Category: Sociology 7256
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Lois Brown Responses to Uncle Tom’s Cabin
In the article, Brown’s thesis is that Stowe’s Uncle Tom’s Cabin did not fully address the needs of the African Americans, as well as the issue of slavery since in his endeavour to address slavery, the author dealt with racism instead. It is for this reason that most of the African Americans did not appreciate…
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Debate on Lowering the Drinking Age
Table of Contents “Why the Drinking Age Should Be Lowered” by Ruth Engs “There’s No Benefit to Lowering the Drinking Age” by Robert Voas “Driving to the Funeral” by Anna Quindlen Work Cited “Why the Drinking Age Should Be Lowered” by Ruth Engs The article by Engs uses logical appeal to convince the audience. Logos…
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The Role of Public and Private Places in People’s Lives
The intersection of public and private lives represented through public and private places where people are situated implies subjectivity in judging and attitudes. Indeed, since the line between the private and the public is so vague and not clearly distinctive, it is a manipulative area where assumptions and bias take place most frequently (Braithwaite &…
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Is Sobriety Truly an Achievable Goal?
Table of Contents Introduction Background Sobriety as an Achievable and Maintainable Goal Conclusion Works Cited Introduction Different theorists present powerful arguments to guide human beings to solve ethical dilemmas and pursue their goals in life. The application of moral concepts to the challenges of alcoholism and substance overuse remains a common practice today. Aristotle’s teleological…
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The Duty to Die: Support and Opposition
Introduction The issue of whether people have a duty to die has become burning nowadays. There exists no doubt that no one wants to die; however, what can be said about the person who is going to die anyway, and for whom it will only require a lot of efforts and finances to support his/her…
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Social Construct Definition and Role in Modern Society
Social construct has been established as a notion that has been developed and embraced by people within a society based on their class distinctions. The same differences have been stretched to comprise gender, race, sexuality, and to some extent, age (Du Bois 5). Societies worldwide have struggled with this notion, and through it, people have…
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Crisis Intervention Plan to Stop the Violence
Introduction Shootings at schools have become a popular topic in the media and raised concerns among public including officials, parents, and scientists. The extent and the cause of the problem have been researched by multiple specialists from different fields. Flannery, Modzeleski, and Kretschmar (2013) tend to think that acts of school violence resulting in gunfire…
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The Hollow Tree by Nabigon
How would you respond if a peer came to class clearly under the influence? What would you say/do? A peer’s coming to class under the influence should be viewed as an extraordinary situation that should not be disregarded. In most cases, it might indicate severe psychological problems resulting in the development of dependence and substance…
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Application of Consequentialism and Rights Approach
Introduction The Australian government has taken various actions to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. One of the government’s actions was restricting inbound travel to reduce the rate of infection caused by the virus (McBryde et al., 2020). The two theories that can be used to analyze this action are consequentialism and the rights…
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Intelligent Design and Evolution Controversy
Introduction Intelligent design and evolution all provide explanations on the origin of life in the universe. There exists considerable scientific evidence to justify the plausibility of the two theories, however, a great debate that has been there for a long time is to what constitutes science. Many public schools in the US are torn whether…