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- 12901: Jackson, Andrew
- ... place. The industrial revolution had come over from England, helping us to be a more independent nation. With this in effect we went on to massive campaigns to build roads, canals, bridges, and railroads. Many new inventions improved the standards of living. Eastern states eliminated voting qualifications for white men. This all led to thousands of new voters, integrating the country in politics. Before it had just been the wealthy that could vote and run for office now all white men could participate. These new voters wanted a President who was just like them, they wanted someone they could relate to. Van Buren would help to put Jackson in office by presenting Jackson has a people's president. He ...
- 12902: Abuse of the Innocent
- ... eat, with generous hands you satisfy their hunger. You turn your face away, they suffer. You stop their breath, they die and revert to dust. You give breath, fresh life begins, you keep renewing the world. Disections have been practiced in biology classes for many years. Critics accuse some teachers of killing and argue that disection teaches nothing but cruelty. Nothing is learned by cutting up an animal that cannot be ... Bibliography 1. Fraser, Laura. The Animal Rights Handbook. Los Angeles, Living Planet Press, 1990. 2. Kay, Loraine. Living Without Cruelty. London, Sidwick & Jackson, 1990. 3. Jasper, James M. and Dorothy Nelkin. The Animal Rights Crusade. New York, The Free Press, 1992. Word Count: 809
- 12903: The 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 ...
- 12904: Society's Influence on Morals
- ... people are capable of not only thinking the unimaginable, but they can act upon it. Works Cited Bortnick, Rachel Amado. Dallas Honors a Righteous Nation. Dallas Jewish Life Nov. 1993. Browning, Christopher R. Ordinary Men. New York: Aaron Asher Books/HarperCollins Publishers, Inc., 1993. Fogelman, Eva. Conscience and Courage. New York: Anchor Books Doubleday, 1994. Jacobs, Mike. Speech to Class. Dallas, 31 Mar. 1997. Reich, Walter. The Men Who Pulled the Triggers. The New York Times 12 Apr. 1992. Weapons of the Spirit. Writ./Dir. Pierre Sauvage. The Friends of Le Chambon. 1988.
- 12905: Responsible Driving
- Responsible Driving "Imagine a crowd of 44,000 people in the stands at a World Series or Super Bowl game. A television camera scans the individual faces --- some exuberant, some anxious --- all sports fans out for a good time. As many people as are in that crowd will die in ... the transmission in drive if you plan to move ahead in the next minute (Kenel 121). That pretty much wraps up my how to drive instructions. I hope that I have informed you of many new things that you didnt know. If you understood what I have said you are guarenteed to be a little ahead when its your time to go to driving school. I didnt know some of the ...
- 12906: Gangs
- ... and the media. First of all, most teens become attracted to gangs by peer pressure and greed. Estimamates show that forty percent of all gang members joined because their friends influenced them (Solution for a new year 1996). Teen gangsters will pressure peers into becoming part of a gang by making it sound glamorous. Recruiters will often promise popularity in exchange for their loyalty. Although most gang members find popularity, it ... newer books and some types of music will enforce this type of thought and ideas. In order to curve violence, the system must change. So, as stated, gangs are a product of the environment the world has created for ourselves. Some of these factors include peer pressure, broken families, gang loyalty, protection, and the media. There seems to be no way to end the problem of gangs without totally restructuring the ...
- 12907: The Wild Life: Single and Married Couples
- ... On the opposite side of the room the other group casually gathered. This was the group that I had recently joined, the married group. We sat and laughed while talking about such topics as our new husbands, houses, or even children. The whole situation seemed bizarre, even when the party games began the conversation seemed forced. Afterwards, on my way home, I realized this problem was not uncommon. There are vast differences between the lifestyles of single people and that of married people that make it unmistakably difficult to remain close friends. Single people live in a world of spontaneity, filled with chaos. Everything is up in the air. They have no idea what day it is much less if they have plans for the next weekend. Married people operate on plans. They ...
- 12908: The Art of Reasoning
- ... is mind-independent. According to this method, everybody will hold the same belief, or will eventually if we persist in our inquiry. This rests on the assumption that there are real things in the external world, and we can ascertain the one true conclusion through reason and experience. According to this model, the truth is mind-independent. Thus, Peirce thinks that science will eventually provide those mind- independent (objective) truths, and ... Our Ideas Clear" in Pragmatism: The Classic Writings, Thayer, H.S. ed., Hackett Publishing Company, Indianapolis: 1982, pp. 79-100 Peirce, Charles S., Essays in the Philosophy of Science, Tomas, V., ed., Liberal Arts Press, New York: 1957
- 12909: Monks and Today's Society
- ... modern way. It would be nice to be able to be as disciplined and as pure as the monks were striving. I have a lot of disagreement with the way that things are in the world today. If I had the choice I would like to strive for a less violent and selfish world, and start to strive for a (not as strict) more pure society as the monks had. The people of today, even though most of the three vows are broken, would probably struggle with the abstinence ... monks and America's modern day values are basically opposites. Even though all of the three vows (poverty, chastity, and obedience) are not just deleted completely from society, a majority of people ignore them. The world of a United States citizen is completely different than that of the past monks.
- 12910: Communicating to Kids about Divorce
- ... was filled with love and compassion. Many parents to comfort children while explaining divorce use doublespeak and jargon. Doublespeak is language that makes the bad seem good, and the negative appear positive (William Lutz, "The World of Doublespeak." 188). There are many ways that parents can explain to their children that they are getting divorced. Children usually know when their parents aren't happy and may feel confused about the situation ... of these cases, children are hoping for something that is not going to happen. According to a Parents November 1998 article, fifty-three percent of couples who get divorced have children affecting about one million new kids a year. This is a sad statistic, but true. These children are being greatly affected by the divorce alone. Parents need to realize this and take into consideration how to make the divorce process ...
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