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Lost Generation Gulf War
954 wordsDuring World War I, many of the men who fought were only about nineteen years young. These men experienced horrors beyond belief in a matter of years, which is ten times worse than a normal man experiences his whole life. This generation of men, from 1914 - 1918, who fought in a great war and lived in constant fear of their last breathe, while we enjoy parties, the freedom of being a teenager, and able just to kick back and enjoy life at its prime. This is the lost generation. As tensions grew i...
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George W Bush Voter Turnout
1,434 wordsWhat's the U. S. all about? When asked that question almost everyone I know would reply: "Well, the U. S. represents democracy, capitalism, freedom, etc. " The first thing I noticed is that everyone seems to mention democracy first. If you quiz a random American on this, that's probably what they " ll think of too. It's also a point of view that might be the source of resentment for many Americans who are unhappy with our government right now. Why would that be? Because the U. S. is actually not...
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Peer Pressure Sexual Activity
1,195 wordsAnd I will show you something different from either your shadow at morning striding behind you, or your shadow at evening rising to meet you; I will show you fear in a handful of dust (The Waste Lands, INTERNET). When T. S. Eliot wrote that line, he wasnt thinking of high school, but he could have been. Adults believe high school to be one of the happiest time in a persons life, that all the fears they had were meaningless, and blown to the wind. However, to those how still attend, high schools ...
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Canada Young Offenders Act
1,152 wordsOfficially passed in Parliament in 1984, the Young Offenders Act was the final say in the rights of all criminal offenders of the ages 12 - 17. Most children under the age of twelve are not held responsible for crimes they may commit any one over 18 is considered an adult and tried according to the Criminal Code of Canada. The Canadian government managed to agree that young children and teens have special needs that the Criminal Code couldnt provide for. The YOA provides more opportunities for r...
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2 3 Million Juvenile Offenders
611 wordsWhy would our government try to hurt kids? Well, kids are being hurt right now. In America, rather than rehabilitation, punishment is being emphasized for juveniles who commit violent crimes. This way of thinking must stop with the addition of rehabilitation and prevention programs for juvenile offenders. The FBI reported that the 5 % of juvenile youths sent to adult prisons were eight times as likely to commit suicide. It has also been evident that those kids incarcerated with adults are also m...
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Ways Of Thinking Sherlock Holmes
1,075 wordsKnowledge was one of the most powerful tools of the middle ages. It was highly valued by many kings and members of nobility, but the greatest procurer of knowledge through the middle ages was undoubtedly the church. Their motive for the capturing of wisdom was not for their own enrichment, but predominantly self-preservation. If the general public were to get hold of such a wealth of philosophical and scientific works that were withheld in the monastic libraries then they would almost certainly ...
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Al 2000 P Anorexia Nervosa
1,378 wordsCreating a profile of a developmental stage of the lifespan In this essay, I am going to discuss the developmental stage of the adolescent aged from 12 to 20 years old from the physical development like puberty and sexual maturity, the social development like peer pressure, popularity and rejection in school and the issues surrounding them like juvenile delinquency and gangs, eating disorders like obesity, anorexia nervosa and bulimia. I will also be touching on the causes of these issues. Physi...
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Urban Vs Rural Education
1,193 wordsAnd so for the research paper, my selected topic would explore the relationship between the rural poor and education. But more specifically, having read the Hallway Hangers, how do poor, rural youths differ in their educational goals and achievements than poor, urban youths? It is evident that rural poor are at a disadvantage educationally, socially, and economically compared to the urban poor. Rural youths' chances of employment (whether in agriculture or in other areas), are weaker than their ...
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Punk Rock Punk Bands
1,072 wordsMrs. Barbara Simpson English Comp II 25 March 2000 The Origination of Punk Rock The time was in the mid-seventies, there was a void in the music industry that needed to be filled. This need for a new sound was aptly filled by punk rock, a new type of sound that had evolved from mostly rock and a little pop music. The focus of this paper is on punk rock and it's ample beginnings, early pioneers of the new sound, punk rock listener's cultural background and their ideas as a whole, bands influenced...
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Illegal Graffiti Artists Legal Street Art School
813 wordsThe Graffiti Exposure in Wynnum Is it a work of art; or a piece of scrawl sprayed across some bare surface? Ladies and Gentlemen, should Wynnum be exposed to Graffiti? Firstly, I would like to ask you. What is the cost to the government to? cover up this unwanted advertisement? One recent attack placed a school approximately $ 4000 out of pocket. Further more, over the last twelve months, my school has experienced nine attempts at destroying the aesthetic appeal of the buildings within. I could ...
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Helter Skelter Race War
749 wordsCharles Manson was a bearded, wild-eyed 35 year old career criminal and pimp, who stood a mere 52. He memorized a group of largely middle class youths into thinking he was Christ incarnate. Using manipulation with drugs and force of personality, Manson molded the young people into killers. They would be lucky enough to carry out his visions of Helter Skelter. One of the youths picked up was Leslie Van Houston. She met him, and was very suprised at his advanced age and definitive size. Within a m...
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King Of Athens Returned To Athens Theseus
736 wordsGOT Theseus Theseus GOT A B+ (89 %) In Greek mythology, Theseus can truely be thought of as the greatest Athenian hero. He was the son of Aegeus, king of Athens, and Aethra, princess of Troezen, and daughter of Pittheus, king of Troezen. Before Theseus was born his father Aegeus left Aethra in Troezen of Argolis and returned to Athens before he was born. But before he left king Aegeus put his sword and his pair of sandals under a large rock and said to Aethra that when Theseus was old enough to ...
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Children Of Alcoholics Alcoholic Parent
892 wordsMILLIONS of youths endure the daily turmoil of living with an alcoholic parent. Says the book Teen Troubles: Living with an alcoholic parent means living with stress-stress that come at you from a dozen directions. A high proportion of alcoholic parents abuse their children physically or sexually. And even when the situation is not so extreme, the book Options notes if drinking makes [the alcoholic parent] unpredictable, irresponsible, reckless, or moody, its bad enough. No wonder, then that man...
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Grolier Electronic Publishing Cult Leaders
1,281 wordsCults There are many types of cults in the world, cults are everywhere but you just do not see them. Every person in the world has been in contact with them in one way or another in many cases you cannot see them. The closest cult we know of is on Rice Lake called the Movies led by Reverend Myung, where I have currently visited. Cults can be involved in churches and even are earliest religions are called cults. Cults are not the strongest groups sects are the strongest group. When you join a sec...
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Louis Armstrong Cool Jazz
648 wordsThe History Of Jazz The first jazz was played in the early 20 th century. The work chants and folk music of black Americans are among the sources of jazz, which reflects the rhythms and expressions of West African song. Ragtime, an Afro-American music that first appeared in the 1890 s, was composed for the piano, and each rag is a composition with several themes. The leading ragtime composer was Scott Joplin. The first improvising jazz musician was the cornetist Buddy Bolden, leader of a band in...
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Mark Twain American Literature
772 wordsWhy The Censorship? Racism, slang, graphic ideas; when these things coincide with classic American literature what happens? The best example of this is in a novel written by Mark Twain. The novel, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn has been an open dispute on this topic for decades. In some instances it has been called the greatest classic of American literature. In others it has been called no more that trailer trash garbage. When does a novel cross the line and become censored? This has been t...
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Judicial System Family Court
1,443 wordsIn New York Homicide arrests of kids, ages ten through fourteen rose from 194 to 301 between 1988 and 1992 (Minerbrook, Page 36). In 1986, a majority of cases in New York City+s family court were misdemeanors; today more than 90 percent are felonies (Minerbrook, Page 36). No end to this dramatic increase in violence seems to be in sight. Youngsters used to shoot each other in the bodies, then the head. Now they shoot each other in the face. (Samuelson, Page 26). No segment of society is immune t...
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Jenny Jones Television Violence
1,274 wordsTelevision Violence Society was changed forever through the invention of the television. We now have access to information across the globe and entertainment around the clock. At what point has the industry crossed the line in television entertainment? Mentally or physically we all at some point or another want to be like the television personalities we see on a daily basis. No one is more influenced than the impressionable youths who are raised by the television rather than their parents. After...
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Recording Industry Association Industry Association Of America
1,079 wordsThe PMRC was founded in May of 1985. (Tipper) In November of 1985 the PMRC met with the Recording Industry Association of America. The two organizations made an agreement that a label saying Explicit Lyrics-Parental Advisory should be placed on albums containing obscenities, or sexual lyrics. The main parent leading the PMRC is Al Gores wife, Tipper Gore. Tipper Gore seems to be ruining her husbands chances at ever becoming president. The problem is that the entertainment industry, which would m...
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Unconventional Participation Conventional Participation Vote
547 wordsPolitical participation has many different forms. The different forms are placed into two categories, conventional participation and unconventional participation. Some examples of conventional participation are writing letters, attending meetings, working in campaigns, contributing money, contacting officials, and voting. Demonstrations and boycotts are examples of unconventional participation. The most pure and most effective form of political participation is naturally, voting. Despite the fac...
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