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In her book, ‘How Are Digital Devices Impacting Society’, Melissa Abramovitz wrote “on September 20, 2013, twenty-one-year-old Kimberly Davis of Port Fairy, Australia, slammed into a bicyclist while texting and driving. She stopped 300 feet (91m) away from the injured man and called emergency responders. However, she refused to help the victim who seriously injured…

What role does skin color play in the discrimination exercised within a minority community? What role do different geographical origins, different levels/kinds of education, or other factors play? Apparently, it plays a big role towards Asians and Americans. We are often judge by the way we speak, the way we dress, and occupation. FOBs are…

In terms of ubiquitous and universal availability, abundance of resource and the potential for diversity of applications solar energy is the single most important renewable energy (RE) source for India. Hitherto, solar energy generation has been increasing steadily in India. From just 6 MW in 2009 and 2650 MW in 2014, nation’s cumulative solar installed…

Cyberattacks are on the rise. In 2017, several high-profile cyberattacks occurred involving companies such as Yahoo, Uber, and Equifax (Isaacson, 2017). While every industry is at risk of a cyberattack, law firms are attractive targets. ‘Cybersecurity is evolving. This is more than just a technology issue or an added clause in the retainer agreement–it’s the…

Abstract Every nation in the world, except for the ones that condone it, seeks to find ways to prevent terror attacks from being directed at their own society, whether it be from a home born terrorist or a direct attack from an international group. Despite the endeavor to prevent attacks, many countries still are unsure…

In the past decade or so, there was a significant number increase in usage of heroin and crack. In the article Intimate Apartheid, the author talks about ethnic dimensions of habitus among homeless heroin injectors in California and their interactive relations amongst African Americans, whites and Latinos, although mostly focusing on the tension between blacks…

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…

Armed conflicts, in which violence is applied to civilians, have a diverse impact on particular social groups. One of the criteria determining differences in the way and scope of abuse is sex. Analysis of the different consequences of infringements in the case of women requires that the same violation has a different effect and leads…

The rise and evolution of social media has changed the definition of communication and social interaction. Cybercrime has breached social media networks thanks to both increased users and increased use. Hackers look for opportunities to gain access to peoples accounts personal or financial information typically through suspicious links or downloads different social media platform such…

Transgender individuals face many obstacles when it comes to receiving healthcare. Not only do these individuals face burdens in their everyday life but they also face it when trying to get healthcare. A huge burden that they face is their lack of access to healthcare. The transgender population requires medical intervention such as hormone therapy…