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The Battle Of The Sexes
Number of Words: 590 / Number of Pages: 3
... a
lumberjack. Men and women have to realize that some jobs are meant for someone
more fitting then what they are.
When god created women, he gave them the ability to have children. This
advantage kind of gives women superiority over men. I'm sure if men were able
to they would have children, but they can't. Back in the eighteen hundreds it
was expected that women stay home and take care of the children and the men
would work and bring home the money to support the family. Today there is still
the man that goes out and works for a living and the woman who stays home and
watches the kids, but we ...
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Welfare
Number of Words: 2968 / Number of Pages: 11
... Pregnancy Reduction Act. Now the Republicans
have pulled together a strong and controversial bill on welfare reform. The
Personal Responsibility Act is an attempt to overhaul the welfare system by
putting limits on eligibility and reducing dependency on government. This bill
addresses the increasing problem of illegitimacy, requires welfare recipients to
work, and caps welfare spending. Current programs will be consolidated, time
limits will be placed on benefits and savings are to go to deficit reduction.
The bill's main thrust is to give states greater control over the benefits
programs, work p ...
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The Popularity Of Tattooing
Number of Words: 427 / Number of Pages: 2
... with a flammable oil that came form a certain type of nut called “Candlenut.” Unlike here in the United States tattooing in Tonga was long and painful. This took a long, long time and was a symbol of someone’s manhood.
In the article a man of Tongan and Hawaiian roots named Aisea Toetuu was interviewed. Tracy Allen, the author of this asked him many questions of his hobby, which was tattooing. When asked about how he became interested in the art of tattooing the Tongan way Aisea said that it was because of a book he had seen and because he other Americanized Tongans get tattoos (but not like an ...
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Garrett Hardin In "Lifeboat Ethics: The Case Against The Poor"
Number of Words: 863 / Number of Pages: 4
... an engineering principle of critical importance" (page 757). I cannot
take a chance in helping people if it is going to put me in risk.
Instead of giving the money to non Americans it should be used only in
America. The money used to help the poorer countries can be very useful in the
United States. The middle class people in America get no help. More of that
money can go toward the middle class families. The middle class families work
had for their money. The government helps poor families with food, housing,
education and many more things. The rich have more money than they need, but the
middle ...
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"I Do" Or "Please Don't": Hawaii's Same Sex Marriages
Number of Words: 1352 / Number of Pages: 5
... comes with economic and legal benefits that one cannot receive alone.
For example, joint parental custody, insurance and health benefits, the ability
to file joint tax returns, alimony and child support, and inheritance of
property and visitation of a partner or a child in the hospital. In fact, the
Hawaii Commission on Sexual Orientation itself concluded that denial of marriage
licenses to same-sex couples deprived applicants of these legal and economic
benefits. So, are homosexuals fighting for the right of marriage to state their
love as the gay rights groups suggest or are they pushing f ...
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Are Females More Observant And Critical?
Number of Words: 920 / Number of Pages: 4
... The short term memory links into observation as a huge component to judgment also. Different ages of these two sexes may or may not actually have any effect on their awareness skills, or memory skills. Although some young children may have a hard time actually remembering certain facts, that does necessarily mean they are any less observant or aware.
III. Hypothesis
The experimenter predict that the females will be more observant than that of the males with no exception to the ages.
IV. Research Methods
The experimenter tested five different grade levels of both males and females, ...
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Diversity Of The America
Number of Words: 451 / Number of Pages: 2
... faith in a candidate who is solid and straightforward, while women seek a more compassionate candidate. In the 1996 presidential election, Bill Clinton focused part of his campaign on “soccer moms”. He stressed issues like women’s rights, child support, and sexual abuse and rape. The issues that Clinton raised were important to these mothers and they tended to cast their votes for him.
The diversity in social classes presents a difference in needs and beliefs. A basic premise of life is that everyone should be entitled to sufficient food, shelter, and clothing. Lyndon B. Johnson’s Great Society ...
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The Graffiti Exposure In Wynnum
Number of Words: 804 / Number of Pages: 3
... factor. Targeting the
higher authority:
Revenge towards the authority;
Anger towards the authority;
Boredom from lack of authority;
To convince of self-existence, and
To explore prohibited areas placed by authority.
The pattern of locations the police established, is that all the tags, or the
writer's signature, are placed in exposed, publicised areas so the public can
witness the graffiti vandal's attempt to ‘make his point.'
The targets are not necessarily towards formal authority, such as the police,
but also informal authorities such as social morals; ...
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The Social Status Of The London Surgeon, 1350-1450
Number of Words: 3296 / Number of Pages: 12
... that the medieval English surgeon was threatened by the growing number of untrained practitioners between the years 1350 and 1450. In response to this threat, medieval surgeons attempted to institutionalize their profession. Ironically, the manner in which they defined their practice did not restrict untrained practitioners, but actually increased access for medically untrained artisans.
In Medical Practitioners in Medieval England, C. H. Talbot and E. A. Hammond collect biographical data on medical practitioners from the Anglo-Saxon period to William Munk's 1518 Roll of the Royal College of Physicians ...
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Affirmative Action
Number of Words: 1253 / Number of Pages: 5
... by poverty and discrimination, we are merely covering them up and pretending they do not exist, and allowing ourselves to avoid what it takes to make a dent in them--augmenting Head Start, improving high schools and spending more equally among schools" (Jacoby 36). The implication of racial preference has given high schools permission to replace the tradition of achievement with a culture of entitlement. The feeling of the absence of enthusiasm for achievement is illustrated by John O'Sulllivan editor of the National Review hen he said, "Restoring high standards in high school will take time; but ...
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