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- 4161: Women in Muslim Society
- ... was his Wife) 6. If the wife is too young to have sex 7. If the wife is imprisoned even if innocent 8. If the wife doesn't surrender herself in his home on the day due to illness. 9. If a wife was raped 10. If a wife goes to perform a pilgrimage (she in this case would not be under her husbands care at this time) These instances of inequality among men and women of Islam where not the isolated or uncommon examples. I found that for the most part this is the way the Islamic women live their day to day lives. Unusual to Americans this is the norm for that part of the world and many people both men and women are fighting to keep it that way. Many of their beliefs are suprising, ...
- 4162: Generation X, Less Happy, Why?
- ... earlier generations were sometimes happier, because divorce wasn't the immediate anecdote to family or marital problems. I come to this conclusion from hearing about my moms childhood. My grandparents have stayed together to this day regardless of their problems which made my moms childhood happier. One incident which illuminates my moms childhood being happier is when my grandpa had to take care of the kids because my grandmother was in the hospital. It was great for my mom to have her own father take care of them instead of being left with an aunt or a close family friend. My grandmother was told she'd be in the hospital for a couple of weeks , it ended up being three. This was the first time she was separated from her children, and the first time my grandpa, the businessman, had to ...
- 4163: Moral and Ethical Dilemmas
- ... anybody, than it won't be a big deal. We can "nickel and dime" our moral piggy bank to death. It's the old, "the ends justify the means." Criminals aren't made in a day. Some of the most unethical and unjustifiable behavior I know of has come out of our own political system. The very men who are responsible for making our laws have little or no regard for ... done to you in no way means it's ethical or right. Sure it may keep you from stealing, or murdering, but what about the gray areas. "I'll do it for him because he'd do it for me." "Everyone else would take this opportunity, so why can't I." Even putting yourself in someone else's shoes may not help very much. You must have a stronger foundation to ...
- 4164: Gays: A Struggle for Acceptance
- ... In June of 1969, the Stonewall Inn, Greenwich Village, was considered the dawning of the gay liberation movement. A police raid caused homosexuals to riot, not accepting the constant terrorizing from the authorities. The three day rioting led to the beginning of a new mass movement, the Gay Liberation Front, derived from the controversial Vietnamese National Liberation Front; wanting radical change, much like Chuck Rowland and the founders of the Mattachine ... erupted into throwing cobblestones and bottles. Some officers took refuge in the bar while others turned a fire hose on the crowd. Police reinforcements were called and in time the streets were cleared. During the day the news spread, and the following two nights saw further violent confrontations between the police and gay people. The event was important less for its intrinsic character than for the significance subsequently bestowed on it ... homosexuals to hold government jobs. The New York delegation that attended the July 4th picket in 1969, one week after Stonewall, held hand and shouted down the other marchers. This was the last Homosexual Reminder Day and a clear sign that the Stonewall riots had set something new in motion. During the first year after Stonewall, a whole new generation of organizations emerged, many identifying themselves for the first time ...
- 4165: The Role of Women in the Church
- ... woman who was deceived and became a sinner. But women will be kept safe through childbirth, if they continue in faith, love and holiness with propriety. A woman raised in the U.S. in this day and age, reading the letter for the first time, may be quite taken aback by its apparent chauvinism. However, there are some specific historical and cultural references that must be taken into account when considering ... modern gift, teaching certainly is and this was one of the important functions of a prophet. Some Commentators in discussing women's ministry in the New Testament have brought to light the customs of the day regarding women. Paul's main concern was the spread of the Gospel and that the message could be made attractive in every way. For this reason Paul encourages women in other passages to continue observing ... his family is surely incomplete, dysfunctional and doomed to failure. Therefore, as the church strives to realize Gods purpose for women, we must remember the truths of the scripture and apply them to our present day culture. This will allow men and women to present the Christian message to our world in the most powerful way. That is exactly what the Apostle Paul desired along with all of the New ...
- 4166: Athletes and Domestic Violence
- ... Violence A lady calls 911 and cries that her husband is beating her. She wants to file a report, but then asks the dispatcher if it is going to be in the paper the next day. When the dispatcher doesn't reply, she changes her mind about the report and hangs up (Cart). The lady was Sun Bonds, wife of all-star San Francisco Giant, Barry Bonds. Like the wives of ... that involve athletes. Athletes have been abusing their spouses since sports were created, but not until the OJ Simpson trial has domestic violence become "the issue du jour." When Simpson was arrested on New Years Day for beating his wife, none of the newspapers reported it. When he pleaded no contest five months later, there was a small brief in the second page of The Los Angeles Times' Metro Section (Cart ... held accountable for behavior that was previously brushed aside (Cart)." Lawrence Phillips, a Heisman Trophy candidate last season, was suspended from his football team because he was charged with spousal abuse. This was done a day after Phillips rushed for 206 yards and scored four touchdowns to give his team the victory. His coach, Rick Osborne, was applauded for taking a stand. Things are definitely moving forward, but not at ...
- 4167: The Power of Language
- ... rank of American orators and won him enduring statesmanship. There are other ways, besides public speaking that an effective use of language can be used to gain power. Millions of people encounter written language every day. Major novelists, such as John Grisham, have written several best sellers that are read and enjoyed by many people. Various novels of Grisham's have been made into films that are seen at theaters. It ... Confederate states. This written document held a great deal of power and had an enormous impact of the history of the United States. It serves as a further example of the power of language. Every day the are thousands of judicial trials going on in the world and for each of them there is an attorney. Attorneys wield a great deal of power through the language and ideas that they convey ... phrase, “If the glove doesn't fit, you must acquit.” This clever slogan is an example of the how language can be used to persuade people to think a certain way. Language is encountered every day, by everyone, in one form or another. Its power can be vast, unlimited, and far-reaching. A proficient use of language can allow us to communicate an exact idea or to persuade others to ...
- 4168: Does Video Game Violence Affect Children?
- ... my experiment two of the girls seemed very disgusted after viewing "fatalities" from Mortal Kombat Trilogy. Also when I called their houses one of the children's parents notified me of unusually violent behavior the day before. The results prove my hypothesis to be correct. Most of the children had no changes but some of them did. I think that if people explain to their children and teach them the difference ... were not getting written permission for the use of their children in my experiment even though I did get verbal. Bibliography Mind at Play: The Psychology of Video Games Elizabeth F. Loftus Youth Violence Michael D. Biskup Fist, Stick, Knife, Gun Geofferey, Canada Game Players magazine Game Fan magazine Electronic Gaming Monthly magazine PC Gamer magazine PC Novice magazine Bill's Child Psychology Net Site Doug's page O' Video Game ...
- 4169: Television
- ... to the development of television sets. Several networks had to begun to form in Europe such as the British Broadcasting Corporation which provided the first television service. Programs were only shown for 3 hours per day. During the next year the united states set up eleven television stations. RCA demonstrated a television set at the New York World's Fair were Franklin D. Roosevelt spoke before a camera becoming the first president to appear on television. In 1940 the Colombian Broadcast company demonstrated its example of color television. World War II brought the development of television to a ...
- 4170: Why Are There Poor People
- ... to share a birthday with. I was lucky enough to have all of the luxuries that so many children yearn for. So many children take for granted the fact that they eat three meals a day, while so many others are lucky to find a scrap of bread in a dumpster. It wasn't until I was about nine or ten when I realized that there were poor people in the ... sleeping on the street?" My dad spent a long time explaining to me that not everybody had the same life as our family did. Some kids parents didn't have jobs to go to every day, or cars to take them wherever they needed to go, and not every family in the world had breakfast, lunch, and dinner every day. He told me that I was very lucky to have all the things that I had, and that millions of kids in the world would die to have the life I had. I was ...
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