Sociology Essays

There is much debate in our modern times over what exactly the founders of the United States thought or felt about our political cornerstones (the Constitution, Declaration of Independence, and others). Much has changed in the centuries since the beginning of our nation (which is why many debate that the …

As the effects of gun control become an increasing topic of current events, it is time that we take the initiative to learn each side of gun control; strong and weak. Stated in the constitution, “Citizens have the right to bear arms” (2nd amendment, Bill of Rights). This is the …

The Candidate starts with the campaign manager, Marvis Lucas, going to California so he can select Bill Mckay as the Democratic senator. Because there was an open Senate seat against incumbent Crocker Jarmon, they decided to choose Bill Mckay. Bill dislikes anything to do with politics, so Lucas persuades him …

In July 2006, a debate broke out on the “Star Wars Canon” Wikipedia talk page, having largely to do with questions of authority, and who has the power to deem something ‘canon’ (i.e. elements of a fictional world deemed authentic by fans and/or creators). One side contended that only George …

Institutions can also come to replace the author entirely. For instance, on October 30, 2012, the Walt Disney Company assumed control of Lucasfilm after a $4 billion sale. Lucas stepped down as Lucasfilm president, to be replaced by Kathleen Kennedy; this move effectively stripped Lucas of much (if not all) …

“Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter,” was said by Martin Luther King Jr., and holds true today. The right to free speech is more than a right, it is also a privilege. We live in a society where free speech is used …

The sun rises and shines during daytime and the moon at night but the two cannot shine at the same time and even then the sun still shines brighter. As it is with Rosalind in, As you like it, by William Shakespeare, Rosalind is a dominant character in the play …

In Claude McKay’s Home to Harlem, mainly set in Harlem the story of Jake Brown is told as he returns from France, after deserting the US Military to come back to America. In Wallace Thurman’s The Blacker the Berry… we follow Emma Lou Morgan as she faces colorism within her …

It is clear that men and women have a variety factors that make them distinctly different. They are different by their physical appearance, their beliefs and on an interesting note, their speech patterns. Between men and women, there are identifiable linguistic features that support the claim that men and women …

It is well established that lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and gender nonconforming (LGB/TGNC) individuals experience more negative mental health outcomes compared to heterosexual and cisgender counterparts (Lindquist, Livingston, Heck & Machek, 2017; McCarthy, Fishter, Irwin, Coleman & Pelster, 2015; Woodford, Han, Craig, Lim, & Matney, 2014; Grant et al., 2014) …