Sociology Essays

At globalization today, a phenomenon that has been much concerned by nations, international institutions and the media has risen for a while, being the anti-globalization movement. Interestingly, anti-globalization that is springing up vigorously within the world range has become a kind of “globalization” in essential but possessing a different substance. …

In Besi Heads short story “Life” the main character is murdered by her husband. He gets sentenced by a white judge to only a few years in prison. In Heads short story “The Collector of Treasures,” the protagonist, Dikeledi, murders her husband and is sentenced to life prison. By putting …

Opressed by poverty and lack of resources, Zulus have to work “in the sun” where “the hot red acres smounlder”. They struggle for their lives in a terrible condition that they could do nothing to oppose it. On the other hand, through the feeding between the mother and the son, …

Slavery was popular in America in the 18th and 19th centuries. The Southern states, with agricultural economies, relied on the slavery system to ensure the cash crops, such as; cotton, hemp, rice, and tobacco. Slaves were not unknown in the North, but abolition in the North was completed by the …

Moliere’s comedy Tartuffe depicts women who can be described as straightforward, bold-spirited, witty, and loyal. In Tartuffe Dorine and Elmire displayed well-developed, independent and intelligent characters while Madame Pernelle and Mariane weren’t as well developed intellectually in the play as Dorine and Elmire. In the play Tartuffe, Dorine and Elmire …

Although most of the current leaders may be men it is actually women who control the world. Ladies and gentlemen, this is my focus for this afternoon’s speech; that women are ultimately more powerful than men. Power can be defined as the ability to do or act. There are many …

“You will be home before the leaves have fallen from their trees.” As in most war, the first casualty was the truth. When Europe slid from a nervous peace into raging war, almost everyone anticipated a brisk, spectacular and triumphant campaign. In the summer of July 1914, war was a great …

“We had no voice, we had no name, we had no choice, we had one face.” (p195)The Penelopiad by Margaret Atwood is a contemporary twist to the ancient myth of Homer’s ‘The Odyssey’. The novel is set in Ancient Greek society where particularly women and lower-classes were severely subjugated and …

In the recent business environment, the economy is changing from a manufacturing base to an information/service base. Although UPS has always been a stable and smart company that knows where it wants to go, it was also drastically affected by increased competition and technological advancements. UPS finally heard the wake-up …

We all know that a man is the head of the family and his wives do his bidding (132). Here, Uchendu describes the male dominance and female suppression in Chinua Achebes book Things Fall Apart. Uchendu exemplifies one of the few male characters who understood and displayed gratefulness for the …