Essays on Inequality

Lorraine Hansberry’s “A Raisin in the Sun” includes many social issues that were very clearly represented by the actions of the characters and the surrounding individuals. This play revolving around Walter Lee Younger, his wife, Ruth, sister, Beneatha, son, Travis, and Mama (Lena Younger), takes...

The idea of Hansberry’s play A Raisin in the Sun is focused on the family and how different they were from each other. It was the first play by an African American woman to be produced on Broadway. The whole play takes place in the...

The 50’s were a devastating era to live in for many people. This was due to the inequality and social issues many people had to face; in particular, people of colour and women. They were not as accepted in society because gender roles were assigned...

We live in a complex society where “it is self-evident that all men are created equal” is just a saying that is untrue in the modern world. First, it is obvious that all men are not created equal some of us are strong and some...

When attempting to end inequality, Pearson argues that solidarity and collective unity is more important that eliciting guilt about historical inequalities. Pearson, a well-respected Indigenous rights activist and academic, gave this speech in response to Prime Minister John Howard’s comments on ‘the black arm-band view...

Ever since Botswana became independent in 1966, the state’s economy experienced profound changes attributable to the mining of diamonds. Regardless of its undeveloped state brought about by the colonizer’s little effort in developing the protectorate the country is labelled Africa’s miracle. The state however has...

“Poverty is the state of one who lacks a certain amount of material possession or money. ” Poverty is the deprivation of food, shelter, money and clothing when people can’t satisfy their basic needs. Poverty can be understood simply as a lack of money or...