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- 371: The Use Of Pencils As Weapons
- Violence in our schools has always been a problem, now more than ever before. Each year many students are injured and some are even killed during so-called school-yard brawls. In fact, more than 1,000 students are seriously injured per year during school violence in California alone. (http://www.geocities.com/area51/stats/7403.html) In most cases of serious injury, weapons were involved, including common school supplies such as pencils and pens. Historically, the school systems response to ... been at the very least confiscation of said weapons and suspension of the possessor, more commonly expulsion of the possessor and occasionally the bringing of criminal charges to bear. The use of weapons to do violence has had much the same results. In some schools, the students pass through a metal detector and/or are searched for weapons upon a regular basis. (Ch. 4 news at 6:00), However, when ...
- 372: Kristallnacht
- Ku Klux Klan The Ku Klux Klan is a secret society based on hatred and violence. The Klan claims that it stands for only law-abiding rallies and activities, but the Klan has been known for having hypocritical views throughout its existence. No matter where the Klan is headed, violence is sure to be the destination. The Knights of the Ku Klux Klan claim that the Bible is on their side. They claim that the Bible condones their activity. Nowhere in the Bible is killing thy neighbor encouraged. They claim they are not out to destroy America, but rather to save it. How is it possible to save America with hate and violence? The Klan exists only to hold onto the beliefs of the Confederacy, but hanging on to the past only adds to the destruction of the future. Holding on to the past is bad enough ...
- 373: Same-Sex Marriage
- ... couple. There are many laws that require this piece of paper in order to receive the benefits. A few of these are: Wrongful death benefits, child custody, joint adoption, joint insurance, hospital visitation, and domestic violence protection. Currently no where in the world can homosexual couples receive these benefits. He also discusses the difference between marriage and domestic partnership. The problem here is that domestic partnership only covers insurance, or time ... marriage. The second reason he states is that homosexual marriage results in high-risk behavior and unsafe sex. Which leads to AIDS and other such diseases. A third reason, is a high rate of domestic violence. In 1990, nearly half of 90 lesbian couples in Los Angeles reported domestic violence yearly. A fourth reason is that homosexual domestic violence is a larger problem than gay bashing. He believes that cases of domestic violence are much higher than gay bashing, and are much more physically ...
- 374: Why Are Individuals Aggressive?
- ... with the development of the Ego and superego it becomes channelled into socially acceptable behaviour If these impulses are not released periodically in safe ways, they soon reach dangerous levels capable of producing acts of violence. Sometimes it is released in the form of physical or verbal abuse against another, (where the anger is displaced onto another). Sometimes the aggressive impulse is turned inward and produces self - punishment action, even suicide ... as football, sport etc. (Bernstein et al page 715). However, this theory does not explain why some people are aggressive and others are not, and if aggression is dissipated into sport, why is there football violence and violence at other sporting events? Lorenz, like Freud believed that aggressive energy builds up in the individual, and eventually has to be discharged in some way. Lorenz's states that aggression is the "fighting instinct" ...
- 375: School Safety
- ... regions or family backgrounds, nor do they have a single catalyst. Those who have committed such heinous acts have done so for different reasons, at different times, in different schools. But these acts of school violence have at least one thing in common- they have spurred all of us to take a look at what can be done to better protect children and teachers at school. Protecting our children is not ... matter of public policy. It is a matter of strengthening basic values, of teaching children right from wrong, of instilling in them respect for others. We each have a responsibility to work to end youth violence and to keep schools safe for children and for those who teach them. Youth violence in many schools has reached universal proportions. It is not only happening in our high schools, it has also made its way into our elementary and middle schools. Everyone seems to have a different ...
- 376: Is Racism Still A Problem In The 21st Century?
- ... are not a destabilising force on the community at large. Of course some conflicts break out between two different kinds of race because something has happened to them that has angered them so much that violence appears to be the only answer. Though exactly the same types of violence can go on between two people of the same colour or race for example the troubles in Northern Ireland between different religious denominations. These troubles have been going on for over 30 years and an unstable peace exists at the moment. There is little evidence to prove ethnic minorities in segregated countries always cause violence; this has been aptly demonstrated throughout the history of black protest. People like Martin Luther King in the USA and Mahatma Ghandi in India proved this. Both these men were revolutionaries and they both ...
- 377: Comparison Between Gandhi and Hitler
- ... much as he could. Thus began Hitler's biggest attempt at abusing his power. Thus began the Holocaust. Gandhi had a diametrically opposite approach to attaining his goals. First, he did not believe in using violence to get what he wanted. He felt that "Suffering in ones own person is
the essence of non-violence and is the chosen substitute for violence to others. " As Gandhi said on page 200, "I have no weapon but non-violence." Gandhi felt that the only way to defeat a powerful force that was to sit back and use any ...
- 378: How America Should React To Ho
- ... ignorance may foster fear, which in its turn leads to hostility. Homophobia is dangerous, because it affects all groups of people heterosexuals and homosexuals, grown-ups and children, men and women. It may lead to violence and even death. There are numerous cases when people were actually killed because of homophobia. To name few of them Matthew Shepard(homosexual), John Braun (heterosexual), Steve Kennedy (homosexual) and the list can be continued ... that is important to discuss: Should homosexuals be a protected minority? Like any other minority homosexuals deserve the protection by any government and public institution. An absence of protection against discrimination will result in more violence and injustice. For a example, a gay who was beaten and harassed may not seek justice in court because by doing so he puts himself and his loved one in the open position for further ... cause trouble. "Gay activists harass doctors, disrupt public meetings, and scream self-righteously about their "rage""(Hamill 534). It is hard to dismiss this point, but by denying homosexuals their rights one can not stop violence. Only by accepting them into the society on the same terms as we accept heterosexuals will give us a chance to stop the escalating rage from both sides. Other opponents of homosexuality argue that ...
- 379: Infanticide
- ... in most abuse fatalities, although most parenting and child abuse prevention programs target women. (Women are most often held responsible for child deaths from bathtub drowning, fires started by unsupervised children, dehydration and starvation.) · Domestic violence is strongly connected to child abuse fatalities. Child abuse or neglect occurs in about half homes where adult violence also occurs. Psychologists can play a key role in combating the problem because they are at the forefront of building preventive programs and treatment interventions for abuse victims and their families, Levine said. (Internet, "The ... a wanted child." So far, this questionable goal has not been met whatsoever, since infanticide seems to be on the rise. For those who wonder how we can stop infanticide, I have an answer- "Stop violence in the womb and perhaps we will have less violence outside the womb as well." (Internet- The Infanticide/ Abortion Link) It seems likely, however, that the current figures on infanticide are underestimated. According to ...
- 380: The 1960's
- ... schools, and in the south, "Jim Crow" practices barred blacks from jobs and public places (Ascher 21). New groups formed, new tactics devised, to push forward for full equality. White resistance, however, often resulted in violence. This violence spilled across TV screens nationwide. The average, neutral American, after seeing his/her TV screen, turned into a civil rights supporter (Ascher 36). Black unity and white support continued to grow. In 1962, with the ... law, to political rights, mainly southern blacks' rights to register and vote. King picked a tough Alabama town to tackle: Selma, where only 1% of eligible black voters were registered to vote (King 74). The violence, the march, the excitement all contributed to the passage of the second landmark civil rights act of the decade. Even though there was horrendous violence, Reverend King announced that as a matter of conscience ...
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