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- 1241: The Debate on Gay Rights
- ... Evelyn Hooker's landmark study in 1957 on lesbian and gay adults aided in the declassification of homosexuality as a mental disorder finally concluded in 1973. Soon after case studies began to appear in psychiatric literature in the early 1970’s. More recently has come the argument on whether or not homosexual couples are fit to be foster/parents. In the United States only 3 states are left with laws banning ...
- 1242: Interracial Adoption
- ... became confused with racism. Heritage is not where racism comes from. An individual has the opportunity to change how they feel about another person’s facts of his heritage through reading African American history and literature. He is also half-white of which he mentions no heritage from. He writes “ I have learned that all Black children need to develop a positive racial identity in order to value themselves and their ...
- 1243: Privacy For Public Officials
- ... much of their time reporting on "personalities" and "events" (images and soundbites) that are created for and exist solely within the media, when magazines that were once concerned primarily with the critique of politics and literature and the arts are filled with articles that mimic TV's self-enthralled cult of celebrity, so that everything becomes a kind of entertainment feeding off itself -- when these things happen all around us and ...
- 1244: Teen Pregnancy
- ... not serious problems when it comes to sex. It also teaches that sex is meant to be about fun not love (teen sexuality 47). It sends the message sex doesn't need commitment. Music, art, literature and the way we dress or the way other people dress effects if teens have sex or use protection(teenage sexuality 24). Parents of teens also play a role in how lenient they are. They ...
- 1245: Anti-Censorship
- ... would also change American society by eliminating most local color. . Finally, many good books may not exist, because the violence and action wouldn't be allowed in the book. With censorship, an important part of literature will be missing
- 1246: Ethical Values and The Classroom
- ... volunteer or mandatory rotation. This shows they have a decided interest in their child's education. Another more important way for parents to become involved is to encourage learning at home. Reading plays and great literature as a family and having discussions and debates about the student's studies, art, and music can stimulate interest and provide different perspectives for him to ponder. According to Tom Coverdale, a teacher of the ...
- 1247: The Struggle Between Being And Knowing
- ... well. Mr. Keating in the film encouraged his students to be “free thinkers”. I believe that is good advice for all of us. By having his class rip out the introduction to the book of literature by J. Evans Pritchard, Ph.D., he was telling them to not simply take what others believe and accept it as law, but to read and understand for themselves and for what it means to ...
- 1248: Determination of One's Behavior
- ... to a generally familiar person, place, or thing. In the opening paragraph of the story Suzuki talks about the vast differences that separate him from his Japanese people "English is my language, Shakespeare is my literature, British history is what I learned and Beethoven is my music." Here Suzuki gives reference to two very significant "Western" icons Shakespeare and Beethoven. These two references show that Suzuki influences have stemmed from his ...
- 1249: What is Love?
- What is Love? According to the Encarta Encyclopedia, love is an emotion that is “explored in philosophy, religion, and literature, often as either romantic love, the fraternal love of others, or the love of God.” Although there are many variations as to the real meaning of love, this definition of love captures mostly all of ...
- 1250: The Hippie Culture
- ... American War Objectors. The committee helped the young immigrants with advice and aid on the Canadian immigration laws. For those who didn’t flee, life was full of harassment from the Government. Popular music and literature help display this message of repression. Jimi Hendrix released a song titled “If 6 was 9” that described his oppression: “White collared conservative flashing down the street/Pointing their plastic finger at me/They’re ...
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