Manitoba Hydro’s activities – environmental and social impact

Environmental impacts Due to the construction and development of the hydroelectric projects, the terrestrial ecosystem in the northern Manitoba area has experienced remarkable changes in natural resources, as well as in the structure, composition, and ecological function of the land. Hydro’s projects caused the decline in natural resources such as native plants and wildlife animals. … Read more

Racism that persists towards the African American population today

Many Americans today believe that racism and racial inequality are a thing of the past in the United States. Unfortunately, this is not so. The African American population has been disadvantaged economically and socially from the moment they were brought to what is now the United States. Although there was a war fought to destroy … Read more

Loss of Liberty… and a Liver?

In 2002, a California man who was in dire need of a heart transplant received the news that it was his turn. After waiting on the list for an extended period of time, he was the candidate to which the donated heart would go. The only thing potentially holding this man back from the transplant … Read more

Arranged marriages

Arranged marriages are not a common thing people come across when living and growing up in western countries. The way partners for a marriage are selected have changed and varied across time. With modernisation, westernisation, arranged marriages are increasingly replaced by self- determination, self fulfilment or the so-called “love marriages”, where people alone get to … Read more

HIV/AIDS in South Africa

South Africa is an extremely unique country with their history of apartheid and democracy coming soon after. But, no one really knows what to expect next of the “Rainbow Nation”.  One troubling factor the country cannot seem to shake is the unprecedented HIV/AIDS epidemic. South Africa has the highest prevalence of HIV/AIDS in the world … Read more

Two-Spirit People

Take an image circulating across social media consisting of a Native American person overlaid with the following text: “Christian leader, stand on our soil and claim: ‘gay marriage’ has never occurred here.  Over 130 tribes in every region of North America preformed millions of same-sex marriages for hundreds of years.  Their statements are both hateful … Read more

The issue of transgender bathrooms

Living in a country where sexuality has taken up a majority of our arguments has made today a constant argument. Transgender people have taken up 1.4 million people in the United States, and still growing. The biggest issue that they are at face with is bathrooms. A majority (53%) of Americans oppose laws that would … Read more

White homogeneity in Anabaptist communities

For my final research paper, I am going to research the current issue of white homogeneity in the Anabaptist communities. I am going to use a multidisciplinary approach in covering the aspects that have led to the issue of homogeneity in the Mennonite church. Researching the Mennonite and Anabaptist Communities was very interesting due to … Read more

Creating a diversity statement for Midlands County

Exam 1 Creating a diversity statement for Midlands County The County of Midland is devoted to following the policy of non-discrimination and creating equal opportunity. We are open to all people despite their age, skin color, disability, ethnicity, gender, marital status, national origin, race, religion, or veteran status. We are committed to following the guidelines … Read more

Danger and Corruption of Somalia

Danger and Corruption of Somalia “If you are in Somalia, we strongly urge you to leave if it is safe to do so. The level of our advice has not changed. Do not travel to Somalia,” states the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT). Somalia, which is considered to be one of the most … Read more

Oprah’s remarkable narrative

Oprah Winfrey, born in 1954 in Kosciusko, Mississippi, endured many hardships through her childhood before obtaining prosperity. “The larger-than-life success, fame, and fortune Oprah enjoys today did not come easy, however; she had much to overcome. But it’s clear to see how her childhood shaped the woman she would become”(Fry). She was never settled in … Read more

The part played by women in past and present society

I. Introduction The part women play in the present society is an extraordinary change from the past part. Women used to be kept to the predominance of the man. Physically, rationally, and sincerely manhandled, put down, humiliated, and quieted. These are only a couple of cases of the feeling from the secluded treatment of the … Read more