Essays on Xenophobia

INTRODUCTION

There are some events in the course of the world’s growth and development that seem likely to occur; people will experience conflict, social unrest, possible warfare and any number of natural disasters that can devastate communities all across the globe. In the modern era one of the most terrifying of occurrences are terrorist attacks. Terrorist threats can exist unnoticed; no one knows when they may occur and what public place, government buildings or function that may be targeted. This makes terrorist attacks a huge source of stress, fear and shock for the people and for the governments involved. ...

Fascism and National Socialism

Political theorists, historians and and scholars have long tried interpreting and defining fascism but the definitions have either been too narrow or too wide as each interpretation of fascism is distinct and based on the ideological and political leanings and thoughts of the scholar or the theorist. According to Roger Griffin, fascism is "a genus of political ideology whose mythic core in its various permutations is a palingenetic form of populist ultra nationalism". He goes on to say that the fascist ideology has three core components- the myth of rebirth, decadence and populist ultranationalism. Paxton in his book, The ...

The elections are nearing, and the campaigns are still ongoing, and politicians are using hateful speeches and remarks to further their political ambitions. Individuals who use hate speech cite the first amendment; the freedom of speech. However, hateful statements have adverse effects on the peaceful co-existence of individuals from different communities and may also cause emotional damage as well as fear. Donald Trump has been making bold exclamations about immigrants in the Capitol, since his pre-election period, and for that he received a wide coverage and magnetism from the press. Amanda Sakuma’s Why Donald Trump’s Racist Remarks ...

The elections are nearing, and the campaigns are still ongoing, and politicians are using hateful speeches and remarks to further their political ambitions. Individuals who use hate speech cite the first amendment; the freedom of speech. However, hateful statements have adverse effects on the peaceful co-existence of individuals from different communities and may also cause emotional damage as well as fear. When Mr. Trump announced his presidential bid they he got more attention than he had bargained for, but not for the right reasons. He got the media attention and most importantly the public attention when he made negative ...

Nowadays social groups and individuals are not perceived as a closed and self-sufficient phenomena. They are included in the general relationship and interdependence. Universal interconnection, interdependence and relationships are extremely complicated by contradictory processes of globalization. The role and influence on the formation of national consciousness of the cultural self-identity should be borne in mind that national identity is implemented at two levels: the social (public, community at large) and personal (personal) (Bem, 1967). The need for self-determination has always been an important human need. Erich Fromm believed that this need is rooted in human nature (Fromm, 1939). Social ...

Hate among men has had long and very deep historical roots. It has taken many forms by pitting people against each other. Its cultivation propagated by decades of fueling irrational fears against a particular race of individuals. Inbred ignorance has been the easy way to woo people into arousing hatred. There is now a mutual realization that most people possess inadequate knowledge about other nations and culture. In the days of old, fault lines were drawn along military pacts, geographical identities, and political ideologies, however in the recent centuries, it has taken a total shift and embraced one drawn ...

Deserting one's nation, moving to a place like Canada with all the physical hardship it bears for an early pilgrim, and additionally the intermittent subjects of the inconceivable possibility of intensive correspondence amongst men and the developing distance they encounter discover their way in The Journals of Susanna Moodie (1970) which catches the battles of Susanna Moodie, as a pioneer lady. The contention inside the persona in staying joined to the old methods for city life and the real circumstances of living in the prairies is an overwhelming subject, in this accumulation of verse as well as in a ...

Introduction

According to the International Labor Organization, unemployment is a phenomenon, which happens when the people, who currently don’t have a work are seeking for it (1982). The main indicator of unemployment situation in the country is unemployment rate, which shows the percentage of unemployed people in the total number of labor force (the number of all people of working age). It is calculated by dividing the number of the individuals, who don’t have work at the certain moment of time by all individuals able to work at the same moment of time (The Saylor Foundation). The unemployment ...

It is known that the prejudice (bias) is attitude which prevents adequate perception of the message or action. Usually a person does not realize or does not want to recognize his prejudice and considers his relation to the object of prejudice as a result of objective and independent evaluation. Prejudice can be a consequence of hasty and unfounded conclusions based on personal experience (social stereotype), as well as the result of uncritical assimilation of standardized judgments adopted in a particular social group (prejudice). It is often used to justify misdeeds. Carol Adja and Gabriella Lazaridis in their article Migration, ...

The article “Indigenous Peoples of the Russian North and Cold War Ideology” is an analytical article. It analyses the period during the existence of the Soviet Union. It takes a keen interest of the western scholarship on the smaller indigenous communities or rather groups of people of the Northern Russia, the Far East and how they were shaped by the cold war ideology. The article analyses how the ideology of the cold war distorted the representations of the Soviet Union policies towards the people of the Northern Hemisphere and further the consequence of those distortions. The units of analysis ...

In a recent episode of “Tonight with John Oliver,” the host announces to his audience that he has discovered that Donald Trump’s original ancestral name is actually Drumpf. The television host begins by talking about how he is fairing in the polls, and to the surprise of many Mr. Trump appeared to being doing quite well. After showing various clips of people who support Trump for president, he continues to mock things Mr. Trump has said publicly. John Oliver then mentions that Trump has declined to come on his show numerous times, but John laughs because the host ...

After creating a new country with its own constitution, the human rights have stepped up on the front line. According the Washington’s Thanksgiving Day Proclamation of the 1795 all Americans should render the USA as an asylum for the unfortunate people for the other countries. (Kennedy, John F.) These words are full of respect and compassion, as Washington understood that there are many other people, who are struggling in their countries just as they did, so as this land once had become an asylum for them – it is important to show some respect for other immigrants and accept ...

Poems are often a reflection of the society they are written in. Many times, poets adopt the general rhetoric of the public, placing it in a poem that people can read and enjoy while at the same time allowing them to reflect on how said rhetoric affects them. Many of these topics spur from immigration, specifically the fear of immigration. An overwhelming fear of losing jobs to a surge of immigrants has long since plagued American citizens, as well as citizens of South Africa and other similar countries. In some of these countries, such as South Africa, immigrants have ...

Summary: This article discusses an alarming increase in racist bullying, including xenophobia and Islamophobia, at school level in the UK during the year 2012-2013. The article links racism and xenophobia at school level to a rising political hostility towards the immigrants. It also provides the latest statistics on the number of students seeking professional help against racist bullying at school, the ratio of male/female students calling ChildLine, the inadequate and inappropriate methods applied by schools (in general) to address the issue and the various steps taken by the Department of Education to introduce ...

Psychology of Racism

Psychology of Racism There is hardly an ideology, more discredited than racism. But there is hardly an ideology or, at least, the mindset, that is more common than racism. Racial discrimination in the United States has deep historical roots and, in fact, is the same age as the country. Society, founded by white people, has always had negative attitude towards people with different skin color: Indians – Native Americans and blacks. Racial segregation in the United States has officially existed since 1865, with the adoption of the Thirteenth Amendment to the Constitution, abolishing slavery. As examples of racism ...

Launched in June 2006, Straits Times Online Mobile Print (also known as STOMP Singapore) is an online portal showcasing news presented to the world by the citizens or man on the streets. As it suggests, the website works by showcasing user-generated news items in the form of text, videos or photographs. It is managed by Singapore Press Holdings (of The Straits Times). In the beginning of STOMP, the idea was to attract the younger generation of Singaporeans, who were not drawn towards the boring style and design of The Straits Times. The intention was to draw upon the media-sharing ...

As the development of transportation and communication technology has increased in light of globalization, immigration has had a significant impact on world politics, and it has become a central theme in political discussions focusing on international relations. In light of the substantial and ongoing issue of American immigration, immigrant populations are dealing with prejudice, unfairness, and xenophobia more than ever before. Given America’s status as the great melting pot, it is one of the biggest receivers of immigrants from other countries, thus, the impact that caused by immigrants is a crucial factor that affects many aspects of the American society and ...

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Angels of Despair: A Researched Paper on Gabriel Garcia Marquez’s “A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings” In today's society it is often the case that we exclude the people and the things that do not make sense to us, or more often than not, do not fit in the rules and regulations of good "society." This is especially true in Gabriel Garcia Marquez's "A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings." The story takes place in early times, as a baby lies dying from an unknown disease. In a twist of events, a dirty angel falls from the sky ...

Hate Crimes against Muslims in the U.S.

INTRODUCTION

- Define the social problem The hate crime first appeared in 1985: John Konirs Barbara Quesnel and Mario Biaggi published "Hate Crime Statistics Act". In 1989, John Leo “Hate politics” published an article. Interestingly, one of the first papers (1991) was devoted to violence against gays and lesbians. In the early 90s of the last century, the term "Hate crime" legalist acquired legal status, including legislative acts. It is a special legal qualification of a special kind of crimes against the person committed a criminal under the influence of hatred towards persons of other ...

The Immigrant Advantage: What Rest of America can learn from the fresh Immigrants.'

Cultures for Longer and Happier lives Inspired by her culturally diverse life in Houston, award winning journalist and author Claudia Kolker investigates the attitudes and traditions towards education, hard work and health that have been imported into the United States by immigrants from different nations. She addresses the fact that natives to the United States have so much to learn from foreigners and that they should not be viewed form only an outsider point of view but should instead be embraced for the diversity they introduce to America. She argues that it is meaningless to fuss over their ...

Abstract

This paper is on the topic of Emigration. The first section of this paper is on the topic of important people in the history of Emigration. The next section will compare how different countries are dealing with it and if it is an issue in the UAE. The following section will discuss the advantages and disadvantages of Emigration. The final section will discuss the causes and solution to the issue of Emigration.

Part I

Heading: Meaning - Emigration is leaving one nation or region for settling in another. . http://immigration.about.com/bio/Jennifer-McFadyen-43604.htm

Heading: Historical Evidence

- Migration has always been a constant feature of the human ...

Since the beginning of the twentieth century, there has been a significant increase in a process of migration. By the beginning of the 21st century there were estimated 36-42 million only migrant workers, with their families -80-97 million people, according to some estimates - even 120 million (Bader, 2005). What are the reasons causing migration, and what are the dangers and problems it carries? Migration of population is population movements associated with relocation. It is a complex social process that performs important functions in the life of society and the individual. The historical role of migration processes are associated with settling ...

Since the beginning of the twentieth century there has been a significant increase in such a process as migration. By the beginning of the 21 century there were estimated 36-42 million only migrant workers, with their families - 80-97 million people, according to some estimates - even 120 million. What are the reasons causing migration, and what are the dangers and problems it carries? Migration of population is population movements associated with relocation. It is a complex social process that performs important functions in the life of society and the individual. The historical role of migration processes are associated with settling ...

Bram Stocker’s Dracula is a movie based on novel which is based on an illusion of existing creatures. Hughes points out that, the movie creates an illusion that vampires and humans can live together taking into consideration the fact that vampires can transform to humans (12). The creation of the movie is aimed at making the audience creating a mental picture of non existing creatures and the relations to the human life. Additionally, the vampire abilities in the film are imaginative creations aimed at depicting the extra ordinary abilities of the creatures. In an argument by Hughes the film also ...

Business risk in South Africa

Introduction The South African economy is the largest in the continent, PPP accounts for approximately 24% of its GDP. The World Bank has ranked South Africa an upper-middle income economy alongside four other countries in Africa namely; Mauritius, Botswana, and Gabon. Official reports from statistics South Africa (2011), a government body which is responsible for analyzing population statistics in South Africa, there are at least a quarter of the population without proper jobs whereas the unofficial reports indicate that at least 40% of the population is not employed. 25% of South Africans spend less than 1.25 USD a day. The country ...

Despite the fact that the open expression of racism is liable to prosecution in most of the countries, it is difficult to admit that there is sufficient protection from its manifestations. This paper considers the problem of racism and policing from the sociological perspective, defining its main reasons and the current state of affairs in the area. It is necessary to conduct such analysis, as today, although the racist theories were proven to be unscientific, racism and nationalism still continue to exist in the modern society. Although the focus of this paper is on sociology, to understand the ...

In twenty-first century America, the issue of immigration, particularly Mexican immigration (both “legal” and “illegal”) is ever-present in political, economic and social discourse. “The issue of immigration touches the Mexican-origin population more than any other ethnic group in the United States,” (Jiminez 2007, 599). With such attention focused on this particular ethnic group, it is interesting to consider the tribal, cultural, racial, ethnic, and national identity of this group. How do Mexican immigrants express their identity in the above-stated terms? What is the nature of Mexican immigrant communities? In what way are Mexican immigrants experiencing social exclusion both within ...

Netherlands Immigration

The historical background of a country plays an integral role in shaping the government’s activities in a country and the culture of the people. Netherlands as a country is not an exception in respect to this phenomenon. In fact, Netherlands is acknowledged in history as the first country to have a parliament through an election process. Apart from being associated with other affiliations, Netherlands is one of the founding member states of the European Union, World Trade Organization and the NATO. The headquarters of various Organizations such as Prohibition of Chemical Weapons and international courts such as the International Court of Justice, ...