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- 991: Punishment
- Effective Punishment for America Violence in our world is getting ever more vicious. We see people brutally killing other people. In every country this is a problem. The real problem is that ninety percent of the ones committing these crimes ... this abusing children is physically punishing them. It is wrong if the child is beaten until blood is pouring out. Nevertheless, a spanking never hurt anyone. This is the most effective way to stop the violence and use necessary discipline.
- 992: School Uniforms
- ... a good school. Children who feel safe and secure will better learn basic American values. In return they will learn the basis of good citizenship and become better students. In response to growing levels of violence in our schools, many parents, teachers, and school officials have been forced to look toward school uniforms as one potentially positive way to reduce discipline problems and increase school safety. It has been observed that the adoption of school uniform policies can promote school safety, improve discipline, and enhance the learning environment. The potential benefits of school uniforms include decreasing violence and theft. Some instances involving designer clothing and expensive sneakers have even led to life-threatening situations among students. Uniforms would also prevent gang members from wearing gang colors and insignia at school. Uniforms would ...
- 993: Save The Internet
- ... poison our nation let alone our children. Pornography is regarded as immoral and downright filthy by the people. It denies human dignity and often stimulates the user to violent acts (Beahm 295). Therefore, pornography and violence are correlated. It trivializes the human beauty and converts it into commercialized slime (Beahm 295). Moreover, the consumption of pornography can lead to a detrimental addiction and the consumer can become a slave to it ... Internet is the availability of hate literature. The Internet has also been a place where people express their hatred and anger toward other people. Kershaw says, "
newsgroups on the Internet contain messages which could incite violence against members of various racial, ethnic or religious groups or messages which deny the Holocaust." This sort of information advocates racism and other types of sensitive discrimination. In many countries, the problem of racism is ...
- 994: Dantes Views Of Chivalry And Warfare - Cantos Xii And Xxviii
- ... in such grief eternally!" W X1E, 49-51 3. Dante lives during a very violent period in history, and maybe it is this chivalric love of warfare, driven by a "blind cupidity" or love for violence, and "insane anger' at the expense of other's lives, that he so detests The twelfth and thirteenth centuries were times during which "They (princes) waged wars of dazzlement, seeking to confound rivals and confirm ... short / because the shallowness of both our speech / and intellect cannot contain so much" ( XXVIII, 4-6 ). Bertran de Born was a very famous troubadour whose success depended on his depicting and glorifying scenes of violence on the battlefield,[08]but here Dante is saying that no one can forcefully describe the bloodshed of wartime, and thus Dante has ridiculed Bertran's accomplishments as a poet. Much of the language and ...
- 995: History Of The Counterculture
- ... in America were considered a true awakening of youth culture. If this is true then the 1960's was a decade of discovery. It was a decade marred by social unrest, civil rights injustice, and violence abroad. These were some of the factors that lead to a revolution that attempted to bifurcate the fabric of American society. Teenagers were breaking away from the ideals that their parents held, and were attempting ... integrated schools, and in the South, "Jim Crow" practices barred blacks from jobs and public places. New groups and goals were formed to push for full equality. As often as not, white resistance resulted in violence. (Constable, 148-150)In 1962, during the first large-scale public protest against racial discrimination, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. gave a dramatic and inspirational speech in Washington, D.C. during a march on the ...
- 996: Mahatma Gandhi
- ... it was wrong to kill animals for food or clothing. In his religious studies, he happened upon Leo Tolstoys Christian writings, and was inspired. It stated that all government is based on war and violence, and that one can attack these only through passive resistance. This made a deep impression on Gandhi. Gandhi developed a method of direct social action, based upon principals of courage, nonviolence, and truth, which he ... declared he would go to jail or even die before obeying an anti-Asian law. Thousands of Indians joined him in this civil disobedience campaign. He started protest campaigns and organized demonstrations, but never used violence. His philosophy was to never fight back against the atrocities, but still never retreat. This, he said, would decrease the hate against him and his fellow believers, and increase the respect felt towards him. Gandhi ...
- 997: Sports Entertainment ( Wrestli
- ... they see on programs such as RAW. Younger fans, however who do not know that much about wrestlings' true values may take wrestling more seriously, much may result in some problems, such as increase in violence and other related issues. According to High school teacher and wrestling fan Raymond Butler, some kids do copy the move, but he say the don't go overboard , "I don't see them jumping off ... simulated satanic activity, and 42 cases of simulated drug use. Now I know this all may seem bad, but just go back to the ratings, it is number one. Obviously this mix of sex and violence sells, and sells big. Now what about those 10 year olds? Well the WWF does produce edited versions of RAW, these episodes are aired at earlier times and of most of the swearing and other ...
- 998: Things Fall Apart: Okonkwo's Life
- ... he show his love, even for his family. And those rare times when he did were quickly covered up with another outburst of rage. Okonkwo was a man of no emotions, who believed that discipline, violence and stubbornness were the ways to success. He only cared what the other people, the other men thought of him and not what his own conscience thought of himself. It was this spirit that Achebe ... his people than a mountain of wealth. There were times in the story, however, when this was not apparent. It was when things were well with the Ibo people that Okonkwo's dominating and unyielding violence of spirit were looked down upon. It was when the Ibo were their own leaders that Okonkwo's apparent lack of conscience and emotion were a liability. The Week of Peace was disturbed and the ...
- 999: History Of Lacrosse
- ... 1980 when the Iroquois Nationals formed and broke this barrier. Many aspects started that brought negative thought. Wagering on games which had always been an integral part to the community's involvement. When betting and violence saw an increase; lacrosse was looked upon negatively by whites. This was, however, the traditional Indian culture eroding, not the sport itself. This betting and violence sparked opposition to lacrosse from government officials and missionaries. The betting was also believed to have an impoverishing effect on the Indians. Plus the games were felt to interfere with church attendance. The last straw ...
- 1000: Black Boy
- Black Boy Richard Wright grew up in the deep-south, full of racism and violence. His situations as a kid through his teenage years influenced his life as an adult. Racism played a major role in shaping the life of Richard Wright. Rebellion was also part of Richards life and ... the north where his life could change. I liked this book because it shows how living in a society full of racism can affect a persons life. Richard grew up in world full of violence. He describes every incident as fully detailed as could be and it intrigues the reader to become part of his life and see it as he does. Every chapter of the book has a part ...
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