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The 1962 film To Kill a Mockingbird is an adaptation of Harper Lee’s novel of the same name. Lee, as a character, mirrors Scout in a traditional bildungsroman story, enabling the examination of racism and social injustice through the viewpoint of a young girl who directly encounters these problems from her own unique vantage point….

Introduction Inequality and social injustices in today’s society are issues that most communities or ethnic culture or races face globally. This issue has drawn the attention of most global bodies like the UNESCO to help in tackling the uncertainty caused by these issues in the society by developing and building network of municipalities across the…

Contrary to the common perception that only women and girls are discriminated based on sex, discrimination against men and boys can also happen, and in some cases, it can be even more evident. This is the main argument of David Benatar in his book, The Second Sexism. By the term ‘second sexism’ Benatar means the…

Miranda Fricker argues that, if an injustice is caused by possible outcomes, there is testimonial injustice. In this paper I will argue that systematic testimonial injustice shown throughout the book, To Kill a Mocking Bird by Harper Lee. Specifically, I will examine systematic testimonial injustice and how detrimental it is to the epistemic goal of…

Poverty in America has changed from the time of Reconstruction to the 1930s and is ever changing in American society. There was a shift in wealth from the South to the North during Reconstruction, followed by an almost destitute country around the time of the First World War. Then, even after the economic boom in…

            Dictatorship is an act of forcing your will against the will of others and this can either be official or unofficial.  In other cases, there might pressure from the military without there having direct involvement but most forms of dictatorships result after the ruling government is overthrown.  Whether directly or not, Muammar Al Gaddafi…

“The Columbine shooters were influenced by violent video games, which may have played a role in their decision to brutally murder fellow students!” Society tends to oversimplify and unfairly place blame on individuals in unfamiliar situations. Psychologists have extensively explored the impact of video games on young minds since their emergence. Despite ongoing debates and…

“Going to Africa. Hope I don’t get AIDS. Just kidding. I’m white.” (@JustineSacco) This is the 12-word tweet that 30-year-old senior communications executive, Justine Sacco, sent to her 174 Twitter followers before boarding her flight to Cape Town, Africa in December, 2013. Shortly after sending it, she boarded the plane, shut off her phone, and…

When you just finished your graduation ceremony and wave goodbye to your classmates and teachers, you are about to step into the society and start the next stage of your life. Maybe you want a friendly and hopeful work environment where people are respected and treated equally. But the reality is that this bright future…

Through advertisements, gender roles have stayed prevalent and have portrayed the notion that “women” are inferior to men. An example would be the portrayal of women in media and in certain cultures where there are restraints on women. Included in this is the aspect of society where women are objectified to the point where they…