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- 711: Political Correctness in Schools
- ... hallway a teacher took notice of my “ water-squirting” device. She approached me and ceased the toy from my hands . Many elementary school educators believe that violent toys can lead, and often do lead to violence if the children are allowed to play with the toys in an unsupervised environment. Something that used to be considered good clean fun has become a constant frustration to teachers and parents everywhere. Many educators on recess duty who have observed children at play have come to believe that rough play which might look innocent can and often does lead to real violence. The goodness of teaching political correctness in the classroom is its ability to protect our children from violence, discrimination, and the unfairness that exist in this world. Political correctness is a good thing for kids to learn. I think that being politically correct is just being polite and considerate for the feelings ...
- 712: The Rise of Capitalism and its Opposition
- ... to function efficiently. Adam Smith wrote: "...the sovereign has only three duties to attend to; three duties of great importance, indeed, but plain and intelligible to common understanding: first, the duty of protecting society from violence and invasion....secondly, the duty of protecting ... every member of society from injustice or oppression.... and thirdly, the duty of erecting and maintaining certain public works and certain public institutions, which it can never be ... opposition. World War I brought revolution and a Marxist-based communism to Russia. The war also spawned the Nazi system in Germany, a mixture of capitalism and state socialism brought together in a regime whose violence and expansionism eventually pushed the world into another major conflict. These two arising forms of economic and social solutions was a direct challenge to the dominant capitalist system of the time. Vladimir Ilyich Lenin built ... of the prerequisites for its continued existence and its civilization." (Hitler pp.312) Hitler was opposed to capitalism since it was contrary to his own ideals. Hitler valued Elitism, Social Darwinism, Irrationalism, the exaltation of violence, the group over the individual, and nationalism. Modern Capitalist countries, such as the United States were against some of these ideas. Capitalist countries of the time represented the ideals of democracy in which Hitler ...
- 713: Labor Unions
- ... workers lived in crowded, unsanitary slums. Their conditions became desperate in times of business depressions. Then it was not unusual for workers to go on strike and battle their employers. Between 1865 and 1900, industrial violence occurred on numerous occasions. Probably the most violent confrontation between labor and employers was the Great Railway Strike of 1877. The nation had been in the grip of a severe depression for four years. During ... aftermath, 20 people in the crowd lay dead. Many more were wounded. News of the killings triggered rioting and fires in the Pittsburgh railyards. President Rutherford Hayes ordered federal troops to Pittsburgh to end mob violence. When they arrived, the fighting had already ended. In the smoking ruins, they found the wrecks of more than 2,000 railroad cars. Dozens of buildings lay in ashes. Many strikers were sent to jail and others lost their jobs. A large part of the public was shocked by the violence in Pittsburgh and other cities. Some people were convinced that miners, railroad workers and other laborers were common criminals. Legislatures in many states passed new conspiracy laws aimed at suppressing labor. But the Great ...
- 714: Virgil's Aeneid
- ... and the stoic ways of Aeneas leave him as rage, fury, and anger run through his body. He kills Turnus in anger and dedicates his death to Pallas. This loss of control and act of violence is the opposite of stoicism and the way Aeneas had been portrayed the rest of the epic. Turnus has to die for the founding of Rome to occur but he should not have been killed ... is no longer Trojan but Roman and Rome will love Juno more than Carthage ever did. If Aeneas had stuck to stoicism in the story could he have accomplished his mission without resorting to such violence? Obviously the Stoic way would have been much better and much quicker. If he had not let his emotions get the better of him he would not have spent seven years with Dido and her ... ponder the same questions about life itself and the choices made in their lives. The fact is there is no way of knowing. In my opinion the last scene insinuates that Rome was founded in violence. This in not necessary bad, roman people were very proud of their heritage and the way that the city was founded. The Romans fell in love with Virgil's Aeneid and so did Augustus. ...
- 715: Cry, The Beloved Country: Differences Of The Ruled And The Rulers
- ... non-preachy manner, how racial discrimination made it difficult for blacks in South Africa to succeed socially and successfully. The theme of the novel, Cry, the Beloved Country revolves around the idea of prejudice causing violence. Throughout the novel, the author reveals how the laws of white men caused many South Africans to resort to stealing and even murder. The novel is divided into three portions, each with its own theme ... ways of getting food and clothing. Many of these miners resorted to stealing, furthermore even murder to get morsels of food and a few shillings from white people. In effect, white men had brought this violence on themselves. Although blacks were suffering more than whites, nonetheless whites where suffering too. One example of this is Mr. Jarvis, whose son, Arthur Jarvis, was killed by Steven Kumalo's son Absalom. Mr. Jarvis did not always get along with his, maverick, son for the reason that his son believed that all blacks were innocent since the white race had caused blacks to resort to violence. After Arthur's death, Mr. Jarvis became more adamant in his views of blacks. He believed that a white person should treat a black person well, except that blacks and whites should stay isolated ...
- 716: Gladiatorial Contest In Rome
- ... Rome Rome was a warrior state. Since the state was a great fighting state in their time, the wars sort of formed the gladiatorial contest in ancient Rome. The Romans were fascinated and pleasured by violence, bloodshed, and human suffering the gladiatorial games. The gladiatorial contests began at the reign of their first emperor Augustus to pay tribute to their warrior traditions. The Romans built artificial battlefields within amphitheaters in cities ... gladiatorial games in ancient Rome. Today those type of games would be considered insane, but for Rome this was part of their religion and probably the most entertaining shows they had. Boxing and hunting presents violence similar to the gladiatorial games, but I don’t think it is as barbaric. For instance, boxers don’t fight to the death, only 12 rounds, and hunters can only kill plentiful animals, such as, deer and ducks during certain times of the year. Between these two different society, violence is proved to be the number one entertainment source in the two cultures.
- 717: The Outsiders
- ... vivid understanding and appreciation of the novel for there are no major variations between the two texts. I believe "The Outsiders" is a relevant novel to study as in today's society the concept of violence is an ever present theme. It is a theme that dominates adolescents all over the world. As to survive in today's society many adolescents are faced with the turbulence of growing up in a volatile society and many face the prospect of dealing with some form violence or gang warfare or know of a friend who has. I believe students would enjoy this novel because it is about "people roughly their own age, contemporary time, the obvious, but none the less potent ... ability class. The unit of work allows for the incorporation of class/group and individual work. However, it is an area that could possess some problems as the set texts deals with social conflicts and violence - an early instance of gang warfare that in today's society extends to racial areas and genders. I intended to use a range of resources from many eras and cultures. As "The Outsiders" is ...
- 718: Lord of the Flies: Character Analysis of Piggy
- ... I tell you" Piggy screamed in attempt to gain the boys' lost attention, "I tell you I got the conch." Good finally prevailed and Piggy gained the boys' attention. Never once did Piggy resort to violence, even when his glasses were stolen, he proved he was above violence. Unlike Jack, Piggy never killed. Piggy never hunted or kill a pig, let alone hurt another human being, he used his mind not his size to get attention. Being the biggest boy on the island, he had the upper hand in any fight that would have gone his way. Piggy talked out his conflict, in his opinion violence was not an option. "I just take the conch to say this. I can't see no more and I got to get my glasses back. Awful things has been done on this island. ...
- 719: Revenge In The Crucible
- ... society. Instead of adhering to the rules and regulations of the town many people took it upon themselves to govern. With all the chaos and disorder of the trials many people could express hatred and violence toward anyone and anything under a sheet of "righteousness". People could accuse anyone or anything of being sinful and "against gods will" just by stating that they had truth to the matter. This led to ... throughout the play, the window of revenge was opened and many people took their chance. After everything opens up anger throughout the whole town arises. When this anger is unleashed it brings up hatred and violence that would normally be considered wrong in a puritan society. With this opportunity of violence arrives people begin to release all the hate they had stored up from being unable to demonstrate it with a normal colony. However people took it out their revenge on society and certain people ...
- 720: Native Sun: Society's Responsibility
- ... says, "I don't have to do nothing for 'em to get me. The first white finger they point at me, I'm a goner, see?" (pg. 325). That is why Bigger said he used violence. Violence is Bigger's only outlet of expression, the only way he can rebel against the society that attempts to squash him at every turn. Wright attempts to blame Bigger’s environment as an influence on ... see that society is to blame when it comes to problem children. The “Trench Coat Mafia” is sort of like a Bigger. They were a group of people shunned by society and then resorted to violence because of that. The shooters had parents who didn’t even bother to do as little as ask their kids how their day at school was. They probably paid little attention to them. Native ...
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