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Hate And Prejudice
<view this essay>.... then "I hate you.", but in all reality a person making either of these statements is basically saying the exact same thing.
The most widely expressed form of hate is prejudice; to prejudge someone or something, or to have a hatred toward a particular group, race or religion. Today most of the worlds' population expresses hate in this form, and not always toward race, but mostly towards religion, state of wealth, or a person dress. Some people try to deny that they are prejudice, while others thrive on letting everyone know. An example of this would be the Ku Klux Klan; a society organized to reassert white supremacy with terroristic methods. Thes .....
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An Anaysis Of Sexism Against The Female In Athletics
<view this essay>.... continues to impact women in U.S. society, as well as capabilities within other aspects of society. It is my intention to address these variables both individually as well as intertwining units.
Within the world of sports, or athletics, we have particularly seen evidence of this within the Olympics. The Olympics is the epitome of sports for all people, male, female, as well as color, and ethnicity from around the world. Title IX was supposed to change the world, and it has: the number of women participating in college sports has jumped up considerable since the law was enacted twenty-five years ago. But the world changes slowly. U.S.A. Today surveyed 303 .....
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Pidgin: Dialect Of English Spoken On The Hawaiian Islands
<view this essay>.... background, my mother is
Scottish, English, Italian, French, and much more. My father is part Hawaiian
and part Scottish. Being such I have to choose which lifestyle is right for me.
There is a tug-a-war between the Hawaiian part of me and the Haole part of me.
The two cultures that I consider myself, Scottish and Hawaiian, are both proud,
interesting, and contain their own prescriptions toward behavior. The pidgin
dialect is a major part of life in the lower class Hawaiian neighborhoods. For
most children in these neighborhoods it is the language spoken at home. The
other people of the islands look at this dialect as a sign of a poor education
and up .....
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Creating The Safest Classroom And Lab Atmosphere
<view this essay>.... The
following is an overview of precautions, safety measures, guidelines, and
precedent which will theoretically create the safest, and most professional
classroom and lab atmospheres. Information is presented on labs from the
most innocuous, to the most potentially threatening.
SECTION I THE CLASSROOM
As simple as a classroom may seem, much thought should go into its
design and construction. Seeing as how it will be the incubator of great
minds, the classroom incorporated into room 643 should meet all safety
regulations, while being a pleasant place to learn. Light, ventilation,
exits, access, and fire safety must all be considered when building a
classro .....
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Women's Rights In Afghanistan, China And Iran
<view this essay>.... as ethnic groups or economic classes. Women have been granted the right to vote in most nations, but women’s share in governmental decision-making remains limited. Despite the fact that in 1994 women headed the governments of 10 countries, more that 100 countries had no female members in their legislative bodies (Microsoft 3). Women constitute approximately 9 percent of parliamentary representatives in industrialized countries and 12 percent in developing countries (Microsoft 4).
Many disparities persist between women’s legal rights and their economic status. Women today constitute nearly 10 percent of the worlds poor, despite international efforts to compens .....
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Teen Pregnancy
<view this essay>.... whetheer or not teens can have an abortion, because that is already established, but whether or not parents should have to give consent, or be notified, or neither. The arguments for and against this issue aare strong and depend mostly on the morals of those making the argument. To some teens it would be impossible to tell their parents they were pregnant let alone that they want an abortion. On the other hand teens sometimes act on imulse rather than giving such an emotional issue a lot of thought. If the parent were forced to give consent it would assure thet the decision had been given much thought. Though it could also rip a family apart. People rea .....
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An Utopian Society Is Wrong For Our Society
<view this essay>.... there are many
religions. In addition there are many ethnic beliefs in the world, there
are also great quantities of languages, that would mean all people should
speak one language too, that would be very hard to acheive.
An additional reason is that there is no uniqueness, things that would
usually set people apart don't stand out as much, If you were very
intelligent people probably would not bring it up because it would draw
attention. If somebody brought attention to somebody smarter then others,
people would feel jealous, angry, and not as smart.
One last reason is that people get to make their own choices. Something
people enjoy in life is getting .....
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Is Monogamy The Best Form Of Marriage?
<view this essay>.... sharing, and devoting one's self to another person for the rest of their life. Monogamy should be the most important aspect in a marriage.
The Western Religious leaders and moralists believe only one spouse for life is the highest form of marriage. Some of the most "primitive" peoples are strictly monogamous in their ideals, while some "highly advanced" cultures have moved away from the strict life-long monogamy. Sociologists, Ford and Beech, have found that only twenty-nine of the one-hundred and eighty-five contemporary cultures studied, less than sixteen percent restrict men and women to a single partner for life. However, less than one-third of the .....
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