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Guns And Children
Number of Words: 613 / Number of Pages: 3
... that say they are just trying to keep there family safe from harm. Is there anyone that doesn’t want to be able to keep there family safe from any harm that might be their way. I want the same thing, but I also want to keep the children from harming them selves or others in anyway thinkable. I feel the same about that ,but if I was a parent or had a gun in a home with small children I would want to keep them safe any way possible. Wouldn’t you want that too? You have to keep the children safe from themselves. Still people say “dismantling and restoring the weapon is hard and a waste of time.” There ar ...
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Legislating Sexuality
Number of Words: 1068 / Number of Pages: 4
... with the
ratification of the Constitution's nineteenth amendment on August 26, 1920(Cooke,
157). Although African Americans gained suffrage through the fifteenth amendment
in 1870 (Cooke, 151), it was not until the passing of the Civil Rights Act of
1964 that they were actually freed from discrimination by the government(Cooke,
150). Why is it then that in today's modern American society, an institution
that prides itself on being "the home of the free and the land of the brave", a
vast number of Americans are hiding beneath a shroud of ignorance when it comes
to the issue of homosexuality? It se ...
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"Japan's Education System Is Successful"
Number of Words: 315 / Number of Pages: 2
... This allows the
student to proceed with their peers at maximum rate.
The Japanese strive for equality. They recognized how hard a student
can work and how fast he can learn. The student can take entrance exams.
Bright, hard-working students that come from poor families have a better
chance of being admitted to elite schools than average students with rich
families.
The Japanese education system works in many ways. Even though it is
hard and long hours are put in to learning, the suicide rate is low.
Everyone in Japan has a chance of learning, and if he works hard enough he
can prosp ...
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How To Get Married And Stay Married To The Perfect Mate!!
Number of Words: 580 / Number of Pages: 3
... theory I will talk about is the equity theory. This theory
dictates that people will be more attracted to someone that they have a fair
relationship with. It states that we will be happier with a person who takes as
much as they give to us. Over a long term relationship, like marriage, this is
important because both husband and wife feel that they are approximately equal.
In my book I will talk about how to use this theory to makes sure that both
couples get the same out of the relationship.
I will also talk about proximity in my book. Proximity talks about being
near to your partner. It is i ...
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Nonviolent Resistance
Number of Words: 842 / Number of Pages: 4
... I don't know. By
accepting to conform their oppression they are giving up their basic
rights that our four fathers gave them. They need to stand up for their
rights until they reach their goal.
As an example, women weren't allowed to vote prior to 1920. The
women citizens of America wanted to vote and they had the right to vote.
They fought and fought for the freedom to vote. On August 18, 1920, a bill
was passed by Congress that gave women the right to vote which became the
19th Amendment. After 40 years of fighting they eventually achieved their
goal, the right to vote, and won respe ...
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Social Environment And Its Effect On One's Life
Number of Words: 966 / Number of Pages: 4
... other
children are on their own.
For example, there are three students, one from a clean, upper-class
community, another from a small, middle-class suburb and the other from a
graffiti-ridden slum. All three of these students have exceptional GPA's and
scored very well on standardized testing. The student from the upper-class
community will have the best chance of succeeding. Tuition will never be a
problem and chances are that those parents have some pull because of who they
are. The middle-class student won't have a great problem but there is still the
fact of paying tuition, which would limit the ...
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Australian Life
Number of Words: 611 / Number of Pages: 3
... tweeds , flannel tops , with blue jumpers in the cold and
yellow oilskin jackets in the rain . They wore hard wearing blucher boots and
broad felt hats . The bushman would often have a drinkdown the pub . They often
told stories to each other as their past time . The bushmans homes were made
from slabs of bark , green hide . The houses were simple and didn't always show
advantage . Nor dose it have to , the bushman's home (bellow) is there to
shelter him .
In the 1880's writers and painters portrayed the bush life as better then
the city life . This bought on the image that all Australians live ...
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Television's Positive Effects On Society
Number of Words: 837 / Number of Pages: 4
... the world within seconds. Such
as the O.J. Simpson trial, the Oklahoma City bombing, and the wars taking place
in the Middle East. Through TV we can be warned about almost anything from a
hurricane approaching to the fact that the stock market is falling. The
television in today's society has become one of our most basic resources for
information. We use the TV as a convenient way to find out some of the simplest
information such as the date, time, and what is going to be on channel 11 at
9:30. Our American society has designed its lifestyle around the convenience of
the TV and the fact that it ...
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Negative Effects On Soldiers From War
Number of Words: 450 / Number of Pages: 2
... significantly.
Another aftermath of war is the suffering children. Many of them
experience the painful loss of family members such as their parents, grand
parents, and brothers, which sometimes leaves them alone in a harsh world.
In addition, the physical health of the children is affected because of
injuries, lack of food and medical care. All of this leads to emotional
problems that can conflict with the children’s development and future well
being.
Finally, war can leave lasting repercussions on the countries that are
involved in it. Due to contamination by biological weapons, insufficiency
of f ...
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Skinhead Violence
Number of Words: 713 / Number of Pages: 3
... These
fights are actually where most deaths by skinheads occur. And just like gangs
skinheads have several different beliefs and methods of expression. These
types of skinheads range from racist and violent to groups which are political
but against racism and violence. The members come from a diverse range of
lifestyles among broken homes, poor families, and alienated youngsters. They
like the brotherhood of the gangs which they are missing from home. Being a
skinhead is not a hobby for the weekends but a lifestyle which ids full of
violence and hatred, wreaking havoc on their towns to expre ...
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