The mid-twentieth century was a period of extraordinary social change. The two world wars had placed power into the marginalized groups, and for a brief timespan the perceived leverage between the sexual orientations had shifted. However by the 1950s, men had taken back the advantage. It was into this setting Tennessee Williams brought his dynamic dramatization, A Streetcar Named Desire into the world. This violent and severe play talks about the battle among genders inside American culture. Tennessee Williams closer...
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Social inequality is characterized by the presence of unequal opportunities or rewards for different social positions and statuses within a group or society. It is not a new topic but rather a topic that has been big for many centuries. In the past, inequality was seen as a normal everyday part of society. However, nowadays inequality is a topic that has been brought to many peopleâs attention. Inequality requires attention because it involves how women are treated, gender issues, and...
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'Attention please. Lockdown. Locks, lights, out of sight.â (Tasneem Nashrulla, 2019). This alarm is repeated for a long 20 minutes as high school students, of a STEM school in Colorado, do their best to hide as silent as possible and pray for themselves, and their classmates, to live for another day. School was created to teach children. School was created to help them grow. School was created to be an environment of safety. However, school is a place where we...
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âA Worn Pathâ by Eudora Welty is a suspenseful short story of a poor, elderly African American grandmother who annually made a dangerous and grueling trek from her home far away from the town of Natchez, Mississippi to the doctorâs office in town and back again to her remote home. She made this journey every year to pick up medicine for her grandson who she was caring for. Though Welty doesnât specifically state what is wrong with the boy, or...
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Introduction In the Indian Society, their face is considered as a sign of fortune. They are often seen dressed in ill-fitting blouses and colourful sarees, as they roam around the busy marketplaces in groups, terrorizing pedestrians and hustling for a ten or two. They are just not the average beggars we come across in urban pavements. With male voices shouting expletives accompanied by their trademark clap, we often meet them in the daily local trains or mostly at a busy...
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How do companies get us to buy their products. Is it magic, or is it just their stellar advertising? Every day we see advertisements on the internet, in the stores, on social media, or on billboards. Advertisers use a tactic called conditioning to get us to give them our money. There are three main types of conditioning that people use to get us to learn to buy their âproductsâ. The three main types are: classical conditioning, operant conditioning, and observational...
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In numerous cultures, there is an ideal beauty that most people attempt to acquire. However, imagine a scenario in which beauty were impossible to grasp and there were nothing one could do to be âbeautifulâ. In the novel the Bluest Eye, Toni Morrison recounts the story of a powerless girl struggling to prosper against the stereotypes and racism she is up against and growing up being convinced that she is unappealing, useless, and dirty. For Pecola Breedlove, this state of...
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Like Thomas Edison once said, Many of lifeâs failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up. It's not about the amount of courage and perseverance someone has, itâs about what and how they use it. Perseverance is accomplishing a task successfully despite how difficult it was. For example in Fahrenheit 451, Guy Montag(protagonist) goes through some obstacles throughout his life. Guy Montag lives in the future where books are illegal. Itâs...
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The movie Grease is a popular musical known for its upbeat songs and outstanding cast. The storyline is about two teenagers who meet and share a connection. However, they struggle to embrace their feelings for each other due to the different social ties holding them back at school. High School Musical 1 follows a similar storyline about two teenagers fighting social stereotypes to fulfill their passions in multiple activities. Although both movies tell similar stories, High School Musical 1 is...
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Proficiency in gender and sexual self-identity and the functions and effects of gender roles is important because it allows one to understand themselves and how to relate to others. The creation of gender identity is a complex process involving biological, cultural, and psychological elements (Yarber & Sayad, 2012). A personâs gender identity is the deepest feelings one has about their gender and is expressed by the way they behave feminine, masculine, neither or both (Planned-Parenthood, 2015). For most individuals gender...
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In the tragedy of Macbeth, Shakespeare puts into words the scarring and detrimental effects of human nature. William Shakespeare creates a story of betrayal, vengeance, and redemption to conceive a bitter-sweet tale. At the forefront of Macbeth is revenge. As the main character Macbeth undergoes drastic measures to ensure prominence, many fall into his path of destruction, becoming victims of instability and impulsivity. Two vital characters that experience the wake of Macbeth's carnage are Malcolm and Macduff. Both Malcolm and...
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I was fortunate to have read some very interesting books this semester. However, the novel that speak on today is the one titled, The Obamacare Health Insurance Bootcamp: How Obamacare Works and How to Make it Work for You. The book The Obamacare Health Insurance Bootcamp: How Obamacare Works and How to Make it Work for You by author Jim Conway was a great read. However, before the details of the novel can be explained one must first have a...
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America is extraordinarily affected and improved by the numerous ethnicities and societies which possess it. Reasons ranging from politics, economy, natural disasters, the wish to change ones surroundings and poverty are in the list of the major causes of immigration in both the past and today. In many states and countries, immigration comes with complexities in its demographic nature. A lot of cultural and population growth changes have been witnessed as a result of immigration. In the following paper, the...
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Walt Whitman was a printer, journalist, essayist, teacher, and one of Americaâs most important poets. Whitman was a free-thinker, as shown by his own words in the preface to Leaves of Grass. Walt Whitman was born on May 31, 1819, in West Hills, on Long Island, New York. He was the second son of Walter Whitman, a house-builder, and Louisa Van Velsor. At the age of twelve, Whitman began to work at printing firms and fell in love with the...
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Intro Physical bullying increases in primary school, grows in middle school and decreases in high school. Verbal abuse, on the other hand, remains constant. Why do people do it? What makes someone bully another innocent person, especially when that other person, hasnât done them any harm? What is our world coming to? We need to work out why, because bullying happens everywhere. It happens at school, at work and even in the comfort of your own home. Bullying appears a...
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A newly formed United States of America had recently won its independence from the tyranny of Great Britain; however, Americans continued to use a labor system that could be deemed unconstitutional. Americans all over the country, especially the South, had started to rely on slave labor for a cheap workforce that would become the backbone of American society. Many African Americans had to endure grueling conditions as they were dehumanized by white Americans. âNarrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass,...
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The meaning of the American Dream has changed numerous times since the phrase was coined in 1931. During that time period, the American Dream constituted a way of life that through hard work an individual could achieve personal and familial success regardless of their background. The generation living under this mentality had quite a lot of success, monetarily. Thus, the goal of social mobility had been reached and this success was used not only for their generation but also for...
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Death is an inevitable phenomenon that is interpreted differently by different individuals. The significance of death is sometimes used to allude to oneâs psychological behavior. Psychological behaviors such as depression was often seen throughout the poems of various poets. Death will often symbolize a situation or an occurrence, and the use of literary elements inferences can be made about the meaning and purpose of the poem. By using an extended use of literary language, speakers imply how death and depression...
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The National Cares Mentoring Movement is a non-profit organization located in the Atlanta area. This organization was founded in 2006 and was formed after the events of Hurricane Katrina. âThe organizationâs priority population are young black children who come from low-income families and unstable communitiesâ (National CARES). Among all demographics, they believe that black children are at the highest risk for falling into poverty. This is mainly due to the uncontrollable circumstances that they are born into such as their...
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In A Midsummer Nightâs Dream by William Shakespeare, the differences between comedy and tragedy are often mentioned throughout this comedy. Although it is often described as a comedy; however, it can also be looked at as a tragedy as well. William Shakespeare focused on the aspects of the character Bottom and him being a perfect example of a fool, but also often viewing comedies as tragedies. Shakespeare centers in on comedic elements in the book by showing happy events such...
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The logical definition of culture in The Cambridge Dictionary is âThe distinctive customs, achievements, products, outlook, etc., of a society or group; the way of life of a society or groupâ (p568). From this definition it is possible to understand that culture is directly connected with peopleâs religion, food, clothes, lifestyles, language, music, traditions etc.⊠United States is considered as nation of immigrants, therefore, when immigrants come into the United States, they bring their own celebrations, foods, traditions and clothing...
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Violence becomes more common everyday in all parts of the world, and it is all community's job to create awareness about these gang related crimes that take lives daily. Society needs to be committed to protecting the families and lives of many individuals that may be involved with these violent gangs. United States of America varies in difference from Canada with regards to the rates of gang violence that happen daily. Each country can differ in the way gangs violate...
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In the book âCharles Mansonâ by Andy Koopmans, it tells how Charles Manson was a troubled child and spent a lot of time in institutions and prison. He wasnât raised to fight but grew up to be the most notorious serial killer in America. His mother was a single mom, she abandoned Charles at 12, she was in and out of jail for small crimes. He also was raised by his grandparents, but it was temporary. This is about his...
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Desire is at the heart of human existence. Joyce Carol Oates explores desire as an outgrowth Freudâs Theory of Personality Modes in her short story Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been. Desire is an expansive concept. It can be classified in many ways, as many different things. In general, it is most commonly seen in two ways: it may be seen more narrowly as âpassionate sexual desireâ (Hofmann & Nordgren 5), or it can be understood in a...
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The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare takes place in the city of Verona, during the 16th century. Within this story, loyalty is shown in many ways, loyalty is being faithful to those who depend on you. The story is about a feud between the two families, the Capulets, and the Montagues. Romeo who was a Montague, and Juliet who was a Capulet, two lovers that are from different families that fall in love. Two lovers, whose love...
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In society, adults and children alike are told they must carry on the family name, but today, more now than ever, there are more and more people carrying two family names on their backs. The most notable culture to carry double surnames is the hispanic culture where a child will take their both fatherâs and motherâs surname, often adding an y (and) between the two names. For most hispanic children, their last names are equal parts of their identity and...
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In a world where humans are conditioned based off their social class, the futuristic society in Brave New World, by Aldous Huxley demonstrates the sacrifices one must take to insure stability. The mass-production of individuals and âhypnopaedicâ are used to structure their ideal civilization, where they are taught what to believe, ensuring contentment throughout the society. With the conditioning they are stripped from their freedom of thought, emotions and individuality from a young age. However, within the novel there are...
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The dictionary defines music as âsound in time that expresses ideas or emotions in significant forms through the elements of rhythm, melody, harmony, and color.â Music gives even the most silent people a voice and is known to be one of the few coping mechanisms that doesnât have negative side effects. It is no surprise that music is a prominent feature in everyone's life because of this. Whether a person plays or just listens to music it can, if you...
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âThe story of an hourâ by Kate Chopin narrates the events taking place in the last moments of Louise Mallard, a housewife who is happy after being falsely informed about the death of her husband. Today, gender equality is one of the most debated issues. For a long time, society has been controlled by men. The desire for women to be free has led to the feminist movement which seeks to end the equality between men and women. Feminism is...
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In matters of life or death, people do whatever it takes to not be hanged. In times where accusations, regardless of their accuracy, determine one's survival, people do what is necessary to survive. In Arthur Miller's, The Crucible, a constant string of allegations leads to people convicting the innocent of witchcraft. Ultimately, this leads to those convicted people accusing more innocent people and so on. This leads straight to a town full of nothing but mass hysteria. Danforthâs convictions, Parrisâ...
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