Essays on Social Issues

Although globalization has had positive impacts on the development of various countries, it is associated with adverse effects on the climate through an increase in the greenhouse gas emissions.  Globalization has gradually increased across the world as interconnections and relationships are created between various countries to keep up with the...

Corruption in South Korea Corruption is a widespread plague in many countries including those that are most developed. Corruption does emanate from business transactions and government transactions. In business transactions, corruption has the chance to be beneficial since both transacting parties gain. On the other hand, government corruption rarely yields positive...

Pat Mora and the American Dream Pat Mora is a known poet in the United States who wrote the poem Immigrants. She lived in El Paso, at the border of Mexico and Texas. In her poem she speaks of American dream yet she knows the thought is not for her. Therefore,...

A Family's Impact on Individuals and Community A family is the building block of any society, and its success or failure has a significant effect on individual members and community as a whole. Dr. King and Wiesel demonstrate the relationship dynamics by examining different family experiences. This paper will also give...

Crosley's Analysis on Privileges Based on Race Crosley attempts to closely examine the ideology that white people have more privileges compared to other races (Crosley-Corcoran, 2014). She begins her article by explaining how her skin color did not save her from abject poverty but rather her efforts and dedication. However, she...

Human nature is prone to the in-group associations which results in prejudgment and formation of mainly hostile attitudes based on limited information a situation known as prejudice. As a result, prejudice leads to the development of stereotypes, discriminatory behavior, and even bullying which are the basic aspects of conflict development. Consequently,...

Hospitals hold an ethics clause against sharing patient’s information against third parties. The understanding is that no matter what the patient speaks to the doctor, the doctor is not allowed to share the information with third parties. In the article, “Should I Protect a Patient at the expense of an...

When women obtained the right to vote nationwide in 1920, many observers argued that women would vote differently than men and, thus, change politics in America. Some even argued that the US would become a more peaceful country now that women had the vote. From 1920 until 1980, this was...

Bullying: Understanding the Harmful Impact Bullying refers to the repeated act of attacking someone either verbally or physically or spreading rumors about them as a way of trying to demean their social strata. Bullying is a common practice especially in schools, and it can cause physical or mental harm to students....

According to the article, “Colorism within the Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs)” by Marybeth Gasman and Ufuoma Abiola, colorism is termed as a form of discrimination that is primarily based on skin tone, whereby, lighter skinned blacks are privilege while on the other hand, dark-skinned blacks are penalized (Gasman,...

The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) is a civil right under the Federal government that affects people with disabilities by protecting them from unfair treatment. The disabilities in context include physical and mental. Failure to comply with the requirements of the ADA can result in undesirable legal suits and eroded...

The Issue of Immigrants Lacking Necessary Support to Learn Foreign Languages The issue of immigrants lacking necessary support to learn foreign languages has been widely discussed on different platforms. The article provided focuses on a Chinese family who after moving to Canada finds itself unable to communicate effectively in English and...