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Television That Kills
Number of Words: 804 / Number of Pages: 3
... actual crimes. John Leland tells of a man that was a victim of a crime inspired by the movie "Magnum Force" (47). The man was forced to eat Drano and had his mouth duct taped, just like in the movie (47). The perpetrators had watched "Magnum Force" three times the day before (Leland 47). A similar incident occurred concerning the 1995 film "Money Train". A man named Harry Kaufman was killed in a Brooklyn subway tokenbooth (Leland 46). The booth, which he was clerk over, was torched the same way a booth was in "Money Train" (Leland 46). The movie had only opened three days earlier and within the next w ...
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Violence
Number of Words: 856 / Number of Pages: 4
... the effects of drug abuse on violence were studied. It was found
that almost 56% of drinkers also used drugs while drinking. Interestingly,
white males were found to be more abusive than black males. The study showed
direct links from substance abuse to violence and crime.
With drug use and violence rising, a direct correlation can be seen.
Our society has created drug awareness programs in our schools, but obviously
something must be changed in these programs. They simply are not working. The
highest drug abuse numbers are seen in the teen year's age group. We must find
a way to lower th ...
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Bilingual Education...”Si” Or No?
Number of Words: 1128 / Number of Pages: 5
... many rhetorical features to build an effective essay with a strong point: children should learn a “public” language in school, not only to increase their educational prowess but also to gain acceptance in society.
Rodriguez builds ethos by describing his childhood experiences. He talks of the trouble he had speaking English in front of his class (230) and how his teachers at school always said he seemed “so timid and shy” (230). But at home he encountered different experiences; such as a distance from los gringos in his neighborhood (232), and how the more English he learned, the further h ...
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Human Migration Factors
Number of Words: 462 / Number of Pages: 2
... climate, can change a humans mind and make them want to leave a particular
country or place.
One the other hand there are other factors called Pull factors. These
factors are different and are the opposite of the Push Factors, making them want
to leave the country they are living in. People may be in love and find better
living standards in the other country. There may also find it to be safer and
have laws that are more liberal. They might be more freedom and a chance to get
a job and earn money to support their family, can pull humans to leave that
country or place.
In 1992 my parents told my ...
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The Art Of Reasoning
Number of Words: 3566 / Number of Pages: 13
... reaches a settled opinion, then let them teach that
belief and have those who reject it be terrified into silence.
This method has been much more successful than the method of tenacity
historically. For most people, this is the method that they use to fix
their beliefs, so long as they don't mind being intellectual slaves.
However, the state/church cannot regulate every opinion, and of course
people from other countries/cultures/religions who hold contrary beliefs
may influence public opinion.
3. A Priori Method
Since the two above methods are inadequate, why not have reason determine
our be ...
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Blacks: A Struggle For Racial Equality
Number of Words: 676 / Number of Pages: 3
... uses the racist term "nigger." This helps to
justify that blacks are treated with considerably less appreciation than other
races of people.
Let us also look at the fact that blacks are often socially outcasted
because of their race. We see this in The Runner. "You're telling me you won't
work with him because he's a negro?" "That's right."3 As we can see the above
exert clearly shows how the black person was outcasted. Bullet's coach asked
him to train with another person on the team but Bullet refused to train with
him because he is black.
Another quote that shows how blacks are still in a ...
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Gangs
Number of Words: 3191 / Number of Pages: 12
... 4. Youth: as defined in Websters is “The appearance or state of
appearing young; the time of life when one is not considered a adult; a young person”
III. Our current juvenile justice system is no longer adequate for
today's hardened young gang members. Demographics indicated this problem is not
going away. In fact, only will get worse. This is a serious problem that can
not be left unchecked. If this is not addressed it will only lead to the decay
of our society. We must take action to combat gangs in a new way. Vice
President Albert Gore recently told the White House press corps, "G ...
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Teenagers And Sex
Number of Words: 637 / Number of Pages: 3
... roughly three sexual acts PER hour! Studies have proven that this viewing is associated with sexually permissive attitudes and behaviors. Until we, as a society, decide to take charge and develop responsible media messages that encourage positive behaviors and attitudes, this will continue.
I disagree very strongly with the author’s choice of harsh words geared toward teen parents. The author is telling them to act like adults and take responsibility like one, but at the same time they are turning right around and using vulgar language and proving they, too, are immature. Where do teens often learn ...
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Success Secret: A High Emotional IQ
Number of Words: 356 / Number of Pages: 2
... that take the course show an 86% improvement.
There are even follow-ups three years later and the percentage is still
high. Through my eyes emotional intellect does mean a whole lot more than
book smarts. Your own life experiences and what you've learned from them
makes you who you are inside. For example if a person does three years in
prison, and comes out they should have learned a lot. They will now be
more aware of how they are carrying themselves on a daily. They will have
come from a side of life where freedom was robbed from them so in fact,
they will appreciate life more and be more p ...
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Th Threat Of Terrorism
Number of Words: 1050 / Number of Pages: 4
... and media enterprises. For the most part these terrorist are fairly small in size but demand for more power to effect political change on a local or an international scale. The acts of terrorist have multiplied in the later half of the 20th century due to technological advancements in explosives, microelectronics, and transportation. Terrorism is a product of a fierce nationalist demanding for change or more power to a specific group.1
In the 1990's the number international terrorist attacks decreased, however the number of deaths that occur during the attacks have increased largely. A e ...
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