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- 901: Social Environment and Its Effect On One's Life
- ... matter how intelligent he is or have any luxury he wants just because of power and wealth. On the flip side, if one were born to a poor family in a bad neighborhood infested with violence and drugs, he would have a much smaller chance of succeeding in life, more especially, going to an upper-class school. It is hard for many poor to go to college because of such high ... Many of the bad neighborhoods, where the above-mentioned lower class live, are uneducated because there is a shortage of teachers to give them guidance. If schools were cleaned up and rid of all the violence, then more teachers would be willing to teach there. All of these goals will be difficult to achieve and will take much time and patience to complete. In not too many years, the generation of ...
- 902: Odysseus? A Hero?
- ... action of a hero. Odysseus was too violent, and he cared too much about killing. Odysseus said to the suitors, " Your last hour has come. You die in blood" (Homer 957). Instead of resorting in violence, the suitors could have been kicked out in a different way. Getting rid of all the suitors by killing them was too extreme. Circe asked Odysseus, " Must you have battle in your heart forever? The bloody toil of combat?’ (Homer 930). It was obvious to others how violent he was. Violence does not make a hero. Being less violent could have made Odysseus more of a hero. Because of the bad decisions that he made, the danger he put his men through, and how he cared ...
- 903: Martin Luther King Jr.
- ... opportunities that come with being a leader. He never argued, he only communicated efficiently and peacefully with the opposition. King realized that all around him there was hostility, so he counteracted this with an anti-violence approach. He had plenty of commitment to his cause and showed unquestioned patience at all times, even going to jail and undergoing racial abuse to further his beliefs. Martin Luther King, Jr. had plenty of ... is able to induce respect, loyalty, and cooperation from others, and King was able to do all of those things. King’s followers listened obediently to his wishes and whereas some might have turned to violence in their frustration, King guided them and warned them against this. King inspired and motivated others to believe that a change in the American system would occur and many looked up to him. King’s ...
- 904: Computer Crime
- ... rather than a crime all to its self. Furthermore, because most computer crimes are executed in a non-violent manner the public unwittingly views it as a crime of less seriousness than one that involves violence. However, even if they are committed in a non-violent way, on average hackers cost the private companies and government agencies world wide billions of dollars every year. The consumers and the taxpayers are the ones left to make up the losses in the long run. Whether violence was used in these offences or not it is surely evident as to why this phenomenon concerns us all. The problem with dealing with computer crime is that most of it is reactive instead of ...
- 905: Jesus and Youths In America
- ... will be, just take a walk through the super Catholic ghettos of Buenos Aires. I personally believe that the break from moral traditions does not exist. The vast majority of American youth hold murder and violence to be a proscription, and so do their families whether they consist of two moms or two dads or one of each. Certainly poverty has created a problem to compliment the stress placed on those ... American youth are themselves. But they are. Hollywood and the fashion industry have indeed played a large part as far as America's perception of beauty. This influences the American paradigm far more than media violence ever could, for no one wants to be the bad guy murderer. He (almost) always looses. Times change. A place called America started in a revolution that was seen as an atheistic break from the ...
- 906: Logos and Pathos In King's Letter From Birmingham Jail
- ... sorrow, or makes them feel like a hatemonger. Neither position is one that our society craves. Emotions aside, King makes strong appeals to the religious community. In response to the assertion that the demonstrations precipitate violence, King asks, “Isn’t this like condemning Jesus because his unique God-consciousness and never-ceasing devotion to God’s will precipitated the evil act of crucifixion?” (57). By comparing his plight with that of ... as an intelligent, open-minded source when he cites history dating back to the bible while also drawing from non-religious examples. King writes, continuing his opposition to the statement that his demonstration led to violence, “Isn’t this like condemning Socrates because his unswerving commitment to truth and his philosophical inquiries precipitated the act by the misguided populace in which they made him drink hemlock?” (57). By diversifying his examples ...
- 907: Kubrick Lives
- ... viewing experience. In A Clockwork Orange, Kubrick does virtually the same thing with music, only in a darker way. In the film, Alex is given a treatment that will make him ill when confronted with violence or sex. Unfortunately for him, the films he is forced to watch are scored with Beethoven’s “Ninth Symphony”, which is Alex’s favorite music. A sense of irony and empathy is created in that by Alex trying to take the easy way out, he is forced to give up the three things he loves most: sex, violence, and Beethoven. His love of music backfires on him once again with his crooning of the song “Singin’ in the Rain.” In one of his violent attacks he sings that song throughout the scene. Ironically ...
- 908: The Twentieth Century Belonged To Canada
- ... extremes we did to investigate the death of two Somalis half a world away? Could Peter C. Newman name even one? We prize peace and managed to win our independence in an unusually genial and violence free manner. We have avoided the worst excesses of racial violence found in so many other places in the world. Even in the question of Quebec's possible separation, blood shed is simply not considered an option. Newman, of all people, should know better. I defy ...
- 909: Media Control
- ... the ratings a station receives the higher it can raise it's advertising rates. It's a business decision that's caused stations nationwide to use tricks during sweeps month. Stations have increased sex and violence, aired greater quality entertainment programming, and even given away cash during breaks. The hiring of "celebrities" is only part of the entertainment problem. Television has turn to "action news" to capture it's viewers. Action news is news that haves action and must be in the first 15 seconds of the news cast. "If it bleeds it leads". Violence has been on the decline in the United States in the last three years, yet coverage of violent crime has not declined. This type of journalism does not accurately portray the world around us, and ...
- 910: Why Televisions Should Be Unplugged
- ... be lazy, selfish, and to forsake all their moral and ethical values. The so called “entertainment value” to the shows is what's hurting us; kids mimic what they see on t.v., which includes violence, murder, rape, etc. Children's grades drop drastically when tuning in to their favorite cartoon takes priority over completing their math or other schoolwork. The effects may also carry over into the next day, when ... their favorite scene of the previous night's episode of Power Rangers on the playground, often resulting in the injury of several poor kids. Obviously such programs are counter-productive to the educational process. Teen violence is on the rise at an exponential rate. Many teens watch action movies such as Terminator and its sequel or the Die Hard trilogy and conjure up bright ideas to go vandalizing or attacking innocent ...
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