Social Issues

Feminism is in need of a voice and a community in order for the movement to take place. In 2016, Barack Obama who was an idol and leader to the United States, stepped forward with his own ideas as a f…

Higher wages lowers rages. Raising the minimum wage would keep people at peace because the stress of poverty is diminished. Olaf Scholz believes that "For me, raising the minimum wage to 12 euros is o…

Have you ever been so hungry that you are willing to risk your life just to get food? This is the daily life of people living in Venezuela. According to Noelani Kirschner, "ninety-one percent of peopl…

Capital Punishment is the maximum penalty a man can receive for a crime. Executions have been carried out in many cruel ways such as firing squad, lethal injection, gas chambers,hanging, beheading. Th…

According to Stats Canada, in the 2016 Census, 21.9% of the population in Canada is foreign-born. This fact implies that one in every five people living in Canada are immigrants. What makes Canada uni…

What is the point of breaking down people who are already broken? Would it not be wiser to build them back up to become productive members of society instead of dumping money into a bucket of insuffic…

Girls whisper. Boys laugh. I sit there like it's nothing, they think it doesn't bother me. I look up, they are whispering, looking at me and laughing. Inside, deep down, I know, deep down I think we a…

Trans people, particularly trans women of colour have been subject to great injustice and have been left unheard and dismissed by a large portion of society. This discrimination has left many of these…

This assignment will entail why cases of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment still continue to take place in the Army, despite all training and education that takes place. Although the Army has train…

Simulated violence does not cause actual violence. Simulated violence is defined as being an imitation of physical aggression in the form of games and television. There is a lot of evidence to support…

How many cosmetic or self-care products do you own? The average person owns 35 products, is that close to your number? Well, only 4 products out of the 35 the average person may own are animal cruelty…

Racial segregation is the systematic separation of people into racial groups in daily life. While many people believe segregation ended with the Civil Rights Act in 1964, this is not the case for vari…

Project Rachel is an organization, created over fifteen years ago, to help women and families who are affected after an abortion and to offer them reconciliation. When you call them, they refer you to…

Did you know that around 689 million people in this world are living in extreme poverty? I bet you didn't. That's 9.2% of our population! Poverty is a worldwide problem that many people are fighting. …

Today, 198 countries and territories allow women the right to vote (Schaeffer). Kate Sheppard, born March 10, 1847, held a critical role in the women's suffrage movement. Because of Sheppard, New Zeal…

Do you recognize tropes or racist stereotypes in movies you watch? Do you call out tropes in movies? If you do not even recognize these racist tropes then how are other people supposed to know what th…

Racial discrimination and segregation have been some of the most controversial and persistent topics throughout the history of the United States. The episode "Awakenings" of the docuseries "Eyes on th…

The Montgomery Bus Boycott had a huge impact on Civil Rights. The Bus Boycott inspired African American activists to take action against any form of Racial Discrimination. The Bus Boycott started in M…

As people, we take basically everything for granted. It just comes naturally. Every day, we see, have, and can do many things without realizing their true importance. I bet whenever you've voted for s…

People have always found pleasure in watching and observing how (foreign) animals behave. From seeing how they move to watching them interact with one another. That is why zoos have been very popular …

As technology advances and modernizes our personal information and private data are being put at a great risk. Within the United States millions of people are constantly using their cellular devices f…

Child labor is the use of children to make products in high demand. This type of work focuses more on the products that could be earned versus the health and education of the children. Child labor inc…

Allow me to explain how women are portrayed in movies. Imagine this: The zombie apocalypse has arrived. Everyone is terrified and flees. Fear grips a woman as she cowers behind a dumpster. She's frail…

Social media is something that has been growing over the last 10+ years. For social media settings such as Tik Tok, Facebook, and Instagram to function on the daily, they require the use of different …

The experience of citizens in the United States has varied greatly over the past several hundred years. Though we like to think of our liberties as having the same definition and strength as someone…

In the article "Let Them Eat Dogs" by Johnathan Safan Foer he expresses his ideas about how socially unacceptable in certain locations eating dogs has become. He goes through writing 3 pages of differ…

In society, students with technology are victims of cyberbullying. Health problems like depression and social anxiety are long-lasting effects of cyberbullying. However, online harassment can be preve…

I think there are parts of immigration that need to be changed, like making it easier for immigrants to enter or become citizens. I think that it should be easier to become a US citizen, in the sense …

Men take care of children while women work, crazy right! Not anymore. In the article, "Why Men Still Can't Have It All", author Richard Dorment, emphasizes that both men and women are discriminated ag…

Abstract The failure of a nation to deter another nations' intelligence efforts allows it to be more susceptible to those efforts and become more divided, so why then has it taken so long for the Uni…