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- 841: Homeless
- ... policy will help out many of the homeless people, government policy facing the homeless should be sought to improve their health and appearance. "Many homeless people, unable to get into shelters, frightened of disease or violence, or else intimidated by the regulations, look for refuge in such public places as train stations and church doorways" (Kozol 23). A policy the government could pass to prevent this is a Bill, which makes ... who watched him burning from a third-floor room above the bench refused to notify police. The purpose was to get him out, according to a local record-store employee"(Kozol 25). Unfortunately acts of violence are being done on homeless people and there is no real punishment for it. Even though it is technically a crime to attack homeless people, in a survey done on crimes solved in New York ...
- 842: Character Differences Of Sadda
- ... by him even though Gandhi held no real political office. At the beginning of his crusade to free India, he made his intentions completely known to the public. Not all people believed in the non-violence that he preached. To change that, Gandhi risked his own life fasting for long periods of time until all fighting and bloodshed stopped. It is selfless acts such as these that rang out to the ... Soon his ideas changed the characters of people around the world. This all could not have been accomplished if not for his great perseverance. Gandhi always believed in fighting, but not at the cost of violence. Rather he dies than to see his fight be for nothing. Things such as this are what brought about great men like the Dali Lama and Martin Luther King Jr. (Doc #2). Though Gandhi is ...
- 843: Don Quixote And Le Morte D Art
- ... compilation of several dozen smaller stories, each written with an individual focus on one central character. Don Quixote is one story written around one character, Don Quixote. Malory s work is filled murder, death, and violence, while in Cervantes piece, no one is killed, all injuries are recoverable, and all the violence is mitigated by a touch of absurdity. But these two pieces are very similar in that they both are about multi-faceted characters who succumb to temptation, act rashly, and make bad decisions. These types ...
- 844: Republicans! Unfavorable Acts Caused The Rise of The KKK
- ... to give black men and freed slaves the right to vote, it became most affected. ( Meltzer, 23 ) With the republican party controlling state government, exconfederates began to take up arms to oppose Reconstruction. Intimidation and violence were increasingly used against blacks and their supporters in the Republican party. ( Ingalls, Hoods 11 ) These rampages of brutal acts were mostly the work of the dreaded Ku Klux Klan. In 1867, Klansmen met in ... masked men murdered George W. Ashburn who was a white Republican. He was active in state politics. The Klan's campaign of terror peaked during the election campaign of 1868, when the purpose of the violence was clearly to defeat Republicans and elect democrats. Thousands of black and white Republicans fell victim not only to beating but also to murder. (Cook, 45-46) Although Democrats still denied that the Ku Klux ...
- 845: Teaching Respect To Children
- ... most cases, if someone shows respect to someone else, that person is more likely to respect them back; causing a chain reaction. Right now, not enough parents are teaching their kids respect and this causes violence, crimes, and can even lead to drug use. It is easy to see how these problems can be easily solved or would be nonexistent if their was respect. Violence would not be a problem, because no one would fight if they had respect for the other person. The next problem is crime. Nobody is going to steal or vandalize someone's property if they ...
- 846: Crusades 3
- ... and other military personnel. Since the news of his speech at Clermont spread through the west, people from all social classes and occupations joined the Crusade. As a result of Urban losing control of personnel, violence was launched against the Jews of northern France. This violence was mostly instigated by bands of the urban and rural poor led by men like Peter the Hermit and Walter Sans-Avoir. These groups lacked supplies and discipline. When they reached Constantinople Emperor Alexius of ...
- 847: Relations Among the Races
- ... the contention of teenagers who, for the most part, speak more freely and true to form than adults. A believer in this concept is sociologist Howard Pinderhuges, author of Race in the Hood: Conflict and Violence Among Urban Youth, who firmly contends that teenagers are genuine. "Teenagers are a mirror of our souls. They speak plainly about things that adults would like to hide. Political correctness isn't an issue to ... African-American friends to visit him at home or for him to go to theirs; the lines of separation were clearly drawn. Experts consider this to be accountable in large part to the amount of violence that takes place in the "crime-plagued housing projects" (Farley, 1997; 88+) where many of his friends live. The situation is far from unusual. Even among African-American youths, the interpretation of neighborhood safety has ...
- 848: Race Relations
- ... the contention of teenagers who, for the most part, speak more freely and true to form than adults. A believer in this concept is sociologist Howard Pinderhuges, author of Race in the Hood: Conflict and Violence Among Urban Youth, who firmly contends that teenagers are genuine. "Teenagers are a mirror of our souls. They speak plainly about things that adults would like to hide. Political correctness isn't an issue to ... African-American friends to visit him at home or for him to go to theirs; the lines of separation were clearly drawn. Experts consider this to be accountable in large part to the amount of violence that takes place in the "crime-plagued housing projects" (Farley, 1997; 88+) where many of his friends live. The situation is far from unusual. Even among African-American youths, the interpretation of neighborhood safety has ...
- 849: Binge Drinking on College Campuses
- ... chronic binge drinking can lead to a resistance, causing people to crave alcohol. This then leads to addiction, which can ultimately kill a drinker. Over time, alcohol wears away the body. If acute alcohol poisoning, violence, or an accident doesn't kill a chronic drinker, chances are increased risks of liver disease, heart disease, and cancer will (Kowalski 9). What are the necessary steps universities can take to make sure this ... just problems for the individual students. Eileen Coughlin, Associate Vice President Student Services Northern Arizona University, acknowledges that An alcohol and other drug prevention program has to connect to campus-wide issues, such as campus violence, damage in residence halls, and sexual assaults. This helps people understand that the misuse of alcohol is part of a larger picture." On campuses where more than half the students are binge drinkers, the vast ...
- 850: Gangs: Until There's An Answer
- Gangs: Until There's An Answer Gang related incidents have been a chronic problem throughout the United States for several years now. Los Angeles, perhaps the area most troubled by gang violence in the country, is once again in the news. On September 17, 1995, 3-year-old Stephanie Kuhen was with her younger brother, 2-year-old Joseph Kuhen when the driver of the car taking ... shooting. The strongest argument presented in the letter written by Hutson and Anglin was that unless the root causes of gang formation are effectively addressed, and gang access to illegally obtained firearms is nullified, gang violence will continue. The claim was presented in such a fashion that, while based on widely accepted ideas, an appeal to the emotions through sympathy for the injured children was also applied. To justify their claim ...
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