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Racism: Burdens Of A Multi-Cultural World
<view this essay>.... to-day?", another hooted.
"Just leave me alone.", Little Jimmy said
"Oh no, Jimmy's really getting pist off!?", the first boy retaliated.
"Just shove off and let me be," Jimmy answered.
It is like this everyday, everywhere, and everytime, people suffer
discrimination. All because they have differences amongst each other. Different
beliefs, different cultures, different skin colour, all of these act like
building blocks to help construct what we know as Racism.
Racism has become one of the many burdens amongst multi-cultural worlds
like Canada and the States. Racism is a part of each and every one of us. No
doubt, we are all racist, but this the term rac .....
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Welfare: Not A Way Of Life
<view this essay>.... no longer exists.
Traditionally, the federal government set eligibility guidelines on a national basis, then parceled out money to the states to fund specific programs. Now, the federal money allocated for public assistance is sent to the states in block grants. The federal role is limited to setting goals, establishing financial penalties, and giving rewards (Froomkin, Dan). States and even counties are designing their own programs for the poor picking and choosing from approaches they hope will get results. Many of the new approaches require subjective judgments. A human being has to decide when individual recipients are ready for work and should be c .....
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Children Are Easily Influenced
<view this essay>.... Girls are not so easily influenced by television as boys are.
Although there are some girls that want to fight along with the boys, for
the most part, girls do not like those types of shows.
Along with television, children may also be influenced by people
they don't know. Although most children are taught not to talk to
strangers, we would be surprised how many actually do. Studies have shown
that both boys and girls do talk to strangers, but boys are more likely to
do what a stranger tells them than girls are. A lot of young boys are
easily deceived. Girls, on the other hand, are more cautious. Even when
girls are young, they are still wear .....
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Against Censoring Harmless Obscene Language
<view this essay>.... In this constitution, there is this little thing called the Bill of
Rights which contains the first ten amendments, the first being the freedom of
speech. Article I of the United States Constitution states, "Congress shall
make no law…abridging the freedom of speech." Translated, this asserts that I
can say what ever the !@#$ I want to.† Ooh, I'm sorry, I hope you closed your
eyes and washed your ears out with soap. If not, too $%@# bad!
My belief is that nothing should be censored. Nothing. It is every
person's right and responsibility to shield him or herself from any language and
other audio and visual provided I do not say anything false .....
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Tobacco Advertising Makes Young People Their Chief Target
<view this essay>.... Joe Camel, the "smooth character" from R.J. Reynolds, who is shown as a dromedary with complete style has been attacked by many Tobacco-Free Kids organizations as a major influence on the children of America. Dr. Lonnie Bristow, AMA (American Medical Association) spokesman, remarks that "to kids, cute cartoon characters mean that the product is harmless, but cigarettes are not harmless. They have to know that their ads are influencing the youth under 18 to begin smoking"(Breo). Researchers at the Medical College of Georgia report that almost as many 6-year olds recognize Joe Camel as know Mickey Mouse (Breo). That is very shocking information for any parent .....
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Gender Inequality
<view this essay>.... male-domination. It is important to examine all facets of this problem, but
in order to fully tackle the issue one must recognize that this inequality in
the workforce is rooted in what shapes future employees and employers--
education. This paper will examine the inequalities in policy, actual teaching
situations, admission to post-secondary institutions, hiring, and job benefits
and wages. It will also tackle what is being done to solve this problem and what
can be done to remedy the situation.
The late 1960s brought on the first real indication that feminist groups
were concerned with the education system in North America. The focus of these
feminist .....
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Violence On TV
<view this essay>.... of violent behavior in children. The research proves time and time again that aggression and television viewing do go hand in hand. The truth about television violence and children has been shown. Some are trying to fight this problem. Others are ignoring it and hoping it will go away. Still others don't even seem to care. However, the facts are undeniable. The studies have been carried out and all the results point to one conclusion: Television violence causes children to be violent and the effects can be life-long.
The information can't be ignored. Violent television viewing does affect children. The effects have been seen in a number of cases. In New York, .....
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Staying In School
<view this essay>.... other places and people for
a year or more before attempting college. College adds 4 more years of
intense work, yet knowledge learned within High School can make learning
new material easier for you. Other people often find themselves getting
sidetracked once they put off the option to attend college, that can only
hinder your ability to eventually become a college graduate.
College can be a fun experience if shared with friends and people of
similar age. By waiting an extra year or two, you will find it more
uncomfortable within your classes. The entire college experience involves
parties, football games, and drinking beer with your buddies as we .....
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