Essays on Insults

Freedom of Speech: The Right to Free Expression – Thailand versus Australia

Introduction The freedom of speech is one of the major branches or rather an indication of the level in which a nation has attained so far when it comes to democratic progress. Freedom of speech is a human right to freely express their thoughts, one of the most important civil liberties. A person's ability to act in accordance with their own interests and objectives, based on knowledge of objective independence, there is freedom. Freedom of expression is closely linked to issues of truth-seeking, self-management, flexibility of the political system, self-realization of the individual, natural rights and their protection. Freedom ...

An investigation that later was written as a book, Hugh Trevor-Roper’s, “The Last Days of Hitler”, is an account of the last days of the Third Reich, the ever increasing dissolution of the Nazi’s during the last stages of WWII, the chaos in the administration, the animosities, rivalries and suspicions among the Nazi officials and of course about Hitler's last days and suicide. In effect, Trevor-Roper paints a vivid, riveting and honest portrait of Hitler in his final days and gives a genuine analysis of the Nazi regime. Many of Trevor-Roper’s findings in the book has ...

Autoenthography

When presenting one’s self as a presidential hopeful, everything from policies to speaking voice is important. It is possible, however, that in accordance with propriety, we have become too caught up with how candidates act, or how they speak, and are not concerned enough with what they want to do, or what they will actually do. In some cases we are not concerned enough with what they have already done, as well. In the cases of Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump, we find very good examples of this. Throughout their debates over the course of the presidential primaries, ...

In resonating with the residents of the Tenderloin in San Francisco, my personalities have over the years been influenced by my unique environment similar to the Tenderloin thus shaping me into an individual with diverse and affluent values and beliefs. I come from China, Asia and this makes my environment unique similar to that of the Tenderloin. The residents of the Tenderloin are known to have a unique background with many racial groups and people of different walks of life. As such, factors such as race, gender and poverty are issues common to the region with the region also ...

Thesis

Racism is still a very big problem in the world and America in particular. The gains of the civil rights of the 1960's have been washed away, partly, by the rise of the ‘political correctness' era that designed things to be said in a certain way, and, a pluralistic ignorance that came out as an offshoot of political correctness, where, people speak about racism in acceptable terms while believing in the opposite to avoid appearing insensitive and racist. Just as racism was rampant in America in 1930’s as brought out in the novel To Kill a Mocking Bird, ...

Introduction

Bullying is one of the most hurtful actions that a human being can face. Bullying is one of the social problems that divide our society into two groups; the first group claims that it is a criminal activity and others who believe it has been part of our culture for generations and calling it criminal would be unfair. Bullying is experienced by people in different walks of life, such as as a child in school, as an employee, etc. It is the factual evidence majority of people have been bullied at least once in their life. Some are able ...

Moogk, P. (1979). "Thieving Buggers" and "Stupid Sluts": Insults and Popular Culture in New France. The William and Mary Quarterly 36(4), 524-47. In this article, the author evaluates the emergence of a popular culture of cursing and its impact in the New France. According to the author, the cursing culture in New France originated from the increased interactions with the people from Canada, France, New England, and West Indies. Moogk takes into consideration various instances involving the use of insults, which people would otherwise consider amusing incidents that have little significance. Throughout the article, Moogk demonstrates the ...

The fact that the farewell address of our first President, over 200 years ago, is still applicable today is a testament to the wisdom of our Fore Fathers in creating a lasting foundation for our country. As the Constitution and the Bill of Rights provide concrete structure to who we are, President Washington’s Farewell Address provides counsel as to who we should be. The status of our country from fledging infant to world super power tests the limitations of the guidelines provided by Washington. His opinions regarding the role of political parties, the dangers of foreign alliances militarily, ...

Introduction

Sexual harassment and workplace bullying is very common in the workplace and under the current case it is clear that Jim has to deal with a hostile workplace environment where Dan and Jacob are the bullies who are verbally abusing Jim. Sexual harassment is displayed through unwelcome sexual request, advances, and favours and other physical or verbal conduct (Misbehaviour slide 12). Bullying consists of repeated actions directed towards another worker that are unwanted, causes humiliation and can be unconsciously or deliberately (Misbehaviour slide 24). In addition, Jim is transitioning from a male to a female and such bullying can ...

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 ...