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Movies and films are a direct reflection of the society and understanding the times, and the context of the movie analysis helps in understanding the world better. The young children, teens, and young adults directly reflect the current dynamism in society. However, although the older generation is also a significant part of the society, their…

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…

“I know, it’s hard to wrap your head around such a fact of after years of listening to ‘don’t sit too close to the TV, you’ll ruin your eyes,’ or ‘stop wasting your time playing video games—go outside!(https://www.idtech.com/blog/video-games-are-good-for-you)’” Everyone that plays video games has heard these sayings sometime during their life. Most parents are hard…

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…

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…

            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…

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…

On June 16th, 2016 the launch of Donald Trump’s presidential campaign was formally announced in the ‘Trump Towers” in New York City. On November 8th, 2016 he was inaugurated as our forty-fifth president of the United States of America. Throughout the presidential campaign Donald Trump insisted on a higher more fortified wall be built as…

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…