The Congress, President and Courts we need in America While the reformist tradition of the Congress of America remains genuine, persistent, and strong, Congressional reform has become a hot debate for political analysts, scholars, and even the public. This tradition of talking about our politics is significant because it shows that there are commentators, academics, and lawmakers who are concerned about the performance, role, and […]

Political Polarization In his document titled “Has The American Public Polarized,” the central argument presented by Morris Fiorina is that polarization is limited to the “political class” in the United States, which includes a group of activists and elected officials. In the eyes of Fiorina, this polarized class is responsible for the gridlock in Washington and the failure to address threats to the future of […]

Limitations on the Freedom of Speech and Religion Individual liberties such as the freedom of speech and freedom of religion are considered fundamental rights that people are entitled to enjoy fully without government intrusion. However, the proper exercise of such liberties entails some restriction, with consideration to the need for national security, public order, respect of other people’s rights and preservation of various moral values. […]

Social Inequality and the US Minimum Wage Policy Inequality in America is a complex problem, as seen from the social structure and various aspects of income, education, and health. The federal minimum wage policy is one of the key causes of the existing inequality in economic status. As a result of increasing living costs, the federal minimum wage standard has been at $7.25 an hour […]

How Identities and Conflicts Based on Race, Gender and Class Shaped Los Angeles Introduction Notably, identities and conflicts based on race, gender, and class had a significant influence on the rapid growth of Los Angeles in the first half of the 20th century. Among others, these factors played a critical role in shaping the social, economic and the cultural landscape of the region during this […]

Political and Business Leaders’ Role in Shaping the Growth of Los Angeles The Mexican-American War played a significant part in shaping the city’s future. The city transformed on all fronts, including cultural, social, and economic. One of the most immediate results of this war was the influx of Americans into the city. In turn, the city experienced an increase in its population, and these changes […]

MEDIA AND NEWS COVERAGE I got interest in comparing news coverage from Al-Jazeera (http://www.aljazeera.com ) and CNN (http://www.cnn.com ), two prominent global news networks selected for their distinct editorial focus. As a news organization that prides itself on the up-to-date presentation of today’s battlefields and humanitarian problems, I discovered that Al-Jazeera’s perspective often revolves around the effects of regional war, crime and diplomacy. [1] On […]

A Sociological Perspective–Analyzing the Rise of Hate Crimes against Asian Americans in the Wake of COVID-19 The rise in hate crimes against Asian Americans during the COVID-19 pandemic represents a deeply troubling social phenomenon. Some of these acts, as simple as verbal criticism to complex acts such as aggression towards the Mexican community, have helped to remind America that racism and xenophobia are very much […]

SOCIOLOGICAL IMAGINATION Black Lives Matter Movement In 2012 Trayvon Martin, a seventeen-year-old African American was shot in Sanford, Florida, while his shooting did not seem to have a mass impact at the moment, in 2013. On the thirteenth of July this year, George Zimmerman was acquitted of this killing and this acquittal almost by accident started an entire movement (Clayton, 2018). The Black Lives Matter […]

Agawu, Kofi. “Representing African Music: Postcolonial Notes, Queries, Positions.” Routledge, 2003, pp. 55-259. In this scholarly book, Agawu addresses a common conception regarding African rhythm in a critical respect, particularly within the context of Western academia. To show how colonial settings influenced these perceptions, he presents the historical development of ‘African rhythm’ as a mainly encoded and exoticized concept of African music. He uncovers the […]