Sociological Analysis of Teenage Pregnancy Teenage pregnancies have, for a while, been a source of concern worldwide. Statistics from the World health organization (WHO) show that every year 16 million girls aged between 15 and 19 and one million girls below 15years give birth every year (WHO, 2018). Like every other big problem m in the world, teen pregnancy can be viewed under different lenses to provide varying meanings. In this same perspective, teen pregnancy can be viewed as either trouble, an issue, or a plus to society. The factors promoting teen pregnancy are mainly the personal and sociological factors and sometimes collide. One less used to analyze the situation is the social conflict theory that states that human and social behavior in their contexts results from conflicts between different groups. In this paper, I will analyze the reality of teen pregnancy in the lens of the social conflict theory. One of the ways that conflict manifests itself in bringing about teen pregnancy is in the relationship between parents and their children. Parents expect obedience and dependence from their children…
The classic story of Aladdin best exemplifies the olden “rags to riches” saying. The tale features a young hero who catches the eyes of a beautiful princess after an inadvertent encounter at a local market. The tale is also made complete by a wicked villain and the magical genie. Initially, this story was found in the One Thousand- and One-Nights tale. In 1992, nonetheless, Disney released a film on the same. A remake of this film premiered in 2019. Like other Disney films, moral lessons were attached to the movie Aladdin. Even further, some of the themes in the film highlighted some challenges the present-time society is grappling with. By critically analyzing the Aladdin film, this essay will attempt to discuss the pertinent lessons one can grasp from the story. Also, it will talk about the relevance of the tale in our society today. Part I; Synopsis, Overall Theme, and Moral Lesson The protagonist is a street brat living in a busy town with Abu, his monkey friend. He is poor and steals to survive. Conversely, there is Princess Jasmine,…
African American fictions Don’t call us death: This is a series of poems that try to imagine the life of black men after death. Danez Smith’s statements take heartbreaking imagery of violence against black men’s bodies (Smith, pg). Salvage the bones: Ward tells us about surviving life experience as a native of the Mississippi native land. The story tells about a pregnant lady who lived in absolute poverty whose three brothers and a father were alcoholics’ addicts (Ward, pg). I know why the caged birds sing: This book tells about the life challenges that Maya underwent that ended up shaping her early life. The young life was nomadic; that is, they relocated from one area to another (Maya, pg). The fire shut up in my bones: Charles here tells us about his life growth as the youngest children among the five brothers. He speaks about how he passed through hard life situations like child rape and poverty (Blow, pg). Brown girl dreaming: This talks about a girl named Woodson, who was the desire to include the essential highlights that were…
Student’s Name Professor’s Name Course Date Analysis of the plays Endgame and The Tempest Characters from The Tempest by William Shakespeare Prospero- wizard and rightful duke of Milan Miranda- Prospero’s daughter Caliban- monster born of the witch Sycorax Ariel- a spirit fairy Antonio- Prospero’s brother who stole the kingdom from him Alonso-King of Naples Ferdinand- son to Alonso Characters from Endgame by Samuel Beckett Hamm- Master in the play Clov- Servant to Hamm Nagg- Hamm’s father and husband to Nell Nell- Hamm’s mother and wife to Nagg Dialogue Project on the Tempest and Endgame (Composed conversation between the characters in the two plays) Act 1 Hamm: Can there be misery loftier than mine? Prospero: Let the tempest begin, to revenge what was taken from me (As if on cue, a storm erupts at sea causing the ship with Alonso, Ferdinand, Antonio and other seamen to capsize) Hamm: Where are you, oh, lazy slave? Clov: Here I am master, just tending to your sick parents Hamm: Let them be, I am blind, and they are only old. (Clov mutters to himself…
How violent movies and games affect young people Name University Date Introduction Violent movies and games have gained prominence in the last several years. Many people are watching these movies and playing video games today (Ferguson 2015). My research evaluates the thoughts of young people about violent movies and games and how violent games affect them. There are a lot of conflicting studies done on the issues. There is an observed difference in the manner in which young people think about video games and how the adults view it. The adult people believe that violent movies and games are the roots of rot among the youth. But the young people, on the other hand, believe that there is nothing wrong watching or playing video games with violent content on them (Psychology Today 2018). The essay takes a neutral stance, with open-mindedness considering arguments of conflicting studies done in the past. However, it conceded that young people could be wrong in their thought about…
Introduction There are significantly a whole lot of risks within the implementation process of an ERP system and may require significant understanding to create a better advantage in turning the resources around and benefiting from the risks already identified. The identification process encompasses meaningful interpretation and understanding of the operations process of an ERP system and how well these risks affect its operations and creates a significant impact on both the individuals and the project under consideration. However, in getting to understand the underlying risks, there is a need to look into the considerable implementation process and establish a critical understanding and analysis. The platform is keen to identify significant ideas and methods that would develop a better understanding of the different issues that may become associated with the aspect of Enterprise resource planning. The article that is under analysis involves managing risk in enterprise resource planning projects. The main idea is to create a better understanding of the different issues and how well there is continued implementation. The identification of the various risks within which there is a better…
Assisted Suicide Name Institutional Affiliation Assisted Suicide Introduction Globally the medical fraternity is occasionally presented with a conundrum in regards to making life-threatening decisions involving terminally ill patients. In many jurisdictions, medical professionals are barred by the law to aid patients in abetting suicide. Physicians are expected to make difficult decisions amid the suffering of the patients and the need to adhere to the professional code of conduct. Assisted suicide for terminally serves a purpose-last resort- and its use requires regulation to curb its abuse. Firstly, there is a need to define assisted suicide to exhaust the topic. Assisted suicide implies the act of deliberately helping an individual to kill him or herself, usually arising from the inability to perform the act alone (Ababneh, 2018). Individuals who resort to assisted suicide many a time have a disability or lack cognizant about the appropriate and effective mechanism to execute the desires. Physicians execute assisted suicide by providing individuals with high doses…
Biomedical Ethics: Euthanasia Name: Institution: Biomedical ethics: Euthanasia The practice of euthanasia that describes intended killing to alleviate suffering has been a subject of contention in medical ethics because of the approach to the act and the possible ethical implication of the killing. The prevailing discussion in the care sector indicates a section of medics oppose the practices on claims that it violates beneficence, respect for patient autonomy, justice, and non-maleficence ethics. The proponents of the administration of the act, on the contrary, believe that euthanasia allows self-determination, and alleviates suffering and costs incurred in care. Albeit the stance, the critics of the practices infer to deontological claim in citing religious morality and the possibility of bad precedence. For that reason, there is a need for the exploration of the claims before permitting the act. Nevertheless, euthanasia is acceptable in the Netherlands, Luxembourg, and other places of the globe for eradicating pain, medical costs, and the suffering of the family of the affected in line with utilitarianism, deontology, and ethics of care principles that acknowledge patient autonomy, justice, and non-maleficence. Support The…
IT Security Policy Enforcement It is worth noting that security policy happens to be the foundation of information security in any company. However, compliance with the security policy is not always an easy task as it revolves around translating the written security policy into action. It is something that needs careful planning as well as the participation of all related parties. As far as this is concerned, it becomes of great significance to note that the monitoring process is significant primarily because new threats and also technologies appear as a result of the changing environment as well as operations of the company. This is to imply that monitoring can be used in enforcing security policies (Erlingsson, 2003). In this case, it becomes imperative to review the security policy continuously as the means to maintain the relevancy of the content. Monitoring plays a tremendous role in enforcing security policies because it allows an organization to track down what is working or what needs to be improved for effectiveness. Monitoring is an enforcement mechanism that there is no violation of the security…
Modern Characteristics of Confucianism in East Asia Despite being blamed for political, social and intellectual failures of South asia, in particular China and Korea, whose dogma was reactionary in so far as adherence to Confucian school of thought is concerned. Slow economic growth was also attributed to Confucian philosophy and its perceived conservativeness. However, Confucianism still has significance cultural relevance in the modern times, especially the South East Asian region. Maintaining and reclaiming traditional values has become a widely embraced school thought among the region’s nationalities. This has enabled a resurgence Confucian’s relevance to Asia’s moral thought. Confucianism and Chinese Politics Modern Confucianism is different from the ancient orthodoxy. The religious dogma and practices have seen major changes since the last years of the Ming dynasty. These changes have been a major reason for the ancient religions resilience even as the influence of European/Western influence on social and political thought during the 19th Century. Different scholars belonging to different schools of thought attempted to modernise and reform the religion to reflect modern situations as well as address contemporary challenged faced…