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- 171: Civil Rights
- ... Southern Christian Leadership Conference when it was founded in 1957. The SCLC, like the NAACP advocated non-violent, peaceful protests. These activities included marches, demonstrations, and boycotts. Many times whites responded to their protests with violence. This violent white response to direct black action eventually forced the federal government to confront the issues of injustice and racism in the South. King not only appealed to Blacks, but also to many Northern ... and test them to make sure that there was no racism or segration. The Freedom Rides started in Washington, D.C. Their rides were relatively peaceful until they reached Alabama, where those darn Alabamians started violence. In three different cities in Alabama riders were beaten by angry mobs and one bus was even burned. This violence brought national attention to the Freedom Riders and the Alabama officials were reprimanded for allowing this violence to take place. The administration of President John Kennedy stepped in to protect the Freedom Riders because ...
- 172: The Second Amendment
- The Second Amendment Few issues incite americans more than the issue of rising crime and violence. This problem can easily be linked to the availability of guns."The debate over whether guns are a hallowed tradition and a right guaranteed by the Second Ammendment of the U.S.constitution or whether they are a fearful danger contributing to crime and violence." ("gun control") Due to the outbreak of violence in our society, some people feel that repealing the Second Ammendment would solve the problem. These people feel that repealing the Second Ammendment would solve the problem. These people feel that there are two ...
- 173: The Owls Are Not What They See
- ... Homecoming queen Laura Palmer. The entire series spawned from the single image of a young beautiful girl s dead body that washed up on the shore. This image led to others similar to it- the violence and contempt towards women. The women of Twin Peaks all seemed to have something in common, where they were all either murdered, portrayed as weak, deceptive, and/or abused by the male characters. The dangers ... national television are that the audience, typically composed of males, would become desensitized to these images, and further, believe that the bold stance that Twin Peaks takes on femininity is true. Twin Peaks treats domestic violence and abuse with a creepy insensitivity. The incestuous relationship between Laura and her father Leland is almost ignored- being blamed on the possessive spirit, BOB. After Leland s confession and suicide, Agent Cooper asks Sheriff ... others of their gender. Twin Peaks reinforces this belief by feeding this idea to a mass audience, which, in this case, is typically composed of males. The stance that Twin Peaks takes on the feminine, violence, and sexuality can be viewed as dangerous in a society such as ours. Throughout the series, women are viewed as sex objects, as well as objects that males can take their aggression out on ...
- 174: Anxiety And Depression In Afro-Americans
- ... developing mental disorders than does the non-black make up of the United States. Hence this paper will attempt to demonstrate how due to socio-economic differences such as money, racism and increased exposure to violence, blacks have a greater chance to develop mental disorders such as depression and anxiety. Some definitions: Stress, Depression & Anxiety Stress is everywhere in our lives and it can be found in two forms. The life ... number of reported cases combining both depression and anxiety with Afro- Americans has dramatically increased since the civil rights movement, when scientists began recording such causal relationships. In addition, statistics show that the rate of violence demonstrates a positive relationship of mental health disorders within the black community. Studies by Bell, Dixie-Bell and Thompson show that Afro-Americans have a 36% higher chance of developing depression than do non-blacks (Bell, Dixie-Bell, & Thompson, p.53). It is felt that a portion of these results can be attributed to the high incidence of violence and exposure within the black community. Economic Distress Poverty and unemployment are rampant in Afro-American communities in the United States. Approximately 65% of the black community in the U.S. live in poverty ...
- 175: "Violence in Schools"
- "Violence in Schools" In the aftermath of gun violence in schools across the country, many districts are examining tighter security measures to protect their students and teachers. Most of us were taught at a very early age that hurting others is wrong. We were ... why is it that parents are afraid to send their children to school? To "SCHOOL". Of all places to be afraid to go, school should not be one of them. Since we have all this violence in the world today, people are not safe in their own houses anymore. Schools are supposed to be an institution of higher learning not a killing field. Let's take this time to try and ... blamed on television or the movies. Television and movies have been here for quite some time and things I feel are totally different now. If you turn on the T.V, yes you will see violence on majority of the channels but it's not revoking anyone to go out in do the things portrayed on the screen. It is simply a form of entertainment in which people take for ...
- 176: Native Sun: Themes of Racism, Violence, And Social Injustice
- Native Sun: Themes of Racism, Violence, And Social Injustice In his most famous novel, "Native Sun", Richard Wright successfully develops three major themes: Racism, violence as a personal necessity, and social injustice. He has captured the powerful emotions and suffering, the frustrations and yearnings, the restlessness and hysteria, of all the Bigger Thomas's in this grippingly dramatic novel. Wright ... her, like he was the third person. Richard Wright also shows how Bigger is caught up by forces he could neither understand, or control. Bigger found a sense of freedom and identity in acts of violence. Bigger mainly disliked his family because he feels sorry for them. And when Bigger picks on his friend, Gus, it is mainly out of fear of robbing Mr. Plum. When Bigger, Mary, and Jan ...
- 177: An Analysis Of Violence In The
- By: Carl Hayden Recently, violence in the schools has been a great concern in our society as a whole. The attention is justified by the abundance of media coverage on a number of recent school shootings. With all these news ... for violent programming first. The demand for violent programming leads to the broadcasting of such programs, but do violent shows lead to violent behaviour? Which came first, the chicken or the egg? Some see the violence in the schools as a response to negative social forces. The classic alienation of adolescents who possess certain arbitrarily negative characteristics might lead to internalized anger of the individual. This anger may build up over ... blame? Is the in-crowd to blame? Are parents to blame? Do we need to bring back the switch? Discipline is a greatly under addressed issue that needs to be considered. Many people argue that violence begets violence, and that physically punishing a child is not the answer. However, children must learn that some things are off limits, and that consequences must be faced if rules are broken. Parents today ...
- 178: Religions
- ... is true of all of history is virtually impossible, as a counter-example exists for just about anything that can be said of any group of civilizations. To say that all religions are spread by violence is equally unfair and untrue - because contrasted religions has been spread in exceedingly diverse regions of the world, by vastly different cultures. Islam, as a prime example, has been characterized inequitably by historians and the media as a religion of violence. To put it bluntly, as this article does, "Islam was mainly spread through Arab territorial conquests (Sudo, 4)." However, upon examination, it is not fair to make the generalization that Islam is a religion of violence, and one notices when looking at world religion on a whole, one finds that Islam was no more violent than any other religion. In fact, not only is Islam not a fundamentally violent philosophy, ...
- 179: Personal Writing: A Path Seldom Chosen - Solving Problems Without Violence
- Personal Writing: A Path Seldom Chosen - Solving Problems Without Violence I recall an incident back in my elementary school days, when I was on the playground during an afternoon recess. My friends and I were intensely involved in a emotional game of basketball. I had ... still could wipe the floor with my feeble body. I told him if he didn't disfigure me, that I would offer to be his own personal reusable toothpick for as long as he wished. Violence and nonviolence are two very effective ways to solve problems, but for people like me whose brains are stronger than their fists, nonviolence seems much more practical and less harmful. I'm not a tree hugging' hippy or a follower of Gandhi. I simply believe, and history supports my beliefs, that violence and nonviolence are two strategies of solving a problem. The flaw of violence is theoretically you're trying to counteract a negative with a negative, or as an old saying goes fighting fire with ...
- 180: The Nature and Scope of School Violence State and Local Perspective
- The Nature and Scope of School Violence State and Local Perspective While national data contribute significantly to our understanding of school safety, they may not be the most useful source of information for States, districts, or schools in assessing the frequency and ... collect incident-based data. For this reason, significant gaps exist in the information about school crime rates and trends. Currently, about half of all State education agencies (24 States) collect some type of crime and violence data from all local education agencies. Information on major disciplinary actions and criminal/prohibited incidents is most commonly collected. Only five States require local education agencies to report on both types of occurrences. States whose ... Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, and Wisconsin). The U.S. Department of Education has also launched a major initiative to improve data collection and reporting. In 1995, the National Forum on Education Statistics established a Crime, Violence, and Discipline Task Force. This Task Force developed a model process that State and local education agencies can voluntarily use to improve their system for collecting data on crime in schools, Recommendations of the ...
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