Social Issues Essays

Othello is a manifestation of gender discrimination prevailing at that time. It clearly refer to sexism that is not only inclined toward male chauvinism but also a degraded social status of women in the contemporary society. All three major female characters of the play epitomize this gender discrimination and manifest …

A research approach to role of women in business, women in entrepreneurship and gender values in an international context and an examination of culture, gender inequality and women and family values as they venture and participate in business on an international context. Introduction  The role of women in an international …

Sikhism is unique in recognizing unequivocal equality for all human beings and specifically for both men and women.  In fact, the basic beliefs of Sikhism as revealed to Guru Nanak in 1469 support social reform of women’s roles in society.  Sikhism advocates active and equal participation of men and women …

Introduction             The “The Autobiography of Malcolm X” was actually written by Alex Haley. Malcolm X coordinated with Haley to arrange and integrate his story to him. Haley became the medium of Malcolm X to share his ideas and experiences of his past as a black living with white. The …

In United States, “Getting drunk, plastered, loaded, tanked, sloshed, smashed, stewed and stoned is an old American tradition.” But “dry” and “wet” Americans have differ on whether prohibition. There are something deeper than “dry” and “wet”, but rather the “pursuit of happiness” versus religious pursuit of righteousness.(Carlson 143-149) In 1620, …

It is estimated that over 1.7 million people died from starvation, execution, disease, and over-work during the Cambodian genocide, which took place between 1975 and 1979. It has been established that the Khmer Rouge targeted particular groups of people, among them Buddhist monks, ethnic minorities, and educated elites, who were …

Marie D. Smith, the author of Decoding Victoria’s Secret: The Marketing of Sexual Beauty and Ambivalence, is a retired French and Spanish college professor. She lives with her husband, Claude Jay Smith, and her two sons in Jacksonville, Florida. She has received many awards for teaching from the Florida Association …

The 1800’s were hard times for those who weren’t white males. Every other human being was basically considered a minority including American woman and African Americans. There came a point where the minority groups had enough of their voices being ignored which is when fearless leaders in each group appeared. …

Book Review: The Slave Community: Plantation Life in the Antebellum South by John W. Blassingame Introduction:      The pages of human history daubed in bloodshed relating to World War I & II, conflicts in the name of religion, ethnic clashes, rebellions of the blacks against the  whites, Nanking massacre, devastation …

United States President George W. Bush dubbed the terrorist activities as “acts of war” and embarked on a “war on terrorism.” This campaign paved the way to put an end to Afghanistan’s heads of state, the Taliban, who had wrapped in cotton wool bin Laden since 1996. It is now …