… knew about the Middle East after the tragedy of September 11th. Although, I had heard of numerous terrorist attacks in Israel and even as close as Ireland; it was very hard to comprehend that such acts of violence had now become a part of my world…

… vocabulary. The word was not defined until 1936, when Webster's dictionary defined racism as 1: A belief that race is the primary determinant of human traits and capacities and that racial differences produce an inherent superiority of a particular…

… and 'agency' in his sociological theory? The fact that we are being asked to describe how Anthony Giddens attempts to reconcile 'structure' and 'agency' into his sociological theory suggests one of two assumptions. Either the definitions…

… Illinois. Her father, who was a Quaker, a senator and a mill owner, was her greatest influence. In 1879 she attended Rockford Female seminary, at the time a pioneering college for women, where she excelled. The schools strong religious content…

… northern Wisconsin, one would see interesting interactions compared to other areas of Wisconsin. From February 20 to the 21 2004, I spent most of my time snowmobiling and while in northern Wisconsin I found I had spent several hours in several…

… society. Yet, every moral system must deal with the major conflicting general moral issues: Consequentialism versus Non-consequentialism; Self versus Other-Interestedness; Act Utilitarianism versus Rule Utilitarianism; and Emotion versus reason.…

… is the purpose of education? To gather an answer for that question, first you must look at the most commonly accepted theories of education. John Dewey and Horace Mann are two philosophers that have completely revolutionized the way the American schoolin…

… it, men had control over almost all the important affairs. It was a radical idea for women to be involved in anything other than issues concerning the home. However, later, with the feminist movement, we began seeing females involved in politics, as…

… Surgery/Mutilation as many may call it is a tradition that is usually performed on girls before puberty. Female genital mutilation, also known as female circumcision, is a practice that involves the removal of part or all of the female external…

… many decisions, or have them made for us, based on assumptions about age. We are often made aware that we are either 'too old' or ' not old enough' for activities, opportunities and experiences we desire. In the same way, we tend to judge other people…