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- 1061: Gender Differences
- ... for granted such as being able to freely go out and not get in trouble, when I was a boy. Another thing I would be concerned with, if I was a girl, is sex and violence. Since females are on average smaller than males they are more prone to sexual attacks such as rape. In one of my psychology courses, I was surprised when the professor asked her students to raise ... and touching because they do not know how or when to draw a line in order to say stop. Not knowing how to say "no", I think, makes a female more prone to rape and violence. One of my friends had confided in me of her incident while on a field trip. Her rapist came into her tent to borrow a butterfly net held her down, choked her and raped her ...
- 1062: Dress Codes
- ... the same colors could feel intimidating in some situations. Imposing "dress codes" would force everyone to wear the same uniforms. This may eliminate some of the intimidation from gangs and create a proper learning environment. Violence is not the only problem that exists without "dress codes". Ridicule from other students is another example of a problem in school. Some families can not afford to dress their children in expensive and stylish ... or a poor one, every kid will have to wear the same shoes, pants, and shirts as everyone else. Placing "dress codes" in public schools is an excellent idea. With codes in place, crime and violence may subside, gangs will have less intimidation over students, and less fortunate children will be spared of ridicule. This will in turn create a proper school environment. Word Count: 383
- 1063: Should Marijuana Be Legalized?
- ... more officers on the streets and drug awareness programs. An increase in drug use will result in an increase in drug related crimes if drugs are legalized. Supporters of drug legalization believe that crime and violence would decrease if drug use were to be legal. Statistics tell us that almost half of those arrested for committing a crime test positive for the use of drugs at the time of their arrest. Making drugs more readily available could only propel more individuals into a life of crime and violence (Brown 629). In addition, drug users turn to crime to pay for their habits because drugs stimulate them and therefore act violently. If drug is sold legally, it will become easy for users to buy ...
- 1064: Martin Luther King Reflection Essay
- ... discrimination. The largest ever non-violent protest in Washington August 23, 1968, where 200,000 people attended. This was where King gave his famous " I have a Dream " speech. Although King insisted on nonviolent ways, violence persistently occurred. Marchers and protesters were attacked by dogs and shot at with water hoses. Riot's brike out in black ghettos, and some people were even beaten to death. The violence was also expressed in black nationalist groups. The largest group was made up of people who lost faith in America, hated Christianity, and concluded that the white man was the "devil". King was a major ...
- 1065: Thesis: More should be done to reform the United States Prison System
- ... 000-$700,000 2. John Hull quote a) taxpayers subsidizing largest health-club chain in America B. Cable television 1. HBO and Cinemax 2. prisoners have closed-circuit television studio a) sex b) horror c) violence C. Socializing with society 1. “Outta Joint” picnic a) clown b) puppet show c) political-satire performance d) eight bands 2. “Lifer’s Banquet” a) 33 convicts and 49 invited guests b) catered prime rib ... including channels such as HBO and Cinemax. At another prison in Missouri, the inmates run their own around-the-clock, closed-circuit TV studio. Four of the channels routinely broadcast movies containing sex, horror and violence. (Bidinotto, 67) Another feature of prison life is socializing with the outside world. At the Penitentiary of New Mexico, some 1200 inmates and their guests have a party at the annual "Outta Joint" picnic. At ...
- 1066: Macbeth Critique
- ... this Dark Age setting easily. For our period, these things would be thought of as graphic. First, we find that this play is very graphic in it's portrayal. Things such as the nudity and violence are shocking to modern American society while at that time they were almost common place. The nudity of the witches is realistic from that time to now as it includes the ceremonies of modern witchcraft. Witches do their ceremonies in the nude because of their religion, nudity being the most natural state of humanity and their religion being that of worshipping the earth. The violence, on the other hand, was very graphic. The obvious rape shown in the destruction of Macduff's house was more than necessary to show what was happening in the play. Even the culminating scene of ...
- 1067: Decriminalize Marijuana for the Good of America
- ... associate with drugs would be greatly reduced if the United States adopted a policy towards the total decriminalization of marijuana. The current drug policy of our government is obviously failing. Drug laws have created corruption, violence, increased street crime, and disrespect for the criminal justice system. Current drug legislation has failed to reduce demand. It's just too hard to monitor illegal substances when a significant portion of the population is ... illegal industry able to inflate prices. This is hauntingly familiar to the prohibition era of gangsters present when alcohol was illegal in the 1920's. Because drugs are sold on the black market, they cause violence, deaths due to no quality regulation, and diseases from sharing illegal drug paraphernalia (ACLU 1). The American Civil Liberties advocates the full decriminalization of the use, possession, manufacture, and distribution of drugs (ACLU 1). It ...
- 1068: Prostitution Should Be Legalized
- ... do these women face a night of providing sexual services to patrons, they also face the fear of abuse from clients and police and attacks by men who target prostitutes. These and other acts of violence against sex workers go unreported because law enforcement either dismisses the prostitutes’ claims because of the women’s line of work or arrests them by using the claims as forms of confessions. For the same ... can only be eliminated through education, not by prohibition." Prostitution should be legalized but regulated through a licensing system that would thoroughly educate a sex worker on sexually transmitted diseases and methods of safe sex. Violence against sex workers would be reported without fear of retaliation by law enforcement. Legalizing prostitution would also eliminate creating a permanent title of sex criminal for prostitutes if they are ever arrested, allowing them the ...
- 1069: Abortion
- ... of the difference in opinion of the pro-life and pro-choice activists. Pro-life activists carry a very strong argument, and continue to push their beliefs. They feel so strongly about these beliefs that violence has broken out in some known instances. They present an argument that from the moment of conception, the embryo or fetus is alive. This life imposes on us a moral obligation to preserve it and ... could just stop the finger pointing and name-calling, and just listen to what group has to say, they might find that both sides have some points. Only then we can stop the hatred and violence that has done so much wrong to America in the last few decades. In conclusion, my research leads me to believe that, while abortion must be legal, a woman should also be provided with all ...
- 1070: Civil Disobedience
- ... of nonviolence means a serious purpose of justifying his protest against taxes and shows the respect for human rights as a moral value (10). Thoreau, when asked to go to jail, agreed to go without violence and did not let violence intrude into the process of the protest. I believe being civil disobedient involves nonviolent protests like Rosa Parks’ civil disobedience against racial segregation of blacks sitting in the front of buses. Both Thoreau and Parks ...
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