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This paper will begin by discussing the issue of prejudice and implicit bias in policing. The problem of prejudice in policing is one that has been specifically prevalent in America today. This particular topic was chosen due to the fact that in the last ten years, the number of innocent minorities who have fallen victim…

Do you know every drop of your mascara is worth hundredths of innocent animals’ lives? Every year in the United States, an estimated twenty-six million animals are tortured and killed due to medical development, cosmetic product creation and educational research. The use of animals for carrying out scientific experiments has become the controversy in modern…

It is becoming increasingly difficult for people to make it through the day without some reminder of their weight. Newspaper articles, magazine tabloids, and popular television programs like Biggest Loser serve as a vehicle to spread the message that there is an obesity epidemic. Further, some of these sources, like the Biggest Loser, give people…

Discrimination based on race affects millions of workers worldwide. Ethnic minorities, indigenous peoples, people of African descent, Roma, nationals of foreign origin and migrant workers are among the most affected. It is not only these ethnic and racial minorities who suffer when racial discrimination is tolerated at the workplace. According to the United Nations Declaration…

Social justice is the elimination in inequities in health. It aims at providing all people no matter who they are the best chances for achieving optimum health. Australia identifies and manages health priorities through the principles of social justice. There are two groups of principles for social justice. The first group of principles are made…

Russia is a big country, actually the biggest country by square kilometer, with 17,098,242 square kilometers. That’s more than 2 times as much as Brazil, ranking as the 5th biggest country by square kilometer. Russia also has the 9th largest population in the world. Russia’s capital is Moscow and its leader is the infamous Vladimir…

Fredrick Douglass always had a way with words and when it came down to his argument of what the Fourth of July must have meant to African American slaves he had an even more masterful way of conveying his message. His message was delivered in such a way that was captivating yet stern when bluntly…

Prisons are over crowded and one of the main reasons why is because of recidivism, which is when a convicted criminal commits a new crime and has to go to prison again. The United States recidivism rates is one of the highest rates of recidivism in the world, from the book Principals of Sociology by…

Enslaved males in Rome and Athens, Greece Athens held the largest population of slaves with around 80,000 in the 6th and 5th centuries BC. It was common for most households to have three or four slaves. Slaves lived a life of hardships and humiliation. Athenian slaves were often a means of labour, in which they…

Volunteering is appealing since it values people’s lives and benefits to society. According to some researches, a lot of individuals from different age scales engage in volunteering activities. Variable motives can cause to become a volunteer. Some motivations such as enhanced sense of purpose, personal growth, and continued productivity lead older adults to become a…