Introduction The key question of discussion is how society has determined beauty on the basis of the amount of melanin in an individual’s skin, further shedding light on intentional and unintentional racism. Arturo Madrid highlights the struggle of living as a minority and outcast due to the concept of the ideal and true American citizen who should be a white person with European ancestry (Arrighi). On the other hand, Omi

Introduction Earth Day is observed annually on April 22 as a civic occasion for environmental education, organizing, policy advocacy, restoration, and public accountability. It began in the United States in 1970 and later developed into a global network of campaigns. Calling it a “festival” captures public gatherings but understates its political origin. Senator Gaylord Nelson promoted a national environmental teach-in after years of public concern about air pollution, pesticides, oil

Introduction Culture shapes how people understand food, bodies, appetite, health, gender, family, and self-control. It influences which foods are available and valued, how meals are shared, what body sizes are admired or stigmatized, and whether distress around eating is recognized as illness. Culture therefore matters in the study of eating disorders, but it should not be used to explain them as simple products of Western beauty standards or to decide

Introduction The stories of Gilgamesh and Sappho are both part of the forgotten literature. The pieces of their stories were mostly lost; however, some of the poems of Sappho and Gilgamesh were discovered lately. Gilgamesh is the central part of the Akkadian poem “Epic of Gilgamesh.” He was a demigod who was a defender of the city of Uruk, who, after the death of his friend Enkidu, traveled to meet