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Peggy McIntosh stated that “”I was taught to see racism only in individual acts of meanness. Not in invisible systems conferring dominance on my group”. (McIntosh) (No Page number. On top of page) Ignoring the reality of white. Privilege has given rise to conflicts between people of colour (POC) and whites. Recent occurrences of discrimination…

This paper will explain what agency of necessity is and how this agency arises. Agency is the work done by an agent. An agent is a person that has a contractual obligation with a principal to bind the principal to a third party without the agent being party to the contract. The contract then becomes…

Marijuana has existed on planet Earth for centuries and hasn’t shown any adverse effects when consumed by the human body. Marijuana, also known as cannabis is a hemp plant that grows from the surface of the world. Illegal Marijuana was distributed from 1906 onward and labeled as poison to the human body. Marijuana should have…

The line between free speech and hate speech, is constantly debated. When does one cross the line of expressing an opinion to openly to encouraging hatred of a group? Ridiculing a belief system is protected under free speech, as long as one is not inciting hate or violence against the followers of that belief system….

The effects of globalization on local culture In the past people said it is impossible to know about things that happen in any part of the same area. They think if it happens it will be magic. Nowadays the magic has become true. It is so easy to know about any event that happens in…

Earlier today I attended the Veteran’s Law panel which included Judge Bradley W, Hennings, Professor Aniela K. Szymanski, Jane K. Nichols, and Jenny J. Tang. After attending the Veteran’s Law panel, I now grasped a field of law that I barely even knew existed before, Generally this made me realize how intricate and complex the…

It’s been over eight decades since the release of Their Eyes Were Watching God and the novel is still a critically acclaimed novel in our society. With the utilization of the Southern dialect, depiction of serious themes such as spousal abuse, and the use of an African-American female protagonist that develops as a character throughout…

In Bell Hooks’ Eating the Other: Desire and Resistance, she first describes “eating the other”. As a history of spiritual beliefs when discussing the film, Heart Condition. “In ancient religious practices among so called ‘primitive’ people. The heart of a person may be ripped out and eaten so that one can embody that person’s spirit…

As a slave Sojourner Truth went through a lot of masters and all gave her varying degrees of agency. She was born into the employ of the Hardenbergh’s but he died before she every truly had to work. During her stay with her family on the Hardenbergh estate her family suffered great loss in the…

As readers, we understand the importance of the protagonist to have a sense of identity and distinguishment from other entities present in literature. We expect the main character to set themselves apart from the text and tell a story from their perspective. But what happens when no solid identification can be made about them? What can we deduce…