After five hours under Mrs. Gonzalez’s 1997 Plymouth, my hands were so dirty I had to wash them ten times just to see my fingernails again. She was a familiar face around the shop, given that neighborhood thieves had routinely targeted her car. This time, though, they had gone too far. Someone had crawled underneath the car and cut out the valuable catalytic converter, and she couldn’t afford a replacement. When I looked at her and said, “That’ll be $563,” her face turned pale. She looked like…
Social stratification is the arrangement of classes of people in society according to their level of class within the society. It determines their social mobility and how far they will be able to influence people or systems within society (Kendall, 2017, p. 212). In order to determine how this stratification affects people personally and the decisions that they make in their lives it is important to talk to people. Interviewing people is a research method used in sociology that enables people to…
QUESTION 2: Modern television dramas can reinforce and/or subvert dominant ideologies. Discuss this statement with reference to one television drama series you have studied. Television dramas have the power to represent versions of reality, both subverting and normalising social and cultural stereotypes. The law drama series Suits (2011) reinforces the dominant ideologies of inequality by sexualisation of women and promoting a misconception of men. The show can be interpreted as a “man show”.…
When I think of successful people, my name had always failed to cross my mind. What had I done, or what could I ever do, to make myself worthy of holding such an honorable character trait? As it turns out, I have managed to surprise myself. It’s difficult to discuss these changes without sounding pompous or self-righteous, but I’ve come to find a great joy in reflecting on where I came from and where I stand today. Truly, I had never expected to attend college let alone fall in love with a…
The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) explained by Kendra Cherry psychology expert that “a self-inventory designed to identify a person’s personality type, strengths, and preferences.” The Myers Briggs Personality Type Indicator is a self-inventory it was develop to identify a person personality type based on a list of question developed by Isabel Myers and her mother Kathrine Briggs that was founded on the works of Carl Jung’s theory. The results of the personality types come from the question…
A part of the First Amendment of the constitution states “[c]ongress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion.” The Establishment Clause intends to prevent any government endorsement or support of religion (Freedom of Religion and the Establishment Clause). Throughout history and different time periods, many contrasting interpretations of this clause have formed. Many court cases have helped develop the meaning the this Clause. The Establishment Clause’s interpretation…
In a personal interview with Tracy Jackson a paralegal from Couper Geysen Family and Animal Law Firm in Brisbane, she stated that; “The available range is adequate however we would like to see more consistency in sentencing for cruelty offenders. Unfortunately, we still see cases where prosecutions are…
Plague and the End of Antiquity Using twelve essays to form a volume, Plague and the End of Antiquity attempts to address the Justinianic Plague that ravaged the entire globe from c. 540-750. History, archaeology, epidemiology, and molecular biology are combined to “produce a comprehensive account of the pandemic’s origins, spread, and mortality, as well as its economic, social, political, and religious effects.” Because of the sheer magnitude and scope of the Justinianic Plauge, the editor of…
Since we all spend a significant portion of our life at work, our workplace environment is critical to us. The culture in that work environment can be the ingredient that helps us enjoy what we do. Culture is the way we interact with others and our work processes. We don’t always see culture except for the physical surroundings. Often the things you have on your desk, a bulletin, or a company newsletter will tell what the workplace is like. The actual culture in the workplace is somewhat…
offices found nearly 1,000 such offices in 49 states. These offices handle more than 5.5 million cases and had more than 15,000 attorneys (4,000 at the state level and 11,000 at county level) and nearly 10,000 full-time staff members (investigators, paralegals, and administrative staff). (Gabbidon and Greene,…