Essays on Human Rights

Part AThe podcast highlights an experiment in racial discrimination that a teacher used to improve the awareness of her class on prejudice during the peak of the civil rights movement. The video titled “A Class Divided” starts by highlighting a reunion of the then third graders who took part in...

Increasing Women in STEM Over the years there has been the need to increase the number of women in STEM-related jobs, a move that has intensified because of the need to have a win-win situation (Diekman, et al 2010, p. 1051). That is, the society would benefit from having several STEM...

The movie “Return to Paradise,” raises profound ethical questions regarding personal mortality as well as lawyers’ ethical responsibility. The movie revolves around three young Americans who enjoy a cheap and sensual summer in Malaysia, usually while stone on cheap hashish. Two of them, Sheriff and Tony, return to the United...

Head, Tom. “5 Arguments for the Death Penalty.” ThoughtCo, 19 Feb. 2017, https://www.thoughtco.com/arguments-for-the-death-penalty-721136. Accessed 30 Jul. 2018. In this paper, Tom Head puts forward his arguments in support of the death penalty. He observes the waning support of the capital punishment in the United States by referring to a recent Gallup...

Black Lives Matter movement (BLM) in America is associated with the constant push that is a result of black activism which can also be related to the NFL protests by African American players. The activities of BLM have raised the question of where the tendency stands regarding the understanding of...

Liberalism Liberalism refers to a political set of guidelines that ensure protection as well as enhancing an individual's freedom while undertaking various political activities. Liberals usually view the government as an essential tool that protects people from harm that might be caused by the antagonizing groups. However, in some cases, the...

A non-governmental organization is termed as any type of non-profit organization created by a voluntary citizen’s group and organized either on a local, national or even international level. NGOs are tasked oriented where they perform a variety service as well as humanitarian functions, while also while also airing people’s concerns...

Texas Death Penalty: Controversies and Considerations Texas has been using the legal death penalty for capital offenses for a very long time, executing a lot of people compared to the other states in the United States of America. Texas should cease using the death penalty in cases that are contradicting or...

In my point of view, I would recommend a change in the structure of the membership. At present, the permanent membership is comprised of five states that include France, the United States, Russia, China, and the United Kingdom (Sievers 14). In the council, ten non-permanent members are nominated by the...

The Decline of Death Sentences in the United States The leveling of death sentences by American courts is not a secret. However, there has been a decline in the number of jurisdictions imposing death penalties in the recent past. Despite the decline, Texas still leads the country's executions. Texas is estimated...

As early as the 1600s, the discrimination against the Transgender people was already engraved in our history. With Queen Christina of Sweden, who was often considered bisexual, dressed in men’s clothing and even went to the extent of renaming herself “Count Dohna.” (LGBT Resource Center).  The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender,...

Prejudice is the act of forming an opinion about someone without full knowledge of the person expressed through discrimination and stereotyping. Targets of prejudice have characteristics that make them different from the rest as explained by Saul (2008) in Prejudice and Discrimination 1. Such characteristics include religion, gender, social class,...