...most things that’s happening in the world today is injustice, including gender inequality, religious inequality, bullying and most important is racial discrimination also know as racism. Racism is being prejudice or discriminating a person of their color or what they are. Racism was a big problem in the world for years and now today the same problem is proceeding. Everyone has their own freedom...
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...Although the plots of their novel might not be similar, John Steinbeck in Of Mice and Men and Barbara Kingsolver in The Bean Trees both discuss social injustice. Throughout the novel main characters experience or see social injustice occur. Steinbeck and Kingsolver write about social injustice to educate readers and to show them that social injustice could happen to anyone around them. In the Bean trees, reader's encounter injustice through the lens of Taylor Greer who is experiencing all these things for the first time. At first when Taylor is suddenly forced to deal with responsibilities of motherhood, she discovers that the child that she was taking care of was abused. Taylor is shocked to a great deal because she can’t believe someone...
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...My injustice is about how some cultures treat women, women being treated badly is possibly one of the oldest injustices in history. According to Asian culture women live to serve the men in their life and that is their only purpose, the men believe that women are born to serve their fathers as young girls, their husbands when they get married, and their grown sons when they are older mothers. This is an injustice because the women are being treated like second class citizens as opposed to the men, this is wrong because women can do everything men can do, and everybody is created as an equal in the image of God. There are a lot of people to blame for this injustice, it would be erroneous to say that the Asian culture is entirely to blame because unfortunately this sort of discrimination happens all around the world, but it is very common in Asia for women to be treated like slaves for the men. There is very little that can be done to stop this as, although laws can be put into place, people can still make the decision not to obey. On the other hand, if more severe punishments were introduced for those who do choose to disobey these laws then more people may be ‘ put off ‘ from behaving like this towards women. I foresee that if this sort of behaviour continues then there will be a loss of skills that women can bring to the world and many of the worlds most talented and cleverest women will go undiscovered because they will be locked in houses and...
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...feminism and white feminism. Intersectionality feminism is a concept and movement that tackles on the oppression happening in both third world countries and first world countries. However the term white feminism is also real, white feminism rejects intersectionality as it can only benefit the most privileged and is not a term for a white person who is a feminist. Intersectionality feminism usually deals with racial, social, and political injustices. Believe it or not, racial injustices still occur today. One of the most recent racial injustices is what happened to Sandra Bland who was manhandled, arrested and three days later found dead in her jail cell. Even though it is unclear what really happened, this was an act of police brutality because if she were a white women she wouldn’t have been arrested for a traffic stop incident and she wouldn’t be dead. Another case of police brutality is when 12 year old, Tamir Rice died by two police officers who shot him to death for having a toy gun. He received no justice because of how old he looked. Not only that but the way black women and other people of color experience...
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... would you rebel against the injustices against you? Would you believe the lies of your husbands? Would you use Allah as an excuse? Currently in the Middle East, the abuse against women is growing and growing more by the minute. They’re being forced to marry men that they don’t like, forced to have sex at a young age, sold like they’re somebody’s property and being physically tortured by their husbands. There are a lot of different actions and reactions regarding the situation about women in the Middle East. Some supported, some chose to speak up, and others chose to oppose against women’s rights. There were also some restrictions against the women. In document 2, we see a picture of men wearing burqas...
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...This particular discussion day focused a lot on intervention by the West (or potentially not the West) into developing nations, and what then the duties are in terms of the work that is to be done there and the responsibilities after a forcible intervention is long underway. It was mentioned by fellow classmates that if superior nations like in the Western world, chooses and feels the need to intervene, it is also their responsibility to follow up and remain present; especially if it is a situation where things did not go exactly as planned and they may have potentially made things worse through their attempts of making things better. It was argued, essentially, that for an imposing country to just pack up and send their troops, army, military, or volunteers back, and just leave a community with the mess that they have, more or less so, created would be immoral and improper comportment by that nation. However, others brought up a very Mutua-esque perspective and argued that Mutua would see the Western world and their imposition as the cause of most problems; enforcing our own will onto other nations. During the means of interference, in order to implement human rights, there is often an even greater violation of so many other human rights. This whole argument becomes then a controversial issue because, as someone else brought up in the discussion, where then are we able to draw the line and decide when it is appropriate for powerful...
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...can reduce the racial disparity rate in these prisons, and the criminal justice system. It will take a lot of hard work and take a lot of important people. It first will start with the people that get the people for the crime, and secondly on how they pursue the crime. Is it as bad as they are making it seem? Are they trying to set an example out of these ethnic groups? What specifically are they trying to do? Why haven’t they be stopped? In order to change this disparity these questions will have to be answered. African Americans make up the majority of the make up in most of these prisons. One million of the 2.3 million people in prisons are black. 60% of the populations in these prisons are of ethnic minorities. Only a quarter of the U.S. population are made up of ethnic groups. The fact that majority incarcerated in prisons are black and Hispanic seems to be impossible, this is how we know there’s some injustices going on in the criminal justice field. If we want to put this to an end it’s going to take a lot of hard work. This kind of thing would start with the police first. If the police main thing is set out to get ethnic minorities. Racial disparity needs to be reduced because it’s taking majority of the black community, its determinative to the ethnic communities. What I don’t understand is people who get charged for the exact same crime, sentences vary, and this is where the racial disparity begins. Hispanics and blacks are labeled a menace to society, but really...
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...Introduction Is there an obligation in part of MNCs to be morally upright in the eyes of the world? How wide do moral obligations extend within the global context? MNCs are entities within states that have a large capability in the eyes of the moral law to aid, protect and serve the public. However, in the search for profit, many MNCs will do only as much as they have to in order to be morally upstanding and financially sound. According to some philosophers, including Marx, the public must be protected from and by all organizations in their respective capacity; this includes the state and MNCs that, more often than not, have more power than the states in which they operate. Take, for instance, an MNC in El Salvador, profiting from the affordability of the production process, profiting from the lack of limitations within this one ‘weak-state’ and profiting from the sales accomplished overseas. The state of El Salvador is much weaker than an MNC such as Nike; in this example then, the MNC has the obligation to better the conditions of the state, not deprive it, aid or neglect its social responsibility to uphold ethics while practicing enterprising. This essay questions the reasoning behind Donaldson in Rights and Kinds of Obligations, arguing that O’Neill has a more fair system of distributing the right aid for the protection of all rights. The main question then is: what is the moral obligation of MNCs in the global context after having reviewed both Donaldson and O’Neill’s articles...
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...incarceration. Since the beginning of slavery African Americans have suffered due to their identity. Racial profiling deals with selecting a person for their complaint of a specific racial group. The main reason in advocating racial profiling in the background of criminal study can enlarge the possibility of arresting criminals. Paul Bou-Habib stated, “If the rate at which members of a specific racial group commits a crime is higher than that of other criminals will be caught if the police concentrate their efforts on investigating members of the racial group in question?” (2011, p.34). It is injustice, when police officers, political officials, and judges have learned how to automatically have a racist attitude towards blacks. For example, my friend was in McDonald’s parking lot and he was in the process of switching seats with his friend because he was exhausted of driving. While leaving the parking lot, the officer had pulled them over because he seen a black guy get out of his car and thought something seemed suspicious. The officer implied that my friend did not use his right turning signal. The term “driving while black has been used to describe the practice of law enforcement officials to stop African-American drivers without probable cause” (Weatherspoon, 2004). Currently, education has been a system of miss-education. I believe that children are pushed out of high school due to the treatment that they receive from the school faculty and staff. Dr. Carter G. Woodson published...
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...commits a crime is higher than that of other criminals will be caught if the police concentrate their efforts on investigating members of the racial group in question?” (2011, p.34). It is not right when police officers, political officials, and judges make decisions based on predetermined racist and some would say ignorant beliefs. For example, my friend was in McDonald’s parking lot and he was in the process of switching seats with his friend because he was exhausted of driving. . The term “driving while black has been used to describe the practice of law enforcement officials to stop African-American drivers without probable cause” (Weatherspoon, 2004). This is one of the leading minority men are pulled over in their vehicle. Which usually leads to a unwarranted stop and either summons or sometime even arrest depending on the situation. To make matters worse, once the individual is unjustly cited or arrested its almost impossible to fight the case. The justice system usually sides with the officer. Currently, the mis-education of children in our school systems has played a huge part in this problem. Racist beliefs are an acquired trait. No one...
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...We go through our lives not really thinking about the other people around us. Unless you were changed by injustice and prejudice. These two factors can really change our outlook on life. Like what happened to Jeanne Wakatsuki in Farewell to Manzanar. Jeanne had a pretty good childhood aside from the occasional racist comment, but that all changed when the main American naval base in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii was attacked by the Japanese. Most and if not all of the West Coast Japanese-Americans were the victims of prejudice and discrimination. They were spat at, contradistinguished, and some even suffered physical and verbal abuse during and after World War ll. Jeanne describes “The stories, the murmurs, the headlines of the last few months had imprinted in my mind the word...
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...different institutions in not only ensuring that people follow the transcribed messages but also guaranteeing social justice among earth occupants. Despite several attempts to ensure these elements remain at the helm of success, many actions around the world show similarity to those manifested by Amos in the bible from verse two. According to Amos, Northern kings of Israel have exceeded religious expectations, instead transforming to personal and private interests. Some of the activities that Amos brings to the attention of believers include pretence and adultery among other human derailing traits. Based on a personal assessment, religious institutions are walking backwards with regards to solutions towards social inequality, injustice, poverty and other life problems. As a matter of fact, contemporary religious institutions work more towards encouraging what Amos warned against. Instead of helping the poor, religious institutions are in the verge of collapsing the society. It is the poor that contribute a lot of funds in religious facilities. They support a lot of programs ranging from pre-burial schedules to contributions that support the welfare of institutional leaders. In terms of discouraging social inequality and injustice, it is evident that some of the religious groups limit given activities. They control what their followers do, eat, and even the level of education. Marriage is not left out in the many problems that subject people to great problems hence a key issue...
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...Every 3.6 seconds a child dies of starvation. Starvation happens all around the world and it is injustice. Kids under 5 and pregnant women are the majority of people who die of starvation. Pregnant woman die because they do not have money. When they crave something they do not eat. No one should starve in this world. A lot of people should give money to the people who don't have anything to eat and are going to bed with their tummies growling. Starvation should not be allowed in any country. People die of starvation daily. In Africa people who essentially control over all the important laws are usually left to the minorities. They do not care if anyone starves in Africa because they live well. While those at the bottom barely survive in Africa....
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...| When I was given the assignment to write an essay style paper on anything we went over in this social work class I reviewed the notes to decide what I would like to write about. I was not sure, since we covered so much in this class and I have learned a lot about Social Work from the history of social work to how the profession is today and all the different fields that a Social Worker might work in today. However I ultimately decided to write about the area of Social work that interests me the most. It is also something that I feel I have had some experience in working with. So I chose to write about the concept of Social Justice and the social worker. So let’s first take a look at the definition of Social Justice in chapter 4 of our book it defines Social Justice. However I would like to sum it up in my own words Justice simply stated means fairness and equality. So that everyone has the same opportunities for empowerment. I do not want to be the type of Social worker who is here to fix people or take care of other people. I am not interested in being someone’s babysitter or care giver. I do think it is part of the job of a good Social worker to advocate on behalf of others when we see injustices present, not to fight for the individual with an issue of injustice but rather to fight alongside of them. This is why I like the idea of Social Justice the idea of empowering others to make the changes they need in their own lives and how to work not only each individual person...
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...The Novel I decided to read is called “Black Like Me” by John Howard Griffin. On October 1959, John Howard made a decision that changed his life completely. Griffin wanted to see how much the skin color influenced the way people saw the world but also the way the world treated people. He wanted to see if people truly treated people accordingly to the way they looked. Griffin was brave enough to medically dye his skin black and experience the racism that black people experienced at that period of time. Not only was he mentally attacked but also physically; in 1975, John was a victim of a tragic attack by the Ku Klux Klan. In my opinion, John’s story is one of a kind; it shows a very sad and awful side of humanity. From October 28 to December 15, 1959, John Howard Griffin made a complete shift and he lived a life that was completely unfamiliar to him. John decided to live his life as a black man after reading some articles that talked about the oppression and racism black people experienced every single day of their lives. He wanted to know what it was like to live with all the injustices and racial discrimination these people suffered from. On November 7, 1959 Griffin became a real black man thanks to the help of a doctor who helped him darken the pigmentation of his...
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