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In many cultures, such as European in society, women are perceived as the primary caretaker of the home among other oppressive notions that pertain to them. They were in charge of organizing social events, maintaining the family’s reputation, cooking, and cleaning occasionally with assistance from their children. They were considered to be of less value…

Child abuse is a very common thing in today’s society, although not much is heard about it. The abuse mostly happens in the home where the bruises can be hidden. The emotional and physical scars are hidden behind clothes, makeup and lies. There are four different types of abuse suffered every day by children in…

“The Portrait” is a poem flavored with strong contrasts. One aspect of the poem emphasizes the other – much like the Chinese hot and sour soup. The woman of the poem is the hot and all the other women are the sour. The sour in this poem gets emphasized in this poem to the point…

Social Justice Social justice revolves around the development and understanding of retributive and distributive principles, their association with historical situations and the political economy, the impact of their institutionalization on both the individual and social development, and their assessment through various criteria and/or processes. Socio-economic justice entails the application of the principles of justice at…

“Woman Hollering Creek” Literary Analysis from Feminist Perspective The story “Woman Hollering Creek” is about a young Mexican woman Cleofilas who grew up in a small town in Mexico. Cleofilas was married at a young age to a man who she thought was the great love of her life and imagined they would have a…

Should athletes be given the choice to use performance-enhancing drugs? Yes Freedom of choice. If athletes wish to take drugs in search of improved performances, let them do so. They harm nobody but themselves and should be treated as adults, capable of making rational decisions upon the basis of widely-available information. Even if there are…

DEFINITION OF THE THEORY Catharsis came from the Greek word and literally it can be defined as purification or a purging. It was originally defined by Aristotle in Third Century B. C as purging or cleansing of one’s emotion. Viewing tragic plays will give people emotional release (katharsis) from negative feelings such as pity, fear,…

The Vampire Diaries is a hit supernatural teen drama television series about a seventeen-year-old girl, Elena, who is caught up in a mystical world between two extremely handsome vampire brothers. It’s very comparative to Twilight and Buffy the Vampire Slayer with the typical ‘teenage girl falls in love with a vampire’ story. It first aired…

The Hate U Give, by Angie Thomas, explores the topic of race in America from the eyes of the main character, Starr Carter. Starr is a teenage black girl that lives in the poor neighborhood of Garden Heights while attending a predominantly white school, Williamson Prep. Starr is placed in the difficult situation of living…

Abortion can be precisely defined as a “medical procedure used to end a pregnancy and cause the death of the fetus” (Merriam-Webster). Even though abortion is legal and practiced in many parts of the globe, it is still a problem surrounded by controversy for it concerns and addresses one’s moralistic and ethical views and beliefs….