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- 12891: Isaac Asimov
- ... as it is today. The Asimovs had to endure a horrible boat ride with horrible food, seasickness, and the anxiety of what the future had in store for them. They made their home in Brooklyn, New York where they opened a candy store (Erlanger 9). When he was nine years of age, after school he worked in his parent's candy store. It was then that began reading science fiction magazines ... magazines or books, they can come from a person. Unfortunately when Solly and Isaac were both seven, they parted as a result of both families moving. The Asimovs moved on Essex street near Judah's new candy store. As the years went on and he graduated Boys High School in 1935, he applied to Columbia University and took on Chemistry as a major (Erlanger 18). This prompted his father to buy ... 92). Hilary Corke also assesses Isaac Asimov on his novel "I, Robot." "SF requires re-thinking, not mere re-clothing" (Corke 629). Hilary was describing Robbie as being primitively made, Robbie was made before the new technology had been discovered, however, his programming had been incredibly complex. Hilary describes the devastating point is that "if a child thinks of it robot guardian as human then, too, it thinks of its ...
- 12892: Garrett Hardin in "Lifeboat Ethics: The Case Against the Poor"
- ... other countries. Hardin feels that if the government keeps helping other countries and letting people in then America will also drown. "We must convince them if we wish to save at least part of the world form environmental ruin"(page 765). Why should I help the poor countries? Why should I let the immigrants in? I see no reason for helping someone that is not an American. These non Americans are ... I have no objections to those immigrants who come here to work or bring work. What I do have a problem is with those that come here and take advantage of our welfare system. These new immigrants did not deposit money into the welfare system so why should they be allowed to withdrawal. If the immigrants were not taking our tax money then there would be more money for our people ...
- 12893: Racism
- ... the Ku Klux Klan, our unfavourable feeling toward a person without actual facts and the verbal abuse that we get almost every day of our lives (if not us, then there is someone in the world being hurt right this very minute.). The most effective way which I believe this issue can start to be stopped is by talking it out rationally without involving racism at that point in time and ... the most brutal and savage torture in history. Not being able to defend yourself against the hurt that people can put a person through, can scar you for life. We need to see what the world is doing to each other and instead of turning to violence or some other kind of defence to get even. It would be easier if we just come together as one and help the people who are discriminated against in understanding that they are not what person's say they are. From birth to about age twelve, children collect information about their world. They learn from many ways including their school, family, neighbours, friends, and the community. They also get information from books, movies, television, and other media. From this information they gain beliefs, attitudes, and opinions. ( ...
- 12894: Anti-Affirmative Action
- ... choose the best workers and less privileged students of the minority, in all, regardless of their potential lack basic skills. As remarked by Maarten de Wit, an author who's article I found on the World Wide Web, affirmative action beneficiaries are "not the best pick, but only the best pick from a limited group." Another article I found, "Affirmative action: A Counter- Productive Policy" by Ernest Pasour also on the W.W.W., is one example which reveals that Duke, a very famous and prestigious university, adopted a resolution requiring each of it's department to hire at least one new African-American for a faculty position the 1993 date. More proofs of Affirmative Action in action is the admission practices at the University of California Berkeley. In the same article by Pasour, it states that ...
- 12895: A Black Cloud
- ... displayed through forms which include: prejudices towards large groups of people, crimes of hatred being committed, and indirect hatred which involves hurting others as an act of rebellion against someone or something. Throughout history, the world has been afflicted by the prejudices of powerful leaders who in turn took their animosity out on large masses of people. Adolf Hitler, the leader of Germany during World War II, is a prime example of this. He took his hatred out on the Jews, forcing them into concentration camps. Another group that is a target of hatred are the blacks. The Ku Klux ... have strong prejudices. These so called Skinheads abominate most races other than their own. White hooded silhouettes, German Soldiers echoing “Hail Hitler!”, and the infamous Skinheads are harsh reminders of hatred which exists throughout the world. In the same way that prejudices of large groups of people are expressed, hate crimes are committed to demonstrate acts of hatred. Most recent are the burning of black churches across the South. A ...
- 12896: Censorship
- ... have people outraged. In school libraries, the most frequent complaints come from parents about the school's selections. And in public libraries, parents were once again the single greatest source of challenges to materials. The world is filled with "obscene" things. And it would seem that those parents are just trying to protect their children from the outside world. But does it really help? These day, an average elementary school student knows many things. They are influenced by a wide range of sources, from television and other forms of media, their environment at home ... either in reserve stock, available on request, or under a section for parents and teachers who can decide for themselves whether the material is suitable or not. Our would is not perfect. We are a world filled with violence, sex, racism, etc. Certain literature like "hard-core pornography" should be censored to the general public. These types of "explicit sex" truly have no meaning. They degrade the human race by ...
- 12897: Homeless in America
- ... help becoming homeless. Some of these people are the illegal immigrants that come here from other places to get a better life but end up not having enough money to make it in this hard world that we live in. Teenage runaways have different reasons for leaving home but all have the same reason for becoming homeless. They simply just do not have enough money. Others are drug and alcohol abusers ... There has been homeless in America ever since the colonial times and not much progress has been made in the 200 plus years in helping these people. We have adopted programs such as FDR's New Deal in which the government produced more jobs that took little skill, and made these jobs available to the poor. Social Security, which is not welfare, was adopted and is still going. It is where ...
- 12898: Homeless: What has been done to decrease the problem?
- ... are subject to the discretion of the government of the country who decides to obey these universal rights. How much is "adequate"? The government, both at the federal and municipal levels, is currently working on new spending cuts. These cuts also include spending on welfare, unemployment and social services that are geared towards helping the homeless. Spending cuts can be seen as a necessity to maintain the country economically, but the ... right track. That worked for the recycling program. Now we should try employing this idea for even better reasons. I doubt that I will be around to see this idea in use all around the world, but I do hope that I can one day see it used here in Toronto. To assist all the homeless here in Toronto would be a very nice thing to see. The best part of ...
- 12899: Gangs
- ... of this interaction from what the gang members have to say about their square contacts. Retrospective data like this may reflect romanticism about the old days, ruefulness at missed opportunities to reintegrate with the conventional world, or self righteousness at having "gotten out in time." But what evidence we have indicates that the cliques of the 1950s were more closely integrated with the conventional barrio structures and norms. The cliques of ... go. Shopping malls, homes, parties, locations near a school, music shops, etc. are typical locales for "hanging." "Hanging out" can act as a magnet for gang (sometimes called "peewees") or at-risk youths who are new to a neighborhood. "Tagging" is one form of graffiti that has caught on in the last few years. It can be, but doesn't necessarily have to be, associated with a gang. Some youths "tag ...
- 12900: Jackie Robinson 4
- ... later receive MVP, and elected into the Hall Of Fame. He brought many kinds of fans to the game if baseball. His style of playing brought excitement back to the game. As much of the world like to watch him there were some who hated him. He received much hate mail from all kinds of people. He received letters threaten to kill him if he was to step on their hometown ... setting the example for the rest of his followers to follow. He would later serve as a special assistant for civil rights Governor Nelson Rockefeller. He also was vice president of a restaurant chain in New York. His achievements were great. Today when you see blacks and whites on the same field or working together thank Jackie for that.
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