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The Effect Of Adoption
Number of Words: 513 / Number of Pages: 2
... derived from our natural parents. They give us a sense of who we are to be. For adoptees, this source of information is unavailable for them to draw information from. Instead, the role of their parents is now played by
Yet another problem facing adoptees is the issue of intimacy. It has been thought that perhaps this is one way for the adoptee to avoid possible reenactment of previous losses. Most of the time this quality is readily observed as non-affectionate behavior. Parents report that their adopted children are "less cuddly" than their biological children. Adopted children also seem to hold s ...
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Facism
Number of Words: 2314 / Number of Pages: 9
... Hitler.
The philosophy of Fascism can be traced to the philosophers who
argue that the will is prior to and superior to the intellect or reason.
George Sorel, Friedrich Nietzsche, and Georg Hegal are main philosophers
who's beliefs and ideologies greatly influenced the shaping of Fascist
theory. Sorel (1847-1922) was a French social philosopher who had a major
influence on Mussolini. Sorel believed that societies naturally became
decadent and disorganized. This decay could only be slowed by the
leadership of idealists who were willing to use violence to obtain power.
Nietzsche (1844-1900) theor ...
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Should There Be Stricter Laws On Pornography?
Number of Words: 749 / Number of Pages: 3
... essays against pornography.
These articles are geared towards audiences who have an interest in the issue of
pornography.
Despite the authors contrasting viewpoints, there are many similarities.
Brownmiller feels that pornography is the result of women's bodies being
dehumanized for pleasure. She also feels that pornography is commercially
advertising the female body being raped, tortured and mutilated. The commission
agrees and argues that this type of pornography should be censured to prevent
moral corruption. If this does not happen, children trained with pornography
will not be able to fall in ...
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Should Animals Be Used For Research Testing?
Number of Words: 436 / Number of Pages: 2
... of how much progress we have gained in human health with the use of animal experimentation. Vaccines against polio, mumps, measles, rubella, and smallpox would not have been possible without such experiments. Brain surgery, open heart surgery, organ transplants and correction of heart defects would not be as easy as they are now without animal research. The list goes on and on about the advances that have required animal testing. In other words to do away with animal research would be to slow down our society’s advancement of more medicines for our health.
There are no alternatives to the animal ...
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Gun Control And Freedom
Number of Words: 757 / Number of Pages: 3
... our country. Especially with the amount of juvenile violence that has been on the rise ever since the 80's, legislators must take stronger action than ever before to show that these crimes simply cannot be committed with impunity. Whether this requires tougher sentences for juveniles or simply better education, the fact remains that guns are the vehicles by which juveniles are venting their anger and frustration. Removing these vehicles may not necessarily mean the eradication of crime altogether, but it will at least cause the number of casualties to decline and make victim-causing violence all the m ...
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Revolution Girl-Style Now!
Number of Words: 3018 / Number of Pages: 11
... conventions
and other consciousness-raising activities. The ethos is about supporting each
other and empowering each other. In actuality, Riot Grrrl is a frame of mind.
It's a way for them to come together in a common cause: “Revolution Girl-Style
Now!”. Since no specific person or people claim they created it, Riot Grrrl has
meant many things to many people. Most girls do not attempt to define it anymore.
“EVERY GRRRL IS A RIOT GRRRL. All you need is a healthy dose of pissed-of-ness
at the treatment of womyn in our society. We are NOT all punk, all white, all
lesbians, all musicians, all fanzine edito ...
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Blacks: Indirectly Enslaved
Number of Words: 1042 / Number of Pages: 4
... on the white southerners because they had no land and couldn’t vote to do anything about the land they lost. They had to depend on the whites for survival. Later, the Radical Republicans became a major part of the Congress and passed the Freedman’s Bureau, and the 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments. The Freedman’s Bureau and the amendments gave the blacks help politically, socially, and economically. Giving the blacks numerous rights, including the right to own land, made the white southerners angry. The blacks were dependent on the Freedman’s Bureau for land until Johnson destroyed it. It took ba ...
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Racism In Colleges
Number of Words: 2697 / Number of Pages: 10
... the war, the slaves were freed from bondage, however, that did not mean
that they would be free from the terrible prejudice that still permeated the
country.
Schools sprang up in all black areas but were not given the public
funding that they needed and deserved. They were usually only one room and very
dirty. They were given the oldest and most worn out books and equipment that
were available. There weren't even many teachers who were qualified and were
willing to teach at an all black school. Even though education was instituted
for African Americans, which was a step in the right direction, it was ...
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There Seems To Be A Need For Violence In Society!
Number of Words: 727 / Number of Pages: 3
... since you are
physically stronger, and we will respect you because we are afraid of you.
That is again, a wrong message.
Violence is glorified the most throught media, violent movies, TV
shows and newspaper sensationalism.
Violent movies are born one after another: "Die Hard","The God
Father", "Natural Born Killers", "The Proffesinal", "Pulp Fiction","
Terminator 2", etc.When these kinds of movies come out, there are lines for
tickets. In some countries people have to stay in lines to buy food.
Violence can not be the way to survive in this society! People are not only
glorifing viole ...
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Straight-Edge: What It Is And What It Isn't
Number of Words: 1014 / Number of Pages: 4
... Ian MacKaye, the band's singer, not only coined
the phrase, but it encompassed all of the philosophies that a straight-edge
person believes in. There have been theories that an earlier punk band,
called the Teen Idols (which included Ian MacKaye and the drummer from
Minor Threat*), started the ideology of straight-edge, but the term was not
used until MacKaye wrote and published the song. Minor Threat have since
disbanded, but hardcore fans everywhere still follow the words of the song.
(MacKaye later joined up with the punk band Fugazi and is tragically no
longer straight-edge.)
The symbol of stra ...
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