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Having A Servant’s Heart
Number of Words: 971 / Number of Pages: 4
... gives us an excellent model for developing a servant’s heart.
An example of irony is that we as human beings believe that we need to puff ourselves up and draw attention to ourselves in order to be great, when in fact Christ humbled Himself and as a result was exalted and lifted up. Matthew 20:26 says, “It is not this way among you, but whoever wishes to become great among you shall be your servant.” Jesus was and is our example. Becoming a servant is our key to greatness. Serving others will also strengthen our relationships with our friends, parents, teachers, and anyone else with whom we come i ...
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Controlling Relationships
Number of Words: 781 / Number of Pages: 3
... instead of
people who think they need each other.
It is often very hard to end a love relationship even when you know it
is bad for you. A "bad" relationship is not the kind that is going through the
usual periods of disagreement and disenchantment that are inevitable when two
separate people come together. A bad relationship is one that involves
continual frustration; the relationship seems to have potential but that
potential is always just out of reach. In fact, the attachment in such
relationships is to someone who is "unattainable" in the sense that he or she is
committed to someone else, d ...
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Social Structure And Its Role In Society
Number of Words: 361 / Number of Pages: 2
... and the relationships between various groups of people. Take for example the relationship between a man and a woman, which differs from a relationship between a doctor and a patient, and both differ from the relationship between a teacher and a student. However, each group of individuals is necessary for the society to work as a whole. The behavior of an individual is not based on race or sex, but rather on the role that individual is given in today's society.
Our society faces many changes, from cultural changes, to new technology, to new ideas, and evolving values. However school and education ...
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Gambling: Losing The Gamble
Number of Words: 2579 / Number of Pages: 10
... becoming America's favorite past time. It is now more popular than all sporting events combined. "In 1995, Americans spent more on gambling than the U.S. government budgeted for defense: around $500 billion in all, or $2,000 for every man, woman, and child" (Vogel 1). Gambling, or "gaming" as the industry calls it, is fast becoming a part of many people's everyday lives. For years, Nevada was the only place you could go for gambling, but now legalized gaming has spread throughout the country. Whether it is lotteries, horse racing, bingo or gaming, there is a game close to you. What is meant ...
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Dating: Bars, Clubs, And Personal Advertisements
Number of Words: 834 / Number of Pages: 4
... esteem have in a person's decision on what type of
method to use to find their possible companion? It is shown that people with
lower self-esteems tend to choose personal advertisements, while people with
higher self esteems tend to lean towards the bar scene. Others with a mediocre
self-esteem seem to go towards the clubs scene. According to Josephs, Larrick,
Steele, and Nisbett, (1992, p. 27) “The higher one's self esteem, the less one
has to fear from threats to the self, and individuals with higher levels of
self-esteem should be less affected by the threats to the self.” This means
that the h ...
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Child Exploitation
Number of Words: 574 / Number of Pages: 3
... supposedly safely, in these people’s hands in hopes that they will pick up the slack for the rest of society. Then we are shown these films and pictures and we wonder, “Where are these saviors of the children? Where are these protectors of the future?” Where indeed. We cannot leave the problems facing our world in the hands of someone else. We can no longer just feed money to these people assuming that they are doing what they say they are doing. The world is no one’s responsibility. It is everyone’s responsibility.
For some reason the popular opinion has become that if we ignore a problem ...
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Two Parents Or One?
Number of Words: 1386 / Number of Pages: 6
... toward their
children, but they have no spouse to express love to. Children from single
parent families are therefore denied that learning experience of how a husband
and a wife should love one another (Curtin et al. 369).
Relationships are another thing that everyone needs, especially children.
Children need a real strong relationship between themselves and their parents,
but children from single parent families are usually denied this privilege
because they are separated from one of their parents and often do not get to
spend adequate time with the other. Children who have a strong relations ...
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The Media’s Effect On Children
Number of Words: 1124 / Number of Pages: 5
... in each program.” (Media Awareness Network). Despite the few shows shown as colored people as the central characters there is still a long way to go. There also has been a distinct increase in the number of minority and aboriginal newscasters, both as reporters, editors and producers. “Also, in 1989 study on billboard advertising in Montreal subway stations, the researchers found that minorities were featured on only one billboard from a total of 163 on display.” (Media Awareness Network). As a result, the ad industry has taken action to improve diversity representation. There may have ...
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Sexual Harassment
Number of Words: 2816 / Number of Pages: 11
... situation for herself. In 1991 The New York Times magazine and CBS news conducted a poll in which forty percent of 55 million of the nation’s working women had dealt with some form of (Wekesser 13). That would be a lot of lawsuits if each of those women had decided to sue. Whether a man is using foul language or discussing sexual encounters, it is very likely that he is making someone uncomfortable. Some women would even categorize over- complimenting as a form of . A woman who endures usually starts to feel ashamed, embarrassed, and angry . As she allows the harassment to continue, she begi ...
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The Conflicts Of The Black Race: Delayed Economic And Educational Progress
Number of Words: 1168 / Number of Pages: 5
... and the effects of racism
are two major factors when contribute to the slow progress of black people.
Before the Civil Rights movement racism was so blatant that not knowing it
existed would have been difficult. Presently, it is so subtle that some argue
we cannot blame racism for our problems. Unfortunately, they are wrong. The
effects of racism can be seen in the segregation of our neighborhoods and in our
high unemployment rates. White people want to keep their contact with us to a
minimum. In 1991, USA Today reported that the 1990 census "concluded that 'the
majority of the nation's 30 mill ...
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