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Chapter 11 of the textbook The age of sustainable development by Sachs & Ki-moon provides the readers with a refreshing and considerably nuanced perspective on the matter of urban life and infrastructure. The text builds itself gradually, starting from the roots of city formation, and going into the depths of explaining what makes them work…

In her article “Grit! By Angela Duckworth:” The Virtue of Hard Work “, Esfahani Smith discusses the definition of “grit” and reviews the information of the original book. Referring to Duckworth, Smith describes grit as “a combination of passion and perseverance” in order to reach an achievement. Smith cites the failures or “secrets” of success…

The guns were initially created for warfare reasons, to attack the enemy when wars and clashes were more frequent. In today’s world, guns are mainly used to maintain peace and protect civilians from crime inside the country. However, guns are still taking a shocking number of lives even in countries that have established peace. The…

Public shaming became a prevalent trend during the last five years. In particular, due to the spread of shaming, the English language was replenished with new expressions such as fat-shaming, body-shaming, or gender-shaming. But at the top of recent months remain lockdown-shaming, face-mask shaming, and even pajama-shaming. This paper aims to discuss the concept of…

American creed refers to a declaration of beliefs and principles that generally expresses loyalty to the United States. Its main elements include populism, egalitarianism, and traditionalism. There are several words, rituals, and signs that aid in defining the country as well as those that cause division. Words like freedom and education, practices such as public…

Human service professionals are at an increased risk of becoming victims of violent behavior. The problem has become so persistent that some psychologists have reported incidents of assaults by their patients. Social workers are becoming increasingly concerned about dealing with the most emotionally, economically, and socially disintegrated persons (Kelen & Catlett, 2010). The paper examines…

Table of Contents Introduction Issue Background and Problem Identification Research Question Methodology Works Cited Introduction The era of social media and other digital communications has influenced people’s standards of beauty and self-perception significantly. A generation of young people that identify selfies with a mandatory aspect of life observe one another on Facebook and Instagram and…

Although the United States of America should be a classless society, classism is entrenched in all our social institutions. My experience with social class began from childhood and was most profound during high school. I briefly studied in a rural school and experienced the worst demonstration of classism, characterized by the display of status symbols.…

Table of Contents Introduction Definition of observation and interviewing An ethnographic study of a gym location Conclusion References Introduction The development of science involves the progress of combining theoretical and practical knowledge. Every investigated subject of existing science is a mixture of theory and observation. The majority of social sciences, specifically sociology and anthropology, were…

Introduction The development of social ideas, like any other aspect of human life, requires not only people’s effort but also time. Even more, time is needed to adopt new theories and implement change into the areas of life they target. Social movements as the platforms for such changes have emerged across the globe for centuries,…