Natural adversities – disaster planning for the elderly

Natural adversities have become more frequent, costly, and threatening globally Masozera, Bailey & Kerchner (2007) postulates that the worldwide economic cost, connected to natural catastrophes, has amplified 14-fold in nearly a century. The influences of the calamities are dispersed among countries, groups, societies, and individuals due to differential exposures as well as vulnerabilities. Even so, … Read more

9/11 has drastically transformed the lives of Muslims

In the world, we live today we often faced with challenges and barriers. Throughout the many races in the world some find it harder to cope than others. Muslims on Earth are faced with many social and religious challenges. The view of Muslims has also evidently changed as from the catastrophic that occurred in 2001. … Read more

Boys & Girls Club of Pueblo County agency

According to this article, in August 2018 Pueblo City Schools in southern Colorado has begun operating on a four-day school week, among the 600 districts across 22 states. The author states that switching to a shorter school week, the district will save on transportation costs, teaching salaries, district-wide utilities, and possibly saving 1.4 million dollars … Read more

Domestic violence – myths and societal perceptions as to blame

The purpose of this paper is to define domestic violence and the various myths surrounding it, and the effects of societal perceptions on the attribution of blame in abusive relationships.  Domestic violence, also commonly known as intimate partner violence, can be defined as aggression that is committed within a significant interpersonal relationship.  This aggression may … Read more

The rise of extremism and chauvinism in South East Asia

Southeast Asia is a sub region of Asia which comprise of the nations that are geographically south of China, east of India, west of New Guinea and North of Australia. The Association of Southeast Asian Nations which otherwise called ASEAN was established in 8 August 1967 in Bangkok, Thailand, with the signing of the ASEAN … Read more

Labour of Women under Patriarchal Capital: A Case of Women Garment Workers in Bangladesh

Field of Research: Gender Studies Topic of Research:  Labour of Women under Patriarchal Capital: A Case of Women Garment Workers in Bangladesh. Statement of Problem: Globalisation happens to be casting its impact on Bangladesh since the late 1970s. Only the impact has been accelerated during the last few decades for the increasing interaction of the … Read more

Physician Assisted Suicide

Within the past decade, Physician Assisted Suicide (PAS) has become a controversial topic within the medical field. However, many people are not entirely aware of the terminology regarding PAS (3). PAS is when a physician provides the necessary means and/or information to enable the patient to perform a life-ending act (Opinion 2.211). To get a … Read more

Unique Design Reflection

5 November 2018 Unique Design Reflection What is makes us who we are? This topic is called unique design and is the distinct characteristics that combine to make us who we are, the things we deeply care about, and how all of these are shaped by what we encounter throughout life. It is the most … Read more

The Social Bond Theory

Travis Hirschi, the author of the social bond theory, proposed that delinquency and social bonds are inversely related and that the concept of social bonds have 4 elements that restrain criminal conduct: attachment, involvement, commitment, and belief (Hirschi, p.169). He suggested that the more attached people are to people/society, the more involved and committed in … Read more

Native American Reservation Gang Related Violence

John Trudell once said “Historically speaking, we went from being indians to pagans to savages to hostiles to militants to activists to Native Americans. It’s five hundred years later and they still can’t see us. We are invisible…”  Since the explorers and colonists came to the America’s, Native peoples have been lied to, rxxed, tortured, … Read more

LGBTQ rights – queer people of color

On June 26, 2015, the Supreme Court legalized same-sex marriage in all 50 states of he United States of America. On that day, Jim Obergefell was granted the right of recognition on his late husband’s death certificate in the State of Ohio, a state that previously disregarded Obergefell and his late husband’s twenty-year marriage. Proven … Read more

The Consequences of Double Consciousness

A person born and raised in the United States comes from a unique upbringing. The country is among the most ethnically and racially diverse countries in the world, yet has had a troubling relationship with people of different races, specifically African Americans. Enslaved for hundreds of years and unprotected by the law until 1964, African … Read more