution of racism among the American society. Howard Zinn recognizes that whereas early African-Americans in the United States were treated as servants and not slaves, they were never regarded as equals to the Americans. Borrowing from Darwin’s arguments, it is evident that the natives considered the introduction ...

Literature Review

Terrorism has had a tremendous impact on the manner in which the United States approaches it foreign policy (Woodward 2006). Long before terrorism reached the mainland United States there was a significant pressure to constantly review and update the US foreign policy. In the modern era Clinton encountered the fact that the Cold War had given way to a new form of antagonism (Entman 2004). There was a beginning creation of a framework to deal with the emerging terrorist threat but, with the collapse of the Soviet Union, many of the factions once under their influence were once more ...

Introduction

We Are The Poor is a wonderful book written by Ashwin Desai describing lives of South Africans after election of the first democratically elected president Nelson Mandela. The South Africans expected that the end of Apartheid would end their problems, unfornately this did not happen. The normal conditions of the people living in the slums of Soweto remained the same. Communities began to racism the government citing racial discrimination, unemployment, poor allocation of resources, neglect of the natives, poor housing, lack of water, neoliberalism among other burning issues.
Communities especially those living in the slums of Soweto argued that ...

Dear Jannette:

Living in America it is easy to become overweight, there is temptation on every block and cheap fast food is everywhere. No one can really say that he or she has never succumbed to the lure of sweet, delicious, tantalizing food.
You and I have been friends for many years and you have stayed close to me as a sister; sometimes even more than a sister. Over the years I have watched you gain more and more weight and I fear for you because diabetes runs in your family. If you continue to gain weight and become diabetic without ...

Gun control in the United States is one of the most hotly debated issues in the country as of late; given the increase in prominence of school shootings, and the proliferation of gang violence in major metropolitan areas, many people wonder what the potential effects of gun control might be. Some argue that gun control removes a vital Constitutional right to bear arms and increases crime by only allowing criminals to have guns, whereas others believe that gun control itself is an effective deterrent to crime by removing the sheer number of guns off the streets. There is strong ...

Fences

Story explores the lives of two African American friends, Troy and Bono and their families illustrating their struggles as they face discrimination and racism. ‘Fences’ is an educative story that story highlights the problems and struggles of a typical African American family under biased ideologies of racism. “Fences” is a good comical story that is engaging, but has a sad ending.
Wilson presents an interesting play that explores and gives equal advantage to all the characters by developing their roles through their struggles. Lyons, Troy’s son before getting married to Rose had never experienced the fatherly side of ...

In the play A Doll’s House, Nora Helmer is a discontented housewife in an upper middle class household during the Victorian Era of the late-19th Century, and eventually decides to escape from her husband and her unhappy situation. She did not imagine at first that she would ever take such a drastic step, for this was a period of history when divorce or separation was very uncommon, particularly for ‘respectable’ people of the middle and upper classes. Women had very limited educational and economic opportunities at this time, and did not even work outside the home unless they ...

On September 17th, 2011, a group of local organizers, students and activists gathered in Zuccotti Park in Manhattan, the New York City’s financial district in protest against corporate greed and government exploitation that contributed to the global economic meltdown. This international protest movement was called Occupy Wall Street (OWS) which expresses concerns on moral and economic issues such as social injustice, income inequality and disparity, corruption, greed and the influence of corporations on politics.

Moral and Economic Implications

The movement’s moral implication is to fight against oppression and unfair economic system urging the government to focus its concern for the 99% ...

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Introduction

Marriage is an essential component of many societies, as it involves the union between two people in love with one another who would eventually create a family. As a form of social organization, marriage has become the subject of several controversies, with some outside of the purpose of romantic union. Notable pieces of literature attest to that fact, and this study aims to construct an analysis between two literary works – The Story of an Hour by Kate Chopin and A Marriage Proposal by Anton Chekhov. This study uses both literary works to establish ...

Introduction

Disease brings the abrupt end of Helmer’s marriage in the play ‘A Doll’s House’. The play has various characters. It has Mr. Helmer, Nora, Mrs. Linda, Dr. Rank and Krogstad as the main characters. The play contains three separate parts. In the first part, the stage conveys a positive and happy living home. Mr. Helmer’s marriage seems to be nice in the first part with limited challenges despite some hidden secrets emerging. It shows the Christmas joyous mood and buying of presents by Nina .
In the second part of the play, Mr. Helmer successfully secures the ...