Papers on Social Issues
Curfews, And Other Limits
Words: 738 - Pages: 3.... a problem with certain
teens, but some teens will never try drugs. Teenagers will turn to drugs
for answers to problems. To avoid having problems with your teen, spend
time with them and talk to them. In dealing with a teen who has taken
illegal drugs, you as a parent need to try to understand why you teen has
committed the crime. Only when you understand the child, then you can
give the appropriate punishment. Another important factor in discipline is
to make sure that the teen understands why what they have done is wrong,
and show them scripture to explain it. If a child does not know why what
they have done is bad, they will li .....
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Same Sex Marriages
Words: 957 - Pages: 4.... expecting to have them legalized by the year 2000. The Supreme Court is readily awaiting civil rights cases that will undoubtedly arise from the legalization of .
Like several other controversial ethical issues, most of the arguments eventually boil down to religion and morality. Many opponents believe that gay marriages promote physically harmful activity, and the chance for children to be raised in an unstable household. A common fear is the potential disillusion of the marriage contract between a man and a woman. They believe this contract encompasses terms including the ability and expectation of procreation. Though these points a .....
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Homeless: What Has Been Done To Decrease The Problem?
Words: 806 - Pages: 3.... to
eradicate it. The United Nations implemented a universal declaration of
human rights. Article 25 Section 1 of this declaration states:
Everyone has the right to a standard of living adequate for the
health and well being of himself and of his family, including food,
clothing, housing, and medical care and necessary social services, and to
the right to security in the event of unemployment, sickness, disability,
widowhood, old age or other lack of livelihood in circumstances beyond his
control.
This is a step in the right direction. However, this is not
enough. These rights are subject to the discretion of the government of
th .....
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Child Abuse
Words: 1710 - Pages: 7.... qualify as child abuse.
(Wallace,29)
Physical abused children do not fit any type of stereotype. Abuse
occurs in all neighborhoods. Also, abusers come in all shapes, sizes, colors,
and sexes. There are many signs of physical abuse.
First the location and types of injuries, many time the parent or care
takers will deny any wrong doing or the child has suffered any physical injury.
There are always those injuries that consist of a normal childhood upbringing,
such as falling of their bike or bumping their head. Then, there are those
which they cannot be explained. When caretakers deny any injuries or have no
knowledge of an i .....
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Notes: Americanization Or Candaisnism?
Words: 945 - Pages: 4.... the prime winners. The Maritimes were the
loosers. -Farmers of the West profited from Aaron Sapiro advice and raised
their annual wheat pools above $2.00/bushell. -Most magazines came from
the states and most Canadians immigrated
there. -There were new American films and media in Canada. -Canadian
resistors made a law to migrate any person that was
interfearing with the Canadian opinions and that tried to shape
it. -The group of Seven showed a distinctive American culture. -Groulx
fought children of Quebec cinemas to stop the influence
of American movies on them. He tried also to censor American
imported books and magazines. .....
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National Association For The Advancement Of Colored People
Words: 704 - Pages: 3.... and to celebrate
Lincoln's birthday took place; Thereupon, a statement, now known as "The Call",
was released. This statement reiterated the treatment of the black race since
1865. Many notable figures in history signed "The Call" , e.g., Ida Wells
Barnett, Jane Adams, W.E.B. DuBois and John Dewey. In a matter of two months,
another conference was held. As a result of that conference, the NAACP was born.
A distinct factor of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored
People, which set it apart from its congruent movement, the Niagara Movement,
was involvement of both races. The early success was due in large part to the .....
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Abilities Of People With Disabilities
Words: 701 - Pages: 3.... are discriminated against and
to show what is being done to stop this raping of the human heart.
Got a weight problem? Sure, there are a lot of diets you could try, but
why not exercise your right as a victim and strike back at discriminatory
employers? You might not lose any weight ,but at least you can get the job you
deserve. This is possible because of the courts and the Equal Employment
Opportunity Commission wants to extend protections under the 1973 Rehabilitation
Act and the Americans with Disabilities Act to obese people. In December of 1993
a Federal Appeals Court ruled unanimously to uphold an order that required the
state .....
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Child Labor
Words: 487 - Pages: 2.... million children
working world wide, something must be done. A first step for worldwide
awareness is for people to realize that most child labor doesn’t take
place in old, run-down factories, but in unregulated parts of the economy
such as agriculture and domestic services. Surprising to most, even
countries such as the United States still have their share of problems. In
a recent awareness swap between American and Bangladesh children, both
groups experienced the sight of little kids laboring in sweatshops.
Although the UN wants to help, they are somewhat limited in their
abilities to make dramatic changes. If they put legal restr .....
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The Role Of Entertainers As Educators
Words: 1915 - Pages: 7.... 97). They taught the precepts of Siddhartha and Buddha in such theatrical epics as Ramayana and Mahabharata, setting exacting rules for theater performance in the process (Burdick 99). Similarly, Irish monks established singing schools, which taught uniform use of music throughout the church (Young "'). Through chants which were all the same, they spread identical teachings. Christian psalms and hymns in Apostolic times were sung to spread the knowledge and faith of Christianity. In fact, Christianity was promoted from the start by music. Churches were for long the only centers of learning, with monks teaching all lessons through music (You .....
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Other Minds
Words: 2498 - Pages: 10.... demonstrated with absolute
certainty equivalent to that of mathematical truths. Philosophy ever since
Descartes has tended to be defined by scepticism: either it aims to
produce sceptical theories or it aims to refute them. And sceptics tend
towards extremity in their doubts. It must be stated here and now that
there are not, and never can be, any theories that prove demonstratively
that other minds exist, or that I know others’ mental states. This is not
what should be aimed at in attempting to solve the problem. As Austin puts
it "To suppose that the question ‘How do I know that Tom is angry?’ is
meant to mean ‘How do I introspect .....
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