Social Issues Essays

 Battlefield by Jordin Sparks I’m very protective about certain things. For example, when kids are bullied by other kids at school and keeping relationships alive. I hate it when people mistreat other people. It really gets on my nerves and makes me want to do something about it every time …

Should animals be used for scientific research and experimentation? From ancient times, humans have relied on animals for their survival either as food (sheep, cow) or for competition (horses) and companionship (dogs). As humans became more familiar to their environment, they then also started utilizing animals for attainment of knowledge …

The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne is a great work with many excellent things that could be said about it. One thing that makes The Scarlet Letter stand out is the character of Hester Prynn, who is one of the strongest female characters in literature. Having a female character with …

Oliver Twist is the main character in Charles Dickens’s novel of the same title. He has gone through a series of unfortunate events and hardships in his young life. After his mother’s death he was sent to an workhouse where he stayed until he was capable enough to work for …

Theme is a big idea we take away from a story after reading it. In the short story, “Rikki Tikki Tavi” by Rudyard Kipling, the primary theme of the story is the idea of good versus evil. Above all, Rikki’s character represents good, and the cobras in the story represent …

The rapid economic growth in many countries has led to widening gap between cities and rural areas. One of the most controversial issues rising today is which place is better to live. I think everything has 2 sides, both the city and the countryside have the advantages and disadvantages. It …

George Washington became the first president under the new Constitution on April 30, 1789. Washington gave a speech that day revolutionizing the generation’s principle of tremendous historical importance. Although political harmony was a sought out goal at this time, the 1790’s became known as an “age of passion” because of …

The various cinematic techniques used by Joe Wright and Seamus McGarvey in Atonement, have definitely given the plot a new depth and has proven this movie to be a work of true cinematic adepts. Atonement is not a conventional fairy-tale love story. It is passionate, heart-breaking and suspense-filled, with twists …

Just recently I saw a video of Native Americans holding up picket signs saying that Columbus was a mass murderer and that he had Indian blood on his hands. Native Americans have existed here in America well before Columbus landed on Plymouth Rock. I never knew the full history of …

A person’s livelihood refers to their “means of securing the basic necessities -food, water, shelter and clothing- of life”. Livelihood is defined as a set of activities, involving securing water, food, fodder, medicine, shelter, clothing and the capacity to acquire above necessities working either individually or as a group by …