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Racism: Burdens Of A Multi-Cultural World
Number of Words: 578 / Number of Pages: 3
... many burdens amongst multi-cultural worlds
like Canada and the States. Racism is a part of each and every one of us. No
doubt, we are all racist, but this the term racism has been used too loosely.
Racism has been mutated to such an extent that it could be a reason for war, a
symbol of terrorism, and even an excuse for neglecting. Is that all there is to
it? No, actually it is just the beginning. Racism is just like warfare in which
there is no shelter and nobody is neutral.
Nobody is exempt from this demon. He has haunted us with a bitter curse.
On one occasion I remember, nobody would play with me ...
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Cults
Number of Words: 476 / Number of Pages: 2
... haven't had any
other problems previously. The second group of people are people who had
problems in there past in development and emotion. The third and smallest group
of cult members are psychotic individuals. The fourth group of people feel as
if they don't fit into society.
Different cults
Charles Manson was never close to his parents, for he never met his
father and his mother was an alcoholic. This lead Manson through a confusing
age. He was always getting in trouble with the law. After he got out of prison
he began to experiment with the psychedelic drug LSD. In San Francisco ...
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The Positive Aspects Of Fraternities
Number of Words: 367 / Number of Pages: 2
... all important to the personoining
because it eiil only help the to better themselves by growin into he fraternity.
With all these commitments and traditions, or rituals, one could see
that fraternity life has a lot behind it and the members take it very seriously.
Though at times the fraternity becomes very social and yes alcohol may be
consumed, is not , however, the focus of the fraternity. Fraternities offer
numerous benefits and building blocks for developing an independent and
successful life with many close friends. such as paticipating in charity events,
events to benefit the homeless, rai ...
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A Woman's Identity
Number of Words: 610 / Number of Pages: 3
... needed
in the family. Some men criticize women for trying to act too much like men, but
women are being forced by society to move between the traditional definitions of
male and female roles, because of the many different tasks they have to carry
out from day to day. For example, in order for women to enter the “male” world
of work, they have to obtain “masculine” traits and leave their “feminine”
traits at home.
Bearing children is expected in today's society, because nurturing and
child care are viewed as feminine traits. Women are conditioned at a young age
to believe that once they are adults t ...
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Love And Sacrifices
Number of Words: 539 / Number of Pages: 2
... the success of a relationship, and
for someone to say that they love another is to respect them and their ideas and
to want to share with them. The most anyone can ever do for you is listen, and
the only way to do that is to communicate that you want to be listened to and
that you are willing to listen to the one you love. That is the most anyone can
do, and it is a gift of sorts.
What is the greatest thing about human love?
Being in love gives a sense of completeness, makes one feel as if nothing
else is needed in order to survive. Sometimes, being in love can act as a
stepping stone, or a do ...
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Concerns Facing The United States In The 1990s: Crime, Education, And Employment
Number of Words: 416 / Number of Pages: 2
... more and more students are graduating from school even
if they have been absent more days than allowed. To improve this,
committees have been organized will develop voluntary national and state
standards for education and authorize grants to develop model programs to
improve learning.
Employment is an issue that every American must deal with. In
society today, women are forcing their way into the business world.
Although females' incomes are generally less than males, both incomes are
needed for general household expenses. One problem which sometimes arises
is the matter of children. Although th ...
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Love And Rejection: Breaking Up
Number of Words: 1818 / Number of Pages: 7
... us happy. We hear that single people are
lonely. We are told that if we are not part of a couple, we are not complete.
We all want to be part of this thing called ‘love'.
Okay, we get a boyfriend or girlfriend, now everything should be perfect.
But, it's not perfect, because life never is. It is easy to become
disappointed. Feelings can change. One person may decide to say good-bye.
When that happens, the one left behind will feel rejected.
Rejection means choosing between one thing and another. The one who
feels rejected thinks as if they are not good enough. It hurts. When the
person y ...
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Interracial Children
Number of Words: 2106 / Number of Pages: 8
... Since being biracial is not normal to them, they look down on these people. This kind of behavior can make growing up especially hard for children. In the past children were identified by the parent of color. If one parent were black, then the child's race was black also. But if the child were able to pass as white then he was considered to be white (Wardle 2). This eliminated a lot of problems for biracial, because children they were not expected to give an explanation for their race. Eventually this system no longer worked because the number of single mothers began to increase, making it h ...
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Youth Violence
Number of Words: 1313 / Number of Pages: 5
... as a child increases the likelihood of arrest as a juvenile by 53% (league of Women Voters of Texas Education Fund. 1994, p.3). In Houston Texas, Judge Eric Andell stated that “95% of all youth seen in court share one very predictable problem: alcoholism in the family” (league of Women Voters of Texas Education Fund. 1994, p.5). Each day, nearly 3,000 children see their parents divorce, and 59% of all children will live in a single-parent household before reaching age 18 (Edelman, 1995 p.46). Divorce often results in economic hardship, psychological problems , reconstituted families, and overwh ...
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The Effects On Children When Both Parents Are Employed
Number of Words: 1739 / Number of Pages: 7
... a phenomenon on society in general and on child rearing in particular. Children acquire their goals, values and norms based on the way that they view or identify with their parents as well as from the quality and amount of care, love and guidance given to them by their parents. Parents who work present a different image to their children than parents who do not work. In addition, wage earners, including parents, must (in most cases), be absent from the home during the day. When considering these modifications to the family dynamics, there is a considerable basis for the opinion that the increaced ho ...
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