The 10th Kingdom

The film, “Maria Full of Grace”, was directed and written by Joshua Marston. (Wikipedia) And it is talking about a Colombia girl Maria taking risks to smuggle drugs into the United States instead of working in the flower industry for domestic subsidies. The whole process is rise and fall. But fortunately, Maria arrived in New York and end the drug trafficking. The method for smuggling is really dangerous because people need to wrap them up and swallow. If people don’t care, drugs will rupture…

Systemic Racism: United States Divided Does racism still exist? Yes, racism is alive and well. And can be found in the form of systemic racism. Despite laws existing to make racism illegal, racism never ended, it just evolved in a way where African Americans don’t even realize that it is very present in their day-to-day lives. The United States legal system is practicing systemic racism to perpetuate racism and oppress minority races by giving unequal sentencing for the same crime, racial…

In 1754, Benjamin Franklin proposed the first plan of union to the colonies at the Albany Conference. The proposition was later referred to as the Albany Plan, a milestone in American history. Never before was there an attempt among the colonies to unify the colonist under a single, cooperative government. This failed notion was ahead of its time because it would take the colonies twenty years before they finally united under one government. During that time a shift in loyalty towards Britain…

A Slave’s Freedom A slave girl has all the ideas and prejudices against her just as a man does, but she also has more. A slave girl doesn’t only just have the harsh whippings and name calling like a man. She has to deal with sexual harassment, and sometimes even rape. She not only has to deal with her dignity and sense of self being ripped away, but her family being ripped apart. Harriet Jacob’s dealt with all the oppressions of slavery with outstanding bravery and by thinking quick on her…

CRITICAL REFLECTION In North and Central America, there is an increase of black women every year who migrate into Canada and the United States of America from the African continent or other countries. When they arrive the women are expected to come into Canada or U.S.A. with the awareness that they are going to be following the laws made by each countries society. I am one of the people who moved to Canada five years ago from Nigeria, Africa. I have come to accept most of the laws here, but…

Texts clearly in opposition of a single group because of the actions of some of its parts are commonplace throughout history. Often, in times where a single group finds itself attacked or oppressed it can be easy to pin the blame on the entirety of a single group pinned as “the cause,” this is seen especially so in many cases where a minority group is struggling to achieve equality, like the speech Chicano Nationalism: Fighting for La Raza by Rhodolfo “Corky” Gonzales. However the blame for…

Healthcare systems are different in every country. Some systems do not differentiate by much, but are still unique in their own way. The Healthcare systems in France and the United Kingdom do not differ in healthcare immensely, but both have differences that change how effective they are. Methods in which funding is received, healthcare results and effectiveness, income per capita, and a variety of other economic issues that affect healthcare quality will be examined. With the higher expenditure…

Sexual Violence and Its Impact On the Black Community Sexual violence is a largely overlooked issue within the black community affecting an intolerable amount of young black girls. Black Women’s Blueprint, an organization that endorses the global equality of Black women conducted a study in which they found that “Sixty percent of black girls have experienced sexual abuse at the hands of black men before reaching the age of 18”. Black girls who experience sexual abuse choose to keep silent about…

Statement of Research Problem The United States has seen an influx of international students over the past decade. The increasing number of students that enter the U.S. education who are not proficient in English has been challenging for educators. In order to alleviate some the stress on the student 's behalf many companies have begun producing software and other various forms of technology to help support these students’ education. These are students that not only have to develop critical…

EXTERNAL SECURITY 1052 India’s external security is informed by its political position on the world stage. Since 2014, Prime Minister Modi’s progressive attitude has brought Indian foreign policy on significantly. This is demonstrated through the surprise invitation of all South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation leaders to his swearing-in ceremony . India is now showing global self-confidence, through strengthened defence ties with the US and Europe, and has for the first time in a…