Journal #2
Question: Why are some countries banning specific forms of dress, like the "burkini" and the veil? What evidence do they use to support their arguments?
The ?burkini?, a swimsuit that covers the whole body except for the face, hands and feet, has been banned in Nice, the latest French city to impose the ?burkini? ban. Burqas and burkinis have been under more scrutiny in Europe this summer than ever before. This full-body Islamic swimsuit has had its conflicts in secular France for many various reasons. One reason is the recent targeting of terrorist attacks in Europe. Some people inhabiting the French Rivera believe that this Islamic swimsuit adds attention to France, making France one of the main targets of terrorist attacks. When the Bastille Day Truck Attack occurred in the city and the later murder of a Catholic priest near the ...
On April 20, 1999, in the moderately sized town of Littleton, Colorado, at approximately 11:20 a.m., two young men, Eric Harris, 18, and Dylan Klebold, 17, stormed into Columbine High School. No more than twenty minutes later, 15 people were dead, including the two of them, and another twenty-three wounded (Gibbs 28-29). Knowin...
As a teenage girl in Cairo, Egypt is locked away in her home, studying madly for a upcoming high school exam. A teenage boy rushes down the fields of Brazil handling a soccer ball and his future. Another teenage boy in Rajasthan, dessert in Northwestern India is guided seven times around a sacred fire as a custom to cultural marriages. Some teenage...
Animals have been the loyal companions to humans since the beginning of time. Americans collaboratively own ''90.5 million cats, 73.9 million dogs, 16.6 million birds, 11 million reptiles and 18.2 million small animals'[and] 63 percent of U.S, homes have at least one pet'(3A). However, animals often become the silent subjects to laboratory exper...
Subject: Political Science Title: For the past 25 years it has been wondered why the young people of America have shared the same apathetic attitude towards politics as the older generation of Americans. Indeed, the issues concerning young voters are just as important as those concerning older voters. Why the newest voters choose...
The issue of whether or not students should wear uniforms is near and dear to my heart. During my elementary and high school years I attended many schools. Two of the schools were Catholic schools, which required a formal uniform. The Lutheran school I attended had an enforced dress code. There was no dress code at the three pu...