Essays on Discrimination and Prejudice

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Influence of The #metoo Movement on Sexism in The American Workplace

2 pages / 1089 words

The original Me Too movement was started by activist Tarana Burke in 2006 as a community providing a safe space and resources to victims of sexual violence. However, the movement only went viral globally after actress Alyssa Milano started the #MeToo hashtag on Twitter in...

Sexism

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Positive Peer Pressure: a Friend Within Friends 

2 pages / 725 words

Introduction Peer pressure is often perceived as a negative force, conjuring images of people succumbing to unhealthy behaviors or making poor choices just to fit in. Yet, there is a side of peer pressure that is frequently overlooked—the positive side. It’s a force that encourages...

Peer Pressure

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Depiction of Sexism in of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck

1 page / 615 words

Has our culture improved of how women are widely viewed? Looking at the book Steinbeck introduces a character named Curley’s Wife who is treated poorly simply because she was a woman. Steinbeck’s portrayal of Curley’s Wife is his indictment of how women were viewed in...

Literary Criticism Of Mice and Men Sexism

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Unity in Diversity: The Effects of Cultural Diversity in America

3 pages / 1208 words

Diversity may seem as only a ‘modern buzzword’ full of nonsense and hierarchy to some, it certainly is not an original concept; theoretically, it predates civilization’s creation. In practice, the evolution of diversity – and, more specifically, the support around and emphasis placed on it...

Cultural Diversity Diversity

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Religion as One of The Causes of The Cold War

6 pages / 2635 words

When the Soviet Union successfully obtained functioning nuclear weapon technology in 1949, the people of the world were forced to face the prospect of their potential annihilation should the US and USSR come into direct conflict. During the Cold War, the resurgence of domestic religious...

Cold War Religious Conflict

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The Effects of Relational Victimization During Adolescence on Early Adulthood

6 pages / 2656 words

Introduction It was reported that in 2017, 1 in 6 Malaysian adolescents experience bullying victimization (National Health and Morbidity Survey, 2017). Bullying was defined as being on the receiving end of “bad and unpleasant” actions, such as “teasing a lot in an unpleasant way”, or...

Peer Pressure Victim

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Depiction of Racial Prejudice in America in Zoot Suit by Luis Valdez

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Luis Valdez, the author of the play, Zoot Suit, introduces the struggles of being a Mexican American during World War II. Valdez writes about a real-life incident associated with the Sleepy Lagoon murder court case and how many Pachucos were being intentionally prosecuted because they...

Drama Racial Profiling Zoot Suit

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The Zoot Suit Riots and Racial Prejudice

2 pages / 694 words

The days beginning June 3rd up to June 8th of 1943, a series of conflict took place in Los Angeles, California in which was eventually called “The Zoot Suit Riots”. It was a culmination of cultural differences between Mexican-Americans who have been living in the...

Activism Prejudice Zoot Suit

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An Issue of Racism in America in Zoot Suit by Luis Valdez

1 page / 512 words

An Issue of Racism in America in Zoot Suit by Luis Valdez Luis Valdez mixed art and politics in his writing, “Zoot Suit”, which focuses on the Zoot Suit Riots that occurred in Los Angeles during the 1940s. The Zoot Suit Riots were a series...

Drama Racial Discrimination Zoot Suit

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A Theme of Prejudice Against Minorities in Zoot Suit by Luis Valdez

1 page / 454 words

Who knew that wearing a flashy suit was capable of completely change one’s cultural identity? Zoot Suit is a play written by Luis Valdez that demonstrates the Trial of the Sleepy Lagoon Case of 1942 in which the courts charged a group of “Pachucos” with...

Drama Prejudice Zoot Suit

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The Issue of Women Mistreatment in Woman at Point Zero and a Doll’s House

5 pages / 2339 words

In both A Doll’s House and Woman at Point Zero, the female protagonists are forced to suppress their identities. Henrik Ibsen and Nawal El-Saadawi hide the individualities of Nora and Firdaus in their play and novel respectively from the other characters, however, the audience are...

Gender Discrimination Gender Roles Woman At Point Zero

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A Theme of Oppression in Women at Point Zero

4 pages / 1736 words

Women at Point Zero is a novel that tells the story of a prostitute, Firdaus. She is waiting in jail for her death sentence. She experiences sexual harassment which causes her traumas throughout her life in Egypt. The title of the story, Women at Point...

Gender Stereotypes Oppression Woman At Point Zero

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Gender Roles and Discrimination in Woman at Point Zero

3 pages / 1435 words

In Woman at Point Zero, Nawal El Saadawi explores the struggles that women face in societies. The protagonist, Firdaus, faces years of discrimination from men throughout the text. The assumed dominance that men take on is shown through their oppressive behavior and the perceived subservience...

Gender Discrimination Gender Roles Woman At Point Zero

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Racism in Three Day Road by Joseph Boyden

4 pages / 1779 words

During World War I, Canada’s Indigenous and First Nations communities had always been the target for racism by European settlers. The novel Three Day Road, written by critically acclaimed author, Joseph Boyden uses the literary lens of critical race theory to further focus on racism...

Racial Discrimination Three Day Road

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The Idea of Racial Inequality in The Help by Katherine Stockett

2 pages / 1046 words

The Help, written by Kathryn Stockett, follows the lives and perspectives of three women in a Southern American town in the early 1960’s. Jackson, Mississippi is a stereotypically conforming small town with clear racially discriminative norms where coloured maids work for white households. The Help...

Novel Racial Discrimination The Help

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Depiction of Black Women Oppression in The Color Purple and The Flowers

6 pages / 2582 words

Throughout history, the topic of racial and gender discrimination in America has been heavily discussed and researched. As Anderson and Collins state, “Sex, gender, race, sexual identity, and class profoundly influence individuals’ knowledge, experience, and opportunities” (qtd. in Tahir). It is not hard to see...

Alice Walker Oppression The Flowers

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The Flowers by Alice Walker: The Impact of Racism on Children

2 pages / 684 words

Alice Walker’s short story, “The Flowers,” delicately examines the fragile balance between childhood innocence and the harsh realities of racism. Through the eyes of the young protagonist, Myop, Walker navigates the landscape of racial injustice in the American South, shedding light on its profound impact...

Alice Walker Racial Discrimination The Flowers

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Black Boy by Richard Wright: Being a Minority in The Deep South

5 pages / 2197 words

Introduction These are a set of literature that is produced in the United States by authors of African descent. This literature is very significant in that they depict various important themes that are important in the modern day world. This report discusses an article on...

Black Boy Racial Discrimination Richard Wright

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Depiction of African American Experience in The Works of Richard Wright

5 pages / 2170 words

Richard Wright is one of the most prolific African American literary minds of the 20th century. Wright’s literature uniquely blends aspects of naturalism and idealism to convey important messages concerning the era’s social climate. Wright, who grew up in the south during the early 20th...

American Literature Racial Discrimination Richard Wright