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- 4531: Prejudice
- ... way, shape, or form. Prejudice has been with Mankind since the beginning of time. The easiest example of prejudice is when it comes to black and white. Since blacks were slaves in the beginning of American history, there has been a prejudice against the black race ever since. Some Whites figure they are superior to all other races, especially blacks since they once were property to the white man. Most American people realize that slavery was a very terrible thing that happened in America's past. Yet there are still some racist people who believe that the blacks should still be property or are less of ...
- 4532: Hippies
- ... were outraged at how strange these people were and at the same time were in tears at how funny they were. Even though from afar the Hippies were entertaining, in reality they were devastating the American family and were tearing the country in two. While the adults of the time were conservative, hard working, and caring mainly about money, the Hippies didn't care about any of that. They were party ... ins(This Fabulous Century 206). But none of their actions were more seen and heard of then their protests and rallies. The Hippies were aware that the war was being lost and that thousands of American soldiers were dying. They took it upon themselves the make their beliefs heard. They put together a protest larger then the ever before. Once organized not just Hippies came, but students, intellectuals, radicals, and citizens ...
- 4533: Working Mothers
- ... work force, effects this almost every household across this country. For the past three decades, mostly the last half of this century, the issue of gender equity has been on the lips of almost every American citizen. Recently the issue hasn’t been the hot topic, but still remains. Over the past few years, fifty percent of all women in the United States have joined the work force. The work force ... and women and children and parents. This shows that the issue of married working mothers has tremendous effects, both positive and negative, on the entire household. According to surveys the ideal life for a typical American is to have a marriage, family, and a successful career. Is it right for these to be the goals of this country’s future female population? Is a woman’s place still in the home ...
- 4534: Cosmetic Testing on Animals
- ... used and enforces federal laws regarding treatment and care of the animals. Biomedical scientists have also taken action to prevent the abuse of the animals, mostly because abused animals may not provide reliable data. The American Physiological Society, the National Institutes of Health, and many other scientific organizations have joined to lay down guidelines for the use and treatment of experimental animals. Now, there are also many universities with animal welfare committees. In the United States survey by the American Medical Association, it was found that 75 percent of Americans are against using animals in cosmetic testing. Hundreds of companies have responded by switching to animal-friendly test methods. To help put an end to ...
- 4535: Money and the Way it Alters the Mind
- ... of Americans. No matter what achievements and success other societies have had, most find money to have greater importance than other civilization’s life changing achievements. Not only is money a great achievement, in the American mind, but wealth is the basis for our “spiritual,” stance as well as our material needs. It is implied that money is the support system of religion. Currency is placed in the same light as ... was intelligent in his way of approaching the topic of money. He gives a small portion of his opinion, but he never really states his feelings on the way money is a significant part of American’s lives. His form of arguing is intriguing. He makes the reader think about politics, materials, power, and how it all relates with money. It is not the money itself which consumes the minds of ...
- 4536: Following A Dream Toward Freedom
- Following A Dream Toward Freedom Freedom was and still is the dream of every American. Freedom is defined as the liberty of choice or action, self-determination of rational beings, the right to enjoy privileges of membership or citizenship, and independence. The natural rights of all men have been stated ... toward freedom by fighting and sacrificing their lives for the freedoms which are enjoyed and greatly appreciated today. Civil rights and women's rights leaders followed their dream toward freedom by achieving equality among all american citizens. As President Frankin D. Roosevelt stated in 1941, these four freedoms are still essential today. Not just in our country, "but everywhere in the world." We, as human beings have the right to these ...
- 4537: The First Impression
- ... of soon to be, President George Bush. He later went on to sign a bill implementing the second largest tax hike in history. The statement that won him one election lost him the next. The American public made a long term judgment based on the first impression of this presidential candidate. After the speech, the media took over, promoting Bush, and giving those who did not hear the speech an impression ... chase was aired the media started to speculate that he was guilty of the Ron Goldman/Nicole Brown murders. Instantly the United States, Canada and anywhere else that CNN airs was divided on whether this American football hero committed this hideous crime. Though the entire story was not known, that did not stop the circulation of rumors, accusations and opinions that influenced almost the entire world. First impressions have been around ...
- 4538: Diversity Within English
- ... in a more formal style of speech, although the speaker may not be fully aware of why. Examples would be avoiding contractions, and phrases like gonna or didja. Social markers are much more prevalent in American English than social indicators. 3. Social stereotypes - even speakers who regularly use these types of dialects are fully aware of the stigma attached to them. Social stereotypes would include the copula deletion in Black English ... times more than in the upper middle class (Ferguson 61). With all these different variables that intersect and overlap with the different dialect variations is is a wonder that any sense can be made of American English at all. But there two other important point to remember. Language universals such as displacement, arbitrariness, productivity, cultural transmission, discreteness and duality are unique to human language (Yule 22) and provides a base or ...
- 4539: Concerns Facing the United States in the 1990s: Crime, Education, and Employment
- ... are crime, education, and employment. But fortunately our government and several organizations have attempted to deal with these problems to help our world become a better place. Crime has been a big concern of the American public in the 1990's. In many poles it was found to be that Americans thought that crime was the number one problem facing the U.S. today. Robberies, manslaughter and rape are just a ... days than allowed. To improve this, committees have been organized will develop voluntary national and state standards for education and authorize grants to develop model programs to improve learning. Employment is an issue that every American must deal with. In society today, women are forcing their way into the business world. Although females' incomes are generally less than males, both incomes are needed for general household expenses. One problem which sometimes ...
- 4540: Birthing Cermonies of Other Cultures
- Birthing Cermonies of Other Cultures The birthing ceremonies of the Indian culture has a lot of different aspects then the American culture does. I guess that is why they are different cultures. All cultures have different views on different things such as religion, but they also share the same as well for example every culture has some form of the family. This is what helps most cultures understand other cultures. In the Indian culture their view of bringing a child into the world is much different then the American culture's view. In the Indian culture there are a lot of preparations that go into getting the parents and the community ready for the new member. Their culture does more work with the child ...
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