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- 2271: Immigrants Coming Over To America
- ... Fortunately, Lincoln cancelled the order as soon as he found out. Later, between 1880 and 1925, many Jews came to America to escape anti semitism. One of the acts of anti-semitism was church supported violence against Jews in Eastern Europe (before World War I), which was legal. There were also laws which discriminated against Jews. In Russia, a czar had been assassinated, and Jews were blamed out of fear of ...
- 2272: Straight-Edge: What it is and What it Isn't
- ... main types of straight-edge. One of them is the commonly known form, which is simply called straight-edge, and often mistaken for the other form because of their violent tactics and extremist views (and violence, these days, is what makes it in the news). This type of straight-edge is called hard-line straight-edge. Again, a non straight- edge person might wonder: "So, what exactly is the difference between ...
- 2273: Child Rearing in Victorian Times
- ... a way had children that they did not take care of, yet provided for them throughout their lives. Parents wanted perfection instead of devotion. And it seems all preposterous, but it appeared theirs was less violence, more respect, and virtually a better society. It would appear the Victorians had the right idea in the strictness and the demonstration of respect, but they lacked love and feeling in the realm of child ...
- 2274: Being Young
- ... I think that was a more developing way of entertainment. One can already see the results of the television's influence. Young people are getting more violent as the movies today contain a lot of violence. There are exceptions, though. Many teenagers are members of athletic assosiations, and this is a solid counterweight against bad television influence. Another and perhaps just as frightening problem in the big cities is that drug ...
- 2275: The Battle of the Sexes
- ... with enough excitement to keep you intoxicated with the thrill of the sport for the two hours that it is on. Womens hockey or ringuette may be exciting but it doesn't have the louring violence that hockey has. Just listen to the name ringuETTE, anything that ends in ETTE has to be a womens sport. If ringuette was half as good as hockey they would have Ringuette Night in Canada ...
- 2276: A Black Cloud
- A Black Cloud The heart is an organ of fire, filled with intense love and intense hatred. Yet it is the hatred which entwines the lives of people causing them to display acts of violence and cruelty. Hatred is displayed through forms which include: prejudices towards large groups of people, crimes of hatred being committed, and indirect hatred which involves hurting others as an act of rebellion against someone or ...
- 2277: Terrorism
- ... spirit of their subjects." What we know as terrorism can be traced to the Russian nihilists and anarchists of the 19th century, who gave a name to what would otherwise be considered "random acts of violence" that were performed to advance their revolutionary cause. They elevated terrorism to a high moral plane. One of them, Mikhail Bakunin, exclaimed: "The passion for destruction is also a creative passion." British military analyst Brian ...
- 2278: Men Will Rise From The Dark Depth Of Prejudice To The Majestic Heights Of Brotherhood
- ... king was asked to be president of it. In his first, and in my opinion, most powerful speeches Dr. Martian Luther King stated First and foremost we are American citizens...We are not here advocating violence...the only weapon that we have...is that of protest...The great glory of American democracy is the right to protest for right. Dr. King and the organization succeeded. The Supreme Court ordered the city ...
- 2279: Love and Rejection: Breaking Up
- ... with their furious ex. People who are abusing are urged to seek help and break off all contact with the person they're abusing. Extreme depression cases due to heartbreak may also lead to physical violence towards oneself. The teenage suicide rate is up nearly 200% in the past twenty years. Teens must realize that no matter how bad things seem, everyone goes through it and everyone gets over it. All ...
- 2280: Juvenile Crime: Crime Rates
- ... is low. According to one estimate, only 13% of violent crimes are committed by young people (Gallup Poll Monthly, Sept. 1994). The ACLU further suggests that the public also holds greatly inflated perceptions about the violence of today's juveniles, claiming only about 0.5% of young people commit violent crimes. (³ Crime Time Bomb,² U.S. News & World Report, March 25, 1996) Current social trends do little to contradict the dire ...
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