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- 1881: Is Spanking A Safe And Effective Way To Get Children To Behave?
- ... is especially true when a parent spanks a child for hitting someone. Another concern about spanking according to Straus(1994) is that most spankings are done out of anger or when parents are out of control. Parents who feel angry or frustrated at their child's behavior may find spanking a way to release emotions. Straus(1994) staes that this release could be mistaken for effectiveness when the child reacts with ... some parents may not be using it correctly. Williamson(1990) states that time-out is not a punishment, but a way to stop reinforcement of a behavior. Time-out gives the child time to regain control of themselves. This teaches the child self-control, self discipline, and appropriate behavior without using force. Room time can be used as a form of correction providing there are consequences for not staying in the room. The less emotion parents show according ...
- 1882: The Death Penalty
- The Death Penalty There have been many controversies in the history of the United States, ranging from abortion to gun control, but capital punishment has been one of the most widely contested issues in recent decades. Capital punishment is the legal infliction of the death penalty on persons convicted of a major crime. It isn’t ...
- 1883: Serial Killers, the Minds, the Methods, the Madness
- ... the hedonistic type. This killer is oriented toward pleasure and thrill seeking. The research shows that this hedonistic killer derives pleasure directly from the murder event. The last type of serial killer is the power/control-oriented type. “This killer derives profound satisfaction from the process of having complete life-or-death control over the victim” (59). After evaluations of the types of serial killers are made, their origins are also researched. It is not the conviction of the serial killer that brings closure to the events he ... killers are white so are their victims, a full 89%. There is an intense fascination that the public imagination has with psychotic killers. These killers, serial killers, range from the visionary killers to the power/control killers. For years there has been research into the origins of serial killers. The one common factor is that each has an atrocious family background. There are also various ways a serial killer can ...
- 1884: Money and the Way it Alters the Mind
- ... by the money itself, but the mentality that people have which makes them crave the power that comes with the pleasure of being well off. America’s passion is wealth and the way it can control many aspects of life. Americans have created a world in which their passion for money becomes more momentous than all of the greater tasks which were, “achieved by other societies.” Greed sometimes appears to be ... as well as our material needs. It is implied that money is the support system of religion. Currency is placed in the same light as religious ceremonies. Whoever has the most money has the most control over the minds of others because they can control what the consumers want. Success in life is not based on happiness, but on one’s plethora of possessions. Success in America is to be, “clothed,” while in the security of having, “property.” The ...
- 1885: BONGO.. Always American Made - Analysis of Bongo Jeans Ad
- ... if he is thinking, "Oh no, now I am nude. What will I do now?". The young lady has obviously not lost a single hand. She is fully clothed and seems to be in total control of the game and her life. This makes sense since the magazine the ad appears in is geared towards teenage girls. She sits in a somewhat sensual pose, leaning forward, with a look of confidence ... may care" attitude. The cards convey to the reader that its all right to gamble and take chances. They seem to say, "If you wear our jeans, you can take chances and still be in control." Teen age girls are looking for this type of message, so this ad is very effective in relaying this thought. At the bottom of the ad in large yellow type is "BONGO..Always American Made ... images and hidden messages to sell their products. This ad definitely tells the teen age female readers of this magazine, "Buy Bongo jeans and you too can be a risk taker who is in total control!", without using any text except for the name brand of the product.
- 1886: Socialism
- Socialism Socialism is a type of economic system, a political movement, and a social theory. Socialism is based on the idea that governments should own and control a nation's resources rather than individuals. Socialism was first used to describe opposition to the free enterprise and market economies. The Industrial Revolution was the cause of many social problems. Long work hours, low ... many have socialist governments, and others who are in between have adopted socialist ideas. Communism and socialism are often associated together. Socialism is a stage of government usually leading up to communism. Government must first control businesses if it is to be considered a communist nation. Democratic socialists believe some government control is necessary to force people to become good citizens, but too much can lead to not enough freedoms. Socialism is seen as an efficient form of government. Capitalism, on the other hand, leads to ...
- 1887: Parent - Teenager Relationships
- ... main point is that if our parents have resented their parents for the way they were brought up, why do they treat our generation in the same way? I think the answer lies in the control and freedom teenagers have and want these days. As we get older we tend to want to be in control of our direction, and not be forced in a particular direction by someone else, even by a parent. This is why I don't like my mother nagging, because it symbolises that feeling of control and power that our parents crave.
- 1888: The American Association of Retired Persons (AARP)
- ... keep it going into the 21st century. The rising cost of health services is a threat to Medicare and the AARP feels the solution is to get the nation's entire health care system under control. Another reason why the AARP is so optimistic about Social Security is because of trust funds. The trust funds are estimated to have $460 billion in assets in 1995. Even if nothing is done to ... health care reform a national priority. AARP stands firmly for a system that provides high-quality, affordable health and long-term care for all Americans. Currently America's health care costs are skyrocketing out of control. More than 37 million Americans have no health insurance ,one-fourth of them are children, and another 20 million are underinsured. Two of the greatest health care needs for older Americans, long-term care and ... a tremendous expense, and, unfortunately, many persons lack any insurance coverage for these costs. With regards to the national health care debate, although many different plans have been proposed by the Democrats; to increase government control and cut government spending on health care, and Republicans; to privatize health care and cut spending on health care, the one issue that the AARP is interested in, is one that will not jeopardize ...
- 1889: Linking Media with Fitness Perceptions: A Study on the Affect of Media on Fitness and Body Image
- ... different groups were the independent variable, here in described as Group A, those exposed to the thin images, Group B, those exposed to athletic images, and Group C, those exposed to no images or the control group, whereas the groups score was the dependent variable. The surveys were distributed to thirty students, ten in each group, five of each sex. The dependent variable, in the Social Fitness Attitudes Scale, reflects the ... be accounted for in terms of age and the maturing process. During adolescence and particularly during high school, the individual is forming their own permanent self-concept which includes one's body image. Therefore the control groups high score within the Social Fitness Attitudes Scale can be attributed to adolescents need to rely on media interpretations since they are in the midst of creating their own interpretations. This does not, however, dispute the fact that the score for those exposed to media packages was higher than that of the control group. In regards to the Self-Concept Scale, the low scores of all three groups as well as the close proximity of each of the scores can also be attributed to the adolescent creating ...
- 1890: The Immigration Problem
- ... immigrant civil rights groups gain new footing, activist groups are growing at an unprecedented rate. Many of these groups preach hate and violence. Bete Hammond from S.T.P.I.T. (Stop The Out-of-control Problems of Immigration Today) said, "It's bad enough that we do everything for their citizens when they come here illegally and break our laws, now they want us to bail out their economy?" Hammond ... lies in something very simple: a world government. No matter how the economy is doing, no one will be left out. A world government can only occur in my dreams. Unfortunately, there are too many gun-toating-crazies ready to label it "communism." The next best alternative lies in a borderless world. A world that shares its resources, people, rights, money, and knowledge, is a better world. Our salvation lies in ...
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