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- 1461: Safety In Institutions
- Safety In Institutions The purpose of this essay is to outline the factors that make certain institutions unsafe to reside or work in. Institutions such as; Prison camps, High school, Maximum security prison and mental institutions all contain dangers for their inmates. From the outside these institutions portray a sense of safety for anyone who works or resides in them. But the truth is that there are physical, mental and sexual abuse, beatings and verbal insults. Many towards individuals in these institutions. Examples taken from the books; Society of Captives, Bingo and from movies; If, High School, The Hill and Tall Boots to Fill. One of the aspect of an institution being unsafe is the common threat of being harrased physically. Institutions such as; prison wr camps, maximum security prison and high school all demonstarte examples of abuse. A common threat towards inmates, was the fear of a prison official not liking you. In the movie The Hill, the sargent who was second in command, made sure ...
- 1462: Loyalty
- Loyalty Be Loyal is to be faithful to one's friends , principles , country , school , job , etc. Loyalty is a tenet that everybody have , animals have it too . Gorillas are a clear example of it . In Africa these great apes live in group . As many as thirty gorillas may live ... the nurture of other humans ,and nearly everything we do is affected by what responses we anticipate and receive . As we move from place to place , from relationships to relationships , from job to job (from school to school), often far away from home , we desperatey need some trusted friends . Our survival depends on finding ways to treat strangers and be treated by them with kindness , compassion , and benevolence - in short , as friends . ...
- 1463: Child Abuse
- Child Abuse It was a typical day at work, or so I thought. I was the opening shift at the before-after school program that I work at. We were expecting a new child to start this morning, a kindergartner, Sean. Around 7:45 Sean and his mother walk in and introduce themselves. I notice that Sean has ... means. The woman left for work acting as if nothing major had occurred and I was left with a little boy with a huge bruise on his face for his first day at a new school. I immediately reported the incident to my chain of command, wrote up my observations, then had to wait patiently to see what would happen. The result - nothing. Child Protective Services said the report was not ... are abused as children are more likely to marry or be involved with a man who is an abuser. Boys that were victims of abuse are more prone to be violent in their, homes, in school, and on the streets. (Morales) Abused children are arrested by the police four times more often than non-abused children are. (Gelles & Straus) The most important thing we can do to prevent child abuse ...
- 1464: The Problems of Conflict
- ... first born of college-educated parents. My parents’ marriage was in great distress, and separation was eminent. A pleasant, sociable, and slightly underweight adolescent, I performed above average academically and had no reported difficulties in school. Recently, however, interactions with peers had become increasingly volatile. In addition to the early teenage “fickleness” of friendships and the competition for male attention, I seemed to react excessively to teasing, namecalling, gossip, and social ostracism that occurred frequently in my shifting peer group. When provoked, I would curse and scream at the other girls in school, and on several occasions I pushed or pulled hair to “get back” at someone perceived as being against me. Following a history of contrariness and stubborn opposition to parental directives, I was becoming increasingly more ... first born of college-educated parents. My parents’ marriage was in great distress, and separation was eminent. A pleasant, sociable, and slightly underweight adolescent, I performed above average academically and had no reported difficulties in school. Recently, however, interactions with peers had become increasingly volatile. In addition to the early teenage “fickleness” of friendships and the competition for male attention, I seemed to react excessively to teasing, namecalling, gossip, and ...
- 1465: America and Affirmative Action
- ... force people to hire unqualified minorities? No. But affirmative action programs should cause us as a society to re-evaluate how we access qualifications and how we measure merit. Let us become tenure Harvard Law School professors for just a moment. Suppose we have two applicants for an open associate professor position. The first candidate is White, a Harvard Law School graduate, has impressive board scores, served as editor of the Law Review, etc..., but has never practiced law before. The other candidate is Black, a Harvard Law School graduate, average board scores, has excellent person skills, and practiced law as the county defendant in an inner-city neighborhood. Under the traditional system of merit, the White Harvard graduate gets the appointment hands ...
- 1466: The Women of Irag
- ... almost 90 percent of employed women belonged to upper and middle class families and that most of them were educated. The primary education for girls had begun early in the century, 3 the first secondary school for girls opened in 1929. Only the wealthy and middle class families in the cities had girls pursue there education. In 1974 there was a turning point in the Iraqi educational system, this meant that all education was free, this included books and all other educational requirements. This meant that even lower class families could put there girls in school. Another turning point came in 1979-1980, when education at primary school was obligatory for all Iraqi children. This resulted in an increase of the number of girls at primary school - 4 reaching a total of 318,524 in 1970-1971, to a total of 1, ...
- 1467: Catching the Spirit
- ... rules of a contest and accepts victory or defeat graciously." All those in athletics are not the only ones who need to be good sportsmen. It must also be required by coaches, cheerleaders, fans, and school administrators. Two years ago, Morningside High School was in our junior varsity tournament. Since they traveled so far to be in our tournament, we treated them very well. We provided them with dinner and, and we let them stay the night at the homes of our players. Also, this year, we hosted a game against Crenshaw High School.. After each level played, we fed the players and their coaches. It was especially hard to feed the varsity team, because we had just lost to them. Though, when the teams left, my teammates ...
- 1468: Social Norms Are Constantly Changing
- ... day can be completely stupid the next. Just look at the clothes they wore in the eighties. Social norms go deeper than just the style of clothing that you wear. One interviewee described a typical school day that was very different from the ones that we encounter today. She went to school in the late fifties in a one-room schoolhouse that included about fifteen kids ranging from first to sixth grade. She mentioned that one time a kid was caught cheating on a test. The teacher tied the kid to a chair and sprayed him down with Raid insect killer. When I expressed disbelief, she swore it was true. Another interviewee that grew up in the early twenties attended school only through the eighth grade. After that he helped his father on the farm. In the typical school day today, a student has to do a lot more than cheat on a test to ...
- 1469: Youth Violence
- ... modification classes (Gable, Bullock, and Harader, 1995. p.22). The dropout rate is very high among youth with emotional and behavioral disorders (Osofsky 1997, p.156). Additionally, 80% of all crimes are committed by high school dropouts (league of Women Voters of Texas Education Fund. 1994, p.18). Furthermore, these children will have few social skills, psychological problems, and most likely will turn to drugs. Former surgeon General, Everett Koop reported ... aggressive in adulthood. Unfortunately, several societal factors also contribute to creating violent youth. Children who are raised in at-risk family situations and who display aggressive behavior early in life probably attend schools in poor school districts. These schools often overcrowded, under-funded, and have a high percentage of children with aggressive behavior, and have inexperienced teachers (Osofsky 1997, p.46). Inexperienced teachers as with unskilled parents, tend to resort to ... violence is the ease of obtaining guns by the children of America. These guns are available to almost anybody who wants to own one (Edelman, 1995, p.62). Approximately 135,000 students bring guns to school everyday (Currie, Elliot, 1993 p.84). Because firearms are so easily obtained, many now believe they must have a gun to protect themselves. It important to understand the complexities of this matter, ignoring it ...
- 1470: Teen Drinking
- ... that teens today use and abuse alcohol. Pressure from their peers can overwhelm them into using alcohol. In today’s society many people are unaware of how important social status can be to a teen. School has become a popularity contest and unfortunately the majority of the popular kids drink. This leads the less popular kids to believe they must also drink if they wish to be popular also. We find ... just to fit in, even though they dislike the effects of alcohol. Social pressure may lead to serious stress. Many kids become extremely stressed out because of pressure from their families to do well in school. When mom and dad expect their child to get an ‘A’ and they get a ‘B’, things can get pretty tense around the home front. If a kid does not have any way of blowing ... and relieve some tension. Many of today’s role models drink. I will use the example of the most popular movie of the summer, “I Know What You Did Last Summer." Kids see the high school kids in this movie drinking and having fun. How can you blame them for wanting to drink? Everybody looks up to somebody, and if you are a teen and that somebody drinks chances are ...
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