Asymmetry

Iraqi possession of weapons of mass destruction. The new dictum of ‘joint operations’, which was first expressed on a smaller scale in Operation Desert Storm, fully came into practice by the time of Operation Iraqi Freedom. “The fundamental asymmetry, however, lay(1) in the radically different capabilities of the Iraqi forces and those of the coalition in technology, training, and readiness, and (2) in Iraq’s lack of joint warfare capability against U.S. and British forces that had a degree…

The concept of gender is central the construction of the body and sexuality in contemporary cultural studies. Gender is a complex matter, as modern representations of what it means to be a gendered and sexed body is internalized and acted upon differently depending on one’s culture and upbringing. Across cultures, gender and identity are intimately tied as something that should be viewed as an expression of ones individuality. However, this is rarely the case. Through the use of sociological…

1. How do lone actor terrorists emotionally manage to perform violence in highly confrontational attacks? 2. Project Description Despite numerous high-profile terrorist attacks committed by individuals operating independently from terrorist groups, little academic attention has been given to exploring how these lone actor terrorists can emotionally perform violent acts against other people. Microsociological analyses of antagonistic situations between one or more people have demonstrated…

There are many types of skin cancer but the three main types of skin cancer which are basal cell carcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma and melanoma. Even though there are three major types of skin cancer this essay will be focusing on Melanoma. Before I can discuss how Melanoma works we have to understand the anatomy of the Skin tissue. In the human body our skin is the protection between the external environment and internal organs. The human body skin can be different in the thickness of the…

The dictionary defines gender as the state of being male of female. Throughout modern history gender has been a controversial topic especially within the American culture. Society now sees gender as defined by one’s femininity or masculinity. In this essay, the argument that gender is only a form of social construction and not a biological identification will be made. Speaking from a biological standpoint you are either born female or male. Many people mistakenly identify people’s gender by…

After decades of an active effort to eliminate racism from American society and fulfil the dream inspired by Martin Luther King, one may be more surprised to the level that race relations have continued to remain strained rather than disappearing over time (Sidanius, Levin, & Pratto, 1996, p. 385). The structure of American Society can therefore be understood as a social hierarchy with a white population at the top and a negative black reference group at the bottom. Current social psychology…

1. Background to the study Poverty and urbanization are highly gendered, with women constituting the poorest of the poor in most developing countries. A study by Kanji (1993) indicated that women, in general, and female heads of households, in particular, make up the majority of the urban poor. Moreover, literature on gender and development argue that development is often subjected to male bias (Kabeer, 1994; Moser, 1993). Realizing the poor status of women worldwide, women's issues have been…

revenue to appease short term problems rather than solve problem in the long run, therefore there is onus on NGO’s to set up long term projects. However, realists would argue that NGO’s who attempt to set up developmental problems suffer from asymmetry of information and therefore these projects are destined to fail due to lack of knowledge about the local culture or about the skills of the people. For example, In Kenya an NGO set up the Lake Turkana fish processing plant, so that the people…

Moving Towards Body Positivity Growing up in the early 2000s, the pressure for females to be skinny was intense. Models, actresses, singers, socialites, and most of the women seen in the media were super skinny and very tall. Looking back on my childhood, I recall Paris Hilton being the prime example of a women that exhibited the “ideal” body type. Hilton’s protruding hip bones, scrawny arms, thin legs, and thigh gap, paint the picture of what women, and men alike, found to be the most…

Introduction Cancer is a disease whereby cells undergo changes that cause them to grow uncontrollably1. These changes are caused by gene mutations2. Genes are sections of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA), contained within every cell2. Genes control which proteins are synthesised and which cells should be destroyed2. Each type of cancer is classified according to the site where the cancer initiated, i.e. the location of initial gene mutation3. Malignant melanoma is a skin cancer whereby the…