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Teaching Respect To Children
Number of pages: 2 | Number of words: 504.... else, that person is more likely to
respect them back; causing a chain reaction.
Right now, not enough parents are teaching their kids respect and
this causes violence, crimes, and can even lead to drug use. It is easy to
see how these problems can be easily solved or would be nonexistent if
their was respect. Violence would not be a problem, because no one would
fight if they had respect for the other person. The next problem is crime.
Nobody is going to steal or vandalize someone's property if they respect
them. One other problem is drug use, this would not be a .....
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America’s Youth And Today’s Violence
Number of pages: 4 | Number of words: 891.... at my school were bullies, but to my knowledge no one wanted to come in and shoot an athlete. How many students go into schools and just start shooting and being violent. Most students of today do not promote that type of violence. In fact, many athletes of all levels inspire youth to do better in school, to work as a team, and to try harder to give their all. Some examples of professional athletes that inspire youth are Tiger Woods, Michael Jordan, Peyton Manning, and Chamique Holdsclaw. They all encourage youth to do their best. And since Athletes encourage positive action .....
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Homeless: What Has Been Done To Decrease The Problem?
Number of pages: 3 | Number of words: 806.... has the right to a standard of living adequate for the health and well
being of himself and of his family, including food, clothing, housing, and
medical care and necessary social services, and to the right to security in the
event of unemployment, sickness, disability, widowhood, old age or other lack
of livelihood in circumstances beyond his control.
This is a step in the right direction. However, this is not enough. These
rights are subject to the discretion of the government of the country who
decides to obey these universal rights. How much is "adequate"?
The governm .....
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Censorship
Number of pages: 4 | Number of words: 944.... Inappropriate Adolescent Behaviour
What is Obscenity? Clearly something hard to talk about constructively.
"Obscenity" is difficult to discuss honestly. After all, what makes a thing
obscene? It is Something too vague perhaps to be defined. It's an elusive
term we use, but can't explain. Different people often see things
differently. Some see obscenity in nude pictures, statues, paintings, etc.
While others find less obscenity in these things. All the same, "obscene"
isn't the same as "wrong" or "bad". Clearly obscenity is not identical with
evil .....
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Immigrants Coming Over To America
Number of pages: 4 | Number of words: 1044.... over two had to be able to walk by themselves. If the doctor
noticed anything wrong he would use a piece of chalk to show the person
required further inspection. If, this was indeed the case, the person
would be set aside in a cage.
Another test was that of sanity. An interpreter would ask each
person a few questions just to find a sensible answer to test mental
stability. The last and most feared doctor checked for disease by lifting
the eyelid. He scared children, and probably spread more disease than the
people he checked. From an eyewitness account, his gloves wer .....
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Teenagers Of The Sixties And Today
Number of pages: 3 | Number of words: 687.... teenagers seem to be more concerned with where the next party will be than with what social issues are confronting society today. David Gelman refereed to this generation in his article as the "me" generation. He quotes University of Michigan social psychologist Lloyd Johnston as saying "It's fair to say that young people are more career-oriented than before, more concerned about making money and prestige." (Gelman 195). This is because life itself changes. There are no more unjustified wars, totalitarianism practiced by college administrators or obvious racial inequitie .....
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Adoption Changes From Past To Present
Number of pages: 3 | Number of words: 803.... or children from whom they were separated as result of adoption (“Court”). This desire to know information about birth parents or adoptees has changed the attitude towards adoption.
Closed adoption procedures were born in the late 19th century (Batton). At that time, having a child outside of marriage was considered shameful, and the secrecy of closed adoption protected the birth mother from facing social criticism. This process also protected the adoptive parents from interference by the birth mother. By definition, closed adoption means no communication or informatio .....
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Censorship In Society
Number of pages: 2 | Number of words: 452.... that are labeled ‘Explicit Lyrics’ pasted on them, or the bad word is simply ‘beeped’ out, along with that small portion of the song. It ruins the song. One band, the Insane Clown Posse was banned because of their lyrics, and their name. I may not list to the band, but I feel that others should be able to listen to them if they want to.
Books are normally banned instead of censored. Sometimes, the inappropriate spot in the book might be changed, but most of the time the book is banned. Many times the book is banned because of the message that it sends to the younger k .....
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