Essays on Social Issues

Introduction Since the concept of gentrification was coined in 1964, it has received significant attention in social, political and economic debates. The term which refers to the movement of middle-class individuals to a formally working class neighborhood has received both supporting and opposing argument in the mainstream media, academics, and the...

Women’s education, empowerment and gender equality are among the most crucial factors of development in the twenty-first century, especially in the developing nations. It is very to examine the assumptions under which projects, programmes, and policies are formulated towards this goals. Empowerment is tied to the range of activities women...

In the modern world, poverty continues to remain as one of the most critical challenges that face the global community. To this end, some policymakers have argued that poverty amounts to the poor in the society being denied their human rights. Poverty manifests in different faces as well as has...

According to Dooley Cross (2009), cyberbullying is a deliberate act of repeated aggression against an individual using some form of technology. Belsey (2004) defines cyberbullying as the use of information and communication technologies to support deliberate, repeated, and hostile behavior by an individual or group that is intended...

In my opinion, social media posts should not be a basis for firing employees In my opinion, I do not think what an employee posts on social media platforms such as Facebook should be a basis for them being fired. Social media platforms are channels through which people vent and let...

Effects of Growing Up in a Single Parent Family What are the effects of growing up in a single parent family? The nuclear or two-parent family has been the most dominant family structure throughout America's history. Waldfogel, Craigie, and Brooks-Gunn point out that "the vast majority of American children were born...

It is an agreed political fact that a country is defined its border among other factors such that there is no country without a border and our current President Donald Trump in his campaign to be the President of the United States, made this his campaign strategy in his effort...

Environmental racism Environmental racism depicts the disproportional exposure and impact of environmental-based hazards to some minority communities in the society that are marginalized. Notably, it involves limited access to the ecologically beneficial sources that include clean air and water. Owing to environmental racism, some individuals hailing from the marginalized communities are...

Discrimination against the minority groups has always been a key issue of concern in the United States. The racial disparity in the country cultivates a culture of white supremacy in which the white race gets favored in the social, political, and economic contexts as other minority groups remain segregated. As...

While the gap between the wealthy and the impoverished continues to expand in South Africa’s Cape Town, economic injustices manifest through the unequal distribution of natural resources such as water. Introductory Rationale Cape Town, one of the three capitals of South Africa, is a city with numerous inhabitants from different socioeconomic backgrounds....

Purchasing a Hybrid Dog Many individuals would ask themselves whether purchasing a hybrid dog is a problematic issue even if the vendor is trustworthy. Another question one should ask is why pet breeding is irresponsible. Despite a vast number having pets in their homes, we still have millions of homeless dogs...

Descriptive Essay: Personal Experience with Bullying in School When I was in junior high, a new student was enrolled in our class. He was a Muslim of Arabic descent in a school that was dominated by Christians. His adherence to his religious requirements such as saying prayers and eating habits set...