Criminal justice reform is when errors are found in our criminal justice system, and then are planned to be fixed. Everyone in a courtroom that has had to appear before a judge, has rights. Rights such as due process of law, the right to have bail, to not have your property searched or your personal […]
Feminism is concerned with ‘…the ways in which literature (and other cultural productions) reinforce or undermine the economic, political, social, and psychological oppression of women’ (“Feminist”). In many stories, women are presented in many different ways. This includes how female characters are created and understood within any given story. These can range from marginalizing women […]
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Get startedThe situation of Donna Hylton is as rare as it is tragic. To hear her voice on the podcast Decarcerated, one knows that she refuses the status of the victim role. At the same time, she was a victim in so many ways. On a sociological level, one can only see the star student reduced […]
The feminist theory is not just all about women, but it’s about the quality of life for people and races. The feminist theory also helps men and women understand the roles that they have been given by their social identities and experiences. The four practitioners that have the greatest impact on the feminist theory, all […]
The global financial crisis of 2007-2008 is considered the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression. It is critical to study the factors that brought the global economy to its knees and from which we are still feeling the effects today. In order that the past will not be repeated, we must study the political […]
T.S. Eliot and F. Scott Fitzgerald are two famous writers with exceptional talent, whom both bring something different to the literary world. Eliot was a groundbreaking 20th century poet who found his love for writing by leaving the United States and finding his inspiration in England where he spent the rest of his life. One […]
During the era of the Great Depression, many people felt loss and hopelessness. Everyone was scared of the future, no one knew what was going to happen or if the economy was going to get back on its feet. Above all, though, minorities suffered the greatest from the Great Depression. African Americans were always the […]
Working on behalf of others is questionable. Some people may think it’s fine while others do not. Some examples are “Migrant Mother” by Dorothea Lange, the documentary “girl rising”, and Jacob Riis the Photographer. Yes it is fair to exploit a few people for many because it will help the few people that need it. […]
There have been many historic events that have led to how the United States is ran today. Some affecting the county in negative ways, some affecting the country in positive ways. One of the most influential events still spoken about until this day is The Great Depression. Although other countries were involved as well as […]
The 20th century was one of the darkest times in history so far; many important events happened during the time like wars, flu pandemic, The Great Depression, technology advancements, and so much more. In the 1900s, science and technology have advanced to a new level and many discoveries were made. World War I started around […]
Escapism is defined as a “diversion of the mind to purely imaginative activity or entertainment as an escape from reality or routine” (Escapism). This coping method is used many times throughout history. One significant moment in history where this technique is prominent is during the 1930s. America was faced with The Great Depression, one of […]
“The Great Depression starting in 1929, was a horrific event of crimes, loss, and total downgrading of the country.” (“Crime 1920-1940”). This period named The Great Depression was a blend of the Stock Market crash, a storm called the Dust Bowl, and the crime/discrimination that followed. Once the Dust Bowl hit and the stock market […]
Poverty, hopelessness, unhappiness, misserey, these were just some of the terrible characteristics of The Great Depression. The 1930s entertainment played a huge role in helping Americans make it through The Great Depression. It changed the lives of Americans for the better and gave them some sense of happiness. America faced some of the darkest times […]
For as long as there has been music, it has been, in some way or another, a reflection of life. For some, it helps explore the complex emotions that come with historical events. In other cases, it is a commentary on the current political or social climate. Since creatives are often told, “write what you […]
Autonomy is to act on your own without being controlled by any other influence. Autonomy is to have self-governance, and to have the liberty for free choice. One could classify it as a synonym for freedom. I have heard people use autonomy as an argument for why sex work shouldn’t be legal, because they […]
Ironweed, a plant that holds its own, is used as a metaphor for the protagonist Francis Phelan who persists while others perish in the movie “Ironweed” that was based on the novel Ironweed by William Kennedy. The name of the plant derives from the thickness of the stem, or Francis’ resilience, in this case. Unfortunately, […]
Growing up as a small child I always heard my teacher emphasize on the saying ‘East-west home is the best.’ However, this idiom meant little to me since I was born and bred in a family that embraced homeliness. Everyone was at home and helped make our home a memorable place day by day. This […]
Because of growing up in a small town in the Midwest, I didn’t have a lot of experience with the concept of poverty in my childhood years. I always knew my close-knit community of 400 people to be privileged because of the fact that every adult in town was financially stable, every person owned a […]
For the majority of my service work, I did work for the Manna House. The Manna House is located in Florence, South Carolina, where I was born, raised and lived until I started attending the Citadel. It is located in a rather poor part of Florence. The Manna House is a place where the homeless, […]
We all have accidents, get sick, or even accidentally end up pregnant every once and a while. But, the real question is are we able to afford the costs that comes with these things? Providing free healthcare for lower class Americans would help make their lives much easier. Everyone should be entitled to free basic […]
Unfortunately, where ever you go and where ever you live, there will always be a group of homeless heroin injectors and crack smokers social networks. In the article Intimate Apartheid, the author talks about ethnic dimensions of habitus among homeless heroin injectors in California and their interpersonal relations between African Americans, whites and Latinos, although […]
Poverty is a problem that can be fixed for some Americans. They work, get paid, and spend their money wisely. Poverty can be viewed as a “choice” for some people based on their situations. But for those stuck in the limbo of poverty without assistance, stuck on the streets, there may be no other option. […]
When we think about the challenges we face in recovery, the most obvious one is probably staying sober and resisting the temptation to use again. There are some additional, unseen challenges that we might not be aware of if we haven’t experienced them firsthand. These difficulties can be so overwhelming and disheartening that they deplete […]
LGBT youth who experience homelessness must deal with a wide range of different issues that affects them in many ways. They have to deal with poor mental health, substance abuse, suicide, violence, and sexual risk behaviors because of the fact they’re homelessness ( Keuroghlian & Shtasel, 2014). About 320,000 to 400,000 LGBT youth experience homelessness […]
People are hurting themselves because others have a different point of view on who they are and what they do. America has a lot of social issues, some could even say they are modernized from older times. A lot of people still have that olden days mind set where everyone has to follow the same […]
America today seems like a whole new nation from the time of slavery and Jim Crow Laws. This is a generation of Black liberation and empowerment. It is now considered the social norm to go to an integrated school, the direct result of the victorious decision of Brown v. Board of Education. The Brown v. […]
In Ecclesiastes, it was written that a Preacher professed out of the mouth “there is no new thing under the sun.” Times have changed since the time of Mr. Booker T. Washington and myself, but I see that that preacher was more correct than he will ever know. Even here in the year 2018, I […]
The star of The Hate U Give has been sharing mental health resources with her fans during the fight for Black Lives Matter. Like many people, Amandla Stenberg has been deeply engaged in the fight against racism happening across the globe. Black Lives Matter protesters have been marching for the end of racial injustice since […]
The book between the world and me the author, Ta-nehisi explained, different people from a different culture living in the same country but not treated everyone the same way as white people treated in the united states which means Racism. As we discussed with our group that, Abraham Lincoln in 1863 declared the United States […]
The internet is probably one of the greatest inventions of the twentieth century. It allows anyone to gather information and data, connect with others, purchase items from the comfort of their home, and many other uses all with the click of a mouse. Although there may be many positive uses of the internet, there are […]
