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Jane Addams is known for Hull House. located in Chicago. IL. While this isn’t her lone part to society during her life. this is the one part that has likely made the biggest impact on society. Jane became interested in societal issues when she went on a trip to England with two college friends. She…

Social evils are prevalent in almost all the backward countries. Surprising enough that India, a country proud of her ancient culture is no exception to it. Conservatism and fundamentalism apart there are certain customs that smear the face of this ancient land that is trying to build a modern image in the world. Go to…

In the grand tapestry of ethical theories, teleology and deontology emerge as two of the most significant and frequently debated paradigms. Both offer compelling arguments about what constitutes moral action and how one should live a virtuous life. However, their approaches to determining moral worth are distinctly different. This essay aims to delineate these differences…

Word Count: 815Witchcraft is a phenomenon that has captured the minds of millions since the beginning of history. These so-called witches have caused fear, hatred, interest, widespread panic, and a variety of other emotions in other people from all over the world. Every society and civilization on this planet have all some form of witchcraft…

According to “Social Trends in America Vol. 4” some social trends discussed are: Crime Overview Violent Crime Property Crime Lesser Crimes and Offenses School Safety Drugs Terrorism Law enforcement Prisons The legal system A few of these trends discussed briefly in this paper, will enable a better understanding of some trends in the popular American…

Geoffrey Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales is a collection of stories set against a background of an overarching plot. A group of pilgrims of varying stature and personalities set out for a pilgrimage to the Canterbury Cathedral. Along the way, each pilgrim tells a story. A remarkable characteristic of the stories is how each one reflects the…

The novel Lord of the Flies by William Golding is all about a civilized society that takes a tragic turn towards savagery. At the beginning of the novel, the boys make an honest attempt to create rules and order. The conch is used to call assemblies and to let people express their opinions by speaking…

The contemporary society is disturbed by the alarming increase in the number of youth who are engaged in criminal activities. In the year 2000, there were 2,369,400 arrests recorded involving children, and 363,500 of these arrests were categorized as theft. The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) remarked that theft accounts for the…

An argument commonly made is that if abortion is illegal and the women does not want the child, it will lead to more child abuse. Statistics shows that child abuse has not decreased since abortion was legalized, but in fact increased. For example the exact stat states, “In the first ten years after abortion was…

I believe that people are essentially good. That is why people have a conscience. If people were evil then their conscience would not bother them so much when they act in any way that may hurt others. Most people are greedy and selfish and it is the level of greed or selfishness that determines the…