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Homosexual Marriages
Number of Words: 335 / Number of Pages: 2
... because it was full of wickedness and homosexuals. We as Christians have to take a stand against homosexuality before God destroys our country, too.
Homosexuality is not the only thing in this country that isn’t Biblical. Abortion is also against Biblical and Godly values. Exodus chapter 20 and verse 13 plainly says “Thou shalt not kill.” Abortion is killing a baby. It is taking a life.
This country really is in bad shape. Exodus 20:14 says “Thou shalt not commit adultery.” Exodus 20:16 says “Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbor.” That Scripture means that it is wrong to lie. Our Pr ...
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Gender Marriage And The Cold War
Number of Words: 2373 / Number of Pages: 9
... able to hold her own (sometimes surpassing) her male comrades. Paul and Anita by contrast have a dysfunctional (and loveless) relationship because society will not allow them to escape from their expected roles in society.
The United States of the future (In Player Piano) has been transformed to the point where its appearance paralleled the popular idea of what it was like behind the iron curtain. Computers determine the course of a person's life, and there can be no deviation short of "dropping out" of society. The most valued asset in this futuristic nightmare is an incredibly high I.Q. The "men" wi ...
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Violent Behavior In Society
Number of Words: 737 / Number of Pages: 3
... since you are physically stronger, and we will respect you because we are
afraid of you. That is again, a wrong message.
Violence is glorified the most throught media, violent movies, TV shows and
newspaper sensationalism.
THERE SEEMES TO BE A NEED FOR VIOLNCE IN SOCIETY!
Violent movies are born one after another: "Die Hard","The God Father",
"Natural Born Killers", "The Proffesinal", "Pulp Fiction"," Terminator 2",
etc.When these kinds of movies come out, there are lines for tickets. In some
countries people have to stay in lines to buy food. Violence can not be the way
to survive in ...
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What Is An American?
Number of Words: 431 / Number of Pages: 2
... times, and that was not a good
time period to be in. There may be a lot of crime in America, but there
are always more policemen, soldiers, or CIA agents ; it does not matter.
These soldiers and policemen and agents ; they are all modern Americans.
They try to help other people in trouble, and try to make America a better
place for other people to live in.
People like that are what make up America. They hold the society
together, and make sure our neighborhood is safe, and so on. If we didn't
have people like this, there would be no America. Just a land full of crime,
treason, greediness, etc. Mode ...
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Television Violence
Number of Words: 1747 / Number of Pages: 7
... aware to the people of the world. The problem has also grown over the
years to a more serious dilemma making the government start to try and solve
the problem by initiating laws in which television stations must limit violence
on T.V.(6). It is still not enough though the problem must be taken care of
promptly before it changes society as a whole. If the problem is not taken care
of swiftly then it could effect the future of the world by having violence
rampage the streets of our towns.
In the past when television was first invented it was a much happier
time. people could walk on our streets witho ...
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What Life Was Like Before The Civil Rights Movement And What More Needs To Change
Number of Words: 481 / Number of Pages: 2
... Northerners, and some Southerners. The Reconstruction governments had passed laws to help blacks get economic and political opportunities. By 1877 the Democratic Party had gained control of government in the Southern states, and these Southern Democrats took away black advances and rights made during Reconstruction. They passed local and state laws that made certain places "For Whites Only" and others for "Colored." Blacks had separate schools, transportation, restaurants, and parks, many of which were dumpy, and poorly put together. Over the next 75 years, signs went up to separate the races in every ...
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The Chinese New Year
Number of Words: 1475 / Number of Pages: 6
... . It's
utmost significance to go through the customary Chinese New Years
traditions: house cleaning, decorations, lots of food, and more for their
celebration.
Chinese New Year is a time of special celebration and joy;
therefore many old customs and performances are incorporated into the
festival celebrations and competitions held on Chinese New Years. The most
common of these are perhaps the dragon dance and lion dance.
The dragon dance was already a popular activity by the Sung
Dynasty(960-1279A.D.), and has continued to be so up to the present. The
dragon mask and boy used in the dance m ...
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Educating Children About Sexuality
Number of Words: 1278 / Number of Pages: 5
... Quote(DeCarlo 1)
2. Quote(Miller)
C. Spread of AIDS
1. Quote(DeCarlo 1)
2. Quote(DeCarlo 1)
D. With statistics such as these, school officials should demand that sexuality
education programs be allowed and kept in their schools.
IV. Several different types of school programs educate children about sex.
A. Girls, Inc.
1. “Will Power/ Won’t Power”
2. “Taking Care of Business”
3. Prevention of teen pregnancy(Friedman 76)
B. Postponing Sexual Involvement(PSI)
1. Teens teaching t ...
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Culture, Nature & Freedom: Treating Juvenile Offenders.
Number of Words: 1240 / Number of Pages: 5
... 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 and Censor ship is at it's highest possible level. A residential
treatment modality gives all ideas a free shot. Self Governme ...
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Did Immigrants Have To Leave Behind Their Cultures?
Number of Words: 608 / Number of Pages: 3
... yet they were in a new country now and they needed to learn to carry on traditions and cultures where they were the minority. On the other hand, these immigrants added their cultures to the American society; thus none were forced to give up their roots.
If immigrants were not ready to start a new life then they should never have come to America. If they left behind their cultures, it is nobody’s fault but their own. Vecoli gave an example of Italian immigrants that emigrated to Chicago had established seventeen colonies around the city. Vecoli goes on to say that many south Italian families th ...
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