Social Issues Essays

Throughout history, women were not given the same rights and privileges as males. Due to gender discrimination, women have always been suppressed by society and men as they were often seen as inferior. Around the 18th century and 19th century, many females began to take feminist point of views to fight against societies norms and … Read more

The Atlantic Slave Trade Over twelve million Africans were captured and taken against their will by Europeans in the Atlantic slave trade from about 1525-1866. The experience that the slaves endured was horrendous, unsanitary and overall the worst time of their lives. The middle passage was where the slaves were taken from Africa to the … Read more

The Harlem Renaissance was an artistic, literary, musical and theatrical movement that began in the late 1920s and lasted for about 10 years. A blossoming of the African American culture is also called the Negro Renaissance, the New Negro Movement, or the Jazz Age. (1) This creative activity occupied almost all spheres of art and … Read more

The concept of animal cruelty is one that disgusts most people around the world. The idea of hurting an innocent animal is something that most people cannot fathom. Many times cases of animal abuse and animal cruelty go unreported because the victims have no voice. Unfortunately, cases of animal cruelty occur with tremendous frequency around … Read more

In the century of democracy, globalization and multiculturalism, people have much wider opportunities that it was a hundred years ago. Freedom, as a right and as a value, has drastically changed the view of society, its pains and needs. As almost a constitution of any country states, “all citizens shall have the right to freedom … Read more

Ibsen was a true master. He has created amazing works that are valued for its psychological and artistic expressions. They are woven into a variety of different motifs, specific and original issues of the play. But these side motives do not break and do not substitute the logic of the development of the central conflict, … Read more

Happy and memorable childhood, filled with love and unforgettable moments, is an important and inseparable part of our life. However, unfortunately, not always the early years is a carefree period for some young people. Nowadays, child labor is a problematic social issue, especially in developing countries, which everyone must be aware of. It is a great international concern … Read more

The novel Animal Farm was written by a British political novelist George Orwell in 1946 as a parallel to a mankind in the form of an animal fable. Even though the title of this novel creates the impression of the book about rural life, the leitmotif is hardly about the Farm itself. The author presents … Read more

Trafficking in human beings is a social problem of our time. Among the major violations of human rights in the world, today is the actual crime that has many names: “white slavery”, “human trafficking”, “trafficking in persons”. Human trafficking is a global problem that affects the lives of millions of people in almost every country … Read more

Civil rights movement is a broad term to cover all activists meetings and strikes final aim for which was to ensure equality for African American people in United States. The peak of the movement took place at the mid 40-ies to late 60-ies of XX century. The outcome was the declaration of Civil Rights Act … Read more

Same Sex Marriage The question of equal rights has always been arguable. Even when some people are given the right to do something, this can restrict the right of others. In particular, it concerns the right to marry a person who is of the same sex. Some people gain the right to live with the … Read more

Ways to Stop Drug Abuse Before It Begins One of the biggest challenges in our modern day society is to learn how to be proactive rather than reactive when it comes to our problems. We have been trained from our earliest days to react to problems. Our stomachs get hungry so we cry for food, … Read more

Understanding How Suicide Affects People As the struggles in life continue to grow, many people find that they have run out of coping mechanisms that can help them to get through them. It may only take one small act to send a person over the edge where they may contemplate or even commit suicide. For … Read more

The Issue of Homelessness in US Homelessness is a huge area of concern in the United States and it is something that social services and government officials are struggling to deal with. It is estimated that at any given time there are more than 500,000 people homeless in the United States. Of the half a … Read more