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Term Papers on Social Issues
Human Desire To "fit In"
Number of words: 630 - Number of pages: 3.... then has been established as the rule, not the exception. The
real question now lies in the reasons for this way of life. It was
hypothesized by C.S. Lewis that this desire to belong and to fit in is a
natural human characteristic. He believed that people have an instinctive
drive to belong, in the same sort of way species reproduce. It is possible
that his theory of instinctive necessity is accurate, and humans are as a
whole are week and scared when they are faced with solitude.
The old adage ³there is safety in numbers² is appropriate in this topic .....
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Bilingual Education...”Si” Or No?
Number of words: 1128 - Number of pages: 5.... uses of schooling and...trivialize(s) the nature of intimate life” (225). In his essay, “Aria: A Memoir of a Bilingual Childhood”, Rodriguez applies many rhetorical features to build an effective essay with a strong point: children should learn a “public” language in school, not only to increase their educational prowess but also to gain acceptance in society.
Rodriguez builds ethos by describing his childhood experiences. He talks of the trouble he had speaking English in front of his class (230) and how his teachers at school always said he seemed “so .....
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Violence Due To The Media
Number of words: 545 - Number of pages: 2.... ratings system was created, the necessity for censorship ended. The purpose of the ratings is to warn parents of the content, so all material should be allowed on TV since the viewer is warned beforehand of the shows level of maturity.
Television violence and vulgarity are not the only examples of unjust censorship. Who can speak their mind on controversial subjects such as the murder that occurs every day, which is abortion and the faults in our government? The message needs to be heard about these and other wrongs of society, but they aren’t. No one can make t .....
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The Meaning Of Success
Number of words: 805 - Number of pages: 3.... team achieved its aim to win their district and the state championship, they would be successful. On the other hand, if the team set out to have a winning record, and failed, the season would not be successful. Success, no matter how big or small the goals are, can only be grasped through the attaining of those goals.
Success must also be sought after. For anyone to have success, they must fight and strive for it. If a secretary of a large corporation worked their way up the ladder through hard work and sacrifice, they would be a success. On the other ha .....
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Immigration: Problem With Too Many Immigrants In The U.S
Number of words: 682 - Number of pages: 3.... granted access to the country. I believe this number should be cut in half.
We need to focus on problems facing American citizens, such as poverty, AIDS,
cancer, and unemployment. We don't need 300,00 more people to deal with, we have
enough problems with the currents population.
I don't think certain ethnic groups should be give preference over
another group but I think educated workers who can speak English should be
granted passage before a poor worker who is coming over here to pick lettuce for
minimum wage. The educated people are the immigrant .....
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Prejudice
Number of words: 1374 - Number of pages: 5.... they not realize that they are humans just like you and I? Since slavery, there have been all kinds of attempts to curve and abolish it; but as long as people are still here, it's impossible.
One way that America tried to stop was an act called Affirmative Action. Not only did it not work, but also it is a form of all by itself. Affirmative Action is a quota for job employment and also for school acceptance, especially the acceptance in to colleges. It states that a certain amount of people from each race can be allowed into a school. It also states that .....
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The Problem Of Domestic Violence
Number of words: 1920 - Number of pages: 7.... (Domestic V.) we feel that, that is the case. Webster's dictionary
defines epidemic as "a rapid spreading of a disease; to many people at the same
time", this is not the case with domestic violence, one it didn't just happen
overnight, it has just been popularized overnight, domestic violence has been
going on from as far back as anyone can remember and probably farther than that,
and two, this is not affecting many people at the same timem, because, as I've
stated before, "in most families men and women do not engage in physically
abusive behavior". I .....
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The Police And Corruption
Number of words: 1393 - Number of pages: 6.... they are being serviced. Not everyone is satisfied with the conduct of the
police. Why do people feel that police are crossing boundaries that they should
not be? This will be observed from four different aspects in which police are
capable of exceeding the parameters of their power and authority: police and
use of discretionary enforcement, “Police justice”, police harassment, and the
unwarranted use of police authority.
Police are allowed to and must use personal discretion in their
determination of law enforcement. Unlike a judge or lawyer a police .....
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