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In Toni Morrison’s The Bluest Eye, the characters are exposed to unfavorable situations related to sex. A short scholarly essay called “The Bluest Eye Theme of Sex” discusses how the major male characters, Cholly Breedlove, Mr. Henry, and Soaphead Church, are attracted to young girls who ultimately become victims. Cholly sexually assaults his daughter Pecola,…

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Equality in America has been fought for decades until now, equality in race is still undecided. The meaning of equality itself has not yet been clearly defined by the courts. Perhaps the best event that can manifest inequality in America is the Civil War. Black slavery is one of the causes for the war and…

“Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, the wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these, the homeless, tempest-tossed to me. I lift my lamp beside the golden door.”- Statue of Liberty Now I want you to close your eyes and take a second, absorb those words, visualize and…

Cormac McCarthy’s “Blood Meridian” does a marvelous job of highlighting the violent nature of mankind. The underlying cause of this violent nature can be analyzed from three perspectives, the first being where the occurrence of violence takes place, the second man’s need to be led and the way their leader leads them, and lastly whether…

Women have always faced unequal roles in society compared to men. Research has demonstrated that women are particularly impacted by this disparity, often encountering double standards and difficult obstacles, especially related to their economic and financial status. The text examines how women in the nineteenth century were often seen as inferior and had less importance…

The birth of a child is supposed to be a joyous event. Often, however, the facts do not conform to that ideal. Currently, about 1.5 million American women are terminating a pregnancy by induced abortion each year (Rubin 1994). Despite these statistics (some might say because of these statistics) the abortion question continues to stir…

Every state party to the current Covenant takes on to value and to guarantee to all persons within its region and subject to its control the right identified in the current covenant, with no distinction of any type such as race, color, creed, cast, sex, language, belief, political or other opinion, national or communal origin,…

ABSTRACT Recent studies indicate that child sexual abuse is associated with multiple short-term and long-term psychological difficulties. Most of these studies have used correlational designs and retrospective reports of abuse, with the result that few studies have been theory-driven and are thus unable to inform clinical practice. This essay attempts to explore why the experience…

Affirmative action is the name of an American social practice through which members of historically disadvantaged racial and/or ethnic groups are given preferential treatment in an effort to compensate for past harm caused to their ancestors. For thirty years, affirmative action was carefully shielded from open, honest evaluation while it simultaneously grew more pervasive along…