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For Equality, For Parity

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Discrimination based on wealth or socioeconomic status is a pervasive issue that can manifest in various ways. This can perpetuate cycles of poverty and limit opportunities for social mobility. While it is important to note that not all individuals engage in such discriminatory practices, there are still a lot of people who are experiencing such derogatory practices, especially the destitute. Here are a few examples of disparities that can exist.     I've witnessed lots of things that really affect people. An example of that is the injustice of education in the Philippines because of how they speak and interact with others.  The language of instruction in the Philippines is primarily English, which poses significant challenges for students from non-English-speaking households.  This linguistic divide further marginalizes students, hinders their ability to fully participate in the curriculum, and limits their academic progress. In the Philippines, school curricula do ...
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Sinking in Struggles

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    Sinking in Struggles      Titanic is a symbol of classism that existed during that era. Titanic is both an historical tragedy and epic romance and it serves a important reflection of classism. Classism is a social issue that continues to resonate in the world and with teenagers like me who grapple with the pressures of fitting in. As a teenager finding the complex meaning of social hierarchies. The film portrayed  the  division between the privileged upper class and the struggling lower class passengers. In this essay, I will show  how the movie correlates with classism and its relevance to my own experiences with classism.      In my own experience of life, I've witnessed classism in various forms. Whether it's the unfairness in educational opportunities, income inequality, and access to healthcare. I have seen how individuals from less privileged backgrounds often face barriers that hinder their progress, limiting their access...
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The Truth Behind Authority

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 The Truth Behind Authority      Along with the many experiences I've had in my life, there are things that we can never really forget especially when they leave us a mark on our memory. This narrative is focused on the remarkable experience that I had that made me realize something in the world that we are living in today.       When I was in Grade 5, I fought with my annoying classmate who always bullied me. During that moment, he thought that I couldn't stand up against him, and that's why he provoked me more. My temper exploded, and I'd had enough of what he was doing to me, and then I punched him in the face where our fight started. When the teacher came, no one of my classmates spoke about who started the fight. Me and the guy I fought was just crying and was not able to explain the situation well. Since the guy I fought is the son of a teacher in our school our teacher immediately allied to that bully and scolded me that I shouldn't fight m...
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BeYOUtiful

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 BeYOUtiful      What is gender and what is gender inequality? A gender identifies who you are in a society. It gives you roles and responsiblities on how you should act, interact and express yourself to others. In today's generation, there are more than two genders that people use to identify themselves. On the other hand, gender inequality is when other genders are treated unequally. It is the discrimination and biased treatments of others to a specific gender. Some other causes of gender inequality is the lack of knowledge to other people about their rights and disrespectfulness of others to different genders in the society.       Based on my experience that is also shown in the movie Titanic, women are lower and weak than men. Girls were taught on how to act like a lady at a very young age. As for me, my lola always corrects me on everything that I do, that I should be ladylike and not act like a boy. Even in the slightest things like sitting ...
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Beyond the Shipwreck

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 Beyond the Shipwreck     Above the ship's surface tells the timeless tale of the love story of Rose DeWitt Bukater and Jack Dawson. And as it voyages across the North Atlantic Ocean a century ago, it also sails through the story of a series of unfortunate events underprivileged people had to face in the film — to wrap it all up, classism. Throughout the realistic fictional film, Jack represented what it felt to be looked down upon. The bigger picture that is being overlooked, moreover, is that the reservation of the extravagant accomodation to the upper class is already a classist representation itself. As someone who has had not entirely experienced such systematic oppression, I barely relate; so I opt to bring into discussion what my father had endured (to show as an example) from the classist treatment he had to receive from his relatives and churchmates because of being unemployed due to medical reasons.     It is bothering to bring the view that poor peopl...
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Beneath the Iceberg: Delving into the Depiction of Social Strata in 'Titanic' Film (Critique Paper)

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Beneath the Iceberg:  Delving into the Depiction of Social Strata in 'Titanic' Film Released in 1997, James Cameron depicted the timelessness of the tale of love and tragedy between a man from the lower class (Jack Dawson) and a woman from the upper class (Rose DeWitt Bukater) which made the film receive widespread appreciation for its storytelling, as long as critical viewpoints for its different perspectives in gender, ethnical, and socioeconomic inequalities. In examining the film "Titanic" through a Marxist lens, this critique paper seeks to unveil the underlying socioeconomic disparities and power dynamics that shape the love story, shedding light on how class struggle is intricately woven into the narrative, ultimately revealing the film's portrayal of a world divided by privilege and oppression.     One of the central themes in Titanic is the division between the upper and lower classes aboard the ship, where the first-class passengers enjoy opulent luxurie...
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