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- 6401: Two Parents Or One?
- ... al. 369). So it is easy to see why having both parents in the household makes a much more well-rounded family atmosphere. When both parents are not in the household children after experience a great deal of stress from different aspects of their lives. This stress often comes from children who are forced into independence and self-reliance before they are mature enough to cope ("Children" 58). Many single parents ... their children at home or send them to low quality day cares, but studies show that it is ten times more likely to happen in single parent families ("Children" 59). Another time which brings a great deal of stress to single parent homes is the holidays. The holidays are a time when families should be together. Single parents may not be able to provide this for their children ("Holidays" 3). Another ...
- 6402: The Advantages of Stupidity
- ... counting the pixels on a Sony TV. Now, there has been a rumour going around that suggests that stupid people have low expectations. This is true. They are so stupid that they don't realize great from O.K. They could have a Sanyo cordless phone, but would probably choose instead a Pierre Cardin alarm clock telephone, because it comes free with their sensamatic folding bed. And someone with the "advantage ... them. The job would have to be given back to the stupid person, perhaps with a higher salary, or someone would do it for them, leaving them with even more free time! Free time is great for brainstorming (Admittedly this seems to be a bad choice of words!). Yet the ideas stupid people create tend to be original. For example, when was the last time someone stupid said something, and made ...
- 6403: How Can We Help the Homeless and Should We?: Searching for a Solution
- How Can We Help the Homeless and Should We?: Searching for a Solution Just a few months ago I was with my friends Mike and Kim and we had been walking around having a great time in the city. We then exited a store and Kim said something under her breath like, "Oh, no," when I looked in the same direction to find a middle aged man with a drunken ... a small amount of effort wasted but if it does work it is a grand success and another homeless person is off the street. Marin has the same view with "Virginia's Trap" adding a great deal of sympathy for the main character in the story by telling it from her point of view. Virginia is also in a different class of homelessness, the subset of the poverty that is marginally ...
- 6404: The Effect of the Greek Culture on Other Cultures
- ... that arose out of Greek culture are the atomists. The atomists, who were initially led by Democritus, believed that the world was made up of two basic elements, atoms and voids. Atomist theory had a great influence on the scientists who later developed the modern atomic theory. Pthyagorus, however, may be the most important thinker of Greek times. His mathematical theories of geometry had a vast effect on modern culture and ... roman culture was inevitable, especially since the Italian peninsula was occupied by the Greeks during the seventh century. In fact, Roman imperialism helped to spread Greek culture more effectively and even farther than Alexandar the Great. The Romans spread the influences of Greek art and literature as far as Britain, Africa, Spain, and India. Fearing that their fate would be similar to that of Athens, the Romans intensely studied Greek history ...
- 6405: Entertainment During The Renaissance
- ... Entertainment played a major role in renaissance times. People were inspired and experimented with entertainment. How did entertainment in the renaissance times influence people? and what were the different types of entertainment? Theater became a great and popular way of entertainment in the Sixteenth century. It was approximated by Sarah Howarth, that about 15,000 people packed the theater in London, a week.(21) All the different countries were catching the ... was popular among European nobility between the 10th and the 17th century. But its popularity began to decline with the later introduction of guns. Interest in the sport revived after World War 1, particularly in Great Britain and Europe. An organization for falconing established in the United States in 1942, was succeeded by the North American Hawking association. The style of hunting varies from country to country, depending somewhat on the ...
- 6406: Ethnocentrism
- ... of culture within themselves. And an understanding and liking of another culture other then their own. To be interested in a country for reasons other then money and trade was very rare. This greediness caused great misunderstandings between people of the east and people of the west. Then again some people are different and posses the strength to go against the majority to try and appreciate cultures other then their own ... beliefs and held onto them very tight. Their pride in their country was all they could say they had that meant something because they had nothing. So if I were a crew member who took great pride in my country, entering another one, not knowing much about it because I could not afford school and hearing all the rumors about these new people being demons, it's hard for me to ...
- 6407: Binge Drinking on College Campuses
- ... the BAP reaches a staggering .40, comas occur. Slow reaction times and poor judgment amount to most of the problems incurred due to excessive drinking. How this can occur, many wonder, is a topic of great debate. Some say schools are not doing enough to teach students that binge drinking is wrong and potentially dangerous. Others admit it is a fact of life that most people go through during their college ... students spend a whopping $5.5 billion each year on alcohol, or about $446 per student. On average, each student drinks 34 gallons of alcoholic beverages each year (Monroe 28). Anything that has such a great impact on the economy of a small campustown has to say something about it prevention, or lack thereof. In each college community, there are both obvious and obscure constituencies with alcohol-defined territories to protect ...
- 6408: What is an American?
- ... living in foreign locations, if you would ask them. A modern American is somebody who lives in the U.S., respectively, and moved here or was moved here for good reasons, such as finding a great job, living in a better home, having a better environment, or to just start your life all over again (If something regrettably went wrong.) Whatever the reason, almost anybody can find their place in America ... Modern Americans are responsible for being our friends and families who live in this country. This leads me to my conclusion that despite the certain obvious flaws, America is still and will always be a great place to live, whether you're a business-man, engineer, policeman, or whatever you choose to be ; it does not matter. This is strictly my opinion, though. Other people who live in foreign countries may ...
- 6409: Teaching Respect To Children
- Teaching Respect To Children Many people have ideas on how to reclaim the virtue and morality that made America a great nation. However, the only sure way that everyone can achieve this goal is if parents start teaching and demonstrating respect to their kids. The dictionary defines respect as- to have regard for the quality of ... see it, but the more respect that is shown to others the more respect that is received. For these reasons respect is the chief ingredient in reestablishing the morality and virtue that made America a great nation.
- 6410: Racism in Colleges
- ... segregation in colleges but a recent study revealed that most southern colleges remain segregated. In this day and age, there are many diverse ethnic groups and cultural backgrounds that populate the same colleges. With this great amount of people, there is naturally much tension between the many groups. From this tension arises the hate groups on college campuses. Whether they are against whites, blacks or any other groups, they cause many ... learn this behavior from high school and their parents they take it on to college with them. When these diverse backgrounds get mixed together in college, many confrontations occur. The movie Higher Learning is a great example of the way many college campuses are today. There are many groups of students going to the same school, ranging from whites to blacks to Asians and different religions such as Catholics, Jews, Muslims ...
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