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- 4351: Gangs
- ... an alternative to boredom, hopelessness and devastating poverty. Studies have attempted to determine why gangs plague some communities but there has been no definitive answer. As a result, people working to solve gang problems have great difficulty. They find the situation overwhelming, and the violence continues. Early Gangs In United States History No groups completely fitting the above description of gangs existed in America until the early 1800s, but from the ... the Children Divorce, once uncommon in our society, is now becoming more and more frequent, disrupting our children's state of well-being. Some children of divorced families have long-term behavior problems such as depression, low self-esteem, poor school performance, acting out, and difficulties with intimate relationships. Children with divorced or divorcing parents often have a sense of abandonment, because their parents become too preoccupied with their own psychological ...
- 4352: Who Faced Greater Challenges,
- ... Take Things For Granted Helen Keller is a very recognized author throughout the world. Not only did she have to deal with the competition of other authors, but she also had to deal with a great handicap. At the age of nineteen months, she developed an illness that claimed her ability to hear, see, and speak. With her self-determination and help from a great teacher, Anne Sullivan, Helen developed the ability to read Braille, lips, and even speak. After educating herself Helen began writing everything from poetry to a book about her life struggle. In the short story "Three ... and sounds to behold there. Sounds pretty simple, right? Now think of what it would like if you had a disability. The blind can not see the beauty of the rushing water flowing down that great mass of earth. Deaf people can not hear the water making the rushing noise as it comes over the apex, or the pulsing of the water hitting the ground. When you think of a ...
- 4353: Decriminalizing Prostitution And Legalizing Brothels In The United States
- ... ones today. They provided sexual services to customers and earned money (“Prostitution” 669). Now in America, there are almost 2 million prostitutes, and “prostitution is an estimated $20 billion industry” (Sion 1). Prostitution has a great classification according to Academic American Encyclopedia. Streetwalkers, who pick up customers on the streets, consist of “ the bottom of the hierarchy of prostitutes.” Then, B-girls, who provide the entertainment at a bar or night ... quarterly, depending on how many employees they have. Sheets reports that the brothel’s “operation pulled in more than $900,000 a year.” If the government taxes such a big market, they can gain a great amount of tax revenue. Harold Conrad gives the fact in his article, “Sex and Taxes,” that one of the Nevada brothels paid one forth of the budgets in the county (88). Moreover, Lerner says: The ... be a prostitute is financial. Most of (illegal) prostitutes do drugs and are addicted to it. The more drugs they do, the more money they need. Therefore, they start to be prostitutes who can earn great amount of money in a short time to “support their habit” (“Prostitution” 669). Because the drug addicts become prostitutes, they might use the same needle shot to consume the drugs when they get together. ...
- 4354: Hardships Of Southern Sharecro
- ... For many people in the 1930’s living conditions were not as adequate as they needed to be. The stock market had just crashed in 1928, and the US was in the midst of the Great Depression. Many people suffered from lack of money, and many others suffered from lack of food. One group of people who suffered greatly during this time period were the southern share croppers. Factors that caused the ...
- 4355: Mickey Mantle
- Mickey Mantle was a stupendous ball player. He was great at playing baseball because he practiced a lot. His whole baseball career, is the career that I dream of having. He played in 12 of his 18 career years in the World Serieswith the Yankee ... league baseball players of all time. Mantle usually played shortstop, but when he got to the Yankee's, theposition was taken, so he played centerfield. He was a rookie in 1951, when he replaced the great Joe DiMaggio at the position centerfield. Mantle was a switch-hitting batter who combined a powerful combination of batting power and speed. n 1956, Mantle won baseballs "Triple Crown Leader", leading the league in batting ... about Mickey after you say he was one of the greatest? He had talent he didn't even realized he had. If he had DiMaggio's serious bear-down attitude, there's not telling how great he could have been. With his onegood leg, he could outrun everyone." (Former teammate Gene Woodix) ( Yahoo) "Mickey meant an awful lot to me. He was a tremendous athlete. People dn't understand him ...
- 4356: The History and Progress of Wrestling
- ... day wrestling. The sport of wrestling is one of the oldest and greatest sports ever. It most likely found its beginnings in prehistoric times as a means of survival and territorial rites. It is a great sport because it puts man against man or even man against beast with only their strength, skill, and endurance to get them through the struggle. This great sport called wrestling has been developed in many cultures and civilizations from ancient times to the present. The oldest actual evidence of wrestling was uncovered in 1933 by Dr. S. A Speiser and his party ... window depicts an inter national tournament inprogress. When Proof of the Egyptian knowledge of the sport is seen best at Beni Hasan where on tomb walls are illustrated about 400 pairs of wrestlers showing a great variety of techniques. Some of the moves they showed would today be known as the sugar foot stance, collar and wrist tie ups, underhook, bearhug, headlock, armdrag, double leg, single leg, cross face cradle, ...
- 4357: Immigration to America
- ... she was sick and taken her to the hospital and saved her life. Immigrants that came through Ellis island usually got jobs earlier and easier. Perhaps because they came to America in a time of great need, of that job offers felt more comfortable because they were legal, trying hard learning English and they had been in America for longer. Maybe it is because Ellis island immigrants didn't live in a time of such great discrimination. No matter who, immigrants came and still come for the same reasons. Coming to America is a great dream, and it seems that they get all they are looking for. They escape political, economic, and religious persecution. But mostly they come to escape poverty. They find bad conditions and work harder than ...
- 4358: Hitler 3
- ... they were slaughtered, battles between the Germans and Russians and he would read his fathers War books and Hitler became familiar with war and racism at an early age. "It was not long before the great historic struggle had become my greatest spiritual experience. From then on, I became more and more enthusiastic about everything that was in any was connected with war or, for that matter, with soldering." - Hitler There was a history teacher at school, Dr. Leopold Pötsch who touched Hitler's imagination with exciting tales of the glory of German figures such as Bismarck and Frederick The Great. For young Hitler, German Nationalism quickly became an obsession. By now Hitler also had strong pride in the German race and all things German along with a strong dislike of the Hapsburg Monarchy and the ... engagement against the British and Belgians near Pyres, 2500 of the 3000 men in the Hitler's regiment were killed, wounded or missing. Hitler escaped without a scratch. Throughout most of the war Hitler had great luck avoiding life threatening injury. More than once, he moved away from a spot where moments later a shell exploded killing or wounding everyone. In the summer of 1919, Adolf Hitler was still in ...
- 4359: Personal Writing: Welcome to Maysville
- Personal Writing: Welcome to Maysville As an enrolled student at Mason County Middle School I welcome you. This school has a great academic status and we are one of the first schools in Kentucky to offer the Student Technology Leader Ship Program (S.T.L.P.). Not only do we have a great school, but we have a wonderful community as well. The east end of downtown is a fast pace area with friendly people. Forrest Avenue (the main street) brings access to many homes, the fourth and ... convinces. I enjoy shopping in Maysville since we have a variety of stores to choose from. We have a country club that is full of fun activities to do including golf. The YMCA is a great place to work out at. With a pool, running track, weight room, gym, and a daycare for the kids this a definite place to workout at. This town has been a home to me ...
- 4360: Stereotyping and Racism
- ... chink”, “nigger”, “honky”, “wop, “kike” and “Gook”. Such is the power of stereotypical, simple-minded thinking. My brother was a small child when my family moved from Oklahoma to California, at the end of “The Depression”. Farmers had advertised in newspapers and flyers that there was plenty of work and good pay, luring families (like mine) from the overworked “dust bowl” farms. Many native Californians were angry that the “Okies” were ... and classmates. They teased him because he had an accent and wore “Okie” overalls. He worked hard at trying to fit in, even changing his accent. Though my brother made good grades and was a great athlete, the name calling continued and he remained the subject of many “Okie” jokes. As he entered high school, the stereotyping became prejudice. The hatred felt for him and others from Oklahoma became evident in ...
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