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Communism
Number of Words: 1556 / Number of Pages: 6
... communism. Almost every modern form of communism is based on Marx's and Engles ideas and writings.
So then I thought, why isn't communism an effective government? Then I thought that since communism was derived from logic and science, it must not have human nature factored into its fragile equation. Well then I looked at the Russian Government and thought about what led to its downfall. Then I remembered the corrupt government and the lack of food. In addition the unmotivated work force and the crime rate, all of these reasons led to the fall of the Russian Government.
The Communist government in Ru ...
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Dress Codes And Hair Restrictions Are Vital
Number of Words: 541 / Number of Pages: 2
... alienated with less trendy or "cool" clothes.
Hairstyles help ease this integration as well by giving each person similar
styles making everyone feel more at ease. The overall integration helps
the students realize that although people may look similar, the idea that
everyone exhibits will be greatly different. These different ideas are
present in everyone, and the dress code and hair restrictions help
illustrate that just because someone looks the same, they do not think the
same. When the students get jobs or find careers in their future, it will
be helpful to know that even though all their co-w ...
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Sacrifices And The Road To Success
Number of Words: 862 / Number of Pages: 4
... James, a
printer. Later, in pursuit of a better job, he cheated James out of four
years of free labor. This not only broke their contract, but their
relationship as well. Even though Franklin did not care much for his
brother, he still considered it a loss, and a "Errata of my life." Yet
their were better things in store for him elsewhere.
In Paul's Case, the character Paul, like Franklin, finds success
away from home. But in order to get there, Paul gave up his morals, family,
and eventually his life to maintain his happiness in prosperity. To escape
the dread and fear Paul felt at home, h ...
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Domestic Violence
Number of Words: 514 / Number of Pages: 2
... phone
she cannot see friend unless her significant other is around
· her significant other will not let her drive, get a job,
or go to school
· look for low self-esteem like she is unable to make
eye contact or she always looks away or at the ground when
talking
Some indicators that a male child is being abused are:
· serious problems with temper tantrums
· continual fighting at school or between siblings
· treating pets cruelly or abusively ...
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Nobody's Gonna Talk Like That Under My Roof!
Number of Words: 277 / Number of Pages: 2
... the "older group" would like to think that today's youth are chaotic and
without values, or that it is just a factor of immaturity, which is probably
true, but there is more to the issue than purely immaturity. Many things come
into play when analyzing the cause of difference in interaction and dialogue
such as social standing, self-confidence, and levels of maturity.
First, it is important to understand societal perspective; In effect,
one must analyze where society has placed a group of people in order to
understand why the group's actions vary from everyone else. While it is true
that y ...
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Women's Suffrage
Number of Words: 871 / Number of Pages: 4
... abolitionists, women first won the right to speak in public, and they began
to evolve a philosophy of their own place in society. When the 15th amendment,
which gave black men the power to vote, was passed women became furious. Julia
Ward Howe said “For the first time, we saw... every Negro man govern every white
woman. This seemed to me intollerable tyranny.”
After the fifteenth amendment was passed, the women's suffrage movement
turned its attention towards gaining the right to vote state by state. Susan B.
Anthony, a leader in the movement, met a wealthy businessman named George
Francis Trai ...
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The Immigration Problem
Number of Words: 1559 / Number of Pages: 6
... who do not wish to decide, and would like have "dual citizenship."
To be loyal to more than one country, to vote in both countries, and to travel
back and forth easily (Limon).
To understand the affects of immigration one must study the state where it is
more rampant. California is a magnet for immigrants. As a result, many claim
that immigrants are a great economic burden. California does, however, benefit
from its porous borders. The succession of immigrant groups has brought the
state unparalleled ethnic diversity (Gerston 9). Besides ethnic diversity,
California has one of the most diverse econom ...
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Sexual Violence Against Women
Number of Words: 1976 / Number of Pages: 8
... sexual advances, comments or requests that make one feel uncomfortable. "Sexual contact or threat of sexual contact or coercion for the purpose of sexual contact which is not freely entered into a mutually agreeable to both parties." It is difficult to know what ones perception of sexual harassment is. An arm around the shoulder to one person may not make them uncomfortable but to another it could be harassment. For me a pat or a pinch on a woman's bottom is sexual harassment. I feel we need to make sure to let that person know that this is not acceptable. No doesn't mean "NO" anymore. Yo ...
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The Death Penalty
Number of Words: 2824 / Number of Pages: 11
... Rhode Island abandon the practice altogether. Pennsylvania adopted a new law, in 1974, to distinguish the different degrees of murder and used mostly for premeditated murder, murders which are planned out before they are executed. was also confined to crimes of murder, including felony murder. A felony murder is any homicide committed in the course of committing another felony such as rape of robbery. After the 1972 court ruling that all but a few capital statutes were unconstitutional, thirty-seven states revised and reenacted their death penalty laws. The 1989 Supreme Court decided that could be u ...
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Family Values
Number of Words: 887 / Number of Pages: 4
... up to adulthood not the reverse. I recall coming home from school to
an empty house. My parents were working to provide us with a home, things we
needed and wanted. Regardless, as a child a family was just as important. A
popular soul singer, Luther Vandross, sang a song whose lyrics explained about
objects in a house that were still the same, but a house was not a home if there
wasn't anyone there you can kiss good night. I must agree with Luther, I've felt
the same way for years. It would have been nice to have my parents home to
enforce rules at home. For example, if someone would have been home ...
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