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The Pressure To Be Perfect
Number of Words: 718 / Number of Pages: 3
... some calories by having to get up and turn the channel on the
television, but thanks to technology it is now a push of a button. Just think,
things have the possibility to grow increasingly worse because of the
'information super highway'. There is no need to get out and walk the malls in
search of a particular item or gift. With the use of the 'super highway' you
just need a credit card and the item is delivered to your doorstep. Can
technology be causing more harm than good?
One of the most disheartening facts is that there are people and companies that
are benefiting from those who continue to ...
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Rehabilitation Of Criminals: A Waste Of Time Or Worth The Effort?
Number of Words: 617 / Number of Pages: 3
... rarely served. The average murderer spends about six years in prison.
What factors decide the outcome of such individuals? Some experts feel
there is no absolute answer, only speculation. There is however, a strong
relationship between environment and the outcome of offenders. Low income, poor
education,drugs, and family breakdown are some factors that keep repeating in
cases of habitual offenders; however, the public sees the problem lies with the
availability of guns and lack of morals. Only one factor stands out in both
public and professional opinion, drugs.
To deal with crime, we must first ...
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Domestic Abuse
Number of Words: 988 / Number of Pages: 4
... parent (Rosen 3). Battered women are defined as women that have been Victora 2 physically or emotionally abused by their husbands or families. These women suffer from many different types of domestic violence but the cause is just one— abuse.
Abuse happens to many women but most of the time it is not reported to the police. "Abuse is an underreported crime, it is underreported for two reasons: a) it occurs in the privacy of one’s home where there are typically no witnesses aside from family member’s to detect and report it and b) though violence is by no means restricted to the lower classes, middle- ...
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The Police And Corruption
Number of Words: 1393 / Number of Pages: 6
... should
not be? This will be observed from four different aspects in which police are
capable of exceeding the parameters of their power and authority: police and
use of discretionary enforcement, “Police justice”, police harassment, and the
unwarranted use of police authority.
Police are allowed to and must use personal discretion in their
determination of law enforcement. Unlike a judge or lawyer a police officer can
not gather information and take time to make a prognosis to make a decision
affecting the fate of a person. He must make a quick decision based on his
discretion to determine th ...
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Mothers And Daughters Relationships
Number of Words: 700 / Number of Pages: 3
... anything, while the Chinese family has a closed relationship, where the elders must be respected at all times. However, the daughters in the stories have a similarity.
Culture plays an important aspect in revealing the relationships within a family. In Maara Haas’s short story, the culture of the daughter and mother is Ukrainian. This is shown throughout the story by cultural beliefs, customs, and comments made by the mother “Me Ukrainian off da boat” (Haas, 201). In the other story by Anne Jew, the mother and daughter are of a strict Chinese heritage. The story begins with an introduction to some ...
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The Population Problem
Number of Words: 2854 / Number of Pages: 11
... of
90,000 a year (Brown 31). Moreover, in the 18th century, the world population
growth was 0.34%; it increased to 0.54% in the 19th century and in the first
half of the 20th century to 0.84% (Weiskel 40). Neo-Malthusians base their
arguments on the teachings of Thomas Malthus. Of the Neo-Malthusians, Garrett
Hardin is one of the most prominent and controversial. Hardin's essays discuss
the problem of overpopulation and the effects it will have on the future. In
Lifeboat Ethics, he concludes that continuous increases in population will have
disastrous outcomes. Neo-Malthusian arguments come un ...
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The Hutu Tribe
Number of Words: 1476 / Number of Pages: 6
... The physical traits of
the Hutus and Tutsis are very different from each other. The Hutu have larger
noses and larger all around facial features than the Tutsis. Most Tutsis are
seldom less than six feet tall, while the Hutu are very short people. The
Tutsis are related to the Masai and the people along the Nile, while the Hutus
have a Buntu history. As you can see the people that make up the tribes of the
Hutus and the Tutsis are a very diverse group of people.
The way of life for the Hutu and the Tutsis is considerably different.
Traditionally, the Tutsi were the wealthy, upper class and the Hu ...
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The Detrimental Effect Of An Education In A Foreign Language
Number of Words: 894 / Number of Pages: 4
... fault of the old system was that California taxpayers were not receiving fair representation. In general, most taxpayers were English speaking, and consequently wanted English to be the language that was used in their schools. Most of the immigrant parents were in California legally but not paying taxes. Even though they were not paying for services such as a police force or fire protection, they still felt entitled to send their children to public school. Since their children did not speak English, they wanted school to be taught only in their native language. However, it remains unjust th ...
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Freedom For The Slave: Who Decides & Why?
Number of Words: 1109 / Number of Pages: 5
... immunity: freedom from fear. 7. the absence or release from ties or obligations. 8. ease or facility of movement or action. 9. frankness of manner or speech. 10. a liberty taken. 11. civil liberty as opposed to subjection to an arbitrary or despotic government. 12. the right to enjoy all the privileges or special rights of citizenship, membership, etc., in a community or the like. 13. the right to frequent enjoy, or use at will.
Furthermore, the Declaration of Independence adopted by the Continental Congress in July of 1776 declares:
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are cre ...
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Sitting Down As A Family For Dinner
Number of Words: 392 / Number of Pages: 2
... the sounds of shouting and laughter from the Drew Carry show or a honk for the passing cars at the Sonic. No longer is there assurance in knowing that every member of your family will be present at the designation eating time.
Refrigerators where mothers and wives once posted nightly menus describing delicious meals are now covered with marker boards and post it notes informing where each person has gone, all which seem a waste because there is no one there.
Does the passing of this fad show? I think so. Just look at our society and how it has diminished compared over the past several years. The ...
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