Underclass

The United States of America should not pay blacks Reparations. One reason they shouldn’t pay them Reparations because there's no reason to pay the people in today's world they didn’t have to go through the slavery and knows what it feel like to be held up, traded for goods and to be beaten. That's why i argue that the blacks today should not be paid reparations. Reparation means the making of money for a wrongdoing. In the early 2000’s Reparations was given to veterans and diverse leaders.…

“vailds”, the genetically enhanced or engineered by having all flaws and defects or faults removed; and the “invalids” the genetically inferior those who were born naturally. In the beginning of the film the narrator states “I belonged to a new underclass, no longer determined by social status or the color of your skin. No, we now have discrimination down to a science” (GATTACA). Human genetic engineering could be a huge benefit to our world if use properly, but if unchecked it could cause…

What is America? People might see a large land surrounded with water, others might see a massive country with many different opportunities for survival. However, it is hard for some to see how people really live on this land. They do not see the chaotic madness that is happening between the people living on this land that is known as America. In Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, the main character, Ifemelu, experiences life in this chaotic place called America. Ifemelu lived in Nigeria…

The exploitation of underclass women has been running parallel with the degradation of physical environment in tribal areas in India. It actually originates from profit-centric ‘development’ projects designed and controlled by the mainstream consumerist planners. Devi’s displeasure…

John Locke definitely viewed liberty as something that is extremely important to the people of any given society. In John Locke’s second Treaties of civil government, he clearly outlined his worldview; one in which democracy should trump autocracy, a world where the individuals of any given country or society, have an opportunity to determine the direction and operation of such societies. To fully understand just how fundamental Locke believes liberty was to human beings is to first understand…

Hip hop music, originating in New York in the late 70s, had spread throughout the nation and splintered into many different subgenres sending many different messages. One impulse was “Gangsta Rap”, which exemplified the violence and struggles of many inner city youths through harsh and often offensive lyrics. Gangsta rap was specifically popular on the west coast and eventually reached the ears of kids living in South Central Los Angeles. Artists like N.W.A., a group that grew up in South…

Since assignments will be given letter grades when returned this will equate to one + or – grade per day. Plagiarism—the appropriation of material from books and websites, either copied word-for-word or closely paraphrased—will result on a 0 grade for any assignment found to contain it. Persistent plagiarism will result in a 0 grade for the whole course. Exam: The exam will consist of a two hour test, in which you will be required to answer two essay questions. It will NOT be an open…

How does the work of Banksy illustrate the changing role of graffiti street art in a global society? Abstract Previously art used to be categorized by a small number of people, housed in homes of the rich or in museums sponsored by governments. Street art, in the past, was a vehicle by which the artist communicated his name by tagging, his message from his culture and his own viewpoint. The messages were often about their own environment. In the era of globalization and travel however, the…

ntroduction A Chinese American immigrant murdered his wife when he learned her infidelity on him. But he was only sentenced to 5-year probation considering traditional Chinese culture allows men to take out anger on their wives if they were shamed. An Afghani father was charged with child abuse in the U.S when he kissed his infant son’s penis in public though it is a normal way to show affection to children in his home country. (Sikora 1-3) When…

The relationship between race and crime and its impact on decisions in the criminal justice system is a topic of controversy in both public and academic spheres. The imprisonment of ethnic minorities at a higher rate than their White counterpart occurs in most western nation (La Prairie, 1999; Tonry, 1995, 1997). In Canada, the overly represented groups are Aboriginals (First Nations, Inuit, and Metis) and Black Canadians relative to their incidence in the general population (Roberts & Stenning,…