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The Positive Aspects Of Fraternities
Number of pages: 2 | Number of words: 367.... name, tradition, and history carries much symbolic
importance to all who are apart of it. This is all important to the personoining
because it eiil only help the to better themselves by growin into he fraternity.
With all these commitments and traditions, or rituals, one could see
that fraternity life has a lot behind it and the members take it very seriously.
Though at times the fraternity becomes very social and yes alcohol may be
consumed, is not , however, the focus of the fraternity. Fraternities offer
numerous benefits and building blocks for developing an indepen .....
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Curfews
Number of pages: 3 | Number of words: 710.... with the wrong crowd, or if they are getting good enough grades. With all these worries, it seems nonsensical to throw one more worry on the already large pile of worries parents have to deal with. “My kids are home-schooled,” complains mother Tiana Hutchinson, “I shouldn’t have to worry about them getting arrested every time I send them outside to play.” (“Do You Know Where Your Children Are?” 4).
Parents aren’t the only ones upset with this problem-causing ordinance. In 1995, the American Civil Liberties Union, acting on behalf of thousands of law-abiding youth in Cali .....
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BDSM
Number of pages: 1 | Number of words: 262.... was
into this sort of play, and was clearly straight. Whereas there are more
problems involved in BDSM than in Vanilla sex, the form of sexuality called BDSM
is also much more a form requiring trust.,
In a typical scenario, one person in this case i will call the person he,
is a dom. The other (she) is a sub. He will begin by telling she that she must
kneel and present herself. He will then often collar she, tie she up, and then
proceed to spank she torture she and even force sex on she. She wants this
however and is thrilled to be so treated. She also has a safeword which whe .....
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Violence In Media: You Are What You Watch
Number of pages: 2 | Number of words: 418.... forces they cannot control and cannot
understand.
While TV grows rich on violence, the nation is threatened by loss of
self-esteem, fear of crime, and fear of our neighbours. A permanent
impression is made on the innocent minds of young children too young to
read or speak. TV is destroying society's respect for human life. Daniel
Boorstin, librarian of US Congress, said that TV has the power "to conjure
up a self-created reality that can mold public values and influence
behaviour." The Canadian Government guarantees free speech and free press,
but conjuring up anti-s .....
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TV Trash?
Number of pages: 4 | Number of words: 957.... of view with a “shhh” don’t tell attitude. This is why Bennett wants to abolish daytime television altogether.
Bennett claims that daytime TV is the problem in our society today. Children are watching and learning the immoral truths of today’s society. But ask yourself where are those children’s parents? Bennett wants to eliminate the talk shows so then our culture can be cleansed, but are the talk shows to blame for our so-called culture rot. Shouldn’t we look to point the finger at other television shows? Bennett would disagree, he states that “the worst of television .....
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United States Of American: Personal Freedom
Number of pages: 10 | Number of words: 2614.... to Americans.
In Langston Hughes' poem, "Freedom," he emphasizes the struggle to enjoy
the freedoms that he knows are rightfully his. He reflects the American desire
for freedom now when he says, "I do not need my freedom when I'm dead. I cannot
live on tomorrow's bread." He recognizes the need for freedom in its entirety
without compromise or fear.
I think Langston Hughes captures the essence of the American immigrants'
quest for freedom in his poem, "Freedom's Plow." He accurately describes
American's as arriving with nothing but dreams and building America with the .....
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Culture, Nature & Freedom: Treating Juvenile Offenders.
Number of pages: 5 | Number of words: 1240.... feel the veil has been lifted. It allows them to
explore safely and see the world in a greater view. The view as other is removed
and a true balance displaces the master / slave one.
Next, we can look at Mills Ideas on culture. He would like to elevate the
morals of the human mind. To do this, we must continually test the standard. New
ideas must be able to circulate freely. We must weigh how all actions effect
others. This can not be done in these Youth centers as well. They have very
specific codes and any questioning is reprimanded. Cultural influx is at a
standstill a .....
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Media And Society
Number of pages: 5 | Number of words: 1122.... sensitive to violence, and to victims of violence, and it increases their appetite for more violence in entertainment and in real life. Media violence is especially damaging to young children, age 8 and under, because they cannot tell the difference between real life and fantasy. Violent images on television and in movies may seem real to these children and sometimes viewing these images can even traumatize them with bad dreams and other types of things.
Despite the negative effects media violence has been known to generate, no official changes have been made to deal with .....
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