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1071: Teaching Kids: ... doubtful at best. Most parents have neither the time nor the resources to raise their children in preparation for the real world. So when parents aren't there to stop their children from watching excessive violence on television or to point out the evils and consequences of drug and alcohol abuse, this is when problems arise. If parents haven't explained the issues of race and religion in society, how are ... in primary schools that are so important to the rest of their lives. The evidence of the lack of morals and values in our children today is clear. The number of teens involved in gang violence, teen pregnancy, and illegal drug and substance abuse has been on the rise for years and is a direct result of what can happen when children aren't raised with a clear picture of morally ...

1072: Macbeth - Fatal Flaws: ... to be king, then Duncan would never have had to die. Consequently, if Macbeth had not killed Duncan, this story would not have any murders in it at all. Macbeth is driven by greed and violence proven by William Hazlitt: Macbeth himself appears driven along by the violence of his fate like a vessel drifting before a storm: he reels to and fro like a drunken man; he staggers under the weight of his own purposes and the suggestions of others; he stands ...

1073: Cry The Beloved Country By Ala: ... about South Africa in the 1940Тs. As powerful white men use the land for their own benefit, the tribal system of the African natives is broken down and replaced by poverty, homelessness, fear, and violence. A black priest, Stephen Kumalo, ventures to the great city of Johannesburg in search of his lost sister and son. His journey demonstrates the unhealthy lifestyle and mutinous atmosphere of the black people; yet he ... they have all the power. They own the mines and factories, and make and carry out the laws. When fear is so deeply ingrained in a society, it can cause people to strike out in violence, or to submit and be voiceless to unjust authority. УHave no doubt it is fear in her eyesЕ. СI have nothing to tell,Т she said. СYou have nothing to tell because you are afraid.ТФ(Pg ...

1074: Antigone: ... Creon's character deteriorates. His transformation completes itself; he has become an unreasonable tyrant. Creon can no longer be called a king. He has become a despot. There is absolutely no justice to be found. Violence and threats of violence are the tools by which he rules. For example, his senseless threats to an innocent sentry reveal the true extent of his loss of reason. Creon has distorted the proclamation against Polyneices' burial, which was ...

1075: An Analysis Of Heart Of Darkne: ... at war with themselves and sometimes with the cultural authorities they had internalized. But he thought that the way we managed (or failed to manage) those conflicts had everything to do with the explosions of violence that marked the modern world. Freud did not propose solutions to how one might escape this violence. Instead, his writings on the connection of culture and conflict identified fundamental problems for the century. Heart of Darkness can be seen as an example of answer proposed by Conrad to these fundamental problems. However ...

1076: The Black Cat - Symbolism: Symbolism in Edgar Allan PoeТs "The Black Cat" а In Edgar Allan PoeТs "The Black Cat," symbolism is used to show the narratorТs capacity for violence, madness, and guilt. "The Black Cat," written by Edgar Allan Poe serves as a reminder for all of us. The Capacity for violence and horror lies within each of us, no matter how docile and humane our disposition might appear. In this story, the narrator portrays a man who is fond of animals, had a tender heart, and ...

1077: Who We Are: ... existence of political leaders that will make a difference. Lastly, the most important problem that arises in Black American society is social issues. On the brink of 21st century Black America has been plaque police violence, and other racial violence. For example, in St. Louis 20 police bullets attacked two young men (Farrow 1). This situation is happen to often ,when we are suppose to be more equal, but yet we are not being treated ...

1078: Self-Esteem: ... Sharon Begley in the July 13, 1998 issue of Newsweek entitled "You're OK, I'm Terrific; 'Self-Esteem' Backfires" talks about one of the possible problems with instilling self-esteem in today's youth: violence. The article proposes that "narcissists are super sensitive to criticism and slights, because deep down they suspect that their feeling of superiority is build on quicksand." I agree with the article that "unjustified feelings of ... need to use their heads and realize that filling their kid's heads with false representations of themselves is not a good idea. It can lead to aggressive and hostile behavior and in extreme cases, violence and murder. Proof of this is in the news regularly. Using praise to help kids believe in themselves is good, but people are using too much of a good thing and too much of anything ...

1079: The Misconception of The Death Penalty: ... anguish of the victim's family. Realistically, imposing the death penalty is expensive and time consuming. Retroactively, it has yet to be proven as a deterrent. Morally, it is a continuation of the cycle of violence and degrades all who are involved in its enforcement, as well as its victim. Perhaps the most frequent argument for capital punishment is that of deterrence. The prevailing thought is that imposition of the death ... evidence taken together makes it hard to be confident that capital punishment deters more than long prison terms do. The more we resort to killing as a legitimate response to our frustration and anger with violence, the more violent our society becomes. We could execute all three thousand people on death row, and most people would not feel any safer tomorrow. In addition, with the growing humanitarianism of modern society, the ...

1080: Affecting How We Think: ... news for the sake of ratings. And it seems, day by day, that ratings take total precedence in the media. Television programming is a significant example of rating precedence. Much of the population believes that violence is a reoccurring theme in television programs, and that this violence may provoke violent tendencies in those who watch it. Because of this notion, a device called the v-chip was invented which allowed parents to prevent their children from watching "harmful" shows. Political figures such ...

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