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- 6921: J.M Coetzee's "The Harms of Pornography"
- ... speech. The most opinionated and conservative of the authors included is Catherine MacKinnon, who touches on the thought that there is a great deal of similarity between pornography and black slavery. In her article "Pornography, Civil Rights and Speech" she states that "the harm of pornography does not lie in the fact that it is offensive but that, at least in developed societies, it is an industry that mass produces sexual ...
- 6922: Why Athletes Are Good Role Models
- ... that you hear about today. The media just covers the athletes that are acting like sports entertainment celebrities. William Bennett, the Bush's administration drug czar, is enlisting pro athletes to help him fight the war on drugs. He assumes that they are held to higher standards of conduct than other people because they serve as role models. Everyone is aware of the role that these athletes have. We should not ...
- 6923: Gender Roles
- ... should thus now be silent. Both the needs of women today and the backlash that has developed derive from the changes in social and sexual roles that have taken place in the period since World War II. These changes involve the new ability of women to break out of the gender roles created for them by a patriarchal society. The desperation women feel has been fed throughout history by the practice ...
- 6924: A Comparison of the Status of Women in Classical Athens and Early Christianity
- ... shown as revolutionaries rising up against the men, women in classical Greece were never like that. Aristophanes created the play as a comedy, showing how the world might be in the times of the Peloponesian war if women tried to do something. It was the women's job to stay home and tend to the house, and never leave, unlike they did in the play, the women were shown as revolutionaries ...
- 6925: Welfare
- ... perfect example of big government at work wasting taxpayer money. Congress was able to push through to legislation that greatly enhances the fight against the welfare trap. Yet it is not the end of the war. There are still several more battles to go until we may sign a peace treaty.
- 6926: Eli Whitney
- ... hundred guineas a year. He sailed on a small coasting packet with only a few passengers, among whom was the widow of the Revolutionary general, Nathanael Greene. The Greenes had settled in Savannah after the war. When Whitney arrived in South Carolina, he found that the promised salary was going to be halved. He not only refused to take the position, but decided to give up teaching all together. Coming to ...
- 6927: Same Sex Marriages
- ... race that wants to be considered open minded and fair - despite what they may know in their hearts to be right. In the court case of Loving vs. Virginia, the appellants are fighting for their civil right to have a (same-sex) marriage. This particular case points out that the right to marriage occupies an extremely venerated position in our society. marriage exists as a protected legal institution primarily because of ...
- 6928: How Should We Treat the Homeless?
- ... many reasons for a person to be homeless, and some of them should be treated differently from others. I feel that the runaways and drug addicts don't deserve as much as the unemployed and war veteran types. But I feel in my heart that all people with no homes, or lives for that matter, should get some sort of help to survive and get back on their feet so that ...
- 6929: Homosexuals: A Suspect Class?
- ... every religious organization in the nation is facing tough questions ranging from the ordination of homosexuals to homosexual marriages. Furthermore, the homosexual community is more prominent than ever: Lesbians and gay men are fighting for civil rights in the courtroom and in Congress, there are gay characters on prime-time television shows, well- known public figures openly discussing their homosexuality, and there is virtually no one who can claim that they ...
- 6930: Effects of Youth Crime
- ... and one from another gang. One of them does something to the other, like stab him, and then the victim's friends will get the attacker. It continues to escalate until it is all out war. Stopping gang wars is just one small step to stopping youth violence. Gangs are not the only youth's who commit crime. There are tons of kids who steal from stores, do and sell drugs ...
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