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- 881: Mark Twain's Speeches
- ... before company! That is what rankles. Think how he must have felt; for he was a sensitive person and easily embarrassed. If he had been a bird, it would have been all right, and no violence done to his feelings, because he would have been considered "dressed." But he was not a bird, gentlemen, he was a man, and probably one of the most undressed men that ever was. I ask ... UNCLE JOSEPH,- Please get me the thanks of Congress, not next week but right away. It is very necessary. Do accomplish this for your affectionate old friend right away- by persuasion if you can, by violence if you must, for it is imperatively necessary that I get on the floor of the House for two or three hours and talk to the members, man by man, in behalf of support, encouragement ...
- 882: Analysis of Children's Fairy Tales
- ... strange journey's such as this. Many of the journey's that I read about were quite out of the ordinary. I also wanted to note that I found that there was a lot of violence in these childrens stories. In the " Darling Roland" the wicked witch "...gripped the axe in both hands and chopped her own child's head off." A fairy tale is a simple narrative that usually deals ... their imagination more so that the children can use theirs. I am glad that the lessons are still being taught in the modern books. I have also noticed that there are also a lot of violence and things in books that are not good for impressionable children to be reading. In one of the presentations in front of the class, I believe it was Joe's, he spoke of the modern ...
- 883: West Side Story
- ... many issues to viewers. This film speaks volumes about the inequalities some foreigners felt they had in America because of how some Americans treated them. However, the most important issue in this film is gang violence. The teens in West Side Story thought that the only way they could solve their disagreement was through violence. Sadly, it is still the same case today with most young adults. However, the gang aspect of this film strikes closer to home today than it did in 1961. Million of kids and young adults ...
- 884: Gender Roles
- ... orientated. The message is totally different. They model they way they dress according to their favorite musicians, actors or sports figure. Perhaps if women’s magazines were more aimed at how to protect yourself from violence, STD’s, unplanned pregnancies or how to be confident, and promote education, sports, extra-cirricular activities instead of how to know if your popular, or the must have lipstick of the fall, or how to know if he likes you, or what your favorite BACKSTREET BOY likes and dislikes, then maybe the rate of abortions, teen pregnancies, STD’s, obesity, eating disorders, depression, date rape, kidnappings and domestic violence would decrease. Whether they like it or not, society has a responsibility. They deem what is acceptable, it is time they deem what is right! There are some positive aspects of gender roles that even ...
- 885: Rehabilitation of Criminals: A Waste of Time or Worth The Effort?
- ... per capita in the United States has increased by more than 450%. More than 24,000 murders took place in America in 1991.. With each passing year, rapes, robberies, murder, and other forms of extreme violence has become a way of life for some individuals who fall short of society's norms; however, it is only a small portion of criminals who commit the majority of the crimes. It is no ... is achieved. Family restructuring services should be implemented by the state and run by community leaders. Services for families in need could include, mental health counseling, living and coping skills, anger management classes, and domestic violence help. Services should not be limited to those individuals who fall into certain brackets( financial ), but to anyone in the community who desires help to lead a productive life. After school programs to keep juveniles ...
- 886: Racism
- ... to happen to the world if people don't start realizing what is happening? Will we be plunged into a time where racial tension is everywhere? Will we soon start having racial wars? Will racial violence be a normal every day occurrence? I don't know. No one could know. Unless we start taking action and helping people come to grips with the way they are, we can't combat racism ... to blacks. That’s one of the main reasons racism is very bad across America. Blacks think they are a better race and whites think they are the better race. Therefore, we fight and create violence to justify who is the greater race. Gangs can be associated with this view. In the sense that every gang thinks that they can’t be stopped. And if someone wears the wrong colors on ...
- 887: Is One Rodman Enough
- ... people like Dennis Rodman redefining the gender identities? Persons who display success and high status in their social group, who exhibit “a manly air of toughness, confidence, and self-reliance” and “the aura of aggression, violence, and daring,” and who conscientiously avoid anything associated with femininity are seen as exuding masculinity (Pleck 139). If nothing of Rodman’s lifestyle were known, other than his professional basketball career, according to Pleck, he ... Once the stereotypes are removed from society’s views, then maybe the gender identities will be revised in people’s mind. Works Sited Elizabeth Hafkin Pleck, Domestic Tyranny: The making of Social Policy Against Family Violence from Colonial Times to Present (Cambridge: Oxford University Press, 1989), 139. Jon K. Meyer, John E. Hoopes, “The Gender Dysphoria Syndromes: A position Statement on So-Called ‘Transexualism’,” Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery 54 (October 1974 ...
- 888: Pornography
- ... way. It can be found in film, magazine, television, on CD-ROM, and even the internet, and can range from "soft-core", depicting natural poses and action, to "hard-core", or depicting sex combined with violence, that any reasonable, decent, well-adjusted human being would recognize as horrible and disgusting. Much pornography is socially acceptable, with few people actively speaking out against it. Pornography can be bought at many "adult" or ... We live in a time of permissiveness of moral violation and confusion. It is a time that demands that the church be a clear voice of morality and its role in society. Pornography and wanton violence in the media can blind people to the divine images, the very likeness of God, in the human being. We are made in the image of God, and to portray that image in a perverse ...
- 889: Israel - The Presidential Brief
- ... official support to the concept of a Jewish national home in Palestine. In 1920, a Jewish settlement, Tel Hai, was attacked by Arabs. The Arab leaders decided to gain control of the Middle East through violence and the British did little to stop the Arabs. In 1939 the British issued a document called the "White Paper." It announced the plan to cut off Jewish immigration to Palestine completely in five years ... divided into Arab and Jewish states. The UN accepted this recommendation on November 29, 1947. When the UN voted to create a Jewish state, surrounding hostile Arab nations set off a new wave of incredible violence in Palestine. Many people around the world doubted that a Jewish state could be created and withstand the pressure of the surrounding hostile Arab nations. These nations were heavily armed and staffed with many thousands ...
- 890: The Black Cat Literary Critici
- ... fact that Pluto bites him only in elf defense, he should understand his behavior. However his mind created him as a greatest enemy which is trying to destroy him. Therefore the story is filled with violence; the things narrator did to the cat were I would say inhuman. No--at least I think-- normal human being would caught his own loved cat and cut his eye out. At this point reader ... point, the rest of the story is told in flashback, as the narrator pens "the most wild, yet homely narrative whose events have terrified, tortured, destroyed him." "The Black Cat" is psychological study of domestic violence and guilt; however, this story does not deal with premeditated murder. The reader is told that the narrator appears to be a happily married man, who has always been exceedingly kind and gentle. He attributes ...
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