African Americans have struggled to gain equality
Throughout Americas history, men and women of the African American race have struggled to gain equality. Different tactics were used by civil rights activist to try to eliminate discrimination. Progress was made by increasing awareness of the civil rights movement with events like the March on W....
american women
American Women During World War II.
America's entry into World War II posed opportunities for American women domestically, yet paradoxically heightened fears in the polity about the exact role that women should adopt during wartime. A central is....
Charles Manson
Helter Skelter and the Family of Love:
An Inside looks at the Charles Manson Group
Looking out the window of the 7th floor lobby of Whitney, ....
Gender in the media
Gender in the Media
In the average American household, the television is turned on for almost seven hours each day, and the typical adult or child watches two to three hours of television each day. It is estimated that the average child sees 360,000 advertisements by the time they reac....
gender in the workplace
In most societies children are taught at a young age what is acceptable behavior. However, each individual is taught different things by their parents and families, as well as society teaches each child different ways to behave depending on their gender, age, and culture. Girls and boys in their fo....
Girls and Crime
What about girls? Stress, teenage mother hood, drug habits all those components needs survival skills. How do you keep those survival skills? Gangs, prostitution, abuse? To us juvenile delinquency is something that we look at it with disdain instead of taking the time to look into sociological issue....
Margaret Atwood
Margaret Atwood is one of Canadas most famous authors, her unique sense of humour and liveliness for life shine through in her works. I feel that she puts a lot of her life experiences into her writings and I believed they are mostly based on conflict, socialism, escapism and the natural world. I....
Should compensated dating be legalized in Hong Kong?
Compensated dating seems to be recognized and debated more nowadays. It has been mentioned in the Press Releases of the Legislative Council for two times from 2008 to 2009, regarded as illegal prostitution. Based on its impacts on society and ethical matters, compensated dating should not be legaliz....
Teen Pregnacy
On June 7th 2005 I found out that I was pregnant. Four days before my 17th birthday I didnt know what to do. I didnt know how to tell my boyfriend because I didnt know how he would react. I didnt know how to tell my parents because I didnt want them to think less of me. I was scared. ....
The Early American Working Woman
In the book, Women And Power In American History Volume Two From 1870 Second Edition, the section entitled, ?Charity Girls and City Pleasures: Historical Notes on Working-Class Sexuality, 1880-1920? written by Kathy Peiss, Peiss describes the social behavior of American working women between 1880-19....
the sex rules
The Sex Rules
We all remember growing up and being told by our parents that we could not do things because we were a boy or a girl. Boys play with trucks not dolls! Girls wear dresses not Jeans! The pressures placed on the way each sex should/should not look and act are incredible. These s....
Western civilization
Western Civilization
Mid-term
Section A:
#3:
Describe classical Greek
Achievements in politics,
Philosophy and sports.
Ancient Greece is one of the most important civilizations in all of history. They have changed the world in so many ways. Still to this day, we use t....
Youth Romance
Youth Romance: A Roller Coaster of Experiences
On a warm, mid-Saturday afternoon, a group of rambunctious young teenagers walk into their local theme park, ready for a day of excitement. This was their first parent-free adventure, so the ecstatic teens were ready for anything. All of their pa....