Papers on Social Issues
The Role Of Women In The Church
Words: 1912 - Pages: 7.... a person or practice is not bound by its
teachings. He or she can therefor pick and choose whatever corresponds to
his/her point of view. However, if the Bible is of divine inspiration, then a
cautious consideration of passages relevant to a particular issue must be
undertaken. Traditions and customs that have arisen after the Bible was written
may thus be carefully scrutinized. Such practices may or may not prove sound
after comparison with scripture.
Before we discuss specific issues concerning women in worship, we should
consider principles derived from the relationship of Adam and Eve as described
in Genesis chapter one. The A .....
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Are Immigrants A Burden To The U.S?
Words: 247 - Pages: 1.... and Poles of early immigration. According to a 1990 census, forgien
born males have a 77% labor force participation. Now, compare that to the 74%
participation of native-born Americans and you see that immigrants are not as
lazy as some would have you believe. 5.1% of working age immigrants, the
majority of which were legally admitted, recieve welfare benefits. 5.3% of
working age, native born Americans also recieve welfare benefits . Immigrants,
both legal and illegal, are the minority of those recieving welfare and are not
the only ones recieving it as the facts show.
Immigrants, even undocumented ones are not causing unemployment for .....
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Roles Of Individuals And Societies
Words: 1236 - Pages: 5.... relevance of such an argument might first be debated, for one might
first respond to this question with some doubt; surely we have control of
ourselves, do we all not have control of our own faculties at this very moment?
At this moment you are reading or being subjected to a reading of this paper,
therefore if this indeed is not fufilling some immediate obvious desire it is
accomplishing some sort of other goal. Likely this goal is to achieve an
education but again we might ask ourselves why? Surely we all want to further
our scholarly qualities and develop our minds but more likely this again has an
underlying goal: to succeed in societ .....
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Study On Juvenile Psychopaths
Words: 3783 - Pages: 14.... Side Story and the Bloods and the Crips. It is not inconceivable that the demographic surge of the next ten years will bring with it young criminals who make the Bloods and the Crips look tame." (10) They are what Professor DiIulio and others call urban "super predators"; young people, often from broken homes or so-called dysfunctional families, who commit murder, rape, robbery, kidnapping, and other violent acts. These emotionally damaged young people, often are the products of sexual or physical abuse. They live in an aimless and violent present; have no sense of the past and no hope for the future; they commit unspeakably brut .....
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Cross-Cultural Child Rearing
Words: 1390 - Pages: 6.... (Reynolds p.21). Though many mothers across the world may do this, there are many variances in the way the children are raised.
Breast-feeding is one variance that is present cross culturally. Most women breast-feed their children for some period of time, though some women in the United States start their children on formula at an early age. Women in the United States are amongst the few that even put their children on bottle formula. “In the West today, solid foods such as rice cereal is introduced during the first four to eight months of age: and from there, a steady progression of mashed and then chunky but soft foods are us .....
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Unique Cultures Of The World
Words: 1608 - Pages: 6.... Canton or Southern China.
Peking the largest area, is comprised of Inner Mongolia, Hopei, Honan, Shantung, Shansi, and Shensi provinces. Wheat, millet, sorghum, peanuts, corn, and soybeans are the main crops of the region. Chinese leaf, cucumber, and celery are the main vegetables of the region. Noodles, steamed breads and buns are more popular than rice, unlike in southern China. Mongol cuisine has influenced Peking greatly. This is made obvious in the way that this region’s people use mutton and lamb more than in other regions. Without a doubt, the one dish that has escaped from Peking’s borders and captured the imagination of people .....
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Creating A Culture Of Peace
Words: 1001 - Pages: 4.... can always work on and improve.
The ways in which we can improve our culture can be much easier to
understand when we break down everyone’s definition of peace into separate
points. By doing this we can specifically improve each aspect and in the
long run we will have created a much more peaceful society.
The first aspect of peace is the spirit peace, which reflects how
we feel about ourselves and how we treat others. Peace is to smile at the
world, taking good care of the animals, the trees, the lakes, and being
aware of the environment. When we understand nature - and accept the fact
that we are part of it - then there will be peace. .....
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The Family Is A Social Institution
Words: 534 - Pages: 2.... functions but we have taken a new function- emotional gratification. The more depersonalized our society, the more we depend on our family to provide emotional and intimate ambience to come back to. Our society has moved away from the traditional nuclear families towards extended families, blended families, childless marriages, single parents etc. The key word now is variety where multi-generation households are making a comeback.
My views on family and marriage have remained more or less the same since early childhood. Indian marriage as it stands today is a very old institution. To outsiders it seems strange if not outright absurd s .....
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Television Violence And Its Effect On Children
Words: 847 - Pages: 4.... of drugs or alcohol (Deitz).
Television, video games, and music are very influential and if there is too much
violence available for children to watch, play, or listen to, this can sway
their attitudes in a negative direction.
Television is especially influencial on the children today. The hard
truth is that children spend an average of 28 hours a week in front of the
television (Neilson 1993). This is almost two times the amount of time that
some children are in school. At this very impressionable age it is no wonder
that the images that kids see sometimes has a profound impact on their behavior.
Fifty-five percent of children watch t .....
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Nonviolent Resistance
Words: 842 - Pages: 4.... of the United States of America. The Negroes are
Americans and the Constitution's Bill of Rights applies to every single
American.
The Negroes did know that the system was corrupted, but why did
they accept to adjust themselves to their oppression? I don't know. By
accepting to conform their oppression they are giving up their basic
rights that our four fathers gave them. They need to stand up for their
rights until they reach their goal.
As an example, women weren't allowed to vote prior to 1920. The
women citizens of America wanted to vote and they had the right to vote.
They fought and fought for the freedom to vote. On .....
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