Essays on Identity

Everyone dreams for that time when the elections will be of integrity, free and fair. There has been a lot of debate whether the voter ID laws are the solution or not. All Americans can freely acquire the photo IDs even though some may get it easier than others depending...

Ethnicity can be defined as the aspect of favouring a certain group of people simply because they have a close relation to the leaders in power who belong to their social grouping. It can be said to be the excess reliance on one’s cultural origin which makes the person disregard...

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 and stereotype are similar since they both refer to the attitudes and feelings that one has towards a particular individual or group in the society. These attitudes may be positive or negative. In this case, there is a specific prejudice on women that their work is simply staying home...

Citizenship and Responsibilities Citizenship is belonging or being part of a certain community, small or large. However, citizenship comes in hand with duties and responsibilities. As a member of a particular community one is obligated to the certain task he or she in order to provide a peaceful and better environment...

The “bystander” approach was developed by Dr. Jackson Katz and his colleagues at the University of North Eastern. It is a pedagogical model that refutes the common rape and battering myths. It works by giving people the tools to interrupt the process of sexist behavior and to speak up and...

The Maasai people and social changes The Maasai people are nomads who depend on grazing. The social order of Maasai dictated that warriors would guard the community. The young boys (morans) were supposed to herd the cattle, women were to construct the houses, and men in the society were to act...

The role and the situation of women in military has been changing for the last four decades, and by the beginning of the 21st century, the role of women in military had changed in all the NATO countries, with the number of women in the military increasing dramatically in all...

Recently, I stumbled upon the realization that life is a culmination of one’s decisions. Therefore, to live a life of desirable quality, it is important to make plans about the future. Essentially, these plans highlight what one aims to achieve within a given time frame. Currently, many individuals wander from...

Technology and Social Media: The Construction of Identities Technology has led to the development of social networking sites enabling social interactions, where people can easily have conversations, share photographs, videos, and basically all the moments of their lives. The social media is a popular platform among the youths, fostering unprecedented online...

Americanah is a 2013 novel by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie that revolves around the concepts of race and how social constructs about the issue affects people. In the novel demonstrates how gender and race completely change and shape the identity of an individual.  Through the plot and the themes present in...

One of the significant policies that encompass many closed campuses in the United States of America is the utilization of school identification cards. Closed schools are systems that do not allow students to leave campus any time of the day from lunch break or going to the hospital without the...