|
Enter your query below to search our database containing over 50,000+ essays and term papers
Search results 611 - 620 of 8618 matching essays
- 611: An American Epidemic
- An American Epidemic In modern times, nobody who reads the newspapers or watches television can avoid the chilling fate that our country faces. School violence is a rapidly growing trend in America, and it seems to be ... to the high school dropout. It often seems the only thing they have in common is an utter disregard for their own life and the lives of others. In the following accounts, taken straight from American headlines, harrowing events fit for blockbuster fiction prove that our country is becoming victim to a new criminal: youthful rage. In generations past, the high school rebel was the boy all the girls wanted and ... yet they are 43 times as likely to kill a friend or family member than they are a criminal. In the 1980 s it appeared that teen pregnancy was going to be the downfall of American society, but as Marion Wright Edelman, president of the children s advocacy group puts it, The crisis of children having children has been eclipsed by the greater crisis of children killing children. Between 1979 ...
- 612: Impact of Television Violence In Relation To Juvenile Delinquency
- ... drama by the Group for the Advancement of Psychiatry (1982); National Institute of Mental Health, Television and Behavior Report (NIMH, 1982; Pearl, Bouthilet, & Lazar, 1982); National Research Council (1993), violence report; and reports from the American Psychological Association's "Task Force on Television and Society" (Huston, et al., 1992) and "Commission on Violence and Youth" (American Psychological Association, 1992; Donnerstein, Slaby, & Eron, 1992). All of these reports agree with each other about the harmful effects of television violence in relation to the behavior of children, youth, and adults who view violent ... televised viewing becomes greater with age and then tapers off during adolescence. ). The violence that is viewed is more important than the amount of television that is viewed. According to audience rating surveys, the typical American household has the television set on for more than seven hours each day and children age 2 to 11 spend an average of 28 hours per week viewing. (Andreasen, 1990; Condry, 1989; Liebert & Sprafkin, ...
- 613: Freedom In America
- No other democratic society in the world permits personal freedoms to the degree of the United States of America. Within the last sixty years, American courts, especially the Supreme Court, have developed a set of legal doctrines that thoroughly protect all forms of the freedom of expression. When it comes to evaluating the degree to which we take advantage of ... violating the bounds of the First Amendment by publicly offending others through obscenity or racism. Americans have developed a distinct disposition toward the freedom of expression throughout history. The First Amendment clearly voices a great American respect toward the freedom of religion. It also prevents the government from "abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble and to petition the Government ... the protection of basic freedoms has been of the utmost importance to Americans. In Langston Hughes' poem, "Freedom," he emphasizes the struggle to enjoy the freedoms that he knows are rightfully his. He reflects the American desire for freedom now when he says, "I do not need my freedom when I'm dead. I cannot live on tomorrow's bread." He recognizes the need for freedom in its entirety without ...
- 614: The United States' Involvement In World War 2
- ... Germany was low on supplies. So Russia counterattacked and pushed the Germans out of Stalingrad by February 2,1943. (King 649) The United States was making attacks and counterattacks of their own in North Africa. American and British Troops fighting together under General Dwight D. Eisenhower began landing in Morocco and Algeria on November 8, 1942 the Americans at Casablanca and Oran, the British at Algiers. General Eisenhower’s tactics proved ... as Regensburg, Hannover, and Schweinfurt. The principal targets were structures that were vital to the war production for the Axis powers. Factories that manufactured ball bearings, aircraft tires and latex rubber were chief operatives. The American air attack would help lead to the European Axis power’s demise. But Germany was again attempting to do damage of their own. (Daniel 713) The winter was ending in 1943 and again Germany was ... July 12, the Soviets were in need of assistance. It came in the form of the Americans’ landing in Italy. Hitler realized the situation and pulled out of Kursk to fight with Mussolini against the American invasion. (Loewenheim 55) The Allied invasion of Italy began on July 10,1943. Three American divisions and three British and Canadian combined divisions landed on Sicily with the hopes of securing the Mediterranean and ...
- 615: Affirmative Action
- ... long run will compromise the quality of the university. Implicating affirmative action to solve the problem of diversity on today's campuses has lead to the creation of problems. The discrimination against Caucasian and Asian American students a long with the toleration of lower quality work produced by African American students and other minority students is an example of the problems caused by Affirmative Action. Although affirmative action intends to do good, lowering the standards by which certain racial groups are admitted to college is ... of top quality schools which they can attend and still achieve their dreams. Students admitted under the affirmative action plan are accepted with SAT scores 200 to 300 points lower than that of their Asian American and Caucasian competitors. The undergraduate admission process at the university of California at Los Angles is based on two standards. These standards are academic rating which are test scores and grades second are the ...
- 616: Chinese-american Culture In Un
- Chinese-American Culture In Understanding Bone What culture they had was to be forgotten – a difficult and practically impossible feat. The Chinese-Americans faced a wall of cultural difference that could only be scaled with the support of their parents and local community. The book review of Bone by Nhi Le stated clearly how “ … the first generations’ struggle to survive and the second generations’ efforts to thrive … ” made the transition into American culture possible. Overcoming barriers such as language, education, work ethic, and sex roles was just a beginning to the problems that all Asian – Americans faced. The most obvious and one of the most difficult walls ... interaction was a brand new idea to Asian families. Adapting to this new system could take generations of work by devoted teachers. Money. A word that captures all peoples attention was scarce among the Asian - American community. The low wages drove both parents into the work force and changed the roles of women in the family. The Asian way of the wife being submissive in all activities and only working ...
- 617: If There Was A Revolution In 1998
- If There Was A Revolution In 1998 We live in a world that has tried to pass off exploitation, oppression, racism, sexism, discrimination against gays and lesbians, and destruction of the environment as everyday facts of life that can not ... their head beat in with a police billy club or to the victims of rape, or to the disposed family farmers, or to the gay couple beat up by skinheads! First, if there were a revolution in 1998 there would be a few things I think we all would like to have changed… Our social issue in America over powers anything else, we care more about the presidents sex life than we do about our education, economics, or our country’s other political status. If there was a revolution in 1998, I think we need to change that, we need to make other issues more important. In addition, stop exploitation, oppression, racism, sexism, and discrimination against gays and lesbians. Secondly, if there was ...
- 618: African American Bell Curve
- The bell curve of African American rights has risen and fallen throughout America s history. The period between the Pre-Civil War Era and the Post Civil War Era, were momentous in displaying the status and rights of African-Americans in the time. As the Civil War approached, the status of African-Americans was an increasingly troubling issue among the American Public. During the War, the bell s curve had reached its height. And during the Post-Civil War, the curve fell slowly and would not rise again for another 100 years. The cause of this ... be slaves. This legislation limited the rights of African Americans and enabled the white populous to oppress African Americans. The bell curve approached its peak when the novel Uncle Tom s Cabin was introduced to American Culture. This novel, by Harriet Beecher Stowe, was a revelation to the North because it displayed the cruelty of the southern trade practice. This single piece of literature created uproar throughout the country. The ...
- 619: Living the American Dream
- Living the American Dream I have lived around the world and on my way I have many people who have been living the American dream. Whether it was soccer stars, actors, or even my own friends. Many people who are living this dream don't even realize it because they want even more than they already have. We see ... the dream since they were born, and only know, at this age, they are starting to realize it. The people that the kids at our school and in other wealthy towns see as living the american dream are sports stars and actors. They are living the dream because they have it all, or so it seems. Even actors and sports stars have their problems. Maybe drug or family, but we ...
- 620: The American Constitution
- ... document written by "outcasts" of England. The Constitution of the United States sets forth the nation's fundamental laws. It establishes the form of the national government and defines the rights and liberties of the American people. It also lists the aims of the government and the methods of achieving them. The Constitution was written to organize a strong national government for the American states. Previously, the nation's leaders had established a national government under the Articles of Confederation. But the Articles granted independence to each state. They lacked the authority to make the states work together to ... citizenship refers mainly to membership in a nation. What it means to be a citizen The rights of citizens differ from nation to nation. The Constitution of the United States provides the basic rights of American citizens, and laws passed by Congress give additional rights. These rights are called civil rights. They include freedom of speech, freedom of religion, and freedom of assembly (the right to gather peacefully for political ...
Search results 611 - 620 of 8618 matching essays
|
