In 1789, Benjamin Franklin wrote a letter stating: “Nothing in this world can be said to be certain, except death and taxes”. Tax has long been seen as an unavoidable cost for business. Nowadays with the advantages of globalization however, multinational corporations (MNCs) have developed complex tax strategies to minimize this liability. Gunter & van der Hoeven briefly discussed an aspect of tax avoidance but […]

The current world today has established the concept that every human being is empowered and authorised for a solemn existence. Common occurrence nowadays where people demand the achievement of diverse values to protect their individual and collective wellbeing. Then again, these claims of rights were contradicted through exploitation, oppression, persecution, and so on, in many countries of the world. After World War II, is when […]

There are a lot things in today’s world that I would like to change. Violence in school, Misuse of social media, Religious based discrimination, and last but not least alcohol and drug abuse in teens are some of the things that if I think about, I can go on for centuries. I wish the negativity of these things can disappear in one day or one […]

On December 28, 2017, protests erupted throughout several cities in Iran. Initially, protesters showed their dissatisfaction toward rising prices, unemployment, and economic discrimination. They blamed the economic policies of President Hassan Rouhani’s government. However, after spreading dissent throughout the country, public discontent grew beyond economic issues to include political dissatisfaction as well. Social media such as Twitter played a key role in coordinating the protests […]

Regina sits in her room, gazing off at her bookshelf thinking about Cady Heron. Her eyes widen as if a brilliant idea came up. She darts toward the burn book – a book with girls’ yearbook pictures with negative comments and furiously flips through the pages. Sitting down with her legs crossed, she cuts out her own picture and writes down negative comments about herself […]

In the memoir, When Heaven and Earth Changed Places by Le Ly Hayslip and Jay Wurts, discusses the childhood of Le Ly Hayslip during the Vietnam War, her escape to the United States, and what her return to visit Vietnam after 16 years was like. Throughout the story, the discussion of sexual violence and prostitution comes up several times. Along with sexual violence and prostitution, […]

Human Rights has become a common topic of conversation within many social media platforms today. These important conversations help to educate us in what is happening around the world concerning the rights of human beings and also what rights we actually possess depending on where we live in the world. If we look at the demographics of women and men in this world we find […]

Death Penalty has been described as ‘cruel and unnatural’, wherein cruel is being confused with ‘evil’ in this context. The Capital punishment is not intrinsically ‘evil’ for ‘cruel’ and evil are two different words, but because they both inflict pain they are mistaken for each other. Evil pertains to pure malevolence and intention to harm, but capital punishment bestows retribution and not revenge, for punishments […]

“Everyone has the right to freedom of movement and residence within the borders of each state. ” Migrations are complex, often global phenomena; migrants depart from specific places and select their destinations from among many cultures (Harzig & Hoerder, 2009). Infact, Demko, Ross & Schnell (1970) empahsize the latter, with defining migration as the most complex component of population change. It provides an important network […]