Essays on Human Rights

Bob Dylan wrote "God on Our Side" in 1964, amid the American Civil Rights Movement. Bob Dylan wrote the song by emphasizing the conflict between residual philosophies such as patriotism and white supremacy (Dylan). The song was written during a period when latent philosophies such as racial injustice were influencing...

About everybody in the world has seen a difficult time in their lives at a young age. Those who managed to get through their childhood without encountering any temptations or difficulties are right to think of themselves as fortunate. David Sedaris, the author of the short story Go Carolina, was...

Aboriginal Canadians have been characterized as religious, young, transient, illiterate, low-income earners, impoverished, incarcerated, disadvantaged, wealthier, and less healthy (Katzmarzyk 184; Peters 138; Spotton and Inquiry 3). Various cultures put high importance on particular artifacts because of their cultural significance. Although some items were holy or sacred, others signaled force, and...

Introduction Any nation's history is defined by past cultural relations that existed during their colonial era. As a result, the Aboriginal people of Canada have a deep understanding and awareness of both historical and current realities. These are the development of various points of view on life that revolve around Aboriginal...

Shayla's book Trust in Black America: Race, Discrimination, and PoliticsShayla's book Trust in Black America: Race, Discrimination, and Politics sheds light on how African Americans are stereotyped and discriminated against. She tells many stories of how African Americans have been mistreated and judged on different occasions, and she goes on...

The text by Sam Dillion titled “Evictions at Sorority Raise issues of Bias” describes an incidence in which women are so disgusted through acts of discrimination in a study that they decided to quit from the research. The article outlines the rampant acts of bias that have been common in...

Consider a situation in which you leave your loved ones at home in the hopes of returning to them, unaware that it could be the last time they see you alive. The ordeal is an all-too-common phenomenon in America, in which black men leave their homes but never return. What...

Introduction Since the collapse of man in the Garden of Eden, procreation and breastfeeding the resulting children has been important for the survival of all animals in the Animal Kingdom. It is one of the normal things that all females must be comfortable doing without shame or humiliation. However, in today's...

Ralph tells a tale Ralph tells a tale of racial prejudice, envy, disappointment, and shattered ideals. The writer, who has the accent of a man in his forties, reflects on his youth as a Black-American in a white minority world. Despite segregation and threats from whites, the boy trusts in the...

Toni Morrison was born Chloe Ardelia Wofford in Lorain, Ohio in February 1931. (Morrison 7). Morrison was her maiden name, and Toni was her college nickname. She was the second of her family's four daughters. Her boss, George Wofford, was a welder who also enjoyed playing the violin at home....

Reasons to Watch the Documentary Film "UnSlut" There are many reasons to watch the documentary film, "UnSlut." It is an examination of sexual sex, and the way that society uses this to shame and humiliate women. The filmmaker, Emily Lindin, examines the effect of societal sexual shame on women and girls....

With a new surge in mass incarceration figures into the twenty-first century, it is clear that the American experiment has failed as a result of increased awareness, a state that has compelled stakeholders at both the federal and state levels to embrace strategies aimed at reducing the scale of imprisonment....