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National Association For The Advancement Of Colored People
Number of pages: 3 | Number of words: 704.... of the black race since
1865. Many notable figures in history signed "The Call" , e.g., Ida Wells
Barnett, Jane Adams, W.E.B. DuBois and John Dewey. In a matter of two months,
another conference was held. As a result of that conference, the NAACP was born.
A distinct factor of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored
People, which set it apart from its congruent movement, the Niagara Movement,
was involvement of both races. The early success was due in large part to the
interracial membership (Franklin 91). A large part of the membership consisted
of w .....
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Argument For Keeping Repeat Offenders In Jail
Number of pages: 3 | Number of words: 566.... There will be less need to build, maintain, and expand existing
staff if there are fewer prisoners. But how much more can we cut these
sentences, aren't they short enough already? The average jail sentence is
seven years and eleven months, but the actual average time served is two
years and eleven months. I think there are better ways to save money. For
example, we should cut back on the funding of foreign governments. We have
plenty of our own problems in the United States that we need to take care
of. We should take care of our own before we try to help others. The
m .....
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The Amish Family Life
Number of pages: 2 | Number of words: 525.... or potatoes; meat, which is often fried; and canned vegetables. Homemade or supermarket-bought bread is served at every meal. The lighter meal commonly consists of soup, cheese or bologna, and fruit. Snacks are usually apples, cookies, or leftovers.
Teaching Implications
Because of their desire to remain separate from the world, sharing information and new ways of doing things with the Amish can be difficult. Very few have telephones and most do not attend public meetings. Going to their homes, places of business, or schools may be the best method of contact. Because t .....
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Gender Differences
Number of pages: 5 | Number of words: 1326.... is stressful and painful. I told them that I am not too
critical when checking out girls and when it comes to seeing other males
bigger or stronger than myself, that I don't feel too much pressure of
trying to look better than them. I am rather more concerned of my own
health and ways to improve it. I was really surprised when they told me
that other girls are the ones who usually criticize or pressure them.
When I was aware of this, I did notice, at times, while walking around
casually with my girl friends, when they weren't looking appropriate,
would get stares, hisses .....
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Male Relations With Women
Number of pages: 4 | Number of words: 858.... it if you don't want to. But I know it's perfectly simple." This tactic leaves the girl with all the guilt to deal with afterwards. If she does feel guilty afterwards, the man can say that he told her she did not have to, forgetting that he added after every sentence that he knew it would be perfectly simple. The man pretends that he does not care if the girl does not have the abortion, yet it is really very important to him. He proves to the girl his true feelings when he says, "That's the only thing that bothers us. It's the only thing that's made us unhappy." The man .....
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Costs And Contributions: The Wave From South Of The Border
Number of pages: 4 | Number of words: 991.... incomes--and that some of their behavior converges rapidly to
that of natives, e.g., they rapidly abandon buses and drive cars to work. In
southern CA, one-third of all bus riders are recent immigrants.
Myers noted that immigration is raising other issues, including
overcrowded housing. The US definition of acceptable housing was two or less
persons per room until 1960, when the definition was change to one or less per
room. However, as immigrants
moved into southern CA, overcrowding jumped, raising questions about how
aggressively cities should enforce housing .....
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What Are You Watching
Number of pages: 4 | Number of words: 879.... that the government is imposing a system of censorship that will lead to "blander" and "less dramatic" television (“V-Chip: A Matter of Law” 21).
Representative Ed Markey (D-Mass.), who spearheaded the drive for the V-chip, argues that there is nothing in the legislation that limits the content of programs. He, and other supporters of the V-chip, said that the broadcasters would still be able to air any programming they wish. They will just have to accompany the programming with a rating that will help identify to parents the content of the programs. He emphasizes that it .....
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Racism
Number of pages: 3 | Number of words: 578.... skin colour, all of these
act like building blocks to help construct what we know as Racism.
Racism has become one of the many burdens amongst multi-cultural
worlds like Canada and the States. Racism is a part of each and every one
of us. No doubt, we are all racist, but this the term racism has been used
too loosely. Racism has been mutated to such an extent that it could be a
reason for war, a symbol of terrorism, and even an excuse for neglecting.
Is that all there is to it? No, actually it is just the beginning. Racism
is just like warfare in which there is no shelte .....
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