English Essays

Oppression & Criminal Activity (2,250 Words) Social work research indicates that familial background and cultural influences can be a cause of criminal tendencies. On its romantic side, poverty makes one contented and honest as in the case of Charlie who ends up as Willie Wonka’s heir.

DuBois, Marcus Garvey, and other black empowerment advocates of the time. Frazier uses the Marxist dialectic, criticism, and class interpretation in building his analysis, which is known as the “Black Bourgeoisie” where it focuses on the minority culture of the most affluent African-Americans in the 19th and 20th centuries in the USA.

One of the most vital aspects used in creating these gothic masterpieces is the setting. The setting of The Cask of Amontillado, demonstrates this importance in a most intense way. As with most gothic settings, the setting in this story is used to accentuate the contrast of freedom and confinement.

However, the economic inactivity or inactivity has a great influence upon the economic strength and growth of any nation. Considering the trends of past, it is expected that in the future, US economy will greatly depend upon the country’s demographics. Although demographics are not a very significant factor in the field of economics, yet growth of economy can be greatly influenced by the demographics.

Conversely, while Democrats do maintain the importance of keeping government spending under control – indeed, it was Bill Clinton and not the Republican's who eliminated the Federal deficit, they also share the liberal idea of providing a hand-up to those who are the most vulnerable in society.

The United States is mainly aware of the global problem. In reaction to what is believed to be an unmatched global threat in the contemporary period, the US government has, aside from eliminating illegal drug operations within its boundaries, put into effect an aggressive foreign policy against illegal drug activities (Destefano, 2007).

Companies also place advertisements for job posts in a way that depicts and implies gender disparity. They cannot take risks for some posts and do not give women a chance. Moreover, if a woman is married, this status of hers makes her less valuable to the companies. But if a man is married, it isn’t a problem.  

The younger one, Bianca is prettier than the elder one who is named Katherina. Katherina is a strong willed girl who does not want to choose anyone for marrying easily. On the other hand Bianca cannot get married until unless Katherina is married first. Lucentio is a student who arrives to Padua and as he lays his eyes on Bianca he falls in love with her.

Graham Greene, author of “The Power and the Glory”, tackled faith in this book. There are some excerpts from the novel that will be discussed in this paper and the perceived meaning of his writing them. One of the first catching quotes in the novel will be as follows:

In the contemporary age when companies are becoming increasingly multicultural and diverse with respect to the race, ethnicity, and language of employees, it has become quite essential for an individual to have good competence in more than one language so that a larger volume of people can be interacted with without any inconvenience.

Who should be Responsible for the Japan Explosive Hydrogen Gas? The 2011 Tohoku earthquake or the Great East Japan Earthquake was one of the most devastating disasters in the history of the Japan. As Black and Amos report in BBC News, the earthquake with 8.9 magnitudes struck the eastern cost of the Japan on 11th March 2011 and it was followed by a dreadful Tsunami that caused inestimable loss across the country.

If the story of William belongs to the small place called Malawi in Africa, so is the case with many African countries who perennially suffer from malarial out breaks causing an economic backlash. William’s real life story do inspire us that it is possible to eradicate the malaria from the Sub-Saharan African countries for it is one of the reasons for widespread poverty in the area and the recurring bouts of malaria prevents them crossing the threshold of poverty barriers.

Censorship – an argument for censorship of media on violence against women. Society in general has been patriarchal in nature even in advanced societies. The power of the media through traditional and more recent inputs like the television and internet only has added to this attitude of male superiority and the belief that women are inferior to men.

Foreign aid (developmental aid) is the financial assistance which is provided to developing countries by different non government organizations (NGOs) and developed countries. Foreign aid or (development assistance) is often regarded as being too much, or wasted on corrupt recipient governments despite any good intentions from donor countries.

John Stuart Mill’s Views on Women. Women have played a significant role since the beginning of human history. Approximately twenty to thirty thousand years ago, society began to embrace matriarchy. The case is different for the male race. Men have been dominating the world ever since they have learned to hunt or farm.

According to the New York Department of Health (par. 1), smoking can lead to blindness and vision loss due to the following eye diseases: Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD), cataract, glaucoma, diabetic retinopathy and dry eye syndrome. In the US, smoking caused 400,000 deaths, with 45 persons dying every hour.

This essay follows the influence of these earlier thinkers and presents its own semiotic analysis. This semiotic analysis will focus magazines advertisements from three markedly different publications. It will consider both the connotative and denotative meaning of the signification methods within these advertisements, and consider the nature of the medium in terms of the specific magazine as influencing the significatory pattern.

Many experts claim that the environment that individuals live in play an important part in determining the lifestyle of a certain person. The environment consists of culture. Sociologically, culture is a system formed by a common understanding. It also shapes the perspectives of different individuals inhibiting a certain society.

In the work titled The Vietnam War: Vietnamese and American perspectives, Jayne Werner and Luu Doan Huynh observe that this collaborative effort brought to light the fact that many things that are popularly known about the war have little fact in basis. It is often also difficult to gauge the precise timeline of the war, but it can broadly be said to have extended from 1945-1975.

(Student’s Name) (Professor) (Subject) (Date) Rebellion or Revolution? Rebellion and revolution have been two concepts that are closely related and have lead to much debate in the past. They have been used in divergent manner and also in contradictory ways.

The medical problems mostly related to respiratory symptoms came up as a result of continuous exposure to pollution from dreadful ingredients like asbestos, lead, mercury, and dust particles. Over the years, the government took steps to combat the situation. But it was never effective in its implementation because of a lack of resolve. 

Social networking websites such as Facebook, twitter, Orkut, and myspace.com have dramatically enabled society to express themselves individually. However, one cannot diminish the fact that these social networking websites have caused an up rise in security flaws that have plagued the creation of networking websites.

The cultural revolution in the American social context, during the Vietnam War, not only gave birth to a tremendous anti-war sentiment but active participation from some of the most recognized academic scholars of the time, namely Stanley Karnow and Gabriel Kolko, also revealed the “bumbling and misinformed, or imperialistically aggressive” (Wiest 8) nature of the American politics.

Certainly an issue that has stirred up a lot of commotion as well as emotions lately, it’s the Muslim community center near “Ground Zero” dilemma.

Those of that same ideology make claims of reverse discrimination in reference to affirmative action. Without this contentious legal remedy to help ensure equality, the imbalance of opportunity in the U.S. would remain greatly on the side of the ethnic majority and discrimination would continue in much more obvious ways, more so than it does today.

Although McCorvey later turned against abortion, she pioneered a law which has given women the right to bodily autonomy since 1973. Recently the abortion debate has been gripping the United States more furiously than ever, with many new arguments and even laws being made against it.

Most people would agree that schools should have the freedom to decide what kind of ethos and style they wish their staff and students to represent. Some schools have very strict rules, with mandatory uniforms, while others advocate a free dress code. The question of whether or not to introduce mandatory school uniforms has been widely debated with a wide range of opinions being expressed in the United States in recent years.

The debut novel Fight Club (Palahniuk, 1996) relates the experiences of a man who starts out suffering from insomnia and sets out on a long journey of self-discovery as he tries to come to terms with this devastating affliction. At first, the reader is drawn along by the convincing and at times very dramatic dialog but over the course of the novel, a very interesting dynamic develops between the narrator and the character known as Tyler.

The myth of America as a classless society is underscored by another myth, that of meritocracy. Financial success and wealth is considered as a reflection of a person’s merit, and Americans believe that all are equally capable of achieving financial success through their effort and hard work.

The script closely adheres to the factual details presented in the original book version of the name, ‘The Execution of Charles Horman: An American Sacrifice’ first published in 1978.  There are hints left by the director that the indifference of the American government in taking swift search and rescue operation had perhaps caused his ultimate demise. 

The use of Ritalin in US has increased by almost six hundred percent during the years 1990-1998. According to United Nations, the usage of Ritalin is US is five times greater than the consumption of the entire world combined. Ritalin is supposed to be used only by children who suffer from ADHD but the Ritalin has been so widely spread around the country that adults have also begun to use it.

Traumatic stresses may be caused by natural disasters (floods, earthquakes, tornadoes), and human actions (torture, war, accidents, rape, child abuse). It results when a person has been exposed to any given event that is outside the range of normal human experience, an event that would remarkably distress almost anyone.

The author of the paper will begin with the statement that Slumdog Millionaire is a novel written by Vikas Swarup which was first published in the year 2005. The novel revolves around the life of Ram Muhammad Thomas who is a waiter struck by poverty and working in Mumbai. He goes on to participate in a show known as Who Will Win a Billion.

The other major purpose of the law in this great nation is to help the society progress in a direction that is firmly and soundly in consonance with the authentic American values and ethics (Beckwith 24). Law is also an important instrument of governing and directing the government expenditure.

They can smoke too much or abuse absenteeism and sick lists. This, however, is just the beginning of the long list of employee bad habits and negative attitudes. Managers and executives must realize that bad workplace habits are numerous and varied, from gossiping and unnecessary sarcasm to anger, negativity, information withholding, and making excuses with or without a reason.

It is reasonably effective at stopping a cough quickly, and so parents may use it for their younger child while ignorant of, the recommendations. What many parents may not realize when choosing to administer these medications to their pre-schooler is the mechanism of action of the dextromethorphan in Triaminic Cold and Cough.

This book is relevant to the contemporary reader and appeal both to his/her mind and soul. Moreover, it is didactic, gives food for thought and room for imagination. Perhaps, this happens because Dave Eggers managed to demonstrate the most essential features of creative nonfiction through his writing and reflected vitally important themes.

There are two different points of view regarding privatization of water. Some experts believe that privatization is good to solve environmental problems whereas some experts are totally against this step and are in favor of anti-privatization movement. My stand regarding the issue is that the role of corporations and businesses in managing environmental resources is very favorable because it solves water shortage problems for the poor people.

It has long been recognized that students and educators need to use a variety of tools in order to keep up with the skills that are needed in the contemporary world. While teachers will always be involved in the education process, there is room also to consider new ways in which teachers, students, and technology can work together.

The resulting interplay of tension as they attempt to exploit their opportunities forms the crux of the narrative. The film has Coen brothers’ trademark elements all over it. Reminiscent of their earlier films like Blood Simple and Fargo, this film dwells on themes of fate and circumstance and the characters’ reactions to these.

This report evaluates three different models of computers, compares them and suggests the best one to be selected by a business organization to fulfill routine tasks. Compare and Contrast Computers From book keeping to producing annual reports, from order placements to communication with stake holders and from planning to distribution of goods and services, all tasks are carried out with aid the computers.

For instance, gaining profit out of illicit or prohibited drugs is possible but this does not mean that the entire activity is accepted. Ethics and profit may not be related because businesses may come up with different strategic moves that at some point may compromise what is considered morally good within the society.

Introduction 21st Century brought with it new changes and challenges in almost every area of life including businesses, governance, policing etc. The way things use to happen and organizations being run in 20th century have completely changed during the first decade of this new century.

Argument in Support of Illegal Immigrants receiving Social Services. Among various problems that the socio-economic scenario of the United States of America has experienced in recent situation, illegal immigration is definitely one that has resulted in a great deal of debate both from politico-bureaucratic and human rights perspectives.

One of the primary issues of the contemporary society is obesity due to its tendency to impact an individual’s relationship in an indirect manner. Obesity ruins an individual’s looks, be that a boy or a girl. In the present age, looking good is as important for a boy as it is for a girl. People’s over-consciousness towards obesity is an outcome of the long cultivated perception that beauty is smartness.

Why Did Casey Anthony Kill Her Daughter? Dubbed as the “First Major Social Media Trial of the Century” the Casey Anthony case has elicited all kinds of responses. On the same afternoon that Casey Anthony was declared not guilty, about 34,000 new tweets popped up within the hour, all discussing the results of the trial (Varma).

It is not often that a writer tells a story with such simplicity and panache and yet captures the deepest desires and nature of human beings with such perfection that the reader cannot help but admire the art of storytelling. Edgar Allen Poe is amongst one of those fine writers who could use words and plot stories that can capture a reader’s attention and The Black Cat is one of his fine creations.

This fact can be explained by the interrelatedness of the main concepts of existentialists and those of Bird. Although Bird is triggered by existential concepts, he goes around the circles and at the end of his life journey becomes aware of his responsibility after an endless freedom. Bird is considered further on as an existential hero.

Gabriel of the Modern Wasteland in ‘The Dead’ That is, ‘death’ of the good old civilization in the ‘life’ of spiritual, psychological, and moral decay of the present one which chiefly resembles the life of Gabriel Conroy whose insecure character is made to acquire possible resolve in self-discovery after learning about the untold past of his wife Gretta.

Introduction The paper intends to focus upon the ideas of adult education as described by the prominent American philosopher of 20th century, Mortimer Jerome Adler. The learned scholar, who had diversified interests in Metaphysics, Ethics, Thomism and Aristotelean tradition, had a quite different perspective with regards to adult education.