Social justice

minorities at a much rate than whites. Even though the law was not written to target minorities, the fact that it is used much more often to justify killings of minorities shows that it is unjust. In our study of incarceration rates and the criminal justice system we learned that this law is not alone in its disproportionate effects on minorities and people of low economic status. Other examples of this are: “war on drugs,” and “the three strikes rule.” One part of the movie that gave me hope…

the point that leaving his sons without a father is wrong, but Socrates reminds Crito that he would be doing worse by making his sons have a criminal for a father. Also he would be breaking everything Socrates stands for because he would break the social construct that he believed in, and become a hypocrite, by defying what he taught. By repaying evil with evil you are not achieving anything. This depicting how much Socrates focuses on being true to your moral values, and being ethical. Socrates…

Social Foundations I Kyu Hyeon Kim Prompt: Should the ideal political leader want to lead? How would Plato and the Epicureans answer that question? Title: An Innate Drive of Ideal Political Leader to lead the city In this paper, I will argue that the ideal political leaders would like to lead the city from their innate drive. I will describe how the innate drive makes the ideal political leader overcome the conditions that Plato and Epicureans suggested. Before, I disagree with Plato and…

or the rule, or the next right pattern all three have the bigger picture of right and wrong, good and bad ever in mind. Lovin agrees that all of these are connected. There are four virtues of utmost importance: temperance, courage, prudence, and justice.(Loving pg. 69) All of which must make the…

Throughout this semester in “Introduction to Social Welfare’, we have discussed the history of social work in Canada, social work and health and the role of women in social work as well as several other topics. Although I have learned numerous information involving social work and topics surrounding their practices, I will not be pursing a career in social work. Currently being in my fourth year of criminology and graduation in the spring of 2017 I plan on continuing my education at a college…

often quick to place judgements without offering resolutions. In both Price of Love and La Traviata, the female protagonists move to a new world to seek a progressive society, yet discover these progressive societies are more focused on identifying social injustices rather than solving them, as illustrated by Montaigne in his essay On the Cannibals and its analyzation by…

I possess multiple strengths that will be invaluable to me in the social work profession. I am empathetic by nature. I know firsthand the struggle and the obstacles that go along with the healing process. This allows me to have an “I’ve been there” perspective and a more relatable relationship with clients. It is because of this understanding that I am able to help clients see that even through the trials and tribulations in life, there is always an opportunity to begin anew. I am also socially…

Social work and helping those who can not help their selfs has always been my career path because of my vast amounts of empathy, my ability to persevere and simply my heart has a lot of love in it to share. As a child at age six, I would attend work with my mother in retirement homes where I was first exposed to state facilities for the elderly with mental illness and other social injustices. When I was a girl I never knew what I wanted to be when I grew up, but I always wanted to help people…

decision to do social work. Perkins learned of the poor working conditions women and children had in factories and wanted to make a change. She went on to get her masters in political science from Columbia University. Perkins received a teaching job in Chicago and this move is when her dedication to social work really began. While in Chicago, she spent all of her free time working at two settlement houses, Chicago Commons and Hull House. Through this experience, Perkins knew that social work…

necessity, but rarely is the child’s family or community been considered. Kundouqk and Qwel’shi’yah’maht associate this oversight with “multi-generational trauma”, leading to further cultural genocide. (p.39) This paper touched on various aspects of social work, which I found enlightening. The personal assessment of self in work and the questions to look to include: • Are we good helpers? • Do we…