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- 7441: Teachers Vs. Coaches
- ... There are all types of fulfilling jobs such as doctors, social workers, policeman, fireman, and teachers. Teachers are a very special group of people, how many people do you know that would take other people s kids, and watch them for eight hours a day, five days a week, forty days a year. Another group of special people are coaches; these people basically work all year round to help the people ... a teacher is viewed in the same light as working at Target. (Well maybe not that low.) How did this happen, going from a top profession, to a job that people take because they didn t achieve what they really wanted to do. The reason teaching has been such a bad rap is because of the teachers. Many have apathetic views when it comes to teaching the students, I have had ... thirty in the morning, then after picking you up, take you out to eat; well my teacher did, really boosting my will to go to college. Coaching is also one of those professions that hasn t been in the best of lights in recent years. Coaches, like teachers, are responsible for the growth and well being of their players, so when things don t go well with the team, the ...
- 7442: Kosovo Crisis
- ... across the Atlantic Ocean, in Kosovo, there are missiles being fired, houses burning, and people dying. But to understand this senseless war, one must look at how it started. As was seen in the U.S.S.R and Checkoslovakia, due to different nationalities, regions of countries demand sovereignty and independence. This was how it all started in Kosovo, dominated by an Albanian population. Even after receiving autonomy, Albanian terrorist acts continued ... to back down and issue orders for a retreat of his troops, NATO continued the destruction of strategic targets, as Russia called for a suspension, if not a halt to the bombing. But it wasn't the bombing of military installations that got NATO in deep waters. It was the "civilian casualties" that followed, which seemed inevitable from the start. On April 12th and 14th, off-course missiles resulted in ...
- 7443: Children, TV, and Violence
- ... show is somehow directly related or connected to violence. We see it every evening and perhaps say "Oh my gosh, how terrible." and then forget all about it two minutes later. Or perhaps we don't even make any comments at all, just a simple grunt or "..huh..". This numbness to violence is very scary and very real. Why is it then that America has the most crime and violence. Why ... my childhood and remember television I remember watching such programs as "Sesame Street", "Mr. Rogers", and "Scooby - Doo". I have nothing but pleasant memories filled with happiness, peace, understanding, and learning. When you watch children's programs today you see senseless violence often as the first means of solving a problem. The classic view of "good" versus "evil" is the basis of these shows with violence as the answer. When children ... obvious. The problem with the above mentioned case was not just television itself but the combination of television and child. Children are very susceptible and easily persuaded as we all know. In the early 1960's, Albert Bandura of Stanford was the first to present the theory that children not only learned from their parents through imitation but also through imitating television. So when children imitate what they see on ...
- 7444: To Be Or Not
- Many time periods have been interesting to those who were living in them. Things arent going to change overnight, even if they change rapidly. Some issues are enormous, fundamental and long-term, such as male dominance, social victimization, or urban sprawl. Meanwhile other critical issues play a smaller part, such ... say goodbye to such things as war, secrecy, faceless social disaffection, and public powerlessness. Soon enough it could be goodbye to dangerous stress, tobacco, burgers, serial killings, muggings, and smog. Times change. Many of todays accepted virtues might one day be judged as crimes against humanity and nature, which leads to the question: What kind of world do you want to live in? Our ancient habit is to stumble backwards ... we understand that we are part of this decay. Questioning the state of the world keeps us awake at nights, a sure recipe for burnout and loss. So, the tendency is to settle into ones corner, and forget about the big questions. Nevertheless, we keep returning to a basic truth. The way things look; civilization is likely, during the coming of the century, to suffer greatly, unless things change. ...
- 7445: Forgotten Kids
- ... play, etc., but most have never been invited to a birthday party or to a sleep over. They are the last to be chosen to play and the first to be blamed. Their illnesses aren t fatal, but a small part of their hearts and souls die with every rejection. Their behaviors seem odd or unpredictable to themselves as much as to society. They are misunderstood and overlooked, thus the name ... sadness or euphoria and the voices that torment them. They wish for a good nights sleep and hope for a day when they can put their words on paper. They dream of friends who don t abandon them when their moods change; and look for a miracle in the eyes of doctors who don t always believe that bipolar can happen to a child. Until society becomes more aware and accepting of these illnesses, our future children with these disabilities stand no chance. My son,was diagnosed at age ...
- 7446: The Game of Hacky Sac or Footbag
- ... you the true goodwill game is hackysack. It has kept warrior guards awake in ancient China, warmed up the legs of soccer players, and helped treat sports injuries by stretching muscles and tendons. Through it's lattest incarnation, though, it's the ultimate neo-hippie sport;the athletic equivalent of tie-dyed clothing or listening to the Grateful Dead. Hackysac's reputation as a game of peace, love and understanding may have begun during a 1987 American-Soviet peace walk protesting the arms race. As hack circles developed along the road from Leningrad to Moscow, ...
- 7447: Firearms; Vital Tools for Self Defense or Deadly Killers?
- ... believed in. Guns are Beneficial Guns can help prevent crime. This is a view held by many opponents to gun control. The criminals themselves agree. As part of a three - year study by the U. S. Department of Justice, criminals in prisons across the nation were interviewed. Sixty percent feared being shot by an armed citizen more than being shot by the police. fifty - three percent did not commit a specific ... owned, carried and knew how to use guns. One such case involved eleven - year old Jason Green of Houston, Texas. Home alone one night, he heard noises in the house. Arming himself with his father's shotgun he investigated and caught a burglar in the act. Just then his mother pulled up outside in the family car. Fearing the burglar might harm his mother Jason fired. His mother reacted by bursting into the house and firing her revolver. Hit by bullets from both guns the burglar died. Jason's mother, like Jason, was defending her house against an intruder. There are about 645,000 defensive uses of handguns each year, according to Gary Kleck, a professor at Florida State University. He bases his ...
- 7448: A Martyr's Victory in a Spiritual Sense
- A Martyr's Victory in a Spiritual Sense Bishop Francis X. Ford was a well educated, enormously gentle man, that was kicked, beaten, insulted, and surrounded by hatred. All this because of one mans beliefs. He was born in Brooklyn in 1892. He was the founder of the Maryknoll Missionaries and was the first bishop of Kwantung, China. He was killed in the late 1950's in China, he was charged with anti-Communist, counterrevolutionary, and espionage activities, his real "crime" was for being a Christian and a foreigner. During his life Bishop Ford illustrated the cardinal virtue of fortitude, which ... has a why to live can bear with almost any how". If Ford had left the country during the time of war, there would have probably been no hope for the war refugees that didn't have the option to stay or go. His why to live was not to save himself, but to save others. In the Novel Frankl describes the human person as a meaning maker, who has ...
- 7449: Taxi Driver
- ... Niro), an enigmatic, loner enters into the personnel office of a cab company. He applies as a driver in the taxi company to drive the taxi night shift, because he is an insomniac: "I can't sleep nights" and he finds nothing meaningful to do during the days. As a therapeutic solution to his life, Bickle even offers to work Jewish holidays and ride into the city's sleaziest areas - he explains that he might as well get paid for wandering around the city. Through the conversations between the employer and Bickle it is revealed that Bickle is a licensed chauffeur, healthy 26 ... getting the job and the movie jumps to his an apartment. The apartment looked trashed and dirty. Once in the apartment De Niro narrates about how filthy and dirty the streets are and that hes making pretty good money but more importantly staying busy. He is disgusted by the world and its sleaziness and states that " One day a real rain will come and wash all this scum ...
- 7450: Miss Emilys Male Interaction I
- Miss Emily's male interaction in A Rose for Emily The way that a person is raised has a lot to do with their personality and actions as an adult. The protagonist in A Rose for Emily is ... male figures throughout her life. Even though there were few, Miss Emily was dependent and unable to let go of her men that she encountered during her lifetime. The first male figure in Miss Emily s life, and the one that caused Emily s dependency, is her father. All through Emily s life, her father kept her close at home and didn t allow her to see other men. This of course caused Emily to realize that she ...
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