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- 971: If Martin Luther King Were Ali
- ... movement, he was easy to support. For example: People are more likely to agree with a man who explains something in a non-violent, nice way, than someone who uses mud slinging, name calling, and violence to express a view. I believe that if Martin Luther King were alive today, that he would still continue to inspire, and lead the civil rights movement the way he did when he was alive ... and Amadou Diallo. They were all classified as racial crimes, and all created a large amount of racial tension. Dr King was very good at defusing tension like that. He never preached radical opinions about violence or the such, just about all races getting along. Especially during the Rodney King riots in California, Martin Luther King could have made a huge difference. Instead of speaches of black pride that maybe fueled ...
- 972: Media Controls
- ... 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 ...
- 973: Loyalty
- ... our species that depends on our capacity for making friends , but our individual survival as well . Our cities are becoming unlivable because of what individuals do to each other. Resident and others forms of individual violence . People who are in the way are treated as objects to be destroyed , no more than inanimate interferences . And even when there is no threat of violence , we al still must be nurtured by caring others in order to continuity in our urban landscapes , without them we would starve . Yet , there is an important element of selfishness in all friendships , even if ...
- 974: Racism
- ... He was born in Atlanta, on January 15, 1929. He entered Morehouse College at the age of fifteen and was ordained a Baptist Minister at the age of seventeen. He believed in solving problems without violence. In the year 1955, King organized a bus boycott to protest enforced racial segregation in public transportation. In the course of the 381 day boycott, King was arrested, jailed, his home was bombed, and many ... world. Unlike Martin Luther King Jr., Malcolm X wanted freedom from white laws and white beliefs, and was willing to do anything to reach his goal. It did not matter if it meant fighting or violence, he did not care. Hate Groups: such as the well known Klu Klux Klan, have been around for decades. The K.K.K. was founded in the 1860s in Tennessee. They sought to maintain the ...
- 975: The Roles Of I-330 And O-90
- ... is important to the story because she represents a woman of the old days. She is in rebellion against the OneState that D-503 loves, although she is too peaceful and naοve to resort to violence. She is described as looking like her name, short, round, and with the circle of her mouth always open. O s wrist has a circle of puffy flesh that is described as being babyish. O ... OneState, O-90 likes flowers and nature, and I-330 likes dresses and the music. These women are different in the way that O-90 is more peaceful, while I-330 is willing to use violence to complete her plan. O is more simple minded and much more likely to be a follower, while I 330 is a leader and a manipulator. Although both women are competing for the same man ...
- 976: People Should Not Marry At An
- ... to does not mean that physical abuse does no hurt a person, but even that too inflicts a certain amount of mental pain. The evidence is all around, even in the news the percentage of violence is on the rise. So why would someone one to take that chance to get into what is supposed to be lifetime relationship with someone, and not know the person? Domestic violence is now being spoken of and the people who suffer from this are sometimes people who have rushed into a marriage. Even though the community is greatly aware that early marriages may not necessarily be ...
- 977: Early Marriages Are Usually Unhappy Marriages
- ... to does not mean that physical abuse does no hurt a person, but even that too inflicts a certain amount of mental pain. The evidence is all around, even in the news the percentage of violence is on the rise. So why would someone one to take that chance to get into what is supposed to be lifetime relationship with someone, and not know the person? Domestic violence is now being spoken of and the people who suffer from this are sometimes people who have rushed into a marriage. Even though the community is greatly aware that early marriages may not necessarily be ...
- 978: The Horrible Truth Of Child Labor
- ... the many results is the increasing social phenomenon of street children in Third World countries. Their only hope of survival is to commit acts of crime to receive just the minimum possible amount of food. Violence too, is therefore on the rise, as children must fight to survive the predicament they have been put into. In South America alone, approximately two children die each day at the hands of poverty violence . These are not acceptable conditions for any human being, let alone small children who have had no say in their destiny. It is for this reason that solutions must be formed and more importantly, implemented ...
- 979: To Kill A Mocking Bird 4
- ... willing to believe his questionable testimony over any black man s. The mob of drunk men that came to the jail that night with intentions to hurt Tom Robinson showed their views of Negroes through violence, even willing to hurt Atticus in order to carry out the punishment in which they think was appropriate for the guilty Tom Robinson. They refuse to be open-minded or to wait for the official ... the upper class and the accepted population of Maycomb failed to understand the ways of several individuals and the Negroes and considered things from their point of view. They expressed their intolerance and prejudice through violence, inacceptance and treatment toward them.
- 980: US Intervention In Haiti
- ... or middle-class employees,"(6) The taxation primarily comes from the poor who have been totally politically and economically marginalised. In 1915 the US occupied Haiti "to protect Chase National Bank assets, to halt mob violence, or to prevent the German community there from extending its influence at a time when war with Germany seemed more and more likely."(7) Which of these was the prime motivating factor is still a ... doubled. Aristide's doctrine was a mix of democracy, nationalism and liberation theology. He was an enigma, making "vague metaphoric and mystical pronouncements."(17) Aristide promised land redistribution and an end to favouritism, corruption and violence. He was an opponent of US economic 'cures' for Haiti such as privatisation of state-run enterprises, reduction of taxes and wages to help foreign investors, cutting social programs to insure debt repayments and creating ...
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