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- 931: The Outsiders 4
- ... gang known as the Greasers, who despise the upper-class Socs (pronounced SO-ches), the West Side Rich Kids. Hinton does an excellent job of describing mild-mannered gang members, society war, and living with violence. Once I began to read this book, it became difficult to put it down. The Outsiders, basically, is about the tough, hard life of Pony Curtis, who lives only with his two brothers, Sodapop and ... of his parent's passing and is devastated when he learns that his friends become severely hurt. I think the author's purpose in writing this book was to show young people the devastation of violence and gangs. It gives us a spectrum of emotion, showing us how sad things in life can really be. In conclusion, The Outsiders is a very good novel to read. I liked everything in this ...
- 932: Words and Their Implied Meanings
- ... terrorism connotes anarchy and a lack of social structure. The actual difference in strategy between the two groups may appear more gentle, however, they both kill. Regarding the words "gang" and "club" only one denotes violence. The dictionary defines gang as, "A group of persons working together; a group of persons having informal and usual close social relations." The definition of a club reads as follows, "An association of persons for ... more subjective, personal definition lodged in each of our minds. Why must society negatively characterize gangs and positively characterize clubs? We now associate the word "gang" with group of juvenile delinquents who create disturbances with violence and misconduct. Commonly, society associates, the word "club" with a positive environment where young people can have positive role models in their lives who support them. Unfortunately gangs correspond with corruption and clubs equate with ...
- 933: Israel And The Palestinians
- ... of Jaffa; (iii) an international zone in Jerusalem and Bethlehem; and (iv) economic union between all regions.”* On Jan. 12, 1948 the Jewish Agency and Jewish National Council announced plans for a limited government. Meanwhile violence was causing many Jewish people’s death. On May 14, 1948 the state of Israel was established in Tel Aviv. It also committed the new state to the United Nations Charter. At least one percent ... Jordanian delegation at peace talks. The most important improvement in the further years was Palestine National Council’s (PNC) rejecting terrorism in all its forms including “institutionalised terrorism” and repeating the earlier commitments restricting the violence to Israel and the occupied territories. Immediately all Arab states except Syria plus countries from the Non-aligned Movement and China. The USSR recognised the proclamation but not the state itself. Israel denounced the declaration ...
- 934: Radical Reconstruction
- ... the military, the unionists, the Republicans, and the state government regained power. A few white Southerners, who didn't like the idea of blacks voting and taking part in the government, turned to terrorism and violence through secret societies such as the Ku Klux Klan. In 1873, many Northern reformers lost interest in Reconstruction and started worrying about themselves because of the economic crisis. It allowed having traditional white leadership in ... whites as long as the facilities were equal. In conclusion, the purpose of Radical Reconstruction, which was to give blacks equality, was not accomplished because of the mistakes and the corruption of the Radical Republicans, violence and terrorism, and the lost of interest of Northern reformers.
- 935: The Problem of War and Peace
- ... the robin said. "I sat on the branch of a fir, close to its trunk, when it began to snow--not heavily, not in a raging blizzard, no, just like in a dream, without any violence. Since I didn't have anything better to do, I counted the snowflakes settling on the twigs and needles of my branch. Their number was exactly 3,741,952. When the next snowflake dropped onto ... s leaders, we will not allow other governments, drug dealers, or friends to manipulate us, nor will we choose to manipulate others for personal gain. Each day the media details story after story of youth violence within families, schools, and communities. An educational program is desperately needed in the schools to teach K-12 students how to make positive choices when faced with personal conflicts. By learning to treat other as ...
- 936: Islamic Terrorism
- ... was created, like ethnic conflicts, weapons proliferation, environmental problems, population growth, drug trafficking, and terrorism. Terrorism, as defined by Title 22 of the United States code, section 2656f(d), is the "pre-meditated, politically motivated violence perpetrated against noncombatant targets by subnational groups or clandestine agents, usually intended to influence and audience." Islamic terrorism is a serious problem for the United States because of the threat to national security, the safety ... and they also have sophisticated means of forging passports and valuable documents. Similarly, they could even introduce "morphed" images and messages into a country's radio and television network, and spread lies that could incite violence. Technology advancement has made it possible to carry powerful explosive devices in a purse and explode these at the right place, at the right time. Another recent trend in terrorism is suicide bombing. Suicide bombings ...
- 937: The Odyssey: Differences From Today's Society
- The Odyssey: Differences From Today's Society In the book the Odyssey by Homer violence, deceit, disorder, absence of law enforcement, and it's principal of self-sufficiency, obviously differs from our modern society today. In modern world today we have laws and law enforcers, which is to help keep away from as much violence as possible. We have legal systems and courts to decide whether people deserve punishments, and this shows in many ways how the present differs from the past. That is why many leaders of the past ...
- 938: Mafia
- ... renaming it the Continental Press. After Ragen was murdered, McBride became main owner and ran it until the Kefauver Committee put it out of business. Meanwhile, McBride formed the Cleveland Browns, re-establishing that organized violence could be profitable. Cleveland was just one city that appeared to be so attractive to hundreds of immigrants. By 1923, only 35.4 percent of public school children were of unmixed white American parentage, most ... Mysteriously enough, within a week, the three leaders of the guilty gang were murdered. Owney was also associated with Arnold Rothstein, who in the process of denying his father and the Jewish religion, turned to violence and organized crime. He soon became involved in gambling, and learned to earn the friendships of the older men for protection. Arnold would loan money to those in need to gamble, and expected in return ...
- 939: Themes Of Unity In The Grapes
- ... owners and discriminating locals. Whereas the Joads start out as one family, by the end of the story their family becomes one with other families who are weathering the same plight of starvation and senseless violence. In The Grapes of Wrath, Steinbeck emphasizes the power of groups over the individual s power to survive poverty and violence through character evolution, plot and the use of figurative and philosophical language. Tom Joad begins the novel with self-seeking aims, but with the ex-preacher Jim Casy as a mentor, he evolves into an ...
- 940: Ireland, Land Of Two Countries
- ... Rights Association was formed by demand liberal reforms. It entitled that there would be no discrimination of jobs and houses due to someone's religion or race. The newly looking IRA began a campaign of violence throughout Northern Ireland. Troops were sent in from England to control the violence. From the 1970's to the mid 1980's is when the worst damage was done by the IRA to establish some fear in the Protestants in Northern Ireland. In the twentieth Century 1,456 ...
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