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- 3611: Hooked on the Internet
- ... online, whereas nondependent users reported fewer then five (43). The bright graphics of the Internet, the anonymity and speed, are too much of a good thing for some users, who will neglect family, work, and school in order to stay online. These people find themselves ignoring important aspects of their lives, in favor of playing in cyberspace close to 40 hours a week. "It is tearing families apart, destroying careers, and ... their emotional lives, like social interaction, sexual fulfillment, and an opportunity to safely express forbidden aspects of their personalities" (Young 34). Computer addicts can be people who are depressed, lonely, afraid to go out, in high family conflicts, and, generally, people in trouble because they can't leave their computers. They are students, professionals, housewives, the retired, everyone. They are men, women, and children. How can this problem be dealt with ...
- 3612: Educational System
- ... students learn to become a distinct individual . These students s believe that this individuality is what defines them. Everyone is constantly competing against one another, trying to create an identity for themselves. A junior in high school may think that working at Mcdonald s makes him a MAN ; while in China and Germany, their students are probably training for a better job in the future. Very few American students are being introduced ...
- 3613: Child Abuse in Todays Society
- ... Corporal punishment practiced enforces to children that it is permissible to use violence in solving problems. Society tells children that hitting is okay for certain people at certain times and many experts believe that the high level of violence among teenagers is a response learned from society and their own parents actions. Other studies of child abuse show that isolation is a large cause of abuse and neglect. Abusive families have ... the increasing number of single parent families. The results disclosed in the NIS-3 study reported that children of single parents were at higher risk of physical abuse, all types of neglect, and accounted for high numbers of children seriously or moderately injured or endangered. Compared with children living with both parents, children in single-parent families had a 77 percent greater risk of being injured by physical abuse and an ... with the care of their child, which can lead to increasing resentment. I believe that these factors, isolation of the parent and the low-income level of the family, are a big reason for the high numbers of child maltreatment in single-parent families. If we are to reduce the number of abused children in our society we need to focus our efforts where they are needed most. The government ...
- 3614: Why Kids Join Neo-Nazi Gangs
- ... family problems, protection from other gang and problems with a boyfriend or power over insecurities. HOW HATE GROWS When a nazi member wants to recruit new teen age en-Nazis they would stand near a school yard. with their shaved scab and bomber jacket evoking images of a powerful and forbidden gang, this would quickly draw a crowd. Following a carefully drafted plan, he and his comrades burred those coons pnespects ... assailed by a gang of stone-throwing drunks who shouted, "Jews", die. A gang of young NEO-Nazis firebomb a hotel for foreign refugees seeking asylum in Germany Rostock has fallen on hard times. A high unemployment, a deuastatedlocal economy, unresponsive government agencies and a social structure stnigging through the transition from communism to capitalism turned thecity into a powder keg long before the first firebomb smaded into the drab 10 ...
- 3615: Types of Friends
- ... friends. There are three different kinds of friends in this life. I classify them according to how well I know them and how well they know me. We encounter each of them everyday, whether in school, home, or at the gym. However, we rarely spend much time actually thinking about and classifying these people. First, there are the "pest friends"- general acquaintances. Next, there are "guest friends"- social partners. Lastly, we ... acquaintance. This means that you basically only know their name. You might not even remember what they look like if you go away for a short vacation. Usually, you meet these type of friends in school, at work, on the bus, in the gym, or anywhere else you might be. You normally would not mind having a cup of coffee with them, but if anything else came up, you usually would ... elsewhere. It is also this type of friends who give you the most amount of aggravation. Since most of the time you are placed in a position where you have to act friendly, such as school or work, you would not normally tell an acquaintance when he or she is doing something aggravating, such as tapping the fingers an a table or chewing gum loudly. This is why I call ...
- 3616: Stereotyping In Movies
- Stereotyping In Movies Rich, snobby, cheap, and talkative are all stereotypes I have been labeled because I am Jewish. One day in Junior High my teacher Dr. Lnych broke the class down into groups of two. Our project was that we had to interview each other and write a biography on the other person. As the teacher called out ... Arabs, whether they are doctors, construction workers, police, or artist into the same stereotype. The filmmakers of The Siege are doing the same thing that my classmate did to me when I was in junior high. All the Arabs who have worked hard to obtain their status in society, and build a name for themselves and their families are subject to the stereotype that all Arabs are terrorist and evil. Arabs ... Siege, because I know what it is like to be stereotyped. The way that they were shown as capable of all the malicious acts is the same way I felt when my classmate in junior high labeled me as rich just because I was Jewish. No matter how severe the stereotype is, one has the right to get agitated when they are looked at as a group rather than an ...
- 3617: Examples Of Charles Dickens Chthonic Journeys
- ... from. The essay starts off with Charles Dickens having to work at a blacking warehouse with a pay of six pints at the age of ten or twelve, even though he wants to go to school. His father is in jail due to money problems, which leaves the family with no money to pay their rent. As a result Charles goes to live with a friend and the rest of his ... journeys, or journeys to the underworld, including his terrible family life, his poor work conditions and low pay, which leads to money problems and his having to work even though he wants to go to school and get an education. Throughout the essay there are countless examples as to how Dickens experienced chthonic journeys. One is that his family is in terrible condition. His father is in jail due to money ... my early hopes of growing up to be a learned and distinguished man, crushed in my breast" from the essay is an example because it means that Dickens can see his hopes of going to school and being well educated crushed when he is sent to work at a blacking warehouse. This is a chthonic journey because all Dickens really wanted was to get an education and do something with ...
- 3618: Is Television Good Or Bad?
- ... a resource that is not used to the full extent that it could be. Television programs that educate are scarce and those that do educate are often on during the day when children are at school. Television stations should organize their programs so that the education shows are shown when children get home from school (3:30 - 4:30) so that the children will be able to learn while enjoying themselves at home. Schools often use television as a way of educating students because on television, they can demonstrate many things that cannot be done in the classroom, and often show things that cannot be experienced in the country or area where the school is located. I think that this is an excellent use of television and more use should be made of it in education, because it offers many advantages to classroom teaching. The drama serials on ...
- 3619: Economcy
- ... that is warm and humid, certain crops, will be able to grow in that region. The temperature can also affect the settlement patterns of people. Larger populations tend to settle in a place with a high temperature. To get an precise picture of an area s climate, two temperatures are required. These are the average temperatures of the months January and July. There are three factors that affect the this result ... a place that is humid, certain crops, will be able to grow in that region. The precipitation can also affect the settlement patterns of people. Larger populations tend to settle in a place with a high precipitation. Precipitation is all forms of moisture falling on the ground. Vegetation is the type grasses, trees, shrubs that grow in a region. The vegetation in a region depends upon the rainfall, temperature, and the ... warm and humid, certain crops, will be able to grow in that region. The temperature and precipitation can also affect the settlement patterns of people. Larger populations tend to settle in a place with a high temperature and precipitation. Vegetation is a representation of all the other factors of the physical geography of an area. Vegetation can affect the lumber and agriculture industry. All these four factors have one thing ...
- 3620: Gender Roles In Men and Women
- ... One clear example of how society pressure the identity of a human being happens to Richard and all the pressure he has along many years. The pressure of his friends started when he was in high school, goes trough all his college years, and also through his marriage. This pressure ruined his marriage, and transforms him into an alcoholic and unemployed (Goldberg 387). Another good example of the pressure of friends happens ...
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