Atticus is known around Maycomb as a serious man. Mrs. Maudie claims‚ “ ‘ Atticus is the same in his house as he is on the public streets.’ ” (Lee 52). Throughout the book‚ we see Atticus as an ideal father and a model citizen. Our perspectives on Atticus change throughout the book. In the end‚ Atticus’s character can be summed up in 3 simple words. Sagacious‚ Altruistic‚ and Diligent‚ all summed up into one character. Diligent‚ showing care in one’s work or duties. One main point in the book
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The Race Gap Racial injustice in the United States is provoked not by the law of the land‚ but rather exists in the minds of its citizens. Legal prejudice‚ like segregation‚ ended long before now‚ however it is still a problem facing our nation today. Research and studies‚ as well as many Supreme Court cases can support the idea that racial injustice is a product of the mind rather than the law. Racial profiling continues to anger many Americans of minority races‚ such as African-American or Latino
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Injustices in the Criminal Justice System A social institution is a system in our society that has sets of statuses‚ roles‚ and groups that makes a society function. These institutions have a common group of people that come together to complete some common goal. These institutions have sets of norms and structures that support society’s success. Just like in any set of groups or roles in our society‚ there is institutional injustice. Institutional injustice is different from other forms of injustice
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Older people and Social Care My presentation topic is social policy and older people and the key act I’m going to mainly focus on is the NHS & Community Care Act 1990. Going with the assumption that an older person is one whose age is 65 or over – the one distinguishing feature that they possess is that they appear not to work for a living. Older people have always been a major focus for social policy and because the UK is an ageing society‚ their importance to the subject is increasing further
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Blacks in the USA in 1945 were not considered as equal; the treatment of people was based on their skin colour‚ a practice that had been going on for many years before‚ even after the Reconstruction of society after the Civil War in which the blacks were "liberated" from slavery. In theory‚ blacks were free to work and live where they wanted‚ but the figures at the time told a different story: by 1960‚ around 17% of the workforce of "white-collar" workers‚ i.e. professional‚ technical‚ administration
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Social Injustices and the American Dream in Ralph Ellison’s “Battle Royal” Ralph Ellison’s “The Battle Royal” represents the socioeconomic tensions in the early twentieth century. Written in 1952‚ Ellison brings light to the fact black citizens were still being seen as inferior to their white counterparts decades after slavery was abolished. In a society where black citizens were seen as second-rate‚ they were mostly given only second-rate opportunities. Without a fair‚ level playing field‚ there
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The Case Against Corporate Social Responsibility Dr. Karnani shows in this article from the Wall Street Journal‚ the pros and cons on whether businesses should be required to implement social welfare initiatives. For some companies‚ this idea is a win-win situation but there are other businesses that in order to promote these initiatives‚ they would have to lose profits. The idea of people helping people sounds very good but we have to be realistic‚ we are living in a capitalist country
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Addiction can be a scary word sometimes depending on the source. Most people think of drugs or alcohol when they think of addiction. But the kind of addiction I’m talking about is addiction to social media. Most people think‚ “It’s not that bad‚ right? They just like to be on their computer a lot.” People think it makes them more social because they are always talking to someone or playing games with someone. Addiction to social media‚ like drugs or alcohol‚ can be very damaging to a person. Let’s
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Facing up to social exclusion: services for homeless mentally ill people. The psychological disorder that is discussed in this topic is related to social stigma. Under social stigma‚ the individual is discontent and disapproved from the society by its psychotic behavior that he or she adopt by experience. This social stigma is widely observed in homeless people. As we know that homeless are discontented people from rest of the society because of the stereotypic behavior that other members of the
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GAC0013 Assessment Event 4: Reading and writing Essay The injustice in health care Student’s Name: Jessie Student ID: QING24958 Teacher: Lynken Ghose Due Date: 27/08/2013 Word Count: 1350 Partner’s Name: Sylvia Question: “Of all the forms of inequality‚ injustice in health care is the most shocking and inhumane” (Martin Luther King‚ Jr.). Do you agree with this statement? Write an essay persuading readers of your point of view. Support your argument with evidence from appropriate sources
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