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- 1311: Influence Of Gangs
- ... class minority teens come from unstable homes. Immigrant parents no doubt already have a difficult time trying to make it in this prejudice society. With hard time the common cycle of poverty, drug and alcohol abuse, and sometime physical abuse arises. As a result teenager often rebel against their parents and find solace elsewhere. Because of the lack of love and guidance from parents, teens often stray from the family and wander blindly into the ... lifestyle. Soon it is the only lifestyle they know to live. Although socioeconomic suppression plays a big part in the gang trend, proper guidance and love from parents are more important than anything. If a child is raised properly then it is less likely that they will even think of living the dangerous life of a gangbanger. Word Count: 1054
- 1312: Near Death Experiences
- ... but I don t go off the deep end. My family have all noticed the improvement in me. Angie Fenimore underwent a Near Death Experience that was quite out of the norm. As a young child she had been continuously abused. Throughout her later years, after becoming both a mother and a wife, she was still tormented by the images of her abuse when she was a young child. Feeling alone and desperate, she attempted to take her own life, hoping to enter the light and end her suffering. She did not succeed in her suicide attempt due to a frightening Near Death ...
- 1313: Things Fall Apart: Okonkwo
- ... others can find. This essay will convey the value systems of each character in their culture and the cinematic and literary techniques used to magnify their presence in the works. Charles foster Kane was a child that was very fond of his mother, as seen in the first scene of the young characters life. Charles' father did not seem to have any attachment to his son. Appearing quite ignorant, we can ... he cannot. Kane is then blackmailed by his opponent, and given two options. Once again Kane displays his pride and self- centeredness by choosing to stay with his mistress. He embarrasses himself, his wife and child, and Susan Alexander. Kane's decision is one which is seen as very unusual according to the culture in the film. However he feels that he can use Susan the "singer" to relinquish his public ... way is to display weakness. The clan is evidently a peaceful community, and on the surface Okonkwo's family unit is seen as flourishing. The most overt example of Okonkwo's inexcusable brutality is the abuse of his wife during peace-week. When to hurt anyone would be reprehensible to any member of the clan during this holy period, Okonkwo does not think twice. When he realizes that what he ...
- 1314: Governement's Bureaucratic Half-Witted Laws
- ... the "no driving while blindfold" law. Alabama is not the only state with laws that seem useless. In California community leaders passed an ordinance that makes it illegal for anyone to try to stop a child from playfully jumping over puddles of water. The fine for such a crime is fifty dollars and up to ten days in jail. Once again a government decided it didn't have enough power and ... not even make sense. For instance in North Dakota it is illegal for any bar to sell or serve beer and pretzels at the same time. In Nebraska, a parent can be arrested if ones child burps during a church service. In Louisiana biting someone with natural teeth is "simple assault", while if one bites someone with false teeth they are charged with "aggravated assault". In Kentucky, by law anyone who ... is most likely going to go to jail anyway, but if he or she did not call the chief of police they will get arrested. There are even more laws that show the government's abuse of power. The government of Pennsylvania for example makes it illegal for a man to purchase alcohol without the written consent of his wife. Another Pennsylvania law of suppression involves a cleaning ordinance that ...
- 1315: Being Young
- ... parental separation can harm or ruin many childhoods. I don't think it is healthy for the kids if they feel dragged between their mother and father, and perhaps it is even worse if the child is allowed to choose which parent to live with. In Norway, children above twelve years have the possibility to make their own choice. When youngsters today seek entertainment, he or she has a tendecy to ... There are exceptions, though. Many teenagers are members of athletic assosiations, and this is a solid counterweight against bad television influence. Another and perhaps just as frightening problem in the big cities is that drug abuse among youngsters appears more and more frequently, and that several young lifes are ruined because of this. Increasing juvenile crime may be a result. The authorities have difficulties finding the solution to these problems. The abuse of drugs or alcohol may start harmlessly with a beer or two at an early age, often because of insecurity or because of a negative gang mentalitity. Young people want to show off and ...
- 1316: The Results of Aging
- ... cartilage between vertebrae results in old age "shrinking") Process accelerated by injury, obesity. MUSCLES -lose bulk and strength Process accelerated by insufficient exercise, starvation. LIVER -filters toxins from blood less efficiently Process accelerated by alcohol abuse, viral infection. Microsoft Encarta. "Aging." MENTAL CHANGES Along with the loss of the ability of memorization and learning due to brain cells dying (Microsoft Encarta "Aging"), elderly people can be affected by Alzheimer's Disease ... by local agencies. A private house, which may be too big for the older person living alone, is shared with someone else, such as another elderly person, a student, or a single mother with a child. The success of this arrangement depends on the personalities and flexibility of those involved. Group Homes These are basically communes for the old. They are usually sponsored by voluntary or religious agencies, who provide various ... 000 per year, so that even people with reasonable savings cannot afford to stay for any long period of time. Probably the most unfortunate aspect of these homes is the focus in the news on abuse of the patients. This is the most important thing to research when you are looking at a nursing home. CONCLUSIONS 1. There is no one theory about why we age, but the subject is ...
- 1317: Uncle Tom's Cabin: An Analysis
- ... slavery is forbidden and American laws do not apply. Meanwhile, Uncle Tom is headed down the river, deeper into slavery. On the boat, he makes friends with Eva St. Clare, a beautiful and religious white child. After Tom rescues Eva from near drowning, Eva's father, Augustine St. Clare, buys him. Life in the household is carefree. Another person living in the house is Ophelia, St. Clare's cousin from Vermont ... to evaluate their personal view of blacks and hopefully make societal improvements. Eva's innocence makes her ideas persuasive. Stowe glorifies Eva so that her vision seems even more magnificent. “While still retaining all a child's fanciful graces, [Eva] often dropped, unconsciously, words of such a reach of thought, and strange unworldly wisdom, that they seemed to be an inspiration”(Stowe 384). Although her caretakers pamper and coddle Eva, she ... to do their own soul-searching. Although he does not initiate radical change, St. Clare slowly alters his life. Eva's persistence makes St. Clare finally realize that apathy is an evil equal to active abuse. With this in mind, St. Clare makes movements to emancipate Tom after Eva's death. In contrast, Eva's mother, Marie St. Clare, “represents the stubborn people of society who refute all change”(Fiedler ...
- 1318: Running a Thousand Miles from Freedom: The Victimization of Women In Slavery
- ... At a young age, Ellen was separated from her mother (Craft 2). In Running a Thousand Miles from Freedom, William Craft states “that the mere thought of her (Ellen) ever becoming the mother of a child, to linger out a miserable existence under the wretched system of American slavery, appeared to fill her very soul with horror”(Craft 27). This statement leads me to believe that their plan of escape was ... she had two children. She carried on this affair, thinking that Dr. Norcom would someday sell her to Mr. Sawyer, thus making it easier for her to gain freedom. Upon the birth of her second child, a girl, her need for freedom intensified. She feared for the sexual exploitation that, like herself, her daughter would receive. In Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl, Jacobs acknowledged this fear: “ I know ... In her escape she dressed as a free sailor. During her escape, she was so well disguised that she bumped into the father of her children and he did not notice her. Because of the abuse that she would receive, she took matters into her own hands, by first hiding for all of those years, then by wearing a disguise to escape to freedom. Although both women depended upon a ...
- 1319: Censorship
- ... of vast commercial enterprise. There has been an increasing trend towards children's literature that reflects a more realistic approach to the life both fiction and non-fiction, with subjects that include sex, homosexuality, divorce, child abuse, drugs, violence, etc. And they are these realistic books that 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 ... 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 increasing physical, mental and sexual abuse against women, animals, and sometimes against men. These inhuman treatments should not be shown to prevent other potential people from "experimenting" these acts of disgust. "Ordinary obscenity" should be censored closely, but with an ...
- 1320: Goblin Market
- ... deaf and blind?" (ln 259). Rossetti does not reward Laura for her sumptuous deeds that took place at the Goblin Market. Laura's life and youth must be relinquished, because her curiosity led her to abuse her physical senses. This is exposed through Rossetti's repetition of verbs as Laura feeds upon the fruit of the Goblin men, "She sucked and sucked and sucked the more…She sucked until her lips ... snail, One like a wombat prowled obtuse and furry, One like a ratel tumbled hurry skurry. Ln. 71-76 This description of the goblins, as seen through Laura's character, emphasizes the circus like and child like (through rhyme) emotion that Laura would have felt upon seeing the goblins. This enticement of visual pleasure ultimately leads Laura to the goblins. Although it should be noted that, Laura and Lizzie are not ... life will lead to an eventual spiritual reward. Each of the female characters in the poem represents some paradigm of the connections between the goblins(sensuous life) and women in general. Jeanie, becomes the poster child of hedonism, while Laura is the recovering pleasure-seeking woman. Of course, Lizzie is the model example because she braves the depths of the Goblin Market to save Laura and returns without her hair ...
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