Essays on Sociology

Imagine the happiness on a child’s face when they received their most wanted wish. Whether it is to visit their favorite park or to meet a celebrity. Make-A-Wish’s mission is: Together, we create life-changing wishes for children with critical illness. The foundation grants children their most desired wish. However, for...

The Resilience of the Indian Act The Indian Act has been said to have racist roots and that it is inscribed in injustices, however, even with these negative attributions that Act has been receiving justifications from both the First Nations and from the Canadian State. through the social theory that was...

The Significance of Gender and Sex The term transgender is one that has come to have significant meaning in the contemporary world. While many did not initially understand the sense of the word, it is somewhat apparent that it is fast gaining popularity especially after the coming out of people such...

Peter Elbow's Argument for Ignoring Audience Peter Elbow writes in his article, "Closing My Eyes As I Speak: An Argument for Ignoring Audience", how audience awareness suppresses creativity and personal intuition in writing. He notes that in most instances, his mind would go blank while trying to address an audience, but...

Rhetoric and its Influence Rhetoric refers to the art of discourse where a speaker or reader strives to motivate, persuade, or inform the particular audience in a specific situation. Typically, this provides heuristics for discovering, developing, and understanding arguments with the help of the five canons; delivery, memory, style, arrangement, and...

In the modern dynamic society, there is a need to reevaluate the stand taken on firm stands on matters such as the use of mobile phones in schools. For a long time, mobile phones have been considered as having a negative effect on the student’s performance. However, a profound analysis...

Over the years and in recent times there are some societal factors responsible for how people are treated on the society. These factors could either result in positive or negative reactions of the society to this group of people. Based on the above notion, this study will look at how...

In What my Bike has Taught me about White Privilege (2014), Jeremy Dowsett explores how whites react defensively towards the white privilege phrase. The author raises the issue that many white people dislike being associated with opportunities that other races have been unable to enjoy. The exposure of white privileges...

Historical Fear of Immigrants in America Historically, Americans fear immigrants and people alleged that newcomers have an impact that culminates in significant social issues. Cultural differences between the migrants and the citizens, economic tensions arising from changes in the work situations and the influence on power have been cited to be...

Culture refers to the set of values, norms as well as the beliefs that a particular society holds. It includes both the things that are tangible and those that are intangible. It is often divided into two categories, that is, the realm and the ideal culture. In the United States,...

According to Ruth Frankenberg, the author of the editorial, The Social Construction of Whiteness: White Women, Race Matters, race affects the daily lives of human beings whether or not they are aware of it. Frankenberg supposes that each person sees the world typically via a racial lens that colors their...

Question 1: We are so happy that you have decided to apply to Global Encounters. What do you hope to learn from your time at Global Encounters? What do you hope to contribute to the Global Encounters community? Given your personal and academic aspirations, what would an experience like Global Encounters...