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A Good Man Is Hard To Find
<view this essay>.... there are some that do not think this way and hence allow their male superego to dominate what little intelligence God gave to them. These men believe in dominating a woman by any means possible and hence mar their character when they resort to violence. Examples of such men are rapist and abusive husbands or boyfriends.
Then there are those who appreciate women to the point where one just is not enough. Their actions portray that they are aware that women are indeed great, therefore, they believe that they must show each one that they have come to this cognizance. Unfortunately, their admiration is demonstrated in a negative way as they prove t .....
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Inequality Of The Sexes
<view this essay>.... equal. There was no
mention of women being equal, only men. At the time of the drafting of the
document, the men had all the power. The document was even drafted by a man.
Women were confined to the home to take care of the domestic housekeeping
duties. Look no further than the home to see the first sign that men and
women are not equal. The traditional role of the man was to work and the
money he made would be used by all in the household. The traditional role
of the woman was to stay home, take care of the children, clean the house,
and cook. Because society has always associated money with power, the
person bringing home the money had the power. The man of .....
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Freedom In The United States
<view this essay>.... history.
The First Amendment clearly voices a great American respect toward the freedom of religion. It also prevents the government from "abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances." Since the early history of our country, the protection of basic freedoms has been of the utmost importance to Americans.
In Langston Hughes' poem, "Freedom," he emphasizes the struggle to enjoy the freedoms that he knows are rightfully his. He reflects the American desire for freedom now when he says, "I do not need my freedom when I'm dead. I cannot l .....
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Greek And Hellenistic Philosophy
<view this essay>.... first to focus on the ethical and truth
establishing questions that have worried the thoughtful since the dawn of
creation. He felt it was important to focus on the human being instead of
the physical nature. Socrates believed that intellectual excellence could
be obtained. So he often engaged in systematic questioning with his young
disciples. The very essence of the Socratic method was that everything
should be fearlessly examined and justified before it should be taken as
truth. Socrates was a wonderful teacher wich was why his pupils used his
information in their works.
Plato was a dedicated student of Socrates. He defended him against
the unjust accusatio .....
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Censorship
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against the graphic and theatre arts. However or whenever these attacks
occur, they usually fall at least one of the following categories:
Religion
War & Peace (Violence)
Sociology & Race
Language
Drugs
Sex
Inappropriate Adolescent Behaviour
What is Obscenity? Clearly something hard to talk about constructively.
"Obscenity" is difficult to discuss honestly. After all, what makes a thing
obscene? It is Something too vague perhaps to be defin .....
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Racial Discrimination And Its Effect On Our Society
<view this essay>.... based on something other than individual reason, usually their membership in a socially distinct group or category. Racial discrimination has been, and still is a huge problem, with many attempts for solutions.
Imagine not knowing the time because nobody will tell you. Why won't they tell you the time, or spare you some change? Because your different skin. Actually, because your skin is a different color, or because your a different kind of religion. You can help stop this; all you have to do is try to accept different ethnic people as you do anyone else. If you can’t, you don’t have to express it, keep it to yourself. If you hear somebody saying somethi .....
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Safety In Institutions
<view this essay>.... being unsafe is the common threat of being harrased physically. Institutions such as; prison wr camps, maximum security prison and high school all demonstarte examples of abuse. A common threat towards inmates, was the fear of a prison official not liking you. In the movie The Hill, the sargent who was second in command, made sure he maximized his authority, by making the inmates know who had all the power. The sargent in this movie expressed his hatred towards one of the inmates , by making him and his cell mates, do excrutiating excercises in the middle of the hot dessert. The physical abuse of running up and down a hill, would surely lead to heat exau .....
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Abolishing Poverty In The U.S
<view this essay>.... have any real wealth. In fact people who
are relatively poor are usually in the lower 5% of the population in terms of
wealth. People who live the state of absolute poverty can not sustain a
certain level of living . These people have a hard time getting money for food ,
clothing, or shelter. People who are absolutely poor have a rough time getting
money to put food on the table one day and the next day they might not have any
money to put food on the table. Not all people who are relatively poor are
absolutely poor, but, all people who are absolutely poor are relatively poor.
These types of poor are found all throughout the world especially in
underd .....
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