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Traffic Control: The Need For Change
Number of Words: 3508 / Number of Pages: 13
... in the United States (Clark 387-404). Although the number of traffic
accidents in the United States has slowly decreased over the past several years,
it is still alarmingly high. In 1990, approximately 7 deaths occurred for every
10,000 people in the United States due to traffic accidents (Wallich 14).
In addition, traffic jams also demonstrate the need for better methods
of traffic management. Due to both the increase of women in the work force and
the expansion of businesses to the suburbs, traffic jams have increased
dramatically over the past few years (Koepp 55). As a consequence of traffic
j ...
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Body Modification In Today’s Society
Number of Words: 2384 / Number of Pages: 9
... like anorexia or bulimia. I am a prime example of youth urge toward body modification. Below I will talk about why, what, where, and how people modify their body and how people look upon them.
Youth and adolescence is one of, if not the most, significant and influential moments in one’s life, when youth are seeking their identity of who they are. Tattooing and piercing are one of the many ways through which youth may express their identity, for they are symbolic representations of how the self is conceived or understood. People may also want themselves to be portrayed as someone who they are not. F ...
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Gender In Sports
Number of Words: 1277 / Number of Pages: 5
... as one progresses
through the levels of competition in virtually any sport. The games of women's
teams, where they do exist, tend to draw only limited crowds at most levels of
competition, scholastic or otherwise. In the realm of athletic activities, the
American society has chosen not to offer the same opportunities to its women as
it traditionally has to its men. For centuries, it seems, it has generally been
accepted that sports and other activities relying upon physical performance
have been left for the men to participate in and enjoy. The women were
generally left with the "traditional" d ...
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American Self Perception Vs. The Truth
Number of Words: 919 / Number of Pages: 4
... men are created equal." In actuality,
the constitution outlined the freedom for rich white landowners to achieve
unchecked power and wealth. At the time of the framing of the constitution,
blacks were slaves thus all men were NOT created equal. Women were equally
excluded from the constitution as suffrage wasn't even a consideration at the
time. The only class groups which the American Constitution outlined freedom for
were wealthy European immigrants fleeing their own land for such reasons as
taxes. After such movements as Suffrage and Civil Rights, all Americans were
granted individual rights ...
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Blue Collar Student: Are Jobs Good Or Bad?
Number of Words: 532 / Number of Pages: 2
... it is his money. Another alternative to spending this hard earned
money is to save it in a bank and use it for college.
This is all fine and dandy but what about school and the homework teachers send
home. If a student does have a part time job when will he get this work done.
Part time jobs can take away the precious time that students need to study and
do homework. Let's just say for instance that our friend Jim has a final exam
tomorrow. Wait a minute though, it's Thursday and Jim works from 4 to 10. Jim
has no time to study before he goes to work so he figures he'll do it after work.
Jim get ...
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Pre-Employment Testing
Number of Words: 862 / Number of Pages: 4
... function. However, A majority of companies feel that it is one of the three vital components in the hiring process. The other components are comprised of Screening and Interviewing. It is the employers responsibility to make the hiring decision as well as undertake the above components. It is the task of the person giving the pre-employment test to focus on evaluation, examination, validity, and reliability of information provided by the job candidate (Xukor, 1998).
has evolved to include many forms including drug and alcohol testing, disease testing, basic skills testing, physical ability ...
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Divorce
Number of Words: 599 / Number of Pages: 3
... help support the children. Secondly, because the man was the "guilty" spouse and the guilty spouse could not receive alimony. Today Judges realize that woman have qualifications for well paying jobs and do not need to be supported fully by their ex-husbands. They can also file for no-fault divorces. No-fault divorce is when neither side is labeled guilty. Some people oppose no-fault divorces because they believe such divorces can be obtained too easily. They feel couples can end their marriage without there being a real good reason, and that the couples should consult a marriage counselor. The d ...
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Natural Hierarchies In Society
Number of Words: 2100 / Number of Pages: 8
... the good out of man. Without the state, man would be "either a beast or a god." (Aristotle, 557).
The soul was naturally higher than the body as it naturally governed the actions of the body. People whose bodies were in control could be hurtful.
"… Although in bad or corrupted natures the body will often appear to rule over the soul, because they are in an evil and unnatural condition." (Aristotle, 560).
Aristotle wanted to show that when the soul was not in control, the person would be in an unnatural state.
Men should control woman according to Aristotle, as it was natural for them to be in ...
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How Society Conforms In “The Lottery”
Number of Words: 687 / Number of Pages: 3
... that decides it is wrong and stops doing it is considered to be run by stupid youngsters who don’t understand the importance of tradition. The people in this village are so scared of change that they will keep allowing a human sacrifice every year for the benefit of the community. No one believes it is wrong or should be changed, and they all hope they don’t draw the wrong card and get chosen.
If you break down the community as a whole and look to see who has conformed the most it is definitely Old Man Warner. He had been in the lottery 77 times and if anyone would realize that it was wrong first ...
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The Repulsive Effects Of Smoking
Number of Words: 1207 / Number of Pages: 5
... deaths in the world. It has killed millions and millions of people. Just in the United States alone, 400,000 people have died due to tobacco related illnesses. Study has shown that a single cigarette contributes to the loss of seven minutes of a person’s life. As Lawrence C. An, MD, documents, “Each day nearly 3000 young people begin smoking, one in three of whom may die prematurely.” Doctor An tries to convince people that chronic smokers have a good chance of dying at an early age. One reason for this magnitude of death is lung cancer. Smoking causes severe damage to a person’s lungs. Wh ...
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