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The Definition And History Of Gun Violence Gun misuse is one of the most frequent forms of violence that is prevalent in American society. All incidences of violence will the involvement of shooting can be gathered under the term of “gun violence” – from mass homicide to shooting individual victims, either in an act of…

How would you respond if a peer came to class clearly under the influence? What would you say/do? A peer’s coming to class under the influence should be viewed as an extraordinary situation that should not be disregarded. In most cases, it might indicate severe psychological problems resulting in the development of dependence and substance…

“Yes, America Is Rigged Against Workers” by Steven Greenhouse is an opinion article published on August 3, 2019, in New York Times, talking about a skewed system with no regard for workers’ affairs. Greenhouse describes the United States as the only developed country with no laws guaranteeing paid maternity leave, paid or unpaid vacation, and…

There are a number of factors that make the methods by which kings and their heirs or relatives inherit control and power inherently unfair, inefficient, and even potentially harmful to the people which they rule. Historically, the male heirs are the only ones who can acquire the position of a king, which makes the system…

Discussing and Imagining Pleasure for Ourselves and Others The week’s readings offered different perspectives on the issue of pleasure both in public and private. They showed the extensive scope of the problems associated with sex, pornography, and prostitution. Among them is the necessity to create a discourse that would consider various points of view, experiences,…

Donna Haraway is one of the most prominent scholars of feminist and posthumanist theories. Her work focuses on how society imposes boundaries on the concept of humans due to the separation between humans and animals and humans and machines. Therefore, she develops a concept of a cyborg as a metaphor for the rejection of the…

There has been an increasing demand on group works especially in different sectors since group interactions have been seen to be effective in attaining certain set goals and objectives. Effective group works increase productivity and the quality of output. However, many people do not have the skills that make a group effective especially in the…

Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions covers many issues and aspects of human life, starting from the difference in perceptions and metaphysics to social values and norms. The author highlights certain features of society and modern beliefs that might be limited to some points through satire and the fictional world. Therefore, this paper aims to…

Every city is full of people who are not familiar with each other; they do not know who they came from or who their friends, family, employer, or teacher are. People are strangers to each other in a biographical sense because they cannot accurately identify those around them. Theorists, public figures, and reformers represented the…

Coherence is defined as the human ability to identify meaningful elements, relationships, and connections between them and their value. Fullan and Quinn (2016) mention that greater coherence can be achieved through purposeful action and interaction, clarity and precision at work, and constant monitoring of progress and mistakes. Judging by this strategy alone, one can define…