Hennes & Mauritz AB is a multinational company of Sweden who are involved in the clothing-retailing industry and well-known worldwide for manufacturing fast-fashion clothing for the people of all ages. They are operating in the different markets worldwide which call for the need of establishing factories in different parts of the world. They also collaborate with different factories (Nissen 2017). According to a book that was published in Sweden stated that children as young as 14 was appointed to work...
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A woman’s choice for control over her own body is a subject widely campaigned for. The denial of women’s reproductive rights is claimed to have devastating implications for women and their families (ActionAid UK, 2019). Examples of the effects these restrictions can have on society are evident in the Republic of Ireland, where the Eighth Amendment has been in place for many years. The laws imposed by the amendment and the stronghold that the Catholic Church has over the Irish...
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By definition, feminism means economic, social, and political means equality of sexes. “The word ‘feminism’ itself originated from the French word “féminisme” in the nineteenth century, either as a medical term to describe the feminization of a male body, or to describe women with masculine traits” (Pilcher 48) Later it is used for a range of political movements and actions that try to achieve the equality between genders. In most countries, women are marginalized thus feminism plays a huge role...
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Toni Morrison was born in 1931 and is still alive today. She lived in Lorian, Ohio. Four of her most famous works are Bluest Eye, Sula, Tar Baby, and Song of Solomon. I am doing this essay on her because of her variety. She writes not only novels but poems as well. Another reason I chose her is because of her book The Bluest Eye. It is a very interesting book. I also chose her because of her novel Sula....
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Every character in the story develops its individual features and has a fixed place within the narrative. Expectedly, all of them embody human qualities. Often, the qualities represented by the characters are contradictory. The leading character of Ebenezer Scrooge is mainly compared to the character of Tiny Tim based on their exclamations “Bah! Humbug!” and “God bless us every one!”, which differ in their core. Tiny Tim performs a symbolic part, by giving a face to the countless faceless deprived...
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Oppression is described by the Oxford English Dictionary as ‘cruel or unjust treatment or exercise of authority’ and it can also be described as ‘a situation in which people are... prevented from having opportunities and freedom’ as outlined by the Cambridge dictionary. Oppressive acts are commonly used against people who belong to certain groups and categories. In a modern world-renowned for its diversity and inclusivity, we are still able to see many forms of oppression daily. Oppression comes in many...
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Introduction Recently, there has been growing interest in globalization and its influence towards child labour. Child labour has increased in the last decades due to globalization (Gunter & van der Hoeven, 2004) and more and more interest arises for the impact that globalization has on it. A lot of studies and researchers have investigated the relationship between globalization and child labour, but there is a wide range of results. Researchers only investigated a specific part of globalization, for example, the...
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Child labour and the effects on life During the Industrial Revolution, a number of children were forced to work in non-suitable environments. As a result, their quality of lives was drastically affected in terms of health, and society. However, it was a prevalent phenomenon of using younger workers because of demands across industries. The children workforce will be discussed and then lead to a reasonable conclusion. Child labour played a significant role during the Revolution. Many work fields relied on...
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As the Victorian age advanced, the role of women shifted substantially, reflecting the growing trend of outward questioning and progressivism. During this time, the husband was expected to represent the public sphere by generating wealth and providing for his family, while his wife managed the domestic sphere. Particularly, the traditional role of women found itself at the center of controversy because a majority of the world held the deep-rooted belief that they must remain dependent upon male figures. The crisis...
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In the world that surrounds us today, kids all over are constantly frustrated and annoyed with education. But what if kids didn’t have the opportunity to gain an education? Would that be a gift or a burden? For a kid coming from lots of conflict, poverty, and oppression, education may be neither a gift nor a burden. So the text that answers the question above is “Nervous Conditions” by Tsitsi Dangarembga. This is told from the perspective of a young...
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Dark, trapped, separated. Oppression targets a group and pushes them below society, belittling them. Gender oppression has played a role in history since the beginning of time. Females have again and again been stuck to playing the role of supporting and tending to whatever the male desires; men in modern times are also faced with indifferences of their own, but never oppression. We as a society send young girls every day to a classroom where they are told they are...
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There are many social activists who have made a difference in our world. Today you are going to learn about social activist Kailash Satyarthi! You will learn about his background, some of his accomplishments, world wide marches, awards and famous quotes! Did you know that Kailash Satyarthi has saved more than 80,000 kids from child labour?! Made a carpet company that does not use children to make them? One of the marches he has lead had travelled an astonishing distance...
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“If ever there was a case deserving Capital Punishment, it's for this white lie.” (Brian Spellman) The US has employed the use of the death penalty ever since the nation declared independence, while the first recorded execution in the state of Alabama was in 1812. Since the beginning of the recession in the 1920’s to 1930, the number rose dramatically, with the majority consisting of men of color who were mainly subpoenaed for crimes against whites. THESIS: Minding the history...
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Toni Morrison, original name 'Chloe Anthony Wofford', was born in Lorain, Ohio, on 18th February 1931 is a Nobel and Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist, professor, and editor. Morrison’s books are known for their dramatic plots, beautiful vocabulary, and highly detailed African-American characters which are fundamental to their narratives. She has received several book-world accolades and honorary degrees, and the Presidential Medal of Liberty in 2012 as well. She was awarded the 1933 Nobel Prize for Literature in recognition of her services...
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The Bluest Eye is about what it’s like to be hated for things that are outside of your control. She addresses the larger implications of that, probably something that all of us have experienced in our lives. Especially, she is talking about what it’s like to be hated for being a poor black girl. For many people, knowing that they’re hated for things that are outside of their control makes that hate easier to dismiss, especially if they have the...
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“Everyone is a genius. But if you judge a fish on its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.” This statement, said by Albert Einstein, restates one of the main themes of Toni Morrison’s novel, The Bluest Eye. This novel takes us through the life story of a young African American girl named Pecola, who grows up during times of prejudice and racism. This story portrays Pecola as an ‘ugly,’ dark-skinned...
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Poetry has been used to convey feelings and emotions since 1200 BCE. It’s an art which encourages us to see things differently and transports us beyond the page, into mindscapes that teach us about ourselves. I’m Alice Walker, and you’re listening to the Open Learning Podcast, where in our first episode of The Literature Round Table today, we will be discussing the inspiring world of Poetry. We will be examining the exquisite mind of William Blake (1757-1827), an English poet...
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Health care in the early days of our country was very limited. Not many doctors came to America being they were British and against us. The first hospital was built in New Orleans named “The Royal Hospital” which was far too expensive, so another was built “The Charity Hospital”. (Understanding the U.S.) There have been multiple tries to change our healthcare system and try to implement universal healthcare in the history of the US. In 1910 many European countries were...
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These gatherings frequently can't help contradicting the translation of firearm-related laws and techniques, and the effect of weapon control on wrongdoing and open security. It is evaluated that US regular citizens possess 393 million guns and that 35% to 42% of families in the nation have in any event one weapon. The United States has the most elevated evaluated number of weapons per capita, with 120.5 weapons per 100 individuals. The accessibility of guns in the United States has been...
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Introduction: In this essay, I will answer the question:” Outline and critically examine Frye’s account of oppression”. Firstly, outline all the opinions of Marilyn Frye and then discuss those opinions which I think can be challenged or extended. Secondly, Discuss them separately and each paragraph includes one opinion. Finally, I will write a conclusion. Main body: Definition: The definition of oppression is that: Oppression is a systematic network of forces and barriers. (Frye, M.1983)Oppression names “an enclosing structure of forces...
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In her article Five Faces of Oppression, Iris Young provides an explanation of the term oppression as used by new left social movements in the United States, and consequently, its meaning. In this paper, I will summarize exploitation as one of five faces of oppression that Young uses to comprehensively and universally define whether a social group is oppressed or not. I will also summarize one of her exploitation arguments regarding women's oppression. I will discuss an objection that could...
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Presently, individuals can witness the clear product of the centrifugal forces surrounding the 1960s, as it pertains to the discourse of race. The destabilizing framework within the 60s deconstructed the 1950s American Dream which idealized heteronormativity, patriarchy, suburbia, middle-class, and the caucasian race. Ultimately, the 60s was a dynamic decade of protests consisting of marginalized communities that sought the acknowledgment of non-normative discourses within society. For instance, the presence of progressive events such as the election of John F. Kennedy,...
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In the scene with Maureen, Pecola’s response is inertly passive, as compared to that of Claudia’s and Frieda’s, which shows they welcomed the “chance to show anger” (The Bluest Eye, 59). Although surprised at first by the meaning of Maureen’s declaration, they collected their pride and shouted back, “the most powerful of their arsenal of insults”. (The Bluest Eye, 61). Pecola, however, shrouded with shame “seemed to fold into herself, like a pleated wing” (61). Her gesture infuriates Claudia, who...
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Ashoke remains busy in his career, it hurts her most. When the doctor examines her in the Hospital, she tells her everything is normal. “ But nothing feels normal to Ashima. For the past eighteen months, ever since she arrived in Cambridge, nothing has felt normal at all. It’s not so much the pain, which she knows, somehow, she will survive. It’s the consequence: motherhood in a foreign land”(TN 5-6). Ashoke’s migration is for economic gain and professional progress and...
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Think back to life in primary school. Running around the school oval with your friends, chanting rhymes and skipping or maybe you were reading a book with a large tree shading the harsh sun from you. What you were not doing was standing in a sweatshop for over 10 hours straight, cutting thread or feeding buttons through fabric. 170 million children around the world have their youth ripped away from them as they are forced to work to stay alive....
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No novel may have as clearly exemplified the profound impacts of oppressing an individual’s freedom of speech as effectively as Margaret Atwood’s, ’The Handmaid’s Tale’. Despite much of Atwood’s story encompassing the various mechanisms ‘The Republic of Gillied’ used to oppress, degrade, and dehumanize its populace. Atwood’s depiction and philosophical stance of the controlled use of language in Gilead society is a decisive demonstration of not only the status quo being revoked but further it being turned into a frightening...
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Ashima, the Indian mother of the story, is born and raised in Calcutta, West Bengali which she calls home; that is until her arranged marriage with Ashoke Ganguli causes her to travel across the globe to North America and settle in Cambridge, Massachusetts. In the early stages of this transition, Ashima struggles with leaving her entire family behind to now live with a man whom she does not know, in a place that she is unfamiliar with. As she assimilates...
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In Plath’s “Ariel” Collection she expresses anger at a patriarchal society and the sufferings patriarchy brings, confining women to their sphere and archetypes. Women are described as “voiceless, confined, dehumanized and dismembered because of patriarchy”, the adoption of the Jewish metaphor to dramatize the collective female helpless response in what is the face of male assertive power. In “Daddy”, Plath uses the framework of her ambivalent relationship with her father- who symbolizes patriarchy-to present a vivid image of female exploitation...
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The feminist perspective argues that the oppression of women is morally wrong and structural changes need to be adopted to stop the oppression of women (Francis, 2000 p. 20). It tries to end oppression through structural reform and challenging unfair social structures (Morley & Macfarlane, 2012, p. 689). Feminist theories have helped identify ways to remove oppressive practices in many female-oriented organizations. This perspective is critical to addressing the power differences between men and women and can be used to...
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Ethics is what we are to do and who we are to become, reflecting systematically and rationally. It involves; principles and norms, right versus wrong, justice, fairness, qualities of characters, and actions that make us successful human beings. Conscience is defined as “the awareness of a moral or ethical aspect to one’s conduct, with the urge to prefer right over wrong.” Ethics and our conscience help people consider their feelings, consequences, and actions. When you consider these things, you generally...
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