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- 7971: Gun Control
- By: Joe Namith E-mail: vic_griel@Hotmail.com “Guns don’t kill people, people kill people.” It has been said millions of times by too many people to quote. For almost as long as guns have been around gun control has been a major issue throughout the world. As we look back on the past we find that gun control doesn’t really help reduce crime. Another down side of gun control is that if the government takes away the right to own weapons then they will start to think they can take other rights away. With ... victims may have a gun, they are less likely to attack people. This example shows how gun laws that restrict guns are ineffective because when a law that allows guns is passed crime rates don’t go up but actually go down when more people have guns. “Gun laws fail because they do not address the issue. The issue is not possession of firearms, but misuse of firearms. We cannot ...
- 7972: Definition Essay of Multiculturalism
- Definition Essay of Multiculturalism Multiculturalism is racism in a politically-correct way. It believes that an individual‘s identity and personal worth are determined by ethnic/racial membership and that all cultures are of equal worth, despite their moral views or how they treat other people. When arguing for or against Multiculturalism two ... come in to play? Obviously, no where in the minds of supporters of multicultralist ideals; they assumes that indivduality is determined by ethnicity. Instead of encouraging reason and independent judgment, multiculturalism demands obedience to one‘s ethnic group. The purpose of a university is not to be a representative of society but to help develop knowledge and reason. How can multiculturalists say that this is fair to society? A just society is a society that lets one determine his or her beliefs and doesn‘t try to influence them one way or another. Society by definition means people as a whole not as individual groups. “As more and more people begin to regard loyalty to group as more important ...
- 7973: Prohibition
- ... hours of legal liquor on January 16, 1920.() This day in history began a period of sin and lawlessness known as prohibition. But this period in history just did not start during the early 1900’s; many events led to this very important decision to outlaw alcohol by the government. In the 1600’s and 1700’s, the American colonist drank large quantities of beer, rum, wine, and hard cider. Such alcoholic beverages were often safer to drink than impure water or unpasteurized milk and were less expensive than coffee or ...
- 7974: Tradgedy 2
- ... the believe they are invincible. This sense of hubris will bring about the downfall of families, communities and even entire empires. Nowhere in literature is this Hubris more apparent than in Sophocles Oedipus Rex, Shakespeare s Macbeth, and Fitzgerald s The Great Gatsby. These are stories written in very different times, with different social climates and societal expectations, and by authors of very different backgrounds. The one major quality these three tragedies share is that ... misconception led to the parade of evil that trampled out any and all good that Oedipus was capable of achieving. Macbeth was as capable as Oedipus. Macbeth was the greatest military hero in King Duncan s court. He had replaced a traitor and taken the robes of a high level Thane. He was a well respected lord of Scotland. His greatest flaw was that he thought he could fool his ...
- 7975: Deliverances Fact Or Fiction
- Deliverance: Fact or Fiction Many things in this world are unexplainable. One concept that is hard for many people to grasp is the concept of a deliverance. Since ridding one's souls from demons is talked about in the biblical times, one's believing in exorcisms is hard to comprehend in modern days. People shun the thought of this idea mainly because they don't want to believe it. There are many stories and movies present in the world today about the supernatural powers that may be true. There are many people that have heard about or have seen ...
- 7976: Slavery - Events That Effected Slavery
- ... be self-evident, that all men and Negroes are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness" Thomas Jefferson's words were not correct. Not all men were created equal and these men were slaves. Slavery has existed throughout the United States for centuries before the present day. This was the most inhumane treatment any ... knew their language and their ways, compared to the newly arrived black slaves. Over time though, the black servants grew accustomed to the environment and were better than the white indentured servants. The colonists didn't approve, but because of the need for laborers for Tobacco the acceptance grew. Slavery grows from demand of cotton The Revolutionary War won for the Americans a large stretch of wilderness between the Appalachian Mountains ... north and west of the Ohio River. The balance was in danger of being upset. Slavery also affected this greatly and it later led to the Missouri Compromise. The Antislavery movement In the early 1800's an antislavery movement was developing. Many voices of free slaves from the North and abolitionists were beginning to speak out against slavery. Abolitionism was a movement for an immediate end to slavery. Many abolitionists ...
- 7977: Dante S Inferno 2
- ... committing sins and that is when hell is appropriately. Hell is for people who continuously commit sins. Hell an inconceivable place. I portray hell as a conflagration with wicked sinners being tortured in ways can t be imagined. They deserve what was coming. Candidates for hell could be all the people committing criminal acts, murder, vandalism, and heinous sin. Souls enter here and stay for eternity until the day comes where ... full-grown gray tint beard. He is clothed in a white gown, with a rope tied around his waist. And when he talks, his voice is tender, soft, and easy to hear, unlike Satan. God s actions will gain immediate respect from heaven s citizens. This is how I portray God as the ruler of Heaven. Both Hell and Heaven are destination of either sinful souls or moral souls. There can t be only Heaven without Hell. If ...
- 7978: Night: The Holocaust
- Night: The Holocaust Wiesel's Night is about what the Holocaust did, not just to the Jews, but by extension, to humanity. People all over the world were devastated by this atrocious act, and there are still people today who haven't overcome the effects. One example of the heinous acts of the Germans that stands out occurs at the end of the war, when Elie and the rest of the camp of Buna is being forced ... of people is often forced to run, and if one collapses, is injured, or simply can no longer bear the pain, they are shot or trampled without pity. An image that secures itself in Elie's memory is that of Rabbi Eliahou's son's leaving the Rabbi for dead. The father and son are running together when the father begins to grow tired. As the Rabbi falls farther and ...
- 7979: Heros
- ... upon as expendable and not as important. “Chi Li is unusual in that she is a female hero; moreover, she is unusual among other heroines” (Rosenberg 330). She possesses courage and intelligence, things that weren’t seen in Chinese women. Using her creativity, she saved her life and won the admiration of all the towns’ people. “In silent awe, the county officials had witnessed Chi Li’s battle” (Chi Li 333). She was so impressive, even the head of the town was impressed. She made a mark for all women in Chinese culture. Another type of hero is one who does it to be a role model. In the story of “King Arthur” King Arthur himself is the true hero. He is this great king that is loved by his whole kingdom and all it’s servants and people. He was a valiant fighter and a fair King. Going along with the English culture, “he was a man of honor, to live in such a way that the other members ...
- 7980: High Noon
- High Noon is one of the western films that can move you by its existentialist themes, where an individual's values are above the societal norms and where the authenticity of being is existence. This is the story of a man who creates his own choices and stands up for the right reason when he is confronting such limit-situations as chance, suffering, conflict, guilt, and death. He is the town's marshal, Will Kane, who marries a beautiful Quaker girl in the courtroom. The couple plans to move away to a new town and settle down to have a family. During the celebration, the outlaw Frank ... the gunmen supporting him are already in town waiting for him. Kane is encouraged to get out of town by the moral forces in town, but he has second thoughts. He tells Amy that he's got to go back; the honeymoon will have to wait until his 12 o'clock showdown. The attitude of his wife is that she begs him not to be a hero, handing him an ...
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