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Factory Workers American Students
884 words
What is wrong with American schools? Thats the
million Dollar Question, or should I say the
Multi-Billion Dollar Question. In the past,
Americas solution to our abysmal public school
situation has been to throw money at the problem.
But that obviously isnt working. American students
are consistently scoring less on standardized
tests than other nations children. Personally, I
believe the problems are more complex than a
simple budget problem. The truth is, American
culture is to blame. For some ...
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Death Penalty Deter Crime
1,379 words
I, Judge Brady, am sentencing Paula Pretty to a
life in prison with no possibility of parole for
the murder of a 16 year old female. My decision to
oppose the death penalty is based on moral,
practical, as well as constitutional grounds. I
realize that many of my voters do not support me
in my decision, however, I cannot go against my
strong belief of a persons right to life. My job
as a judge is to uphold the constitution and judge
the actions of the accused, not the accused. I am
a judge, not ...
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Social Organization Related Homicides
646 words
Feeling alienated by fellow classmates, two
students at Columbine High School in Littleton, CO
who referred to themselves as the Trench Coat
Mafia went on a rampant killing spree which took
the lives of themselves, twelve other students and
one teacher (Obmascik 1). This incident caused an
immediate plea for more socially responsible
communities, assuming that greater moral values
would curb the likelihood of these
argument-related homicides. This relies on the
notion that greater social organiz...
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Physician Assisted Suicide Ethics
1,024 words
It is a controversy so complex and powerful that
it perforates not only the core of society's
public policy, but individual ethical and moral
principle. It is a soul searching burden placed
upon the minds and hearts of all into the depths
of the integrity of quality of life and the
sanctity of death. It is the issue of
physician-assisted suicide. This unpleasant
inevitable dilemma of balancing the right and
wrong of physician-assisted suicide is met by many
with great anguish. Many medical profe...
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Gender Stereotyping Wear Dresses Woman
1,093 words
Perhaps it has become second nature for the human
race to associate certain traits with specific
genders. Moreover, maybe because society has
taught us that this practice is okay, mankind does
not bother questioning its validity. However, it
is my opinion that this practice certainly does
need to be questioned. Why is it that what is
right for a man is not necessarily right for a
woman? And to the same effect, what is acceptable
for a woman is not always acceptable for a man. I
spent my life sur...
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Interesting To Note Cultural And Social
1,157 words
We all speak and act from our bodies, but what we
actually consider as "our" or other peoples body
is very much open to debate. The images shift and
change threw the times and culture changes, and so
does the perception of the "ideal" or "politically
correct" body. In the world we live in, the body
has become a commodity, a fetish. The appropriate
or "politically correct" image of the body results
in its veneration as an ideal and promotes a whole
set of values behind the image. Therefore, it
is...
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Baby Is Born Gender Roles
1,465 words
A baby is born and the doctor looks at the proud
parents and says three simple words: Its a boy, or
Its a girl! Before a newborn child even takes his
or her first breath of life outside the mothers
womb, he or she is distinguishable and
characterized by gender. The baby is brought home
and dressed in clothes that help friends, family,
and even strangers identify the sex of the child.
Baby boys are dressed in blue and baby girls are
dressed in pink. The baby boy may be dressed in a
blue jumpsuit ...
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Terminally Ill Patients Attempted Suicide
1,286 words
Euthanasia is one of society's more widely, and
hotly debated moral issues of our time. More
directly, active euthanasia, which by definition,
is; "Doing something, such as administering a
lethal drug, or using other means that cause a
person's death. " 1 Passive euthanasia, defined
as; "Stopping (or not starting) some treatment,
which allows a person to die, the person's
condition causes his or her death, " 2 seems not
to be as debated, perhaps not as recognized, as
it's counterpart. I have cho...
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Sir Gawain And The Green Knight Stanza 74
1,330 words
In stanza 74, fit III, the lady of the castle
offers a magical, green girdle to Sir Gawain and
explains to him that the wearer of this corset
cannot be killed by any cunning on earth. Sir
Gawain, amidst an ethical dilemma, accepts the
gift and chooses to conceal it from Lord Bertilak.
This passage contains three of the main themes of
the story the inner and outer conflicts between
Sir Gawain's ethics and desire to live, and the
test of religion. When Sir Gawain is offered the
girdle, his knightl...
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Francis Ford Coppola Bram Stoker
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One of the famous monsters of our time that has
terrorized audiences in many movies is Count
Dracula. He is a vampire who has been alive for
several hundred years, and keeps himself alive by
sucking blood from live victims. The character was
created by author Bram Stoker in the novel titled
Dracula. In the novel, Dracula is of course the
antagonist who would stop at nothing to be with
Mina, a women, who looks like his dead wife. The
protagonist is a young man from England, Jonathan
Harker, who i...
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Acceptable Behavior Sex Life
787 words
The Paul Bernardo Paul Bernardo The urge shot
through the mans body, uncontrollable, like sharks
in a feeding frenzy. He could only quench his
feverish desires by carrying out unspeakable
devilish acts. The victim didnt matter, no thought
was given to any implications of the satanic
rituals. Several times Bernardo resorted to
defecating of human beings in order to satisfy his
sick and abnormal urges. Paul Bernardo's lustful
and diverted sexual desires sprouted from the
influence of pornography. ...
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Extra Marital States Quot
1,253 words
Through the interactions between male and female
characters, Fitzgerald depicts a variety of social
expectations regarding " typical" male
behavior in the 1920 s. In the novel The Great
Gatsby, characters such as Tom Buchanan, Jay
Gatsby, George Wilson and Nick Carraway
demonstrate behavior that acts to maintain and
live up to expectations inherent in society.
Through their controlling ways, these characters
strive to define the " typical" man in
the 1920 s. The notion that a...
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Anabolic Steroids Steroid Abuse
1,502 words
Steroids in Sports In many parts of the world
today, sports competitions are the vehicle for the
fierce quest to win, to be? the best. ? Athletes
will do anything to win whether that be cheating
in golf or taking steroids in order to excel in
baseball. It is said that over 3 million athletes
and bodybuilders have used illegal steroids in
this country alone (Street 1). If many people
already use steroids why not make them legal and
let people take them at their own risk? Or perhaps
do you think s...
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Extra Marital Green Light
1,225 words
Through the interactions between male and female
characters, Fitzgerald depicts a variety of social
expectations regarding typical male behavior in
the 1920 s. In the novel The Great Gatsby,
characters such as Tom Buchanan, Jay Gatsby,
George Wilson and Nick Carraway demonstrate
behavior that acts to maintain and live up to
expectations inherent in society. Through their
controlling ways, these characters strive to
define the typical man in the 1920 s. The notion
that a mans success can be measu...
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Males And Females Communication Style
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The article that I located is Gender and Language
Use is by Laden Meunier. I found this article very
fascinating and very informative. It covered the
differences in gender speech patterns and the
differences in gender communication. The article
implies that as a child we are taught how to
behave and communicate according to our gender.
The writer contends that it is nurture rather than
nature that molds the way males and females
respond and communicate with each other. The
author included variou...
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God Existence Greater Can Be Conceived
1,599 words
In my life on this planet I have come to question
many things that many take on as blind faith. We
all know that someday we will? physically? die,
Yet, we continuously deny the forces working
inside ourselves which want to search out the true
outcome of what may or may not come after death.
It? s far easier for humanity to accept that they
will go on to a safe haven and be forgiven for
all, rather than to question the existence of a
super omnipotent being. Fortunately, there are
some of us who t...
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Twelve Steps God
1,144 words
Holiness in the Rule of St. Benedict The portrait
of holiness presented in the Rule of St. Benedict
is one of radical humility attained through
obedience in order to perform the Holy Office in a
worthy manner. In psychological terms it is the
maintenance of extremely low self-esteem and low
autonomy in order to have a highly dependent
relationship with God. The holiness of the
individual and community is centered on the Holy
Office: ? Nothing comes before the Divine Office?
(43). (It is for this...
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Openly Gay Gay Lesbian
626 words
When you hear the word gay, what do you think of?
Happy? Doubtfully. Something stupid or dumb? Most
likely. In todays culture, gay is a common
adjective for something undesirable or stupid. I
hear this word used in such a way countless times
daily. Am I the only one bothered by this?
Homosexuals have never seemed to be a widely
accepted group in America. Many people are still
disgusted by the fact that there are such people
in the world. But this is getting better. There
are many pro-gay / lesbi...
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Good Or Bad Money And Power
586 words
How Can We Tell What Is Good Or Bad? To tell what
is good or bad, a person needs to consider what he
or she considers to be morally sound and immoral.
A persons morals are taught by their parents and
from the society from which they are raised.
Society is not worried about what is good or bad,
but how to obtain money and power. Money and power
can dilute the values of what people judge morally
right. While the moral way of living would be to
work a normal forty hour week to earn income, the
easy...
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Crime And Deviance Societal Norms
1,274 words
1. How is social order possible? The way in which
social order is achieved has been the subject of
many theories presented by respectable
sociologists such as Emile Durkheim, Thomas
Hobbes, George Herbert Mead, and Karl Marx. Among
the most prominent of these theories are Hobbes
Social Control theory and Meads Symbolic
Interaction ism theory. Through these two
theories, it is possible to gain a better
understanding of how social order can be achieved.
The social control theory of Thomas Hobbes h...
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