Essays on Human Rights

Introduction In the modern day world, society has become accustomed to the fear and anger of terrorism. While it may not be prominent in many countries, the topic of terrorism in high-risk countries, such as Iran or Afghanistan, is much more noticeable. In the United...

The Civil Rights movement that occurred during the 1950s through the 1960s was a major turning point in history as a whole. The african american people during this time worked to challenge legislation and make changes to history. They believed that it was time for...

World Health Organisation, stated in the World report on violence and health (2002) defined violence as the use of physical power or force, a threat to self, others, communities or groups that result in injury, psychological harm or death. The definition emphasises that an individual...

Prison violence occurs daily and has been an increasing epidemic across many prisons around the world. In prison, people who were a danger or a menace to society are put together in a small confined area, with rules forced upon them as they are expected...

Abstract Rape is the most closely protected secret of American prisons. Modern jails and prisons are designed to protect inmates from each other and allow for constant penal supervision. However, incarceration creates a high risk of sexual victimization for males. Prisoners are subjected to and...

The right of a citizen to decide on termination of a pregnancy is a difficult subject to approach. It has repeatedly been a hot button topic in American politics and has been heavily debated for decades. The Roe v. Wade Supreme Court case of 1973...

Released nineteen years ago, Legally Blonde, a movie appeared to be about a ditzy blonde who falls right into the typical female stereotype of wearing pink, with a touch of glamour and small little dog on the side for good measure. Surely it would have...

For this assignment, I chose to do Jane Addams who was born in the 1860. Around this time, the abolition of Slavery in the United States led to the breakdown of the Atlantic slave trade. Abraham Lincoln Assassinated, The Thirteenth Amendment Ratified, Wyoming Gives Women...

Introduction “Nothing could be worse than the fear that one had given up too soon, and left one unexpected effort that might have saved the world”- Jane Addams. This quote means for a person to give up too soon is worst because you never know...

Jane Addams was illustrated as a feminist and activist. Despite the fact that Social Work did not exist as such, she went with her instincts and learned from her experience of working with different people with desperate and complex needs. Jane was most recognised as...

The topic of gun control has been a mainstay in the United States for over twenty years now; continuing to grow with every shooting that gets covered on national television. Coming from a family who had no guns in their household, I have never seen...

When a person has an irreversible illness with a prognosis of up to six months to live, should that person decide when to die and if a doctor assists a terminally ill patient in a peaceful death, is that mercy or murder? For most, death...

There are many conflicting views the concept of the right to death and whether or not an individual should be able to decide when to end their life. Some can agree that in certain cases under unbearable circumstances, such as terminal illness, having the right to...

Planned Parenthood is a non-profit organization that provides reproductive healthcare and family planning services. It’s a designed program to help men, women, and teens decide on many important decisions and procedures regarding abortions, pregnancy, STD’s, contraception, and many other things surrounding women’s reproductive health overall....

This essay discusses the effects of potentially defunding Planned Parenthood. Specifically this paper investigates the extent of which the defunding of Planned Parenthood in the U.S. negatively affects women’s health programs in the US and around the world. This essay examines the various issues associated...

“Your access to health care shouldn’t depend on who you are or where you live’. Planned Parenthood is a non-profit healthcare association that believes in women’s right to make their own healthcare decisions. In essence, Planned Parenthood should not be defunded because other healthcare providers...

It is both the accomplishment and the progress of legal codes with the intentionality of preserving the country against assualts, illegal foreign invasions and terrorism. It greatly helps to maintain security in worldwide trade and guarantees the control of immigrants. National security surrounds (focuses) on...

In the last few decades, technology has advanced swiftly in non-public industry. Devices just like the iPhone and the Internet have fundamentally changed the manner we live our lives, lots of the ones changes being good and plenty of being bad. As this technology makes...

Often times, authors and playwrights are ridiculed for their written works, which can lead to the banning of their literature. The practice of banning books, or other forms of printed works such as plays, is when the works are prohibited by law to the public....