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Pollution Control: Costs And Benefits
Number of Words: 229 / Number of Pages: 1
... and clean the environment we live in, they faced many problems such as
brown-outs, increased inflation, more unemployment, and other economic setbacks.
Thus, the economy and environment were handled separately with respect to the
other. Of course, this upset many people and gave them a sense of insecurity in
their jobs. Some said that the United States of America could not afford to
preserve the environment and progress economically at the same time.
In very recent times, those same critics have changed their stand and
now believe that preserving and cleaning the environment while progressin ...
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Is There A Population Problem?
Number of Words: 1160 / Number of Pages: 5
... left i s continually
being decreased because of an increase of the amount settlement. A food
problem in the world can also be traced to overpopulation. The food
problem is not characterized by a lack of food but a lack in quality of
food. So what is the problem? What are the facts? The United Nations
estimates that the population of the Earth in 2050 could be between 7.7 to
11.2 billion people. If there is a problem, what can be done about it?
"Man treats his native land, the Earth, its atmosphere, its bodies of water,
its entire environment and its diverse life forms and species as objects,
wh ...
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Gays In The Military
Number of Words: 1998 / Number of Pages: 8
... to
radically revise military policy regarding the acceptance and treatment of
homosexuals, Department of Defense policy was well established and clear. Legal
questions began to be raised in civilian courts challenging the military
exclusion and discharge policies in the 1960's and 1970's. The services were
forced to explain and clearly justify specific limits and procedures used in
relation to service members claiming to be homosexual or convicted of such
behavior. During the Carter Administration a clear policy was signed into law.
It reads:
Homosexuality is incompatible with military serv ...
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Censorship Threatens Freedom Of Speech
Number of Words: 537 / Number of Pages: 2
... After all what makes something 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 in a different format. Some see obscenity in nude pictures, statues, paintings. While others find less obscenity in these things. So who is the authority to dictate such laws? And most of all are our young adults being affected by it? Though it may be obscene like that individual decide and make up his or her own mind. Violence seems to be a main issue even though this country was founded on violence, It is frowned upon ...
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Where Would We Be Without Freedom?
Number of Words: 511 / Number of Pages: 2
... added other civil rights not granted in the original Constitution. Freedom of speech, religion, press, assembly, petition, the right to bear arms, and the rights of the accused are a few mentioned in the first ten amendments. The campaign for women’s suffrage was a clear example of the rights expressed by the first amendment. It was won primarily through continuous picketing and assembly by those determined to make a difference. The Constitution of the United States has withstood the test of time despite continual challenges and questions. Some areas of continual question are religion, censorship ...
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Gangs: A Violent Reality
Number of Words: 1527 / Number of Pages: 6
... jobs. Although these are important factors they are not strong enough to
make kids do things that are strongly against their morals.
One of the ways that kids morals are bent so that gang violence becomes
more acceptable is the influence of television and movies. The average child
spends more time at a TV than she/he spends in a classroom. Since nobody can
completely turn off their minds, kids must be learning something while watching
the TV. Very few hours of television watched by children are educational, so
other ideas are being absorbed during this period of time. Many shows on
television t ...
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Violence On Television
Number of Words: 1783 / Number of Pages: 7
... has remained at
consistently high levels" (Wurtzel, 23)? Why is it that, like the tobacco
companies twenty years ago, the present day television broadcasting
companies refuse to consent that violent films and programming can and do
have harmful effects on their viewers (Rowland, 280) What can be done to
combat the stubborn minded broadcasting companies and to reduce the amount
of violent scenes that infest the current air waves?
The television giants of today, such as ABC, CBS, and NBC continue to
air violent shows, because they make money off of these programs. In
general, society finds scene ...
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Sexism-Patriarchy
Number of Words: 2072 / Number of Pages: 8
... still present discrimination, a vast majority of women employed
in the work force today receive less of a paycheck for the same amount of hours
worked on the same jobs as men. This is reinforced by the low number of women
who have a high paying, high powered job. There are a significantly higher
number of women who have little or no power in decision making and earn a low
salary. The women that do get promoted are often the subjects of rumor and
remarks made in poor taste. Men just can't stand to see they're egos shattered
and so they lash out against the woman with authority. They demean her p ...
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Gender Role Socialization
Number of Words: 682 / Number of Pages: 3
... were subject to hard labor and tending to the “manly” elements, while girls mastered home economics in chores like sewing, cleaning, and cooking.
Although this society has experienced rapid chance over the past forty years, we still see some segregation in childhood behavior. Growing up for me was never easy. My responsibilities included tending to the housework, helping prepare dinners, doing laundry, and caring for my younger sister everyday of the week. In contrast, my brother’s only responsibility was to mow the lawn once a week during the warm months. The responsibilities lasted throughout my ...
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Performance Of Employees
Number of Words: 1671 / Number of Pages: 7
... money satisfies these basic needs. Because of this money is a good overall motivator, but its main role is to induce people to do the work for which they were initially hired. According to management theorist Frederick Herzberg, fair salaries are considered a 'hygiene' factor of the workplace (Neslon, 1996). Other 'hygiene' factors include adequate workspace, temperature control, and office equipment (Nelson, 1996). These factors provide the means for employees to do their jobs, but not the best job possible. The extra effort stems from the way they are treated by their superiors.
When bills a ...
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