The historical and social developments experienced by young adults over recent decades have been extensive, with changes affecting cultures on both a micro and macro level; however, the shift in the social norms of young adulthood is one of the greatest. The external factors this generation of young adults is subjected to have affected how our lives are constructed. In which the supposed âboomerang kidsâ (Gee, Mitchell, Wister 1997) struggle to find the independence their modern predecessors fell into, we...
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Most people have probably heard of those horror stories. Blacking out, and the next thing you know, you are in a bathtub covered in ice. A laceration of the side of your body. A missing organ. Organ trafficking is defined as the âpractice of using exploitation, coercion, or fraud to steal or illegally purchase or sell organsâ () A lesser-known form of trafficking, organ trafficking has played a huge impact on the world because of the consequences that come from...
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Introduction Body image and self-esteem have long been known to be associated with several salient issues for different groups of people, either among women, those who have excessive body weight, adolescents, and transgendered people, among others. The concept of body image affects people throughout their lives, with many of the affected groups showing that they are not satisfied with the physical appearance of their bodies. Merah et al. (129) define body image as a mental image of oneâs own body....
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The Oxford dictionary describes democracy as âDemocracy is all a system of government where the citizens exercise power by votingâ. Democracy existed in pre-agricultural societies, it was first seen in Greece, in Athens in the 6th and 5th centuries BC. Democracy first made an appearance in the form that we know, as representative democracy, in the 18th century, as the French and American revolutions occurred. There are three main pioneers with different views on democracy, John Stuart Mill(1806;1873), Plato(360 BC;1974),...
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To date, few researches have investigated the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on mental health among mothers. This is especially germane with the emotional and mental health vulnerability encircling pregnancy and childbirth. Therefore, this study aims to investigate the prevalence of PPD and its related factors among women in Pakistan during the Covid-19 pandemic. The present study is focused on the impact of Early Maladaptive Schemas and Mindfulness on Postpartum depression during the period of Covid-19. In Pakistan, the current...
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The sequence I have chosen to analyze starts when the handmaids file into the salvaging and ends with the man accused of rape, kneeling, and surrounded by the Handmaids. This is a turning point for the character of Offred, as we see her understanding her terrible situation with increased clarity throughout the extract and this makes the viewer recognize the intensity of the situation. The extract also shows the viewer the values and rules of Gilead for the first time....
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In The Great Gatsby, a major issue recurring theme in that of morality. Each character in the novel exemplifies their various immoral contributions at least one point in the novel, and each character falls on a different portion of the spectrum of morality. These different actions, performed by different characters, help to place each character in their respective place among their peer characters. Of the most moral of these characters in The Great Gatsby are Nick Carraway and Jordan Baker,...
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The Nature vs Nurture debate has always been important to the growth of oneâs personality and character. In this essay, we will focus more on the nurture aspect. Here, we will analyze the impact of the male characters in the growth and development of Celieâs personality from the novel The Color Purple by Alice Walker. One of the most prominent factors in Celieâs interaction with male characters is the blatant physical, verbal, and emotional abuse she faces. This history or...
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In Call of the Wild, a woman named Mercedes becomes the owner of a sled dog team along with her husband Charles and brother Hal when a Scotch Half Breed decides to give them up. She becomes a problematic figure throughout the journey and has no idea how to survive in the wild. Although she is the only woman in the book I don't think the author John London is using Mercedes as an example that women shouldn't be out...
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In Mark Haddonâs novel The Curious Incident Of The Dog In The Night-Time, Haddon writes about a boy named Christopher Boone who tries to solve a murder mystery. He is met with different challenges such as an unspecified form of autism that holds him back from understanding otherâs feelings and why they are feeling the way they are. He also wants to be understood by people who question the way he acts. In this novel, Haddon shows that even though...
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Since the beginning of time, females have always been perceived as objects who have only one job: to bear children. Men have oppressed, controlled, abused, and limited women in a countless number of ways because of the belief that women are inferior to them. Today, women possess many more rights than they have in the past but men continue to have power over them. In The Handmaidâs Tale, author Margaret Atwood portrays a future dystopian society in which women have...
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As companies continue to expand across borders and the global marketplace becomes increasingly more accessible for small and large businesses alike there are ever more opportunities to work internationally (SOURCE). International and ethnically diverse teams are becoming more common, meaning businesses can benefit from an increasingly diverse knowledge base and new, insightful approaches to business challenges. Along with the benefits of insight, global organizations also face potential obstacles when it comes to culture and international business (SOURCE). While there are...
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Womenâs rights in Canada have greatly improved and accustomed to the needs of women in the last semi-century. Treating women equally, advocating feminist behaviors, and allowing them to have control over their bodies has gone from being inappropriate and deemed taboo to being predominantly normalized and encouraged in the present. Canada continues to strive for feminism today. Changes in Canadian legislation concerning womenâs rights such as birth control, no-fault divorce, and abortion positively improved the lives of Canadian women from...
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What do you think the world would look like if our favorite food was not at our fingertips? There is no supermarket, no stores, no farms⊠we would have to put in a lot of work, just to eat every day. Food is used essentially for the nourishment of our bodies for nutritional value. However, during the nineteenth century, the British Empire had a hidden meaning between food and power, in other words, the food was not at their fingertips....
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In George Sher's article 'Diversity', he stresses and contends for the significance that preferential treatment has in expanding and improving diversity in the scholastic and business world. To do as such he spreads out four central key points that represent the thinking behind the contention that preferential treatment ought to be given to those of various ethnic, racial, and sexual identification in the working environment and scholastic foundations. The four points that he argues are, 'a requirement of justice, intrinsically...
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Peggy Sue and Tony had met and fell in love with each other while they both were attending college in Texas. Peggy Sue graduated with a degree in elementary education and is a teacher in Dallas, Texas. Tony graduated with a degree from a culinary school and is a chef at a resort hotel restaurant also in Dallas, Texas. Tony decided that he wanted to propose to Peggy Sue on Christmas day, and Peggy Sue said yes excitedly to his...
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To most, September 24, 1961, has no significant value and is a day just like any other, but for Jaime and Marlen Moreno, it was the day their daughter Nidya was born. Nidya Moreno was born to a family of two parents and a one-year-old sister. This family, which later expanded and developed, formed part of her ecological system which would influence her development and growth. The Ecological Systems Theory was created by Urie Bronfenbrenner who proposed that humans interact with...
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In the early 1800s, a German philosopher named Karl Marx shared his beliefs on societies and how they revolve around the economy. He believed that societies are mainly shaped by economic organization and that social changes are a product of class conflicts. In the book The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald, and A Raisin in the Sun, by Lorraine Hansberry, social classes show the reader how class affects the quality of life. The setting in The Great Gatsby begins...
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Modern Languages and Cultures is a course I developed an interest in due to its increasing indispensable importance. Multilingualism has become more than just âimportantâ in todayâs era. Effective communication is more than a matter of language proficiency and apart from enhancing communicative competence, cultural assimilation can also lead to empathy and respect toward different cultures as well as promote objectivity and cultural perspicacity. In todayâs world, advancing technologies have afforded us the ability to communicate no matter where we...
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The lack of presentation in the media is incredibly alarming. Despite representation being necessary for the common good of society, this issue has yet to be addressed adequately. The issue of lack of representation spans the bound of race and culture. This analysis will specifically examine two of these phenomena. The first will be a discussion on the race-class structures present in The Great Gatsby. Specifically, the idea that Blacks cannot obtain higher social classes. Secondly, there will be a...
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Frozen, by Walt Disney Pictures, revolves around two sisters, Elsa and Anna. Princess Elsa of Arendelle possesses magical powers that enable her to create snow and ice. As children, the two sisters would often use their powers to play together until one day Elsa accidentally injures Anna. After this incident, the King and Queen keep the sisters away from each other and erase Annaâs memories of Elsaâs superpowers. Years later, the King and Queen get lost at sea and Arendelle...
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Most religions have been based around putting their God above all others showing the good and the bad in many people. This mindset he kept practicing of the Hindu religion is shown in the short story âA Fatherâ by Bharati Mukherjee. Mr. Bhowmick the main character lives this miserable life that he puts himself upon based on what his religion says is right or wrong. As a Hindu myself, the author expresses how the father would pray a lot to...
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The Prologue of Invisible Man presents the significant subjects that characterize the remainder of the novel. The illustrations of imperceptibility and visual impairment take into consideration an assessment of the impact of prejudice on the person in question and the culprit. Since the storyteller is dark, whites won't consider him to be a real, three-dimensional individual; thus, he depicts himself as imperceptible and portrays them as visually impaired. Incidentally, however, he rules the novel, and the storyteller remains to some...
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During the Medieval Period, knights and gentlemen were held to a specific standard and only able to act in a chivalrous manner. Their attitudes and actions were based on religion and centered around their belief to be deemed knights. While the Code of Chivalry remained the same, many medieval authors have used it to create many stories with a deeper meaning. The expectations ranged from staying faithful to God, never refusing a challenge, and fighting for the good of all....
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In the first part of Albert Camusâ The Stranger, we discover that Meursault is an ordinary man who works as a clerk in the shipping industry. He is satisfactory at his job, but not extraordinary. Each day Meursault does the bare minimum at his workplace (just enough to get by). In the second part of the novel, Meursault is arrested for manslaughter (of an Arab), but put on trial for his unacceptable behavior at his motherâs funeral. The theme of...
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In January 2018, a 911 call was placed by a seventeen-year-old girl who had just escaped from being shackled to a bed in her Los Angeles home where she and her twelve other siblings had been kept prisoners. Recently in April of 2019, David and Louise Turpin were sentenced to twenty-five years to life in prison for child abuse, torture, abuse of dependent adults, false imprisonment, and sexual abuse. Their children ranged from ages two to twenty-nine and almost all...
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In Palahniukâs debut novel, Fight Club, characterization plays a crucial role in conveying a message about the emasculation of men by consumer culture. This is perceived as the upper class using superficial products to achieve satisfaction that lacks spiritual meaning. With this, the novel also reflects how certain experiences and values allow one to self-assess life and use their hardships to feel complete, as seen in the portrayal of Tyler Durden. The character of Tyler Durden is a reflection of...
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The development and reform of laws relating to same-sex relationships have effectively reflected societal values. The reform of the Adoption Act 2000 to the Adoption Amendment Act (Same Sex Couples) Act 2010 reflected societal values to a degree but lacked responsiveness and struggled to balance religious tensions. The reform of the Marriage Act (1961) to the Marriage Amendment (Definition and Religious Freedoms) Act 2017 effectively reflected societal values, however, it also struggled to balance religious tensions. The laws relating to...
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Many people say that women should not be able to combat alongside men because men are more capable. Women should be allowed to combat for their country based on whether they can pass the test. Women are just as capable as men to fight for our country. People view women as too fragile to complete some of the same tasks as men. Many women in our history have proven to be just as capable as men. Women were allowed to...
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Terrorism, by definition, attempts to change the psychological and sociological state of its targets. terrorists are often people who havenât found their place in society; they are excluded from it and donât have the chance to change their situation. This case explores the overall view of terrorism in Pakistan and around the world, its effects, and more importantly its root causes analyzed sociologically and psychologically. It also addresses many of the conceptual and definitional issues associated with terrorism. Counter strategies...
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