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Fashion's Influence on Social Interactions

Fashion plays a significant role in social interactions and status. People often make judgments based on clothing choices, making fashion a central aspect of social gatherings and groups. This is particularly true among youth, where appropriate attire can heavily influence social dynamics and even school attendance. Certain establishments, like workplaces, may enforce dress codes, limiting clothing choices.

Fashion as a Symbol of Profession and Hygiene

Institutions such as hospitals prioritize hygiene and cleanliness, necessitating specific attire for medical professionals. Protective gear, like sanitized scrub suits and gloves, is crucial during surgeries. Similarly, lawyers are often required to wear... Continue reading "The Importance of Fashion in Society" »

Quebec: The French Province

One of the most important provinces there is Quebec. The mother tongue in Quebec is French. "French is the native language of 78% of the population, amounting to about 6,102,210 people. Most of the native French speakers in Quebec are descendants of the settlers of New France. (...)"

Vancouver: A City of Language Diversity

Another city that is important in Canada is Vancouver. In this city, people could speak both languages, but the most predominant is English. "Federal government departments provide service in English and French, but most of the population speaks English as either a first or second language."

I would like to go there, I think that it's a privilege to be born in a bilingual country.

Advantages and Disadvantages of the Internet

Nowadays, the ease of accessing information and content on various topics and in various formats seems like a great opportunity, but it can also be counterproductive. Therefore, it is important to analyze the advantages and disadvantages of the internet to understand how we can take better advantage of it.

Advantages of the Internet

The internet offers access to a wide variety of content on numerous themes through the web. From news information to highly specialized topics—scientific, humorous, cultural, entertainment, educational, and playful content. The internet has also created new jobs thanks to its creation and evolution.

Disadvantages of the Internet

One of the disadvantages of the internet that... Continue reading "Advantages and Disadvantages of the Internet, Social Media, and Technology" »

Survey responses to the Second Industrial System, including unionization,

the Populist Party, and Progressivism. Which do you consider Most

significant? Why?

The second industrial system was the period in the post civil War in which an extra layer of production began that focused on producing goods For other industries. Steel was very significant in this time, as were the Railroad systems. This new system caused Unionization. Most notably was the Pullman strike, where Pullman workers started to boycott Pullman and effectively Shut down the country’s railroad system after Pullman cut wages by 25% without Cutting the cost of rent. This combined with other efforts of workers to fight Against the poor working conditions, wages, and hours of the... Continue reading "Philosophy" »

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In order to comment about sweatshops lets first state the Cambridge definition: a place where people work for long hours and very low pay in an unhealthy situation. Sweatshops or sweat factories, as we have defined them started basically with the industrial revolution in the 19^th century, mainly in GB. Back then of course there were almost no rights for workers and therefore, many companies exploited them in order to produce more and cheaper goods.

As part of the evolution of human and labour rights, in the last two centuries, legislation has been passed to eliminate sweatshops, although obviously, depending on the degree of social development of each country, this goal has been achieved in a higher or lower degree.

It is a fact that in... Continue reading "The Persistence of Sweatshops: A Global Issue" »

Cold War (1947-91) is a proxy war between USSR and USA happened in Korea, Vietnam, Cuba... Both powers wanted to spread their influence and reduce the enemies' influence.

Capitalist: Politics

• "Free nation", multi-party system, Democracy, USA
• Economy: Free-market
• Society/Culture: Big social differences, freedom of expression generally

Communist: Politics

• "Popular democracy", Single-political-party system, USSR
• Economy: State-controlled economy
• Society/Culture: Small social difference, education and health for everybody, censored freedom of expression

CAUSES:

After World War II, the relationship between USA and USSR degenerated. Major differences between the winners: the U.K and USA were democratic and capitalist states, but the USSR was communist. Two... Continue reading "Cold War: Proxy War Between USSR and USA" »

Spanish Education Reform (1840-1860)

The 1845 Constitution and Educational Priorities

The 1845 Constitution, a moderate document reflecting the joint sovereignty of the Nation, King, and Parliament, addressed education. However, providing basic knowledge to the population wasn't a priority for Spanish authorities. Census voting, restricted by gender and social class, further limited popular participation. The primary aim of education was to prepare citizens for governance, not for universal enlightenment.

Two Landmark Laws: The Pidal Plan (1845) and Moyano Law (1857)

Two crucial laws shaped education during this period: the 1845 General Plan of Studies (the "Pidal Plan") and the 1857 Law of Public Instruction (the "Moyano Law").

The Pidal Plan

Face-Threatening Acts vs. Face-Saving Acts in English and Spanish

As reported by Yule, in the study of linguistic politeness, the more relevant concept is “face,” described as “the emotional and social sense of self that everyone has and expects everyone else to recognize” (2017: 148). In other words, one’s public self-image. One of the most withstanding differences between English and Spanish politeness is the usage of face-threatening and face-saving acts.

What are Face-Threatening Acts?

Face-threatening acts could be considered statements that represent a threat to another person’s self-image, quite used in direct commands and notably common in Spanish. These direct commands imply a sense of social power and are seen as face-threatening... Continue reading "Face-Threatening Acts vs. Face-Saving Acts: A Cross-Cultural Comparison of English and Spanish Politeness" »

Globalisation is the emerge of a globalized economy based on new systems of production, finance and consumption. There are 4 approaches of globalisation. Fist of all, we have The world-systems approach which is based on the distinction between core, semi peripheral and peripheral countries in terms of their changing roles in the international division. Core countries develop high skills, while the periphery focuses on low-skill and intensive production. This situation favours the dominance of the core over the periphery.It is sometimes considered to be too economistic and not focus enough on the cultural issues. (EX: Nike`s factory in Cambodia). The second approach is the globalization of culture, which focuses more on ideas of an emerging... Continue reading "Globalization, Neoliberalism, and the Future of Work: From Industrial to Post-Industrial Society" »