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Term Papers on Social Issues
Safety In Our Schools
Number of words: 1350 - Number of pages: 5.... leave the building
quietly, even this is probably the hardest thing to do. The schools should
try to teach the kids that running might get you out, but could injure or
kill many more, some of them being friends or people you care for such as
brother's or sister's even if they don't like them now, they'll miss them
when they die. When the kids get out of the school, they should go to a
selected place to wait for others and teachers to take authority. The
children should then proceed to try to stay clear of the firemen and police
officers that might soon arrive .....
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Blind Conformity: Malcolm X
Number of words: 709 - Number of pages: 3.... fact, was victimized by this
malignant disease. Straightening black hair, though, is just one impulse that
is bought on by blind conformity. Changing one's self to look or behave like
another because it is more desired by the public is due to a disregarding of one'
s self-claimed morals and values, an over emphasis of the media and outside
opinions, and an insecurity which most of us unfortunately have.
In My First Conk, Malcolm X assured that black people were being
brainwashed to believe that they actually were inferior to white people, thus
they conked .....
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Effects
Number of words: 1202 - Number of pages: 5.... can not be monitored like
rats can in a laboratory. Humans will act differently in every setting and
it is very difficult to get a natural response in an unnatural environment.
If a person is used to viewing TV in their own home, on their own beaten up
couch, their response level will be very different than it would be in an
empty room with a two way mirror. Not only will their awareness level be
raised, they may be more concerned in the changed viewing environment and
less on the television programs. In a person's home they may watch TV with
a high or low aware .....
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The Influence Of Black Slave Culture On Early America
Number of words: 1095 - Number of pages: 4.... true meanings were
often hidden. An example is in the song "Gospel Train" with the lyrics, "Get on
board, little children/There's room for many a-more/The gospel train's a-leavin'
..." The "gospel train" of the song likely represented an escape method, such
as the Underground Railroad. Another type of music distinct to African slaves
was gospel. These songs originated in plantation fields as work songs, and were
later sung in churches of Black congregations. They were intended to enliven a
crowd, and employed bright music and joyful lyrics. Gospel music co .....
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The Politics Of Homelessness
Number of words: 2107 - Number of pages: 8.... they do not show pity for those less fortunate. (Not exactly the proper motivation, but it will do if they get the required results.) Once we buy into this image of the homeless, the solution should be easy for us to see: simply build more shelters and public housing. To the extreme right are those that say the homeless have only themselves to blame. Their position is that regardless of why people become homeless, they have the power to rise above it and rejoin society. To them, we should offer assistance only to those who deserve it, and then, only temporar .....
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Domestic Violence
Number of words: 2336 - Number of pages: 9.... intense and repetitive humiliation,
creating isolation, and controlling the actions of the victim through
intimidation or manipulation. Domestic violence tends to become more frequent
and severe over time. Oftentimes the abuser is physically violent sporadically,
but uses other controlling tactics on a daily basis. All tactics have profound
effects on the victim.
Perpetrators of domestic violence can be found in all age, racial,
ethnic, cultural, socio-economic, linguistic, educational, occupational and
religious groups. Domestic violence is found in all types .....
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Racism
Number of words: 571 - Number of pages: 3.... cultures, different skin colour, all of these act like building blocks to help construct what we know as Racism.
has become one of the many burdens amongst multi-cultural worlds like Canada and the States. is a part of each and every one of us. No doubt, we are all racist, but this the term has been used too loosely. 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 beginning. is just like warfare in which there is no shelter and .....
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Poverty
Number of words: 805 - Number of pages: 3.... certain social stratification. Anytime a change occurs one must beware
that they might be entering into a crisis.
In the Chinese culture, if one would break up the word crisis, they
would find that the word means opportunity and danger-threat. One might
gather that the word crisis is bad, but it could also relate to a good
situation. What the word crisis is trying to say is that it is a dangerous
situation where there is opportunity at the same time. People who are in a
crisis must evaluate their situational priorities and the available
opportunities. .....
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