Feeble-minded

Biases are based on preconceived ideas and notions towards a specific group of people. These bias are in fact prejudice in nature and exemplifies the idea of supremacy. Sometimes these bias become an integral part of our society. This is evident when a leader of a first world nation could make a travel ban, banning immigration from a specific nation because of religion or ethnic background. As a society we retain these bias because of historical circumstances or ignorance. In Canada this is…

Immigration policies are comprised of the acts and regulations that affect which foreigners may enter the country and ultimately, be granted citizenship. Historically, Canadian immigration policies have favoured white immigrants. This preference is explicitly demonstrated through the classification of immigrants as ‘desirable’ and ‘undesirable’. Canadian immigration policies have been a major factor in shaping the development of the country, with policies being designed to fit the country’s…

Women are generally associated with traits such as gentleness, empathy and sensitivity. Moana, directed by Ron Clements and John Musker, is a film about a sixteen year old Polynesian girl who disobeys her father’s wishes and travels across the ocean to restore the heart of Te Fiti in an attempt to save her island from destruction. Despite portraying gender equality in Moana’s society, gender roles are shown through characters actions. The beginning of the movie starts out with Moana’s…

Websters dictionary describes evil as morally bad, wicked, sin, and a source of sorrow and distress. Good is defined as something of good quality, satisfactory, producing a beneficial effect, considerable, desirable, well behaved, virtuous, and kind. These are both ends of the spectrum of how people, objects, and even ideas are impacted.. These definitions are bold representations of how people have behaved in the past and present. Both acts of good and evil by the world’s people have impacted…

Body Elizabeth I’s avoidance of Royal Intermarriage through her early years and throughout her reign ultimately allowed her to keep total control of the powers given to her as Queen. Throughout European history the practice Royal Intermarriage occurred where members of ruling families married into other ruling families. Often arranged, these marriages were a form of diplomacy, which signified increased relations between the two nations. Elizabeth I witnessed such a marriage occur when her half…

The definition of disability is “a condition such as an illness or an injury that damages or limits a person's physical or mental abilities” according to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary (n.d.), and the meaning to discrimination conferring to the Webster’s New World Law Dictionary (2010) states, “the act of denying rights, benefits, justice, equitable treatment, or access to facilities available to all others, to an individual or group of people because of their race, age, gender, handicap, or…

even tell me. Another night, Becky had a nightmare of a nightmare, too. There was a pattern to this. Other ladies had nightmares of that kind too. And then Mum and Becky found themselves pregnant. Becky was in denial, but Mum was more practically minded and pointed out that all the signs were there. They were pale, sickly, throwing up in the mornings. They had missed their periods. And it coincided with the nightmares they had at the time when they would have conceived. Mum was sharp, spotting…

Within the books Purple HIbiscus and I, Tituba, there are two strong-minded female characters that stick out. Purple Hibiscus is narrated by a little girl, Kambili, who is faced with the consequences of the African colonization. Her father, Eugene, believes that it is his job to ensure his family's descend into heaven after they die which entail physical abuse for his wife and children when they commit a sin. The wife of Eugene, Beatrice, sees the good in her husband and makes the hard decision…

The innocence of a child is something nothing can compare to, we would never think to harm them or put them in danger. They are fragile, they have no defense other than a parents protection and love. But what if the resources they needed to survive slowly started disappearing and thing things that brought us joy were taken away from them because of the people that said they would never hurt them. Can we apologize in advance for something we turned away from because we felt it wasn 't our problem…

Henrietta Lacks, a farm-girl from Clover became the first “immortal” human in the history of science. Diagnosed with cervical cancer in 1951, Henrietta had only a seventh-grade education, but in her later years became the best thing that happen to the world of genomics and research thanks to her cells. Doctor Telinde, who was treating Henrietta for cervical cancer, took samples of Henrietta’s cervix, without her knowledge and sent those cells to Dr. Gey for further study. Thanks to Dr. Gey and…