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- 3121: Suicide Is Not Choosen
- ... by people who feel so isolated they can express their pain in no other way" (Befrienders). What are the key signs of suicidal tendency? Of course, these are only a guideline I got from the American Association of Suicidology (A.A.S.). I believe every person may act a little differently and may only show a couple signs and some may show them all. The worst thing to do is not ... to others and you just might save someone's life one day. Works Cited Befrienders Corp. "Youth Suicide." June 1999 Online posting: http:// www.jaring.my.befrienders/youth1.htm. Internet Burchfield, Robert Dr., ed. Oxford American Dictionary. New York: Oxford UP, 1980 Cloud, John. "What can the schools do?" Time May 1999: 39-40 Metanoia. "Suicide: Read this first." June 1999 Online posting: http://www.metanoia.org/suicide/spagebw.htm. Internet Santrock, John W. Children. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1997 "To Understand and Prevent Suicide as a Means of Promoting Human Well-Being." American Association of Suicidology. Online. June 1999 United States. Congressional Record. Senate. Senate Resolution #84. Vol.143. Washington: May 6,1997.
- 3122: Defining History
- In the document, "Indians: Textualism, Morality, and The Problem of History," Jane Tompkins examines the conflicts between the English settlers and the American Indians. After examining several primary sources, Tompkins found that different history books have different perspectives. It wasn’t that the history books took different angles that was troubling, but the viewpoints contradicted one another. People ... here, Miller just didn’t see history in that light. Secondly, Tompkins went to the book, New England Frontier Puritans and Indians, 1620-1675 authored by Alden Vuaghan in 1965. This Vuaghan’s angle toward American history was antipodal to Miller, even though the writers spoke of the same effects. Vuaghan recognized the Indian’s presence, he speaks of the European settlers and Indians not only having humane, considerate relationships, but ... and infected them with diseases that wiped out ninety percent of their numbers within the first hundred years after contact." (206) Examining further Tompkins saw another change of perspectives in the seventies, caused by the American Indian Movement. Calvin Martin, author of Keepers of the Game saw the European settlement as an invasion of the Indian’s spiritual relationship with the animals. Because of fur trade with the Europeans, the ...
- 3123: Affirmative Action
- ... affirmative action in the University of California system, that defy the stereotypes. First the race based preferences are being attacked by a black member of the board of regents and defended by Berkeley's Asian-American Chancellor. Second the racial makeup here has extended the fault line in the debate to minority VS. minority, as well as black VS white. On the side of those who favor Affirmative Action and would ... has aggressively promoted inclusion. At Berkeley if Admissions were based on grades and test scores alone,Asian-Americans would account for 51.6% of the freshman class. Compared with 41.7% of this years Asian-American class. Whites now comprising 29.8 %, would account for 34.8% to 37.3%. The figure for Hispanic students would drop from the current 15.3% to 3-6% and Afro-American freshmen would account for less than 2% of entering freshmen they currently account for 6.4% of the freshmen at Berkeley.(NY Times, June 4 1995, pp.24) Troy Duster, a Berkeley sociologist who ...
- 3124: Declaration Of Independence 3
- ... distinct parts: the introduction; the preamble; the body, which can be divided into two sections; and a conclusion. The introduction says that the declaration will declare the causes that have made it required for the American colonies to leave the British Empire. Independence is unavoidable and necessary. The preamble explains principles that are described to be "self-evident" by most people in the 18th- century. This document was a move for ... most unforgettable pieces that Jefferson did. Jefferson wrote most of the work in the declaration, but not all of it was done by him. He expressed the ideas in the minds and hearts of the American people. The changes to the Declaration of Independence were made by Ben Franklin and John Adams. The resulting version was then submitted to the Congress; and the version that was eventually adopted. . All 13 colonies ... adopted on the date of July 4th 1776. It was the clearest call for independence made by the United States in Philadelphia on July 4th. The Declaration of Independence has created a base for the American government. It declared its independence from the British. Without this declaration, the United States would be a lot different then what is it now. This document started a movement towards independence, and other countries ...
- 3125: Declaration Of Independence 2
- ... distinct parts: the introduction; the preamble; the body, which can be divided into two sections; and a conclusion. The introduction says that the declaration will declare the causes that have made it required for the American colonies to leave the British Empire. Independence is unavoidable and necessary. The preamble explains principles that are described to be "self-evident" by most people in the 18th- century. This document was a move for ... most unforgettable pieces that Jefferson did. Jefferson wrote most of the work in the declaration, but not all of it was done by him. He expressed the ideas in the minds and hearts of the American people. The changes to the Declaration of Independence were made by Ben Franklin and John Adams. The resulting version was then submitted to the Congress; and the version that was eventually adopted. . All 13 colonies ... adopted on the date of July 4th 1776. It was the clearest call for independence made by the United States in Philadelphia on July 4th. The Declaration of Independence has created a base for the American government. It declared its independence from the British. Without this declaration, the United States would be a lot different then what is it now. This document started a movement towards independence, and other countries ...
- 3126: Declaration Of Independce
- ... in determining the very laws which dictated the way they led their lives. The Declaration of Independence was a formal document stating that the people of America were breaking away from Britain and that the American colonies were now “Free and Independent States.” The Declaration of Independence was the cornerstone of American freedom and equality. By writing this document, the American Colonies could now begin the process of starting a new way of life and a new government. Obviously, at the time the Declaration of Independence was written the concept of “equality” was more limited ...
- 3127: Burry My Heart At Wounded Knee
- Bury My Heart At Wounded Knee is a compilation of accounts covering a period in American history which should be remembered with shame by all descendants of the Europeans who settled this land. The truths contained within this book show the attempt at the genocide of the Indian nations, which rival ... and trophies. There was an underlying prejudice against Indians; their skin color made it easy to identify their race. They were prohibited from many jobs and professions even El Parker, a very well educated Native American, who had to obtain aid of his friend U.S. Grant before he could join the union army and fight in the Civil War. Again the striking similarity to the plight of the European Jews ... This book is very disturbing with its factual accounts of constant lies, manipulations, and the attempted genocide of the many Native Americans tribes. This book also shows glimpses of the rich heritage that the Native American people have. A great respect for the land and the wild life, unlike the buffalo hunters who slaughtered millions of buffalo for the hides and left the rest as rotting corpses littering the plains. ...
- 3128: Catch 22 And Good As Gold - Sa
- ... Critic as Artist: Essay on Books 1920-1970 1972:47-54. Rpt. in "Heller, Joseph." Contemporary Literary Criticism. Eds. Carolyn Riley. Vol. 3. Detroit: Gale, 1975. 228. Bryant, Jerry H. The Open Decision: The Contemporary American Novel and It’s Intellectual Background. 1970:156-159. Rpt. in. "Heller, Joseph." Contemporary Literary Criticism. Eds. Carolyn Riley. Vol. 3. Detroit: Gale, 1975. 229. Burgess, Anthony. The Novel: A Guide to Contemporary Fiction. 1967 ... Detroit: Gale, 1973. 140. Heller, Joseph. Catch-22. New York: Dell, Aug 1963. Heller, Joseph. Good as Gold. New York: Simon,1979. Karl, Frederick R. Barron’s Book Notes Joseph Heller’s Catch-22 (1983). American Online. Merrill, Robert. Joseph Heller. Ed. Warren French. Twayne’s United States Olderman, Raymond M. "The Grail Knight Departs." Beyond the Waste Lands: A Study of the American Novel in the Nineteen-Sixties. Rpt. in "Heller, Joseph." Contemporary Literary Criticism. Ed. Carolyn Riley. Vol. 3. Detroit: Gale, 1975. 229-230. Peek, C. A., Ph.D. Cliffs Notes on Heller’s Catch-22. ...
- 3129: The Slave Trade
- ... members of the losing side were forced to work as slaves for the victor. Although it is often not displayed in their natural and noble depictions, this was the case as well with many Native American tribes. The economics of the slave trade began to make sense in the late fifteenth century as Europe emerged from the “feudal” period, otherwise known as the dark ages. Meanwhile trade was picking up and ... like objects which were traded and sold in order to make a profit. When America was first discovered and populated there was a huge need for labor. This need helped in many ways to grow American economy. The argument people seemed to be making was, whether or not one liked slavery, it played a very important economic role. According to James Rawly, “black slavery was essential to the carrying on of ... five and chosen because of their ability to do work. Cities like Liverpool in England made huge amounts of money outfitting ships for the slave trade. While this was going on new cities in the American south and other places were building economies around cotton and tobacco. With these farming industries now thriving, even more slaves were needed. It was on these plantations the hate card was played. Slaves were ...
- 3130: Capital Punishment: Against
- ... ways of dealing with crime and violence. Those who use the Bible to support the death penalty are by themselves since almost all religious groups in the United States regard executions as immoral. They include, American Baptist Churches USA, American Jewish Congress, California Catholic Council, Christian reformed Church, Episcopal Church, Lutheran Church in America, Mennonite General Conference, National Council of Churches of Christ in the USA, Northern Ecumenical Council, Presbyterian Church (USA), Reformed Church of ... the major users of capital punishment (Death Penalty Focus). The use of the death penalty in its discriminatory and arbitrary methods "only magnifies inequalities of race that persist in the criminal justice system and in American society generally (Berger 355). Even with the death of a guilty man, innocence is lost, for even Edward Koch admits that "the death of anyone - even a convicted killer - diminishes us all." But it ...
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