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- 221: The Right To Keep And Bear Arms
- ... type of gun control as an infraction against the Second Amendment of the Constitution ("What is the NRA" 1). At the other end of the spectrum you have groups like the Coalition to Stop Gun Violence (CSGV) and Handgun Control, Inc. seek to make most firearms accessible only to law enforcement and the military ("CSGV" 1). In the middle there are organizations such as the American Firearms Association, who seek compromise ... of these include the board members who were forced out of the NRA in 1977. The CSGV was founded in 1974. Its mission was to fight what they saw as a growing problem of gun violence in the US. Their main goal is: _the orderly elimination of the private sale of handguns and assault weapons in the United States. CSGV seeks to ban handguns and assault weapons from importation, manufacture, sale ... better results if they stopped attacking a citizens rights and started working to combat the real problem, the criminal who uses firearms. Despite all the numbers the CSGV uses to make the spectre of firearms violence seem overwhelming, firearms in and of themselves are not dangerous, it is the person who possesses the firearm that is dangerous (The Facts of Gun Violence_ 1). Gun controls do not control the criminal, ...
- 222: Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X
- ... rightful place in society. Both X and King spread their message through powerful, hard-hitting speeches. Nevertheless, their intentions were delivered in different styles and purposes. “King was basically a peaceful leader who urged non-violence to his followers. He travelled about the country giving speeches that inspired black and white listeners to work together for racial harmony.” (pg. 135, Martin Luther King Jr. and the Freedom Movement) Malcolm X, for the most part, believed that non-violence and integration was a trick by the whites to keep blacks in their places. He was furious at white racism and encouraged his followers through his speeches to rise up and protest against their white ... this change is reflected in his more moderate speeches. Malcolm X and Martin Luther King’s childhoods had powerful influences on the men and their speeches. Malcolm X was brought up in an atmosphere of violence. During his childhood, Malcolm X suffered not only from abuse by whites, but also from domestic violence. His father beat his mother and both of them abused their children. His mother was forced to ...
- 223: The Fall Of The Roman Empire
- ... both accidentally and through the subversive behavior of individuals, unconsciously and consciously undermining the fabric of the republic in their quest for power and glory. One substantial outcome of this incapacitation was the emergence of violence as a political means. Once this had occurred the end of the old republic was heralded an autocratic dictatorship was born. The republic was born out of a collapsed monarchy and was specifically geared to ... latafundia and increased the number of small-scale farms. The welfare corn system not only aroused violent anger from the nobility but also created an urban mob that relied on handouts and later participated in violence. Tiberius Gracchus ran for election to the tribunate for two years consecutively (123 and 122 BC). This was in direct contradiction to the Cursus Honorum. The senate, when they heard of Tiberius' plan, killed him. This action was significant, due to it being the first time that violence had been used for a political end, it was not to be the last. Marius and Sulla, great leaders of Rome from 119 to 78 BC, can be attributed part of the blame for ...
- 224: Satyagraha, A Weapon Of Non-vi
- ... and to live in service of all. To help the Satyagrahi remember his position in life, a number of vows requiring complete obedience were elaborated by Gandhi. The Satyagrahi adhered to " Truth-telling, ahimsa (non-violence), celibacy, control of the palate, non-stealing, non-possession, use of handspun and hand-woven Khadi, refusal to use foreign cloth, acceptance of Untouchables, and fearlessness," (Gandhi, 1927). Perhaps, the most important of the vows ... 1964). " It is based on the idea that the moral appeal to the heart and conscience is, in the case of human beings, more effective than an appeal based on threat of bodily pain or violence," (Gandhi, 1951). Basically, Gandhi summarized the true spirit of the Satyagraha when he said “ The soul can remain unconquered and unconquerable even when the body is imprisoned,” (Gandhi, 1951). During the early stages of Gandhi ... a man with noble and nonviolent intentions. People began to realize that Gandhi was a peaceful and moral man willing to stand up for his principles whenever the occasion permitted. He did not resort to violence and threat when attacked viciously by the crowd but instead appealed to them morally by not retaliating in court or during the lynching. In fact, whenever an occasion occurred when a person could demonstrate ...
- 225: Martin Luther King Jr And Malcolm X
- ... rightful place in society. Both X and King spread their message through powerful, hard-hitting speeches. Nevertheless, their intentions were delivered in different styles and purposes. "King was basically a peaceful leader who urged non-violence to his followers. He travelled about the country giving speeches that inspired black and white listeners to work together for racial harmony." (pg. 135, Martin Luther King Jr. and the Freedom Movement) Malcolm X, for the most part, believed that non-violence and integration was a trick by the whites to keep blacks in their places. He was furious at white racism and encouraged his followers through his speeches to rise up and protest against their white ... this change is reflected in his more moderate speeches. Malcolm X and Martin Luther King's childhoods had powerful influences on the men and their speeches. Malcolm X was brought up in an atmosphere of violence. During his childhood, Malcolm X suffered not only from abuse by whites, but also from domestic violence. His father beat his mother and both of them abused their children. His mother was forced to ...
- 226: Real Face Of Terrorism
- ... the Serb withdrawal from Kosovo this past month, there was a rash of terrorist acts committed by Albanians against Serbs. The Serb civilian population of Kosovo was not a threat to the Albanians but the violence against them was not one of coercion but of revenge. The hostage crisis at the American embassy in Teheran twenty years ago was another example of terrorism based on revenge. While that incident involved the ... the sanctions, of which the majority were children under the age of five. According to Bruce Hoffman’s recently published Inside Terrorism, terrorism is “ineluctably political in aims and motives, violent or, equally important, threatens violence; designed to have far-reaching psychological repercussions beyond immediate victim of target, conducted by an organization with an identifiable chain of command or conspiratorial cell structure (whose members wear no uniform or identifying insignia); and ... by Ocalan’s group didn’t mean to coerce the Turks into accepting their own brand of rule of promoting their communist belief. Merely the Kurdish Workers’ Party wanted to punish the Turks and incite violence in order to achieve its own goals. Terrorism, in my view, is the use of violence meant to enforce a certain political ideology or to rebel against another. Terrorism is also violent revenge against ...
- 227: Violent Behavior in Society
- Violent Behavior in Society It gained through violent behavior is only temporary and it lasts until the time of revenge comes around. Violence was glorified hundreds of years ago. Back then it was a form of a pure entertainment. We know how among ancient Romans, gladiators (usually slaves or captives trained for the purpose),fought with swords or ... because it is a multi-milion dollar business? The scenery of boxing is broken bones, black and blue faces, blood...The more severe the fight the more exited and happy the audience seems to be. Violence simply stimulates people. Big glory comes when one passes out! YES...here is the hero! What is the message here? It is, we will like you more since you are physically stronger, and we will respect you because we are afraid of you. That is again, a wrong message. Violence is glorified the most throught media, violent movies, TV shows and newspaper sensationalism. THERE SEEMES TO BE A NEED FOR VIOLNCE IN SOCIETY! Violent movies are born one after another: "Die Hard","The God ...
- 228: David Williamson's "The Club" and "The Removalists"
- ... attitudes relating to this issue in his play. For example, all of the characters in The Club except Ted are of the belief that it is unacceptable for a man to commit acts of physical violence against a woman. For example, Jock refers to the incident where Ted hit a stripper, which forced him to resign, "With closed fists too, you mongrel. Don't expect me to be sorry for you." However Jock's attitude in this case is highly hypocritical as he has admittedly bashed his own wife. Society's attitude towards such violence against women is similarly hypocritical. Although most men claim they would never hit a woman and are disgusted at those who do, the rate of domestic violence shows that not enough is being done to change true attitudes towards violence against women. Williamson's portrayal reflects many Australian attitudes of the 1990s very accurately, even though the play was written nearly ...
- 229: Teen Violence and Its Causes
- Teen Violence and Its Causes "Teens are violent, cold and unremorseful because their families neiborhoods and society are violent. Teens care so little about others because so little care has been shown them (MacDonald 1A)." Many children ...
- 230: Black History, The Piano
- ... 3), her response is that he disturbed her sleep saying,"its five o'clock in the morning an you come in here with all this noise" (p4). The family is not close, with issues of violence, death and the past separating them. In the end of the play, when Boy Willie and Bernice are fully intent on killing each other over the piano, Wilson again uses Doaker to keep the peace ... and keep you all from killing one another"(p90). Doaker is a mediating force in the play and is representative of a need in the African-American culture to sit down and discuss issues before violence erupts. Wilson uses Doaker to say Black culture needs more family orientated togetherness and a better resolution to problems. Wilson also incorporates some essential social lessons into the play, saying that the pattern of violence in African -American males must be stopped, and that black women should occupy a better role in black culture. The role of women denying custom and refusing to accept males' violence is exemplified in ...
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