Social Issues Essays

Abstract There is a general view that severe penalties will deter future crimes; however, the general view is largely wrong. The probability of punishment is more significant than the severity of penalty in preventing crime. The overcrowding of prisons would clearly indicate that the threat of severe penalties do not …

Race, discrimination, prejudice, institutional racism and institutional discrimination are all problems in today’s society. It is something that is impossible to avoid. We are all victim’s of this matter along with all being guilty. We all believe something of ours is better than anybody else’s. We judge people when we …

Social mobility is the movement of individuals or groups in social standing social position. It may refer to classes, ethnic groups, or entire nations, and may measure health status, literacy, or education — but more commonly it refers to individuals or families, and their change in income. It also typically …

     When British settlers came to the new world, they brought with them the practice of capital punishment.  In 1608, Captain George Kendall of Jamestown accused of being a spy for Spain was the first recorded execution.  The Divine, Moral and Marital Laws enacted by Virginia Governor Sir Thomas …

Introduction I got to know this family of 8. They are just a poor family living in a rural area. The youngest child, about 3 years old, the eldest is 13. So just imagine how old the other four children are. Their mother, only at an early age of 30, …

The issue of censorship has been hotly debated since the 1950’s with the advent of a singer by the name of Elvis Presley. Should the government censor music that it feels is ‘inappropriate?” If so, were does the censorship cross? I personally believe that we should never sacrifice our liberty’s …

Violence, intense hate, love wanted, and love not wanted, all of these are themes responsible for making two great books.  Shakespeare, writes in Macbeth get them drunk and sleepy, Macbeth produces  two daggers to kill her father and Banquo.  Macbeth then told her to smear blood on them.  James M. …

Mass media has made a dramatic contribution to the American public’s opinion and daily views. Everyone remembers where they were when they saw the first coverage of the twin towers coming down. Everyone remembers because they saw it over and over, twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week. Everyone …

         What is a “complete woman?”  The thought-provoking question opens the door to matrophobia, a term Adrienne Rich coined in her work Of Woman Born.  Rich stated that matrophobia is the fear a woman feels of becoming her own mother, and that “the mother stands for the victim in ourselves, the …

The Civil Rights Movement was an effort to establish the civil rights of individual Black citizens, while the Women`s Rights Movement focused on the rights that were inaccessible to Women. I will discuss both movements individually, the differences and similarities between them. I will also discuss all of the different …