Men in the Philippines

no surprise considering the increase in mass shootings across the united states each year. An article in the Wall Street Journal claims that America not only leads the world in mass shootings, But is also 5 times higher than our predecessor the Philippines. The article also states that although the united states only represents less than 5% of the population on earth it claims 31% of…

Misrepresentation of the female gender on movies and its effects to women By Kenneth Edwin M. Varilla, University of the Philippines Open University 2015 Abstract There are only several research papers focusing on the evident presence of gender disparity in movies today. As such, the purpose of this research paper is to investigate gender inequality that is present in movies. The results of the investigation showed that most movies contain scenes and themes that oppress women…

book, videos, and class discussions have contested many aspects of my everyday life and the video Tough Guize truly resonated with me. I am raising two young boys and am glad to be learning the concepts of patriarchy and the social differences between men and women. The topic of gender in this class has left me with many questions and concerns as they grow up to be older boys, teenagers, and adult. There is an element of despair that I have about the role that society plays in guiding gender.…

World War II was easily one of the most impactful wars in human history. It destroyed the lives of tens of thousands of people and has directly impacted the future of nearly every nation on earth. Starting with the Japanese invasion forces that spread across the Pacific Islands until the aftermath of the post-war period in the Pacific of the 50’s and 60’s, the changes wrought by the Pacific War on the island civilizations were drastic and severe. During the war, more troops were stationed on…

aviator hero, and the isolationist group America First closed its doors shorty after the attack. “Such a show of unity embraced all walks of domestic life, media and theatrical, unions, management, both political parties, all interest groups, women, men, the literati, Christians, Jews, and denominations of all stripes. From 1942 on, there was no commercial construction, from cars to dishwashers; all food was rationed and travel restricted. Indeed, America was on lockdown, but the war lasted less…

Freedom and personal dignity are extremely valuable possessions. Both give people an opportunity to do what they want, be what they want, and be who they are. Yet, what happen if that freedom is taken away from them, and the dignity has been lost due to undeniable and uncontrollable form of abuse? Throughout human history, vulnerable people have been subjected to become a puppet, wherein their actions and decisions are controlled by others. For this reason, human trafficking keeps on arising and…

Oppression is nothing new for the history books. Since the beginning of time there has always been a way in which people classify themselves, adding or taking away value based upon certain characteristics. No matter the time period, geographical location, or political era people find a way to rank themselves, and those around them. Take for example in the Bible; the Israelites were enslaved in Egypt by the Egyptians. The only differentiating factor between these two groups of people is where…

The history labor relations in the Pacific Northwest is long and complex story. From a regional scale to the national state, the topic of labor in the northwest has consistently changed due to influences from external events and internal unrest intertwined with racial relations and social inequalities. The significance of the history of labor relations is the influence it had on the course of history for the region and played an important role in shaping the current state and quality of…

This statement claims that due to the fact that European and U.S colonial powers were a product of the European Enlightenment, they believed in the equality of all human beings. The Japanese also believed that within the spheres of race and culture, they shared these similarities with their colonized subjects. Therefore, European, U.S. and Japanese colonial endeavors were not a product of racist discrimination but a tactic developed to lift the status of women within in the areas that they…

Former heavyweight champion Floyd Patterson commented that,“I came to see that I was a fighter and he was history” (Remnick 299). Patterson and Ali were rivals in boxing and even had personal conflict, but even he could see that Muhammad Ali was more than a boxer because he was a nonconformist committed to breaking the expectations that society put upon him. He was one of the first public figures to speak out against the draft for the Vietnam War, he was a member of the nation of Islam, and he…