Essay from the year 2012 in the subject English - Miscellaneous, grade: 80 (1:1), language: English, abstract: Transphobia can be defined as fear, disgust, stereotyping, or hatred of transgender, transsexual and other gender non-traditional individuals because of their perceived gender identity, expression, or status. Transgender is an umbrella term denoting or relating "to a person whose self-identity does not conform unambiguously to conventional notions of male or female gender." Transsexual refers to a person either pre-op or post-op. A transvestite or cross dresser can be defined as a...

Essay from the year 2012 in the subject History - America, grade: 1:1 (First Class), language: English, abstract: Of the surplus of myths which burgeoned from the carnage of Vietnam, perhaps none is more deceptive than the legend of an audacious, antagonistic mainstream media turning Americans against the war. In brief, two main factors characterise this debate. The first asserts that America lost the war due to damaging media coverage, particularly on television, which undermined political and military endeavours. The second affirms that the majority of journalists and reporters opposed the...

Essay from the year 2012 in the subject History - Africa, grade: 1:1 (First Class), language: English, abstract: In order to comprehend acts of oppression such as the slave trade, not to mention the atrocities which accompanied it, an investigation into the psychological reasoning of the oppressors must be considered. People are not inherently evil; however, all human beings have the capacity to commit evil acts. Dehumanisation is commonplace in instances of persecution. John Wade describes dehumanisation as a "psychological state and linguistic transition which occurs during conflict which...

Essay from the year 2012 in the subject Cultural Studies - Basics and Definitions, grade: 1:1 (First Class), language: English, abstract: Disability is a natural part of the human condition. Almost everyone you cross paths with will possess some form of deviance from the socially enforced ideological norm, whether or not they choose to let this be apparent. Every person will, at some point, experience some form of impairment or disability during their lives; be it brought on by disease, depression, old age, injury or deterioration. "Disabilities are less the property of persons than they are...