Papers on Social Issues
Gays: A Struggle For Acceptance
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in America, the land of the free, where all men are created equal and with an
inalienable right to pursue their own happiness. No one should be able to take
these rights away from anyone. Also, in the 1950s, the civil rights movement
became active and words like desegregation and equal rights for all became
synonymous with the American way of life. Stand up and fight against those who
have done you wrong! This is what gave homosexuals such a conviction to start
fighting for their own cause. This paper will follow the progress of gay and
lesbians in the twentieth century before, during and after World War II. What
was their position .....
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Pidgin: Dialect Of English Spoken On The Hawaiian Islands
Words: 457 - Pages: 2.... Haole part of me.
The two cultures that I consider myself, Scottish and Hawaiian, are both proud,
interesting, and contain their own prescriptions toward behavior. The pidgin
dialect is a major part of life in the lower class Hawaiian neighborhoods. For
most children in these neighborhoods it is the language spoken at home. The
other people of the islands look at this dialect as a sign of a poor education
and up-bringing. My mother did not want her son associated with such a group of
individuals.
When I started school at Maunawili School and began to pick up Pidgin
and start to speak it at home she took it upon herself to change me. A .....
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Money Can't Buy Love
Words: 323 - Pages: 2.... on emphasizing these circumstances,
as if it happens everyday. Of course, there are some shallow people in this
world who marry for money, but in most long-term-genuine marriages the
incentive is love.
Also, many people would be extremely happy living in the country or
in a small town such as Haskins with their spouse.. Living in a mansion or
million dollar subdivision hardly guaranties happiness or love. In million
dollar sub-divisions a person has no chose in what their lawn will look
like, or even what color their house will be. What kind of life is that?
In a small town, a person never worries about the little things and has
more .....
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Progressivism
Words: 366 - Pages: 2.... emphasizing the humanitarian theme, called for laws to protect workers and the urban poor. Other progressives concentrated on schemes for reforming the structure of government, especially at the municipal level. Some reformers, viewing immigration, urban immortality, and incipient social disorder as the central problems, fought for immigration restriction, the abolition of prostitution and saloons, and other social-control strategies.
Like the movement itself, the progressives comprised a diverse lot, aligned in shifting coalitions that might unite on one issue, then divide on another. The native-born Protestant middle class, incl .....
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Women In The Military
Words: 2415 - Pages: 9.... twenty years, there have been many courageous women who have been fighting their way into record-breaking positions so their male peers would accept them. Two of these women are Shannon Faulkner and Shannon Workman. Faulkner was the first woman to become a cadet at the Citadel as she walked through the gates on August 12, 1995. Faulkner entered the 152-year-old military school located in South Carolina as a "knob," or a first year cadet. Upon her arrival, the military made exceptions to certain rules for her, one being that older male cadets could not go through her drawers looking for underwear that was not folded properly. A private ba .....
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Women As News Anchors
Words: 3553 - Pages: 13.... in this topic because I once aspired to become a
television broadcaster. I still have inspiration in me, but not quite as much
due to the negative and discouraging aspects I have heard about in classes and
in the media. I am not sure that I could be happy in a career such as this, and
I know there are great difficulties in "making it" in this profession. I have
read about the incredible ambition of successful females in television news, and
it seems like it takes a special kind of passion to want to keep up in the
business.
I kept my questions in mind when gathering research material. While
focusing on the key questions, I was able .....
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Racism: Burdens Of A Multi-Cultural World
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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 racism has been used too loosely.
Racism has been mutated to such an extent that it could be a reason for war, a
symbol of terrorism, and even an excuse for neglecting. Is that all there is to
it? No, actually it is just the beginnin .....
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An Equal Opportunity
Words: 503 - Pages: 2.... during the 18th-century were customarily viewed as objects. They were
given only the skills essential to making them more pleasing to others
instead of the skills necessary to contend with the other sex. In An
Academy for Women by Daniel Defoe, he suggests the draft of a school which
would give ladies every opportunity to achieve a higher standard of life.
He concludes that by studying history, learning how to read and write, and
having knowledge of other cultures is vital to molding a well rounded woman.
Wollstonecraft views are also similar to Defoe’s. She believes that because
women lack much of the education men receive .....
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Teen Drinking
Words: 1567 - Pages: 6.... they wish to be popular also. We find many kids drink just to fit in, even though they dislike the effects of alcohol.
Social pressure may lead to serious stress. Many kids become extremely stressed out because of pressure from their families to do well in school. When mom and dad expect their child to get an ‘A’ and they get a ‘B’, things can get pretty tense around the home front. If a kid does not have any way of blowing off steam in a creative way, he or she will likely turn to alcohol to let loose and relieve some tension.
Many of today’s role models drink. I will use the example of the most popular movie of the summer, â .....
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Two Parents Or One?
Words: 1386 - Pages: 6.... plays an important part in a
family. Children learn how to love from their parents, but if both parents are
not there to teach them how to love, their love might be somewhat one-sided
(Curtin et al. 371). Yes, single parents can show their love toward their
children, but they have no spouse to express love to. Children from single
parent families are therefore denied that learning experience of how a husband
and a wife should love one another (Curtin et al. 369).
Relationships are another thing that everyone needs, especially children.
Children need a real strong relationship between themselves and their parents,
but children fr .....
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