Social Issues Essay Examples Page 47

            Shaun Tan’s The Arrival tells the story of a migrant who finds his way to a strange foreign land. In his quest for a better job and a better life, he shares his struggles with other strangers in the land who also help him survive the daily ordeals. Apparently, Tan’s picture book reflects an…

ABSTRACT This paper looks at two models which are used in correction of criminal offenders. They include rehabilitation model and the justice or due process model. It explains how the two models are used in the probation system of U.S. Courts, their merits and demerits in reducing crime in the society. However, none can be…

Good morning honourable chairperson, judges, audience members, and of course, our most worthy opponents. I am side proposition’s second speaker, here to enforce our belief in the legalization of marijuana in Canada. Again, we whole heartedly support this resolution. In my speech today, I will elaborate upon side proposition’s contentions, which prove why this resolution…

Harper Lee’s “To Kill a Mockingbird” takes place in a small southern town of Maycomb, Alabama during the early 1930s, where prejudice was at its peak. The story unfolds through the eyes of a six-year-old girl named Scout Finch. The universal truth applied in this book is the different forms of prejudice existing in a…

Mark McGwire is one of the most thrilling figures in athleticss today. This six-foot five inch, two hundred and 50 lb monster is a adult male on a mission. In fact, for the most portion he is about every bit mean as you and me. Almost except for one major thing, he is the record…

Do you believe that something small can power a country? A pound of Uranium has the capacity to produce the same amount of energy of 3 million pounds of fossil fuel. That’s how powerful nuclear energy is, generating so much from so little unlike our common source of energy today namely fossil fuel. That is…

In the video, titled “To Catch A Predator”, by Dateline NBC, Chris Hansen confronts potential child predators from all walks of life, and a variety of ages. Mr. Hansen reveals the tactics used by child predators, to manipulate young, teenage girls and boys. This video is one you want to turn away from, yet cannot…

A hormone is a biochemical produced by the glands of the endocrine system. It is transported by the bloodstream to specific cells and organs around the body in order to initiate specific biological responses. The human body can produce a large number of hormones, many of which have a significant influence on our emotions and…

In Thailand, there has been an increase in the number of transgendered females, leading to the recognition of a third gender role known as ladyboys. These individuals are also referred to as “kathoey” or “sao praphet song” in the Thai language, which translates to ‘second kind of woman’ (Winter 2008, 47). A transgendered female is…

            Perspective in telling a story is important since the story, as a whole, will be read and understood by the readers according to the perspective of the person narrating it. Jamaica Kincaid’s Girl and Alice Munro’s Boys and Girls are two stories about a girl experiencing a conflict as she leaves her childhood and…