Commercial Vices
.... prohibition was repealed and sale by licensed dealers was instituted,
the Mafia went out of the liquor business and the revenue agents assigned to
stop the illegal business went out of business too. The quality of regulated
liquor became assured and taxed, not high enough to motivate bootlegging,
became a source of public revenue. Consumption of legal alcohol became only
slightly greater than the consumption of illegal alcohol had been.
If we follow the alcohol example with all other drugs, the benefi .....
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Curfew: Worth It Or Not
.... for
parties or be at one of your friend's house for long time. Lets say that I have
to get some programs for computer from one of my friends and it might take a
long time to do that. So after I finish and it will be past midnight, so I have
to violate the curfew because it is too late and everyone is sleeping. By
reason of an emergency or some kind of deed that might be lengthy and will
violate the curfew, it might be impossible to obey the curfew.
Finally, kids who are 17 years of age and below d .....
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Dangerous Driving And The Effects On Youth
.... article involves the day
of Mr. Park's conviction, the reaction of the girls' parents and also the
reaction of Mr. Park's mother.
The problem of dangerous driving as viewed from a theoretical standpoint
can easily be identified with the social control theory. The control theory
questions not what motivates individuals and society in general to indulge in
societal deviant behaviour but rather examines what is within the structure of a
society that causes individuals to conform to social laws. A social .....
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Divorce
.... but when they do, it usually brings
them closer together. All parents have desires and hopes for their children.
The way in which parents achieve these ends can differ. Researchers do not
agree on which of the child-raising practices is best. But it is known that
parents provide role models for their children and that children rely on their
parents to teach them about the world.
When a culture's values and traditions undergo a rapid change it becomes
difficult to decide which attitudes and belie .....
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Animal Cruelty
.... and are often literally poisoned, their systems literally overloaded by
the substance in question. Another testing method is the Lethal Dose 50 percent
test or LD50. In this procedure at least half of the animals must die in order
for the government to figure out how much a human can ingest without dying.
In one such test some animals were fed 4. lb. of lipstick and one ended up
dying of intestinal obstruction. In another, 7 pints of melted eye shadow was
fed to rats. In yet another, mic .....
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Homosexuals: A Suspect Class?
.... had contact with a
homosexual. In the middle of all this publicity, there lingers a pending
Supreme Court case in which the fate of the homosexual lies: Romer v. Evans, a
case that dominated Colorado that has come to "symbolize the controversy over
gay legal rights" throughout the nation. This paper will trace the elements
behind that case, and attempt to focus on the steps the Supreme Court will
follow to determine whether homosexuality must be legally considered a "suspect
class" for the purposes .....
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Animal Rights
.... a pet for as long as I
remember. On this topic I feel as though having domesticated animals in the home
is fine as long as proper care is taken of them. As for more controversial issue
like animal research and experimentation my views vary. A few years ago I felt
that any research or experimentation on animals was inhumane and unjust. However
after maturing and becoming more aware of the world, I now feel as though there
are definite ‘goods’ that come from animal research that can not come from doing
test .....
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Animals In The Research Lab
.... activist organizations believe that there are no moral reasons
for the use of animals in research. This has attempted to slow or halt the work
of scientists. Some activists groups intimidate or harass individual scientists,
conduct demonstrations, or sometimes commit acts of vandalism. There are a few
health professionals who support the activist movement but they truly stand
apart from the vast majority of physians and most Americans who readily accept
the fact that animal research is necessar .....
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Sexual Harassment
.... because, her
employers said, she had no college degree and was too much under the control of
her husband. Kraszewski sued the company and won her case, after a nine year
battle, in late January 1988. She was given what may be the largest sex-bias
award in history: up to two hundreds of millions for 1,113 other female State
Farm employees with similar complaints, and $433,000 for Kraszewski her-self.
Ann Hopkings was one of Price Waterhouse's top young executives. She
had the best record for g .....
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The War Of Freedom Of Expression
.... controversial clients, charged under the hate laws. He advocates
freedom of speech for two main reasons: a) he finds it abhorrent that the state
can legislate thoughts and words, and b) he often agrees with the views held by
his clients. Others such as Noam Chomsky, a brilliant intellectual, argue not
for the views expressed, but the ability to express them. Lining up on the
other side of the battle you have: Derek Raymaker, David Kilgour, Victor Ramraj,
and Bruce Elman. They argue that th .....
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Violence
.... influence of some type of narcotic or alcohol.
In a survey conducted in the University of Tennessee for the Department
of Health, the effects of drug abuse on violence were studied. It was found
that almost 56% of drinkers also used drugs while drinking. Interestingly,
white males were found to be more abusive than black males. The study showed
direct links from substance abuse to violence and crime.
With drug use and violence rising, a direct correlation can be seen.
Our society has created drug a .....
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Evolution Of Media Violence
.... popular program format.
Another television staple of this era was the western. In the late 1950's
action-adventure became popular.
Since the 1960's there has been a increase in violence in the media (television).
In 1968 censorship laws were relaxed in favor of a rating system that allowed
any type of subject matter to be filmed. This permitted Hollywood to specialize
in films featuring excessive violence. Many individuals and citizen groups have
expressed concern about the level of violence in telev .....
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Outdoors Or TV?
.... world if every body went outdoors instead
of watching TV.
Just think, what if kids spent their time outside rather than watching
TV and learning how to steal and kill. Maybe our world would become a safer
place. Instead of watching TV, I spend my time outside. It is allot more fun
then learning how to fight and kill each other.
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Societies Scapegoat
.... significance alongside the landfill of troubles
that influence children today. Besides, trying to get networks to cut out
violence and aggression entirely would be like trying to get Jesus Christ to
write a top ten list of reasons why Christianity sucks. (It's not going to
happen.)
TV is not the reason that our youth courts are filled to capacity with
court dockets so hideous you would swear that you were looking at the start of
the apocalypse. Television programs are not the reason for the appar .....
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Television Violence And Its Effect On Children
.... play, or listen to, this can sway
their attitudes in a negative direction.
Television is especially influencial on the children today. The hard
truth is that children spend an average of 28 hours a week in front of the
television (Neilson 1993). This is almost two times the amount of time that
some children are in school. At this very impressionable age it is no wonder
that the images that kids see sometimes has a profound impact on their behavior.
Fifty-five percent of children watch television .....
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