Papers on Social Issues
Socialism
Words: 4433 - Pages: 17.... Testament (the Sermon on the Mount, for example). Modern socialist
ideology, however, is essentially a joint product of the 1789 French Revolution
and the Industrial Revolution in England--the word socialist first occurred in
an English journal in 1827. These two great historical events, establishing
democratic government in France and the conditions for vast future economic
expansion in England, also engendered a state of incipient conflict between the
property owners (the bourgeoisie) and the growing class of industrial workers;
socialists have since been striving to eliminate or at least mitigate this
conflict. The first socialist moveme .....
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Teenagers
Words: 672 - Pages: 3.... a
teenager who epitomizes most of the qualities of a "normal" teenager. This
category comprises the widest range of people and could definitely be sub-
divided within itself. This particular category of teenager is slightly
vague as it can range from teenagers such as "jocks" to "brains". The last
of these categories, the "conservative" teenager describes the class of
teenagers who follow the rules and teachings of the adult world without a
complaint or rejection. One will most likely find a "conservative" teen in
the front of the classroom trying to get as close to the teacher's desk as
possible. One will find that this person is usu .....
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BDSM
Words: 262 - Pages: 1.... was clearly straight. Whereas there are more
problems involved in BDSM than in Vanilla sex, the form of sexuality called BDSM
is also much more a form requiring trust.,
In a typical scenario, one person in this case i will call the person he,
is a dom. The other (she) is a sub. He will begin by telling she that she must
kneel and present herself. He will then often collar she, tie she up, and then
proceed to spank she torture she and even force sex on she. She wants this
however and is thrilled to be so treated. She also has a safeword which when
said will stop all action. There is a lot of trust needed between he and she
before this acti .....
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The Obstacles In Raising Nonracist Children
Words: 853 - Pages: 4.... their children to watch the "The PJ's." But, if the parents studied the content of the program, they would recognize the racial undertones that their children might perceive as truth. The program revolves around the superintendent of an apartment building in "the projects." This building is dilapidated and the majority of tenants are poor black families. The superintendent spends his time fixing broken sinks, toilets, heaters and windows, all of which are never fixed correctly. When the superintendent is not fixing the building, he is sitting in his easy chair watching The Wheel of Fortune. The message that my children would receiv .....
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Urban Legends
Words: 1440 - Pages: 6.... or grossly distorded,yet they endure for years. Urban Legend is a term popularized by University of Utah Folklore expert, Jan Harold Brunvand (Brooke 2). They comprise the many more or less believable and always amazing stories that so many swear to be true but so few are able to prove. are usually told at sleepaway camps,schools, family reunions,cocktail parties,and even corporate coolers.They are also spread by word of mouth,news reports,read in the paper,on the phone, fax, email and online internet. There are the most effective ways in getting the story out (Elliot 11).
The we tell have much to tell about us,like what prompts .....
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Gender Communication In The Workplace
Words: 1840 - Pages: 7.... think that better communication is possible. One of the researchers we took a look at was Deborah Tannen. According to Tannen the reason that men and women do not communicate well is that men and women use language differently. Women take the attitude that conversation is to explore solutions to common problems while men concern themselves more with getting information and hard data from conversation. Tannen states that what women look for in communication is human connection, while men consider status to be most important. They are looking for independence and are constantly looking for higher accomplishments. Intimacy threatens this inde .....
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The Many Faces Of Marriage
Words: 1311 - Pages: 5.... which tickles her fancy through the heavenly
scent of the pear tree, but the hard materialism of her grandmother and
later her first husband restrain her by trying to crowd her mind with the
empty trinkets which they themselves have learned to value. Her second
husband is similarly stifling; though his strength and power is at first
appealing, he too is unable to comprehend that life is in the living and
the being, and not in the having and the controlling. Janie not knowing
what marriage really meant, married because she thought he could take care
of her.
Marriage is defined as an insitution uniting a man and a woman in a special
form of .....
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Commercial Vices
Words: 507 - Pages: 2.... just as the drug peddlers of
today are in the drug business. Both settled trade disputes with gun fire. When
alcohol prohibition was repealed and sale by licensed dealers was instituted,
the Mafia went out of the liquor business and the revenue agents assigned to
stop the illegal business went out of business too. The quality of regulated
liquor became assured and taxed, not high enough to motivate bootlegging,
became a source of public revenue. Consumption of legal alcohol became only
slightly greater than the consumption of illegal alcohol had been.
If we follow the alcohol example with all other drugs, the benefits will
obtain. Much mor .....
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What Is Wealth
Words: 827 - Pages: 4.... aristocracy in every society, and, more than kings or
emperors, exert an influence on mankind."
I believe that if one chooses to enrich their mind and strive for
knowledge that they are truly wealthy. Wealth is the ability to enrich and
influence. With knowledge one can do these things. Wealth is not taking
things for granted. In many ways knowledge can help you achieve success. With
knowledge one can look into the past and see the mistakes that others have made.
The person with knowledge will not repeat these mistakes. Knowledge can help
one make the right choices in life. If one can make the right choices in life .....
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Minority Groups: African Americans, Women, And Hispanics
Words: 1319 - Pages: 5.... On the other hand 84% of European Americans have graduated high school , and 51% of them complete at least one year of college.(Macionis 1998).
Less Medical Care
In 1996 there was 19% of African Americans who didn't receive health coverage under the age of 65, while only 15% of all the European Americans had not received it as well. Over the age of 65 with members of their population 30.1% had Medicare only. The European Americans had a low of 16.9% of Medicare. (Horner 1999).
Crime infested ghettos
Almost one third of all African Americans live in crime infested ghettos three times that of European Americans. An approximate perce .....
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