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- 5371: Dragons in America
- ... was seen more as entertainment than the trial of a killer. This is all too common on television such as in shows like America's Most Wanted where the audience is entertained by hearing the stories of killers and the fact that they are loose. Criminals on TV are not seen as evil but rather as entertaining. Fear exists in all Americans. Monsters such as Charles Manson, Hitler, and Randall Flag ...
- 5372: The Problem of Domestic Violence
- ... common knowledge that unless something is done, it will continue to be a problem for families to deal with. Killing the abuser obviously isn't the answer, and arresting the abuser might just be a short term solution, the way to end domestic violence is to give treatment to those who need it, the problem is that "most abusers don't believe that they have a problem ... or that there isn ...
- 5373: Gangs
- ... come about? Why do kids feel that being in a gang is both an acceptable and prestigious way to live? The long range answer to these questions can only be speculated upon, but in the short term the answers are much easier to find. On the surface, gangs are a direct result of human beings' personal wants and peer pressure. To determine how to effectively end gang violence we must find ...
- 5374: World War I Propaganda
- ... to not only entertain the American people but were also used to educate and help form their opinion. Motion pictures were used to unify the peoples opinion against the Germans and other enemies2. In a short film produced be the Committee of Public Information an American dressed up as a German Kaiser was showed trying to abduct an actress dressed up as the Statue of Liberty. Just the way the Kaiser ...
- 5375: Blacks: A Struggle for Racial Equality
- ... to train with another person on the team but Bullet refused to train with him because he is black. Another quote that shows how blacks are still in a struggle for racial equality is in short commentary, A Fair World for All by Dorothy Canfield Fisher: "Suppose that you are in a market or food shop buying things to eat. Everybody is relaxed and easy, standing around waiting for his turn ...
- 5376: Being Young
- ... today seek entertainment, he or she has a tendecy to drop down in front of a television set. This is not very constructive, because it leads to passivity. In the past, kids used to tell stories to each other and play games, both inside the house and out in the streets. I think that was a more developing way of entertainment. One can already see the results of the television's ...
- 5377: Argument for Keeping Repeat Offenders in Jail
- ... will save loads of tax money. There will be less need to build, maintain, and expand existing staff if there are fewer prisoners. But how much more can we cut these sentences, aren't they short enough already? The average jail sentence is seven years and eleven months, but the actual average time served is two years and eleven months. I think there are better ways to save money. For example ...
- 5378: A Black Cloud
- ... show a person's hatred for religion or the government. Spousal abuse, child abuse, homicide, and wars between races can only be acts of one thing: hatred. Newspapers are filled with page after page of stories revealing the immense amount of hatred that our society possesses. Although crimes are committed to show hatred directly, there are other crimes which can also show hatred but in ways that are indirect. Think back ...
- 5379: Reverse Discrimation
- ... the Education of Topeka, Kansas."4 The special admissions program at Davis tried to further integrate the higher education system because merely removing the barriers, as the Brown case did, did not always work. In short, Bakke was questioning how far the University of California Medical School at Davis could go the try to make up for past racial discrimination and segregatio n. The arguments for and against the special admissions ...
- 5380: The Advantages Of Stupidity
- ... the last time someone stupid said something, and made one think about it? It seems that people are always talking about someone elses dumb idea. An example of such an idea would be, "How many stories will that english teacher drop before having a stroke?" This would suggest that stupid people may have the upper hand when it comes to thinking up original ideas. In fact, the next time someone wants ...
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