Teeth and their relation to one's self image
Tutorials/exercises - 2 pages - Social, moral & civic education
Self image is important. Without a strong and resilient self image, one often suffers from self sabotaging thoughts and ideas about their life. One's teeth are an important component of self-image. Growing up, we were told by our parents and dentists to brush twice a day, floss regularly and use...
The Attraction of Race, Class, and Poverty for Pro-Business' Choice in Undesirable Land Usage
Thesis - 8 pages - Social, moral & civic education
The primary focus of the term paper is to explore why communities of color and other related politico-social neighborhoods are seemingly fair game for pro-business usage of these lands as toxic dump sites or for other environmentally harmful industries. While it seems logical that political,...
A Sociological perspective of poverty in Urban America
Essay - 3 pages - Social, moral & civic education
During the course of this report, we will investigate leading theoretical reasons behind the poverty of minorities in urban locales. A multi-level or holistic approach as to how neighborhoods of the inner-city became poor may provide much wanted evidence as to the origins of metropolitan...
The Making of English National Identity
Book review - 17 pages - Social, moral & civic education
In the recent decades, it seems that many scholars have tried to find when and how nationalism was born among the English people. Some of them have argued that the starting point of English nationalism took place in the medieval period; others think that it was created in the early-modern period...
The Role of Black Artists in African American Culture
Thesis - 4 pages - Social, moral & civic education
Throughout the Harlem Renaissance, blacks were creating new ways to identify themselves both individually and as a part of a new, developing culture within America. While some black writers used their work to identify their race as a separate entity, others used their writing to expose the social...
'Nightingale' & Loss of True Meaning
Thesis - 3 pages - Social, moral & civic education
Cultural constructions are constantly creating realities as representations go from fiction to fact in the minds of society. In terms of Coleridge's “Nightingale,” the same is true as one interpretation of the bird's song creates a personification that becomes not only true for that...
Importance of food in the Jewish culture: Research writing
Essay - 5 pages - Social, moral & civic education
Food is, and always has been, a recurring theme throughout Jewish life, culture, and tradition. All services, Bar or Bat Mitzvahs, weddings, funerals, holidays, etc. commence with diverse and suitable meals. This culinary theme, which stays apparent throughout an entire Jewish year, culminates...
McLuhan's Global village in today's society
Thesis - 6 pages - Social, moral & civic education
"We now live in a Global Village... a simultaneous happening" McLuhan and Fiore (1967) declared. Indeed, with the rise of electric media such as TV, radio, the telephone, and especially the Internet, it seems that people are ever more connected with each other. Herbert Marshall McLuhan...
Impact of fallacies on rational thinking
Thesis - 2 pages - Social, moral & civic education
A fallacy is a defect weakening a particular argument or a form of reasoning error (Garssen & Meuffels, 2009). It pertains to arguments specifically or reasoning used in an effort to lay rational basis or ground for an opinion or view. Correct arguments follow the sound reason principles through...
To what extent can white people be blamed for the African slave trade?
Thesis - 1 pages - Social, moral & civic education
Before the Atlantic trade and probably before the trans-Saharan trade, slavery existed in Africa as in every other ancient society. However, if we consider the intensity and the conditions of life associated with the trades, the Atlantic trade is a fundamentally new system that did not exist in...
Organized Sports for Children and Pre-Adolescents: Genuine Fun or do the 'Cons' Outweigh the 'Pros'?
Thesis - 2 pages - Social, moral & civic education
The advantages and disadvantages of sports for children has been a topic of debate among parents, sports lovers, health professionals and sociologists. The main question being asked, is do the “pros really outweigh the cons”? Could the benefits of exercise, opportunity for...
Right of Rebellion: Thomas Hobbes vs. John Locke
Thesis - 3 pages - Social, moral & civic education
Thomas Hobbes and John Locke were two prominent political thinkers. Although both advocated theories of social contracts and natural law, they have distinct views on human nature, laws of nature, and why a civil society should be formed. In particular, both Hobbes and Locke differ in how they...
What can Web 2.0 do for deliberative democracy?
Thesis - 4 pages - Social, moral & civic education
Democracy and political practices have already gone a long way since the birth of Internet: online campaigns, online votes, speeches on videos that can be watched over and over on video-sharing websites. Internet has transformed the reality of the political bubble in many ways and nowadays, and...
The anti-gang campaign in Serbia
Thesis - 6 pages - Social, moral & civic education
The topic of ‘youth gangs' has become an important issue which concerns a lot of communities, especially the police. The available empirical evidence suggests that gangs are present in almost every continent, especially in urban areas but also increasingly in other regions. The...
Democratization and the rise of China's civil society through homeowners' mobilization
Case study - 7 pages - Social, moral & civic education
Today, China is one of the greatest economical powers in the world; it has risen, in less than a century, from an underdeveloped country to a major player in the global order. Having achieved economical growth, China now faces many issues that will need sorting in order to ensure social peace...
Modernity and tradition: the effects of globalization on the Chinese Culture in the 21st century
Essay - 3 pages - Social, moral & civic education
Globalization is one of the world's main concerns nowadays. Ever since the end of the cold war and the beginning of this new era in international economics and politics, the « globalization phenomena » has been at the heart of all preoccupations. In this context of globalization, in which...
French High Educational System Explained
Worksheets - 2 pages - Social, moral & civic education
Higher education is one's basic rights according to the French Constitution, for this reason, it is accessible to all, in theory. It is a quite complicated system, that doesn't really relate to other systems (American, English etc). It's first aim is its universality, but we will see...
Discussing the idea of America as E Pluribus Unum or E Pluribus Pluribus using Mexican-American immigrants as an example.
Thesis - 2 pages - Social, moral & civic education
History has shown that America is made up of many people. The original people of this continent are the Native Americans. Then we have the English immigrants and Irish, Chinese, Japanese, German, Polish, Russian and immigrants of other countries. One by one they have integrated themselves into...
Critically evaluate how the UK government has attempted to persuade the public about 'Change4Life'
Case study - 6 pages - Social, moral & civic education
"Critically evaluate how the Government has attempted to persuade the public to 'change4life". What is Obesity? Obesity is defined as an excess of body fat accumulation and a body mass index (BMI) above 30. This physical condition leads to other physical disorders like diabetes and other...
Cultural Relativism: Female Genital Mutilation
Essay - 2 pages - Social, moral & civic education
Anthropology defines cultural relativism as the unbiased viewpoint of a culture different from one's own. The concept of pure culture relativism is a nearly impossible concept to incorporate into one's belief system because one can never fully separate oneself from his cultural identity;...
Minimum wage and the working poor in the USA
Essay - 5 pages - Social, moral & civic education
This executive report presents the notion of working poor (in the USA), the political aspects of such a situation, and some solutions applicable to solve the problem.
Question of wage discrepancies between professional women and men
Essay - 5 pages - Social, moral & civic education
Women earn, on average, 20% less than what men earn in western nations. It was not until 1920, across North America, that women were given the right to vote. Today, more women than men are enrolled in professional, post degree programs in Canada and the United States. Today, women comprise 46% of...
Cultural question of wage discrepancies between professional women and men
Thesis - 4 pages - Social, moral & civic education
Women earn, on average, 20% less than what men earn in North America. It was not until 1920, across North America, that women were given the right to vote. Today, more women than men are enrolled in professional post degree programs in Canada and the United States. Today, women comprise 46% of...
Debate of Burqa in France
Dissertation - 9 pages - Social, moral & civic education
In June 2009, the French president spelled out the official position of the government regarding burqa attire in France by saying that the burqa is not welcome. However, this ethical challenge is not only based on recent facts, but has existed for many years. Twenty years ago, the debate started...
Hope 2.0
Text commentary - 1 pages - Social, moral & civic education
C'est un commentaire de l'article de Ariana Huffington paru dans le Huffington Post et intitulé Hope 2.0. Ce texte décrit la désillusion des américains vis-à-vis de Obama et la nécessité de s'entraider et de participer à la vie politique pour faire progresser la démocratie des...
Inter-cultural training in London: An internship report
Thesis - 10 pages - Social, moral & civic education
The U.K. is one of the most important European countries located on an island west of the continent. Its particular location and history often encourages the concept that the U.K. can often be regarded as the American son of Europe. It is a unitary state composed of England, Wales, Scotland and...
The fate of immigrants: Emmanuel Todd
Book review - 7 pages - Social, moral & civic education
Emmanuel Todd is a historian, demographer and French anthropologist who gained popularity owing to his work on the Soviet system; he had predicted its collapse years before it took place, and more recently, he had predicted collapse of the American Empire. In ‘The fate of immigrants'...
Social Security in Algeria
Course material - 9 pages - Social, moral & civic education
On the eve of colonization of Algeria by France, the concepts of public health and social security barely existed. The colonial regime of the time introduced Social Security in Algeria to organize the medical benefits of military settlers and for the Algerian Workers' Algerians service. "...
Beginning of television in the United States
Essay - 6 pages - Social, moral & civic education
The history of television is probably one of the biggest stories of the century. The history of American television began long before the marketing of the first receivers in the late 1940s.It took a long time to develop the technology for television. The concept of the television was implemented...
The healthcare system in the US
Essay - 4 pages - Social, moral & civic education
The system of health insurance emerged gradually in the States at the beginning of the twentieth century and significantly spread all over by the nation by the middle of the twentieth century. The beneficial effects of such systems are undeniable, they allow access to care and 'equity in...
