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The Roman Society
Number of Words: 1085 / Number of Pages: 4
... rights. The government slowly began to change to appeal to
plebeians who out-numbered everyone else in population.
Around 494 B.C., an Assembly of Centuries and an Assembly of Tribes rly
of Centuries and an Assembly of Tribes replaced the popular assembly. The
Assembly of Centuries represented the Roman Army and all the classes that were
included in it and they elected the consuls. The Assembly of Tribes was made up
of ten elected plebeians and spoke for the plebeians interests, but had little
influence on the government.
In 445 B.C, plebeians won the right to marry patricians. The Assembly
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Analysis Of Rich And Poor And The Case Against Helping The Poor
Number of Words: 1931 / Number of Pages: 8
... in fact give as much aid as we possibly can, which means we can not spend money on luxuries such as stereos, vacations, alchohol or tobacco. In a society such as this, the members of the richer countries could definetely sustain an existence which is still far superior to those living in squalor, even without our many indulgences. For people who currently work in the fields of producing these amenities, travel agents, stereo manufacturers(and all those employed therein) and video game manufacturers would be out of business. This would lead them to finding less substantial jobs, with lower salaries, ...
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Christmas, Retailers, And The Santa Claus Conspiracy
Number of Words: 975 / Number of Pages: 4
... embrace it. The entire story sounds like something you should
threaten your kid with if he doesn't want to eat his veggies. As I understand
it he's supposed to be a fat man wearing red underwear who is capable of sliding
down your chimney unharmed in order to quietly slip into your house while you're
sleeping. If he really existed I'd be sitting up with a loaded shotgun every
Christmas Eve, not dreaming of gifts while this lunatic could be slicing the
throats of everyone in my house! And to add to the horror he is said to use
"elves" to manufacture "toys" in a little "workshop" in the North Pole. ...
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Violence On Television
Number of Words: 528 / Number of Pages: 2
... negative consequences of violence are not often portrayed in violent programming. Most violent portrayals do not show the victim experiencing any serious physical harm or pain at the time violence occurs. For example, 47% of all violent interactions show no harm to victims, and 58% show no pain. Even less frequent is the depiction of any long-term consequences of violence. In fact, only 16% of all the programs studied portray the long-term negative consequences of violence, such as psychological, financial, or emotional harm.
One out of four violent interactions on television (25%) involve ...
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Serial Killers, The Minds, The Methods, The Madness
Number of Words: 4108 / Number of Pages: 15
... a part of society, and serial murder has always existed. The terminology used to describe this most heinous of crimes, however has changed over centuries. Four hundred years ago, killers in the European countryside were referred to as lyncanthropes, a Greek word meaning wolf-man. An Italian physician named Cesare Lombroso came up with a similar term for these serial killers. Lombroso believed that criminals were “atavistic," meaning they were savage Stone Age men from the prehistoric past. Lombroso deducted that these criminals could be identified by their physical characteristics. These incl ...
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BONGO.. Always American Made - Analysis Of Bongo Jeans Ad
Number of Words: 548 / Number of Pages: 2
... table are two glasses of milk. This is one of the most powerful
images in the ad. I believe they are there to counteract the sexual overtones
and idea of risk-taking in the ad. Milk is included as if to say, "Even though
these two young people are probably going to have sex when the game is finished,
they are wholesome, good people." Milk works much better than using soft drinks,
for example. If the makers of the ad had used cola for instance, the reader
could not have really known if the liquid in the glasses was cola, dark beer, or
liquor. By using milk, the people who produced the ad made certain ...
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Savage Inequalities
Number of Words: 488 / Number of Pages: 2
... full, and most of the time the teachers don't care enough to teach the children the basic rules of life. In 1989, the average amount spent on Chicago schools in the lower income cities only topped $9,000.
In contrast, New Trier High, located on the outskirts of Chicago, offers state-of-the-art technology and resource material. New Trier is equipped with three separate gymnasiums, several art, music, and drama courses are also offered. The students can choose from six foreign languages, and before graduation they even have a choice to major in a topic in the areas above. The students, teachers, adm ...
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Selecting A Home
Number of Words: 587 / Number of Pages: 3
... your car, or the rain
dirtying your car, after you just washed it.
However, a major disadvantage would be having your own yard. This
means cutting the grass, raking the leaves, and shoveling the snow.
Another hindrance would be the bills are higher. The water bill is higher
because you are washing clothes, washing your car, and watering your lawn.
The electric bills are higher because it takes more heat or air
conditioning to accommodate this larger place.
If you are considering living in an apartment, there can be some
advantages. One is you do not have to spend your Saturday mornings worki ...
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Violence In Television Programs
Number of Words: 2524 / Number of Pages: 10
... .
Many television programs contain violence portrayed in ironic contexts. For example heroic "good-guy" characters commit aggression, consequences of violence are unseen, and aggression goes unpunished or seems justified. For example, one cartoon featured four heroes who used their superior strength to beat up villains who were trying to freeze the world. The villains escape unscathed. The heroes congratulated each other. Young children are unable to distinguish the difference between what is reality and what is fantasy. Thus, the children saw attractive perpetrators of aggression use viole ...
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Divorce
Number of Words: 1450 / Number of Pages: 6
... way in which parents achieve these ends can differ. Researchers do not
agree on which of the child-raising practices is best. But it is known that
parents provide role models for their children and that children rely on their
parents to teach them about the world.
When a culture's values and traditions undergo a rapid change it becomes
difficult to decide which attitudes and beliefs children should be taught. As
one researcher has stated, “today's children are the first generation to be
raised amid doubt about the role prescriptions that have long gone unchallenged.
This makes their social ...
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